| 1 | ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' is notable for the large number of {{doujin|shi}} circles that {{rearrange|TheSong}} ''Touhou'' themes, may or may not [[WithLyrics add lyrics]], and (usually) put them on [[RemixAlbum albums]]. The "genre" seems to have started at Comiket 64 (in 2003), when [=PopKorn=] & Hara-Kara released ''Stardust Reverie''. The fan music scene has grown massively since then, and there are now hundreds of groups dedicated to arranging music from the ''Touhou'' series. |
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| 3 | The most commonly arranged themes are the ones from the mainline PC games (starting with ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil''), but you'll also see themes from the spin-offs, ''Music/ZUNsMusicCollection'', PC-98 games, and rarely other franchises like ''VideoGame/{{Seihou}}''. In addition, some of the circles create original compositions. |
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| 5 | ''Touhou'' fan music is typically released at events like Comiket (a general doujin event) and Reitaisai (a dedicated ''Touhou'' event), and can later be purchased at shops like Toranoana and Melonbooks. As these shops don't ship overseas, it's not easy to get the albums if you live outside Japan -- you have to use e.g. a forwarding service. The situation is getting better for overseas fans: Starting in October 2018, quite a bit of ''Touhou'' music has become available on iTunes, Google Play Music and (later) BOOTH.pm thanks to a [[https://touhou-music.jp/ label]] that deals with digital distribution of ''Touhou'' music. However, a lot of circles are still missing. Additionally, the second-hand shop Suruga-ya has started shipping to some Western countries. |
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| 7 | |
| 8 | ! Circles with their own pages: |
| 9 | [[index]] |
| 10 | * Music/AlstroemeriaRecords |
| 11 | ** Music/BadApple (Alstroemeria Records' signature song) |
| 12 | * Music/{{Butaotome}} |
| 13 | * Music/{{IOSYS}} |
| 14 | * Music/SoundHolic (Also covers their SWING HOLIC sub-branch.) |
| 15 | * Music/YuuheiSatellite (Also covers their sister circle Shoujo Fractal.) |
| 16 | * Music/{{Zytokine}} (Also covers their previous Cytokine handle.) |
| 17 | [[/index]] |
| 18 | |
| 19 | ! Other circles: |
| 20 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[folder:AbsoЯute Zero]] |
| 23 | !! AbsoЯute Zero |
| 24 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Rute (vocals, also active under A-One) |
| 25 | |
| 26 | Rute's own circle, active since 2015. Unlike A-One, its music is mostly {{rock}}. |
| 27 | [[hardline]] |
| 28 | * {{Instrumentals}}: The albums tend to feature karaoke versions of the songs on them. Additionally, a few of the circle's tracks are instrumental in the first place. |
| 29 | * PunnyName: The circle's name is a pun on Rute's name and the phrase "absolute zero". |
| 30 | * RemixAlbum: Most of the circle's albums are mostly ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 31 | * VocalTagTeam: They have multiple vocalists, who tend to get at least one song each on each album. |
| 32 | * XtremeKoolLetterz: The circle's name contains an inverted R, presumably for no reason other than "it's cool". |
| 33 | [[/folder]] |
| 34 | |
| 35 | [[folder:[=AdamKadmon=]]] |
| 36 | !! [=AdamKadmon=] |
| 37 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Tamari (vocals and chorus), Kamiyashiro (arrangement and guitarist), Wani (arrangement and bassist, also active in Sally) |
| 38 | |
| 39 | A {{rock}} circle that was active between 2010 and 2018. |
| 40 | [[hardline]] |
| 41 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: ''sand'' is a best-of album featuring old [=AdamKadmon=] songs arranged by Wani. |
| 42 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Their album titles consist of one English word, usually written in katakana. |
| 43 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Every album from ''willow'' to ''moon'' and every album they released in 2017 contains instrumental versions of two or three of the featured songs. |
| 44 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 45 | * RemixAlbum: Except for the original album ''ROSA'', all of their albums consist mostly or entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 46 | [[/folder]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[folder:Akatsuki Records]] |
| 49 | !! Akatsuki Records |
| 50 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Stack (vocals, arrangements and lyrics), Neko Manjuu (arrangement), Stack Bros. (arrangement)\ |
| 51 | '''Former Members:''' [=ACTRock=] (now active under his own circle Inorai) |
| 52 | |
| 53 | A rock circle founded in 2012. Notable for vocalist Stack's distinctive voice. |
| 54 | [[hardline]] |
| 55 | * CompilationRerelease: This circle likes to release event-exclusive singles, and later put the tracks on the ''LIMITED SINGLES'' compilation [=CDs=]. |
| 56 | * GratuitousEnglish: They like to throw in random English words. |
| 57 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: ''Akatsuki Records THE BEST''. |
| 58 | * {{Instrumentals}}: The album ''Instrumental versions'' features instrumental versions of some of their songs. |
| 59 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 60 | * RemixAlbum: All of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 61 | [[/folder]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[folder:[=ALiCE'S EMOTiON=]]] |
| 64 | !![=ALiCE'S EMOTiON=] |
| 65 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' [=REDALiCE=] (formerly known as Akai Hito; arranger & lyricist), Ayumi Nomiya (vocalist), t+pazolite (arrangement, also active in C.H.S)\ |
| 66 | |
| 67 | An ElectronicMusic doujin circle dating as far back as 2005, specializing in {{Trance}} and HardcoreTechno. They also made a few appearances at Anime Central. |
| 68 | ---- |
| 69 | * RearrangeTheSong: They make ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 70 | [[/folder]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [[folder:Amateras Records]] |
| 73 | !!Amateras Records |
| 74 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Tracy (arranger & representative), Sae Tsukiyama (vocalist) |
| 75 | !!!'''Notable Associates:''' [=EastNewSound=], Alstroemeria Records |
| 76 | A doujin circle founded in 2010. |
| 77 | ---- |
| 78 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: The three ''Amateras Records Best'' albums. |
| 79 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Similar to [=EastNewSound=] below, most of their album titles consist of two English words, e.g. ''Brilliant Story''. |
| 80 | * {{Instrumentals}}: |
| 81 | ** While mostly vocal, their ''Touhou'' albums tend to open with an instrumental track. |
| 82 | ** They have a habit of releasing an album (e.g. ''Brilliant Story'') at an event, and then release its instrumental version (e.g. ''Brilliant Story the instrumental'') at the next event. |
| 83 | * RearrangeTheSong: They make ''Touhou'' (and a few ''VideoGame/KanColle'') arrangements. |
| 84 | * RemixAlbum: |
| 85 | ** Most of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. They've also released two ''VideoGame/KanColle'' remix albums. |
| 86 | ** They have released five albums that consist of remixes of their old songs. The first one is titled ''Re:Imagination - Amateras Records Remixes Vol.1-''. |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[folder:A-One (formerly A1)]] |
| 90 | !! A-One |
| 91 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Rute (vocals, also active under his own circle AbsoЯute Zero), あき (vocals, also active under her own circle Honey Pocket), ELEMENTAS (arranger and lyricist), Yassie (arranger and lyricist, also active in Honey Pocket) |
| 92 | |
| 93 | A major {{eurobeat}} circle. Their albums tend to focus on themes from one specific game. |
| 94 | [[hardline]] |
| 95 | * CompilationRerelease: The ''MONTAGE'' series consists of compilations of songs by specific vocalists. |
| 96 | * ConceptAlbum: Their albums tend to focus on themes from one specific game. |
| 97 | * CoverAlbum: ''Scream out! ～Tribute Party～'' contains seven "Scream out!" covers by other circles. |
| 98 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 99 | * RemixAlbum: While they've made a couple of original albums, most of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 100 | * Title1: ''TOHO EUROBEAT VOL.1'' |
| 101 | * VocalTagTeam: They have multiple vocalists, who tend to get at least one song each on each album. |
| 102 | * XtremeKoolLetterz: Their ''Touhou'' eurobeat albums have "EVERLASTING ZUN TRAX" on the cover. |
| 103 | [[/folder]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[folder:Arte Refact]] |
| 106 | !! Arte Refact |
| 107 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' fanfan. (from kimino-museum), Tsukasa Yatoki (from Sound Online), PHEVOTT (from kimino-museum), TAK-sk (from Poplica*), Kyohei Yamamoto, Yuki Honda, Tsukasa Kikuchi\ |
| 108 | '''Former Members:''' Gojou Kai (from SYNC.ART'S), Dobu Usagi (from [=dBu=] Music), K2 (from C-CLAYS) |
| 109 | |
| 110 | A supergroup made up of members from various other circles. |
| 111 | [[hardline]] |
| 112 | * ConceptAlbum: ''Gensou Yuugikan - Fantastic Casino -'' was created around the concept of Marisa gambling at an arcade in Gensokyo. |
| 113 | * LuckyCharmsTitle: The song "いたずら☆ぬえのUFOキャッチャー　マスパ仕立て" |
| 114 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 115 | * RemixAlbum: They have three albums that consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 116 | [[/folder]] |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[folder:Chocofan]] |
| 119 | !! Chocofan |
| 120 | |
| 121 | A {{eurobeat}} circle that started making ''Touhou'' arrangements in 2019 and has been rapidly pumping out albums ever since. Notable for releasing some ''Unconnected Marketeers'' arrangements shortly after the original tracks were published. |
| 122 | [[hardline]] |
| 123 | * ConceptAlbum: Most of their albums have a theme: |
| 124 | ** These albums simply focus on a game or a pair of games, and have a title relating to the game(s): (Potholes link to the games in question.) ''[[VideoGame/TouhouSeirensenUndefinedFantasticObject STARSHIP]] SOUNDS'', ''[[VideoGame/TouhouSeirensenUndefinedFantasticObject STARSHIP]] SOUNDS+'', ''[[VideoGame/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires DESIRE]] & [[VideoGame/TouhouKishinjouDoubleDealingCharacter REVENGE]] SOUNDS'', ''[[VideoGame/TouhouKanjudenLegacyOfLunaticKingdom LUNATIC]] SOUNDS'', ''[[VideoGame/TouhouTenkuushouHiddenStarInFourSeasons FOURSEASONS]] & [[VideoGame/TouhouKikeijuuWilyBeastAndWeakestCreature BEAST]] SOUNDS'', ''[[VideoGame/TouhouKouryuudouUnconnectedMarketeers RAINBOW]] SOUNDS'', ''[[VideoGame/YouseiDaisensouTouhouSangetsusei Yousei Saunzu]]'', ''[[VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil SCARLET]] SOUNDS'', [[VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom SPRING]] SOUNDS, [[VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight ETERNAL]] SOUNDS and [[VideoGame/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView FLOWER]] SOUNDS. Also, ''LEGENDALY SOUNDS'' features themes from various ''Touhou'' games for the PC-98, and ''TWILIGHT SOUNDS'' features themes from various official fighting games. |
| 125 | ** 四季の旅、風の調べ is an Aya-themed album -- all of the original themes appear in the spin-offs starring her, and both of her {{Leitmotif}}s appear. |
| 126 | ** Every original theme on ''LUCKY CAT'' has something to do with cats. |
| 127 | ** ''OCCULTIC SOUNDS'' is a Sumireko-themed album featuring themes from ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' (a game where she appears as the FinalBoss) and ''Violet Detector'' (a spin-off starring her). |
| 128 | ** ''HEROINE SOUNDS'' features a variety of themes associated with main characters Reimu and Marisa. |
| 129 | ** Every theme arranged on ''FAIRY SOUNDS'' is associated with a fairy. |
| 130 | * GodivaHair: The SexyPackaging of ''OCCULTIC SOUNDS'' features a frontally nude Sumireko with her pigtails covering her breasts. |
| 131 | * GoingCommando: On the cover of ''IDORA SANCTUARY'', Keiki isn't wearing underwear under her apron. |
| 132 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: ''Chocofan BEST'' and ''Chocofan BEST 2020''. For 2021, they didn't do a traditional best-of, instead opting for ''Chocofan MV BEST'' (a best-of for songs that received music videos) and ''Omake Selection'' (a best-of that takes songs from the limited ''Omake'' [=CDs=]). |
| 133 | * RearrangeTheSong: Most of their songs are ''Touhou'' arrangements. There's also the album 七転八起, which mostly consists of ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragons'' arrangements. |
| 134 | * RemixAlbum: |
| 135 | ** Most of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. Also, ''scarlet marrigold'' featured some ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' arrangements. |
| 136 | ** ''最速最強！KUROKOMA-Yeah！cover&REMIX'' focuses on remixes and covers of other ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 137 | * SexyPackaging: Downplayed for ''LUNATIC SOUNDS'', ''scarlet marrygold'', ''Chocofan BEST 2020'' and ''RAINBOW SOUNDS'', all of which almost let you see a character's butt. Straight examples include the cover of ''最速最強！KUROKOMA-Yeah！cover&REMIX'' showing Saki with an ImpossiblyLowNeckline, ''IDORA SANCTUARY'' having Keiki wear little more than an apron, the collaboration album ''FUSION=CAUTION'' giving Utsuho a black bikini, 桜花転生 outright having a naked Yuyuko (with her breast partially covered by the album logo), and ''OCCULTIC SOUNDS'''s frontally nude Sumireko with [[GodivaHair her pigtails covering her breasts]]. |
| 138 | [[/folder]] |
| 139 | |
| 140 | [[folder:COOL&CREATE]] |
| 141 | !! COOL&CREATE |
| 142 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' [=BeatMARIO=], Amane |
| 143 | |
| 144 | A doujin circle that has been around since 2001, and released its first ''Touhou'' album in 2003. Responsible for the memetic "Help me, ERINNNNNN!!". |
| 145 | [[hardline]] |
| 146 | * BleepDammit: The title of ''Heisei Saigo no Bokura no Ochinpo''[[note]]"ochinpo" means "penis"[[/note]] is written as "Heisei Saigo no Bokura no O*npo". It's pretty obvious what they meant, and the word is uncensored in the actual songs. |
| 147 | * ConceptAlbum: ''Heisei Saigo no Bokura no Ochinpo'', an album of penis-themed parodies of various songs. |
| 148 | * CoverAlbum: ''All Night of Nights'' features 13 "Night of Nights" covers by other circles. Ditto for ''Help me, ERINNNNNN!! LOVE( ﾟ∀ﾟ)o彡゜'' and "Help me, ERINNNNNN!!". |
| 149 | * LuckyCharmsTitle: ''Help me, ERINNNNNN!! LOVE( ﾟ∀ﾟ)o彡゜'' |
| 150 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 151 | * RemixAlbum: Many of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 152 | %%* ToiletHumor: [=BeatMARIO=] is fond of poop jokes. |
| 153 | [[/folder]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | [[folder:[=CrazyBeats=]]] |
| 156 | !! [=CrazyBeats=] |
| 157 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Tsukasa (arrangement), DJ Mocchi (arrangement), Kaori Saitou (lyricist) |
| 158 | |
| 159 | A {{trance}} and {{eurobeat}} circle that has been around since 2015. |
| 160 | [[hardline]] |
| 161 | * CompilationRerelease: They've released several compilation albums that feature songs by one specific vocalist. |
| 162 | * CoversAlwaysLie: The character on the cover doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the songs on the album. For instance, the cover of ''Initial T T-SELECTION Vol.01'' is a picture of Reimu even though none of her themes are arranged on the album. Ditto for ''Vol.03'' and Cirno, ''Vol.06'' and Youmu, and ''Vol.09'' and Patchouli, among others. |
| 163 | * GratuitousEnglish: ''TOHO EURO SPLASH 1'' contains Engrish covers of old [=CrazyBeats=] songs. |
| 164 | --> ''Never know that I picked END'' |
| 165 | * ListSong: The chorus of "Passporte" is a list of countries. |
| 166 | * RearrangeTheSong: |
| 167 | ** Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 168 | ** A few of their songs are remixes of old songs from other {{Eurobeat}} groups. |
| 169 | ** The ''TOHO EURO NIGHT'' series features remixes of previously released [=CrazyBeats=] songs. |
| 170 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 171 | * ShoutOut: The "Initial T" part of the album titles is likely a reference to the anime ''Manga/InitialD'', which is frequently associated with eurobeat. |
| 172 | * Title1: ''Initial T T-SELECTION Vol.01'' |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:Crow's Claw]] |
| 176 | !!Crow's Claw |
| 177 | A Rock and HeavyMetal doujin circle founded in 2004. |
| 178 | ---- |
| 179 | * AutobotsRockOut: Their primary specialty is rock arrangements. |
| 180 | * DigitalPiracyIsEvil: Guitarist Taka doesn't permit illegal usage of his works. He'll usually upload them himself on Website/YouTube and [=iTunes=] if there's enough fan demand for them. |
| 181 | * {{Instrumentals}}: The majority of the circle's music is instrumental {{Rock}} and HeavyMetal. |
| 182 | * RearrangeTheSong: They make ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 183 | [[/folder]] |
| 184 | |
| 185 | [[folder:[=cYsmix=]]] |
| 186 | !![=cYsmix=] |
| 187 | A Norwegian ElectroHouse artist who has a couple of ''Touhou'' doujin albums under his belt. His best known album is ''Haunted House'' which is composed of remixes from ''VideoGame/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires''. |
| 188 | ---- |
| 189 | * RearrangeTheSong: Some of his albums are dedicated to ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 190 | [[/folder]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | [[folder:DDBY]] |
| 193 | !!DDBY |
| 194 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Bizen (arrangement) |
| 195 | |
| 196 | DDBY is a doujin circle who has been making ''Touhou'' arrangements since 2008. They're best known for their ''Cafe de Touhou'' albums. |
| 197 | ---- |
| 198 | * DigitalPiracyIsEvil: DDBY does not take kindly to fans uploading their content on Website/YouTube. |
| 199 | * RearrangeTheSong: They make ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 200 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 201 | [[/folder]] |
| 202 | |
| 203 | [[folder:Demetori]] |
| 204 | !! Demetori |
| 205 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Tokunan, Kyuuhouji |
| 206 | |
| 207 | A heavy metal band comprised of brothers 徳南 on guitar/bass/keyboard and 九宝時 on drums. |
| 208 | [[hardline]] |
| 209 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 210 | * RemixAlbum: Many of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:Diao ye zong]] |
| 214 | !! Diao ye zong |
| 215 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' RD-Sounds (arrangement and lyrics)\ |
| 216 | '''Notable Contributors:''' Meramipop (from Cosmopolitan), nayuta (from 7uta.com), Hanada Hyou (illustrator) |
| 217 | |
| 218 | A vocal and instrumental circle that was formed in 2007. Sometimes called "RD-Sounds", which is the name of the arranger, not the circle. |
| 219 | [[hardline]] |
| 220 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each album title consists of a single kanji. |
| 221 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Many of their tracks are instrumentals. |
| 222 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 223 | * RemixAlbum: Most of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. Original compositions are rare. |
| 224 | [[/folder]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | [[folder:[=DiGiTAL WiNG=]]] |
| 227 | !! [=DiGiTAL WiNG=] |
| 228 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' katsu (representative, composer, arranger & DJ), Domino Amayadori (vocalist), Sorane (vocalist), Aruhi Tachibana (vocalist), Ruffnecky (arranger), Yubi Amayadori (co-designer and illustrator), guyamoko (CG creator), LIBER-TOMO (DJ, performer)\ |
| 229 | '''Former Members:''' peЯoco. (vocalist), Momobako (vocalist), Erotan (vocalist) |
| 230 | An ElectronicMusic circle that has been around since 2011, specializing in rave/party-themed arrangement. Together with Melonbooks doujin retailer, they become organizers for TOHO LIVEBOX, a monthly event which is held at Twin Box GARAGE located in Akihabara. |
| 231 | [[hardline]] |
| 232 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 233 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist mostly or entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 234 | * SelfTitledAlbum: Their debut album was titled ''[=DiGiTAL WiNG=]''. |
| 235 | [[/folder]] |
| 236 | |
| 237 | [[folder:[=DTXFiles.nmk=]]] |
| 238 | !! [=DTXFiles.nmk=] |
| 239 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' nmk |
| 240 | A circle that started in 2011. |
| 241 | [[hardline]] |
| 242 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 243 | * RemixAlbum: Many of their albums consist of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 244 | * Title1: ''Touhou MIRACLE EUROBEAT VOL.1'' |
| 245 | [[/folder]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[folder:[=EastNewSound=]]] |
| 248 | !! [=EastNewSound=] |
| 249 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Kokuchou (arranger & representative), Kirin (arranger), Kumarisu (lyricist), MARIN (arranger), Tsubaki Yuzuki (vocalist), Hotaru Murasaki (vocalist), Anna Hanasaki (vocalist), Reira Kagiyama (lyricist & MV)\ |
| 250 | '''Former Members:''' nayuta (vocalist, currently active under her own circle 7uta.com), Cryu (vocalist), Kaito (lyricist), Izumin (vocalist & lyricist), crouka (arranger), raku (arranger), KOBATYU (arranger) |
| 251 | |
| 252 | An ElectronicMusic and {{Trance}} group that has been active since 2008. |
| 253 | [[hardline]] |
| 254 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: The ''[=EastNewSoundBest=]'' series. |
| 255 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Their album titles consist of two English words. |
| 256 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 257 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist mostly or entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 258 | [[/folder]] |
| 259 | |
| 260 | [[folder:FELT]] |
| 261 | !! FELT |
| 262 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' NAGI☆ (arranger & representative), Maurits "Zen" Cornelis (arrangement), Maika (vocalist), Mika (vocalist), Vivienne (vocalist), Boyz Party (arranger & lyricist), W.nova (backing vocalist), Eris (arrangement, also active in Murder Ground circle), Renko (English lyricist from ORANGE★JAM) |
| 263 | |
| 264 | Primarily an {{Ambient}} and {{Pop}} group; they often combine vocals with ElectronicMusic. Renko of ORANGE★JAM provides English lyrics. It was announced (on Twitter) in 2020 that their 21st album is gonna be their last and, afterwards they're going to disban (no official announcement on when that album will be released). |
| 265 | [[hardline]] |
| 266 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Their album titles consist of two English words. |
| 267 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Many of their tracks are instrumentals. |
| 268 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 269 | * RemixAlbum: Their non-compilation albums consist of ''Touhou'' arrangements and a small number of original compositions. |
| 270 | [[/folder]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | [[folder:Foreground Eclipse]] |
| 273 | !! Foreground Eclipse |
| 274 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Meramipop (clean vocals, currently active in Cosmopolitan), Teto (drummer, screamo, synthesizers & programming), Suzuori (guitarist & bassist) |
| 275 | |
| 276 | A screamo circle that was active between 2009 and 2013. |
| 277 | [[hardline]] |
| 278 | * DigitalPiracyIsEvil: Zig-zagged in "Angels, Monsters, The Secret Lyrics", which calls out people who listen to the song on [=YouTube=] or Nicovideo, but makes an exception for people who live overseas and can't buy doujin [=CDs=]. |
| 279 | * DigitalPiracyIsOkay: Zig-zagged in "Angels, Monsters, The Secret Lyrics", which calls out people who listen to the song on [=YouTube=] or Nicovideo, but makes an exception for people who live overseas and can't buy doujin [=CDs=]. |
| 280 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 281 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist mostly or entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 282 | * ThisIsASong: "Angels, Monsters, The Secret Lyrics" is about itself and Foreground Eclipse's music in general. |
| 283 | [[/folder]] |
| 284 | |
| 285 | [[folder:Frozen Starfall]] |
| 286 | !!Frozen Starfall |
| 287 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Babbe (circle leader and arrangement), Sasi (vocals and lyrics), H*M (lyrics), [=Mai88=] (other support) |
| 288 | Founded in 2015 by Babbe (of Babbe Music fame), Frozen Starfall is an ElectroHouse doujin circle who makes arrangements with German lyrics. Their best known album is their major breakthrough hit; ''VIBRANT DANCEFLOOR''. |
| 289 | ---- |
| 290 | * RearrangeTheSong: They make ''Touhou'' arrangements with a bit of German flair to them. |
| 291 | [[/folder]] |
| 292 | |
| 293 | [[folder:GET IN THE RING]] |
| 294 | !! GET IN THE RING |
| 295 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Mie (vocalist), GCHM (arranger, lyricist & representative), Jell (lyricist) |
| 296 | |
| 297 | A pop/rock circle founded in 2010 and quietly went defunct around 2020. Debuted with a ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]'' arrangement album, but switched to ''Touhou'' and has stuck with it. One notable feature is that some of their songs feature parts from a lot of different themes. |
| 298 | [[hardline]] |
| 299 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The circle's first album was an instrumental ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]'' arrangement album. Since then all of their albums have been vocal ''Touhou'' albums (though older ones also contain instrumental versions of the songs, and the circle has released an original single). |
| 300 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: ''ANNIVERSARY ～Best of GET IN THE RING Vol.1～'' and ''ANNIVERSARY ～Best of GET IN THE RING Vol.2～'' |
| 301 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All of their album titles start with the letter A. |
| 302 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Most of their albums feature instrumental versions of all the songs on them. |
| 303 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. There's also their first album, which consisted of ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]'' arrangements. |
| 304 | * RemixAlbum: Their first album was an ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]'' arrangement album. All of their subsequent albums have consisted entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. However, the circle has released an original single. |
| 305 | [[/folder]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | [[folder:Halozy]] |
| 308 | !!Halozy |
| 309 | A now-defunct doujin circle founded in 2009 that made ElectronicMusic arrangements, varying from {{Trance}}, {{Eurobeat}} and ElectroHouse. They announced on October 2017 that they'd be suspending all activities and no longer produce any more ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 310 | ---- |
| 311 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: According to former circle representative sumijun, the main reasons why he decided to suspend the circle entirely were because he eventually grew dissatisfied of his work and can no longer keep up, later lamenting how his circle had gone too commercial for its own good. Combined with other personal factors, he officially announced on October 2017 about the circle's suspension. Outside of one album release in 2018 (aptly-named "Definitely Rare CD"), they had never produced any doujin music since then, and no official statements about their return has been made. |
| 312 | * RearrangeTheSong: They initially made ''Touhou'' arrangements in their eight-year run. |
| 313 | [[/folder]] |
| 314 | |
| 315 | [[folder:Hatsunetsumiko's]] |
| 316 | !! Hatsunetsumiko's |
| 317 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Tim Vegas (arranger), Ark Brown (vocalist), Youka (vocalist), Maika (vocalist, also active in FELT), millie (vocalist), Vivienne (vocalist, also active in FELT), Chen-U (vocalist) |
| 318 | |
| 319 | A circle whose arrangements feature a wide variety of styles, including funk. |
| 320 | [[hardline]] |
| 321 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 322 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist mostly or entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. The original compositions are usually just introductory tracks. |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[folder:Icarus'cry]] |
| 326 | !! Icarus'cry |
| 327 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Shiren (AKA Yukimura Hirano; arranger), Denshirenji Tsuyoshi (AKA Kasumi Shinjou; vocalist & lyricist) |
| 328 | |
| 329 | A sister circle of Unlucky Morpheus. |
| 330 | [[hardline]] |
| 331 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 332 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Karento]] |
| 336 | !! Karento |
| 337 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Mamemi (vocalist), Neppi (arranger), tanigon (arranger), 100-200 (arranger) |
| 338 | [[hardline]] |
| 339 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 340 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist mostly or entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 341 | * SexyPackaging: Many of their later album covers feature almost naked ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' characters. |
| 342 | [[/folder]] |
| 343 | |
| 344 | [[folder:kimino-museum]] |
| 345 | !! kimino-museum |
| 346 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' fanfan. (arranger), PHEVOTT (arranger), Tymizz (drummer), Satoshi Kuroiwa (lyricist), fi-fy (vocalist), 723 (vocalist), Jhojia (guitarist), Azu♪ (arranger), Sassy (arranger & guitarist), Hisp (web design) |
| 347 | |
| 348 | A circle that has been around since the end of 2007. Their ''Touhou'' arrangements are "made with sense of the respect to ZUN !!" as they like to put it, which means that many of its lyrics are written with an understanding of ''Touhou'' lore. The circle's music is largely written and arranged by members PHEVOTT and fanfan, who emphasize performing all of their music live in studio. Their musical style itself can vary greatly from song to song, but can be generally described as {{Rock}} music with an emphasis on instrumental performance and vocal duets, the circle will even go as far as to feature 3 vocalists on the same track on occasion. They also have original albums that tell stories written by lyricist Satoshi Kuroiwa, with each vocalist playing one or more roles in the scenario. |
| 349 | [[hardline]] |
| 350 | * AllLowercaseLetters: |
| 351 | ** When written in English, their name is usually stylized as "kimino-museum". |
| 352 | ** The [=EPs=] ''ataraxia2 - ep edition -'' and ''ataraxia2 - ep edition2 -''. |
| 353 | * ConceptAlbum: This circle has some original albums, e.g. ''Viator de memoria - Episode I -'', that tell a story acted out by the vocalists. |
| 354 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Many of their arrangements are instrumental. |
| 355 | * RearrangeTheSong: The circle has released a lot of ''Touhou'' arrangements. Its early works include a few arrangements of ''Romancing [=SaGa=]'' and ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' themes too. |
| 356 | * RemixAlbum: Many of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements, but they have some all-original albums as well. |
| 357 | * VocalTagTeam: The circle has multiple vocalists who take turns singing its songs -- if they're not duets. |
| 358 | [[/folder]] |
| 359 | |
| 360 | [[folder:Kraster]] |
| 361 | !! Kraster |
| 362 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Atsushi Haneoka (arranger, lyricist & vocalist), Ne;on Otonashi (lyricist, vocalist & illustrator)\ |
| 363 | '''Notable Contributors:''' Haiji (vocalist) |
| 364 | |
| 365 | A pop/rock circle that was active between 2006 and 2012. Broke up in 2012, but reformed in 2013 as KRASTERII. |
| 366 | [[hardline]] |
| 367 | * EpicRocking: |
| 368 | ** "the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil." combines every theme from ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil'' into one song that clocks in at almost 11 minutes. |
| 369 | ** "Perfect Cherry Blossom" is similar: it features every theme from ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'' and is just over 14 minutes long. |
| 370 | ** "Moonlight's fanatic story" does the same to every theme from ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight'', but is "only" a little short of 7:30. |
| 371 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Most of their early albums had titles on the form "東方[three more kanji]". |
| 372 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Some of their arrangements are instrumental. |
| 373 | * LongestSongGoesLast: The almost 11-minute "the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.", the 14-minute "Perfect Cherry Blossom" and the almost-7:30 "Moonlight's fanatic story" are all the last song on their respective albums. |
| 374 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 375 | * RemixAlbum: |
| 376 | ** The circle's pre-2008 albums featured arrangements of themes from a variety of series, primarily {{Visual Novel}}s. |
| 377 | ** Most of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. ''Touhou Raijinkou'' is the only ''Touhou'' album to feature an original composition. |
| 378 | * VocalTagTeam: The circle's songs are split between Ne;on Otonashi and Atsushi Haneoka. They also had some songs with vocals by guest artists Haiji and TT. |
| 379 | [[/folder]] |
| 380 | |
| 381 | [[folder:KRASTERII]] |
| 382 | !! KRASTERII |
| 383 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Atsushi Haneoka (arranger, lyricist & vocalist)\ |
| 384 | '''Notable Former Members:''' Ne;on Otonashi (lyricist, vocalist & illustrator; had left as of 2016-05-10) |
| 385 | The result of Kraster reforming. This version of the circle had much fewer songs with vocals by Ne;on Otonashi. It was active between 2013 and 2017. |
| 386 | [[hardline]] |
| 387 | * CompilationRerelease: They released four compilation albums spanning their entire discography (including their time as Kraster). |
| 388 | * EpicRocking: |
| 389 | ** "クラスター組曲" is 10:23. |
| 390 | ** "KRASTERII組曲2014" is an almost 11-minute medley of old Kraster/KRASTERII songs. |
| 391 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Some of their arrangements are instrumental. |
| 392 | * LuckyCharmsTitle: ''[=Ne;on×KEROchan☆=]'', ''Anbureikabaru LIMITED Sekai∞'', ''【-CITADEL-】'' and ''【-STYLUS-】'' |
| 393 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 394 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist mostly or entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. ''[=COLLECTiVE:MOTiON=]'' involves a lot of ''VideoGame/KanColle'' themes as well. |
| 395 | * VocalTagTeam: The circle's songs are split between Ne;on Otonashi and Atsushi Haneoka. However, Ne;on's appearances became increasingly scarce during the circle's career. |
| 396 | [[/folder]] |
| 397 | |
| 398 | [[folder:Liz Triangle]] |
| 399 | !! Liz Triangle |
| 400 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' lily-an (vocalist), kaztora (arranger), Peko (arranger & lyricist), azuki (lyricist), eba (arranger) |
| 401 | |
| 402 | A circle that was founded in 2008. It was kaztora's main circle until 2017, when it disbanded due to vocalist lily-an's time constraints and health. However, it returned around 2020 and started releasing new material. |
| 403 | [[hardline]] |
| 404 | * CompilationRerelease: ''GRAY'' is a compilation album primarily featuring Liz Triangle tracks from limited bonus [=CDs=] and albums by other circles. |
| 405 | * EpicRocking: "With Triangle" is almost ten minutes long. |
| 406 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: They've released three best-of albums. |
| 407 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Their compilation albums are named after colours. |
| 408 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 409 | * RemixAlbum: Except for their original album ''COLOR'', all of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 410 | [[/folder]] |
| 411 | |
| 412 | [[folder:Lyrica Live]] |
| 413 | !! Lyrica Live |
| 414 | A [[https://www.youtube.com/user/touhoulyrics YouTuber]] who writes her own lyrics and sings them over the original themes. |
| 415 | [[hardline]] |
| 416 | * WithLyrics: She adds lyrics without {{rearrang|eTheSong}}ing the themes. |
| 417 | [[/folder]] |
| 418 | |
| 419 | [[folder:monochrome-coat]] |
| 420 | !! monochrome-coat |
| 421 | A circle that has been around since 2009. |
| 422 | [[hardline]] |
| 423 | * AllLowercaseLetters: |
| 424 | ** The circle name. |
| 425 | ** The album titles ''es'', ''nyanco'' and ''need''. |
| 426 | * OneLetterTitle: The album ''M'' |
| 427 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 428 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 429 | [[/folder]] |
| 430 | |
| 431 | [[folder:NJK Record]] |
| 432 | !! NJK Record |
| 433 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' 3L (vocalist), nachi (also active under her own circle twinkle*twinkle), KINGDOM-FIRE (arranger), Hikaru Nijikawa (producer) |
| 434 | |
| 435 | A circle that has made some {{rock}} and ElectronicMusic, as well as three {{eurobeat}} albums. |
| 436 | [[hardline]] |
| 437 | * GratuitousEnglish: |
| 438 | ** Some of their songs, e.g. "Twinkle Twinkle", are in Gratuitous English. |
| 439 | ---> ''I'm lost you\ |
| 440 | I'm heartless\ |
| 441 | Cause I'm miss you'' |
| 442 | ** Their two remix albums have "remix'''i'''es" in the title. |
| 443 | * RearrangeTheSong: |
| 444 | ** Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 445 | ** They have two remix albums that feature remixes of their old songs. |
| 446 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 447 | [[/folder]] |
| 448 | |
| 449 | [[folder:ORANGE★JAM]] |
| 450 | !! ORANGE★JAM |
| 451 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Renko (producer, vocalist & lyricist), Sour (arranger), DJ Bouche (arranger), Shu (illustrator), Nerugal (illustrator) |
| 452 | A circle that creates vocal and instrumental tracks in genres like R&B, house, pop and ballad. It's notable for being one of the few circles to use English vocals almost exclusively, and averting GratuitousEnglish. They've released two albums that feature English covers of old FELT songs. |
| 453 | [[hardline]] |
| 454 | * AllLowercaseLetters: The titles of their non-collaboration albums, e.g. ''so-matic''. Quite a few of their song titles are stylized like that too, e.g. "dreaming tonight". |
| 455 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: ''memories'' is a best-of album. |
| 456 | * LuckyCharmsTitle: |
| 457 | ** Their name. |
| 458 | ** Album titles: ''love★montblanc'' and ''lakeside★breeze''. |
| 459 | ** Song titles: "STAR★STRUCK" and the TitleTrack of ''love★montblanc'' |
| 460 | * RearrangeTheSong: |
| 461 | ** Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 462 | ** ''memories II'' contains five remixes of previously released ORANGE★JAM songs. |
| 463 | * RemixAlbum: |
| 464 | ** Their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 465 | ** ''memories II'' consists of five remixes of previously released ORANGE★JAM songs. |
| 466 | * TitleTrack: "love★montblanc" |
| 467 | [[/folder]] |
| 468 | |
| 469 | [[folder:Pizuya's Cell]] |
| 470 | !! Pizuya's Cell |
| 471 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' pizuya (arranger), Meido (AKA Futoumeido from √8 BEAT; vocalist, lyricist & illustrator. Officially joined the circle as a full-time member since 2018), godwood (pianist), UNE (web designer & MV) |
| 472 | Pizuya's circle, active since 2007. Its musical style can be broadly described as a combination of three elements; HeavyMetal[=/=]{{Rock}}, {{Classical|Music}}[=/=]{{Orchestral|Music}} and {{Electronic|Music}}. Combinations of these three styles make up the majority of the circle's music. Early albums by the circle were primarily instrumental metal, but releases since have branched out to feature vocal arrangements and electronic elements, instrumental piano-centric albums have become a staple for the circle are are released in tandem with their regular albums. |
| 473 | [[hardline]] |
| 474 | * DownerEnding: "[=NOiSE=] -ノイズ-". After Maribel dies, Renko tries to create a ReplacementGoldfish, but faces some difficulties that she can't get past no matter how hard she tries. In the end the replacement Maribel is shut down, and there is no indication that Renko is any closer to coming to terms with Maribel's death. |
| 475 | * GratuitousEnglish: A few of their songs, e.g. "Awaking Bugs that Cold Dislike" |
| 476 | --> ''Don’t hurt me hard\ |
| 477 | Sun will be far\ |
| 478 | Break hum of freaking insects right now'' |
| 479 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 480 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. Well, except for the Studio "Syrup Comfiture" collaboration album that features an original intro song. |
| 481 | * ReplacementGoldfish: The song "[=NOiSE=] -ノイズ-" is about Renko trying to create an artifical Maribel after her death. |
| 482 | [[/folder]] |
| 483 | |
| 484 | [[folder:Re:cyc:le / nekomimi style]] |
| 485 | !!Re:cyc:le / nekomimi style |
| 486 | Re:cyc:le was an obscure circle that was active from 2006 to 2008. It later resurfaced as nekomimi style in 2016 and released one more album. It's mostly known for the song "Odenpa☆Love Girl", which appears in the "Cirno Baka Video". |
| 487 | [[hardline]] |
| 488 | * IsItSomethingYouEat: In "Odenpa☆Love Girl", [[TheDitz Cirno]] asks if an abacus tastes yummy and then complains that she can't eat it. |
| 489 | * LuckyCharmsTitle: "Odenpa☆Love Girl". |
| 490 | * RemixAlbum: They made ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 491 | [[/folder]] |
| 492 | |
| 493 | [[folder:R-note]] |
| 494 | !! R-note |
| 495 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Ran-T (arranger & representative), Yuki Fujimiya (vocalist)\ |
| 496 | '''Former Members:''' Yoshiha (arranger & lyricist), Ucchii (AKA Aki Uchizono; vocalist) (both left on 2018-12-31)\ |
| 497 | '''Notable Collaborators:''' Tomoaki Yoshitani (arranger & instruments), Yoshiaki Oshita (arranger), Xano Yuuki (arranger & instrument), YUA (vocalist), Chiharu Tomoe (vocalist) |
| 498 | A pop and rock circle that was formed when the core members of Yellow Zebra reunited. They continued making ''Touhou'' [=CDs=] in a similar style as Yellow Zebra (though their 2016-2018 albums leaned more towards rock), and kept the ''WebAnimation/TouhouM1GrandPrix'' series going. They've also made two series of side albums (''Yoshiha Style'' and the "whisper" albums) and a ''VideoGame/KanColle'' album. At the end of 2018, Yoshiha and Ucchii left the circle, but the two remaining members kept going. |
| 499 | [[hardline]] |
| 500 | * CompilationRerelease: They've released a DVD containing the twenty-nine albums they had released between 2012 and 2018. |
| 501 | * EpicRocking: "Harukaze" is over seven minutes long. |
| 502 | * GratuitousEnglish: Occasionally shows up in their work. For instance, the chorus of "Magic Magic!" has Yuki saying "magic magic" or (later) "mercy mercy" in English. There's also the song title "恋し楓 ～Autum'''u'''n Maple～". |
| 503 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Their album titled followed several patterns. Here they are in chronological order (with the side series last): |
| 504 | ** "東方[two kanji]響 ～[Noun] [Preposition] [Noun]～": Used for six consecutive albums. 東方空翔響 might be a call-back to this pattern. |
| 505 | ** "東方[word in katakana]！": Used for three albums. |
| 506 | ** "東方[English word] Girl": Used for three albums. |
| 507 | ** "東方[one kanji]歌": Used for three albums. |
| 508 | ** "[kanji] [English word]", where the kanji come from the Japanese title of the only Touhou game whose music is arranged on the album. Used for four albums. |
| 509 | ** "東方[English word(s) in all caps]": Used for two albums so far. |
| 510 | ** "Yoshiha Style [number in the series] ～[Japanese word written in hiragana]のうた～": Used for the four ''Yoshiha Style'' albums. The CompilationRerelease replaced the number with a Z. |
| 511 | ** "[English {{Portmantitle}} in all caps including the word "love"] 〜幻想郷[two more kanji]〜": Used for the four albums in the "whisper" series. |
| 512 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Their event-exclusive bonus [=CDs=] are instrumental versions of the album they released at that event. |
| 513 | * LuckyCharmsTitle: The song title "C・A・N・D・Y". |
| 514 | * LyricalColdOpen: "Resound" has a line at the very beginning. |
| 515 | * {{Portmantitle}}: The English parts of the whisper album titles. ''puella''[[note]]Latin for "girl"[[/note]] + ''love'' = ''PUELLOVE''. ''love'' + ''philosophy'' = ''LOVESOPHY''. ''love'' + ''destiny'' = ''LOVESTINY''. ''love'' + ''observatory'' = ''LOVERATORY''. |
| 516 | * QuestioningTitle: The song title "Ai? No!!", which seems to answer its own question. |
| 517 | * RearrangeTheSong: |
| 518 | ** Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 519 | ** A few of their songs are rearrangements of old Yellow Zebra songs. |
| 520 | ** The ''Yoshiha Style'' series featured many rearrangements of old Yellow Zebra and R-note songs. |
| 521 | * RemixAlbum: They've made one ''VideoGame/KanColle'' arrangement album. The rest of their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 522 | * StepUpToTheMicrophone: The ''Yoshiha Style'' series featured lyricist and arranger Yoshiha as a vocalist. |
| 523 | * VocalTagTeam: While Ucchii was in the circle, she and Yuki Fujimiya sang four songs each on almost all of their albums (with an occasional duet between them). However, after Ucchii left, Yuki became the sole vocalist. |
| 524 | [[/folder]] |
| 525 | |
| 526 | [[folder:Rolling Contact]] |
| 527 | !! Rolling Contact |
| 528 | Formerly known as Angelic Quasar, Rolling Contact (founded in 2008) is a one-person circle run entirely by DJ Amane who primarily specilizes in {{Dubstep}} and ElectroHouse arranges. |
| 529 | ---- |
| 530 | * RearrangeTheSong: They make a lot of ''Touhou'' arrangements which are surprisingly ubiquitous despite their relative obscurity in the ''Touhou'' doujin music industry. |
| 531 | [[/folder]] |
| 532 | |
| 533 | [[folder:Sally]] |
| 534 | !! Sally |
| 535 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Wani (arranger & lyricist), NSY (arranger & lyricist), Fuukadia (CD jacket designer & illustrator) |
| 536 | A soft rock circle that was active between 2011 and 2018. Often featured Ranko of Music/{{BUTAOTOME}} and Chata of Music/{{my sound life}} as guest vocalists. |
| 537 | [[hardline]] |
| 538 | * GratuitousEnglish: "con" is mostly in Japanese, but features a few strange Engrish lines. Examples: |
| 539 | --> ''This all for you is wave or gun''\ |
| 540 | Later...\ |
| 541 | ''Be gone. Unknown un-continued'' |
| 542 | * {{Instrumentals}}: |
| 543 | ** ''[=LessExtra=]'' contains instrumental versions of the songs "zen -hybrid remix-" and "未来予報 Less Extra". |
| 544 | ** The re-releases of ''Sally'' and ''Syndrome'' add instrumental versions of all the songs from the original releases. |
| 545 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 546 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 547 | * SelfTitledAlbum: Their debut album was titled ''Sally'', though it's written in English instead of the usual katakana representation サリー. |
| 548 | [[/folder]] |
| 549 | |
| 550 | [[folder:Seventh Heaven MAXION]] |
| 551 | !! Seventh Heaven MAXION |
| 552 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' MAKI (lyricist & illustrator)\ |
| 553 | '''Notable Contributors (arrangers):''' kenya (from kenya.com), Succubus (from White Elephant), Yuma Mizonokuchi (from M.H.S.)\ |
| 554 | '''Notable Contributors (vocalists):''' Ai Ohsera (from Innocent Key), Yuri Nashimoto, Yu Oda, Miyu Inoue |
| 555 | The circle of lyricist, artist and illustrator MAKI. He frequently used guest arrangers, vocalists and lyricists. It was active between 2006 and 2017. |
| 556 | [[hardline]] |
| 557 | * AllLowercaseLetters: |
| 558 | ** Album titles: ''memoria vol.1'', ''memoria vol.2'', ''memoria vol.3'' |
| 559 | ** Song titles: "nightmarish", "with you" |
| 560 | * CompilationRerelease: |
| 561 | ** ''SHM-BEST/K'' and ''SHM-BEST/S'' are compilations of Seventh Heaven MAXION songs arranged by kenya and succubus respectively. |
| 562 | ** ''memoria vol.2'' and ''memoria vol.3'' are compilations of Seventh Heaven MAXION songs that came from singles or debuted on multi-circle compilation albums. |
| 563 | * ConceptAlbum: Many of their albums had a specific theme. For instance, the ''Former Frontier'' series focused on the PC-98 ''Touhou'' games and ''VideoGame/{{Seihou}}'', every track on ''Hitori Yakumo Matsuri'' had something to do with the Yakumos, and ''[=FirstAngriff=]'' focused on stage 1 bosses. |
| 564 | * EpicRocking: "東方風神祭", a medley of ''VideoGame/TouhouFuujinrokuMountainOfFaith'''s themes, is 11 minutes long. |
| 565 | * LongestSongGoesLast: The 11-minute "東方風神祭" is the last track on ''Touhou Sarasa Kashuu Eclectic Phantasm''. |
| 566 | * LuckyCharmsTitle: "Puella☆serenus" (and "Puella☆serenus☆remix") |
| 567 | * RearrangeTheSong: |
| 568 | ** Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 569 | ** Many of the songs on the best-of album ''SHM-BEST/K'' had been remixed. |
| 570 | * RemixAlbum: |
| 571 | ** Most of the circle's albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' (and sometimes ''Seihou'') arrangements. The only exceptions are the two ''VideoGame/KanColle'' albums, the original composition on ''Former [=Frontier1+2=]'' (later re-released on ''memoria vol.3''), and ''Deja-vu'' (whose songs combine ''Touhou'' themes with something from a non-''Touhou'' source like ''Franchise/LoveLive''). |
| 572 | ** Many of the songs on the best-of album ''SHM-BEST/K'' had been remixed. |
| 573 | [[/folder]] |
| 574 | |
| 575 | [[folder:Shibayan Records]] |
| 576 | !!Shibayan Records |
| 577 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Shibayan (arranger) |
| 578 | A prominent doujin circle that's been around since 2008. They usually specialize in ElectroHouse, {{Disco}}, UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} and Bossa Nova arranges, with their claim to fame being their numerous [=MyonMyonMyon=] remixes. |
| 579 | ---- |
| 580 | * RearrangeTheSong: As a doujin circle, they do ''Touhou'' remixes. |
| 581 | * RemixAlbum: The circle's albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 582 | [[/folder]] |
| 583 | |
| 584 | [[folder:[=ShinRa-Bansho=]]] |
| 585 | !! [=ShinRa-Bansho=] |
| 586 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Ayaponzu* (vocalist), Ayo (vocalist), kaztora (arranger), azuki (lyricist), ticat (lyricist), pira (bassist) |
| 587 | A pop circle that became kaztora's main focus after Liz Triangle disbanded. |
| 588 | [[hardline]] |
| 589 | * CompilationRerelease: |
| 590 | ** Their ''Synchro'' albums feature all the tracks from various event-limited singles. |
| 591 | ** ''Shinra Museum'' contains [=ShinRa-Bansho=] songs previously released on albums by other circles. |
| 592 | * CoverAlbum: 東方歌ってみた contains cover versions of ''Touhou'' arrangements by other circles. |
| 593 | * EpicRocking: "Ano Hi no Yume no Alice" clocks in at 14:41. |
| 594 | * Letters2Numbers: ''Season 4 you'' and the TitleTrack on that album. |
| 595 | * LongestSongGoesLast: Inverted. The 14:41 "Ano Hi no Yume no Alice" is the opening track of the album with the same name. |
| 596 | * LuckyCharmsTitle: "らぴっど☆プリンセス" |
| 597 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 598 | * {{Remaster}}: ''Ano Hi no Yume no Alice ~ DAY DREAM'' is a remaster of ''Ano Hi no Yume no Alice''. |
| 599 | * RemixAlbum: The circle's albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 600 | * TitleTrack: Some of their albums, e.g. ''M other'' and ''Season 4 you'', have one. |
| 601 | * VocalTagTeam: The circle's songs are split between vocalists Ayo and Ayaponzu. They used to feature guest artists too. |
| 602 | [[/folder]] |
| 603 | |
| 604 | [[folder:Silver Forest]] |
| 605 | !! Silver Forest |
| 606 | A circle founded in 2006 that used to record tracks in various styles. Its most (in)famous songs are "Tsurupettan" and "Kero⑨Destiny". It temporarily disbanded in May 2012 due to the poor health of vocalist Sayori. In August 2013, several old members released one album, ''thousand mirage'', as "Plutinum Crest powered by Silver Forest". Then the group reformed and became active again. In late 2017, it started focusing on the {{eurobeat}} album series ''Super Forest Beat''. These albums consist mostly of original compositions, but feature a few ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 607 | [[hardline]] |
| 608 | * AllLowercaseLetters: The album titles ''thousand mirage'' (as "Plutinum Crest") and ''chill out vacation''. |
| 609 | * EpicRocking: "Vinculum ~ Kizuna ~" and its remix are over 8 minutes long. |
| 610 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: ''Silver Forest 2006-2012 BESTⅠ'' and ''BESTⅡ'', as well as ''Silver Forest 2006-2016 BESTⅢ'' and ''BESTⅣ'' |
| 611 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Some of their arrangements are instrumental. Additionally, some of their albums contain an instrumental version of a song. |
| 612 | * LongestSongGoesLast: Averted on ''Gekkou Ranbu'', where the 8-minute "Vinculum ~ Kizuna ~" is the second song. Later played straight on ''Aoki Tsuki no Chinkonka'', which uses a (still 8 minutes long) remix of "Vinculum ~ Kizuna ~" as the album closer. |
| 613 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 614 | * RemixAlbum: Most of their albums consist mostly or entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 615 | * TitleTrack: "White Cleric", the opening track of the album ''White Cleric''. |
| 616 | [[/folder]] |
| 617 | |
| 618 | [[folder:[=SoundOnline=]]] |
| 619 | !![=SoundOnline=] |
| 620 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Tsukasa Yatoki (arranger)\ |
| 621 | '''Notable Contributors:''' Aki Misawa (from Aki no Sora, vocalist) |
| 622 | |
| 623 | A doujin circle who made ''Touhou'' arrangements from 2005 to 2012. |
| 624 | ---- |
| 625 | * RearrangeTheSong: They originally made ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 626 | [[/folder]] |
| 627 | |
| 628 | [[folder:[=SuganoMusic=]]] |
| 629 | !! [=SuganoMusic=] |
| 630 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Sugano (representative, arranger) |
| 631 | |
| 632 | A {{eurobeat}} circle that released its first album in 2010. Between 2012 and 2016, it released eight ''Touhou EUROBEAT ARRANGE'' albums (plus a GreatestHitsAlbum) and four ''Original EUROBEAT'' albums. Then they switched to the ''EUROBEAT FESTIVAL'' series, which are mostly original compositions, with only a few ''Touhou'' arrangements per album. |
| 633 | [[hardline]] |
| 634 | * RearrangeTheSong: |
| 635 | ** The ''Touhou EUROBEAT ARRANGE'' albums are ''Touhou'' {{Remix Album}}s. Additionally, the mostly-original ''EUROBEAT FESTIVAL'' albums contain a few ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 636 | ** They sometimes rearrange their own songs. |
| 637 | * RemixAlbum: The ''Touhou EUROBEAT ARRANGE'' albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 638 | * Title1: ''[=SuganoMusic=] Touhou Arrange Vol.1'' |
| 639 | * XtremeKoolLetterz: Their ''EUROBEAT FESTIVAL'' albums have "DANCE TRAX" on the cover. |
| 640 | [[/folder]] |
| 641 | |
| 642 | [[folder:SYNC.ART'S]] |
| 643 | !! SYNC.ART'S |
| 644 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Gojou Kai (arranger)\ |
| 645 | '''Notable Contributors:''' Meiko Nakamura (from Adresse), Sora Yuizuki (from Soranetarium), [=YuNa=] (from [=FataMorgana=]), Misato, Kaori Aihara (from Production GIW) |
| 646 | Gojou Kai's personal circle, active since 2004. In the first two years, the circle primarily made instrumental arrangements of tracks from various works. Then Gojou Kai started focusing on vocal ''Touhou'' arrangements and original songs. He works with members of other circles for lyrics and vocals. Around 2016, he started collaborating with a circle named Music/{{Lunark}} on original albums. |
| 647 | [[hardline]] |
| 648 | * CompilationRerelease: |
| 649 | ** ''LIMIT BREAK～限定解除～ Alternative 2010-2012'' is a compilation of tracks released on "ALTERNATIVE" demos. |
| 650 | ** ''Reisui Musou'' is a compilation of songs arranged by Gojou Kai that have been released in albums by other circles. |
| 651 | ** ''cantante'' is a compilation of SYNC.ART'S songs with vocals by Misato. It also features a new arrangement. |
| 652 | ** ''Angelic Meister'' is a compilation of SYNC.ART'S songs with vocals by Meiko Nakamura. Two of the songs have been remixed. |
| 653 | * CoversAlwaysLie: The cover of ''[=Alternative201305=]'' is a picture of Sakuya. None of her themes are arranged on the album. In fact, while two games are represented on the album, Sakuya doesn't even ''appear'' in either of them! |
| 654 | * GratuitousEnglish: "Grip of Death" has some Engrish lines like "You'll can't hide away forever". |
| 655 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Many of the circle's early arrangements are instrumental. |
| 656 | * RearrangeTheSong: |
| 657 | ** Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 658 | ** Two of the old songs on ''Angelic Meister'' have been remixed. |
| 659 | * RemixAlbum: |
| 660 | ** Many of his albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 661 | ** His early arrangement albums consist of remixes from various franchises, e.g. ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'' and ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline''. |
| 662 | [[/folder]] |
| 663 | |
| 664 | [[folder:Swing Of the Dead]] |
| 665 | !!Swing Of the Dead |
| 666 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Pinetree (arranger, from UNDEAD CORPORATION)\ |
| 667 | A {{jazz}} project that only ever made one album. |
| 668 | ---- |
| 669 | * OneBookAuthor: ''TOHO JAZZY VOCAL Ⅰ'' is its only release. |
| 670 | * RearrangeTheSong: The circle made ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 671 | * Title1: ''TOHO JAZZY VOCAL Ⅰ''. (There was never a ''TOHO JAZZY VOCAL ⅠⅠ''.) |
| 672 | [[/folder]] |
| 673 | |
| 674 | [[folder:Syrufit]] |
| 675 | !!Syrufit |
| 676 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' hiro.na (arrangement, composition, bass, mixing and representative), Kazumi Mogi (lyrics)\ |
| 677 | '''Former Members:''' SHIKI/aka eerie (lyricist and vocalist), Sakai Takuya (arranger and composer, now active under his own circle Poplica* and a member of Arte Refact) |
| 678 | Studio "Syrup Comfiture" (Syrufit for short) is a doujin circle who makes ElectronicMusic arrangements. They've been around as far back as 2009, but took a three-year hiatus from making arrangements between 2013-2016. They also have close ties to the circle ALADDIN due to Syrufit's representative hiro.na being a member there. |
| 679 | ---- |
| 680 | * RearrangeTheSong: They make ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 681 | [[/folder]] |
| 682 | |
| 683 | [[folder:TUMENECO]] |
| 684 | !! TUMENECO |
| 685 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' tomoya (arranger), yukina (vocalist), Nanatsume (lyricist) |
| 686 | A pop/rock circle that started in 2008. They seem to prefer arranging themes from ''Music/ZUNsMusicCollection''. |
| 687 | [[hardline]] |
| 688 | * CompilationRerelease: ''TUMENECO COMPLETE BOX'', which features every album released by the circle up until the release of ''Rasen no Yume'' excluding off vocal tracks |
| 689 | * RearrangeTheSong: Their ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 690 | * RemixAlbum: Their albums consist mostly or entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 691 | [[/folder]] |
| 692 | |
| 693 | [[folder:Unlucky Morpheus]] |
| 694 | !! Unlucky Morpheus |
| 695 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Shiren (AKA Yukimura Hirano; arranger), Fuyuki Tenge (AKA Fuki; vocalist, lyricist), Tsuyoshi Denshirenji (AKA Kasumi Shinjou; vocalist) |
| 696 | A metal circle that describes its music as "technical melodic speed metal". They often mix elements of {{Progressive|Metal}} and PowerMetal intro their ''Touhou'' arrangements. However, they've largely switched to original compositions since 2013, with most of their ''Touhou'' stuff being remixes or re-recordings of old songs. |
| 697 | [[hardline]] |
| 698 | * EpicRocking: Despite being an arrangement of only one theme ("Border of Life"), "その魂に安らぎを　～ Dignity of Spirit" is 09:27 long. |
| 699 | * LongestSongGoesLast: The over nine minutes long "その魂に安らぎを　～ Dignity of Spirit" is the last track on ''Hypothetical Box ACT 2''. |
| 700 | * RearrangeTheSong: |
| 701 | ** Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 702 | ** The album ''U&I EUROBEAT REMIX'' contains {{eurobeat}} remixes of old Unlucky Morpheus songs. |
| 703 | ** The album 並行時空の音楽会 contains arrangements of old songs. |
| 704 | * {{Remaster}}: |
| 705 | ** ''Hypothetical Box ACT 2'' contains remastered versions of the tracks from ''Hypothetical Box'', as well as some tracks that didn't appear on the original. And ''Hypothetical Box [=ACT3=]'' is a remaster of ''ACT 2''... |
| 706 | ** ''REBIRTH Revisited'' and ''Saireco Jealousy'' are remasters of ''REBIRTH'' and ''Jealousy''. |
| 707 | * RemixAlbum: |
| 708 | ** Their early albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. Then they started releasing albums with both ''Touhou'' songs and original compositions, before switching entirely to original compositions. Their newer ''Touhou'' releases have been remixes or re-releases of old material. |
| 709 | ** The album 並行時空の音楽会 contains arrangements of old songs. |
| 710 | [[/folder]] |
| 711 | |
| 712 | [[folder:Yellow Zebra]] |
| 713 | !! Yellow Zebra |
| 714 | !!!'''Notable Members:''' Ran-T (arranger & representative), Yoshiha (arranger & lyricist), Yuki Fujimiya (vocalist), Ucchii (AKA Aki Uchizono; vocalist)\ |
| 715 | '''Notable Collaborators:''' Sana (vocalist for the first album only) |
| 716 | |
| 717 | A pop and rock circle that was active between 2006 and 2011. Its members were Ran-T, Yoshiha, Ucchii and Yuki Fujimiya[[note]]The latter two debuted on the circle's second album -- the first one had vocals by a "Sana" who never sang another Yellow Zebra song.[[/note]] Its releases were ''Touhou'' music [=CDs=] and the ''WebAnimation/TouhouM1GrandPrix'', which is a series of [=CDs=] and [=DVDs=] showing various characters from the series performing {{manzai}} acts in mock tournaments. While it disbanded in 2011, its core members reunited as R-note in 2012. |
| 718 | [[hardline]] |
| 719 | * CompilationRerelease: Exaggerated with ''Yellow Zebra Finale Box'', a massive 11-disc compilation box containing almost all of their old songs (as well as six new ones). On top of that, it also contains a DVD featuring [=MP3=] versions of almost every Yellow Zebra release ever — including most limited bonus [=CDs=]! |
| 720 | * CoversAlwaysLie: The cover image of ''Touhou Gensouka ~COLOR OF FLOWER~'' is a picture of Sakuya. None of her themes are arranged on the album. |
| 721 | * EpicRocking: Their longest song, "Sea Tripper", clocks in at 07:24. Other long songs include "Elfin Love" and "9,999,999 years" (both 7:00). |
| 722 | * GratuitousEnglish: Occasionally shows up in their work, e.g. the song titles "彩声 ～Bird can sing～" and "揺心 ～Swing Hart～". |
| 723 | * GreatestHitsAlbum: They released three best-of albums shortly before disbanding. |
| 724 | * IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Most of their albums had titles on the form "東方[two kanji]歌 ～[Noun] [and/of] [noun]～". |
| 725 | * {{Instrumentals}}: Their event-exclusive bonus [=CDs=] are instrumental versions of the album they released at that event. |
| 726 | * LuckyCharmsTitle: The songs "E・P・H・E・M・E・R・A ～Hakana～ ", "Happy☆Sunday", "Orange☆Days", "Koi no Refrain☆" and " 夢中☆物語". |
| 727 | * RearrangeTheSong: |
| 728 | ** Their ''Touhou'' arrangements, of course. |
| 729 | ** ''Yellow Zebra Finale Box SP'' features two "Loser Remixes" of old Yellow Zebra songs. |
| 730 | * RemixAlbum: The circle's albums consist entirely of ''Touhou'' arrangements. |
| 731 | * VocalTagTeam: After Yuki Fujimiya and Ucchii joined the circle (and Sana left), the circle's songs were about evenly split between them. However, Yuki was the sole vocalist for ''Touhou Yumekouro'', ''Yellow Zebra Finale Box SP'' and the new tracks on ''Yellow Zebra Finale Box''. |
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