#suzunaan

I think all Touhou shapeshifters should get a standardized Human Disguise Form like Mamizou has.

Actual canon height ref down below lmao.

Do you remember how all the reincarnations of Hieda no Are died at 30 years old, and Hieda no Akyuu became a weird case because she reached 30 a couple of years ago and hasn't officially died yet?

Well, the events of Touhou 20 might provide a solution to Akyuu's predicament, along with an out-of-universe reason why ZUN kept her alive a little beyond her expected lifespan. But this involves entering Spoiler Territory, so I'll go into detail under the Read More.

Suzunaan also appears in-game. There doesn’t seem to be any in-game function for the place (aside from a story section where you’re asking characters if they’ve seen Kasen) but as a massive Forbidden Scrollery nerd, I’m more than happy to geek out at seeing “Kosuzu’s Evil Dragon Autograph” and “that couch Akyuu usually sits on when she’s visiting Kosuzu”

So now that I can finally read the chapter it turned out different then how I expected, but nowhere near as ridiculous as the people spoiling it early played it up.

The “rule” that villagers can’t become humans seems to be Reimu’s rule, rather then an official thing.  She’s the one who thinks humans turned youkai would mess up the balance, and there doesn’t seem to be any “death as punishment” bit either.  It’s up to Reimu how she deals with it.