Rumia's New Year

Read from Right to Left.
A short comic found on the Touhou wiki by an unknown author. Rumia visits the Hakurei Shrine for the New Year!
Credits within the video.
Is that so?
Yes that is so.

[@wernnerbombonato6699]

>You really are weird >I bet you don't even have ten fingers

[@asdrieldreemuffin2687]

Nice reference xDDD

[@zackoz2202]

rumia is literally the only one who doesn't have any fingers

[@asdrieldreemuffin2687]

Zack Oz *Oh fuck, it's true*

[@zackoz2202]

@@asdrieldreemuffin2687 the more you know

[@4ELt774]

Slams table

[@arturoayala1004]

this rumia is adorable! i wanna hug her!

[@vinnitsuki5797]

Worth the potential missing appendages.

[@alikease11]

she eats humans

[@someweirdowhoknowsyourloca1020]

@@alikease11 I wanna be eaten then

[@unknownentity9143]

@@someweirdowhoknowsyourloca1020 thats kinky but i don’t think that sounds right when your talking about rumia i mean look at her physical looks she looks like a 4 year old girl

[@someweirdowhoknowsyourloca1020]

@@unknownentity9143 Don't worry, I was having a bad day and I kinda wanted to disappear. And I just can't stand when people sexualize touhou so don't think of it that way please.

[@RoboticKnight0Z]

Rumia,why the hell are you so cute all the time,why?!?!

[@Pineapple-hx9ty]

heck* don't soil the innocence.

[@anondeilvers91]

it literally makes me angry how cute Rumia is

[@n0t_UN_Owen]

Rumia kawaii~~~~

[@4shi10]

I S T H A T S O

[@j.o.sm.m.r4115]

Remember that she eats humans. Apart of that she is cute.

[@HooeyMagooes]

-best way to die? -Rumia

[@wimbeltonhank1946]

No it isn't cuz she's going to devour your whole body

[@dynamo965]

and

[@HooeyMagooes]

@@dynamo965 i can't fucking remember why or when i said that please help

[@someweirdowhoknowsyourloca1020]

@@wimbeltonhank1946 that is the best part

[@amimir330]

yes

[@BlazeMaster]

Ok so out of curiosity I decided to research what a token gift can mean in traditional Japanese culture and its a symbol and a proof of both acceptance and bound, and it's actually a far more significant event than either Reimu and Marisa are aware due to the difference between in perception between Yokai and Human, basically in Rumia's mind what Marisa and Reimu did was accepting her into their "household" as a member, as that's how Rumia saw the Shrine as a house hold, and this is most likely the reason she happily hunts the premises 😂

[@combativeThinker]

Reimu can’t stop taking in strays, it seems. She’s a good girl.

[@ShizuKanazawa]

​@@combativeThinkerdefinitely

[@BlazeMaster]

If it's a Canon story it's an example of the effect Reimu and Marisa's existence have on Gensokyou and is the reason why the duo is considered the protagonists of the Touhou franchise.

[@ro7396]

Last time I met Rumia and Reimu in one panel, things... *did not* end well

[@kan9492]

oh no...

[@user-od9zr8qq5d]

@@kan9492 what is he referring to?

[@kan9492]

@@user-od9zr8qq5d oh god, you actually dont know it or the memory was so bad it automatically erased from your memory?

[@user-od9zr8qq5d]

@@kan9492 ...Osana Reimu?

[@subwaysandwich7054]

Osaka Reimu?

[@pancy6260]

Thank to this old video for helping me in osana reimu and reireimu

[@pen4997]

When you take in the context of those two and basically connect it to this as a sequel, it makes us feel warm inside.

[@4ELt774]

💪

[@amimir330]

🙂

[@ivanthehighman177]

I feel a little bit better.

[@doublemanok6569]

Rumia why are you cute in here

[@funny-gv3ml]

she eats humans

[@someweirdowhoknowsyourloca1020]

@@funny-gv3ml still cute

[@pinkyhuliganga5197]

She t pose

[@Neiroe]

She's always cute wdym

[@amimir330]

🪚🙂

[@proto555]

I never thought id see rumia so happy

[@proto555]

I'm getting devoured whole help me

[@EvilBertieChap]

The art style looks like BeniShake's, which is just too adorable. :3

[@reimuhakureiforsmash6115]

OMG Rumia's So Cute!!!!! My Heart Can't Take It!!!

[@farelhidayat3864]

Happy new year guys

[@elizabethchoe86]

RUMIA YOU ARE PUNISHED FOR BEING SO COOOOOOOT

[@feles_cat]

Rumia is too cute :3

[@ofdeadangel3983]

yes

[@damnedlegionaire]

SHE EATS PEOPLE

[@hoyeunglee2009]

@@damnedlegionaire and no one ever knows what happen if someone took her ribbon off....

[@misaelc.alonso4177]

@@hoyeunglee2009 took is ribbon, Rumia dark power awake!

[@amimir330]

@@misaelc.alonso4177 sounds pretty edgy to me

[@deletedchannel7551]

is that so?

[@XxLilyRainxX]

Tenko wants a gift too marisa....

[@BlazeMaster]

I think ZUN is the author of the story... Which would make this the first Touhou manga chapter ever made in 2001

[@Supperdude9]

Wait really?

[@BlazeMaster]

+Supperdude9 yea if you compare it with Manga's like Blue sinners, Wild and Horned Hermit or Forbidden scrolery etc ( for which he wrote the stories ) ..you can notice , a certain similarity and consistence in characters depiction...for example Reimu's behavior, How Marisa is often more level headed and the traditional motifs in this case a short story depicting an new years shrine visit custom...this chapter alongside the "Extra of the wind" are the precursors of all Zun's manga's.

[@arturoayala1004]

... Soo, this story is somewhat canon?

[@BlazeMaster]

@@arturoayala1004 possibility of this is high in my opinion, if so than this would actually be the first Touhou manga chapter ever made back in 2001, and perhaps it was what made Zun's wonder whether Touhou would work in a manga format.

[@juaneste4640]

@@BlazeMaster I mean, could it really be? According to the uploader, the author is unknown, and well, I dunno, the depictions of the characters could just be a coincidence... But this little story being somewhat canon would be interesting.

[@SciFoxSolum]

Another one fine addition to my pure cuteness playlist.

[@luckyluigi9828]

Rice cakes...rice...cakes... ...rice... ...hm. Figures that Rumia would want to try rice-based treats.

[@ivanthehighman177]

*It’s just a burning memory but much sadder/scarier plays*

[@du_nut_tuch_me4230]

*_please don't..._*

[@mountain_hills]

What's the joke?

[@TheSilly6403]

@@mountain_hills in a very depressing series called Osana Reimu, a young Reimu becomes friends with Rumia by offering her a rice ball

[@mountain_hills]

@@TheSilly6403 oh i forgot that happened in osana reimu, thank you for explaining

[@Simply_resharkable]

Rumia’s adorable here

[@tsumikiayato1560]

I’m getting this recommended... KZbin did got a bit better

[@dannyemory6261]

That's our Rumia. =w=;

[@funny-gv3ml]

she eats humans

[@Rodri34451]

@@funny-gv3ml still cute tho

[@amimir330]

no that's not our rumia

[@squidy5008]

I S T H A T S O ?

[@rodrigocofre693]

@@thegiantratthatmakesalloft837 nobunaga oda reference

[@asianpengi680]

Rumia and Reimu. This can only go so well.

[@ord3r781]

Aw, a cute story featuring Reimu and Rumia. What could go wrong?

[@deroy_1956]

if anyone wants the remix used in the video its this kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpTZYqiiiLB5oKc (PHOENIX Project - Apparitions Stalk of the Night)

[@spaghettiking7312]

Rumia remains the definition of adorability.

[@ofdeadangel3983]

rumia is sooooooooooo cute😍😍

[@HelloWarudoTH6]

After I finished watching Little Reimu, I an never see Rumia as the same

[@Transvent]

So nanoka? 8D

[@user-ju6rg4ce4n]

Rumia so cute but pls dont eat me ❤❤

[@thenumberquelve158]

Rumia has such strong Small Dog energy in this :3 A little annoying but completely impossible to stay mad at.

[@cry0n184]

Rumia: *T Poser and Man Eater Professional*

[@25.aohoangminh70]

After osana reimu and reireimu: darkness eater and feels giver

[@xhibikialice4892]

Me:Rumia i have a gift for you Rumia:what is that? Me:this,i'll will give you everyone who sees my comment for eat! FBI:that's illegal

[@NaimJr960]

so nostalgic but art is so cool ♥️♥️♥️😀😍😍

[@PAST3LRAINB0WXx]

rumia t posing is so cute lol

[@themitei162]

2020?

[@amimir330]

I would like to have actual hands with fingers instead of triangles

[@MrTLSfan]

Rumia so cuut

[@ShizuKanazawa]

So cute 🥰

[@headlessjaxe2231]

Underfbi: Stop touched the Monster now! Japanese: Nani ( *Japanese Left The Game* )

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

Isn't Rumia the first boss from th06? Because she looked to me a lot like Marisa the first time I played It xl

[@hleghe810]

Yes she is

[@Lemuel928]

Huh?

[@Supperdude9]

@wanderingRumia Is that so?

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

It’s cute and all, but I don’t like how this makes it look like Rumia really have a close relationship or bond with Reimu, as that’s only the case for a fanfic and NOT the canonical story itself. And Rumia never get any attentions in the canon story after her appearance in EoSD.

[@Supperdude9]

She was there as a joke. Touhou 6 had a lot of jokes and references. The person who controls darkness, who would normally be the major threat, was the first boss. That was the joke.

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

@@Supperdude9 If you say so.

[@Supperdude9]

@@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712 Zun himself said so but w/e. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmPWm4mlfJqIaNE At two minutes and twenty two seconds.

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

@@Supperdude9 Except while ZUN made her to be a joke, the community saw her as an icon and think she actually has any relations to Reimu.

[@lpfan4491]

"I don't like it unless it is canon compliant".

[@wimbeltonhank1946]

I hook the artstyles, it's cute

[@UCmDBecUtbSafffpMEN3iscA]

I will cope with this after watching osana reimu video

[@someweirdowhoknowsyourloca1020]

I've never wanted to be eaten this badly

[@ririadriza189]

Rumia is like baby

[@childrentoucherdingledoodl1199]

pat the child

[@BlazeMaster]

well ...I am not sure if Rumia eats humans, I mean the only sources that mention it come from a Youkai newspaper xDD

[@Supperdude9]

...doesn't she ask the heroine of EOSD if she can eat them?

[@BlazeMaster]

+Supperdude9 the thing I noticed is that the idea is Youkais purposely depict themselves as "scary" because that makes them look more powerful, plus weak Youkais tend to be bullied .....also one of the human eating Youkai is an Sparrow Youkai , and seriously I can't imagine her actually eating humans ...however I could understand why she would want to depict herself as one ...also up to this point we never had a depiction of a human being killed and eaten by any of these supposedly man eating Youkais in fact the Forbidden Scrollery depicts Kosuzu almost being eaten by an Youkai energy from one of her Scrolls not by an Youkai ( Yukari even intervened manipulating the events so Reimu deals with the threat before Kosuzu was fully consumed )

[@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan]

@@BlazeMaster almost all youkai eat humans, including Patchouli. Not sure about Alice or Medicine. All Gensokyo youkai are prohibited to assault human village and its residents, but they are free to attack outsiders (such as in Gappy fics). Yukari gapped in humans from outside world as food supply for Gensokyo youkai.

[@hoyeunglee2009]

@@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan patchouli is a magician, not a youkai.... also its known that remi and flan dont drink human blood, rather drinking tea made with flowers

[@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan]

@@hoyeunglee2009 Sakuya made special cakes for Flandre with blood flavor. But no one told flandre it was blood, she just assumed it was special handmade syrup.

[@Wewwers]

utterly redpilled

[@Blademan54]

Sparkman MM3

[@xydjheenterprise9824]

comic!

[@22dolls19]

Kinda lucky that Suika was not visiting too..

[@arturoayala1004]

Suika was sleeping at the back room... or she was just visiting someone else...

[@khalilbarkallah9998]

@@arturoayala1004 you sure are widespread around these parts

[@combativeThinker]

@@arturoayala1004 Probably on a bender in Former Hell…

[@cuprianlycoris]

Why is this whole fandom always on drugs?

[@Supperdude9]

We just love the characters, man. Besides, ZUN, the creator, is always drunk.

[@cuprianlycoris]

@@Supperdude9 I'm sorry if I came off in a bad way, I too love the characters, touhou's one of my favorite franchises ever, I meant to say "on drugs" as in "doing crazy stuff", not as "literally high".

[@re4796]

Hello cuprian eosd superplayer

[@WaffleSSSSSPLUS]

is that so?

[@ibrahimnote2]

Hello

[@aaamogusthespiderever2566]

So nanoka~