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7th Annual Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai Booth Location

2010-02-16 (Tue)

We'll be at...
み(mi)11b

Comic Market 77 Happened

2010-02-16 (Tue)

Extremely belated update here, but thanks to everyone who came to our Comiket booth! It got kind of messy in the morning, but it turned out alright thanks to everyone's cooperation and a bit of help from our neighbors.

Comic Market 77 Information

2009-12-17 (Thu)

NEW HORI-ZUN 1 is finally complete! Hooray!
This book is an elementary English course with stage 1~2 Touhou characters.
Learning English will be more fun than ever!
(Although, I suppose those of you reading this will already be fluent in English.)

click the image to enlarge)
東方新地平～ NEW HORI-ZUN: English Course 1
All 32 pages in full color. B5 Touhou Doujin English Course
Price: 800 yen at doujin events, 1,000 yen (tax excluded) at shops
Distribution Location: ddiction @ Day 2 East District ス[Su]-23b

And another project being distributed...
Gensokyo "Otoko no Ko" Calendar 2010
Doki!☆All crossplayer B6 size calendar! How did this happen!?
For detailed information please visit the Circle PYS website!
(Circle PYS in Japanese only, I'll attempt to translate the calendar part later.)
* Link below includes cosplay photographs, please DO NOT CLICK it if you dislike cosplay.
Cover Sample (Warning: Cosplay Photo)
Full Color B6-size Desktop Calendar (Cover + 6 Pages)
Tentative Price: 500 yen
Participating Models: Eirin (cureID:81088), Nonomy (cureID:113343),
                         Retiko Shiroiwa (cureID:113341), Talka (cureID:142722)
Distribution Location: Circle PYS @ Day 3 East District ト[To]-21b
                                 ddiction @ Day 2 East District ス[Su]-23b (Consignment)

November Events Complete

2009-11-24 (Tue)

Thanks to those of you who came to Fuhai Komachi Special and Koimari. Sorry for the delay in the website updates. I try to add information after everything is confirmed, which usually results in this delay. This time I had help from Ohisama (pixiv link) through intermediacy of N-Forza, so I'm terribly sorry there wasn't a proper announcement. Because of this, I will be redistributing the Koimari book at Comiket for free to anyone who purchases a copy of NEW HORI-ZUN 1.

Fuhai Komachi SP Information

2009-11-12 (Thu)

It's after the event (oops) but I'll post an English version for the consistency sake. Booth location at Fuhai Komachi Special was...
A-04b
I had reprints of the "New Hori-ZUN Trials" with the alignment problem fixed. The final version is planned for release in the Winter Comiket. (Concept: N-Forza, Art: KirbyM)
Sample1 Sample2

Upcoming Events in November

2009-10-30 (Fri)

Firstly, I apologize for any inconveniences I caused to the staff and participants by deciding to not attend Sunshine Creation last month. I'll do my best to prevent such things from happening again.

Now, for the upcoming events. I will be attending Fuhai Komachi Special on November 8 and Koi no Mahou wa marisa ni Omakase! on November 23. I'm kind of cash-strapped in November, so I don't think there'll be new merchandise. Maybe a reprint of the preview edition of the New Hori-ZUN textbook, since I wasn't able to make too many of them at Sukeisai 2.

Sunshine Creation 45 & Scarlet Square 2 Information

2009-09-13 (Sun)

Firstly, thanks to all of you who came to visit at Comiket!

Secondly, there's been a slight problem with Sunshine Creation placement partly due to my application inputting error. To put it quick, I won't be attending Sunshine Creation 45. It's probably an mistake with the Genre Code, but I've been put in an section with a lot of NSFW sort of stuff even though I've put "No Adult Content" on the supplementary information. I've seen younger people visit the booth so, I find this booth position inappropriate, and since it seems not possible to be moved to another location, I will be withdrawing my application to Sunshine Creation this time.

On another note, I will be attending Aka no Hiroba 2. The booth location is...
紅18 (Aka18)

This is the new file folder. Well, it's more a revision than something completely new. Updated with UFO characters!

(UFO's already been released, but new characters hidden just in case. Click to see.)
Price is 200 yen as usual. Planned for sale at doujin shops as well.

I will be bringing...

-File Folders-
(9) Crew File Folder 200 yen
Walfas Create.swf File Folder ver. Seirensen 200 yen
Aki Sisters Anthology Commemoration File Folder 300 yen

-Cell Phone Accesory-
Walfas Chibi Kaguya Accesory 500 yen
Walfas Yuyuko Accesory 400 yen

The file folders finally arrived. Click here to see!

Comic Market 76 Information

2009-08-02 (Sun)

It's summer! It's Comiket season! Hooray! (But I didn't get accepted. OTL)
Anyway, sorry for the delay. I've received questions about booth locations and such through KirbyM. I forgot there are a lot of people who come to Comiket from overseas, compared to other events, huh.

Firstly, I will be at the Reine-Musik booth most of the time, but I don't think I'll be bringing too many Walfas merchandise, since, well, it's not my booth space. Please come in the afternoon when it'll probably be less crowded, and I might be selling the Walfas merchandise. Also, since the space is small, there might be none on display, but ask, and I'll go get what I brought. (International participants only. Since people living in Japan has/had plenty of time to get the merchandise.) Anyway, booth location is...
August 15 (Sat.), Day 2
East District N-44b
Reine Musik: Machkado Mapoze
I'll be dressed as Sizuha, so it should be pretty easy to spot. Nakasako (who I think would be the skinny guy with the glasses) also speaks English and several other languages pretty well. Try not to speak to the guy cosplaying as Minoriko in English, since he isn't too fluent.

Some Advice for Those of You New to Comiket
If you are a first-time Comiket participant, I advise you to research and prepare well. If you are planning to line up for the big/famous circles, like Shanghai Alice for example, line up for Comiket line early in the morning (the first train in the morning recommended), bring lots of fluids (over 1 liter is recommended) and be equipped for the weather. If there's a rain forecast, a poncho is recommended since umbrellas are hard to maneuver in a crowd. If the forecast is sunny, be well sun-protected. Put on sun-block or something since there's something known as "Comiket Sunburn." If it's cloudy with no rain, you are really lucky. Have small change ready. 100/500 yen coins and 1,000 yen bills are good. 10,000 yen bills are frowned upon by some circles. (It depends on the price of what's being sold, but most doujinshi are like 500 yen each.) If you want to just stroll around and have a feeling of what it's like, come in the afternoon at like 1~2 pm and take it easy. Just watching the cosplay and itasha (cars painted in anime theme) is pretty fun as well.

Touhou Sukeisai 2 Happened

2009-07-20 (Mon)

Thanks to all of you who came visit.

And sorry for... well, lots of stuff. I did notice there weren't that many copies of the trial edition New Hori-ZUN texts, but I didn't expect it to run out of stock so quickly. The "copy book" and the Create.swf file folders were already out of stock when I came back from the (cosplay) dressing room.

As with the last book, I hand stapled and trimmed the book, so I couldn't make that many. I'll think of using a "copy book" printing service of sorts if there's a next time. Also, there's a slight misalignment by default due to the printer not printing on the exactly the same spot when I did duplex printing.

And the silly looking Akyu cosplayer who's not (used to being) photographed well was me.

Touhou Sukeisai 2 Information

2009-07-13 (Mon)

Sorry to keep you waiting. The new release for Sukeisai 2 has finally been decided, so, here's the announcement. Firstly, the booth location is:
Ko-33 (コ33)
There are no new merchandise this time. Instead, we will be distributing a trial copy of the Touhou English textbook "New Hori-ZUN". Planned pricing is 100 yen, and it contains 4 pages in full color. (Written by: N-Forza, Illustrated by: KirbyM)
Sample 1 Sample 2

I'll bring merchandise released in previous events, but the Create.swf file folder is running low on stock. It's planned to be revised and reprinted after UFO is released, but this will be the final chance to get this current edition (up to SA).

Touhou Sukeisai 2 & Comic Market 76

2009-06-06 (Sun)

Accepted to Sukeisai 2, but didn't get accepted to Comic Market 76. I won't have a booth of my own, but I plan to release merchandise at a different booth. Further information will be released sometime between now and Sukeisai 2.

Akatsuki no Utage (Scarlet Moon Ball) Happened

2009-05-06 (Wed)

Thanks to all of you who survived through the rain and the crowd and came to visit the booth!

Akatsuki no Utage (Scarlet Moon Ball) Information

2009-04-23 (Thu)

The booth location at the Akatsuki no Utage 3 on May 6 is...
あ11 (A-11)

クリアファイル2

I'll be bringing file folders with the above design as well as all previously released Walfas merchandise.

2009-03-14 (Sat)

Overseas Touhou Artists/Musicians/Writers Wanted!
This doujinshi will be sold this coming summer Comiket (C76).
Posted details on Shrinemaiden.org forums.
Contact me or Nakasako (website below)... or post on Shrinemaiden.org if you wish to join!

Booth location at March 21's Fuhai Komachi 5 is...
D21b
Planned for release is..

Kaguya with Twuck Mini Keychain
500 yen
* due to the number of colors and the production lot, this is a bit more expensive than the Yuyuko one. In order to compensate for the price-raise, there will be a special discount of 100 yen, if you buy the Kaguya accessory with another merchandise at the event hall.

Due to the head size(?) this Kaguya looks larger than the Yuyuko one. The original Kaguya is by ZUN, but this childhood version is not by ZUN. Please view this flash for details.
I'll bring a few of the Yuyuko one and the (9) Crew File Folder as well.

Moved Reitaisai information up a bit. Booth location is...
く47b (Ku-47b)
Walfas merchandise part 2, and this time it's a small Yuyuko keychain. Design is as shown below. The actual design may change slightly.

Price will be 400 yen. A small amount will be sold at doujin shops at 540 yen (tax excluded). I'll also place a sketchbook to send messages to KirbyM at Reitaisai.(Image of the actual keychain can be seen at Walfas.org. Will upload images here later.)

A doujinshi by the English/international community (Another Dream) will be released as well. It's around 50 pages, and it'll be home printed. I won't be able to make that many, and I want the books to end up in the hands of those interested in it, so, it won't be for free: it'll be sold for a small charge of 100~200 yen. Also, there wasn't enough time to prepare a new issue, so everything on the Reitaisai issue will be from a selection from the previous issues. The previous issues are distributed for free online at Another Dream.

Oh, and you can get Walfas T-shirts from the website below now! And they ship to about anywhere in the world.
http://www.zazzle.com/walfas (Touhou T-shirts Temporary Unavailable)

Thanks to my friend who sent a hint to the Seisaku no Shiori (which is probably the largest Touhou news site around), our Reitaisai info got on today's article.

The Reitaisai information will be introduced on Sushi's Apuraji! The radio is in Japanese only, but you can listen to the latest Touhou arrangements as well, so come listen!

~~Live: (Sat) Feb. 21 21:30~ (JST)~~ Ended!
You can listen to the rerun by following the instructions below!

To listen, click on the banner above, then scroll to down to the part that looks like below. If there is a radio on air, there will be a "ON AIR!" link. Click on the link to listen.
Sushi's Apuraji

Seems a bit early but here's the booth location for Reitaisai, which will be held on March 8.
く47b (Ku-47b)

I plan to release Walfas goods again, this time it's a small Yuyuko keychain. Design is as shown below. The actual design may change slightly.

Price will be 400 yen. It's as low as I can go at this lot. A small amount will be sold at doujin shops at 540 yen (tax excluded).

There's also a plan for releasing doujin works from the English/International community online.

Oh, and you can get Walfas T-shirts from the website below now! And they ship to about anywhere in the world.
http://www.zazzle.com/walfas (Touhou T-shirts Temporary Unavailable)

Thanks to everyone who came to visit! But I suppose a lot of you reading this were unable to come. The plastic file folders will be sold from White Canvas and other doujin stores, however, I'm currently thinking of a way I can ship to people directly using Paypal. It'll be slightly expensive due to Paypal commissions, but you won't have to be able to read Japanese to buy it that way.

And, oh, darn, I forgot to take pictures... I only have the cosplay group photo.

Next event: Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai @ Tokyo Big Sight! (Mar. 8)

The booth location at Scarlet Square on Feb. 15 (Sun.) is...
ラ26 (Ra-26)
I got accepted to the 6th Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai as well, but it'd probably confuse some people to post both information here, so I'll post about Reitaisai another day.

(9) Crew Plastic File Folder (Renamed to match with Walfas.org)
1 for 200 yen
3 for 500 yen

Plastic File Folder

Other than the file folders, I'll be bringing around 400 DECO Chocos. I plan to hand them out to people who buy the file folders.