Dongyang Project (Pax Columbia)

The Dongyang Project (동방 프로젝트 Dongyang Peulojegteu, lit. Eastern Project), also known as Toho Project or Project Magician Temple, is a Korean dōjin game series focused on bullet hell shooters made by the one-man developer Team Nanjing Fulanita (팀 남경 손잡이), 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 Dongyang Project began in 1995 when Highly Responsive to Prayers was first developed by the group Amusement Makers for the Korean NEC PC-9801 series of computers; the game was later released in November 1996. The next four Dongyang games released between August 1997 and December 1998 also were released on the NEC PC-9801. The Dongyang Project was inactive for the next three and half years until the first Ventana (Pax Columbia)|Wallsoft Ventana]] Dongyang game, The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, was released in August 2002 solely by ZUN after he split from Amusement Makers and started Team Nanjing Fulanita. The Dongyang Project became a media franchise spanning a steadily increasing number of official games, in addition to commercial fan books, light novels, and Manhwa.

The series mainly takes place in Hwansang (환상향; means "Land of Illusions" or "Land of Fantasy"). The main Dongyang theme is Buddhism, though other themes like Hindu, Taoism, and Shintō is referenced/seen.

Hijili Byakulen


Hijili Byakulen (히지리 뱌쿠렌; OTL Byakuren Hijiri) is the main character of the Dongyang Project. Her first appearance was 동방영이전 ~ Highly Responsive to Prayers (Dongyang Yeong Ijeon) when she was the only player. From then on she became the main playable character in the Dongyang Project series. She is also a Buddhist and lives in and maintains the Myouren Temple. (basically acting like a Reimu Hakurei-equivalent)

Hojyu Nue
Hojyu Nue (호쥬 누에; OTL Nue Houjuu) is another main character of the Dongyang Project series. Her first appearance was in 동방봉마록 ~ the Story of Eastern Wonderland [Dongyang Bongmalog] as a stage 4 boss. She soon started appearing as a playable character starting in 동방몽시공 ~ Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream [Dongyang Mong Sigong]. She is a friend of Hijili Byakulen. (Marisa Kirisame-equivalent)

Tatala Kogasa
Kogasa Tatala (타타라 코가사; OTL Kogasa Tatara) is a friend of both Hojyu Nue and Hijili Byakulen. She first appeared as a playable character in 동방요요몽 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom [Dongyang Yoyomong], and then became a playable character since (except in Shoot the Bullet and Double Spoiler where she appears as a boss instead).

Mulasa Minamicheu
Mulasa Minamicheu (무라사 미나미츠; OTL Minamitsu Murasa) is another friend of Nue, Byakulen, and Kogasa. She first appeared as a Stage 5 Midboss and Stage 5 Boss in Mountain of Faith, then as a Stage 5 Midboss in Subterranean Animism. In Undefined Fantastic Object, she became a playable character as well, and also again playable in Dongyang Bisangcheonchig (OTL Touhou Hisoutensoku). She appears as a Boss in Double Spoiler.

Komeiji Koisi
Koisi Komeiji (코메이지 코이시; OTL Koishi Komeiji) is a friend of Kogasa Tatala, and thus is also friends with Nue, Byakulen, and Mulasa. She is also has a pretty cheerful personality most of the time, but can get serious at times. She first appeared in Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream as a player character, and later again in The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, Immaterial and Missing Power, Imperishable Night, Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, Dongyang Bisangcheonchig, and Ten Desires. She also appeared as a Stage 4 Boss in Subterranean Animism. In all the Dongyang Project games/Manhwa/etc. she appears in (except Subterranean Animism), she appears without her closed third eye altogether.

Hosiguma Yuugi
Yuugi Hosiguma (호시구마 유우기; OTL Yuugi Hosiguma) appears as a playable character in Immaterial and Missing Power and Scarlet Weather Rhapsody. Later, in Subterranean Animism she appears as a Stage 3 boss, and also appears as a boss in Double Spoiler. In TTL, she doesn't have a horn on her forehead as well.

Kaenbyou Lin
Lin Kaenbyou (카엔뵤우 린; OTL Rin Kaenbyou) is Koisi Komeiji's pet. She also wears a a cape that's white on the outside and a starry pattern on the inside (the cape is what OTL Utsuho Reiuji has). She appears playable in Dongyang Bisangcheonchig, and appears as a Stage 6 Boss in Subterranean Animism, and as a Stage 8 Boss in Double Spoiler.

Buksilanae Chiyuli
Buksilanae Chiyuli (북시라내 치유리; OTL Chiyuri Kitashirakawa [OTL Korean translation:키타시라카와 치유리]) appears in Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream as a playable character and also a Stage 8 Boss in said game. She is also an assistant to Yumemi Okajaki.

Okajaki Yumemi
Yumemi Okajaki (오카자키 유메미; OTL Yumemi Okazaki) is a playable character as well as a final boss in Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream. When playing as Hijili Byakulen, it has been noted that Yumemi Okajaki may be her rival. Further evidence is found in a slight preview of the 14th game, though not much is revealed yet. Yumemi Okajaki is also a Hindu as well.

Mediseun Mellangkolli
Mediseun Mellangkolli (메디슨 멜랑콜리; OTL Medicine Melancholy) is a spirit (OTL equivalent: ) poisonous doll. Her first appearance was in Mystic Square, when she was a stage 3 boss. Later on, she appeared as a stage 3 mid-boss in Perfect Cherry Blossom, and Shoot the Bullet. She is playable in Immaterial and Missing Power, Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, and Dongyang Bisangcheonchig. She is controlled and maintained by Aelliseu Magateuloideu and thus appears along with her.

Aelliseu Magateuloideu
Aelliseu Magateuloideu (앨리스 마가트로이드; OTL Alice Margatroid) is a magician puppeteer. She controls Mediseun Mellangkolli and thus appears in the same games as her; she appears as a Extra Boss in Mystic Square, Stage 3 Boss in Perfect Cherry Blossom, and Shoot the Bullet. She is also playable in the games that Mediseun Mellangkolli is playable in.

Seuta Sapaieo
Seuta Sapaieo (스타 사파이어; OTL Star Sapphire) appears as a Stage 2 Boss in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, Stage 1 Mid-boss in Perfect Cherry Blossom, and Stage 2 Mid-Boss in Shoot the Bullet. She's playable in Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Dongyang Bisangcheonchig, and Fairy Wars. Seuta Sapaieo has a foolish childishness personality (read: stupidity). This is also taken to the next level in a manual for Phantasmagoria of Flower View, where she is labelled as a ⑧ (Circled 8 or 8-ball); because of this, she is also called an 8-ball. She is also friends with Leti Hwaiteulag. (Basically acting as a Cirno-equivalent. Also, in TTL Seuta Sapaieo has OTL Cirno's ice wings instead)

Miseutia Lolellai
Miseutia Lolellai (미스티아 로렐라이; OTL Mystia Lorelei) is a night death sparrow and appears as a Stage 3 Mid-boss and Stage 3 Boss in Imperishable Night. Her singing is death-metal type and can cause one to not only be deaf, but can also cause death. Due to this power, she has become one of the most difficult Stage 3 Boss in the whole series. She is also playable in Immaterial and Missing Power and Phantasmagoria of Flower View. She is friends with the Peulijeumlibeo se Jamae.

Peulijeumlibeo se Jamae
The Peulijeumlibeo se Jamae (프리즘리버 세 자매; OTL Prismriver Sisters) are three sisters that play instruments. They are: Lunasa Peulijeumlibeo (루나사 프리즘리버; OTL Lunasa Prismriver), Meleullan Peulijeumlibeo (메를란 프리즘리버; OTL Merlin Prismriver), and Lilika Peulijeumlibeo (리리카 프리즘리버; OTL Lyrica Prismriver). Similar to Miseutia Lolellai, they specialise in heavy metal type music. They are playable in Phantasmagoria of Flower View while Meleullan Peulijeumlibeo becomes playable in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody.

Himekaido Hatate


Hatate Himekaido (히메카이도 하타테; OTL Hatate Himekaidou) is a photographer and uses an advanced cell phone to take pictures; and is also a reporter and runs the Bunshinsaba Newspaper (분신사바 신문; OTL equivalent: Kakashi Spirit News). She appears in Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Shoot the Bullet, Scarlet Weather Rhapsody and Double Spoiler as a playable character. She also appears in Mountain of Faith as a Stage 4 Boss.

Kana Anabelal
Kana Anabelal (카나 아나베랄; OTL Kana Anaberal) appered as a playable character in Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream. Later on, she appeared as a Stage 4 Mid-boss in Perfect Cherry Blossom and later on playable in Immaterial and Missing Power. She is known to be friends with the Peulijeumlibeo Sisters because of this. More evidence is shown in the dialogue after the player defeats the Peulijeumlibeo Sisters.

Mima
Mima (미마; OTL Mima) is a ghost, and appears as a Hell Route Stage 10 Boss in Highly Responsive to Prayers, and as the Final Boss in Story of Eastern Wonderland. She appears playable in Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream. Soon after the PC-98 era was over, she was not reference nor seen for a while until Ten Desires. In Ten Desires, she appeared as a Stage 3 Mid-boss.

Yuka Kajami
Yuka Kajami (카자미 유카; OTL Yuuka Kazami) appeared as a Stage 6 Boss in Lotus Land Story and as a playable character in Mystic Square, and later playable again in Phantasmagoria of Flower View. She is nicknamed the 'Flower Master of the Four Seasons' and also her favourite flower is Tulips (in OTL its Sunflowers), as seen by her stage in Phantasmagoria of Flower View.

Sikieiki Yamajanadu
Sikieiki Yamajanadu (시키에이키 야마자나두; OTL Shikieiki Yamaxanadu) is a playable character (and a Boss otherwise) in Phantasmagoria of Flower View and Scarlet Weather Rhapsody; and appears as a Stage 10 Mid-boss in Shoot the Bullet. She is also known to slack off most of the time and not really do her job; and is also Komachi's subordinate and is scolded daily because of her laid back lifestyle.

Onojeuka Komachi
Komachi Onojeuka (오노즈카 코마치; OTL Komachi Onozuka) is a playable character (or appears as a Final Boss if playing another character) in Phantasmagoria of Flower View, and appears as a Stage 10 Boss in Shoot the Bullet. She is the boss of Sikieiki Yamajanadu but usually scolds her because of her laziness.

Aya Syameimalu
Aya Syameimalu (샤메이마루 아야; Aya Shameimaru) is a playable character as well as the Spoiler Boss in Double Spoiler. She is a frienemy of Himekaido Hatate. She also runs the Wodeu-Wodeu-Mungu Sinmun (워드-워드-문구 신문 Word-Word-Phrase Newspaper; OTL equivalent: Bunbunmaru Newspaper), in rival to Hatate's Bunshinsaba Newspaper, though her paper is usually having little to no success.

Yakumo Yukali
Yukali Yakumo (야쿠모 유카리; OTL Yukari Yakumo) is the Extra Stage Boss of Perfect Cherry Blossom and is a playable character in Immaterial and Missing Power. She also has a working personality and is also Leimu Hakulei's rival.

Ucheuho Leiuji


Ucheuho Leiuji (레이우지 우츠호; OTL Utsuho Reiuji) is also Koisi Komeiji's pet. She does not wear a cape but has black wings, and she also has a twin braids; and also in TTL she does not have the red "eye" in the centre of her white short-sleeved shirt. She appears as a Stage 5 boss in Subterranean Animism and warns the player about Lin Kaenbyou newly acquired power. Later appears in Double Spoiler as a Stage 8 Mid-boss. She also is friends with Hojyu Nue and Mulasa Minamicheu.

Ibuki Seuika
Seuika Ibuki (이부키 스이카; OTL Suika Ibuki) is a manhwa-exclusive character. She appears as a secondary character in Strange and Bright Nature Deity, and makes a cameo in a few other Official Dongyang Project manhwa. She, like Yuugi Hosiguma, does not have horns on her head in TTL.

Rin Sasseuki


Rin Sasseuki (사쓰키 린; OTL Rin Satsuki) appears as the Extra Stage Boss in The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. She wears a blond hair, a pink blouse with a red under-dress ribbon, as well as haing socks that are a light pink in colour; and is also a nurse. A few of her attacks include Flower Sign and Wind Sign.

Ruukoto
Ruukoto (るーこと [Korean translation needed]; OTL Ruukoto) appeared in Hijili Byakulen's Ending of Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream. It was formally Yumemi Okajaki's but decided to give her to Hijili Byakulen as a gift. She later appears in the background of the Myouren Temple in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, implying that Hijili Byakulen still owns her.

Kiseume
Kiseume (키스메; OTL Kisume) is a powerful Stage 1 Mid-boss appearing in Subterranean Animism. She wears a white collared blouse, and also has a giant bucket that she flies in and attacks (the giant bucket basically acts similar to OTL Bowser's Koopa Clown Car from OTL Super Mario World). She also is friends with Kulodani Yamame. She later appears again in Undefined Fantastic Object as a Stage 3 Mid-boss.

Kulodani Yamame
Yamame Kulodani (쿠로다니 야마메; OTL Yamame Kurodani) is a Stage 1 Boss in Subterranean Animism. She later appears again in Undefined Fantastic Object as a Stage 3 Boss.

Chileuno
Chileuno (치르노; OTL Cirno) is a Stage 2 Mid-Boss in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. She is very strong and her attacks are proven tricky to avoid, especially in the higher level setting; and also happens to have a somewhat serious personality along with having more common sense than other fairies. She later appears again as a Boss in Fairy Wars, though much stronger than last time. Her friends include Seoni Milkeu and Luna Chaildeu. (In TTL, she has OTL Star Sapphire's fairy wings.)

Lumia
Lumia (루미아; OTL Rumia) appears as a Stage 1 Mid-boss, Stage 1 boss, and Extra Stage Mid-boss in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. The first encounter with her as a Stage One Boss she has a ribbon on her head, which seals her true power. However, when approaching her in the Extra Stage, she appears with-out her ribbon thus making her extremely powerful and extremely difficult to beat, even advanced/pro players will have some difficulty trying to beat her.

Seoni Milkeu
Seoni Milkeu (서니 밀크; OTL Sunny Milk) is a manhwa-exclusive character, that is until the release of Fairy Wars, where she appears as one of the Boss. Her friends are Luna Chaildeu and Chileuno.

Luna Chaildeu
Luna Chaildeu (루나 차일드; OTL Luna Child) is a manhwa-exclusive character, that is until the release of Fairy Wars, where she appears as one of the Boss. Her friends are Seoni Milkeu and Chileuno.

Meila


Meila (메이라; OTL Meira) is a samurai that appears in Story of Eastern Wonderland as a Stage 2 Boss. She accidentally ran into Hijili Byakulen when trying to look for Leimu Hakulei (하쿠레이 레이무; OTL Reimu Hakurei). So, Meila then tried to fight Byakulen but lost. She ran away since. However, she soon appeared again as a Stage 1 Boss in Undefined Fantastic Object.

Sinki
Sinki (신키; OTL Shinki) appears as the Final Boss in Mystic Square. She had planned to invade Hwansang shortly after allowing a 'tourist agency' in Magye (마계; OTL Makai) to organise trips for the demons there to travel to Hwansang. However, the plan ultimately failed and she was defeated.

On a side note, there was evidence that Sinki and Hijili Byakulen met each other before long ago, as evidenced in the dialogue exchange in both the original PC-98 version and the re-made Ventana version.

Pachyuli Neolliji
Pachyuli Neolliji (파츄리 널리지; OTL Patchouli Knowledge) is a very powerful Stage 4 Boss appearing in The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, and also appears as a Stage 6 Mid-boss in the same game. She is a very intelligent, asthmatic magician and spends time reading and writing magic books as well as learning new ones. This is seen from her attacks like Master Spark and Puppeteer Sign "Dolls in Sea", as she has copied/learned it from Kilisame Malisa and Aelliseu Magateuloideu, respectively. She also uses attacks of her own as well. (In TTL she does not have asthma, and also in TTL she has general excellent health.)

Ijayoi Sakuya
Sakuya Ijayoi (이자요이 사쿠야; OTL Sakuya Izayoi) is a House Maid and Chef working in Hongmagwan (홍마관; OTL Scarlet Devil Mansion) for Lemillia Seukalles. She appears as a Stage 5 Mid-boss and Stage 5 Boss in The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. She is known to also throw all kinds of knives, mostly butcher knifes and cleavers.

Lemillia Seukalles
Lemillia Seukalles (레밀리아 스칼렛; OTL Remilia Scarlet) is a former vampire appearing as a Stage 6 Boss in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. She is Sakuya Ijayoi's boss and manages Hongmagwan. She is known to be friends with Rin Sasseuki, though Lemillia had to keep her inside the mansion, as she could be a threat to the rest of Hwansang if let out the mansion. (In TTL Lemillia Seukalles has no sister at all)

Leti Hwaiteulag
Leti Hwaiteulag (레티 화이트락; OTL Letty Whiterock) is the Stage 1 Boss in Perfect Cherry Blossom. She can only exist in autumn and winter. She is known to be friends with Seuta Sapaieo and to a lesser extent Chileuno. However, Leti Hwaiteulag sometimes got into bit of fights with Chileuno, due to her somewhat serious personality.

Chen
Chen (첸; OTL Chen) is Yukali Yakumo's pet and appears as an Extra Stage Mid-boss in Perfect Cherry Blossom. She is also noted of being afraid of birds, especially Miseutia Lolellai.

Yuki & Mai
Yuki & Mai (유키 & 마이; OTL Yuki and Mai) are sisters of each other and both appear as a Stage 4 Boss in Mystic Square. Yuki later appears again as a Stage 2 Mid-boss and Mai a Stage 2 Boss in Perfect Cherry Blossom.

Yakumo Lan
Lan Yakumo (야쿠모 란; OTL Ran Yakumo) is another pet of Yukali Yakumo. She appears alongside with Chen in Perfect Cherry Blossom as the Extra Stage Mid-boss 2.

NEC PC-9801
The Dongyang series of games started on the Korean PC-98 series of computers and its first five entries are native to that platform. Also, the PC-9801 series of computers was already on the decline when these games were released. However, the five games were re-made and released in 2006 for the Wallsoft Ventana platform.

동방영이전 ~ Highly Responsive to Prayers (동방1)
The first game of the Dongyang series, released in 1995. It is not a vertical top-down shooter like most other games in the series, and is similar to Arkanoid instead. Hijili Byakulen, the protagonist, was introduced in this game. Hijili Byakulen enters through the gateway into another world, intent on locating and punishing the one responsible for destroying her flying ship. Players direct a magic scroll firing amulets and bullets to break away blocks and the level is over once all of them are gone. Bosses are defeated by using the magic scroll into them until their life is fully depleted.

The game also has increasing difficulty after each level, with boss fight occurring every 6th stage and also two selectable paths, both featuring unique stages, bosses, and endings.

동방봉마록 ~ the Story of Eastern Wonderland (동방2)
The second Dongyang game released in August 1997 at Komigmakes (코믹 마켓) 51. This is the first danmaku game of the series, and also marks the first appearance of Hojyu Nue (here as the third-to-last boss), the second major player character of the series. The resident Buddhist monk Hijili Byakulen returns from a training session in the mountains only to find the Myouren Temple overrun by a contingent of ghosts and spirits [TTL spirit is an equivalent to OTL ]. Excited at the opportunity to test her fledgling abilities, she takes the powerful Magic Scroll and takes off to seek out the source of the invasion. The game-play is generally the same as Eastern Wonderland throughout the rest of the series.

The game features four distinct attack types to choose from: a wide-range type with normal attack power, a mid-range type with moderate attack power but lowered movement speed, a narrow-range type with high attack power with auto-targeting capabilities, and a huge range type with low attack power. The game also features a smaller hitbox, boss characters who are not much larger than the player character however are highly mobile, a power-up system, variable-worth point items, an unlockable Extra Stage, and a semi-complex scoring system. From then on these new features would appear in the future games.

동방몽시공 ~ Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream (동방3)
A two-player versus-type shooter the game is labelled as the third Dongyang game, released in December 1997. Hijili Byakulen discovers that some mysterious ruins have suddenly appeared just outside of the Myouren Temple. She joins in a violent competition with the other people who want to explore them—it is said that the one who reaches the heart of the ruins first will win a fantastic prize. However when the winner reaches it, Buksilanae Chiyuli (북시라내 치유리; OTL Chiyuri Kitashirakawa [OTL Korean translation:키타시라카와 치유리]) and Okajaki Yumemi (오카자키 유메미; OTL Yumemi Okazaki), residents from the Outside World via Space Hypervessel. This does not really please Hijili Byakulen, and is less then acceptable for the other heroines.

Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream is also the first game in the Dongyang series to feature bombs that auto-collect items and graze counting.

동방환상향 ~ Lotus Land Story (동방4)
The fourth game of the series, released in August 1998. This game introduces the focus mode, a staple of the series hereafter, that slows the sprite's movement to facilitate dodging bullets. Following the events of the previous games, the magical land of Hwansang is once again at peace until spirits begin to swarm the Myouren Temple and a tremendous power surges from beneath a lake high in the mountains. The Buddhist monk Hijili Byakulen once again seeks out and eliminate the source of the disturbance, only on this occasion she is unwittingly joined by her old rival (who soon becomes her best friend), Hojyu Nue. The two reach the gateway underneath the lake, which warps them to a strange dream world, in which the mansion Monghwangwan (몽환관; "Mansion of Fantasies") exists, where the mastermind supposedly is.

Anyway the game features two playable characters, Hijili Byakulen and Hojyu Nue, with three different attack types each.

Lotus Land Story's scoring system also introduces the instance of score bonuses for the elimination of bullets following the defeat of mid-bosses and bosses.

동방괴기담 ~ Mystic Square (동방5)
The fifth and final Dongyang game for the PC-98, released in December 1998. Yumemi Okajaki and Yuka Kajami appear as playable characters in this game, along with Hijili Byakulen and Hojyu Nue. As so often is the case in Dongyang games, something is amiss within Hwansang. A massive quantity of demons are pouring from a cave high within the mountains. Seeking the source of this invasion, Hijili Byakulen and co. must go to Magye (마계; OTL Makai) and travel through the fortress Bogmajeon (복마전; OTL Pandemonium) to confront the one behind the problem, which is Sinki.

In the original PC-98, there was no dialogue exchange between Hijili Byakulen and Sinki at all, and the battle just begun and ended, and '...' was the only dialogue between them. In the re-made Ventana version, there is some dialogue exchange but not much. However, there is a bit of evidence that Sinki may have taught Byakulen a few danmaku attack/patterns at one point.

Ventana
After Mystic Square, the Dongyang Project became inactive for four years while its creator ZUN began to develop a few music scores for the Seojjog Project (서쪽 프로젝트; OTL equivalent: 西方 [Seihou] Project) games. He then left the group and made Dongyang games for Ventana under his own group, Team Nanjing Fulanita. The playability of the Ventana games was substantially improved compared to their PC-98 counterparts. Most dōjin works derived from the Dongyang series are centred on these games.

In TTL few more of the characters from the PC-98 make, at very least, either a reference [via dialogue] or a cameo appearance in some of the Ventana games. An example is when Ruukoto appears in the background of the Myouren Temple in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody. Aside from returning characters Hijili Byakulen, Hojyu Nue, Yuka Kajami, and Koisi Komeiji; the other few characters that appear/reference to are Ruukoto, Meila (메이라; OTL Meira), Kana Anabelal (카나 아나베랄; OTL Kana Anaberal), Mima (미마; OTL Mima), Yuki & Mai; and in a small preview of Dongyang 14, Yumemi Okajaki and Sinki are seen as well.

동방홍마향 ~ The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (동방6)
Main Article: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

This is the sixth Dongyang game and the first on Ventana. It greatly exceeded the PC-98 games graphically, switched from FM Synthesis to synthesized PCM music (with simplified midi as a fall-back). The story [Prologue] is; During a peaceful summer in Hwansang, an unnatural scarlet mist appears without warning and covers much of the land. It is strong enough to block out the sun, causing the affected areas to become dark and cold with blizzards. Hijili Byakulen, Hojyu Nue, and Koisi Komeiji, set out to find the source of the mist. Their search will lead them to Hongmagwan (홍마관; OTL Scarlet Devil Mansion) and to its eccentric owners...

This game is also noted as one of the more (if not most) difficult Dongyang games in the series due to a few of the Mid-bosses being very strong (ex. Chileuno - Stage 2 Mid-boss and Lumia - Extra Stage Mid-boss). This is even seen in Easy mode, as some mid-bosses and bosses still take quite a bit of time to defeat.

동방요요몽 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom (동방7)
Main Article: Perfect Cherry Blossom

The seventh Dongyang game in the series, and also the first game to gather a substantial Western fanbase. The game features a new playable character, Kogasa Tatala (which since her appearance became a playable character since, except in Shoot the Bullet and Double Spoiler), along with Hijili Byakulen and Hojyu Nue. The game features an never-ending winter, which by the Sixth Month there is still no signs of Spring, and no signs indicating that Summer is approaching, either. Hijili Byakulen, Hojyu Nue, and Kogasa Tatala all become very tired from staying inside the Myouren Temple through most of the day, they head out to investigate and hope to bring an end to this never-ending winter.

동방췌몽상 ~ Immaterial and Missing Power (동방7.5)
This game was produced in collaboration with Hwanghon Peulontieo (황혼 프론티어; OTL Twilight Frontier), and is the 7.5th Dongyang game in the series. Immaterial and Missing Power is a 2D fighting game instead of the usual scrolling shooter. Though Team Nanjing Fulanita was only responsible for the storyline, some artwork for some characters, and some of the music, the game has been listed as one of the team's official works, as it is part of a story-line connecting the events from after Perfect Cherry Blossom and events before Imperishable Night.

Playable characters in this game include some of the characters from previous Ventana games, such as the protagonists Hijili Byakulen, Hojyu Nue, and Kogasa Tatala. Other characters that are playable include Yuugi Hosiguma, Mediseun Mellangkolli, Aelliseu Magateuloideu, Kana Anabelal, Koisi Komeiji, Miseutia Lolellai, and Yukali Yakumo. Some of these characters become playable as the player finishes the story mode with the initially playable characters, and so on. An official patch to the game adds Youmu Konpaku (콘파쿠 요우무; OTL Youmu Konpaku) as a playable character, and is also available in the story mode.