ZUN recently attended a convention in China where he answered some questions. Here are some of these questions (taken from twitter):

Q: How do you design characters from China? Also, do you plan to introduce more Chinese characters like Meiling, Seiga, and Junko?

A: When you’re delving into Japanese myth you’ll pretty much always run into China, so I’d expect to keep seeing Chinese stories from here on out.

Q: Are there any youkai or gods that aren’t on either the Earth or the moon? If so, are they ever going to appear in the Touhou series?

A: I’m sure there are. I can imagine them, after all.

Q: Who’s the pierrot who appears in the music CD “Dolls in Pseudo Paradise”? Is it a character from a game, or a character just for the music CD? (This question was met with thunderous applause)

A: I don’t know. (Even more applause)

Q: It’s been 24 years since the 109th Season when Akyuu was born, so how is she going to meet her fate? (Large applause)

A: Touhou uses Sazae-san time, so she’s going to live forever (as long as the story keeps going). Akyuu won’t die, and Reimu and the others won’t grow old. That’s Sazae-san time.

Q: What’s the most important thing in making a game? I’ve seen the answer you gave back in 2005, but what do you think now?

A: What’s most important depends on the work itself. So for Touhou I can think of a number of things, but maybe alcohol? (Audience laughs)

Q: At a previous convention you once said “Touhou is an ero game (ie: porn).” What did you mean by that? Do you ever consider adding erotic elements?

A: Danmaku just feels good for some reason. So I guess it’s erotic in that sense? (Large applause)

Q: Is it possible for the Sealing Club members Renko and Merry to ever show up in the same game as Sumireko?

A: When we’re talking about the future, pretty much anything’s possible. So I won’t say no.

Q: Other than games, manga, and novels, what other types of works do you consider making?

A: I can only do so much, so I wouldn’t say I have any particular desire to do anything like that, but if there’s something I can do I like to give it a try.

Q: Do you have any plans to introduce any other kinds of foreign culture into your current worldbuilding?

A: Again, this is about the future, so anything’s possible.

Q: As the founder of Team Shanghai Alice, do you plan to participate in any anime/manga events in Shanghai in the near future?

A: Oh, good idea. Sure, definitely. (Cheers and applause)

Q: I started a Touhou-themed college circle, and we participate in all kinds of events and activities, but do you have any advice?

A: Thank you for having a Touhou circle. I don’t really have any advice, but if I had to say one thing, it’s that you should feel free to quit if it ever stops being fun.

