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Touhou Project

Bullet hell from a one-man studio

The doujin bullet hell franchise from ZUN and Team Shanghai Alice, begun on PC-98 in 1997. Shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei faces waves of supernatural trouble in the hidden land of Gensokyo.

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1997
First game: 1
Series: ZUN
Creator

In the frameTouhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

Your next late night

The essentials

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Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

Team Shanghai Alice2002

Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom

Team Shanghai Alice2003

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Bullet hell from a one-man studioTouhou ProjectZUN's one-man shoot 'em up series follows shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei through the hidden land of Gensokyo, with dense bullet patterns, sharp music and a wide spread of spin-offs.

A legacy worth revisiting

One creator, a screen full of bullets.

ZUN writes, codes, draws and composes much of Touhou himself. The first five games arrived on PC-98, then Embodiment of Scarlet Devil took the series to Windows. Its dense patterns and spell cards sit beside fighting spin-offs made with Twilight Frontier.

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