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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World

@touhouhijack.bsky.social

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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 discord.gg/TMnxvXNZQV

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Oct 12

Welcome to the Touhou Hijack Archive's BlueSky mirror! Run by the same person. Hi.
Here, I repost all my Twitter threads to the best of my ability. While the project is still primarily on Twitter, you can view all new posts on this site and submit hijacks in BlueSky DMs now!
discord.gg/TMnxvXNZQV

Join the Touhou Hijack LOL Discord Server!

Check out the Touhou Hijack LOL community on Discord - hang out with 880 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · 11d

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/

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Aug 9

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happy four years, one month, and three days hijackiversary
youtu.be/yS52feBG5DM

Tohuou Hijack Field Club: Electric Dance Squid

YouTube video by Delta Pie

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Aug 9

Just waiting for the captions to sync up. Thanks to silversnow for the thumbnail!

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Aug 9

Join the Touhou r/place Discord, where we are working on various projects together on the wplace.live canvas!
discord.gg/sm6KrxmVYY

Join the Touhou r/place Discord Server!

Check out the Touhou r/place community on Discord - hang out with 4030 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Aug 9

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...

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Jun 28

This is in fact related to one of the Hijack Field Club videos, you can probably guess which one I'm going to be covering there

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Jun 28

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!

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Jun 28

Hello! Quick update for the programming in the upcoming months.
- Touhou r/place 2023 documentary (Bad Apple animation) - all 4.5-ish hours!
- TWO Touhou Hijack Field Club videos
I'll be finishing these videos first. Once they're posted, we'll be back with normal threads.

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Jun 21

Panel recording is up for anyone who couldn't make it!
youtu.be/jeBIan9hv2Y

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · May 31

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!

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Megapig9001 @megapig9001.bsky.social · May 15

Touhou TV is a Nintendo Direct style presentation! This edition showcases some of the creators you’ll find at TouhouFest 2025! Some of the featured creators include @touhouhijack.bsky.social , @fire-land-dev.bsky.social , and @panchamon.bsky.social !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ2F...

Touhou TV: TouhouFest 2025 Edition

YouTube video by Megapig9001

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Mar 27

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.

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Feb 5

Hello all! Sadly I must announce that I am temporarily putting the Touhou Hijack Archive on hiatus for the rest of the academic term. HOWEVER, I will still be monitoring submissions so please keep them coming! There will just be no new threads. Thank you for your understanding!

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Granatenwerfer 16 @feldkanone.bsky.social · Jan 20

You just don't stumble upon a stray hijack in a local supermarket everyday...in Europe! Got a copy of that immediately.
#東方project #東方 #touhou #TouhouProject

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

Happy New Year! Thanks to BADCATBAD for answering my questions. It’s been fun hijacking with everyone and building this city of ours. Also, Australians, it’s your time to shine! The exhibition closes April 13, 2025, so go visit before it's too late! Please share clips/photos!

Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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.

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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...

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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/
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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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...

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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...

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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...
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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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/

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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...

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Touhou Hijacks in the Outside World @touhouhijack.bsky.social · Dec 31

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...

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