---

• Return to Encyclopedia

---

A

• Alphes - A member of Tasofro responsible for character illustrations in both of the fighting games.

B

• Boundary - A border between two things. There are many boundaries in Gensokyo.
• Bunbunmaru Newspaper - The newspaper published by Aya Shameimaru.

D

• D.N.A. Softwares - A doujin game company.
• Danmaku - The barrage of bullets the character shoot, meaning "curtain fire."

G

• Graze - Drawing close to a bullet without actually being hit by it.

H

• Hakkero - Magical artifact used by Marisa Kirisame.
• Hakurei Yin-Yang Orb - A weapon used by Reimu Hakurei.
• Hit box - The area of an object that determines a collision. Normally smaller than the actual character/bullet.
• Hourai Elixir - An elixir of immortality created by Eirin Yagokoro.
• Hakurouken and Roukanken - The swords used by Youmu Konpaku.

K

• Keystone - An object used by Tenshi Hinanawi which can be used in a number of different ways.

P

• PC-98 - The system which Touhou games 1 through 5 were developed for.
• Point of collection - The point onscreen where all objects are auto-collected.

R

• Reitaisai - A Touhou based convention held yearly in Japan.

S

• Shooting game - The genre of games which Touhou belongs to.
• Spell Card - See the article for more detail.
• Sword of Hisou - A very powerful sword used by Tenshi Hinanawi.

T

• Tasofro - A group that collaborated with Team Shanghai Alice to produce the Touhou fighting games.
• Team Shanghai Alice - Zun.

U

• U2 Akiyama - Created the music for the fighters.

Z

• ZUN - Creator of the Touhou Project series.