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Touhou-Based 'Memories of Phantasm' Anime Previews 9th Episode in 2 Trailers
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Dōjin (self-published) circle Manpuku Jinja began streaming a second promotional video on Friday for the ninth episode of of "Gensō Bankakyō ~The Memories of Phantasm~" (Kaleidoscope of Illusions: The Memories of Phantasm) — its anime project based on the Touhou Project games — on Tuesday. The ninth episode is titled "Eiya Ihen no Shō (Chūhen)" (Imperishable Night Incident Chapter Part II).
Manpuku Jinja streamed the episode's first trailer on July 12.
The circle will distribute the episode on DVD on the first day of this year's summer Comic Market 92 (Comiket) event, which runs from August 11-13.
Manpuku Jinja distributed the eighth episode on DVD at Winter Comic Market 91 on December 29, 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.
