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Touhou-Based 'Memories of Phantasm' Anime's Episode 9 Streamed
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Dōjin (self-published) circle Manpuku Jinja began streaming the full ninth episode of "Gensō Bankakyō ~The Memories of Phantasm~" (Kaleidoscope of Illusions: The Memories of Phantasm) — its anime project based on the Touhou Project games — on Sunday. The ninth episode is titled "Eiya Ihen no Shō (Chūhen)" (Imperishable Night Incident Chapter Middle Part). The circle streamed a preview for the episode in July.
The end of the video teases the 10th episode, "Eiya Ihen no Shō (Kōhen ①)" (Imperishable Night Incident Chapter Final Part ①). The circle will release the 10th episode on DVD at the Comic Market 93 (Comiket) event on December 29. The circle is also streaming a preview for the episode.
The circle distributed the ninth episode on DVD on the first day of this year's summer Comic Market 92 event, which was held on August 11-13. Manpuku Jinja distributed the eighth episode on DVD at Winter Comic Market 91 in December 2016, and streamed the episode with English subtitles in March.
Manpuku Jinja streamed the full first 16-minute episode of "Gensō Bankakyō ~The Memories of Phantasm~" in August 2011 after debuting the work at Comic Market 80. The circle streamed the second episode in June 2013 after debuting it at the Hakurei Jinja Reitaisai Touhou Project-only dōjinshi event the month before. Manpuku Jinja streamed episodes three and four in December 2014 followed by episode five in June 2015, and episode six in January 2016. The seventh episode, "Kyodai Yōkai Densetsu no Shō" (Giant Monster Legend Chapter), debuted in July 2016.
