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Twilight Frontier
Tasofro
Native name
Japanese name
Kanji黄昏フロンティア
IndustryVideo game development
Websitetasofro.net

Twilight Frontier (黄昏フロンティア, Tasogare Furontia), known as Tasofro for short, is a Japanese dojin game developer. They are best known for their collaborations with Team Shanghai Alice (ZUN), which include seven official games in the Touhou Project series.

Productions

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Games

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Title Genre System Release date Note(s) Ref(s)
Eternal Fighter Zero
(-RENEWAL-, Blue Sky Edition, Bad Moon Edition, -MEMORIAL-)
Fighting Windows August 11, 2000 (Comiket 58) A fighting game featuring characters from Moon, One, Kanon, and Air. [1][2]
Immaterial and Missing Power
Tōhō Suimusō (東方萃夢想, lit. "Gathering Reverie")
Fighting Windows August 17, 2003 (Comiket 64) 1st Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. [3][4]
Super Marisa Land
Sūpā Marisa Rando (スーパーマリサランド)
Platform Windows May 4, 2005 (Reitaisai 2) A clone of Super Mario World featuring Marisa Kirisame. [5]
MegaMari
MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (メガマリ - 魔理沙の野望, lit. Marisa's Ambition)
Platform Windows May 21, 2006 (Reitaisai 3) A clone of Mega Man 2 featuring Marisa Kirisame. [6]
Higurashi Daybreak
Higurashi Deibureiku (ひぐらしデイブレイク)
Third-person shooter Windows August 13, 2006 (Comiket 70) Based on the visual novel Higurashi When They Cry by 07th Expansion.
An expansion, Higurashi Daybreak Kai, was released on April 22, 2007.[7]
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PatchCon!
Pachukon! (ぱちゅコン! - Defend the library!)
Real-time strategy Windows December 31, 2007 (Comiket 73) A real-time strategy game featuring Patchouli Knowledge. [9]
Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
Tōhō Hisōten (東方緋想天, lit. "Scarlet Perception Heaven")
Fighting Windows May 5, 2008 (Reitaisai 5) 2nd Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. [10]
Touhou Hisoutensoku
Tōhō Hisōtensoku ~ Chōdokyū Ginyoru no Nazo wo Oe (東方非想天則 〜 超弩級ギニョルの謎を追え, lit. "Unperceiving of Natural Law ~ Chase the Enigma of the Gargantuan Guignol")
Fighting Windows August 15, 2009 (Comiket 76) 3rd Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. [11]
New Super Marisa Land
Marisa to Muttsu no Kinoko (魔理沙と6つのキノコ, lit. "Marisa and the Six Mushrooms")
Platform Windows August 14, 2010 (Comiket 78) A sequel to Super Marisa Land. [12]
DynaMarisa 3D
Daina Marisa 3D (ダイナマリサ3D)
Third-person shooter Windows May 1, 2011 (Comic 1☆5) A parody of Earth Defense Force 2017 featuring Marisa Kirisame. [13]
Grief Syndrome
Gurīfu Shindorōmu (グリーフシンドローム)
Platform Windows August 12, 2011 (Comiket 80) A side-scrolling game based on the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica. [14]
Komeiji Satori no Jousou Kyouiku
(古明地さとりの情操教育, lit. "Satori Komeiji's Mental Education")
Puzzle-platform Windows August 11, 2012 (Comiket 82) An isometric game featuring Satori Komeiji. [15]
Hopeless Masquerade
Tōhō Shinkirō (東方心綺楼, lit. "Heart Elegant Tower")
Fighting Windows May 26, 2013 (Reitaisai 10) 4th Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. [16]
Shoot Shoot Nitori
Shūshū Nito (収集荷取, lit. "Collecting Goods")
Shoot 'em up Windows May 11, 2014 (Reitaisai 11) A side-scrolling danmaku featuring Nitori Kawashiro. [17]
Urban Legend in Limbo
Tōhō Shinpiroku (東方深秘録, lit. "Deep Secret Record")
Fighting Windows May 10, 2015 (Reitaisai 12) 5th Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. [18]
PlayStation 4 JP: December 8, 2016 [19]
Shoot Shoot Nitori: The Golden
Shūshū Nito - Kin (収集荷取・金, lit. "Collecting Goods - Gold")
Shoot 'em up Windows December 30, 2015 (Comiket 89) A sequel to Shoot Shoot Nitori. [20]
Antinomy of Common Flowers
Tōhō Hyōibana (東方憑依華, lit. "Spirit Possession Bloom")
Fighting Windows December 29, 2017 (Comiket 93) 6th Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. [21]
PlayStation 4 April 22, 2021 [22]
Nintendo Switch April 22, 2021 [23]
MarisaLand Legacy
Marisarando Regashi (マリサランド・レガシィ)
Platform Windows October 14, 2018 (Autumn Reitaisai 5) A remake of Super Marisa Land. [24]
Sunken Fossil World
Tōhō Gōyoku Ibun ~ Suibotsushita Chinshū Jigoku (東方剛欲異聞 ~ 水没した沈愁地獄, lit. "Strange Tale of Avarice ~ Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow")
Bullet hell-platform Windows October 24, 2021 1st Touhou Project platform game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. [25]
Nintendo Switch October 20, 2022 [26]

Music CDs

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  • Higurashi Daybreak OST (ひぐらしデイブレイク OST, 2004-04-22)[27]
  • New Super Marisa Land OST (魔理沙と6つのキノコ OST, lit. "Marisa and Six Mushrooms OST"; 2010-12-30)[28]

Collaborations with Team Shanghai Alice

  • Immaterial and Missing Power OST (幻想曲抜萃, Gensōkyoku Bassui, lit. "Collection of Illusionary Music"; 2005-08-14)[29]
  • Scarlet Weather Rhapsody OST (全人類ノ天楽録, Zenjinrui no Tengakuroku Tōhō Hisōten, lit. "Celestial Music Record of All Humankind"; 2008-08-16)[30]
  • Touhou Hisoutensoku OST (核熱造神ヒソウテンソク, Kakunetsuzōshin Hisōtensoku, lit. "Thermonuclear Titan Hisoutensoku"; 2009-12-30)[31]
  • Hopeless Masquerade OST (暗黒能楽集・心綺楼, Ankoku Nōgakushū, lit. "Dark Noh Collection"; 2013-08-12)[32]
  • Urban Legend in Limbo OST (深秘的楽曲集 宇佐見菫子と秘密の部室, Shinpiteki Gakkyokushū ~ Usami Sumireko to Himitsu no Bushitsu, lit. "A Deeply Mystic Music Collection ~ Sumireko Usami and the Clubroom of Secrets"; 2015-08-14)[33]
  • Urban Legend in Limbo OST 2 (深秘的楽曲集・補 東方深秘録初回特典CD, Shinpiteki Gakkyokushū - Ho ~ Tōhō Shinpiroku Shokai Tokuten CD, lit. "A Deeply Mystic Music Collection Supplement ~ Touhou Shinpiroku First Pressing Special CD"; 2016-12-08)[34]
  • Antimony of Common Flowers OST (完全憑依ディスコグラフィ, Kanzenhyōi Disukogurafi, lit. "Perfect Possession Discography"; 2018-05-06)[35]

Main members

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  • Unabara Iruka (海原海豚) — General Producer/Character Graphics/System Graphics/Script/Sound Effects
  • Nono Tarō (ののたろう) — Chief Programmer
  • KuMa — Assistant Programmer
  • alphes — Character Graphics
  • Specter (スペクター) — Character Graphics
  • Hasegawa Iwashi (長谷川イワシ) — Character Graphics, Background Graphics
  • GOME — Character Graphics
  • JUN — Sound Effects
  • Uni Akiyama (あきやまうに) a.k.a. U2 — Music
  • NKZ — Music

References

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  1. ^ "Eternal Fighter Zero". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ "エターナルファイターゼロ". Twilight Frontier. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ^ "東方萃夢想 ~ Immaterial and Missing Power". Team Shanghai Alice. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. ^ "東方萃夢想". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  5. ^ "まりさら". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ^ "めがまり". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  7. ^ "ひぐらしデイブレイク改". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  8. ^ "ひぐらしデイブレイク". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  9. ^ "ぱちゅコン!". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  10. ^ "東方緋想天". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  11. ^ "東方非想天則". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  12. ^ "魔理沙と6つのキノコ". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  13. ^ "ダイナマリサ3D". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  14. ^ "グリーフシンドローム". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  15. ^ "古明地さとりの情操教育". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  16. ^ "東方心綺楼 ~ Hopeless Masquerade". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  17. ^ "収集荷取". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  18. ^ "東方深秘録 ~ Urban Legend in Limbo". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  19. ^ "収集荷取・金". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  20. ^ "収集荷取・金". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  21. ^ "東方憑依華 ~ Antinomy of Common Flowers". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  22. ^ Romano, Sal (1 May 2019). "Touhou Project fighting game Touhou Hyoibana: Antinomy Of Common Flowers coming to PS4". Gematsu.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  23. ^ Romano, Sal (3 May 2019). "Touhou Hyoibana: Antinomy Of Common Flowers coming to Switch". Gematsu.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  24. ^ "マリサランド・レガシィ". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  25. ^ "東方剛欲異聞 ~ 水没した沈愁地獄". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  26. ^ Romano, Sal. "Touhou Gouyoku Ibun ~ Sunken Fossil World". Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  27. ^ "ひぐらしデイブレイク original sound track". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  28. ^ "魔理沙と6つのキノコ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK". Uni Akiyama. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  29. ^ "幻想曲抜萃". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  30. ^ "全人類ノ天楽録". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  31. ^ "核熱造神ヒソウテンソク". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  32. ^ "暗黒能楽集・心綺楼 東方心綺楼 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  33. ^ "深秘的楽曲集 宇佐見菫子と秘密の部室 東方深秘録 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  34. ^ "深秘的楽曲集・補(PS4版東方深秘録初回特典CD)". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  35. ^ "完全憑依ディスコグラフィ 東方憑依華 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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