<s>
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
photography	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
9.5th	O
official	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
by	O
the	O
dōjin	O
circle	O
Team	O
Shanghai	O
Alice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
English-speaking	O
circles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
is	O
often	O
shortened	O
to	O
just	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
,	O
and	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
StB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
shoot	O
projectiles	O
at	O
enemies	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
Aya	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
must	O
shoot	O
photographs	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
screen	O
of	O
bullets	O
and	O
take	O
down	O
bosses	O
(	O
hence	O
"	O
Shoot	O
"	O
the	O
Bullet	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aya	O
faces	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
bosses	O
from	O
past	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
installments	O
in	O
levels	O
featuring	O
their	O
Spell	O
Cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
member	O
of	O
Team	O
Shanghai	O
Alice	O
,	O
who	O
goes	O
by	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
"	O
ZUN	O
"	O
,	O
recognized	O
that	O
all	O
past	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
turn	O
all	O
that	O
around	O
and	O
make	O
an	O
experimental	O
PC	O
game	O
that	O
throws	O
arcade	O
conventions	O
aside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
danmaku	O
photography	O
game	O
first	O
came	O
to	O
ZUN	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
taking	O
snapshots	O
of	O
bullet	O
patterns	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
so	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
name	O
them	O
into	O
"	O
spell	O
cards	O
"	O
to	O
distinguish	O
one	O
pattern	O
from	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
,	O
ZUN	O
tried	O
to	O
incorporate	O
this	O
idea	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
weapon	O
type	O
for	O
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
(	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
)	O
where	O
she	O
would	O
take	O
pictures	O
and	O
seal	O
away	O
bullets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
ZUN	O
felt	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
forcing	O
a	O
totally	O
new	O
idea	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
unnaturally	O
,	O
since	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
had	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
shoot	O
photos	O
;	O
so	O
he	O
filed	O
the	O
idea	O
away	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
until	O
after	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
he	O
created	O
the	O
reporter	O
girl	O
Aya	O
Shameimaru	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
introduce	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
upcoming	O
game	O
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Flower	I-Application
View	I-Application
so	O
that	O
she	O
can	O
become	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
a	O
future	O
photography	O
game	O
without	O
being	O
too	O
abrupt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
manga	O
publisher	O
Ichijinsha	O
was	O
planning	O
a	O
manga	O
anthology	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
dōjinshi	O
,	O
but	O
ZUN	O
decided	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
use	O
this	O
opportunity	O
to	O
introduce	O
Aya	O
,	O
and	O
negotiated	O
with	O
Ichijinsha	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
anthology	O
into	O
a	O
fanbook	O
that	O
contains	O
samplings	O
of	O
Aya	O
's	O
newspaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
Touhou	B-Application
Bunkachou	O
~	O
Bohemian	O
Archive	O
in	O
Japanese	O
Red.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
three	O
days	O
before	O
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Flower	I-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
so	O
,	O
ZUN	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Touhou	B-Application
Bunkachou	O
"	O
for	O
his	O
photography	O
game	O
without	O
Ichijinsha	O
's	O
authorization	O
(	O
although	O
Ichijinsha	O
later	O
agreed	O
to	O
let	O
ZUN	O
use	O
the	O
name	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
took	O
a	O
month	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
to	O
finish	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
Touhou	B-Application
Bunkachou	O
~	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
ZUN	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
"	O
Gōgai	O
"	O
stages	O
since	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
would	O
rather	O
move	O
forward	O
onto	O
new	O
projects	O
,	O
thus	O
leaving	O
an	O
empty	O
level	O
hanging	O
in	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
,	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
became	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
on	O
which	O
ZUN	O
's	O
future	O
games	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
and	O
Uwabami	O
Breakers	O
(	O
Drinking	O
Party	O
,	O
2007	O
)	O
are	O
two	O
games	O
which	O
use	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
as	O
their	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Shoot	O
the	O
Bullet'''s	O
sequel	O
Double	B-Application
Spoiler	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
