Not a lot of news this week. I’m still waiting for my copy of Yume no Hanashi to arrive. Touhou Sky Arena on SteamTouhou Sky Arena Matsuri Climax has now a page on Steam! The game is set to be released next month on the platform, and it will have all the extra content that was added over the years… Read more »
So, welcome to this new series of reviews that I hope I will finish! I already announced it a while ago, and since I was in a mood of writing a review but had a few ideas, I did a poll on the Discord server. This one won. But I decided to post it today because it’s the 10th anniversary… Read more »
Yume no HanashiMeikasai went fine, Ranko’s collection of stories is on BOOTH and you can still order it! Most of the orders have been shipped already, and my copy already arrived at Tenso, ready to be shipped to Italy! Once it will arrive, I’ll be sure to start translating all of it… but with a different twist this time. The… Read more »
Last weekend there was the usual MiniComp show, also known as Touhou no Uta. This time guests were Alstroemeria Records members, and Bad Apple singer nomico sang Soldi and Kyouen! You can (re)watch it here. Touhou Meikasai 14 releaseToday Ranko finally announced the small release that will be distributed this Sunday (August 9) at Meikasai in Nagoya! The title is… Read more »
On August 4, Garakuta published a very small interview with the performing Flowering Night circles, so here is the BUTAOTOME part. How did you like the stage for Flowering Night 2020? Ranko: I was really looking forward to doing Flowering Night again and being able to perform again.Even though it’s ended up like this (streaming without an audience) this time,… Read more »
Original link This is an interview that was published around Furubokko’s release. It’s more light-hearted than the usual, as it was done in a dog café (so there are a lot of pics of the four Butamembers playing with dogs). There are some of the usual topics we’ve already heard in almost every interview (like the obligatory circle formation stuff… Read more »
The recap is one day later than the usual because reasons, next time it will be back on the usual Wednesday slot, no worries! Touhou Meikasai 14August 9 is Touhou Meikasai in Nagoya, and BUTAOTOME will have a booth there! On July 16, Ane published a cool artwork of Alice Margatroid and tweeted that a collab work from her and… Read more »
The other day was Occult Day, so Ane reposted most of her Sumireko arts. Comiket 99’s cancellation/postponementThe other day, the Comiket staff announced that the event planned for the end of the year has been canceled. There are plans to move the event on Golden Week 2021 (April/May), and further details will be announced this Fall. Japanese print shops make… Read more »
An old interview with Comp from the magazines I bought specifically for BUTAOTOME articles. Now it has been finally translated! This has been challenging since some specific words are used and I know absolutely nothing about music-making, recording, and that kind of stuff. But it was fun to research them, and I hope it’s clear to read. Sound Designer was… Read more »
This interview was published on Rolling Stone Japan’s website around Furubokko’s release. It was sitting in my backlog for too much time, just like 95% of BUTAOTOME interviews. Now, here it is! Main topics are the usual formation stuff, how the major debut impacted the Pig and how things changed over the course of the years, some production stuff about… Read more »
