Shanghai Alice Reprise is a newly formed doujin circle dedicated to remaking Touhou Project games for modern platforms. Its first project, Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic, is set for release on September 10 across PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PS5.
Shanghai Alice Reprise was formed by ZUN and other developers as a new doujin circle with a specific mission: to make Touhou Project games playable on modern systems. The circle's existence was announced on June 9, 2026, alongside its first project, Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic, a remake of the 2002 bullet hell shooter Touhou Koumakyou. The remake was revealed during a Nintendo Direct broadcast that same day.
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic is the first official remake in the Touhou Project series. ZUN rebuilt the original game himself, adding all-new arranged background music alongside the original soundtrack. The remake supports 1080p resolution, includes new systems, and offers a Classic Edition that reproduces the original release. Players control shrine maiden Reimu or magician Marisa as they navigate danmaku patterns and resolve the incident.
The remake is scheduled for release on September 10 on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PS5. The Steam store page went live alongside the announcement. This multiplatform release breaks the series' long-standing PC-centric distribution model, and the formation of Shanghai Alice Reprise addresses a 24-year-old technical barrier that had made the original Touhou Koumakyou unplayable on current hardware.
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Shanghai Alice Reprise representative JYUNYA announced on September 9 that the Classic version included with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic supports transferring replays and save data from the original 2002 release of Touhou Koumakyou. The compatible data comes from version 1.02h of the original game. JYUNYA stated that all replays and save data can be carried over, despite the Classic version being a separately reproduced title. The Classic version also adds a replay fast-forward function and a key configuration option to select the confirm button, a change made with console versions in mind. Alliance Arts released Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam on September 10. The standard edition costs 1,990 yen, while the deluxe edition costs 2,966 yen and includes a digital sound player app. The New Classic version features recreated graphics and music, with all BGM arranged by ZUN. The Classic version reproduces the 2002 game as faithfully as possible, including its user interface and character portraits.
Jun 9
Shanghai Alice Reprise, a new circle formed by ZUN and AQUA STYLE representative JYUNYA, announced Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic during a Nintendo Direct broadcast on June 9. The bullet hell shooter is the first official remake of the 2002 Touhou Project entry Touhou Koumakyou. It launches September 10 on PC via Steam, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The standard edition costs 1,990 yen, and a deluxe edition with a digital soundtrack costs 2,966 yen. The remake upgrades the original to 1080p resolution with fully rearranged BGM by ZUN. It includes a Classic Mode that reproduces the 2002 game as faithfully as possible, plus a new mode with infinite lives and a Challenge Mode that tracks hits taken. New features include a player hitbox display and a boss position marker at the bottom of the screen. The original Touhou Koumakyou had become unplayable on modern Windows due to frame rate issues. A programmer from AQUA STYLE independently created a Switch-compatible version, which ZUN saw and called amazing, leading to the full remake project.
Jun 9
ZUN and other developers have formed a new doujin circle, Shanghai Alice Reprise, dedicated to making Touhou Project games playable on modern systems. Its first project is Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic, a remake of the 2002 bullet hell shooter, announced during a June 9 Nintendo Direct. The remake supports 1080p, adds new systems and BGM, and includes a Classic Edition reproducing the original. It launches September 10 on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, and Steam.