Touhou Project (Ohga Shrugs)

The Touhou Project (東方Project Tōhō Purojekuto, lit. Eastern Project), also known as Toho Project or Project Shrine Maiden, is a Japanese dōjin game series focused on bullet hell shooters made by the one-man developer Team Shanghai Alice, whose sole member, known as ZUN, is responsible for all the graphics, music, and programming for the most part. The series was inducted into the Guinness World Records in October 2010 for being the "most prolific fan-made shooter series".

The series mainly takes place in Gensokyo (幻想郷 gensōkyō, "Land of Illusions" or "Land of Fantasy"). The main Touhou theme is Shintō, though other themes like Buddhism and Taoism is referenced/seen.

Pre-Windows

 * 東方靈異伝　～ Highly Responsive to Prayers


 * 東方封魔録　～ The Story of Eastern Wonderland


 * 東方夢時空　～ Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream


 * 東方幻想郷　～ Lotus Land Story


 * 東方怪綺談　～ Mystic Square

Windows Era

 * 東方紅魔郷　～ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil


 * 東方妖々夢　～ Perfect Cherry Blossom


 * Perfect Cherry Blossom is the seventh Touhou game. As the month turns to May, winter has lasted far longer than normal in Gensokyo, and the denizens begin to suspect foul play. As Reimu, Marisa or the returning arrival of Yuuka Kazami, the player embarks on a search for those who are working to prevent spring's coming.


 * 東方萃夢想　～ Immaterial and Missing Power


 * Immaterial and Missing Power was produced in collaboration with Twilight Frontier, and is the 7.5th Touhou game. Despite being released after Imperishable Night, it is numbered 7.5 because the events in this game took place before those of Imperishable Night. Immaterial and Missing Power is a 2D fighting game instead of the usual scrolling shooter. Though Team Shanghai Alice was only responsible for the storyline and some of the music, the game was listed as one of the team's official works.


 * Initially playable characters in this game include some of the characters from previous Windows games, such as the two protagonists Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame, Alice Margatroid, Youmu Konpaku (both bosses from Perfect Cherry Blossom), Sakuya Izayoi, Hong Meiling, and Patchouli Knowledge (all bosses from Embodiment of Scarlet Devil). More characters become playable as the player finishes the story mode with the initially playable characters, and so on.


 * 東方永夜抄　～ Imperishable Night


 * 東方花映塚　～ Phantasmagoria of Flower View


 * Phantasmagoria of Flower View is the ninth Touhou game, and it was released in August 2005 at the summer Comiket 68 convention. This game is a versus-type shooter like Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream, and has very different gameplay from the past three entries in the series. The story puts the characters in an investigation on why the flowers of Gensokyo are blooming out of season and more than usual. Initially playable characters include Reimu and Marisa as usual (as well as two other characters from previous games), but the list adds on as the player progresses in the storyline of each of the players.


 * Playable characters include Reimu, Marisa, Mima, Youmu, Reisen, Cirno, Lyrica, Mystia, Tewi, Aya, Medicine, Yuuka, Komachi, and Eiki.


 * 東方文花帖　～ Shoot the Bullet


 * 東方風神録　～ Mountain of Faith


 * 東方緋想天 ～ Scarlet Weather Rhapsody


 * Scarlet Weather Rhapsody is the second versus fighting game similar to Immaterial and Missing Power and the 10.5th Touhou game by Team Shanghai Alice and Twilight Frontier. It was released on May 25, 2008. The storyline in the game revolves around the strange weather patterns occurring around Gensokyo and as the characters are chosen in the game, they must find out who is controlling it. This is the first game to introduce the card deck system and changing weather conditions that affects the gameplay during matches.


 * Playable characters include everyone who was in IaMP plus Yuuka, Iku, and Tenshi.


 * 東方地霊殿　～ Subterranean Animism


 * 東方星蓮船　～ Undefined Fantastic Object


 * Undefined Fantastic Object is the Twelfth official Touhou game and the full version was released on August 15, 2009 at Comiket 76. Spring has come to Gensokyo and a magical flying ship that is said to bring good omen has appeared in the sky. The player assumes the role of either Reimu, Marisa, or Mima as the three girls race to board the vessel. While the separate bomb counter is back, the scoring system gets complemented by the "Undefined Fantastic Objects", or UFO's, that appear as traditional unidentified flying objects in three colors (green, red and blue) and must be collected in groups of three in order to get different bonuses.


 * 東方非想天則　～　超弩級ギニョルの謎を追え (Touhou Hisoutensoku)


 * The third versus fighting game and the 12.3rd Touhou game done by Team Shanghai Alice and Twilight Frontier. It was announced on July 14, 2009, and was released at Comiket 76 on August 15, 2009. The game introduces new spell cards and weather conditions as well as improved game-play. Characters from Scarlet Weather Rhapsody can be played in versus mode if that game is installed. The story mode, which is playable with Sanae Kotiya, Cirno, Wriggle Nightbug, Nitori Kawashiro and Hong Meiling, revolves around the silhouette of a giant creature, which piqued the interest of the denizens of Gensokyo. Both Sanae and Cirno's scenarios involve the investigation of the strange being and to find out who is controlling the strange giant. Meirin's scenario involves fighting a strange being in a dream who wanted to destroy the world. This is the only Touhou game in the series to not have an official English subtitle.


 * Playable characters include all playable characters in SWR plus Sanae Kochiya, Cirno, Hong Meiling, Utsuho Reiuji, Wriggle Nightbug and Nitori Kawashiro.


 * ダブルスポイラー　～ 東方文花帖 (Double Spoiler)


 * 妖精大戦争　～ 東方三月精 (Fairy Wars)


 * 東方神霊廟　～ Ten Desires


 * Ten Desires is the Thirteenth game in the series. It was announced on February 28, 2011. A demo was slated for release at the Reitaisai 8 convention on March 13, 2011, however, the trial release was temporary cancelled due to the Tōhoku earthquake. The full game was released at Comiket 80 on August 13, 2011. Reimu, Marisa and Mima are once again playable as they were in the latest main instalment in the franchise Undefined Fantastic Object joined by Youmu Konpaku as a fourth playable character. In this game, Reimu and Marisa notice an increase in divine spirits and take off to investigate. Mima seeks to utilise the power of the divine spirits for herself, and Youmu Konpaku wants to exterminate all ghosts that are not under her right.


 * 東方心綺楼 ～ Hopeless Masquerade


 * Hopeless Masquerade is a new upcoming game in the series, and the fourth fighting game made in collaboration with ZUN and Twilight Frontier. It was announced on October Fifth, 2012 and features a different fighting style of 2D sprites than the earlier fighting games.


 * 東方14
 * Touhou 14 was announced on March Ninth and will be another upcoming game in the series. A demo of it will be released in the upcoming Reitaisai 10.