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東方香霖堂 ~ Curiosities of Lotus Asia (Touhou Kourindou ~ Curiosities of Lotus Asia) is a series of side stories that complement the normal Touhou timeline.
Written by ZUN and illustrated by Genji Asai, each story takes up four pages; one full-page artwork, three of mostly text. When serialized in the Colorful PUREGIRL, each story required two months to complete (on average). The stories themselves are serialized in various magazines, now serialized in Dengeki Moeoh.
It's written from the point of view of Rinnosuke Morichika, proprietor of Kourindou, a little odds-and-ends store. Naturally, he has a lot of well-known "customers" in the store, especially Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame.
Release History
Dates courtesy the Japanese Touhou Wiki.
Colorful PUREGIRL
- 2003/12/04 (Colorful PUREGIRL, January 2004) Preview
- 2004/01/05 (Colorful PUREGIRL, February 2004) Chapter 1: 幻想郷の巫女と十五冊の魅力 (Gensokyo's Shrine Maiden and the Fifteen Fascinating Books: Part 1)
- 2004/02/03 (Colorful PUREGIRL, March 2004) Chapter 2: 幻想郷の巫女と十五冊の魅力 (Gensokyo's Shrine Maiden and the Fifteen Fascinating Books: Part 2)
- 2004/03/03 (Colorful PUREGIRL, April 2004) Chapter 3: 幻想の鳥 (Illusionary Bird)
- 2004/04/04 (Colorful PUREGIRL, May 2004) Chapter 4: 完全で瀟洒なティータイム (Complete and Elegant Tea Time: Part 1)
- 2004/05/01 (Colorful PUREGIRL, June 2004) Chapter 5: 完全で瀟洒なティータイム (Complete and Elegant Tea Time: Part 2)
- 2004/06/03 (Colorful PUREGIRL, July 2004) Chapter 6: 霖雨の火炉 (Rain Furnace: Part 1)
- 2004/07/03 (Colorful PUREGIRL, August 2004) Chapter 7: 霖雨の火炉 (Rain Furnace: Part 2)
- 2004/08/03 (Colorful PUREGIRL, September 2004) Chapter 8: 夏の梅霖堂 (Summer Plum Hall: Part 1)
- 2004/09/03 (Colorful PUREGIRL, October 2004) Chapter 9: 夏の梅霖堂 (Summer Plum Hall: Part 2)
Magazine ELFICS
The numbering system in this mangazine resets itself (from 1 to 6), but all are new material and not a reprint of the PUREGIRL stories. For convenience, here the chapters numbers are made continuous from the old system.
- 2004/10/29 (Magazine ELFICS, Vol. 001) (ELFICS chap 1) Chapter 10: 無縁塚の彼岸花 (Higan Flowers of Muenzuka)
- 2004/12/27 (Magazine ELFICS, Vol. 002) (ELFICS chap 2) Chapter 11: 紫色を超える光 (Purple-transcending Light)
- 2005/02/25 (Magazine ELFICS, Vol. 003) (ELFICS chap 3) Chapter 12: 幽し光、窓の雪 (Phantasmal Light, Snow on the Window)
- 2005/04/26 (Magazine ELFICS, Vol. 004) (ELFICS chap 4) Chapter 13: 無々色の桜 (Colorless Sakura)
- 2005/08/05 (Magazine ELFICS, Vol. 005) (ELFICS chap 5) Chapter 14: 名前の無い石 (A Nameless Stone)
- 2005/10/05 (Magazine ELFICS, Vol. 006) (ELFICS chap 6) Chapter 15: 働かない式神 (Unworking Shikigami)
The numbering system changes from old system to consecutive numbering system.
- 2005/12/16? Chapter 16: 洛陽の紙価 (Price of Paper at Luoyang)
- 2006/02/10? Chapter 17: 月と河童 (Moon and Kappa)
Dengeki Moeoh
- 2006/06/26 (Dengeki Moeoh, August 2006) Chapter 18: 龍の写真機 (Dragon's Camera)
- 2006/08/26 (Dengeki Moeoh, October 2006) Chapter 19: 奇跡の蝉 (Miraculous Cicada)
- 2006/10/26 (Dengeki Moeoh, December 2006) Chapter 20: 神の美禄 (The God of Sake)
- 2006/12/26 (Dengeki Moeoh, February 2006) Chapter 21: 妖怪の見た宇宙 (The Universe the Youkai Saw)
- 2007/02/26 (Dengeki Moeoh, April 2007) Chapter 22: 流行する神 (Fashionable God)
- 2007/04/26 (Dengeki Moeoh, June 2007) Chapter 23: うるおいの月 (Moisturize Moon)
- 2007/06/26 (Dengeki Moeoh, August 2007) Chapter 24: 神社の御利益 (Blessings of the Shrine)
- 2007/08/25 (Dengeki Moeoh, October 2007) Chapter 25: 八雲立つ夜 (The Night the Storm Clouds Rolled In)
- 2007/10/26 (Dengeki Moeoh, December 2007) Chapter 26: 幸運のメカニズム (Mechanism of Fortune)
Other
- 2004/12/30? (Dojinshi, 霊偲志異2 (Ryohsaishii 2)) Chapter 11.5?: 神々の道具 (Deity's Tool)
External Links
- Colorful PUREGIRL (DEAD)
- Magazine ELFICS (DEAD)
- El Navi (DEAD)
- Dengeki Moeoh
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