Touhou Seimoe 2007 Tournament: Aya Shameimaru vs Yukari Yakumo
I go to sleep, and then wake up the following morning afternoon to find Aya losing by a painful margin of over 100 votes. This is quite the sad dilemma given how I’m particularly attached to this tengu, so go vote for her. There’s still roughly 4 hours left, so 30 or so people voting for her every hour should do it.

nice shot!
While I haven’t been playing PoFV all that often or long enough, I’ve always thought of Aya as a kickass, awesome character that deserves more than looking on the sidelines. Apparently ZUN’s thought of that too, for while I don’t know what he was thinking of when he made Touhou fans everywhere run through impossible bullet patterns with Aya armed only with a camera, it certainly helped me like her all the more.
Aya as a doujin character’s often expanded on in predictable, yet pleasant ways. While there’s the tendency to elaborate on her amoral reporter side who’s got a penchant for risqu photographs and outrageous articles, she’s mostly a creature of confidence and speed, which probably comes from her fast charge and movement speeds in PoFV/StB.










Losing to Yukari isn’t an option, even if it’s a pleasant one. Vote Aya!



That last picture seems more for Yukari than anything else. :P
Based on the demo of the new Touhou Fighter combination between Shanghai Alice and Tasogare Frontier, Aya’s also going to be a playable character, and her moveset fun to mess with when I tried her out. Go go tengu. :3
Is it me, or does most of the Aya fanart look a lot like Suzumiya Haruhi (the Aya Hirano influence, perhaps — at least none of them look like Konata or Pachira — hmm, Pachira might make a good Momiji, though…)
N: No, it depends, really. I think it’s a victory for everyone! :P
dm: I think it’s just your imagination. Can’t make the connection, although I can see where you’re coming from since the hair and eyes do, somewhat.
BTW, if you haven’t read the doujin Faster Than Light, you should. I think it’s my favorite representation of Aya by far. :P
Is that the one where Aya races Marisa and Youmu for the title of the fastest person in Gensokyo? I think I’ve read that one if that’s the case. Otherwise, artist name plz.
That’s the run. And it’s pretty fun. :P