We're gonna finally crack open the can of worms called Touhou. There's an absolutely huge pool of music and games to talk about here but Justus returns from our previous shmup episode to talk about three of the more accessible ones and give us a bit of an education on the series, Zun, and FM Synth.

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Tracklist:

00:00:00 ZUN - Sealed Gods Title screen (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:02:35 Talk 01

00:14:41 ZUN - Because Princess Inada Is Scolding Me Stage 1 Boss - Minoriko Aki's theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:16:13 ZUN - Dark Side of Fate Stage 2 Boss - Hina Kagiyama's theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:19:47 ZUN - Youkai Mountain ~ Mysterious Mountain Stage 4 Boss - Aya Shameimaru's theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:22:31 ZUN - Cemetery of Onbashira ~ Grave of Being Stage 6 theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)

00:24:43 Talk 02

00:42:12 ZUN - Awakening of the Earth Spirits Title screen (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

00:44:51 ZUN - The Dark Blowhole Stage 1 theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

00:48:10 ZUN - Heartfelt Fancy Stage 4 theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

00:52:52 Talk 03

01:04:06 ZUN - Green-Eyed Jealousy Stage 2 Boss - Parsee Mizuhashi's theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

01:07:51 ZUN - Corpse Voyage ~ Be of good cheer! Stage 5 Boss - Rin Kaenbyou's theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

01:11:18 ZUN - Energy Daybreak ~ Future Dream... Staff Roll theme (Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism)

01:13:46 Talk 04

01:30:40 ZUN - At the End of Spring (At the Harbor of Spring) Stage 1 theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

01:33:54 ZUN - A Tiny, Tiny, Clever Commander Stage 1 boss - Nazrin's theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

01:36:55 ZUN - The Sealed Cloud Route Stage 2 theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

01:40:47 Talk 05

01:58:52 ZUN - Captain Murasa Stage 4 boss - Minamitsu Murasa's theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

02:03:05 ZUN - Fires of Hokkai Stage 6 theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

02:06:30 ZUN - Returning Home from the Sky ~ Sky Dream Staff roll theme (Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object)

02:10:23 Talk 06

02:18:03 ZUN - The Gensokyo the Gods Loved Stage 3 theme (Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith)