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Cirnois a recurring character from theTouhou Projectseries of vertical bullet hell shoot-’em-upvideo games. As one of the most popular side characters in all ofTouhou, she has inspired numerousmemesand in-jokes among fans of the series.
Cirno first appeared in the sixth installment of theTouhouseries,Embodiment of Scarlet Devilas the boss of the game’s second stage. In the game’s bonus material, she is described as a girl who, despite her powers over the cold, is idiotic and childish. She is the strongest fairy in the series, but because fairies are generally weak, she is rarely considered a threat. She later appeared as a midboss inPerfect Cherry BlossomandDouble Dealing Characterand as a playable character in several games, includingPhantasmagoria of Flower View,Touhou Hisoutensoku, and even her own spin-off game,Fairy Wars.[1]
Cirno is considered an overall popularTouhoucharacter; though her placing has gone down in recent years, she often places fairly high in the annual character popularity poll held by the Japanese THWiki.[2]Cirno’s popularity can be seen on various art websites as well; a search for “Cirno” returns over 96,000 results on pixiv, over 20,000 onDanbooru, and over 17,000 onDeviantArt.[3][4][5]The subreddit /r/TheStrongest9Ball is dedicated to Cirno.[6]TheTwitchsteam Cirno TV, which has been viewed over 6 million times and has over 100,000 followers, is named after the character.[7]
Cirno first appeared in the sixth installment of theTouhouseries,Embodiment of Scarlet Devilas the boss of the game’s second stage. In the game’s bonus material, she is described as a girl who, despite her powers over the cold, is idiotic and childish. She is the strongest fairy in the series, but because fairies are generally weak, she is rarely considered a threat. She later appeared as a midboss inPerfect Cherry BlossomandDouble Dealing Characterand as a playable character in several games, includingPhantasmagoria of Flower View,Touhou Hisoutensoku, and even her own spin-off game,Fairy Wars.[1]
Cirno is considered an overall popularTouhoucharacter; though her placing has gone down in recent years, she often places fairly high in the annual character popularity poll held by the Japanese THWiki.[2]Cirno’s popularity can be seen on various art websites as well; a search for “Cirno” returns over 96,000 results on pixiv, over 20,000 onDanbooru, and over 17,000 onDeviantArt.[3][4][5]The subreddit /r/TheStrongest9Ball is dedicated to Cirno.[6]TheTwitchsteam Cirno TV, which has been viewed over 6 million times and has over 100,000 followers, is named after the character.[7]
