The shadows are switched

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Why has the shadows changed?

Ten Desires was like:

Let's give shadows to the main characters and enemies not:

Let's give shadows to the main characters and enemies not:

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DDC also did this, but all the main characters have blue shadows!!!

DDC also did this, but all the main characters have blue shadows!!!

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 Sakuya is the only fitting character with the blue shadow

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 Sakuya is the only fitting character with the blue shadow.


Until Legacy, when ZUN said: "Hey, let's give the shadows to the enemies now"

Until Legacy, when ZUN said: "Hey, let's give the shadows to the enemies now"

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The enemy shadows actually follow the DDC style of shadows (same color for each boss)

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The enemy shadows actually follow the DDC style of shadows (same color for each boss).

Junko and Hecatia doesn't have shadows.


And then....

And then

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"Hey let's do the same thing for seasons" said ZUN

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"Hey let's do the same thing for seasons" said ZUN.


I bet that Touhou 17 will have shadows for the main and enemy characters, and they go all about with the shadow colors


I'll make a follow up to this soon

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