Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World
@touhouhijack.lol
Once, I chronicled the incidents in which Touhou gets into unrelated places on Twitter. It's still there, but I mirror the posts to here. Submissions open in BlueSky DMs or the Discord! Operated by @deltapie.bsky.social
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Happy late Cirno Day! Latest Hijack update: I’ll be investigating Cirno’s Perfect Math Class at Stanford and interviewing Chrysoberyl (@aniva.bsky.social) from Nor Cal Hakkero Factory No.1! While I take an inordinate amount of time to edit, preview the hijack here: web.stanford.edu/class/cs99/
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Happy late Cirno Day! Latest Hijack update: I’ll be investigating Cirno’s Perfect Math Class at Stanford and interviewing Chrysoberyl (@aniva.bsky.social) from Nor Cal Hakkero Factory No.1! While I take an inordinate amount of time to edit, preview the hijack here: web.stanford.edu/class/cs99/
Just waiting for the captions to sync up. Thanks to silversnow for the thumbnail!
August 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Just waiting for the captions to sync up. Thanks to silversnow for the thumbnail!
Attention all wplace players: there's an effort led by @bappitythebruh.bsky.social to document all the Touhou artwork on there - and YOU can contribute! Have you made or seen Touhou artwork on wplace? Help us out, fill the sheet, and join the Discord (link below)!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
August 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Attention all wplace players: there's an effort led by @bappitythebruh.bsky.social to document all the Touhou artwork on there - and YOU can contribute! Have you made or seen Touhou artwork on wplace? Help us out, fill the sheet, and join the Discord (link below)!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Calling all hijack agents: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SONG (Sing, R. Sing! - Girl Illusion) IN A TIKTOK, YT VID, OR EVEN IN REAL LIFE ETC ETC?
Please send me all the cases you've got- preferably with links but if not that's alright! I have a few compiled but I know there's more! Thanks!
Please send me all the cases you've got- preferably with links but if not that's alright! I have a few compiled but I know there's more! Thanks!
June 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Calling all hijack agents: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SONG (Sing, R. Sing! - Girl Illusion) IN A TIKTOK, YT VID, OR EVEN IN REAL LIFE ETC ETC?
Please send me all the cases you've got- preferably with links but if not that's alright! I have a few compiled but I know there's more! Thanks!
Please send me all the cases you've got- preferably with links but if not that's alright! I have a few compiled but I know there's more! Thanks!
Hi all! I'm still alive and will be hosting a Touhou hijack panel at @touhoufest.org! I'll be going into why Touhou hijacks keep happening and some of the cool things I've discovered over my years of researching hijacks. Hope to see you there!
May 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hi all! I'm still alive and will be hosting a Touhou hijack panel at @touhoufest.org! I'll be going into why Touhou hijacks keep happening and some of the cool things I've discovered over my years of researching hijacks. Hope to see you there!
Australians be aware - this exhibition is only open for a little while longer! Come find Marisa while you still can!
Thanks to @That_Paperbag for the photos.
Thanks to @That_Paperbag for the photos.
March 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Australians be aware - this exhibition is only open for a little while longer! Come find Marisa while you still can!
Thanks to @That_Paperbag for the photos.
Thanks to @That_Paperbag for the photos.
For Touhou fans, cosplay and hijacks are a way to patch discontent with the world of Gensokyo. And as seen here and with other examples I’ve covered, this has been quite successful. Like Cao Fei, Touhou fans have built their own ecosystems wherever they are around the world.
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
For Touhou fans, cosplay and hijacks are a way to patch discontent with the world of Gensokyo. And as seen here and with other examples I’ve covered, this has been quite successful. Like Cao Fei, Touhou fans have built their own ecosystems wherever they are around the world.
Cosplayers (2004) is also exhibited. In a 2008 interview, Cao Fei says that cosplayers “let the characters replace themselves in their everyday lives and routines...[reflecting] the younger generation’s discontent with their actual roles in real life.”
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art21.org/read/cao-fei...
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Cosplayers (2004) is also exhibited. In a 2008 interview, Cao Fei says that cosplayers “let the characters replace themselves in their everyday lives and routines...[reflecting] the younger generation’s discontent with their actual roles in real life.”
art21.org/read/cao-fei...
art21.org/read/cao-fei...
The final production cuts between all the scenes filmed across Sydney with many different people. Marisa and the rest of the cosplayers pop up at various times.
www.instagram.com/p/DC5JTEOTA3...
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www.instagram.com/p/DDA4RTFT_a...
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www.instagram.com/p/DC5JTEOTA3...
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www.instagram.com/p/DDA4RTFT_a...
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The final production cuts between all the scenes filmed across Sydney with many different people. Marisa and the rest of the cosplayers pop up at various times.
www.instagram.com/p/DC5JTEOTA3...
www.instagram.com/p/DC5JTEOTA3...
www.instagram.com/p/DDA4RTFT_a...
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
www.instagram.com/p/DC5JTEOTA3...
www.instagram.com/p/DC5JTEOTA3...
www.instagram.com/p/DDA4RTFT_a...
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
The project had a casting call for cosplayers. BADCATBAD applied with a photo of her Marisa cosplay and was accepted. This costume was hand-made out of cotton, making it very easy to wear and dance in.
www.instagram.com/p/CrIbbt-rDB0/
www.instagram.com/p/CoVCqshvDAx/
www.instagram.com/p/CnJZpKrrt-X/
www.instagram.com/p/CrIbbt-rDB0/
www.instagram.com/p/CoVCqshvDAx/
www.instagram.com/p/CnJZpKrrt-X/
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The project had a casting call for cosplayers. BADCATBAD applied with a photo of her Marisa cosplay and was accepted. This costume was hand-made out of cotton, making it very easy to wear and dance in.
www.instagram.com/p/CrIbbt-rDB0/
www.instagram.com/p/CoVCqshvDAx/
www.instagram.com/p/CnJZpKrrt-X/
www.instagram.com/p/CrIbbt-rDB0/
www.instagram.com/p/CoVCqshvDAx/
www.instagram.com/p/CnJZpKrrt-X/
The Marisa cosplayer is Australian cosplayer BADCATBAD (www.instagram.com/badcatbad_/). She, along with cosplayers Spreekit as Seraphine (League of Legends) and taoruwu.cos as Ahri (League of Legends), were featured in the video, filmed at Million Life Sydney.
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The Marisa cosplayer is Australian cosplayer BADCATBAD (www.instagram.com/badcatbad_/). She, along with cosplayers Spreekit as Seraphine (League of Legends) and taoruwu.cos as Ahri (League of Legends), were featured in the video, filmed at Million Life Sydney.
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
The Sydney edition (“Chinatown Shuffle”) was directly commissioned by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The video features 60+ people of all ages dancing in more than 20 different Sydney locations opened up by local store owners and organizations.
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The Sydney edition (“Chinatown Shuffle”) was directly commissioned by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The video features 60+ people of all ages dancing in more than 20 different Sydney locations opened up by local store owners and organizations.
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
www.instagram.com/p/DDGvPIUzWx...
Hip Hop: Sydney is part of the Cao Fei's Hip Hop series featuring music videos of Chinese communities dancing in different cities. Previous parts were in Guangzhou (2003), Fukoka (2005), and New York (2006).
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Hip Hop: Sydney is part of the Cao Fei's Hip Hop series featuring music videos of Chinese communities dancing in different cities. Previous parts were in Guangzhou (2003), Fukoka (2005), and New York (2006).
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?i...
The exhibition had an opening weekend event hosted by the Sydney Manga and Anime Show (SMASH), which ran a cosplay catwalk and a workshop. Cosplayers had free entry on November 30th and December 1st.
www.instagram.com/p/DDJRydIxW9V/
www.instagram.com/p/DDETIIRTYxS/
www.instagram.com/p/DDHMnbgv03T/
www.instagram.com/p/DDJRydIxW9V/
www.instagram.com/p/DDETIIRTYxS/
www.instagram.com/p/DDHMnbgv03T/
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The exhibition had an opening weekend event hosted by the Sydney Manga and Anime Show (SMASH), which ran a cosplay catwalk and a workshop. Cosplayers had free entry on November 30th and December 1st.
www.instagram.com/p/DDJRydIxW9V/
www.instagram.com/p/DDETIIRTYxS/
www.instagram.com/p/DDHMnbgv03T/
www.instagram.com/p/DDJRydIxW9V/
www.instagram.com/p/DDETIIRTYxS/
www.instagram.com/p/DDHMnbgv03T/
Cao Fei is no stranger to working with cosplayers. One of her most notable pieces is her 2004 work “COSplayers,” showing young cosplayers in Guangzhou going about their days in various parts of the city.
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?y...
art21.org/gallery/cao-...
publicdelivery.org/cao-fei-cosp...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?y...
art21.org/gallery/cao-...
publicdelivery.org/cao-fei-cosp...
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Cao Fei is no stranger to working with cosplayers. One of her most notable pieces is her 2004 work “COSplayers,” showing young cosplayers in Guangzhou going about their days in various parts of the city.
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?y...
art21.org/gallery/cao-...
publicdelivery.org/cao-fei-cosp...
www.caofei.com/works.aspx?y...
art21.org/gallery/cao-...
publicdelivery.org/cao-fei-cosp...
Submitted by yukko
Cao Fei is an artist focusing on the rapid transformation of China, both culturally and economically, during the 30 years of her career. Her exhibition is an open cityscape of different screens, digital installations, and settings.
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/exh...
Cao Fei is an artist focusing on the rapid transformation of China, both culturally and economically, during the 30 years of her career. Her exhibition is an open cityscape of different screens, digital installations, and settings.
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/exh...
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Submitted by yukko
Cao Fei is an artist focusing on the rapid transformation of China, both culturally and economically, during the 30 years of her career. Her exhibition is an open cityscape of different screens, digital installations, and settings.
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/exh...
Cao Fei is an artist focusing on the rapid transformation of China, both culturally and economically, during the 30 years of her career. Her exhibition is an open cityscape of different screens, digital installations, and settings.
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/exh...
The “Cao Fei: My city is Yours 欢迎登陆 ” exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, available from November 30, 2024 until April 13, 2025, features a video of a Marisa Kirisame cosplayer as part of the “Hip Hop: Sydney” installation.
December 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The “Cao Fei: My city is Yours 欢迎登陆 ” exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, available from November 30, 2024 until April 13, 2025, features a video of a Marisa Kirisame cosplayer as part of the “Hip Hop: Sydney” installation.
Although this is not Touhou, I am compelled to mention that a Cookie☆ video went up on September 3 at 4:30 PM. This one was sponsored by GospelBillie and is a cut version of a longer Cookie☆ animation (www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4219...).
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twitter.com/shavin65/sta...
December 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Although this is not Touhou, I am compelled to mention that a Cookie☆ video went up on September 3 at 4:30 PM. This one was sponsored by GospelBillie and is a cut version of a longer Cookie☆ animation (www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4219...).
twitter.com/shavin65/sta...
twitter.com/shavin65/sta...
The earliest record of the site on the Internet Archive was in December 2022, but both it and Google Trends show a spike in July 2023. The site itself becoming viral let all four sponsors encounter it separate from each other.
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December 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
The earliest record of the site on the Internet Archive was in December 2022, but both it and Google Trends show a spike in July 2023. The site itself becoming viral let all four sponsors encounter it separate from each other.
web.archive.org/web/20230401...
trends.google.com/trends/explo...
web.archive.org/web/20230401...
trends.google.com/trends/explo...
Finally, u/yuyukosaigyouji2003, also unaware of previous Touhou videos (they learned about it from a Pikmin video), asked /r/2hujerk for Yuyuko videos to put on the billboard. A Yuyuko fumo spinning video was suggested and went up on July 19th at 12:31pm.
web.archive.org/web/20230716...
web.archive.org/web/20230716...
December 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Finally, u/yuyukosaigyouji2003, also unaware of previous Touhou videos (they learned about it from a Pikmin video), asked /r/2hujerk for Yuyuko videos to put on the billboard. A Yuyuko fumo spinning video was suggested and went up on July 19th at 12:31pm.
web.archive.org/web/20230716...
web.archive.org/web/20230716...
This was all under the impression of it being the first Touhou video on the sign. The only hitch was Kakkoi’s cigar. As cigars were banned from Times Square ads, it had to be replaced with a candy cane. The clip aired on the afternoon of July 15th.
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twitter.com/GensokyoOdys...
December 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
This was all under the impression of it being the first Touhou video on the sign. The only hitch was Kakkoi’s cigar. As cigars were banned from Times Square ads, it had to be replaced with a candy cane. The clip aired on the afternoon of July 15th.
twitter.com/GensokyoOdys...
twitter.com/GensokyoOdys...
In July 2022, @Kronington filmed himself in New York City in a Marisa cosplay for a Gensokyo Odyssey cutscene, but he found himself dissatisfied. In July 2023, he decided to contact the TSX-owned hotel for a one minute video of a Marisa cosplay clip and the game trailer.
December 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
In July 2022, @Kronington filmed himself in New York City in a Marisa cosplay for a Gensokyo Odyssey cutscene, but he found himself dissatisfied. In July 2023, he decided to contact the TSX-owned hotel for a one minute video of a Marisa cosplay clip and the game trailer.
The next video, a Yumemey Renko and Maribel video (youtu.be/m7cY9LmUo9A?...), was set up by @Zookie_Wookie. It went up on July 13rd at 8:31am. This was planned before the Ran fumo image even aired (July 8th) - Zookie had learned about the site from a CSGO crate opening video.
December 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
The next video, a Yumemey Renko and Maribel video (youtu.be/m7cY9LmUo9A?...), was set up by @Zookie_Wookie. It went up on July 13rd at 8:31am. This was planned before the Ran fumo image even aired (July 8th) - Zookie had learned about the site from a CSGO crate opening video.
The person behind the Ran fumo was hoping to meet new people through this. The hijack was done using the Take Over Times Square app (by TSX Entertainment - the site is since defunct) which offered 15 seconds on the Times Square screen for $40.
December 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
The person behind the Ran fumo was hoping to meet new people through this. The hijack was done using the Take Over Times Square app (by TSX Entertainment - the site is since defunct) which offered 15 seconds on the Times Square screen for $40.
Submitted by…a lot of people
The very first was a Ran Yakumo fumo at 10:11 PM local time on July 11th. After being spotted by Touhou fans, the incident spread like wildfire across the Touhou community.
twitter.com/box2357/stat...
The very first was a Ran Yakumo fumo at 10:11 PM local time on July 11th. After being spotted by Touhou fans, the incident spread like wildfire across the Touhou community.
twitter.com/box2357/stat...
December 29, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Submitted by…a lot of people
The very first was a Ran Yakumo fumo at 10:11 PM local time on July 11th. After being spotted by Touhou fans, the incident spread like wildfire across the Touhou community.
twitter.com/box2357/stat...
The very first was a Ran Yakumo fumo at 10:11 PM local time on July 11th. After being spotted by Touhou fans, the incident spread like wildfire across the Touhou community.
twitter.com/box2357/stat...