A short sequence of Touhou fan comics

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-01-2006, 12:59 PM

So, there was this comic contest somewhere else that I decided to enter. It allowed multiple entries, so I just went for broke and made ten comics. It's based on the Touhou series of games, an indie game series made in Japan, typically of the 'manic shooter' type where you shoot things and bullets fill the screen. With the sheer depth of the game universe and it's characters is impressive. A couple of interesting points: all of the characters are female (human or otherwise), all of them have special abilities and personality quirks, and it's set in an quasi-feudal-Japanese alternate universe.

Anyways, you didn't come here for text. Here's the comics. You won't really need to know the characters to 'get' the jokes, so you can read them cold. But, I think it helps.

Click on the thumbnails to view each comic. Each comic is a ~200K jpeg, so those on dial-up (or crappy wifi) will have to hold tight.

I then proceed to make much stupider comics as the contest wears on.

There's a curious trend where my artistic abiltiy improves as I practice using the tablet, but overall quality goes down as I get more and more tired throughout the week. ^.^() In case you're wondering, no, I did not win the contest (that was this guy).

If you're looking into details to the comics, check out my comments on my deviantArt entries, or if you're curious about the characters (or the game it's based on) english Touhou Wiki.

Comments, feedback, criticism is welcome. Share and enjoy.

Dylan · 07-01-2006, 11:36 PM

Very nice. Well done.

-Dylan

CuccoLady · 07-02-2006, 12:03 PM

I like it.

07-01-2006, 12:59 PM	#1
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	A short sequence of Touhou fan comics So, there was this comic contest somewhere else that I decided to enter. It allowed multiple entries, so I just went for broke and made ten comics. It's based on the Touhou series of games, an indie game series made in Japan, typically of the 'manic shooter' type where you shoot things and bullets fill the screen. With the sheer depth of the game universe and it's characters is impressive. A couple of interesting points: all of the characters are female (human or otherwise), all of them have special abilities and personality quirks, and it's set in an quasi-feudal-Japanese alternate universe. Anyways, you didn't come here for text. Here's the comics. You won't really need to know the characters to 'get' the jokes, so you can read them cold. But, I think it helps. Click on the thumbnails to view each comic. Each comic is a ~200K jpeg, so those on dial-up (or crappy wifi) will have to hold tight. I then proceed to make much stupider comics as the contest wears on. There's a curious trend where my artistic abiltiy improves as I practice using the tablet, but overall quality goes down as I get more and more tired throughout the week. ^.^() In case you're wondering, no, I did not win the contest (that was this guy). If you're looking into details to the comics, check out my comments on my deviantArt entries, or if you're curious about the characters (or the game it's based on) english Touhou Wiki. Comments, feedback, criticism is welcome. Share and enjoy.

07-01-2006, 11:36 PM	#2
Dylan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Teenage Wasteland Gender: Posts: 7,790 Thanks: 1,632 Thanked 1,816 Times in 773 Posts	Very nice. Well done. -Dylan

07-02-2006, 12:03 PM	#3
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	I like it.