Moms in Touhou 

It's like 97% fueled by fanon and "it sounds cute lol" But I like Pairing Clownpiece, Junko, and Hecatia as a sorta family Hecatia and Clownpiece get some cute moments in the Manga, Junko/Clownpiece trip to ruin the moon together, and the 2 moms teaming up in the extra stage It's a bunch of small things and it's been awhile since I've played 15 but plz I just want Junko to have A happy ending lmao

Speaking of Reisen, one of my all time favorite touhou fan works is Mamange (Mama+Udonge) features Reisen and other characters' daily lives as mothers to various 2hus as well. It's really well written in a way that makes me feel like the author definitely has spent lots of time around kids, and it shows lots of adorable yet authentic. Definitely worth checking out for some wholesome family slice-of-life vibes!!

Mokou should be glad that Kaguya rejected her father, if not Kaguya would ended up became Mokou stepmother lol

About the Moriya's... i want to say that there's also the dialogues of suwako and sanae in UNL (Soku) where suwako says that kanako was being worried by sanae.

we in this house love the found family trope

I get a sort of stepmother and child vibe between Reimu and Sumireko. Reimu went out of her way to stop Sumi from doing something that can't be undone and ends up making her a protege.

Happy to have my art used as a thumbnail (and in the video !!) again! Thought i would mention that Hisoutensoku also has some of my favourite examples of how much of a family the Moriyas are, these two lines specifically: Suwako: Since you dare to battle here in the underground where I hold a natural advantage, you've grown up a little too, haven't you, Sanae? Suwako: I felt that Kanako was getting worried. Thinking "Would she know the way back home?" and such. It's amazing to me how much the Moriyas consistently act like a family every time they show up. Honestly i could ramble on for a long time about how good all their interactions are and how deep their connection feels, but i feel like i can't keep leaving absurdly long comments on touhou videos lol

Of all the things I expected to see a cover of mine used in, a Touhou mother's day video was not one of them. This was a fun watch, thanks for using it!

It looks like we're getting close to the end of Lotus Eaters, and I'm waiting to see if my theory is right about Miyoi being Kasen's biological daughter. If I'm right, imagine how upside down things would be if or when the two characters finally reunite after goodness knows how long. Also, for all the times Yukari trolls Reimu, I'm certain Yukari sees herself as a mother figure in Reimu's life; just not necessarily a good one since Yukari lacks the know-how (a major point in her arc of the story I've been writing and revising for a year and a half now). Toward the end of Forbidden Scrollery, Yukari even admits to loving Reimu with the Japanese phrase "The moon is beautiful tonight," and we all know there are many types of love in the world. It's like Yukari and Kasen have separate approaches to parenting Reimu, and Okina is that crazy, self-absorbed aunt who leaves a puppy no one asks for but promptly take care of anyways.

Happy Mother's day to Reimu and her half a dozen kids

Gotta love parental bonds between characters. Never really gave much thought to Eirin being a mother to Reisen until now. Pretty interesting ngl. Feel bad for all the lunarian rabbits. . .if Reisen has this much trauma imagine what the rest are going through. Also IDK what canon says, Yukari is definetely a mom to Ran and Ran is definetely a mom to Chen. It's just too adorable not to make happen.

Looking into mostly-fanon familial relationships (Ran and Chen, Hecatia/Junko and Clownpiece, etc.) might be a good idea for next year's Mother's Day, but ya didn't hear that from me, yeah?

You forgot the best mom in touhou - Toyohime. Not only is she capable of actually keeping her child alive, she also hooked her son with sexy lunarian princess. Now thats a great mom.

Ah... found family. I love those. I would like to draw your attention to Youmu and Yuyuko as a family, because I adore that interpretation.

As a Kasen fan, I approve of this video. Basically said everything I love about the character.

0:05 the kanako theme....... 8:35 and here again with touhou 9 ending Dannnng man u really wanna hurt us emotionally

What about Yuyuko?

great video! only criticism is the pronounciation of "chang'e" and "omake" the pronunciations are "chang - wo" (approximately, chinese is a little hard to transcribe) and "o-ma-keh" respectively

I know its pc-98 but what about Mima?

Junko is probably one of my favourite mother figures in fiction, i like wrathful, angry women.

Junko is best mom

Honorable mentions go to Mom-iji and Mom-oyo for Mother's Day as well.

But what about Orin and Okuus “mom” satori???

There are actually a lot of Motherly relationships in Touhou though many tend to get ignored for the sake of fanon pairings. Moriya shrine is literally canon since Sanae is Suwako's descendant so Suwako is canonically one of her parents. Reisen herself is a daughterlike figure as you mentioned to Eirin and Kaguya but she is also an older sister and at times, motherly character to Tewi as well. Tewi tends to prank her a lot more since she knows Reisen will let her off a little more easier and the two get a long well even though Tewi likes to cause trouble for her. We also have Yukari, Ran, and Chen the latter of which is considered to be something of a daughter to Ran. Yukari is technically a mother figure to Ran as she does care for her but she is also pretty strict as she disciplines her quite often. Like Kasen, Yukari is also something of an indirect mother figure to Reimu as she often checks up on Reimu to make sure she is okay even though she usually does it to annoy her. We also have Alice who is very hospitable and a bit caring towards younger youkai like fairies and more notably, Medicine Melancholy. Medicine is a very young doll youkai who manipulates poison and rarely gets along with most people since she lacks social skills. However, one of ZUN's interviews revealed that she is canonically has a close relationship/friendship to Alice so it's safe to assume that the two have a mother-daughter relationship. Though it's unconfirmed, Shinki from the PC-98 Era might be Alice's mom. Some people also like to say that Letty is Cirno's mother figure from what we've seen, Letty could be entertaining that idea. Even though her interview makes is sound like she dislikes the fairy, in actuality, she never said anything about hating her and only told Aya that she is superior to the fairy and thus, shouldn't be compared to her. Surprisingly or rather unsuprisingly, Marisa and Reimu are often viewed as mother figures to fairies with many fairies being very open to Marisa and Reimu herself being a nice babysitter to many of them. We can see this with Cirno and the Three Fairies of LIght who are quite friendly and open to Marisa even though they pull pranks on her. The Three Fairies of Light and Clownpiece are also given quite a bit of care by Reimu who, despite punishing them for pranks, tends to look after their wellbeing and play with them when no one is around.(a smaller case would be her warning to Daiyousei about the incoming typhoon since it looked as if she were offering the little fairy shelter from the storm.) Speaking of Clownpiece, we have Hecatia whom many consider to be Clownpiece's guardian. Even though she punishes Clownpiece, it's clear that she's actually trying to help Clownpiece leave hell and start a new life in Gensokyo by ordering her to stay on the surface and forbidding her to return to hell. Even Eiki herself knows and acknowledges this. A more obscure mother figure would be Yuuka. Canonically, Yuuka is a dangerous youkai that tends to tease others. She isn't sadistic and at times, really caring towards the people in her garden(provided they don't damage her flowers). Since they are many fairies who play and live in her garden, she is usually the one that looks out for them the most and can be considered their mother figure. Lastly, (I'm sure we were all expecting this one) we have Remilia and Sakuya. Despite Sakuya's status as Remilia's maid(as well as the fact that she is younger than Remilia), she is often described as Remilia's babysitter and from their many depictions, she is quite motherly towards the young vampire. She can often be seen feeding Remilia at parties(in a manner similar to a mother and their child), buying items for her, and doing things to ensure that Remilia is alright. Sometimes, other characters refer to Sakuya as the vampire's babysitter instead of her maid because of how childish Remilia is and the amount of care and attention Sakuya gives her.

1:34 Even the Mangas have genius foreshadowing. ZUN you mad lad.

I kinda like Yukari as Reimu's "Mother" more than Kasen, partly because how Kasen tried to "fix" Reimu made me kinda uncomfortable, also it feels like a large part of her reason for actually getting close to Reimu was so she could use her to exterminate her arm, so I like the ending because it leaves their relationship ambiguos after Reimu finds out. Which is also why I hate the epilogue, because it just tries to act like Kasen using Reimu like that was just something that can be brushed over so they can go back to the good times. Yukari on the other hand, Yukari understands how Reimu works from the start and doesn't try to change her, if she does want her to learn anything or improve, she knows how to do that. She also supports Reimu without her knowing by giving her donations.

This was nice

1:37 Another disciple of Suguru Geto

Isn't Suwako a direct ancestor to Sanae? (A lot of generations ago tho)

Junko’s story is so depressing. :(

where do you get tje little character sprites :0

Although i agree with the reisn one. The manga inaba of the earth and moon made it seem like they have a rough relationship.

Can Mima be considered a mom?

Your pronunciation bothers me: It's not "Snai", it's "Sa, na, e". And "Reisen" is "Rei, xen" instead of "Raysen" BTW, "Yachie" is pronounced "Ya, chi, e", not "Yachee".

What about Yukari though?

А ведь Сувако е-

And all want kill each other

Where’s Ran?

Nothing about gap mom(.

I prefer Reimu and Yukari honestly

:C

Nah, mommies in touhou

Touhou mommys?

Wonder if Touhou fans will love to be or have the racist type of moms.

Mommy I mean mommy I mean mommy I mean mommy I mean mommy I mean mommy

Damn, cringe 😬