Touhou Gathering With ZUN (Anime Expo 2016)

[@wintermaestra]

i wonder how zun must have felt seeing people dress up as the characters he created right before him :O

[@redtails]

rumor has it it still makes him cringe to this very day

[@HyperVanilo]

Of course he would be proud, he probably didn't expect that he has Western fanbase that's quite big.

[@L30GH05TDUD3]

@@HyperVanilo ik BeatMARIO is aware of it. Idk if ZUN does tho. I think he may by now, but don’t expect its pretty large. Maybe not as large as the main Japanese fanbase but it’s relatively large still

[@MT-xb9sm]

ahhh cosplayer never changes, it maybe cringey but pls dont change

[@R09128]

Ye cosplay look both cringe and perfect at same time

[@elliot5203]

It’s called art people

[@L30GH05TDUD3]

It depends on the people

[@Instroem]

This seriously makes me emotional... back when I discovered Touhou in 2005, IN was the newest entry and it all was such an obscure fandom. No one back then could ever have imagined the creator visiting an anime convention in a Western country. Happy for everyone who got to meet him. :)

[@waifutrash_]

Holy shit, you're one of the old man of Touhou o_0

[@comfylain]

@@waifutrash_ 2005 wasn't that long ago...

[@waifutrash_]

@@comfylain It was 17 years ago. Someone born that year could literally try to get a driving license now.

[@comfylain]

@@waifutrash_ Shut up it was only 5 years ago... ;__;

[@waifutrash_]

@@comfylain Time pass dammit. It's reality dammit. (;_;)

[@ThatMikotan]

I wanted to let people know that I was the Miko cosplayer helping to organize and 'direct' this gathering! NISA contacted me about promoting and coming out to the gathering and of course I said sure! They also brought the guests in and I can tell you my heart was pounding so fast when ZUN-san came down those steps and stood right in front of me! It truly was an honor for all of us to be taking photos with him and I was told he also was having a great time! Thanks again to everyone who helped make this the best gathering!

[@williamtang899]

Lucas Chang AAAA I wish I found Touhou 4 years earlier, I absolutely would have went to that event! It’s too bad that there probably won’t be more ZUN America visits, unless Touhou has a revival in popularity....

[@mymadnessworld9342]

Your Miko cosplay was really cool! by far one of my favs from the whole crowd, u rocked it👍

[@ThatMikotan]

@@mymadnessworld9342 Thank you!

[@rex35satellite88]

gay dudes crossdress. you did offend touhou.

[@NijikaAirConditioner]

@@rex35satellite88 "you did offend touhou." what the fuck does this even mean

[@sinkorxymzz]

I wish i was there cosplaying as ZUN........

[@ari-mariberry]

hi xymon

[@sinkorxymzz]

@@ari-mariberry YOU

[@barricade8957]

You. Lucky. SOB. You. Lucky. LUCKY. SOB. I envy the hell out of you right now. Parsee levels of envy.

[@koishifumo2060]

same

[@erickblaw6708]

All they should have planed to cosplay as Mima so Zun would notice how much we want her in nexts games

[@ushelushel1]

Holy shit it's like God coming down to earth and meeting the people he created

[@clodolcmidnights837]

That’s EXACTLY what it is

[@saphinarii]

I'm not lying, I smiled the whole video long, being happy for all those Touhou fans finally being near their "creator", while wishing I could be there, once in my life as well

[@HyperVanilo]

Other people might be confused as hell because why there's a crowd surrounding a Japanese guy 04:32 In case you don't know, that guy cosplay as Ringo has his own tag in Danbooru

[@BigMan-kp6ug]

What tag?

[@mabelpines1533]

Does zun know English? I feel like if I was lucky enough to see him one day I probably couldn’t even tell him how much I love his work

[@catsarecats649]

He only knows a little bit of written english, which is why the guy with the megaphone speaking in English to him is pretty awkward

[@kapa_nitori]

im pretty sure that to be a programmer you'd need to be able to atleast read english. since most programming languages are in english. so he most likely does know english.

[@offishworker1109]

Imagine what ZUN had in mind that day! He's probably happy when he saw people idolizing his work. 😍

[@nursery6269]

He also was likely cringing inside his head but the good kind of cringe

[@shadowomegazero3219]

viva zun y viva touhou

[@legendaryhacker4030]

2019 Guys

[@hairglowingkyle4572]

Literally a god among them

[@animereality360]

It finally took me 5 years to find mysel in someone else's anime expo video and it's the most important one, THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!

[@tentativeTincture]

Whom were you cosplaying?

[@HaotoAnimeOnPiano]

It's been 4 years, we need answers.

[@hiiragii]

Why is everyone saying this is cringe? I don’t get it lmao

[@yareyaredaze2569]

Awwww maan this is so wholesome

[@NN-ji2iq]

太田くんの熱いファンサービス この心がある限りはまだいける

[@offishworker1109]

Imagine if some of the cosplayers of Touhou has real and working things? What I meant is what if the Miko cosplayer has real headphones? What if the Hatate cosplayer has a real cellphone that look like in the game? etc.

[@hiiragii]

I remember seeing a blog of someone's hatate cosplay, and they painted over a real flip phone. Edit: (sorta) found it, I don't think it's in this exact link so you'll have to look through the archives on the right: cosholic.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/anime-north-2012-friday/

[@Vainglory100]

Reisen has a real gun

[@cat_ann_]

ZUN seems like such a rad dude.

[@clodolcmidnights837]

That’s because he is, I have no evidence to back up that statement, but it just feels right

[@rapeisalwaysthewomansfault946]

This was cool to see

[@lilywhite1594]

idk why some ppl are calling this cringe it makes me happy tbh 🗿🗿💀

[@thisisafakename2047]

the amount of miko is a real lot

[@Andolina12]

ZUN’S A GOD

[@clodolcmidnights837]

Yes, yes he is

[@elyssa44hz]

Fat Miko. Nope.

[@ACanadianGoosee]

Same with obese ringo

[@halfredodx]

Se ve muy divertido ir alli

[@fumo_enjoyer9]

This man buy more beer than any other man.

[@mewjam]

...I WAS AT THIS CONVENTION BUT I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TOUHOU WAS AT THE TIME... MAN...

[@pizzahut8482]

God himself

[@palameno]

i thought i saw a nue cosplay, but it was just remilias spear :(

[@patheticloafofbread]

Yukari must be spectating through a gap...

[@JulyBaby]

OH I'M JEALOUS

[@DiHiongTan]

omg someone cosplayed as ZUN hahahaha

[@brandonsantisteban9626]

A God either us

[@cosmicskepticfangirl1356]

Sana all

[@Dragon-Tei]

Ah it’s my music

[@arthurapostle1872]

Before 2020

[@animereality360]

Um can I download this as a back up, I want to preserve memories ;=;

[@Hahdesu]

Oh, sure thing. There are other videos out there with better angles though, aside from the Zun close up I got when he first came in, lol. Which of these cosplayers are you?

[@animereality360]

I wasn't a cosplayer I was a person taking video. My autograph photo was ruined by the person who took it and the only thing that put me in the same room as ZUN was a really far away picture, so I kinda wanted something to cross reference to prove... yeah I was definitely there, I definitely saw ZUN

[@CJODell12]

I managed to see you recording in a couple of other videos of this gathering.

[@clayle]

why does his bag still have the tag

[@clodolcmidnights837]

Because he can whatever he wants

[@Veranek]

Dat fat Hatate LoL!!

[@amzar3704]

true

[@4547-w3u]

\USA/\USA/\USA/

[@removalist1995]

If there aren't any male characters in Touhou, cosplay as like that bullets or something, or like a random item from the game. Don't cross dress.

[@rawrunicorn3055]

MANnosuke

[@waifutrash_]

you sure are mean :(

[@removalist1995]

@@waifutrash_ good they look like shit in dresses go put some fucking makeup on

[@hiiragii]

don’t cosplay either then, I’m not male but you sure are a fucking asshole and if I ever go to a convention I hope I never see you at any one

[@koishifumo2060]

wriggle nightbug

[@tagalogcaligosiras304]

all are males why no girls

[@notlol1]

You'd be surprised

[@amzar3704]

cringe seeing male cosplayers XD

[@rex35satellite88]

disgusting crossdresers convention. touhou has been rapped, offended in a destruction attempt. was zun dissapointed and sad inside? may be. i would. there is a reazon why touhou does not have male characters. to avoid this gay males.

[@Hahdesu]

There there, don't be mad :(