User:DualPlay/Touhou Project
Touhou Project is a indie game series made by Team Shanghai Alice.
History
PC-98 Era
Windows Era
On 9 June 2026 it was announced on
Japanese
Nintendo Direct that "New Classic" remaster, made by
Shanghai Alice Reprise which includes
ZUN and his veteran developers, is going to be released on 9 September this year. It would feature remastered portraits and soundtrack.
Lore
Great Lunarian Wars
Great Suwa War
Around 2300 ages ago (from 2007 when the MoF took place, so circa 293 BC),
Suwako (myth. Moreya) and
Kanako (myth. Takeminakata and Yasakatome) were born in Suwa.
Suwako is presumably older than
Kanako.
Suwako Moriya, the native God of the Moriya community and clan controls Mishaguji capable of cursing and punishing those who disregard him.
Kanako Yasaka, on the other hand, was on
Yamato side, being the goddess of Suwa clan.
Initially,
Suwako dominated through iron weaponry (this can be seen through her iron rings). Everything changed when
Kanako held a thin wisteria vine against Suwako's army, rusting the entire army. Suwako had no choice but to surrender.
After her victory,
Kanako Yasaka became the goddess of the Moriya community. Kanako allowed
Suwako to be in her shrine. However, people rejected the new goddess. Knowing people were unhappy, Kanako called the god Moriya. The god was called differently outside the Moriyan community. Without having to maintain the Moriya community, Kanako has secretly become the goddess of
the mountains.
Assuming
Sanae Kochiya is similarly old as
Reimu, she was born circa 1988. Her descendant is
Suwako, although Sanae did not know this fact before.
Around 2002 and 2003, when
Sanae went to high school,
Kanako decided to move their shrine from Outside World to Youkai Mountain in Gensokyo to gain more faith. It was caused by the fact that people on the
Earth believed in gods less and less, especially in urbanized areas. It coincides with when the last
Suwa ōhōri died.
Kanako Yasaka tried to
industrialize Gensokyo many times by giving Utsuho Reiuji the ability of nuclear fusion.
Since the release of Mountain of Faith in 2007, people have prayed to these gods by drawing their images in ema.
References / Inspirations
These positions have some references to or have influenced Touhou Project:
