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i actually quite like the little whirring sound my cd drive makes heheh
#i already ripped all my music cds so im just installing my games now#i mean like. i have them on steam already. except perfect cherry blossom which isnt. on steam yet. guess im finally gonna own it legally LOL#but having extra backups never hurts!#i dont think im gonna start super-publicly sharing around my cd rips but if anyone happens to want some cute little wav files of zun's music#im happy to throw them up on google drive for ya if you shoot me a dm#currently i have bohemian archive in japanese red + perfect memento in strict sense + grimoire of marisa's cds#as well as all 5 akyu's untouched score cds#and ghostly field club + changeability of strange dream + retrospective 53 minutes#aaaand finally gouyoku ibun/sunken fossil world's ost#planning on going shopping for more soon tho hehehehheheheh
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Hifuu CD doodles, all together in one convienient post
Ghostly Field Club
Changeability of Strange Dream
Retrospective 53 Minutes
Magical Astronomy
Trojan Green Asteroid
Neo-Traditionalism of Japan
Dr. Latency's Freak Report
Dateless Bar "Old Adam"
#touhou#touhou project#renko usami#renko and merry#maribel hearn#merry hearn#hifuu#hifuu club#own art#yukaribel#i love these two weird women
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LES FOISFOIS FAVORITE SONG FROM EACH ZUN’S MUSIC COLLECTION ALBUM
vol 1 dolls in pseudo paradise: this album is fantastic and the name is really good too. my favorite song off of it is the arrangement of shanghai alice of meiji 17. it sounds the way a live performance does when they play a slightly different intro to a fan favorite song to slowly clue you in on what’s playing.
vol 2 ghostly field club: again, illusionary night ~ ghostly eyes gets just barely beat out by magical girl crusade here for me. isn’t this song from seihou project or something? it sounds like homestuck music.
vol 3 changeability of strange dream: lot of good ones here.. i’ll go with night falls ~ evening star. but again. lot of good ones here. a fun in-between for ZUN’s styles in imperishable night and phantasmagoria of flower view.
vol 4 retrospective 53 minutes: locked girl ~ the girl’s sealed room. i’m already a noted fan of this song, as seen above.. i like the piano in this arrangement.
vol 5 magical astronomy: this is maybe the best one? like this one might be the best doujin album. it’s. so fucking good oh my god. making me choose a favorite is torture. demystify feast, satellite cafe terrace, celestial wizardry ~ magical astronomy, g free, and oh my GOD necrofantasia are all so good. if i have to pick one.. i mean, it’s gotta be necrofantasia, but i’m starting to feel a little bad for just picking arrangements of songs i already picked. so i’ll go with satellite cafe terrace.
vol 5.5 unknown flower, mesmerizing journey: does this count? i’ll go with tomorrow will be special, yesterday was not.
vol 6 trojan green asteroid: trojan asteroid jungle! this album is weird. i really like it. doesn’t sound like touhou a lot of the time.
vol 7 neo-traditionalism of japan: let’s live in a lovely cemetery. this album is so sparkly. twinkly. yknow?
vol 8 dr latency’s freak report: this album has maybe the best title of any album ever made. the taboo membrane wall is really good but i think i have to give it to pure furies ~ whereabouts of the heart. but both are fantastic.
vol 9 dateless bar “old adam”: let the record show that i think this album is just okay. the omiwa legend arrangement is good, but my favorite song on here is the lost emotion.
vol 9.5 rainbow-colored septentrion: i don’t know what that means. illusionary white traveler.
vol 10 taboo japan disentanglement: WHO KNOWS? WE WILL FIND OUT IN THREE DAYS
LES FOISFOIS FAVORITE SONG FROM EACH TOUHOU SOUNDTRACK
th01 highly responsive to prayers: gotta be eternal shrine maiden. angel’s legend is good, but eternal shrine maiden just has what the PC-98’s soundboard did best. little beeps and boops that somehow sound so chock-full of emotion. fantastic stuff.
th02 story of eastern wonderland: love-colored magic is, of course, legendary, but my favorite for this game is complete darkness. absolutely masterfully work with that melody.
th03 phantasmagoria of dim.dream: obligatory respects to strawberry crisis to make sure i don’t get mauled for saying this, but reincarnation is my personal favorite off this soundtrack. there isn’t really a place to note this, but the SC-8850 version of reincarnation is fucking phenomenal, too.
th04 lotus land story: blah blah blah bad apple okay no but seriously it’s maiden’s capriccio. that’s reimu’s theme. i don’t care about this mystic oriental love consultation shit, this spring path crap. maiden’s capriccio. the imperishable night version fucks hard too.
th05 mystic square: this one is really hard. romantic children rules. plastic mind is unreal. the grimoire of alice fucks. but the best one in my opinion is alice in wonderland. extra stage themes tend to be really good, but i looooooove this one.
th06 embodiment of scarlet devil: locked girl ~ the girl’s sealed room. again being a contrarian here and not picking UN owen was her. cuz. i dunno. i like it.. be nice to me.. side note, but i love how the instruments in eosd and dolls in pseudo paradise sound.. idk, out of tune? it’s nice.
th07 perfect cherry blossom: there are a lot of really good ones here but i’d be lying if i said it wasn’t necrofantasia, contrarian though i may usually be.
th08 imperishable night: i don’t knowwww this one’s too hard they’re all so good.. illusionary night ~ ghostly eyes, nostalgic blood of the east ~ old world, flight of the bamboo cutter ~ lunatic princess, and extend ash ~ person of hourai all come to mind, but honestly i think i have to give it to love-colored master spark. i know it’s not “from” this game but it’s my favorite on the soundtrack, sooooo.. whatever. my list.
th09 phantasmagoria of flower view: wind god girl. “that’s from shoot the bullet” i knowwww shut upppp i’m not doing side games.
th10 mountain of faith: faith is for the transient people, full stop. the gensokyo the gods loved is practically the “touhou theme” to me, but sanae’s theme is like. in my top 3 favorite songs in the series. those guitars kick ass. this game’s soundtrack is phenomenal.
th11 subterranean animism: green-eyed jealousy. followed closely by satori maiden ~ 3rd eye. literally every song on this game’s soundtrack is a banger. a real no-skip album. but i am fucking addicted to parsee’s theme. it’s like bitter, ugly crying as music. i can’t sing its praises enough.
th12 undefined fantastic object: this game sucks ass but the music’s good. emotional skyscraper ~ cosmic mind is the best song.
th13 ten desires: it’s shoutoku legend ~ true administrator, but i wanna give a shout-out to night sakura of dead spirits anyway, because it’s great.
th14 double dealing character: kobito of the shining needle ~ little princess. but i mean. i am kissing reverse ideology on the mouth with tongue. i love you seija i love you shimmy you’ll get ‘em next time
th15 legacy of lunatic kingdom: honestly? unforgettable, the nostalgic greenery. i love the spacey sound of this soundtrack, and none of them capture that sound better than that. the lake reflects the cleansed moonlight is good for the same reason. i have a lot of love for the sea that reflects one’s home planet, too.
th16 hidden star in four seasons: not huge on this soundtrack, but my favorite song is swim in a cherry blossom-colored sea.
th17 wily beast and weakest creature: electric heritage. what a tasty piano in this one. the gorgeous melody is also present in entrust this world to idols ~ idolatrize world, but i like the piano in electric heritage better. idolatrize world is an easy second, though.
th18 unconnected marketeers: this soundtrack is so romantic. very lovely melodies. my favorite is the perpetual snow of komakusa blossoms. it’s memorable to me for whatever reason.
th19 unfinished dream of all living ghost: i’m gonna choose to limit myself to the songs that aren’t covers of existing touhou songs, cuz some of them are pretty similar even if i might like them “more”, like corpse voyage ~ be of good cheer. so i’ll go with the deviants’ unobstructed light ~ kingdom of nothingness. the vocal samples are cool.
i’ll list my favorite songs from the doujin albums in a separate reblog, because damn this is getting long!!
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01. 二人の結晶-INNOCENCE- (Our Crystal -INNOCENCE) (05:15)
Artist: 暁Records
Arrangement: ACTRock
Lyrics: ACTRock
Vocals: Stack
Album: 二人の結晶-INNOCENCE- -to the beginning 03-
Original: Girls’ Sealing Club (Track 2), Merry the Magician (Track 6), Ancient Temple of the Netherworld (Track 4), Celestial Wizardry ~ Magical Astronomy (Track 8), Greenwich in the Sky (Track 2), Hiroshige No.36 (Track 1), Boys and Girls of a Science Era (Track 5)
Source: Ghostly Field Club, Magical Astronomy, Retrospective 53 minutes, Changeability of Strange Dream
Genre: Rock
#actrock is a fucking god#our crystal -innocence-#akatsuki records#actrock#stack#our crystal -innocence- -to the beginning 03-#girls sealing club#merry the magician#ancient temple of the netherworld#celestial wizardry ~ magical astronomy#greenwich in the sky#hiroshige no.36#boys and girls of a science era#ghostly field club#magical astronomy#retrospective 53 minutes#changeability of strange dream#touhou#touhou project#rock#touhou doujin music#doujin music#audio
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ZUN’s music CDs page
On his website, at https://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/html/mcdtop.html you can find a page that contains details about Dolls in Pseudo Paradise, Ghostly Field Club, Changeability of Strange Dream, Retrospective 53 Minutes and Magical Astronomy as well as about Akyu’s Untouched Score 1.
In present day, as of 2020-11-14, you are able to listen to 4 songs from Changeability of Strange Dream there. Tracks 1, 2, 3 and 5 have links to them which still work.
By digging into the Archive, you will be able to find older versions of this page, with links to other songs.
At https://web.archive.org/web/20031211095126/https://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/html/mcdtop.html you can find links to few song previews from Dolls in Pseudo Paradise and Ghostly Field Club.
However, only the first link from Ghostly Field Club works.
Unfortunately, there don’t seem to be any music links for the albums after Changeability of Strange Dream.
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Retrospective 53 Minutes is such a cool Touhou album because the “53 minutes” has two meanings.
In the future of the outside world in Touhou, the Hiroshige Shinkansen runs the Bouyuu-Toukaidou line (a fictional bullet train and a fictional railway line) in 53 minutes, connecting Tokyo and Kyoto with an entirely straight underground track. This references The 53 Stations of the Toukaidou ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Hiroshige, whom the Hiroshige Shinkansen is named after. The current Toukaidou Shinkansen and the fictional Bouyuu-Toukaidou are both named after the Toukaidou road that Hiroshige drew. It’s especially fitting since the Toukaidou road was famous for connecting Kyoto to Tokyo like ZUN’s Bouyuu-Toukaidou. ZUN was able to make all of these connections in his story from the number 53.
The actual album is also exactly 53 minutes and 00 seconds long, simulating the time it took Renko and Merry to travel from Kyoto to Tokyo using the Bouyuu-Toukaidou.
Another thing that’s cool about it is how ZUN directly connects its themes to his previous album, Changeability of Strange Dream. Since the entirety of the bullet train ride takes place underground, he often describes the screens of the train showing virtual simulations of what you would see on the Bouyuu-Toukaidou if it was above ground. In the last track of the album he draws from Zhuangzi Dreamed He Was a Butterfly again, a story Zhuangzi wrote about dreaming he was a butterfly but wondering if it was actually him dreaming he was a butterfly or if when he was awake the butterfly was dreaming it was him.
He uses that story to argue that the real and imaginary are the same, that both exist together. Changeability of Strange Dream referenced butterfly and Zhuangzi’s story throughout as parallels to Maribel’s argument that the things she experience in her dreams are real. Near the end of Retrospective 53 Minutes’ story, ZUN includes the lines:
“ Virtual sensations stimulates people more than real ones.
“Just as they cannot distinguish between dreams and reality, and humans from butterflies.”
It’s also unique in that neither Renko or Maribel are narrating the story unlike Ghostly Field Club and Changeability of Strange Dream before it. It seems more like ZUN is the narrator like in Dolls in Pseudo Paradise. Well, until you read the afterword and ZUN says that this was a story about a passenger eavesdropping on Renko and Merry’s conversation. He reveals that the narration is the passenger commenting on what they were saying. It makes you want to reread the story to get a sense of how this person thinks. It’s the same perspective, but it feels new because you’re suddenly aware of a third character present in the story.
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re: arcs in touhou
this is a personal way of packaging the events of touhou for convenience. literature not explicitly mentioned, I'd place in the corresponding release chronology.
1. PC-98
We all now by now that pc-98 canon is deemed mostly canon unless contradicted. It is also quite outdated and left for much of interpretation. Either way.
- Reiiden, (The) Highly Responsive to Prayers. What do we know? Reimu can seriously kick some ass. Also, joyful spherical creature.
- Fuumaroku, (the) Story of Eastern Wonderland. What do we have? Mima was apparently unsealed from Hell, and it's established that the Hakurei is famous for better or worse. Moreover the "true powers" of the orbs are quite curious.
- Yumejikuu, (The) Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream. What do we have? Professor Yumemi Okazaki from a world that resembles the foundation of the Hifuuture. Also some insight into the whimsy of this world.
- Gensoukyou, Lotus Land Story. There isn't that much other than the name (!!!), Yuuka, and the existence of a dream world.
- Kaikidan, Mystic Square. There is once again not that much lore other than Makai having more of a structure and Alice appearing for the first time. Perhaps the mention that Yuuka doesn't use magic is of vague interest (and so would be Mima's words about being a god if she hadn't disappeared).
2. Spellcard Arc
Immediately following the Vampire Incident (which in and of itself is quite interesting for a variety of reasons) we get to watch as Gensokyo becomes used to this new system. This is an arc for Exposition.
- Koumakyou, (the) Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. We get it, Remilia wants to show off. We are introduced to Patchouli and Flandre, who are for now important to the lore.
- Youyoumu, Perfect Cherry Blossom. Of importance, we expand upon the fact that Gensokyo has History and that it has Connections to other worlds, at least one of which seems to be manageable by Yukari Yakumo (whom we also meet here and we get some interesting interactions with Reimu). We also see Alice again, and this implies a possible connection to Makai somewhere.
- Suimusou, Immaterial and Missing Power. We meet Suika, who has a great deal of importance as an oni, as Yukari's friend, and as one of the four that once controlled the mountain.
- Eiyashou, Imperishable Night. Oh, where to even start. We get more insight on Yukari through Stage 3, we learn of the Human Village (protected by a hakutaku, mind you), we learn about the Lunarians, and we learn about Mokou. This is Chekhov's gun, I dare say.
- Kaeizuka, Phantasmagoria of Flower View. Clearly there's not really a Major Incident per se, but we do get insight on Reimu's duties, the nature of Gensokyo, how Yuuka has become relatively quiet, and we get insight from Yukari through Seasonal Dream Vision.
- Bunkachou, Shoot the Bullet. Here, I'd also place the literature of this era as more exposition with fun bits of lore.
- Hourai Doll ~ Dolls in Pseudo Paradise, Night Trip to Rendaino ~ Ghostly Field Club, Changing Dreams in the Age of Science ~ Changeability of Strange Dream, East-West Tokaido ~ Retrospective 53 Minutes, and Celestial Wizardry ~ Magical Astronomy. Boy oh boy do we have a fun ride learning about the Hifuuture and our dear protagonists, Maeriberii "Maribel" "Merry" Hearn and Renko Usami. This is of great importance for Yukari and Gensokyo lore later on, plus it's a good segue into the more philosophical arc next.
(yes I know DiPP isn't strictly Hifuu but!)
3. Religious Arc
- Bougetsushou. This expands on Lunarian lore, which is especially important when we try to understand Yukari Yakumo and Gensokyo, and it complements well the established setting in the first half of Hifuu. We also get insight on Patchouli's magic-science unification, more on religious setting (as seen in Yorihime and maybe Yuyuko loopholeing the concept of purity), and more on History such as Mokou's past and Eirin's growth.
- Fuujinroku, Mountain of Faith. Well, other than welcoming a more divine side into Touhou, we establish properly the dynamics of the Youkai Mountain, especially the tengu's presence. Moreover, we meet Kanako and Suwako, who are living proof of gensokyo's concept of adaptation and self-definition, as well as of gensokyo's sustainable balance. Sanae is also a good way to expand on the relationship with the Outside World.
- Hisouten, Scarlet Weather Rhapsody. We are introduced to Tenshi and the philosophy of the Celestials, and also we see Yukari having a bit of an obvious interest in keeping the shrine as is.
- Chireiden, Subterranean Animism. We learn about Former Hell, continue to see Yukari and Suika being suspiciously helpful, meet Yuugi, and continue the trainwreck caused by Kanako's arrival.
- Seirensen, Undefined Fantastic Object. Makai returns! Byakuren is here! With her arrival, the Trainwreck continues, there is a vague connection to the Blood Pools via Murasa, and we get to see the side of mythology about humans and youkai (as seen with Byakuren's approach to it, and Ichirin existing).
- Hisoutensoku, Unthinkable Natural Law; Bunkachou, Double Spoiler; Sangetsusei, Great Fairy Wars. Naturally, we must see Gensokyo adapting to it's new state of affairs as things change and forces tug at it.
- Shinreibyou, Ten Desires. Much more lore regarding History and self-definition as seen in Miko; also, we meet Mamizou, who can somewhat play with the Hakurei Barrier.
- Shinkirou, Hopeless Masquerade. The Trainwreck comes to a close as Kokoro puts an end to the religious wars. This event (by which I mean a tsukumogami and a satori accidentally solving everything with some nudges along the way) show the way Gensokyo works: nothing truly Bad can happen to it.
- Suzunaan, Forbidden Scrollery. This further shows that there are forces at play which ensure the balance of Gensokyo. More on that in other official literature.
4. Gensokyo Arc
We are back to seeing the nature of this fantasy land through a much larger scope. Gensokyo has been established as a setting and as a concept, so now we get to see it in full action.
- Ruins of Torifune ~ Trojan Green Asteroid, Izanagi Object ~ Neo-traditionalism of Japan, Swallow stone Naturalis Historia ~ Dr. Latency's Freak Report, Old Testament Tavern ~ Dateless Bar "Old Adam". What a better way to start this era than through the moment in Hifuu where the Renko-Merry dynamic takes a turn, and Merry's true colors start to show more clearly?
- Kishinjou, Double Dealing Character. An independent incident, really; we are given a refreshment as to what a Gensokyo Incident feels like. No intervention from any other worlds, simply put. It's quickly resolved, as expected, and even quicker does the world adapt. (Insert ISC here).
- Shinpiroku, Urban Legend in Limbo. Much to discuss! From a new Outsider in the form of Sumireko Usami, to the scale that an incident can reach when there are other worlds at play! Especially, the Moon and an Outside World that ever so slightly drifts from what Sanae knew and into what Merry will know. Also, we get a proper game appearance for Kasen, which means...
- Ibarakasen, Wild and Horned Hermit. Sure, the story began much earlier, but it's worth nothing a few things here and now, such as the insight we get on being a hermit, a sage, and an oni all from the same person: Kasen, another prime example of self-definition. Also, a fun little peek at Hell and Heaven.
- Kanjuden, Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom. Well, among many other things, this brings us Hecatia, who offers good insight on the dynamic of connected worlds, which we have been seeing quite a lot of; as well as a comparison between the rigid Lunarian culture, the unique lawlessness of Hell, and the adaptable Gensokyo.
- Hyouibana, Antimony of Common Flowers. Well, with this incident we get to see more of Kasen and Yukari's current dynamic, their relation to Reimu, and two very important points shown through the Yorigamis: anyone can cause an incident (which, we kinda already knew, but bear with me), and the Dream World takes importance. Tenshi can freely desire to reshape the world into something better (albeit through odd means), is that not reminiscent of Reimu's desire?
- Tenkuushou, Hidden Star in Four Seasons. What was that about anyone crafting an incident? Oh yeah, another sage appears, and makes incision on the nature of Gensokyo. There is also, albeit not as directly, insight into self-definition in Okina, who embodies so many concepts.
- Hifuu Nightmare Diary, Violet Detector. More Sumireko shenanigans that showcase the adaptability of Gensokyo and the meddling of the sages when things are tricky. Moreover, the importance of the Dream World for Gensokyo is highlighted: both in universe, as the Yukaribel story grows, and out of universe, for the very conception of Gensoukyou involved a dream world.
- Kikeijuu, Wily Beast and Weakest Creature. Woop woop, there's no time to keep musing about sages and dreams, Hell is here! Is this a consequence of Hecatia and Okina's quarrel? No, it was actually the Beasts. However, we do get to see a curious phenomenon involving Keiki and the human spirits.
- Gouyoku Ibun, Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow. Once again, the sages meddle when things are tricky. There's also something to be said about their wisdom - are they not very clever with Flandre's power? They must've quickly learnt in order to devise such a plan - Kasen learnt to solve the Urban Legend Incident, Yukari learnt to solve the Perfect Possession Incident, surely Okina can do the same. And yet... perhaps, and just perhaps, the knowledge was always there. The Vampire Incident was long ago, and Gensokyo is fundamentally an accepting place. Had they wanted to, they could've kicked the Scarlets out, and yet. This is how they built Gensokyo. This is how they work with it. But let's move on - more Beast lore, and we utilize obscure mythology to our advantage.
This, we have already seen. Vampire lore is not exactly commonplace, so they didn't know how to deal with them. Oni lore was forgotten, therefore Suika and Kasen were tricky to deal with. The sages are masters of self-definition through their mythology. The entirety of shinpiroku and hyouibana was based on working with the mythology of the incident. More on this later.
- Kouryuudou, Unconnected Marketeers. Another instance of "anyone can create an incident if they try hard enough," of "redefining oneself" with Chimata and not too unlike what Kanako herself showed, and of Reimu finding more about her own power.
- Bulletphilia-tachi no Yami-Ichiba, 100th Black Market. Whimsical instance of Gensokyo adapts. Somehow, it always does, for better or worse.
- Juuouen, Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost. Whuh-oh! This was the for worse! Now, the beast incident brewing in the background crashes into the ever fluctuating Gensokyo. Thankfully, even the other worlds have their own measures to remain stable, just like Gensokyo does. This means both through the dutiful shrine maiden and through this strange innate balance (Aunn saves the day! Okina will surely claim it was all according to plan). Everything passes.
5. The Future.
Who knows? Predicting touhou is famously not the best of ideas. However, I'm confident there will be constants: this is a place to determine oneself, and this is a place that will persevere.
On a more specific note, I imagine that Chireikiden, Cheating Detective Satori will bring an interesting plot, whether it be a conclusion to the arc or the beginning of a new one. We recently tackled Hell, so it may be the former option.
It seems to be shaping up a lore reveal regarding the Hakurei and Gensokyo's creation. Perhaps, there will be more on its connection to other worlds, specifically the dream world. The importance of change. The nature of the shrine. The balance established by the sages, of those who embrace otherness as seen in Hifuu, in DiPP, in Forbidden Scrollery.
#touhou#touhou project#gensokyo meta#goodness gracious who do i even tag#reimu hakurei#yukari yakumo#kasen ibaraki#okina matara#and many many others
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Adding in the other print works:
BETWEEN FS CHAPTER 25 AND FINISHING WILD AND HORNED HERMIT:
Perfect Memento in Strict Sense (finish it)
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Symposium of Post-Mysticism (finish it)
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*Dolls in Pseudo Paradise (finish it and try to figure out the mystery)
BETWEEN FINISHING FORBIDDEN SCROLLERY AND STARTING EASTERN AND LITTLE NATURE DEITY:
Curiosities of Lotus Asia (finish it)
BETWEEN FINISHING SILENT SINNER IN BLUE/CAGE IN LUNATIC RUNAGATE AND STARTING LOTUS EATERS' SOBERING:
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn (finish it)
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*Ghostly Field Club (finish it)
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*Changeability of Strange Dream (finish it)
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*Retrospective 53 Minutes (finish it)
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*Magical Astronomy (finish it)
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*Trojan Green Asteroid (finish it)
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*Neo-traditionalism of Japan (finish it)
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*Dr. Latency's Freak Report (finish it)
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*Dateless Bar "Old Adam" (finish it)
AFTER FINISHING AS MUCH OF LOTUS EATERS' SOBERING AS EXISTS, THESE ARE OPTIONAL:
The Grimoire of Marisa (highly recommended) The Grimoire of Usami (highly recommended) Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia (highly recommended) Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red (not necessary, has early Windows weirdness, but it's fun)
"*" indicates a music CD; please look up the OSTs to these on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Music, or elsewhere, so you can listen along.
I do suggest playing all the games at some point, but the print works are relatively good at introducing the characters. The only game which might really make print works difficult to understand if you don't play it is Touhou Shinpiroku ~ Urban Legend in Limbo (Touhou 14.5.) This is due to the introduction of an incident that goes entirely unsolved after the game ends, which has continual knock-on effects for the future, and an introduction of a character who's quite important to the backstories of two other characters but who doesn't appear in the works that they appear in.
Apart from that, this set of works should net you a relatively good understanding of Touhou. You probably won't make enormous unforced errors about the setting or metaphysics after reading these, unless you're particularly hardheaded. And more importantly: You'll probably have a lot of fun reading them.
Hello! I wanted to get into reading the Touhou official manga, but I don’t know what order I should read them in. Do you have any suggestions?
Wild and Horned Hermit: up to and including chapter 14 -> Forbidden Scrollery: up to and including chapter 25 -> Wild and Horned Hermit: finish it -> Forbidden Scrollery: finish it -> Eastern and Little Nature Deity: finish it -> Strange and Bright Nature Deity: finish it -> Oriental Sacred Place: finish it -> Visionary Fairies in Shrine: finish it -> Silent Sinner in Blue/Cage in Lunatic Runagate (must be read concurrently; the latter is a proper book): finish them -> Lotus Eaters' Sobering
This is if you want to only read the manga. There are other print works I highly recommend if you don't but I understand that some people are allergic to books.
(Read Cheating Detective Satori after this if you want and don't read it if you don't.)
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ZUN music CDs - PART 1
Dolls in Pseudo Paradise, Ghostly Field Club, Changeability of Strange Dream, Retrospective 53 minutes, Magical Astronomy, Unknown Flower Mesmerizing Journey, Trojan Green Asteroid, Neo-traditionalism of Japan, Dr. Latency's Freak Report, Dateless Bar "Old Adam".
Source: thwiki.cc
PART 2 at: /post/672188134866485248/
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