Touhou Project Is a Success Story Creators Can Learn From

Junya Ota, Zun, or the Hakurei Kannushi had a dream in High School to create a shoot 'em up game about a miko with a Shinto aesthetic. In college he created the Touhou Project on the PC-98, making 5 games in the ever-evolving series before graduating college and becoming employed at Taito.

Four years after his employment he launched the 6th game, Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, as Team Shanghai Alice on the Windows platform for the first time. Almost every year since he's released new games, manuals, CDs, and manga fleshing out the world of Gensoukyou and providing an incredible amount of depth to the danmaku shooting games.

His light policies on the use of his IP for fan works have led to a renaissance of fan-made manga, anime, music remixes, and even games that use his characters and vary widely in quality.

In this video I talk about ZUN's official media related to the Touhou Project and notable fan projects related to the Touhou Project with a heavy emphasis on the games. I also talk about the popular fan works and several of the notable fan games among many that are out there or will probably be out there in the future.

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Touhou Project Is a Success Story Creators Can Learn From