A look at the 2022 Touhou Popularity Poll

In which Delta Pie makes too many graphs for his own good, probably pronounces a Japanese name wrong, and interviews some guy whilst wearing scuffed cosplay. This is an analysis of the 18th Touhou popularity poll. All things that are not numbers are speculation, feel free to suggest alternative rationalizations or ideas in the comments! CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:33 Characters 15:06 Music 20:32 Works 24:41 Questionnaire 31:37 EX Rivals 36:06 Outroduction Special Thanks and Links Maribel Hearn’s translation of the results: https://maribelhearn.com/thvote Original results: https://toho-vote.info/results/18 EX results: https://toho-vote.info/result/rival Touhou backgrounds ripped by Dai: https://www.youtube.com/@Dai_karasu/v... Characters arts either by ZUN, Dairi, or from Who’s Who of Humans and Youkai. explosion.mp4 my beloved News intro:    • NEWS intro 3 FREE  download + music   ONN theme:    • (Extended) The Onion News Network Theme   Internet Survivor:    • 【東方MV】インターネットサバイバー（あやぽんず＊ feat.ビートまりお）【まろん...   Flandre 17.5:    • Touhou 17.5 ~ Gouyoku Ibun: Flandre's Stor...   Youmu Wily Beast and Weakest Creature    • Touhou 17 - Wily Beast and Weakest Creatur...   Scarlet Police on Ghetto Patrol:    • 【東方MV】スカーレット警察のゲットーパトロール24時【IOSYS】   Cirno Touhou 6:    • Touhou 6 EoSD~Stage 2~Lunatic Mode   Funky Cirno by u/Javi_Lacking:   / yall_know_the_drill   MTB’s Japanese Goblin:    • WE ARE JAPANESE GOBLIN [MMD]   Yukari AoCF:    • Touhou AoCF all Intros, Special Team Intro...   Yukari family art by ClearEchoes: https://www.deviantart.com/clearechoe... Nitori HBM:    • Touhou 18.5 ~ 100th Black Market ~ 4th Mar...   Yuuma 17.5    • Touhou 17.5 ~ Gouyoku Ibun: Yuuma's Story ...   Comically Large Spork by Yoshika:   / 1452993136192524302   Okuu 17.5:    • Touhou 17.5 Reimu's story in english   The Creator:    • 【東方ヴォーカルPV】イドラ・デウス ‐The Creator‐【暁Records公式】   Kutaka 17.5:    • Touhou 17.5 ～ Submerged Hell of Sunken Sor...   Takane HBM:    • Touhou 18.5 - 100th Black Market: 6th Mark...   Con-sultant:    • 【東方ヴォーカルPV】こ～んさるたん！【暁Records公式】   Mystia’s Izakaya GIF: https://external-preview.redd.it/IGNe... Mystia’s Izakaya intro:    • Touhou Mystia's Izakaya: Opening Song   Confetti green screen:    • Video   Fire green screen:    • Flaming Fire - Green Screen   Remilia piano art by 南瓜馬車: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/297... HSiFS Stage 4:    • Touhou 16 - Hidden Star in Four Seasons - ...   Hakurei Shrine Soku:    • Reimu's Attacks and Spell Cards - Touhou 1...   Gotcha Gotcha:    • 【東方ヴォーカルPV】Gotcha Gotcha【暁Records公式】   Joystick: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Vs. battle template: https://www.deviantart.com/bla5t3r/ar... Touhou 8 Stage 4A:    • Touhou 8 - Imperishable Night - Stage 4 No...   Yachie and Saki GIF: https://tenor.com/view/touhou-saki-ku... Marisa Stole the Precious Thing:    • IOSYS - Marisa Stole The Precious Thing (F...   Ballot box: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Yukari vs. Tenshi SWR:    • Touhou Scarlet Weather Rhapsody #9 (Yukari...   IceFairy Tweet:   / 1638153881128689668   Kaguya vs. Mokou dance:    • Caramelldansen Touhou   The first Onion video I found that had that endcard:    • Gap Unveils New 'For Kids By Kids' Clothin...   Background Music "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Space Jazz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Light Thought var 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Magic Scout - Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Universal" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Dreamer" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Jellyfish in Space" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... idk how to do tags #touhou