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Seya Co., Ltd. announced that the barrage action RPG game “Touhou New World” developed by “Ankake Spa (あんかけスパ)”, the “Touhou Project” development group “Ankake Spa (あんかけスパ)” under Marvelous Inc. “The Nintendo Switch™ version will be officially released today, July 13, 2023 (Thursday).
※The Steam version will be released on July 14 (Fri).
※The PlayStation®5/PlayStation®4 version is also scheduled to be released as a digital download version later.
“Touhou New World” is the latest work of “Ankake Spa (あんかけスパ)”, the development society of Touhou Project’s secondary creation game “Yaoyao Jianji Dream” and “Touhou Honghuixin”. In this refreshing action role-playing game, players can operate the two protagonists “Hakurei Reimu” and “Kirisame Marisa”, and enjoy the fun of dodging storm barrages and sweeping enemies with powerful skills!
Official website (traditional Chinese version):
Official website (Japanese version):
Official promotional video:
■A boxed limited edition with a luxurious bonus: “Touhou New World Reimu and Marisa’s Gensokyo Great Adventure Set Pack” released on the same day
In addition to the game body, the upcoming limited boxed edition also comes with an art book, where you can enjoy the illustrations drawn by Mr. べにたま and Mr. Harunoしゅー. In addition, there are many well-known songs from “Touhou Project” as a bonus The original soundtrack CD of the arrangement version of “Oriental New World”.
The limited illustration outer box storage box is newly drawn by teacher べにたま, which shows the beautiful scene of Reimu and Marisa looking at the outside world from Hakurei Shrine.
【Box limited edition release date】
July 13, 2023 (Thu)
[Introduction to the contents of the boxed limited edition]
●「New World Special New Illustration Illustration Box※Japanese Ver.」
It shows the scene of Reimu and Marisa looking out from the Hakurei Shrine to the world dyed with the color of the sunset. It is newly drawn by teacher べにたま.
●「New World Art Book※Japanese Edition」
This is a special book that includes drafts, setting drawings, etc. drawn by several illustrators, including Mrs. Nayutama who drew the illustrations for the “Touhou New World” game product box, and Mrs. Haruno Shiゅー who was in charge of the character design.
It also includes illustrations of “Yaoyao Sword Halberd Dream” and “Oriental Red Heart”, a must for fans of “Ankake Spa (あんかけスパ)”!
●「New World Original Arrangement Original Soundtrack*Japanese Version」
The familiar music of “Touhou Project” is adapted into a barrage action RPG music suitable for this work! 29 treasured pieces of music are carefully selected from a large number of pieces to form the original soundtrack CD.
●Nintendo Switch™ game software “Touhou New World”
※The content of the limited edition other than the game software is the same as the Japanese version, please understand.
※The images are schematic diagrams.
※Quantity is limited, until sold out.
※Product design, content, and style may be temporarily changed without prior notice, please forgive me.
※There may be some stores that do not send the bonus, please contact each store for details.
※The game content is the same as the regular version.
■Early Purchase Bonus! Set of 3 specially drawn illustration cards (Reimu・Marisa・Iki)!
Players who purchased the first batch of physical editions will receive an accompanying gift—a set of 3 postcards with newly drawn illustrations by the teacher “べにまた”! Be sure to check it out!
※The images are schematic diagrams.
※Quantity is limited, until sold out.
※Product design, content, and style may be temporarily changed without prior notice, please forgive me.
※There may be some stores that do not deliver the bonus, so please check with each store for details.
◆”Touhou New World” product information
“Touhou New World” not only has the “Touhou Project” iconic “Danmaku” that can bury the level, but also the “Action RPG” elements that can carry out refreshing battles. It is a barrage that combines the two Action RPG game.
Taking the opportunity of the witch “Hakurei Reimu” and the magician “Marisa Kirisame” meeting the girl “Usami Soko” who longs for “Fantasy Gou”, they will cause a big commotion in “Fantasy Gou” and the outside world, and even The moon is also involved!
Take back the peace through deathmatch after battle!
■Story
Somewhere in Japan, there is a land called “Gensokyo” that is separated from the world by a barrier.
Reimu and Marisa lived their daily life there as before, but due to a sudden change, the two were teleported outside the barrier, wandering in unfamiliar streets.
There they met a girl named Sumireko, a psychic who longed for Gensokyo.
Was this encounter a coincidence? Their daily life will face earth-shaking changes──
■System
●Danmaku×Action RPG
Use sprint or jump to avoid the storm-like barrage, and use super gorgeous attacks to wipe out the enemies in a refreshing action game!
Use “skills” such as long-range attacks using amulets, and use “spell cards” that can inflict huge damage to reverse the battle situation, and compete with powerful enemies who release a large number of bullets.
●Freely adjust skills to match the play style!
Various skills can be obtained by leveling up, such as barrage for long-range attacks, martial arts for close-up attacks, etc. If you repeatedly use the various skills you have acquired, the level of the skill itself will continue to rise, and its performance will also increase accordingly. It is up to the player to practice multiple skills or specialize in one skill.
●Freely enhance various abilities such as life and attack power!
Use the reinforcement stones obtained from mission rewards to increase the player’s stats.
It can not only strengthen the attack power and the damage value of the attack key, create a fast attack style that quickly defeats the enemy, but also strengthen the life value or the number of recovery times, so as to slowly reduce the enemy’s physical strength in a long-term battle.
Adjust the values according to your fighting style!
●Collect equipment according to your preferences!
Weapons, armor, accessories and other equipment can be obtained by completing tasks or defeating enemies.
Since the ability values of each equipment are random values, players can freely find their favorite equipment. You can also go to the “Forging House” to reforge equipment, and randomly change the performance of equipment.
●Solve the troubles of the residents of “Fantasy Gou”!Rich variety of secondary tasks
The game includes a wealth of secondary tasks such as solving the troubles of humans, immortals, and monsters. Various requests will come to you, such as finding people, investigating changes, and conducting simulated battles with combat dolls. After clearing the level, you can get reinforcement stones that can improve the player’s status, as well as rare equipment that is beneficial to battles, etc. If you are unable to defeat a strong enemy in the main mission and get stuck, please try talking to the residents of “Gensokyo” with rich personality.
■Role introduction
A total of more than 30 well-known characters from the Touhou Project series will appear!
Here are the 3 main characters:
▲Hakurei Reimu
A shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine.
The shrine is located in an inaccessible and remote area, and there are almost no human visitors, so she usually drinks tea while looking at the sky, and spends a very leisurely life.
However, she also has outstanding talents in physical and spiritual powers, and she has solved many problems so far in order to maintain the balance of power between humans and youkai in Gensokyo.
Repelling monsters has unknowingly become her job, as long as there are monsters that endanger humans, they will beat them down mercilessly.
But he is always lazy in the practice of witches.
▲Marisa Kirisame
An ordinary mage who lives in the enchanted forest.
Researching alone in the forest, forgetting to eat and sleep, has a twisted personality and refuses to admit defeat.
There are all kinds of magicians in Gensokyo, such as born magicians, or magicians who give up their human bodies to gain eternal life.
But she is a “human magician” who successfully used magic with a human body through down-to-earth research.
He’s a twist and a super hard worker.
▲Sumireko Usami
A girl who yearns for Gensokyo.
She is not only a superpower who can use various powers such as telekinesis and fire ability, but also has excellent academic performance. This makes her think that she is special, so she is out of place among her peers, and she hates being with people and doesn’t have any friends.
One day, after confirming that “Gensokyo” actually existed, she, who yearned for that mysterious world, began to look for a way to go there, so…
Since meeting Reimu and Marisa, adventures beyond her knowledge and imagination have begun.
【Product Information】
Game name: Touhou New World
Supported platforms:
Nintendo Switch™／Steam®
※Steam only sells digital download version
※The seller of the Steam version is XSEED Games.
Release date:
Nintendo Switch™: Released on July 13 (Thu)
Steam®: Available on July 14 (Fri)
Supported languages: Traditional Chinese・Simplified Chinese・English・Japanese subtitles / English・Japanese audio
Game type: Bullet screen action RPG
Publisher: Marvelous Inc.
Sales: Seya Co., Ltd.
Game Rating: Supplementary Level 12
Copyright mark:
©Team Shanghai Alice ©Ankake Spa.
Licensed to and published by Marvelous, Inc.
Game name: Touhou New World
Supported platforms: PlayStation®5／PlayStation®4
Release date: undecided
Supported languages: Traditional Chinese・Simplified Chinese・English・Japanese subtitles / English・Japanese audio
Game type: Bullet screen action RPG
Publisher: Marvelous Inc.
Sales: Seya Co., Ltd.
Game Rating: Not yet reviewed
Copyright mark:
©Team Shanghai Alice ©Ankake Spa.
Licensed to and published by Marvelous, Inc.
※Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.
※”PlayStaion” is a registered trademark or trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
©2023 Valve Corporation.
Steam and the Steam logo are trademarks and registered trademarks of Valve Corporation in the United States and other countries.
※The screen is the content of the Japanese version of the game under development. The official release product supports traditional Chinese subtitles.
