Developed in collaboration with Twilight Frontier:
ZUN composes all music using a distinctive, upbeat style blending jazz, rock, electronic, and classical. Many tracks have become internet classics:
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the Touhou Project is its unique approach to intellectual property. ZUN adopted a remarkably open stance toward fan creation, allowing and encouraging fans to produce derivative works, including music remixes, anime, manga, and fangames, often for commercial sale. This "open source" culture fostered a symbiotic ecosystem. ZUN provides the characters and melodies; the community expands upon them. This resulted in the "Touhou Boom" of the late 2000s, where the franchise dominated conventions like Comiket. It is a prime example of modern folklore; the characters belong to ZUN, but the mythos is collectively built by the community.
Touhou is a franchise:
Developed in collaboration with Twilight Frontier:
ZUN composes all music using a distinctive, upbeat style blending jazz, rock, electronic, and classical. Many tracks have become internet classics:
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the Touhou Project is its unique approach to intellectual property. ZUN adopted a remarkably open stance toward fan creation, allowing and encouraging fans to produce derivative works, including music remixes, anime, manga, and fangames, often for commercial sale. This "open source" culture fostered a symbiotic ecosystem. ZUN provides the characters and melodies; the community expands upon them. This resulted in the "Touhou Boom" of the late 2000s, where the franchise dominated conventions like Comiket. It is a prime example of modern folklore; the characters belong to ZUN, but the mythos is collectively built by the community.
Touhou is a franchise: