Which one is your fav artstyle of Marisa from the official manga?

[u/Zenix670]

[u/CirrusVision20]

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[u/Zenix670]

FDS artstyle seems so distinct from the other touhou manga which is pretty cool, but i like forbidden scrollery the most because of the really detailed shading so thats my choice

[u/NZPIEFACE → u/Zenix670]

FDS makes everyone look like a gremlin and I love it.

[u/Anbcdeptraivkl]

LE got her right. Honestly the Lotus Eaters designs are so fucking good they are now the default looks of the characters for me.

FDS is based for making all the characters look as gremlin as possible though lmao.

[u/soapdish124 → u/Anbcdeptraivkl]

When Lotus Eaters goes all out on the art, it looks amazing.

[u/DarkVoid_666 → u/Anbcdeptraivkl]

Lotus Eaters Aya is prob the best fucking char design in the manga (ex. miyoi) i fucking love her curly long hair

[u/Neo_Kesha]

I love WaHH and FS, being also my favourite mangas.

Though Three Fairies of Light has a special place in my heart, regarding Marisa design it's okay

[u/Zenix670 → u/Neo_Kesha]

i also like WaHH though i kinda mildly dislike the how some character are drawn there especially on the earlier chapter but the artstyle improved really well toward the end. Three Fairies of light have this realy laid-back story story which fit so well with the cutesy artstyle its so good.

[u/ES21007 → u/Zenix670]

You have to remember WaHH was drawn over ten years. You can really see Aya Azuma improve and find her style as things went on.

[u/depressed_lantern]

Lotus Eaters

[u/santas_delibird → u/depressed_lantern]

Ze?

[u/OWARI07734lover]

Forbidden Scrollery is still THE GOAT for me.

[u/Fantastic_Draft3660]

the Sangetsusei one.

[u/Wrathful_Scythe]

FS Marisa is peak, though they are all 10/10 in my book just by the nature of being Marisa.

[u/Auraveils]

Yes.

[u/LifeWillBeFun]

SSiB because I’m biased

But if I where to choose my least favourite I’d say LE and Sangatsusei

[u/soapdish124]

I miss the first artstyle of FDS, there something about it that was really striking and different and I liked the more sketch like designs.

[u/l-RussianComrade-l]

all of them

[u/Vroxclly]

I love fds and fs art style the most!

[u/FantasticDog7338]

Up left is my fav. She's the cutest in my opinion.

[u/Substantial_Tone_261]

FS is the duckin' cutest

[u/TCCNick]

Honestly, all the art here is fantastic, but I really love Forbidden Scrollery shading and detail. WaHHs art comes in a close second especially the later half of the manga.

[u/Vorzuge]

manga, FS
not manga, CoLA

[u/BlackermanZX]

I love all of em, yet FDS is my favorite because the characters are so expressive. Marisa in particular is funny since most of the time she looks stresssed and about to have a mental breakdown with all the crazy stuff happening.

[u/Ninigiku1]

Forbidden Scrollery or SSiB for me

[u/PeriodicMilk]

LE feels like the definitive Marisa

[u/Thuan87]

LE or WaHH, i still haven’t been able to decide between the two yet

[u/Ninzde999]

I like the ssib artstyle and not only marisa, but overall

[u/K3MaMi]

Fs le and wahh

[u/Timur_Glazkov]

Forbidden Scrollery will forever be peak

[u/archpawn]

Lower right. I love that artist.

[u/Sopalinfuos]

FS

[u/Cornelius_McMuffin]

FS is my favorite, but LE feels more like canon.

[u/KanaDarkness]

le, fds is good but it's too far away from my image of touhou character

[u/DemonickSSlime]

Either FDS or LE

[u/Super-Crow-2641]

fds

[u/-Gnostic28]

I’m new to touhou and wanted to learn more about the characters, decided to start with forbidden scrollery just because I heard about the fortune teller thing. Now I find myself dreading the inevitable end of the manga because I love the story and art style so damn much. So many panels in every chapter I love to death, and seeing this marisa is incredible. She looks so good it’s insane

[u/Effective_Novel8426]

FS and LE, my headcanon depiction of her fits so perfectly well to those artstyle. The others, not so much...

[u/Emperor_of_Crabs]

all

[u/Brickmastercat]

I love the FDS style, but LE is right there, too

[u/Tanyushing]

FS is the best due to variance in costumes especially her winter coat. Poofy Marisa in Sangetsusei is second.

[u/Korkez11]

The only designs I don't like (and not just for Marisa) are SSIB (too primitive) and Three Fairies (too childlike). All others are very good in different ways.

[u/santas_delibird]

In order of most to least. (Note that all of these I love since it’s Marisa but nonetheless)

FS

WaHH

LE

Sangetsusei

SSiB

CDS

[u/Kirb790]

Sangatsusei looks the most friendly.

She's my fav

[u/Wannabe555]

Bro LE more LW marisa

[u/DarkTemplar_of_Chaos]

in Sangetsusei she is just too cute, though WaHH is a close second

[u/Natural-Fan9969]

Without order: FS, LE, Sangatsusei.

The others look like fanarts.

[u/janesalt]

WaHH

[u/Da_real_Ben_Killian]

Wait, there's official manga?

[u/Infinite_Two_714]

Probably fs

[u/TheLaysOriginal]

I love the detail and shading in FS Marisa, she's so cute!

[u/Metalholist]

Forbidden Scrollery and WaHH for me, Lotus Eaters design looks great too.

[u/FlimsySeesaw9796]

LE

[u/CabageButterFly]

Lotus Eater imo has the cleanest art style next to Forbidden Scrollery, while CDS is simplistic but in an intended way, overexaggerated in some shot even (comparing to the early day of CDS art style where the simplicity feels stiff). WaHH had the same issue but the got better over the run of the manga.

Marisa wise, Forbidden Scrollery's design is probably the first thing people imagine when Marisa is mentioned.

[u/imNOTsmile]

L.E is the best IMO

[u/Pretend_Bathroom1398]

Silent sinner in blue is my overall favorito not only for marissa but all characters that appear there

[u/AmakiCandyBrain]

LE definitely 💛✨

[u/Nelrene]

All of them are pretty good, Also they are coming to steal your stuff.

[u/Gusturmis13]

Is there a manga I could start with to get into touhou? I’ve been wanting to get into touhou, but I can’t play the games for certain reasons.

[u/BlackermanZX → u/Gusturmis13]

I'd personally recommend both Wild and Horned Hermit (WaHH) for a more comedic, slice of life and comfy story with the usual Touhou characters, and Foul Detective Satori (FDS) for a more fun mystery and battle oriented story.

[u/golemofthewoods]

FDS and FS are tied for my art style, but I think LE has the most accurate Marisa. I do have a soft spot in my heart for SSiB.

[u/Adimouboss]

Ill always prefer sangetsusei

[u/Beltembor]

Like what someone else said, its Lotus Eaters

It really matches the style of the characters well!

[u/jaber24]

Forbidden Scrollery is best but like WaHH a bunch too

[u/KonoDioDead]

FS and LE

[u/BeanEatingThrowaway]

I just absolutely love how pretty much every character looks in Sangetsusei, I mean look at Marisa's l'il sleeves it's adorable!

[u/xavvsssssss]

WaHH because her winter outfit is actually peak

[u/Blisket]

LE by far

[u/Agreeable-Head3661]

LE and SSiB look nice

[u/CirrusVision20]

ALSO! Forgot to say - please also source the specific chapters each panel came from. Since this is your first post, I can let it slide with a warning, but please do make sure you post the chapters.

[u/Zenix670 → u/CirrusVision20]

here it is
FS: Chapter 20 Page 12
FDS: Chapter 20 Page 1
LE: Chapter 1 Page 10
WaHH: Chapter 41 Page 5
SSiB: Chapter 14 Page 25
Sangatsusei: Chapter 1 Page 4