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.

★東方三月精 Strange and Bright Nature Deity Vol. 1
Released : January 26, 2008
Writers : ZUN
Illustrators : Makoto Hirasaka
Chapters : 8 + Extra
Followed by : Strange and Bright Nature Deity Vol.2
Comes with : Strange and Bright Nature Deity 1 (CD)

★SaBND Chapter One
Translated by : Cardcaptor
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The three fairies tire of the rainy season and try to stay in the Scarlet Devil Mansion for free.

★SaBND Chapter Two
Translated by : Cardcaptor
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The fairies battle the summer heat by catching a few ghosts.

★SaBND Chapter Three
Translated by : Cardcaptor
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The fairies are chasing rabbits in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost, only to get lost themselves and are discovered by another rabbit.

★SaBND Chapter Four
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The fairies are hanging out near Muenzuka and run into Komachi.

★SaBND Chapter Five
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : Reimu is preparing a new ritual, while the fairies try to break into Alice's house.

★SaBND Chapter Six
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The three fairies meet Alice and have tea with her. Meanwhile, Reimu is experimenting with bullfinches in a new ritual.

★SaBND Chapter Seven
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : Spring is coming to Gensokyo, and rumors about Lily White are abound.

★SaBND Chapter Eight
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : Remilia wants to capture Lily White and sends Sakuya out to find her.

★SaBND Volume 1 Extra
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The fairies reminisce about the past few incidents and resolve to create one of their own. And they also get drunk.

★東方三月精 Strange and Bright Nature Deity Vol. 2
Released : February 18, 2009
Writers : ZUN
Illustrators : Makoto Hirasaka
Chapters : 8 + Extra
Followed by : Strange and Bright Nature Deity Vol.3
Comes with : Strange and Bright Nature Deity 2 (CD)

★SaBND Chapter Nine
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The fairies' home is covered in vines, and they end up going to Marisa for help.

★SaBND Chapter Ten
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : Marisa and the fairies find out that the vines were controlled by a tsuchinoko, and Marisa decides to keep it as a pet.

★SaBND Chapter Eleven
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The three fairies explore Genbu Ravine looking for a shining moss after hearing about it at the Hakurei Shrine.

★SaBND Chapter Twelve
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The fairies look through the ravine again in search of the glowing moss.

★SaBND Chapter Thirteen
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The three meet Cirno while she was playing hide-and-seek.

★SaBND Chapter Fourteen
Translated by : Nietz
Edited by : Mysterio006
Summary : The fairies enlist Cirno's powers in their latest prank on Reimu.

★SaBND Chapter Fifteen
Translated by : DamageDesu, Nietz
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門, Mysterio006
Summary : The Scarlet Devil Mansion celebrates the new year while the fairies head to the Hakurei Shrine.

★SaBND Chapter Sixteen
Translated by : DamageDesu, Nietz
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門, Mysterio006
Summary : Reimu prepares a ritual to prevent the "year of the youkai", but the fairies pull one last prank of the year...

★SaBND Volume 2 Extra (Great Fairy War Special)
Translated by : DamageDesu
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門
Summary : The three fairies try to start the "Great Fairy War", and attempt to enlist Cirno to their side.

★東方三月精 Strange and Bright Nature Deity Vol. 3
Released : August 28, 2009
Writers : ZUN
Illustrators : Makoto Hirasaka
Chapters : 9 + Extra Omake
Followed by : Oriental Sacred Place
Comes with : Strange and Bright Nature Deity 3 (CD)

★SaBND Chapter Seventeen
Translated by : DamageDesu, Nietz
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門, Nietz
Summary : Reimu gets a jar from Suika, who tells her it will contain sake after a day. The fairies steal the jar from Reimu and run into Reisen and Eirin.

★SaBND Chapter Eighteen
Translated by : DamageDesu, Nietz
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門, Nietz
Summary : Eirin treats the three fairies at her clinic and takes the jar as payment. It is revealed that the jar contains a sake bug.

★SaBND Chapter Nineteen
Translated by : DamageDesu
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門
Summary : The three fairies try to scare Reimu, but Reimu just beats them up. They are trying to think of a solution when Aya hears of their problem.

★SaBND Chapter Twenty
Translated by : DamageDesu
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門
Summary : Aya tells Reimu about a tsukumogami called a "kamimai" that resides in newspapers and possesses other objects if the paper is left unread. Aya also gets the three fairies to help with her hoax.

★SaBND Chapter Twenty One
Translated by : DamageDesu
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門
Summary : Lightning has struck an oak tree at the back of the Hakurei Shrine.

★SaBND Chapter Twenty Two
Translated by : DamageDesu
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門
Summary : Reimu decides to enshrine the tree, and the fairies plan to make the tree into a summer home.

★SaBND Chapter Twenty Three
Translated by : DamageDesu
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門
Summary : It is a few months after the tree was hit. Reimu has abandoned the tree while the fairies are about to move into it.

★SaBND Chapter Twenty Four
Translated by : DamageDesu
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門
Summary : Yukari decides to test the fairies to see if they are worthy of inhabiting the tree.

★SaBND Chapter Twenty Five
Translated by : DamageDesu
Edited by : Hong Meiling 門門
Summary : The fairies finish moving in, while Reimu, Marisa, and Yukari talk about why the tree has regrown so quickly.

★SaBND Volume 3 Extra (Omake)

★東方三月精 Strange and Bright Nature Deity (Volume)
★東方三月精 Strange and Bright Nature Deity Vol. 1 (Complete)
SaBND Chapter One
SaBND Chapter Two
SaBND Chapter Three
SaBND Chapter Four
SaBND Chapter Five
SaBND Chapter Six
SaBND Chapter Seven
SaBND Chapter Eight
SaBND Volume 1 Extra

★東方三月精 Strange and Bright Nature Deity Vol. 2 (Complete)
SaBND Chapter Nine
SaBND Chapter Ten
SaBND Chapter Eleven
SaBND Chapter Twelve
SaBND Chapter Thirteen
SaBND Chapter Fourteen
SaBND Chapter Fifteen
SaBND Chapter Sixteen
SaBND Volume 2 Extra (Great Fairy War Special)

★東方三月精 Strange and Bright Nature Deity Vol. 3 (Complete)
SaBND Chapter Seventeen
SaBND Chapter Eighteen
SaBND Chapter Nineteen
SaBND Chapter Twenty
SaBND Chapter Twenty One
SaBND Chapter Twenty Two
SaBND Chapter Twenty Three
SaBND Chapter Twenty Four
SaBND Chapter Twenty Five
SaBND Volume 3 Extra (Omake)