I'm liking this artist's vision of the SDM, except for Sakuya, and the way he draws her. Other than that, I'm loving these Bright Future series.

it's interesting the way this guy depicts Sakuya... but extremely non-canon and even non-realistiic. Sakuya was employed by Remilia so she would never talk like that to Remilia.

Canon is to touhou like dirt is to flowers.

Exhau said:
Canon is to touhou like dirt is to flowers.

Useless? Something simply laying on top of the "soil" (fan-base) flowers really need?

UNOwens said:
Useless? Something simply laying on top of the "soil" (fan-base) flowers really need?

A base in which the plants can take root and grow. Sometimes they're tulips, sunflowers or weeds, but they all have the same starting point.

Exhau said:
Canon is to touhou like dirt is to flowers.

Easily replaceable with any old manure?

Exhau said:
Canon is to touhou like dirt is to flowers.

Enriched with shit, filled with worms, and packed full of the rotting corpses of the past?

Abyssal_Bleakness said:
Enriched with shit, filled with worms, and packed full of the rotting corpses of the past?

Oddly this sounds most right.

Abyssal_Bleakness said:
Enriched with shit, filled with worms, and packed full of the rotting corpses of the past?

...and absolutely crucial for survival.

this

Abyssal_Bleakness said:
Enriched with shit, filled with worms, and packed full of the rotting corpses of the past?

results in this

sgcdonmai said:
...and absolutely crucial for survival.

leading to this

JakeBob said:
A base in which the plants can take root and grow. Sometimes they're tulips, sunflowers or weeds, but they all have the same starting point.

so there you have it

The best metaphors are those constructed socially.