Touhou Sangetsusei: Eastern and Little Nature Deity

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In this manga Zun did not want to give us a very different experience than what an average comedy manga is, however, I consider it a good start to introduce to whoever wants a more complete story of his video game. It is a short manga, so you don't have to bother reading 7 volumes of what could be pure repetitive comedy, so I consider its duration adequate, because with this starting idea I do not see that the story can give a great advance.

It doesn't have a hard-worked drawing, although it's not ugly either, at least it doesn't look like a sketch. The story ... is a charismatic comedy mainly useful to begin to know about the world of Touhou and its characters. Something that is not difficult to digest since it does not take any risks.

I read this manga in one night while listening to music and it did not seem tedious or boring, it was a light experience worth going through. After reading it, my desire to know about Gensokyo and what it is made of remained, so it seems to me that this manga successfully entertains its reader.

If you are interested in getting into this great Touhou fandom and knowing everything about it, don't worry, you won't go through any annoying detail. The work has holes and is not a big deal, but it is lacking in errors.

Story: 6
Art: 4
Character: 5
Enjoyment: 5
Overall: 6
Touhou Sangetsusei: Eastern and Little Nature Deity is a rather short manga. The background arts are not that special. The characters do look better than in the games, but the art isn't all that great either. However this show does complete its role in expanding on the lore. Rather than explaining an origin story; Through dialogue and character interaction it explains specifics. The information present isn't necessary to understanding the world. In fact, the information might seem useless, but it still serves a purpose. It is extra world building, nothing dramatic.
The center of this world building ... lies the powers of the fairies. The magic system and everything is really softly described. The existence is only stated. People who enjoy "hard magic" and like concrete stories will probably not have a good time with it.
The merits of this manga lie in the culture of this story. The fairies, the references to Japanese lore such as Bakenekos, puns, and the way these are integrated to the world of Touhou.
It isn't quite funny but as an exploration of culture and humor that involves references to that culture it can be quite fascinating. I spent more time searching topics up than reading this manga.