Worldbuilding: Touhou as a Tolkien Fantasy, Video Essay

The Touhou Project s unique use of fantasy elements in its worldbuilding are a large part of what has made the series so popular. In this video essay, I frame these elements using J. R. R. Tolkien s insights on Fantasy; and by extension Fairy Stories. A conclusion to my series on what defines Gensokyo s fantasy. Songs Used Magical Girls Crusade Legend of Hourai Forest of Dolls Legend of Aokigahara Jesu, Joy of Man s Desiring The Purest Sky and Sea A Maiden s Illusionary Funeral NecroFantasy Clair de Lune Voice of Flowers Flower of Life (NAGI ver. ) 0:00 Fairy Stories 1:14 Defining Fairy Stories 2:38 What is Fairy 5:06 What is NOT a Fairy Story 7:04 Gensokyo as a Fairy Story 7:43 Subcreation 10:01 Secondary Belief 12:36 Fairy Story Elements 12:56 Fantasy 13:54 Recovery 14:43 Escape 15:58 Consolation 17:14 The Bottom Line Twitter: Artist Twitter: