Fumo

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Fumo is a particular kind of plush doll, most associated with Touhou Project, but they are produced for characters from other fandoms as well. They are commonly characterized with minaturized versions of their respective characters' clothing, as well as simplistic, albeit exaggerated faces.

The fandom surrounding Fumos themselves, by far and large, are much in the same way as the adjacent Touhou one, albeit more on the humorous side of things; some have even made fanworks, both handmade and digitally, of these plush dolls, showcasing both their fannish and artistic expertise, as well as portraying scenes that are sometimes mundane (or in some cases, simplified personality-focused scenarios based on the portrayed characters themselves). In addition to the aforementioned, there are also fanvids on making custom-made Fumos from scratch, regardless of fandom.

As expected for an universal fandom this size, site crashes during preorders of wanted character Fumos by fans are to be expected, especially during peak hours in the Pacific Asian region, fueled by heightened enthusiasm and fan interaction.

Example Fanworks

Fan Vids

• The fumo of everything ^{[remastered version]} - by SirKlawn!
• patchouli has had enough of marisa - by Divine Studios - LotGC (2023)

Other

• Become Fumo - a casual Fumo-centered multiplayer roleplaying game on Roblox
• Touhou Fumo Racing - a kart-style racing game featuring Touhou Fumos as racers

Meta

• The Wild and Wacky World of Fumo Fangames ᗜˬᗜ - by ThunderClub, focuses on the game side of the adjacent fumo fandom
• What your favorite fumo says about you - by nabil (2024), Touhou-focused
• How to make a Fumo - by Aurora Borealis (2023)

Further Reading

• Fumo.website
• Tumblr: #fumo, #fumoposting
• Fumo plush pattern I made for customs making, ^{Archived version} tumblr post by aragonlediagon, 2023
• example of a non-Tohou fumo