The highly divisive (unofficial) Touhou Anime Project has given rise to a doujin anime of very great quality indeed, one which looks set for commercial success and continuation, much to the distress of the substantial contingent of detractors the (unofficial) anime has attracted.
Since the reproduction of the (unofficial) Touhou Anime almost certainly being tacitly permitted by Nico and Maikaze (it has been reported innumerable times, and the admins have locked the tags, as they were developing into a microcosm of the war between pro and anti, so clearly they know of it), I will just reproduce the video below (subbed HD version):
Part 1:
Part 2:
Link thanks to Ichiro Ino on the forums.
Original version if the above fare badly:
Player 1
Nico. It should be interesting to see when (if) it gets deleted, as it is unlikely the anime could gain 100,000 views in less than a day any other way.
The seiyuu work is absolutely fantastic, and the animation and overall production quality seem much better than we might expect, certainly being on par with the less admirable sort of commercial anime.
Between the fact that many places are now sold out, and that it is restricted in distribution to doujinshi outlets which rarely service overseas customers, the (unofficial) DVD looks as if it will be difficult to get, but fans are still advised to support it with a purchase if possible, so as to ensure its continuation and hopeful further adaptation.
In fact, many of the anti-anime contingent are livid that the (unofficial) anime, or “parasite anime”, is even being distributed on Nico or similar at all, keenly repeating the commandments laid down by ZUN. Strangely, nobody seems to be taking any notice of them.
Many even suspect that the project has external backing, which would explain much…
The (unofficial) anime ends with a very unambiguous “to be continued”, but the details of this are unclear, leaving fans to await further developments as they are sure to do – they seem fairly confident of an OVA format across several episodes leaving the story in need of continuation as they do.
Further works, whether doujin in nature or commercially produced, are sure to be a pleasure to behold if this level of quality continues or is improved upon.
Here is link to a working video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IInyA9Vz7KA
(Full Quality HD with subtitles)
Where can I get this? I’d love to see it in decent res.
I love the games and i love the anime. i hope they continue with it. I only hope the go big with it insted of only 20-30 episodes unless they are epic beyond belife.
I don’t intend to start a chain of flaming or anything but,
I found this anime abysmal.
I have only played a couple of the games and found that I just didn’t have the reflexes for them but, I have alot of fan art that I’m quite keen on, so I thought I’d give the anime a try.
Now I’m the kind of person that is obsessed with anime as a whole and as such I very rarely drop or dismiss any anime.
Upon starting up this touhou anime, first thing that hit me was the character design, It was terrible, the eye’s looked awfull and too close together and I just couldn’t get used to them, the design in general was just very off-putting.
At this point I did something I’ve only ever done with one other anime (Naruto =.=), I skipped through it, which may null my opinion on it but it was just mind numbingly boring to watch.
I just think it’s riding on the fame of the touhou franchise and it’s cult followers are just cutting their noses off to spite their faces when they call it a great anime.
> I have only played a couple of the games and
> found that I just didn’t have the reflexes for
> them but, I have alot of fan art that I’m quite
> keen on, so I thought I’d give the anime a try.
Fair enough, but it’s worth knowing it goes a lot further than just the games.
> Upon starting up this touhou anime, first thing
> that hit me was the character design, It was
> terrible, the eye’s looked awfull and too close
> together and I just couldn’t get used to them,
> the design in general was just very off-putting.
Ahaha~ welcome to Touhou. ZUN isn’t exactly known for his great art; indeed, it’s infamously pretty poor. The *designs* have some flair though.
> I skipped through it, which may null my opinion
> on it but it was just mind numbingly boring to
> watch.
It’s very much a “service piece” (ie. for the fans). It *will* be pretty boring if you’re not a hardcore fan.
> I just think it’s riding on the fame of the
> touhou franchise and it’s cult followers are
> just cutting their noses off to spite their
> faces when they call it a great anime.
Correct! It was made because Touhou is popular right now. You can decide their exact motives for yourself (love or profit), but let it be known that doujin works rarely turn a profit, nor is it an expectation.
Your application of “cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face” appears to be incorrect; you could say that if the hardcore devotees were *denouncing* it, but even then you’d be on shaky ground.
I suspect you’ll find the hardcore fans are saying they like it, and everyone else is less generous. That’s exactly to be expected.
I got a copy while I was in Comiket.
Since I’m not a hardcore Touhou follower, I’m weighing up if I keep the copy to myself or if I try to sell it since it’s still unopened…
You just casually queued for (as a guess) an hour or so and happenned to pick up a copy, but you’re not a hardcore fan? That in itself is hardcore, sir.
P.S. I’d say keep it, do you really need/want the money that bad? (coming from an “avid” Touhou fan)
Now that you say it, I guess I’m more fan of Touhou than I want to admit.
And after a line of over an hour and half, I think now that is better to keep it for myself.
Thanks, Anonymous.
Guard it well, or it may disappear in the middle of the night…