![]() ![]() But of course, at the end of the day, it still is an unofficial series and most of the characterizations are very far from their actual depictions in the source. They have to love Touhou and understand the fandom greatly so that they could incorporate many references ingeniously. I myself enjoy every minute of them and really appreciate the circle. I’d like to name some notable ones: the Onsen scene in the opening, the Yakumo’s bathing scene, the Sakuya’s Dio time-stopping scene (oh wait, this is canon), the Remilia and Flandre’s fighting scene, the Yuuka and Cirno’s confronting scene, the Shiki Eiki’s lecturing scene, the Tewi and Reisen’s poisoning scene, the Kaguya and Mokou’s quarrel scene, etc. Talking about the direction, Manpuku Jinja simplified the two main factors I mentioned in the second paragraph, the plot and the fight, while adding on many fanservice and original scenes. And finally, episode 18 is a tribute episode that is entirely original and features all characters. Episode 14 to 17 tell the story of Touhou 10. Episode 8 to 13 tell the story of Touhou 8. The seventh episode is based on Cirno’s route in Touhou 12.3. The fifth and sixth episodes show the story that happened after Touhou 9. The next three episodes take place after the event in Touhou 11 but retell the flashback of Touhou 6. The first episode introduces the incident in Touhou 7. Thus, it’s reasonable that they didn’t pick a risky choice that could potentially alienate the fanbase but instead chose to turn it into a fanon in which fanservice prevails the actual plot with the sole intention of entertaining the audience as much as possible.ĭespite such reasons, MoP still follows the original story, just not in chronological order. For a series that is gameplay and lore-heavy like this one, it’s hard for any non-hardcore person to dig deeper and rather just prefer gazing at flowers while on horseback. I’m quite rambling with tons of info dumps but it’s only to show the difficulties that Manpuku Jinja had to consider when making this Anime. I don’t think any person would like to watch an Anime episode that straight 10 minutes just splattering colorful fireworks, let alone it takes several years with a great amount of effort to animate it. It’s not wrong but just remember one thing, they are two different mediums. You can argue that those Minus-T videos on Youtube are pretty eye-catching. Even ignoring that issue, the essence of Touhou fight – danmaku is very flashy, garish, and ostentatious that does not appeal to general audiences. It somewhat lessens the intensity since there’s no death threat no matter who wins or loses. Unlike a normal duel, a Touhou fight is a mental contest in which the most beautiful one wins and it isn’t meant to kill each other (very similar to the covenant in “No Game No Life”). + In Touhou, the fights go by the Spell Card System. It’s almost impossible to craft a faithful adaptation of the game story while at the same time also having to maintain enjoyment for fans. As you can see, there are very few interesting things here without considering the lore. ![]() Every time she encounters an opponent, there’s usually a conversation, then two parties start fighting each other. ![]() The main protagonist, the miko of Hakurei Shrine, Hakurei Reimu embarks on a journey to resolve it and bring back Gensokyo to its balance. + About the plot, it often just follows the same pattern for most games: A supernatural incident happens caused by some random powerful entities. How do we turn Touhou into an Anime adaptation? The best you could think of is making it with the structure of half plot half fight, right? But here’s the deal, the original plot is very lacking and the fight is also very unusual. People may wonder why franchises like FGO, Azur Lane, Kantai Collection have managed to get an official adaptation but Touhou still has not. Currently known as the most popular Touhou Anime, not only does it attract Touhou fans in particular but many Anime fans in general.Īnime adaptation from whatever source has always been a hot potato for studios. Fantasy Kaleidoscope ~The Memories of Phantasm~ (MoP for short) is a fan-made Anime series produced by a doujin circle name Manpuku Jinja. Yorokobe Touhou fans, after the long-awaited 12 years, MyAnimeList finally decided to add this entry to their database. ![]()
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