Touhou clearly is a ripoff of Len'en. Yes, originally Len'en was a ripoff of Touhou, but the tables are slowly starting to flip. A true Len'en fan would realise this fact. It is now Touhou's turn to be the ripoff.

Y'see, let's start with a simple one: Sakuya's [Time Sign "Changeling Magic"] from ISC is exactly the same as Kuroji's *original* [Reverse Card "Comprehension and Death"] from EE. How high do you think the chance is for this to be just a mere coincidence? Well, I am not finished yet.

For y'see, there are many big and small hints, especially in Hidden Star in Four Seasons. Firstly, the game mechanics are clearly ripped from Len'en's flashbomb system. ZUN knew this so he covered the secret by calling it "release", like a true mastermind. This is the biggest ripoff there is, but there is more: the antagonist "Okina Matara". Ohoh boy this one is just as bad. Her main job was looking for new subordinates, her ability's based around releasing people's potential that are used by her current subordinates, and she has her own secret world. This is highly like Tsurubami in EE, who too looked for new subordinates, has the ability to raise one's potenial, and they have their own secret world. Okina is basically Tsurubami Senri but cannot dictate. Okina's subordinates are also dancers, which Tsurubami is known to do. Furthermore, Okina is both a final boss and an extra stage boss, which Suzumi was also a final and extra boss in BPoHC. Okina's spell card [Hidden Winter "Black Snowman"] is a shoutout to Kurohebi. Oh, and Okina likes to use monochrome bullets, like Tsurubami and Tsubakura.

Futhermore, with Antinomy of Common Flowers's release, there is a character named "Shion" who directly copied the romaji name of the chimera soul Shion, both based on the Harujion. Her sister, Jo'on, also robs your money, just like Kuroji. There was also Sumireko, who's scenario's final boss was against two other Sumireko's: this is clearly a reference to Suzumi Kuzu fighting against themself, and both characters have brown hair and are from the outside world. Finally, Sumireko's occult is The Doppelganger, a clear reference to Ardey and Hamee. The ripoff is so clear, loyal Len'en fans dubbed them as "Suzumireko".

The similarities continues in Violet Detector. In the game, you play as a the dream version of Sumireko, who at the end needs to be taken down by the real Sumireko. This is easily based on the Suzumi vs Suzumi fight in Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle. The plot also takes place in a Dream World, where all the characters are fake. This is easily based on Suzumi's claim that Mugenri is a different universe from the outside world. The game's mechanics are also based on the upgrade system from BPoHC, but disguised as "levels".

The full release of Wily Beast and Weakest Creature only gave more proof to this fact. The stage 5 boss, Mayumi Joutougu, is clearly a ripoff of Sukune. Some would argue she's ripping off Nomi no Hanie, but I beg to differ. She has haniwa enemies shooting for her, just like Sukune. The background of said stage also has what appears to be buildings, which clearly seems similar to Devanagara of BPoHC Stage 5. Coincidence? I think not!

Of course, I could go on and on for hours about this, but I think the point is clear. This also means that all Touhou fans are actually Len'en fans, who are simply not aware of Len'en's existence.









...this is a joke lol