東方香霖堂 ～ Curiosities of Lotus Asia [Touhou Kourindou ~ Curiosities of Lotus Asia]

by ZUN

Genres: Fantasy

207 pages, Tankobon Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Jun'ya Ota (太田順也 Ota Jun'ya), pen-name ZUN, is the sole known member of Team Shanghai Alice, and is the designer, programmer, script writer, and composer of the extremely popular Touhou Project. He is seen to be rather reclusive and it's known that he's very fond of beer. He was employed by Taito Corporation,[1] and had been involved in the production of various Taito titles as a programmer.

Reviews

[ToaLola · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is : so awsome, really awesome !!

[Tim · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book started out interestingly enough, but it went absolutely nowhere. The translation felt pretty sloppy, and the later chapters felt like lectures about aspects of ancient Japanese culture (gods, constellations, sake, calendars).

I know this is all about world building for the Touhou universe but yikes, it was incredibly dry.

[Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

truly great. You can see a lot about what everyday life is like in Gensokio and now that I've finished it I'd like to read more, Perfect!