Oriental Sacred Place


Touhou Sangetsusei ~ Oriental Sacred Place (東方三月精 ~ Oriental Sacred Place, lit. "Eastern Three Fairies") is the sequel to 東方三月精 ~ Eastern and Little Nature Deity and 東方三月精 ~ Strange and Bright Nature Deity from 2009-05 (CompAce July 2009). It was drawn by Makoto Hirasaka and written by ZUN.

Volume 1 was released on March 20th, 2010, along with a CD. Volume 2 was released on March 26th, 2011, including another CD.

On April 20, 2011, Makoto Hirasaka announced on his website that he has been hospitalized, and that Oriental Sacred Place would go on hiatus. He has since recovered after two months.

The series concluded with chapter 18 (Comp Ace April 2012), and it was revealed that there would be no further serialization of Touhou Sangetsusei.

Strange and Bright Nature Deity


Touhou Sangetsusei ~ Strange and Bright Nature Deity (東方三月精 ~ Strange and Bright Nature Deity, lit. "Eastern Three Fairies") was drawn by Makoto Hirasaka from 2006-05 to 2009-01 and written by ZUN.

Until 2006-05 Eastern and Little Nature Deity was drawn by Nemu Matsukura. However, Matsukura had to give up the project for health reasons, and Makoto Hirasaka took it over. After Hirasaka took over, the comic was renamed. The comic was serialized in a magazine called MediaMix Game Magazine.

On Jan 26, 2008, the first volume of Strange and Bright Nature Deity went on sale. Volume 2 was released on Feb 18, 2009, and volume 3 was released on August 28, 2009. Each volume came with a CD

After 2009-05, the comic was renamed 東方三月精 ~ Oriental Sacred Place.

Eastern and Little Nature Deity


Touhou Sangetsusei ~ Eastern and Little Nature Deity (東方三月精 ~ Eastern and Little Nature Deity, lit. "Eastern Three Fairies") was drawn by Nemu Matsukura from 2005-05 until 2006-05 and written by ZUN.

However, Matsukura had to give up the project for health reasons, and Makoto Hirasaka took it over. After Hirasaka took over, the comic was renamed Strange and Bright Nature Deity (2006-2009) and Oriental Sacred Place (2009 - 2012). The comic was serialized in a magazine called MediaMix Game Magazine.

On Jan 26, 2007, the tankoubon (graphic novel compilation) of Eastern and Little Nature Deity went on sale. It contained a CD. There is also an additional written work in this series by ZUN titled "Fairy of the Moon" illustrated by Chiha Ayami (綾見ちは).