Touhou Project Fan Works Join Number Nine E-Book Distribution
An official permission route into paid e-book distribution gives Touhou doujin creators a sanctioned storefront channel across more than 130 shops, something the fan scene has largely handled through its own events and print sales.
Reporting from 1 source: Nijimen.
The digital distribution service Number Nine has started handling Touhou Project derivative works under official permission from Team Shanghai Alice. Works that mix in derivative content from other properties are not eligible. A campaign tied to the launch pays creators up to 85% instead of the usual 75%, applied through the end of March 2027. New registrations are accepted from October 2, 2026 to January 31, 2027.
Number Nine handles distribution and sales promotion for more than 130 e-book stores in Japan. The Touhou catalog it will carry is limited to derivative works of Touhou Project alone, so a book that also draws on another property cannot go through the service.
The royalty campaign runs from October 2, 2026 to January 31, 2027, with the raised rate applied through the end of March 2027. The up to 85% figure is the final payout to creators after royalties to the original creator are accounted for.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.