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They're bringing back the Graffiti Kingdom franchise for a mobile game pretty soon, so someone decided to get ZUN involved as well, even if it's just to bring back his "Flying Maiden". https://twitter.com/rakukin_pr/status/1167038604515766272
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Touhou Cannonball is scheduled for release next month. The full opening animation was also revealed tonight (may not load outside of Japan, apparently): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phLiZu7qO84 leather fedora fucked around with this message at 16:36 on Sep 3, 2019 |
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Touhou Cannonball was also released today. Not sure how much depth there is yet but it's interesting enough. Definitely need to know enough Japanese to figure out win conditions and whatnot.
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Yeah, seems like dupes are only useful for dismissing at the moment, but if you have inventory space, might as well hold onto them if you want.
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Touhou Cannonball Patchouli: *plays up the weak, frail girl shtick to coax Sakuya into helping her find an escaped mandrake* Also Touhou Cannonball Patchouli: "I've walked all of 5 minutes and I'm tired. Let's just burn down the trees around Misty Lake to flush it out."
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For actual canon content, Tasofro just announced a demo for the next game: Touhou 17.5 - Strange Tale of Greed ~ Submerged Hell. Seems to be a side-scrolling game about water. http://www.tasofro.net/touhou175/index.html
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nyttyn posted:Plus the title being about greed. Just seems like fancy alternative kanji, which ZUN is a big fan of, for 強欲.
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The first chapter of the new official manga is out, along with its full title: Touhou Chireikiden (not the same kanji as Chireiden but intentionally similar) Irregular Detective Satori https://touhougarakuta.com/comic/touhouchireikiden_1 The art is kinda amateurish but it'll be interesting to see how ZUN shows off his love for mystery novels.
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That was my first thought but then I saw she seems to actively go out of the way to read minds, not to mention her title has "armchair detective" in it. Still, I admit I might be reading too much into all that. And yeah, the wing hats are hilarious.
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I'm pretty sure they do, although they're more noticeable on the comics.
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On that note: https://twitter.com/moiwool/status/1188908535054135297
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They're both older DJ Command remixes from the Toho Euro Flash series, but the promo image says "Part 1" so there's probably more coming.
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There was a Swedish gaming magazine that interviewed ZUN in 2006. There's a translation of it on the English wiki, but it was recently obtained by a Japanese fan and they discovered it contains what is probably the first and only published self-portrait of him. https://twitter.com/Miikkadd/status/1207997400494690304
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Alphes' art in HM was iffy but everything from the earlier fighting games which all of the imitations seem to be based on were perfectly fine. Of course, I don't get why there has to be Alphes-style variations on everything in the first place so moot point.
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Ever wanted to play Puzzle Bobble with Touhou characters? Taito has you covered this Februrary. https://www.taito.co.jp/touhouSB
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As far as I'm aware, he just wasn't satisfied with the way a larger game dev company worked. He wanted more general involvement in their creation but the nature of the beast is to be assigned to a specific area, so he worked on a few projected then bounced, presumably on amicable terms.
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Meanwhile, in the other official Touhou comic...
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Yeah, besides the circles, the other parts of the doujin economy like the printers are also affected by cancellations. Consignment shops have been pushing to pick up the slack but events are still a big part of the culture and sales so prolonged cancellation is dangerous on several angles. Like, people are kind of raising eyebrows at Comiket not being called off but there's no way they can reschedule that at all what with the Olympics since that was what forced them to hold it earlier to begin with. If that gets cancelled, there won't be anything on the same scope until December. I wouldn't call them a cornerstone, but the consequences will be felt far and wide. That's why I think it would take either a government decree or a direct request from the venue owner (which is what happened with Reitaisai).
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Touhou Lost Word, the other big smartphone/gacha game just came out a few days ago. The overall tone is a bit more serious than Cannonball (right at the start, Reimu, Marisa, and Sanae get transported to a parallel Gensokyo that for some reason has a high school with matching uniforms, but is flooded by the moon's seawater and has no immediately apparent source of fresh water) but it has way more of the smartphone game trappings like complex leveling systems, auto/idle play features, and multiple kinds of currency. It's a more than a little concerning to see Reimu and Marisa get hype over ever larger in-game purchases. Aesthetically, I prefer Cannonball more since the Live2D and 3D animation is more expressive than simple facial expression changes and puppet-like battle movements, but Lost Word does let you pick from three different voice banks for each character you obtain which is pretty impressive.
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HellCopter posted:What, like Disgaea? Can I pick between a Sweet, Tsundere, and Ruthless Reimu? And yeah, the JAGMO performances are really amazing, especially in person. They had another one scheduled for during Comiket but that got cancelled so they're uploading past recordings to kinda fill that gap.
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Said comedian was on the Touhou Station livestream last night where that TV clip was replayed. ZUN and bunch of other people present tweeted the song name and it set off a chain reaction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLE5K1saOvI&t=4547s
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Only about 10 hours left toNamtab posted:Vote for clownpiece
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The one paired with Flandre is Pom-Pom Purin. "Purin" means "pudding" so him being with "Flan" was likely intentional.
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Ayayayayayayaya https://twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick/status/1297163915445624832
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DS just has two characters and different spell cards. The mechanics aren't different enough to prioritize one over the other.
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I guess a year is a pretty decent run and it went out on a high note, but I wouldn't be surprised if Lost Word ate its lunch and Aniplex wasn't happy about that. It's a shame because I think the overall presentation and music is way better. Live2D & fluid 3D models beat flash-esque animation and paper-cutout wiggling in every department that isn't financial.
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Wow, I didn't realize the difference in earnings was that significant. LW did seem way better at promotion, but I guess it also helped more people thought the RPG style would work with the franchise more than a board game format.
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They also just launched the Touhou Yomoyama News, a certified source of Touhou news. In addition to a statement from ZUN, it also includes an updated list of fanwork guidelines. https://touhou-project.news/guideline/ Required: - Notice said work is derivative of the Touhou Project series Prohibited: - Content that harms the Touhou Project image - Content that infringes or could infringe on the rights of others - Content that could be misconstrued as an official Touhou Project work - Using and releasing Touhou Project game resources besides screenshots and gameplay videos - Revealing the endings of the original games - Using the original game or fan works to express personal thoughts - Republishing the fan works of others without permission - Content that contains extreme sexual expressions, libel against specific people, organizations, races, etc., or is otherwise seen as excessively contrary to societal norms - USING ANY PHOTO OF ZUN, ALTERED OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT PERMISSION as he himself is not part of the Touhou Project series Allowed Fan Mediums: Fan works may only be distributed anywhere the original works are sold or through approved channels. Specific examples: Doujin events, doujin shops (physical or online), individually approved events or channels, personal mail order (physical goods only), digital comics through BOOK WALKER, digital music through the Touhou Doujin Music Channel, download shops where the original games are sold, paid events where circles can participate, etc. Smartphone apps can only be distributed for free. in-app ads with the option to pay to remove them are allowed. Fan-made videos (including footage of the original games) may be uploaded to video sites. In other examples, include note that permission was obtained. Anything not falling within the above must ask for permission. Team Shanghai Alice is not responsible for any trouble that arises from fan works. Please take personal responsibility. For-profit businesses wishing to make a derivative work or engage in fan activity must ask beforehand. Disclaimers The purpose of the guidelines is to allow for smooth fan activity. Individual questions or reports about the guideline or fan works will not be answered. Anything that deviates greatly from the guidelines will prompt direct contact. These guidelines may change at any time. Previous Guidelines Guidelines published previously also still apply, so please check those as well.
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My translation might be overly literal but I get the feeling that's talking about promoting political views and the like (MAGA Momiji). Also, I didn't notice until just a moment ago but it looks like they already have a Chinese translation up and will have an English version later so I guess we'll find out then. leather fedora fucked around with this message at 06:48 on Oct 8, 2020 |
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Aquastyle, DeNA, and xeen releasing an authorized music game for smartphones next year: Touhou Danmaku Kagura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9pGRHFwl5A This also reveals who the "mystery sponsor" helping fund all of these events is, as well as how they got the entire Baystars stadium to themselves for the event leather fedora fucked around with this message at 13:33 on Oct 10, 2020 |
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The JP version was released six months ago. It's a pretty standard mobile RPG affair but the story does a really good job of feeling authentic and compelling.
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Yes, the event that introduces Kosuzu and Akyuu even begins by Yukari giving the two a test to earn their "danmaku license" as a joke.
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ZUN did the theme song for the Indie Live Expo II event starting in about 20 minutes: "The Unique Simulacrum." https://indie.live-expo.games/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA2cRwURmWM There'll also be a special Touhou music performance and news from Unknown X.
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Unfortunately, the artist just announced he broke his right arm in a fall the other day so it'll be going on hiatus until it heals. https://twitter.com/mizutaki/status/1331909974105100289
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I've seen a lot of Touhou music circles running radio streams, livestreams, and concerts on Youtube lately as an alternative to the epidemic cancelling events: TAMUSIC, Honey Pocket, Sound Holic, Tokyo Active NEETs, and Yuuhei Satellite just to name a few. If I see one of my favorites, I'll generally send a Superchat or whatever to show support, especially if they haven't released anything in a while.
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I think it's more purist in the "doujin" sense, since I've seen a handful of JP people on my Twitter turn their nose up at the fact there are so many gacha smartphone games coming out, especially the one headed by Aquastyle, also a former doujin circle. They think ZUN & co. have sold out, even though ZUN really hasn't really changed his stance at the core.
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Just announced on Touhou Station that AoCF is coming out for Switch and PS4 later this year.
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skaianDestiny posted:Mima is eternally never coming back
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17.5 confirmed for release next month at Reitaisai https://twitter.com/tasofro/status/1362341684294520835
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In less good news, the Detective Satori is going on indefinite hiatus due to the artist's physical condition. https://twitter.com/thgairai/status/1362719139001892864
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