History Trivia / TouhouProject

* AscendedFanon: Quite a lot of it, though all Touhou ascended fanon is usually coincidence, as ZUN has said he doesn't look at fan games because he doesn't want to [[{{UsefulNotes/Plagiarism}} plagiarize]], unintentionally or on purpose. As a result, it is quite ambiguous as to what is AscendedFanon and what is the [[IKnewIt fans guessing right]].

** Obviously, [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes this hasn't stopped fans]] from [[UsefulNotes/ImportGaming legally importing]] or downloading the game. Unfortunately, the games are stupidly expensive thanks to import costs and shady dealers who like to mark up prices ($30 for one game is considered ''fair''); it's no wonder 99% of the western fandom simply pirates the games.

* Trivia/TouhouKourindouCuriositiesOfLotusAsia
* Trivia/TouhouSuzunaanForbiddenScrollery

* FlipFlopOfGod: For a long time, ZUN was very indirect and back-and-forth concerning [[SoftReboot the canonicity of the PC-98 games]]. For just a few examples, [[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/ZUN/ZUN%27s_E-mails in an e-mail answering a fan's question]], he said to ignore them "just as one can ignore derivative works", whereas [[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/ZUN%27s_reply_to_messages_on_the_former_Gensou_Bulletin_Board_3 in his replies to old bulletin board messages]], he first says someone should be able to enjoy newer works "while considering the idea that the setting before [=EoSD=] has never existed" only to then admit that the setting of the PC-98 games "still lives". All of this happened while he was also making [[ContinuityNod Continuity Nods]] to the PC-98 games in Windows material. The matter was finally settled [[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/ZUN%27s_AWA_Q%26A_Panel in 2013 at Anime Weekend Atlanta]], where, when asked directly if the PC-98 games were canon to the Windows games, ZUN said that "it's the same world" and to "take reference from the latest games to consider what is canon" for any contradictions between PC-98 and Windows.

* DenialOfDigitalDistribution: ZUN has always allowed a lot of fan works, but in the past, his guidelines specifically prohibited sale of fan works via sites primarily oriented for overseas customers (this includes stuff like iTunes and the App Store). Many creators didn't even use Japan-only download sites. This started to change in the late 2010s: After ''[[VideoGame/TouhouTenkuushouHiddenStarInFourSeasons Hidden Star in Four Seasons]]'' was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in late 2017, ZUN also started allowing ''Touhou'' fan games to use Steam as long as they follow his not-that-strict guidelines. About a year later, a label that publishes Music/TouhouFanMusic on iTunes and [=YouTube=] Music appeared. Their releases are available internationally, though they're delayed, you can't stream them, ''many'' circles are still absent, and most of the ones who are there haven't made their full discographies available. By 2021, however, many circles became available on Spotify-- along with all [=CDs=] and Windows music produced by ZUN himself.

** ''[[VideoGame/{{LenEn}} Len'en Project]]'' was created by [=JynX=], who is also known for their UsefulNotes/PC98 remakes.

* KillerApp: The early games have prompted a lot of Western fans to get into UsefulNotes/PC98 emulation or collecting physical PC-98 systems.

** ZUN changed his mind over time; at Anime Weekend UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}} 2013, he said he ''was'' interested in bringing the franchise to the US, and specifically mentioned that he liked UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} as a possible avenue for distribution. However, he said the biggest issue was that someone else would have to do the translation, and he really preferred being able to handle the games from start to finish. In March 2014, he officially announced his intention to digitally distribute the games for an international audience.

* ''Trivia/TouhouFuumarokuTheStoryOfEasternWonderland'"

* ''Trivia/HifuuNightmareDiaryVioletDetector''

* DenialOfDigitalDistribution: ZUN has always allowed a lot of fan works, but in the past, his guidelines specifically prohibited sale of fan works via sites primarily oriented for overseas customers (this includes stuff like iTunes and the App Store). Many creators didn't even use Japan-only download sites. This started to change in the late 2010s: After ''VideoGame/HiddenStarInFourSeasons'' was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in late 2017, ZUN also started allowing ''Touhou'' fan games to use Steam as long as they follow his not-that-strict guidelines. About a year later, a label that publishes Music/TouhouFanMusic on iTunes and [=YouTube=] Music appeared. Their releases are available internationally, though they're delayed, you can't stream them, ''many'' circles are still absent, and most of the ones who are there haven't made their full discographies available. By 2021, however, many circles became available on Spotify-- along with all [=CDs=] and Windows music produced by ZUN himself.

* ''Trivia/TouhouGouyokuIbunSuibotsuShitaChinshuuJigoku''

* TheWikiRule: [[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Touhou_Wiki The Touhou Wiki]].

** ''[[http://www.kongregate.com/games/kupo707/bullet-heaven Bullet Heaven]]'', a sort of 'westernized' ''Touhou'' game [[note]] that is actually a spin-off of [[VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy a certain RPG series]] [[/note]] -- the achievements have shoutouts to ''Imperishable Night'' and ''Ten Desires''.

* BuryYourArt: ZUN discontinued the PC-98 era games in 2002, shortly after the release of ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil'', which acted as a ContinuityReboot for the franchise. Exactly why he did so was never explained outside a brief mention of not wanting to return to 16-bit graphics in ''Akyu's Untouched Score Vol. 3''. Nonetheless, the PC-98 titles were never re-released and he has actively taken down fans' attempts to KeepCirculatingTheTapes.