<s>
ZUN	O
has	O
also	O
produced	O
related	O
print	O
works	O
and	O
music	O
albums	O
,	O
and	O
collaborated	O
with	O
developer	O
Twilight	O
Frontier	O
on	O
seven	O
official	O
Touhou	B-Application
spin-offs	O
,	O
most	O
being	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
land	O
sealed	O
from	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
and	O
primarily	O
inhabited	O
by	O
humans	O
and	O
yōkai	O
,	O
legendary	O
creatures	O
from	O
Japanese	O
folklore	O
that	O
are	O
personified	O
in	O
Touhou	B-Application
as	O
bishōjo	O
in	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
moe	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
,	O
the	O
miko	O
of	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
and	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
is	O
often	O
tasked	O
with	O
resolving	O
supernatural	O
"	O
incidents	O
"	O
caused	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
Gensokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9800	I-Operating_System
computer	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
Highly	O
Responsive	O
to	O
Prayers	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1997	O
;	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
signature	O
danmaku	O
( 弾幕	O
,	O
'	O
bullet	O
curtain	O
 '	O
)	O
mechanics	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Story	O
of	O
Eastern	O
Wonderland	O
(	O
also	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2002	O
marked	O
a	O
shift	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
has	O
become	O
particularly	O
notable	O
as	O
a	O
prominent	O
source	O
of	O
Japanese	O
dōjin	O
content	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
spawning	O
a	O
vast	O
body	O
of	O
fan-made	O
works	O
such	O
as	O
artwork	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
print	O
works	O
,	O
video	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Internet	O
memes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jun'ya	O
Ōta	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
then	O
a	O
mathematics	O
student	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Denki	O
University	O
working	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
ZUN	O
Soft	O
"	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9800	I-Operating_System
personal	O
computers	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
16-bit	O
color	O
graphics	O
and	O
6-channel	O
FM	O
synthesis	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
,	O
the	O
miko	O
of	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
( 博麗神社	O
Hakurei	O
Jinja	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
and	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
vertically-scrolling	O
format	O
of	O
later	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
returns	O
from	O
a	O
training	O
session	O
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
overrun	O
by	O
ghosts	O
and	O
yōkai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
has	O
cited	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
arcade	O
game	O
Darius	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
firing	O
bullets	O
at	O
bosses	O
that	O
appear	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
dodging	O
their	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
many	O
features	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
standard	O
,	O
including	O
weapon	O
selection	O
,	O
hitboxes	B-Protocol
that	O
are	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
power-ups	O
,	O
mid-bosses	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unlockable	O
Extra	O
Stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
enjoying	O
a	O
quiet	O
morning	O
walk	O
,	O
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
stumbles	O
across	O
mysterious	O
ruins	O
that	O
have	O
suddenly	O
appeared	O
a	O
short	O
distance	O
from	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
's	O
gateway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Match	O
Play	O
Mode	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
versus-type	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
similar	O
to	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
engage	O
in	O
danmaku	O
battles	O
in	O
split-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
peace	O
in	O
Gensokyo	O
(	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
)	O
is	O
broken	O
when	O
a	O
tremendous	O
energy	O
surges	O
from	O
beneath	O
a	O
mountain	O
lake	O
,	O
causing	O
yōkai	O
to	O
swarm	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5th	O
and	O
final	O
Touhou	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
at	O
Comiket	O
55	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
left	O
the	O
group	O
in	O
2001	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
game	O
development	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
forming	O
the	O
one-man	O
dōjin	O
circle	O
Team	O
Shanghai	O
Alice	O
and	O
self-publishing	O
all	O
subsequent	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
ZUN	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
games	O
represent	O
a	O
"	O
clean	O
slate	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
canon	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
many	O
carry-overs	O
and	O
references	O
from	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
marked	O
a	O
dramatic	O
graphical	O
improvement	O
from	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
and	O
sounds	O
used	O
synthesized	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
and	O
MIDI	O
instead	O
of	O
FM	O
synthesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
comparison	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
boss	O
characters	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
select	O
few	O
danmaku	O
patterns	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
switch	O
between	O
at	O
random	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
era	O
were	O
re-introduced	O
in	O
Embodiment	O
of	O
the	O
Scarlet	O
Devil	O
,	O
which	O
set	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
later	O
Windows	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Sakuya	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
series	O
tradition	O
of	O
former	O
bosses	O
reappearing	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
and	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
a	O
strange	O
mist	O
descends	O
on	O
Gensokyo	O
as	O
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
and	O
other	O
residents	O
find	O
themselves	O
inexplicably	O
holding	O
a	O
feast	O
every	O
three	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
playable	O
characters	O
include	O
Reimu	O
,	O
Marisa	O
,	O
Sakuya	O
,	O
Alice	O
,	O
Youmu	O
Konpaku	O
from	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Patchouli	O
Knowledge	O
from	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
playable	O
characters	O
include	O
Reimu	O
,	O
Marisa	O
,	O
Sakuya	O
,	O
Youmu	O
,	O
and	O
Reisen	O
Udongein	O
Inaba	O
from	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
16	O
playable	O
characters	O
after	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
bosses	O
from	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
to	O
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Flower	I-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
autumn	O
,	O
Reimu	O
receives	O
a	O
message	O
demanding	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
and	O
threatening	O
its	O
destruction	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
god	O
of	O
Yōkai	O
Mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Immaterial	B-Application
and	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
geyser	O
suddenly	O
appears	O
one	O
day	O
near	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
,	O
spouting	O
evil	O
earth	O
spirits	O
from	O
underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
graze-based	O
scoring	O
and	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Options	O
"	O
system	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
either	O
Reimu	O
,	O
Marisa	O
,	O
or	O
Sanae	O
Kochiya	O
from	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
three	O
girls	O
race	O
to	O
board	O
the	O
vessel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Undefined	B-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Objects	I-Application
"	O
,	O
or	O
UFOs	O
will	O
sometimes	O
appear	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
for	O
bonus	O
points	O
,	O
lives	O
,	O
or	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Scarlet	B-Application
Weather	I-Application
Rhapsody	I-Application
while	O
adding	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
Spell	O
Cards	O
,	O
and	O
weather	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
,	O
following	O
Aya	O
Shameimaru	O
on	O
her	O
mission	O
to	O
photograph	O
the	O
yokai	O
of	O
Gensokyo	O
and	O
their	O
danmaku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
features	O
bosses	O
from	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
to	O
Undefined	B-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Object	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
danmaku	O
shooter	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Touhou	B-Application
Sangetsusei	O
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Undefined	B-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Object	I-Application
,	O
Reimu	O
and	O
Marisa	O
notice	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
spirits	O
in	O
Gensokyo	O
and	O
take	O
off	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
playable	O
is	O
Sanae	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
divine	O
spirits	O
for	O
the	O
Moriya	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
gods	O
,	O
and	O
Youmu	O
,	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
exterminate	O
spirits	O
that	O
she	O
views	O
as	O
unnecessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reimu	O
,	O
Marisa	O
,	O
and	O
Sakuya	O
are	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
resembling	O
that	O
of	O
Ten	B-Application
Desires	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Playism	O
,	O
making	O
Double	B-Application
Dealing	I-Application
Character	I-Application
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
for	O
digital	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
stage	O
5	O
boss	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dealing	I-Application
Character	I-Application
,	O
amanojaku	O
Seija	O
Kijin	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
nine	O
"	O
cheat	O
"	O
items	O
to	O
clear	O
otherwise	O
impossible-to-beat	O
Spell	O
Cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Hopeless	B-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Occult	O
Ball	O
"	O
system	O
for	O
controlling	O
special	O
moves	O
and	O
battle	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
added	O
features	O
(	O
including	O
Reisen	O
Udongein	O
Inaba	O
from	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
)	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lunatic	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
features	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Legacy	O
Mode	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Pointdevice	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
replaces	O
lives	O
and	O
continues	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
"	O
chapters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
Steam	B-Application
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
danmaku	O
photography	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
and	O
Double	B-Application
Spoiler	I-Application
,	O
it	O
features	O
the	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Urban	O
Legend	O
in	O
Limbo	O
,	O
Sumireko	O
Usami	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
bosses	O
from	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lunatic	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
to	O
Hidden	B-Application
Star	I-Application
in	I-Application
Four	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Reimu	O
,	O
Marisa	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
and	O
extra	O
stage	O
bosses	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Windows	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
bonus	O
system	O
to	O
Undefined	B-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Object	I-Application
,	O
with	O
"	O
Spirit	O
Items	O
"	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
three	O
spirit	O
types	O
)	O
that	O
activate	O
special	O
effects	O
when	O
collected	O
in	O
groups	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
Ability	O
Cards	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
go	O
investigating	O
on	O
Youkai	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
at	O
Gensou	O
Kagura	O
5	O
and	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subsequent	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
occurred	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
19th	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2023	O
and	O
will	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
and	O
2007	O
,	O
ZUN	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
five-volume	O
collection	O
of	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
soundtracks	O
that	O
includes	O
several	O
unused	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
albums	O
primarily	O
consist	O
of	O
arrangements	O
by	O
of	O
Twilight	O
Frontier	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
arrangements	O
and/or	O
new	O
compositions	O
by	O
ZUN:ZUN	O
'	O
s	O
Music	O
Collection	O
,	O
Akyu	O
's	O
Untouched	O
Score	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
soundtracks	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
(	O
Japan	O
,	O
US	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
magazine	O
Strange	O
Creators	O
of	O
Outer	O
World	O
,	O
with	O
8	O
additional	O
chapters	O
being	O
published	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stories	O
are	O
told	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
Rinnosuke	O
Morichika	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
male	O
characters	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
proprietor	O
of	O
Kourindou	O
( 香霖堂	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
antique	O
store	O
in	O
Gensokyo.Touhou	O
Sangetsusei	O
is	O
a	O
four-part	O
manga	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
ZUN	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Nemu	O
Matsukura	O
and	O
Makoto	O
Hirasaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
12.8th	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Fairy	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
series.Bohemian	O
Archive	O
in	O
Japanese	O
Red	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
fanbook	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
ZUN	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ichijinsha	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
copy	O
includes	O
a	O
CD	O
containing	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Flower	I-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
three	O
arrangements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
by	O
ZUN	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
wallpaper	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
's	O
cover.Seasonal	O
Dream	O
Vision	O
is	O
a	O
semi-official	O
fanbook	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Comic	O
Toranoana	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
anthology	O
of	O
12	O
dōjinshi	O
by	O
various	O
artists	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
,	O
A	O
Beautiful	O
Flower	O
Blooming	O
Violet	O
Every	O
Sixty	O
Years	O
( 六十年ぶりに紫に香る花	O
)	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
ZUN	O
as	O
a	O
supplement	O
to	O
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
of	I-Application
Flower	I-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
copy	O
includes	O
a	O
CD	O
containing	O
three	O
original	O
FM	O
synthesis	O
tracks	O
by	O
ZUN	O
and	O
a	O
wallpaper	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
's	O
cover.Touhou	O
Bougetsushou	O
is	O
a	O
loose	O
collection	O
of	O
works	O
written	O
by	O
ZUN	O
continuing	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
8th	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
profiles	O
of	O
almost	O
every	O
character	O
from	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
to	O
Ten	B-Application
Desires	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
in-universe	O
newspaper	O
articles	O
from	O
the	O
Bunbunmaru	O
Newspaper	O
and	O
Kakashi	O
Spirit	O
News.Forbidden	O
Scrollery	O
is	O
a	O
manga	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
ZUN	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Moe	O
Harukawa	O
,	O
serialized	O
between	O
October	O
2012	O
and	O
July	O
2017	O
in	O
Comp	O
Ace	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
licensed	O
for	O
an	O
English-language	O
release	O
by	O
Yen	O
Press	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
seven	O
volumes	O
between	O
November	O
2017	O
and	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
print	O
work	O
to	O
be	O
officially	O
translated.Strange	O
Creators	O
of	O
Outer	O
World	O
is	O
an	O
official	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
magazine	O
,	O
supervized	O
by	O
ZUN	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
under	O
their	O
Dengeki	O
Moeoh	O
imprint	O
since	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
item	O
counter	O
(	O
"	O
Cherry	O
Points	O
"	O
in	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
)	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
enter	O
"	O
focus	O
mode	O
"	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
shift	O
key	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
which	O
slows	O
down	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movement	O
,	O
makes	O
their	O
hitbox	B-Protocol
visible	O
(	O
from	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
onwards	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
focuses	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
attack	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graze	O
counter	O
,	O
missing	O
from	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
and	O
Story	O
of	O
Eastern	O
Wonderland	O
,	O
tracks	O
how	O
many	O
bullets	O
entered	O
the	O
character	O
sprite	O
but	O
avoided	O
the	O
hitbox	B-Protocol
,	O
rewarding	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
bonus	O
for	O
taking	O
risks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
one	O
during	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
after	O
being	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
bullet	O
(	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
deathbomb	O
"	O
)	O
Touhou	B-Application
Koumakyou	I-Application
~	O
the	B-Application
Embodiment	I-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
omake	O
-	O
Capturing	O
and	O
Hints	O
to	O
avoid	O
loss	O
of	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
individual	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
from	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
to	O
Wily	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
and	I-Application
Weakest	I-Application
Creature	I-Application
has	O
additional	O
items	O
that	O
affect	O
some	O
aspect	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
scoring	O
or	O
gaining	O
extra	O
lives/bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
has	O
"	O
cherry	O
points	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
mostly	O
in	O
scoring	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
grant	O
temporary	O
invulnerability	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
supernatural	O
border	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
has	O
"	O
time	O
points	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
essential	O
for	O
advancing	O
to	O
later	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
determine	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
to	O
challenge	O
a	O
boss	O
's	O
'	O
final	O
spell	O
 '	O
on	O
normal	O
or	O
higher	O
difficulties	O
;	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
has	O
"	O
faith	O
"	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
boost	O
the	O
score	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
upon	O
gathering	O
point	O
items	O
and	O
bonuses	O
for	O
clearing	O
spell	O
cards	O
without	O
dying	O
or	O
using	O
a	O
spell	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
main	O
Touhou	B-Application
game	O
has	O
four	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
(	O
"	O
easy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
normal	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
hard	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
lunatic	O
"	O
)	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
being	O
harder	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
exceptions	O
to	O
this	O
are	O
Story	O
of	O
Eastern	O
Wonderland	O
and	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
on	O
easy	O
difficulty	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
only	O
have	O
five	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
games	O
that	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
extra	O
stage	O
by	O
completing	O
the	O
easy	O
difficulty	O
are	O
Story	O
of	O
Eastern	O
Wonderland	O
,	O
Mystic	O
Square	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
,	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
Fairy	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Double	B-Application
Dealing	I-Application
Character	I-Application
,	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lunatic	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
Hidden	B-Application
Star	I-Application
in	I-Application
Four	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
,	O
Wily	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
and	I-Application
Weakest	I-Application
Creature	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Unconnected	B-Application
Marketeers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
phantasm	O
extra	O
stage	O
where	O
the	O
difficulty	O
is	O
increased	O
even	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plots	O
of	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
revolve	O
around	O
the	O
strange	O
phenomena	O
that	O
occur	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
realm	O
of	O
,	O
which	O
ZUN	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
human	O
village	O
in	O
some	O
remote	O
mountain	O
recesses	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
before	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
's	O
story	O
begins	O
,	O
many	O
non-humans	O
like	O
yōkai	O
lived	O
with	O
some	O
humans	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
500	O
years	O
before	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
(	O
EoSD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
yōkai	O
sage	O
Yukari	O
Yakumo	O
developed	O
the	O
"	O
boundary	O
of	O
phantasm	O
and	O
substance	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
favored	O
by	O
the	O
yōkai	O
and	O
protected	O
the	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
others	O
species	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
yōkai	O
depending	O
on	O
definition	O
,	O
like	O
fairies	O
,	O
spirits	O
,	O
yūrei	O
,	O
onryō	O
,	O
poltergeists	O
,	O
hermits	O
,	O
oni	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gods	O
which	O
are	O
all	O
portrayed	O
in	O
human	O
female	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
present	O
Gensokyo	O
,	O
presented	O
in	O
all	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
games	O
since	O
EoSD	B-Application
,	O
magical	O
and	O
spiritual	O
qualities	O
prevail	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
where	O
unscientific	O
phenomena	O
were	O
dismissed	O
as	O
"	O
superstition	O
"	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Meiji	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
known	O
gateway	O
from	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
into	O
Gensokyo	O
is	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
on	O
the	O
border	O
of	O
Gensokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Great	O
Hakurei	O
Barrier	O
,	O
"	O
managed	O
by	O
past	O
Hakurei	O
miko	O
,	O
was	O
constructed	O
several	O
decades	O
before	O
EoSD	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
barrier	O
of	O
common	O
sense	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
thus	O
a	O
strong	O
logical	O
barrier	O
that	O
not	O
even	O
yōkai	O
can	O
pass	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
mainly	O
focuses	O
on	O
incidents	O
that	O
affects	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Gensokyo	O
in	O
its	O
stories	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
works	O
like	O
Mountain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
that	O
are	O
centered	O
on	O
lesser-scale	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
bishōjo	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
series	I-Application
possesses	O
a	O
large	O
cast	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
shooting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
is	O
Hong	O
Meiling	O
,	O
affectionately	O
called	O
Chūgoku	O
(	O
China	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
stage	O
3	O
boss	O
of	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
,	O
who	O
won	O
a	O
popularity	O
contest	O
in	O
Japan	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
Touhou	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exceptions	O
to	O
this	O
include	O
Shoot	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bullet	I-Application
and	O
Double	B-Application
Spoiler	I-Application
(	O
Aya	O
Shameimaru	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
both	O
,	O
and	O
Hatate	O
Himekaidou	O
can	O
become	O
playable	O
in	O
Double	B-Application
Spoiler	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Fairy	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
which	O
has	O
Cirno	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
playable	O
character	O
)	O
,	O
Impossible	B-Application
Spell	I-Application
Card	I-Application
and	O
Gold	O
Rush	O
(	O
where	O
only	O
Seija	O
Kijin	O
is	O
playable	O
)	O
,	O
Violet	B-Application
Detector	I-Application
(	O
where	O
only	O
Sumireko	O
Usami	O
is	O
playable	O
)	O
and	O
100th	B-Application
Black	I-Application
Market	I-Application
(	O
where	O
only	O
Marisa	O
Kirisame	O
is	O
playable	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
is	O
a	O
one-man	O
project	O
by	O
Jun'ya	O
Ōta	O
(	O
usually	O
under	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
ZUN	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
does	O
all	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
programming	O
alone	O
for	O
the	O
bullet	O
hell	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exceptions	O
of	O
the	O
portrait	O
art	O
in	O
Fairy	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Makoto	O
Hirasaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
Immaterial	B-Application
and	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
Scarlet	B-Application
Weather	I-Application
Rhapsody	I-Application
,	O
Touhou	B-Application
Hisōtensoku	O
,	O
Hopeless	B-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
,	O
Urban	O
Legend	O
in	O
Limbo	O
,	O
and	O
Antinomy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Common	I-Application
Flowers	I-Application
,	O
were	O
dual	O
efforts	O
with	O
Twilight	O
Frontier	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
ZUN	O
wrote	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
Twilight	O
Frontier	O
created	O
the	O
art	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
's	O
first	O
interest	O
in	O
developing	O
video	B-Application
games	I-Application
came	O
during	O
his	O
high	O
school	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
school	O
's	O
orchestra	O
club	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
music	O
for	O
video	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
to	O
college	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
compose	O
music	O
for	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
anybody	O
else	O
who	O
was	O
making	O
games	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
put	O
his	O
music	O
in	O
,	O
he	O
made	O
his	O
own	O
games	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Touhou	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Highly	O
Responsive	O
to	O
Prayers	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touhou	B-Application
only	O
became	O
a	O
shooting	O
game	O
series	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
onwards	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
shooting	O
games	O
had	O
revived	O
due	O
to	O
RayForce	B-Application
and	O
ZUN	O
had	O
long	O
been	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
such	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
remarked	O
how	O
the	O
general	O
theme	O
and	O
direction	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Application
only	O
started	O
coming	O
together	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
,	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
develops	O
his	O
games	O
with	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Cubase	B-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
his	O
interview	O
in	O
Bohemian	O
Archive	O
in	O
Japanese	O
Red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
derivative	O
works	O
based	O
on	O
Touhou	B-Application
have	O
been	O
created	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
,	O
including	O
dōjinshi	O
,	O
dōjin	O
music	O
(	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
remixing	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
 '	O
music	O
)	O
,	O
dōjin	O
anime	O
,	O
and	O
dōjin	O
games	O
(	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
themselves	O
are	O
dōjin	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vast	O
scope	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
derivatives	O
prompted	O
commentary	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
became	O
an	O
unmissable	O
aspect	O
of	O
Japanese	O
consumer	O
generated	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZUN	O
stated	O
himself	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
game	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
officially	O
commercialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
publication	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Application
derivative	O
doujinshi	O
occurred	O
during	O
December	O
2003	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Perfect	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
Blossom	I-Application
;	O
seven	O
circles	O
sold	O
Touhou	B-Application
derivative	O
works	O
at	O
Comiket	O
65	O
in	O
December	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Comiket	O
74	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
885	O
circles	O
had	O
Touhou	B-Application
derivative	O
works	O
on	O
display	O
or	O
for	O
sale	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
35,000	O
circles	O
participating	O
at	O
Comiket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Comiket	O
77	O
(	O
December	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
2,372	O
circles	O
were	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Touhou	B-Application
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
previous	O
record	O
held	O
by	O
The	O
Prince	O
of	O
Tennis	O
at	O
Comiket	O
66	O
(	O
August	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
2,130	O
circles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Comiket	O
85	O
(	O
December	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
Touhou	B-Application
was	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
lead	O
,	O
with	O
2,272	O
participating	O
circles	O
selling	O
Touhou	B-Application
derivatives	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
Kuroko	O
's	O
Basketball	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
franchise	O
at	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Comiket	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
1,462	O
circles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
mid	O
2010s	O
,	O
Touhou	B-Application
popularity	O
at	O
Comiket	O
began	O
to	O
diminish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2015-2017	O
,	O
Kantai	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
consistently	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
series	O
at	O
Comiket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2019	O
,	O
Touhou	B-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
popular	O
series	O
at	O
Comiket	O
,	O
with	O
less	O
than	O
half	O
the	O
circles	O
at	O
Comiket	O
than	O
the	O
Fate	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dōjin	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Touhou	B-Application
include	O
adaptations	O
of	O
other	O
game	O
series	O
 '	O
mechanics	O
with	O
Touhou	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Kōmajō	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
(	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
being	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Akumajō	O
Dracula	O
)	O
,	O
Age	O
of	O
Ethanols	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Touhou	B-Application
Puppet	O
Dance	O
Performance	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2014	O
,	O
ZUN	O
announced	O
a	O
collaborative	O
project	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
bringing	O
unofficial	O
,	O
fan-made	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
dōjin	O
games	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuyuko	O
Saigyouji	O
and	O
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
also	O
made	O
cameo	O
character	O
appearances	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
game	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
Re:2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Application
has	O
been	O
a	O
particular	O
source	O
of	O
interest	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
arrangement	O
CDs	O
are	O
sold	O
at	O
Comiket	O
and	O
other	O
Japanese	O
conventions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
derivatives	O
are	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
music	O
videos	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
dōjin	O
music	O
circle	O
IOSYS	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
often	O
shared	O
on	O
otaku	O
internet	B-Application
forums	I-Application
and	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Douga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marisa	O
Stole	O
the	O
Precious	O
Thing	O
,	O
alongside	O
Cirno	O
's	O
Perfect	O
Math	O
Class	O
,	O
Night	O
of	O
Nights	O
,	O
and	O
Bad	O
Apple	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
dōjin	O
game	O
Touhou	B-Application
Spell	O
Bubble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toby	O
Fox	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
cited	O
Touhou	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
musical	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
fanmade	O
anime	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
for	O
Touhou	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
derivative	O
anime	O
from	O
a	O
commercial	O
anime	O
studio	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
by	O
Ufotable	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Japanese	O
goods	O
chain	O
Animate	O
as	O
a	O
promotional	O
video	O
for	O
the	O
store	O
combining	O
Touhou	B-Application
with	O
Animate	O
's	O
mascot	O
,	O
Meito	O
Anizawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
11th	O
annual	O
Media	O
Arts	O
Awards	O
held	O
by	O
Japan	O
's	O
Agency	O
for	O
Cultural	O
Affairs	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
category	O
,	O
where	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
eventually	O
lost	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
Internet	O
meme	O
based	O
on	O
Touhou	B-Application
is	O
,	O
which	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
disembodied	O
,	O
deformed	O
heads	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
yukkuris	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
is	O
the	O
largest	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
dōjin	O
conventions	O
hosting	O
only	O
Touhou	B-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
coordinator	O
of	O
this	O
convention	O
has	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Team	O
Shanghai	O
Alice	O
officially	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
Reitaisai	O
"	O
was	O
given	O
by	O
ZUN	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
started	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
Team	O
Shanghai	O
Alice	O
to	O
publicly	O
distribute	O
the	O
trial	O
version	O
for	O
their	O
upcoming	O
games	O
,	O
Imperishable	B-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
Immaterial	B-Application
and	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
many	O
Touhou	B-Application
derivative	O
works	O
are	O
gathered	O
and	O
sold	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2011	O
Reitaisai	O
was	O
originally	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
safety	O
concerns	O
after	O
the	O
2011	O
Tōhoku	O
earthquake	O
and	O
tsunami	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Ten	B-Application
Desires	I-Application
was	O
also	O
postponed	O
.	O
</s>
