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3	''Fantasy Kaleidoscope ~Memories of Phantasm~'' is a series of episodic {{fanime}} adaptations of the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' {{video game}} series made by [[http://manpukujinja.blog135.fc2.com Manpuku Jinja]] with music by Music/YuuheiSatellite.
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5	Episode 1 "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w337ij3wtXA ~The Spring Snow Incident~]]" [[note]]
6	Alternate subs: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0mBJAzCekc part one]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDcs4hL5Cvs part two]], Swedish subs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEHQ5AImx0E here]][[/note]]
7	is an adaptation of ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'', and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap5910bTGLA episodes 2]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEff2L_ry5k 3]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Gs1XmTUp4 4]] "~The Red Mist Incident~" are an adaptation of ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9ptz8B7Kc4 Episodes 5]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQGOELs2fEE 6]] "~The Flower Incident~" are an adaptation of ''VideoGame/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView'' [[ADayInTheLimelight focusing on Aya]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_zNH2snfW4 episode 7]] "~The Mysterious Giant Youkai~" adapts ''Hisoutensoku'' featuring [[ButtMonkey Cirno]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIWaLCP8RY Episodes 8]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqhjUhG7SNQ 9]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOhacNSqtDA 10]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gu_I18j7OI 11]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJOajGr3_4 12]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeHZv7CctvA 13]] "~The Imperishable Night Incident~" are an adaptation of ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight''. Episodes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Df5lbAvP0c 14]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-7nlPaJXII 15]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmhNSgQEJjA 16]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwHJBvELodc 17]] "~The Youkai Mountain Incident~" are an adaptation of ''VideoGame/TouhouFuujinrokuMountainOfFaith''.
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9	The episodes are released without voice acting: only music, sound effects and Japanese subtitles. They get fan-dubbed by amateur Japanese voice actors after their release.
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11	!!Tropes for the videos as a whole:
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13	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Yukari's gaps are made much prettier than they are in canon. The eyes are now simply eye-like patterns, and there is no sign of the arms trying to claw their way out.
14	* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Aya and Sanae both appear far before the events of the games they debuted in.
15	* AnachronicOrder: The games adapted by the episodes aren't in their original order of release.
16	** Episode 1 adapts Touhou 6: ''Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'' in the opening[[labelnote:*]]but the theme song comes from Touhou 10: ''Mountain of Faith'',[[/labelnote]] and Touhou 7: ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' in the rest of the episode. [[spoiler:It also has Sanae appearing at the end, even though ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' takes place long before her debut in ''Mountain of Faith''.]]
17	** Episodes 2-4 adapt Touhou 11: ''Subterranean Animism'' in their openings. Their FramingDevice is set after ''Subterranean Animism'', but the episodes are mostly flashbacks to Touhou 6: ''Embodiment of Scarlet Devil''. [[spoiler:TheStinger of episode 4 sets up a SequelHook for Touhou 12: ''Undefined Fantastic Object''.]]
18	** Episodes 5-6 are based on Touhou 9: ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''. [[spoiler:TheStinger of episode 6 sets up a SequelHook for Touhou 10: ''Mountain of Faith''.]]
19	** Episode 7 reuses the opening sequence of episode 1 and is based on Touhou 12.3: ''Hisoutensoku''.
20	** Episodes 8-13 are based on Touhou 8: ''Imperishable Night''.
21	** Episodes 14-17 are based on Touhou 10: ''Mountain of Faith''. [[spoiler:TheStinger of episode 17 sets up a SequelHook for Touhou 10.5: ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''.]]
22	* BadBedroomBadLife: [[CreepyChild Flandre's]] bedroom is full of destroyed furniture and toys (some of which were stabbed with ''knives'') to indicate how being ignored for 495 years [[UsedToBeASweetKid has affected her]].
23	* BeamSpam: This fanime depicts danmaku combat in this way, in contrast to most others that use the FullContactMagic approach.
24	* BigDamnHeroes:
25	** In episode 1, Reimu flies in just in time to save Marisa from Yuyuko's danmaku attack.
26	** In episode 7, Daiyousei catches Cirno after she barely manages to dodge one of Okuu's attacks, and Suwako then stops Okuu from incinerating them both by whacking her in the head with her thrown hat.
27	* BlindIdiotTranslation: The English FanTranslation starts out okay, but at one point it seems to gradually get clunkier and more awkward with each episode, before eventually devolving into this.
28	* BlushSticker: Many of the more childlike characters are given these.
29	* ButtMonkey:
30	** Cirno, [[RunningGag in every episode.]]
31	** Aya doesn't get treated very well in episode 2. And even worse in 5 and 6.
32	** Like with canon, Reisen. She gets her food stolen by Tewi in a FunnyBackgroundEvent in episode 2 and gets poisoned by her in episode 5. Reisen was able to get Tewi back during the latter though.
33	* CharacterExaggeration: Reimu in canon is generally a case of GoodIsNotNice and MsViceGirl, with this series ramping up her jerkish side to the point of PerpetualFrowner.
34	* {{Cliffhanger}}: Any arc that has multiple parts has these until the final part.
35	* ContinuityNod: One of the shots from the first opening sequence features Reimu smacking away Sakuya's knives with her gohei in a manner heavily reminiscent of the animation used when hitting her yin-yang orb in ''Highly Responsive to Prayers.''
36	* ADayInTheLimelight: Episodes 5-6 are Aya's day in the limelight, and episode 7 is Cirno's.
37	* DemotedToExtra: Since the fanime is a CompressedAdaptation of the plots of the games, this usually happens to lower-level bosses.
38	** In episode 1, Letty's fight against Marisa happens entirely offscreen, and the Prismriver Sisters simply let Marisa pass without fighting her. Sakuya only appears to tell Reimu to go deal with the incident, instead of taking a direct role in events like she does in the game.
39	** In episode 3, Rumia flies right past Reimu and [[WatchOutForThatTree crashes into a tree]], and Reimu quickly takes out Meiling in a CurbStompBattle.
40	** In episode 8, Wriggle and Mystia are both shown knocked out immediately after the title card.
41	** In episode 14, the Aki Sisters, Hina, and Momiji barely even put up a fight against Reimu.
42	* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: All of the vocal or background music originates from the games. Some are less recognizable than others, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yct-29yvnYw&index=4&list=PLch8dgiOsFXDzSBnkiMeOvbi3ltt8CJfL Yukari's "Necrofantasia" written in a major scale]] in "The Red Mist Incident".
43	* EarlyBirdCameo: Numerous, but special mention goes to Aya, who is featured prominently in episodes 1 through 4 despite making her debut several games after the ones those episodes cover, as well as Sanae's participation in ''Imperishable Night'''s adaptation (even if one was to take liberties with how recent the Moriya Shrine arrival was, there's an entire game between ''Imperishable Night'' and ''Mountain of Faith'', which is instead used for the episodes ''before'' Imperishable Night adaptation).
44	* EnergyBall: Reimu's FinishingMove "Fantasy Seal" involves crushing her opponents under a huge glowing yin-yang orb, [[StuffBlowingUp which then explodes.]]
45	* {{Fanservice}}:
46	** The second opening features a few shots of nearly everyone in Gensokyo relaxing naked in a hot spring.
47	** In episode 3, there's an extended sequence where Ran and Yukari are having a discussion while once again soaking in a hotspring.
48	** Tewi's explanation of Kaguya's backstory in episode 9 is juxtaposed with a shot of the princess bathing.
49	* FightUnscene: Considering the fan-made nature of the series, this was inevitable. As a general rule, any boss character from stage 1 through 3 of their respective game that doesn't have their fight AdaptedOut entirely will be this. Stage 4 and 5 bosses tend to fare better, but are not immune. This usually comes in the form of [[ChargeIntoCombatCut some kind of cut]] or a BattleDiscretionShot.
50	* FishingForSole: Suwako pulls a geta out of a fishing hole in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene of Episode 2's intro. The fishing rod and geta are seen both equally fast near the Moriya Shrine's entrance at the beginning of the same.
51	* FunnyBackgroundEvent:
52	** At the end of episode 1, Yuyuko can be seen dancing drunkenly in the background while Reimu and Marisa argue during the banquet.
53	** In episode 2, Nitori doesn't just fold paper airplanes, she folds paper ''spaceships''.
54	** Quite a few things at the party in general, including Komachi being lectured by Eiki, or Tewi taking Reisen's portion of food.
55	** While Yukari steals sake from Mokou using a gap in episode 3, Cirno can be seen shooting light out of her eyes.
56	** Later, Mystia appears terrified of Yuyuko, probably fearing that she'll eat her, and Suwako's HAT appears red-faced and drunk for some reason.
57	** Mystia's concern is not misplaced: In the next episode, [[spoiler:Yuyuko's belly is stuffed (a reference to Manpuku Jinja's logo), and Mystia is nowhere to be seen.]]
58	* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: Marisa is fond of this, having pointed at Reimu, Youmu, and Patchouli.
59	* HotBlooded: Marisa, a LargeHam who is also prone to {{Badass Boast}}ing.
60	* IBelieveICanFly: As is the standard for ''Touhou''.
61	* IcyBlueEyes: Sakuya is given these in this series. Especially noticeable in the trailer for the second episode of the Scarlet Devil story arc.
62	* InstantRunes: The energy balls that are characteristic of danmaku are created through these in this series.
63	* ManOfAThousandVoices: The most famous Japanese fandubs were recorded by ''one'' actress, Pika Aizawa, performing voices for every single character.
64	** Episode 1 has 9 different voices: Marisa, Reimu, Youmu, Yuyuko, Cirno, Sakuya, Remilia, Aya and [[spoiler:Sanae]].
65	** Episode 2 adds 13 voices: Suwako, Kanako, Nitori, Alice, Daiyousei, Patchouli, Koakuma, Flandre, Satori, Rin, Utsuho, Yukari and Suika.
66	** Episode 3 adds 4 voices: Ran, Chen, Rumia and Meiling.
67	** Pika became unavailable to record fandubs for episodes after 3 (it's possible she may finally have gone pro), so further episodes are dubbed by other fans.
68	* MundaneUtility:
69	** Marisa regards the breeze from Cirno's Icicle Fall attack as pleasantly cool for a hot summer's day rather than treating it like an actual threat.
70	** Yukari's solution for not joining the Moriya Shrine party is to use her gaps to steal sake from it while she lounges in the hot spring.
71	* NeverTrustATrailer: The time and effort into making full-length episodes results in Manpuku Jinja's animations being music videos more than anime.
72	* RedOniBlueOni: Marisa is much more [[HotBlooded enthusiastic]] about solving incidents than Reimu, who only [[ResignedToTheCall reluctantly]] gets involved.
73	* SceneryPorn: Backgrounds in these videos are among the most beautiful depictions of Gensokyo ever to appear in ''Touhou'' fanworks.
74	* ShoutOut:
75	** The English titles of the episodes reference American films --
76	*** [[Film/DrStrangelove "The Ordinary Magician or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Kotatsu"]]
77	*** [[Film/InterviewWithTheVampire "Interview Without the Vampire"]]
78	*** [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay "Judgment Day"]]
79	*** [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1956 "Daidarabocchi, King of the Monsters!"]]
80	*** [[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951 "The Night the Earth Stood Still"]]
81	** The title of episodes 12-13, "The Only NEET Thing to Do", parodies a 1985 short story by Creator/JamesTiptreeJr which is [[https://tanoshimi.xyz/2016/11/29/yes-sadpanda-is-one-of-my-sources/ much more famous in Japan]] [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff than it is in the Anglosphere]].
82	** Marisa says [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure "Yare yare da ze"]][[note]]approximately "Oh, gimme a break"[[/note]] when she sees the Netherworld's giant staircase. Probably not coincidental considering Marisa's "-da ze" VerbalTic is itself inspired by Jojo.
83	* StealthHiBye: Yukari is fond of doing this.
84	* TheStinger:
85	** After the end credits of Episode 1, [[spoiler:Sanae appears in Gensokyo thanks to Yukari.]]
86	** In Episode 4's epilogue, [[spoiler:Nitori discovers Shou and Nazrin preparing to unseal Byakuren, leading into the ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' storyline.]]
87	** After Episode 6's credits, [[spoiler:Kanako and Suwako have shown up in Gensokyo and set up the Moriya Shrine atop Youkai Mountain.]]
88	* StockFootage: All of the [=EoSD=]-derived fight scenes and shots of other Gensokyo residents reacting to the scarlet mist that appeared in the opening sequence of Episode 1 were incorporated into Episodes 2-4.
89	** The footage of Reimu using Fantasy Seal against Yuyuko in Episode 1 gets reused several times. In episode 4, it's used as her FinishingMove against Remilia and Flandre, in episode 10, it's used as her FinishingMove against Eirin, and in episode 15, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking she uses it to punish Aya for trying to weasel out of a fight]].
90	* StoryBreakerPower: Similar to canon, Reimu is miles above everyone else and solves the incident soon after she appears. Which is why she usually doesn't appear till near the end of an arc.
91	* SupportingProtagonist: While [[AntiHero Reimu]] is still the focus of the [=PVs=] and is the one who solves the incidents in the end, the episodes themselves tend to focus more on [[{{Deuteragonist}} Marisa]] and the incidents are usually witnessed from her point of view.
92	* ThanksForTheMammaries: At the end of episode 1, the final shot of the episode shows Reimu accidentally grabbing Marisa's chest. Many years later, at the end of the Mountain of Faith incident, the situation is reversed, with Marisa accidentally groping Reimu.
93	* VitriolicBestBuds: Marisa and Reimu -- they bicker a lot but they also care about one another.
94	* WorldOfBuxom: Any character who has been portrayed as even somewhat busty in other Touhou adaptations is hugely stacked in this one. Also Reimu ends up being larger than most other versions even while wearing a sarashi.

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