The Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (東方M-1ぐらんぷり) is a series of CD/DVDs released yearly by R-Note (formerly YELLOW ZEBRA) wherein the characters from Touhou perform animated manzai skits. The project is built around a mock manzai tournament, also hosted and judged by the characters from the series.
There are currently 16 editions of the M-1 Grand Prix and two remakes of the 1st and 2nd M-1 Grand Prix. Though fans translations of various languages were found on the internet, R-Note has removed a majority of these and uploaded clips of the skits onto their official YouTube Channel. The skits from the 3rd to 12th editions as well as the remakes from the 1st and 2nd editions are free to view, while full versions of grand prix as well as the 13th and latest 16th editions can be viewed by becoming a member of the channel.
Editions[]
1st Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Reitaisai 4)[]
Judges: Ran, Kaguya, Lily White, Shikieiki
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Aya
Prize: The Hourai Elixir
Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WhuvR5Yqw0
First Round:
- Scarlet Mansion (Remilia & Flandre) Judging
- The Scarlet Devil Mansion gets on fire. Flandre guides Remilia to rescue Sakuya.
- Yuyuko & Youmu (Yuyuko & Youmu) Judging
- It is Yuyuko's birthday and Youmu asks what kind of present she would like.
- Border Girls (Reimu & Yukari) Judging
- Yukari affirms she knows everything about Reimu, except her full name.
- Witch Doll (Marisa & Alice) Judging
- Alice wants to buy a new house near to Hakurei Shrine. Marisa gives her some options.
Commercial Break: Touhou Housenka ~ Sound of Chord (album by Yellow Zebra) (Remilia & Alice)
Before Finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi6zkfPxi-c
Finals:
- Witch Doll (Marisa & Alice)
- Alice plans to get married in the future, but Marisa won't let her go that easily.
- Scarlet Mansion (Remilia, Flandre & Cirno) — WINNER
- Flandre lets Cirno join their team as a tsukkomi (straight man). Both Remilia and Flandre are unsatisfied with her performance.
2nd Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 73)[]
Judges: Yukari, Flandre/Cirno, Komachi, Akyuu
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Keine
Prize: 100,000 Goku worth in the Human Village
Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUPfjscVeJU
Opening: http://youtu.be/268Dkho--3Y
First Round:
- TeiReisen (Tewi & Reisen) Judging
- Reisen wants to appear on TV commercials. Tewi distracts her to get some attention herself.
- Yakumo Chen (Ran & Chen) Judging
- Ran runs a "Touhou Questions & Answers about everything" business. She trains Chen for the job.
- Hourai Teruyo (Kaguya & Eirin) Judging
- Kaguya wants to get a job for the first time. Eirin helps her write a resumé.
- Patchu Mirin (Patchouli & Meiling) Judging
- Meiling helps Patchouli confess her feelings for Marisa by doing physical exercise.
Commercial Break:Nitori's Translator(Nitori & Lily White)
Before Finals: http://youtu.be/IXRDN7wwmQM
Between Finals: http://youtu.be/nmPktLXY2Iw
Finals:
- Hourai Teruyo (Kaguya, Eirin & Mokou)
- Mokou attacks Kaguya in the middle of their performance. Kaguya tricks Mokou into thinking she's a special guest for her own "TV show".
- Yakumo Chen (Ran & Chen) — WINNER
- It's hibernation time for Yukari. Ran teaches Chen how to defend their home from noisy people.
Final Judging + Ending: http://youtu.be/ODPY3AR1R-o
Extra scene: http://youtu.be/YtOrc6JevUY (Ran,Chen,Reimu & Marisa)
3rd Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 75)[]
Judges: Yukari/Ran, Suika, Kanako, Suwako, Shikieiki/Komachi
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Eirin
Losers Bracket Studio: Keine
Prize: Becoming the Main Characters
Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XCgbAplefI
Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2pC0HSa30
First Round:
- Yuyuko & Youmu (Yuyuko & Youmu) Judging
- Yuyuko & Youmu talk about different kinds of snacks, and Yuyuko's like for eating birds, just like Mystia's...
- Wind Girl (Aya & Momiji) Judging
- Aya doesn't want to become senile like her grandma. Momiji plays as Aya's grandma to represent a situation.
- TeiKourin (Tewi & Rinnosuke) Judging
- Tewi insinuates that Rinnosuke's job at the store is really easy. Rinnosuke plays as a robber to show Tewi his job is harder than she thought.
- Witch Doll ("Marisa" & Alice) Judging + Loser Resurrection + "Vermin Love" mini-manzai
- Marisa interviews Alice at her house. The manzai goes wrong with a shocking surprise.
- MikoMiko Spark (Reimu & Marisa) Judging
- Reimu and Marisa get in a double date. Marisa is nervous about it.
Commercial Break:"Mystia's Grilled Lamprey"(Yuyuko, Youmu, Flandre, Mokou & Mystia)
Before Finals: http://youtu.be/fYKbcaX7oFQ
Finals:
- TeiKourin (Tewi & Rinnosuke)
- Tewi believes American rabbits are cooler than Japanese rabbits. She then decides to do an American-style manzai.
- MikoMiko Spark (Reimu & Marisa) — WINNER
- Reimu and Marisa discuss which of them is the coolest character.
Final Judging: http://youtu.be/AI_xC3B0RAA
Ending: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIGOMFjesR8
Bonus 1: Yukari Yakumo's "Jokes that Never Fail" Talkshow (Yukari, Ran, Sanae, Sakuya, Nitori, Letty)
Bonus 2: Flandre's Tsukkomi Audition (Flandre, Patchouli, Cirno, Rumia, Sakuya)
4th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 77)[]
Judges: Ran, Remilia, Reimu, Parsee, Kaguya
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Sanae
Losers Bracket Studio: Eirin
Prize: 10,000 Goku worth on the Lunar Capital
Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OruQXnex6E
First Round:
- Oni Goddess Girls (Suika & Yuugi) Judging
- Yuugi wants to compete in boxing. Suika announces her entrance.
- WerePhoenix (Mokou & Keine) Judging
- Mokou will assist a funeral. Keine teaches her the manners for such event.
- Satorin Okyuun (Utsuho & Satori) Judging
- Satori opens her own hot springs and wants some promotion. Okuu plays as a reporter and interviews Satori.
- MoriyaKero (Suwako & Kanako) Judging + Loser Resurrection
- Kanako claims she can "sing" any song. Suwako teaches her how to sing properly.
- Cat Stone (Koishi & Orin) Judging
- Satori is angry at Koishi. Koishi wants to make her feel better by becoming a TV star and performing a sword fight along with Orin.
Commercial Break: Nitori's Radio controller (Nitori & Hina)
Before Finals: http://youtu.be/lp1iozBqRCI
Finals:
- Tokamak Club (Utsuho & Orin) — WINNER
- Okuu believes Satori doesn't like her anymore. Orin gives her advice on how to get Satori like her again.
- Satori Koishi (Satori & Koishi)
- Satori and Koishi make a skit contest. The one who messes it up will get a painful punishment...
Final Judging: http://youtu.be/KfP9q_jzdOQ
Ending: http://youtu.be/BtVooDzsEKo
Bonus Material:
- KourinSpark (Rinnosuke & Marisa)
- Rinnosuke keeps messing up his lines and Marisa threatens to finish off their manzai... several times.
- Yukari Yakumo's "Jokes that Never Fail" Talkshow (Yukari, Ran, Marisa, Nitori, Sanae)
5th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 79)[]
Judges: Akyuu, Sakuya, Marisa, Komachi, Shikieiki
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Ran/"Chen"
Losers Bracket Studio: Sanae
Prize: 10,000 Kan
Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toFv9POpJgY
First Round:
- Shou-chan Chuchu (Shou & Nazrin)
- Shou teaches the audience the Gensokyo slang while Nazrin exemplifies the words.
- Shutter Girls (Aya & Hatate)
- Aya tests Hatate's knowledge about Gensokyo's facts.
- Myourensen (Byakuren & Murasa)
- Byakuren opens a bar in which both humans and youkai can drink together. Murasa is their first client.
- Spin Kappa (Nitori & Hina) Judging + Loser Resurrection
- Nitori tries to make Hina angry. She plays as an employee with very bad manners.
- TeiReisen (Furienify)(Railkill)(Tewi & "Reisen") Judging
- Tewi wants to start over in the Lunar Capital. Reisen scolds her and reminds her of the "Five Laws of Earth Rabbits". However, what Reisen says starts to sound suspicious.
Commercial Break: Gensoukyo Ears Book (Aya & Hatate)
Finals:
- Myourensen (Byakuren, Murasa & Unzan)
- Murasa wants to confess her love for someone. She asks Byakuren and Unzan for help.
- Spin Kappa (Nitori & Hina) — WINNER
- Nitori wants to be part of the technology era and she tries to make an account in a social site.
Final Judging + Ending: http://youtu.be/nPDfu08kdR8
- Extra scene 1 (Talking Statues)
- Two talking statues haven't received any offers for years, so they're starving. Ran and Chen stop by to have lunch.
- Extra scene 2 (Flandre, Patchouli & Cirno)
- Flandre is hoping to participate in the next Grand Prix. She then decides to practice with Patchouli and Cirno, making Cirno mimic a manly voice.
- Extra scene 3 + Credits (Nue & Kogasa)
- Nue reflects about what she learnt at the end of the 5th Grand Prix. Her thoughts get interrupted with a surprise.
- Nue reflects about what she learnt at the end of the 5th Grand Prix. Her thoughts get interrupted with a surprise.
6th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 81)[]
Judges: Akyuu, Yukari, Lily White/Lily Black, Yorihime, Warai Uzume no Mikoto
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Sakuya
Prize: Go-Reisho Document
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xk_sgO-xjA
Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TtSBJ8nidY
Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EY8D6RTQUg
First Round:
- Scarlet Mansion (Remilia & Flandre) Judging — 5th Place
- The Scarlet Mansion gets on fire again. This time Remilia must rescue her little sister.
- Yakumo Chen (Ran & Chen) Judging — 3rd Place
- Chen goes to school. Ran has to scold her for getting bad influences from her classmates.
- MikoMiko Spark (Reimu & Marisa) Judging — 4th Place
- Reimu complains that worshipers don't come to her shrine. Marisa interviews her to raise her popularity on TV.
- Tokamak Club (Okuu & Orin) Judging — GRAND CHAMPION
- Utsuho wants to ask a human for marriage. Orin plays as her mother-in-law.
- Spin Kappa (Nitori & Hina) Judging — 2nd Place
- Nitori tries to make Hina angry again. This time by doing grafitti on her wall.
Comercial Break:Gensoukyo Armpits Book (Hatate, Momiji & Aya)
Grand Champion Judging: http://youtu.be/GrSnG4N8z5c
Finals:
- Tokamak Club (Okuu & Orin) Between Finals
- Okuu witnessed a murder next to her house. Orin interviews her about it.
- Binary Drop (Shikieiki & Komachi) — WINNER
- Shikieiki decides to become a pop singer. Komachi is her accompanist.
Final judging: http://youtu.be/qE6bSgC_HhI
Ending + Credits: http://youtu.be/krXMbbnumBU
7th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 83)[]
Judges: Seiga/Yoshika, Orin, Reimu, Mamizou, Shikieiki
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Toyosatomimi no Miko
Losers Bracket Studio: Kyouko
Prize: 10 million Yen
Trailer: http://youtu.be/hNmfiVQUUx4
Opening: http://youtu.be/DgxnTMY5m2w
First Round:
- Troupe Miko (Futo & Tojiko) Judging
- Tojiko says that Futo is afraid of youkai. Futo denies it.
- Mystery Parasol (Kogasa & Nue) Judging
- Nue teaches Kogasa how to narrate ghost stories. Kogasa is not very scary though.
- Jealousy Star (Parsee & Yuugi) Judging
- Parsee is attacked by a certain jiangshi. Yuugi confronts her owner to get things even.
- Yasaka Kanako (Kanako & Sanae) Judging
- Kanako runs a political campaign to promote the Moriya faith and become president of Gensokyo.
- Patchu Mirin (Meiling & Patchouli) Judging
- Meiling declares Patchouli's health gets worse every year and she might die soon. She accompanies Patchouli during her last moments.
Commercial Break: "Futatsuiwa Finance" (Mamizou & Nue) (+Pre Finals)
Finals:
- Jealousy Star (Parsee & Yuugi) — WINNER
- Parsee trains marine animals. Yuugi is a seal, but she is acting stubborn.
- Patchu Mirin (Meiling & Patchouli)
- Meiling does an anonymous interview with Patchouli, but Meiling goes too far by following everywhere she goes.
Final Judging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1W8c6HkNJU
Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ojGXdLPKzs
8th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 85)[]
Judges: Yukari, Toyosatomimi no Miko, Satori/Koishi, Tenshi, Yuuka
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Shou
Losers Bracket Studio: Ran
Prize: Seed of Senka and 10 million Yen
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ6FhzIXUr8
Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLheRWdG94I
First Round:
- Kumo-Gumi (Ichirin & Unzan)
- Unzan wants to prove himself he can be a host of a children TV show. His thunderous voice and mean looks are not helping though.
- KourinSpark (Marisa & Rinnosuke)
- Marisa insinuates Rinnosuke should get a girlfriend. She then decides to act as his girlfriend and go out in a date.
- Bakusen Nyan Nyan (Seiga & Kasen)
- Seiga creates a song and asks Kasen to be her accompanist. Kasen gets frustrated as Seiga keeps changing the lyrics, and even the whole song.
- Suzu-kyuun♪ (Akyuu & Kosuzu) Judging + Loser Resurrection
- Kosuzu acts as a thief in her own book store. Akyuu refuses to follow her demands as she affirms Kosuzu is not acting as a proper thief.
- Autumn Leaves (Minoriko & Shizuha) Judging
- The Aki sisters run their own cooking show. They fail at making something simple.
Commercial Break: Hinanawi Peach Capsules (Alice & Marisa)
Pre-Finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaA0gdHzHsU
Finals:
- Suzu-kyuun♪ (Akyuu & Kosuzu)
- Akyuu claims she has never lost a game of Statues. She refuses to admit her defeat when Kosuzu wins.
- Bakusen NyanNyan (Seiga & Kasen) — WINNER
- Seiga and Kasen enact their reactions as if they were to win the Touhou M-1 Grand Prix. Seiga forces Kasen to overreact.
Final Judging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx6Sl8qzpGY
Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX14aAavRJA
9th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 87)[]
Judges: Mononobe no Futo, Byakuren, Shinmyoumaru, Raiko, Shikieiki
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Iku
Losers Bracket Studio: Wakasagihime
Prize: A year supply of sake and 10 million Yen
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQIwj1F5Lyw
Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_sBQ3WPES4
Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAqoXWYi7qI
First Round:
- Yuu-Ten Paradise (Yuuka & Tenshi)
- Tenshi asks Yuuka to become a nicer person to appeal to their fans. They take it too far by acting yuri for them.
- Drunken Miko-chu!☆ (Reimu & Suika)
- Suika signs up to recite the player's pledge at Youkai Olympics. She invites Reimu to follow her speech, though she makes her say ridiculous things over and over.
- Miko-koro Family (Toyosatomimi no Miko & Hata no Kokoro)
- Miko suggests Kokoro should become a gourmet critic to improve her facial expressions. Kokoro acts harsh towards bad food, but Miko convinces her to lie about it so she can get paid a large ammount of money.
- Choujuu Gigaku (Kyouko & Mystia)
- Kyouko performs different situations to challenge Mystia's memory, but she is actually just trying to irritate her.
- Amanojaku (Seija & "Nue")
- Seija wants to get rid of the "strong ones" of Gensokyo and assassinate them all. Nue helps to practice the murders by transforming into various characters. However, an elaborate plot reveals...
Commercial Break: Mononobe Books + Pre-Finals (Futo & Tojiko)
Finals:
- Miko-koro Family (Railkill) (neoyasu93) (Miko & Kokoro)
- Kokoro attends school and has Miko as her new teacher. Kokoro keeps spacing out and getting herself in trouble.
- Choujuu Gigaku (Kyouko & Mystia) + Final Judging — WINNER
- Kyouko says she wants to reincarnate in the outside world, but instead of reincarnating as a simple human, she wants to be a half-man half-animal to participate in contests.
10th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 89)[]
Judges: Akyuu, Kasen, Mima, Kaguya, Sagume
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Suika
Losers Bracket Studio: Clownpiece
Prize: A three-night journey into the Dream World and 10 million Yen
Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4Baf-oeMDM
First Round:
- Za Maido (Sakuya & Koakuma)
- Sakuya and Koakuma are eager to run their own business, however, they can't decide on how to divide their profits fairly. Their discussion somehow turns into some talk about Nintendo games.
- Lunar Dango♪ (Seiran & Ringo)
- Ringo demands Seiran to stop speaking in Hourai dialect. Seiran refuses.
- MikoMiko Spark (Reimu & Marisa)
- Marisa wants to perform a public execution as their manzai. Reimu convinces her to perform a scene in which Marisa does a good deed instead, but Marisa becomes violent because of Suika's sake.
- GensoBBS (Sekibanki & Kagerou)
- Kagerou complains about her poor relations with other Gensokyo residents. Sekibanki explain the reason of why this happens giving unrelated examples.
- Vermin Love (Rumia & Wriggle)
- Wriggle believes she's already a celebrity since she's appeared in all ten editions of the Grand Prix (at least at the losers' studio). Rumia acts as an overly attached fan of hers.
Finals:
- MikoMiko Spark (Reimu & Marisa) — WINNER
- Marisa and Reimu are worried that her pervert fans will show up at the New Year's event. Marisa acts as one of those, but the skit has a twist as she becomes violent again.
- Lunar Dango♪ (Seiran & Ringo)
- Seiran and Ringo notice that heroic sci-fi isn't popular in Gensokyo. Seiran then plans to make a sci-fi TV show in Gensokyo starring Ringo as Sweater Moon.
11th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 91)[]
Judges: Kagerou, Mamizou (in human form), Clownpiece, Remilia, Komachi
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Marisa
Losers Bracket Studio: Reimu
Prize: 10 「Starbow Break 」Spell Cards and 10 million Yen
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=803y4fg-Ydc
Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SzSpXtldpk
First Round:
- Flower Beat (Celeste) (Railkill) (Raiko & Yuuka)
- Raiko and Yuuka decide to create a song to praise Gensokyo. However, Raiko's lyrics keep bringing up the worst of Gensokyo.
- Yakumo Shiki (Yukari & Ran) Judging
- Yukari wants to become a fortune-teller, but her fortune-telling only exposes Ran's embarrassing past, and later turns into complaints towards her shikigami.
- Satori Koishi (Satori & Koishi)
- Satori has become a dramatic artist and wants to enact a legendary battle as her favorite historical figure. Koishi keeps messing up her act with dirty jokes.
- Purely Hell (Hecatia & Junko) Judging + Loser's Resurrection
- Hecatia and Junko complain about their misrepresentation on their profiles at the Touhou M-1 Grand Prix website. Their conversation grows to an argument between them.
- Hifuudou (Sumireko & Rinnosuke)
- Sumireko acts as a telephone scammer to Rinnosuke, but she's being too obvious for him to worry about it.
Finals:
- Satori Koishi (Satori & Koishi)
- Satori is worried about what kind of man Okuu might have got married to after the 6th Grand Prix. Koishi acts as the perfect son-in-law, with the exception that he is a murderer.
- Hifuudou (Sumireko & Rinnosuke) — WINNER
- (To Be Added)
12th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix (Comiket 93)[]
Judges: Akyuu, Yuuka, Toyosatomimi no Miko, Byakuren, Watatsuki no Toyohime
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Clownpiece
Prize: Go-Reisho Document
First Round:
- Jealousy Star (Parsee & Yuugi) — 4th Place
- Bakusen NyanNyan (Seiga & Kasen) — 3rd Place
- Choujuu Gigaku (Kyouko & Mystia) — 5th Place
- MikoMiko Spark (Reimu & Marisa) — 2nd Place
- Hifuudou (Rinnosuke & Sumireko) — GRAND CHAMPION
Commercial Break: Seiga's Album Collection (Seiga)
Finals:
- Hifuudou (Rinnosuke & Sumireko) — WINNER
- Binary Drop (Shikieki & Komachi)
Remakes[]
In June 2013, R-Note announced on their site they were working on a remake of the 1st Touhou M-1 Grand Prix, using their current animation style and voices.
The remake titled "1st Touhou M-1 Grand Prix R" was released at Comiket 84 on August 12. The script was rewritten in some cases and it also includes new characters, like Yuuka in the jury table.
On July 12, 2014, the remake for the 2nd M-1 Grand Prix was announced to be released at Comiket 86. Just like its predecessor, this edition will have Yuuka as an extra judge.
1st Touhou M-1 Grand Prix R (Comiket 84)[]
Judges: Ran, Kaguya, Lily White, Yuuka, Shikieiki
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Aya
Prize: The Hourai Elixir
NOTE: All manzai follow the same script as the originals, although some of them are slightly different in some parts.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE4AS0gtqxU
Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aroxzn4UDY4
Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPa1DGh4VAU
First Round:
- Scarlet Mansion (Remilia & Flandre)
- The Scarlet Devil Mansion gets on fire. Flandre guides Remilia to rescue Patchouli.
- Yuyuko & Youmu (Yuyuko & Youmu)
- It is Yuyuko's birthday and Youmu asks what kind of present she would like.
- Border Girls (Reimu & Yukari)
- Yukari affirms she knows everything about Reimu, except her full name.
- Witch Doll (Marisa & Alice)
- Alice wants to buy a new house. Marisa gives her some options.
Commercial Break: Alice's Kiri-chan Doll (Alice & Remilia)
Finals:
- Witch Doll (Marisa & Alice)
- Alice plans to get married in the future, but Marisa won't let her go that easily.
- Scarlet Mansion (Remilia, Flandre & Cirno) — WINNER
- Flandre lets Cirno join their team as a tsukkomi. Both Remilia and Flandre are unsatisfied with her performance.
Final Judging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjOXQz6aOVs
Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1vLIW4Txyw
2nd Touhou M-1 Grand Prix R (Comiket 86)[]
Judges: Akyuu, Komachi, Flandre/Cirno, Yukari, Yuuka
Hosts: Rinnosuke, Keine
Prize: 100,000 Goku worth in the Human Village
NOTE: In this remake, the scripts are similar to the originals, but some have relevant changes to them.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iucI557wiFw
Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUFH7jFddbQ
First Round:
- TeiReisen (Tewi & Reisen)
- Tewi and Reisen do a commercial for an energy drink, but Tewi is refusing to consume the product.
- Yakumo Chen (Ran & Chen)
- Ran runs a "Touhou Questions & Answers about everything" business. She trains Chen for the job.
- Hourai Teruyo (Kaguya & Eirin)
- Kaguya wants to get a job for the first time. Eirin helps her write a resumé.
- Patchu Mirin (Patchouli, Meiling, Sakuya, Prince Fleaswallow & the manly voice from Flandre's auditions.)
- Meiling helps Patchouli confess her feelings for Marisa by doing physical exercise.
Commercial Break: Nitori's Translator (Nitori & Lily White) + Pre Finals
Finals:
- Yakumo Chen (Ran & Chen) — WINNER
- It's hibernation time for Yukari. Ran teaches Chen how to defend their home from noisy people.
- TeiReisen (Tewi & Reisen) / (Kaguya & Mokou)
- Tewi keeps keeping wild animals as pets and wants to show them to Reisen. / Mokou interrupts TeiReisen's skit to defy Kaguya. Kaguya tricks Mokou into thinking she's a special guest for her own "TV show".
Final Judging + Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tldxRr7ppks
Bonus scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co51pv2TkhA
Audio CDs[]
On October 12th, 2014; R-Note released a music album featuring their vocal arranges used for the credit-rolls in all the editions of the Touhou M-1 Grand Prix.
The album is titled Touhou M-1 Grand Prix ~Sound Collection~
Likewise, on March 28, 2015, they released a compilation album with voice tracks from all M-1 GP editions so far. It is titled Touhou M-1 Grand Prix ~Voice Collection~
~Sound Collection~ Track list[]
- Original: "The Mystery in Your Town" from Touhou 12.5 ~ Double Spoiler
- End credits theme for the 5th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix
2. 星色夜空
- Original: "Love-colored Master Spark" from Touhou 8 ~ Imperishable Night
- End credits theme for the 3rd Touhou M-1 Grand Prix
3. 9th Memory
- Original: "Child of Are" from Perfect Memento in Strict Sense
- End credits theme for the 8th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix
- Original: "Diao ye zong ~Withered Leaf~" from Touhou 7 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom
- End credits theme for the 2nd Touhou M-1 Grand Prix R
5. Words Are
- Original: "Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator" from Touhou 13 ~ Ten Desires
- End credits theme for the 7th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix
6. 君の手を引いて
- Original: "Walking the Streets of a Former Hell" from Touhou 11 ~ Subterranean Animism
- End credits theme for the 4th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix
- Original: "Septette for the Dead Princess" from Touhou 6 ~ Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
- End credits theme for the 1st Touhou M-1 Grand Prix R
8. 君のための幻想歌
- Original: "Necrofantasia" from Touhou 7 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom
- End credits theme for the 6th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix
Notable Fan Translators[]
- dgreater1 translated most of the 1st and 2nd Grand Prix.
- Furienify and a few others subtitled the 3rd, 4th and 5th Grand Prix.
- Railkill subtitled the 6th and 7th Grand Prix, and has started subtitling the 11th.
- Reppu Kiri subtitled the first half of the 8th Grand Prix, while Railkill concluded it.
- neoyasu93 subtitled most the 9th Grand Prix, while Railkill also concluded it.
- bonnet12341 subtitled the missing scenes of almost all previous editions, and also started subtitling some parts of the 1st M-1 Grand Prix R.
- Celeste Melancholia subtitled most of the 1st and 2nd M-1 Grand Prix R, and some missing parts of previous editions. They also subtitled the 10th and 11th Grand Prix.
- It is worth mentioning that some of these efforts have used the work of Japatirador, who has subtitled every Grand Prix in Portuguese.
Dubbed Videos[]
4th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix[]
- Commercial Break: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocdbdiRe53E
Unsubbed Videos[]
11th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix[]
12th Touhou M-1 Grand Prix[]
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3SFweQmtZE
- Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGVPdrWY6z8
Fun Facts[]
- Rinnosuke is the only character who has appeared in all editions, as a permanent host.
- Shikieiki Yamaxanadu is the founder of the Touhou M-1 Grand Prix and the director of judges.
- However, she only appears at the jury table once every two editions (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th). The 11th GP was her first abscence, and Komachi took her stead.
- Ran Yakumo, Toyosatomimi no Miko, Suika Ibuki and Marisa Kirisame are the only characters who have appeared as hosts, judges, and in manzai.
- Marisa has done the most number of manzai: eight (not counting the one with the fake Marisa; the bonus one with Rinnosuke from the 4th GP; nor the ones from the remake of the 1st M-1 GP).
- Marisa and Reimu have appeared doing manzai in the most number of editions: six each (1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th for Marisa; and 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 10th and 12th for Reimu).
- Marisa, Reimu, and Rinnosuke have changed partners more than once.
- Marisa has been with Alice, Reimu and Rinnosuke;
- Reimu with Yukari, Marisa and Suika;
- Rinnosuke with Tewi, Marisa and Sumireko.
- MikoMiko Spark (Reimu & Marisa) are the only couple that have won two editions of the Grand Prix.
- All characters from Mountain of Faith, Undefined Fantastic Object, and Imperishable Night have already participated in manzai.
- The Ten Desires cast can be considered too; even though Yoshika has only appeared briefly in manzai from the 7th and 8th Grand Prix, and Mamizou faked to be Nue in the 9th Grand Prix
- The Subterranean Animism cast is the one with the most number of winners: four (Utsuho, Rin, Parsee and Yuugi). Satori and Koishi also have participated in two final rounds.
- MikoMiko Spark and Hifuudou have been the only resurrected losers who have won a Grand Prix.
- TeiReisen have been the only couple to break the 10 minutes time limit.
- In the 5th Grand Prix, Nue transformed in various characters: Reisen midway the TeiReisen manzai (you can tell by the different colors of her ears and you can see her silhouette when Tewi attacks her); Murasa that apppears during Nitori and Hina's manzai (you can see the different colour of the scarf); and Chen during the last judgings.
- Likewise, the 9th Grand Prix saw Mamizou's first stage appearance, where she disguised as Nue in Amanojaku's manzai and revealed herself during the judgings
- Amanojaku's manzai, specifically only Seija, has received the worst score ever by the judges: four zeros and a death sentence by Shikieiki.
- In the 6th Grand Prix, the antenna placed on the TV which broadcasts Yorihime from the moon has the face of Kyubey from Puella Magi Madoka Magica printed on it.
- In the 8th Grand Prix, Shou Toramaru appears wearing the shimenawa that Nazrin
stole from Kanakogave her as a gift during the 5th Grand Prix, replacing the cloth she wears in her official profile. It is unknown whether this was made on purpose, or it was a mistake by the animators. - The name of the pairing consisting of Sakuya & Koakuma, "Za Maido", is an obvious reference to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's character Dio Brando, as his stand's name 'The World' is pronounced "Za Warudo" in Engrish.
- Mima is the only character from the PC-98 era who has appeared at all.
- Yukari and Akyuu are the only characters who have been judges in two consecutive editions. Komachi can be considered too as she replaced Shikieiki in the 3rd Grand Prix.
- All the characters from Mountain of Faith appeared in the 3rd Grand Prix.
- All the characters from Subterranean Animism, appeared in the 4th Grand Prix.
- All the characters from Undefined Fantastic Object appeared in the 5th Grand Prix.
- All the characters from Ten Desires appeared in the 7th and 8th Grand Prix.
- All the characters from Double Dealing Character appeared in the 9th Grand Prix.
- The 7th Grand Prix was the very first edition that didn't feature any member of the Yakumo family (Yukari, Ran or Chen).
- The 8th Grand Prix features the most number of characters doing manzai who are taken from Touhou mangas: four (Rinnosuke, Kasen, Akyuu and Kosuzu).
- It is also the very first Grand Prix ever to feature two male characters doing manzai: Rinnosuke and Unzan (actually the only two Touhou male characters with official portraits).
- Nitori, Hina, Utsuho, Yuugi, and Mystia are the only winners of a Grand Prix that haven't appeared as judges or hosts yet.
- Since the 1st Grand Prix, Lily White has been known for being speechless, communicating only with the chirping sound she makes in Phantasmagoria of Flower View. Nitori invented a voice translator for her, using the voice of Hatsune Miku.
- Marisa and Satori are the only characters who have appeared twice on the DVD cover of different editions of the Grand Prix.
Warai no Uzume no Mikoto[]
Warai no Uzume no Mikoto, one of the judges for the 6th Grand Prix, is an original character, which is probably why her face is censored. She is the goddess of laughter and comedy, and she might be based in Ame no Uzume no Mikoto, just adding "Warai" to her name which means "laughter".
She has won several Lunarian M-1 Grand Prix, and she is also a judge for the preliminary rounds of the "Kingdom of Gods M-1 Grand Prix". She is seen in the credits roll of the 6th Grand Prix next to her partner, who is a man probably based on Sarutahiko Okami, Ame no Uzume's husband.
Go-Reisho Document
The Go-Reisho Document is a book written by the goddess of laughter herself. Whoever reads this book will gain as much skills for comedy as the gods.
Warning: Several spoilers below
During Kekkai Shoujou's judging in the 1st Grand Prix, Yukari asks Ran to get a human for her. At the end, Ran kidnaps Marisa for Yukari.
In the extra scene of the 2nd Grand Prix, Marisa reappears in front of Reimu. Marisa tells Reimu that she was able to steal the Go-Reisho Document, and that way, they would win the next Grand Prix easily.
Marisa officially comes back as Reimu's partner in the 3rd Grand Prix, however, Alice had used a fake doll Marisa as a replacement. When Alice sees the real Marisa coming, she explains herself saying that everyone had thought Marisa had been eaten by Yukari.
In the 6th Grand Prix, Warai Uzume, the goddess of laughter, appears as a judge, along with Yorihime and Yukari. The prize for this Grand Prix would be the Go-Reisho Document, which was won by Tokamak Club, but happened to be fake as Shikieiki's stated in an intermission. Then, Yorihime explained what really happened, just before Yukari fled:
Marisa exchanged the actual Go-Reisho Document for a fake one, the one that was used as the prize for the 6th Grand Prix. When Yukari kidnapped Marisa, she kept the actual Go-Reisho Document, erasing Marisa's memories. However, while nobody was at Yukari's house, Komachi had gone to get back the actual Document.
Shikieiki and Komachi, together as Binary Drop, then had to defend their property over the actual Go-Reisho Document in a final round against Tokamak Club, which they won with an unanimous decision by the judges.
It wasn't until the 12th Grand Prix that both Shikieiki and Komachi participated in manzai again to retain their possession over the Go-Reisho Document. They surprisingly lost to Rinnosuke and Sumireko, who together as Hifuudou, became its new owners.