Twilight Frontier(黄昏フロンティア, Tasogare Furontia), known as Tasofro for short, is a Japanese dojin game developer. They are best known for their collaborations with Team Shanghai Alice (ZUN), which include seven official games in the Touhou Project series.

Productions

Games

TitleGenreSystemRelease dateNote(s)Ref(s)
Eternal Fighter Zero (-RENEWAL-, Blue Sky Edition, Bad Moon Edition, -MEMORIAL-)FightingWindowsAugust 11, 2000 (Comiket 58)A fighting game featuring characters from Moon, One, Kanon, and Air.
Immaterial and Missing Power Tōhō Suimusō(東方萃夢想; lit. "Gathering Reverie")FightingWindowsAugust 17, 2003 (Comiket 64)1st Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice.
Super Marisa Land Sūpā Marisa Rando(スーパーマリサランド)PlatformWindowsMay 4, 2005 (Reitaisai 2)A clone of Super Mario World featuring Marisa Kirisame.
MegaMari MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou(メガマリ - 魔理沙の野望; lit. Marisa's Ambition)PlatformWindowsMay 21, 2006 (Reitaisai 3)A clone of Mega Man 2 featuring Marisa Kirisame.
Higurashi Daybreak Higurashi Deibureiku(ひぐらしデイブレイク)Third-person shooterWindowsAugust 13, 2006 (Comiket 70)Based on the visual novel Higurashi When They Cry by 07th Expansion. An expansion, Higurashi Daybreak Kai, was released on April 22, 2007.
PatchCon! Pachukon!(ぱちゅコン! - Defend the library!)Real-time strategyWindowsDecember 31, 2007 (Comiket 73)A real-time strategy game featuring Patchouli Knowledge.
Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Tōhō Hisōten(東方緋想天; lit. "Scarlet Perception Heaven")FightingWindowsMay 5, 2008 (Reitaisai 5)2nd Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice.
Touhou Hisoutensoku Tōhō Hisōtensoku ~ Chōdokyū Ginyoru no Nazo wo Oe(東方非想天則 〜 超弩級ギニョルの謎を追え; lit. "Unperceiving of Natural Law ~ Chase the Enigma of the Gargantuan Guignol")FightingWindowsAugust 15, 2009 (Comiket 76)3rd Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice.
New Super Marisa Land Marisa to Muttsu no Kinoko(魔理沙と6つのキノコ; lit. "Marisa and the Six Mushrooms")PlatformWindowsAugust 14, 2010 (Comiket 78)A sequel to Super Marisa Land.
DynaMarisa 3D Daina Marisa 3D(ダイナマリサ3D)Third-person shooterWindowsMay 1, 2011 (Comic 1☆5)A parody of Earth Defense Force 2017 featuring Marisa Kirisame.
Grief Syndrome Gurīfu Shindorōmu(グリーフシンドローム)PlatformWindowsAugust 12, 2011 (Comiket 80)A side-scrolling game based on the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
Komeiji Satori no Jousou Kyouiku (古明地さとりの情操教育; lit. "Satori Komeiji's Mental Education")Puzzle-platformWindowsAugust 11, 2012 (Comiket 82)An isometric game featuring Satori Komeiji.
Hopeless Masquerade Tōhō Shinkirō(東方心綺楼; lit. "Heart Elegant Tower")FightingWindowsMay 26, 2013 (Reitaisai 10)4th Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice.
Shoot Shoot Nitori Shūshū Nito(収集荷取; lit. "Collecting Goods")Shoot 'em upWindowsMay 11, 2014 (Reitaisai 11)A side-scrolling danmaku featuring Nitori Kawashiro.
Urban Legend in Limbo Tōhō Shinpiroku(東方深秘録; lit. "Deep Secret Record")FightingWindowsMay 10, 2015 (Reitaisai 12)5th Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice.
PlayStation 4JP: December 8, 2016
Shoot Shoot Nitori: The Golden Shūshū Nito - Kin(収集荷取・金; lit. "Collecting Goods - Gold")Shoot 'em upWindowsDecember 30, 2015 (Comiket 89)A sequel to Shoot Shoot Nitori.
Antinomy of Common Flowers Tōhō Hyōibana(東方憑依華; lit. "Spirit Possession Bloom")FightingWindowsDecember 29, 2017 (Comiket 93)6th Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice.
PlayStation 4April 22, 2021
Nintendo SwitchApril 22, 2021
MarisaLand Legacy Marisarando Regashi(マリサランド・レガシィ)PlatformWindowsOctober 14, 2018 (Autumn Reitaisai 5)A remake of Super Marisa Land.
Sunken Fossil World Tōhō Gōyoku Ibun ~ Suibotsushita Chinshū Jigoku(東方剛欲異聞 ~ 水没した沈愁地獄; lit. "Strange Tale of Avarice ~ Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow")Bullet hell-platformWindowsOctober 24, 20211st Touhou Project platform game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice.
Nintendo SwitchOctober 20, 2022

Music CDs

  • Higurashi Daybreak OST(ひぐらしデイブレイク OST; 2004-04-22)
  • New Super Marisa Land OST(魔理沙と6つのキノコ OST; lit. "Marisa and Six Mushrooms OST"; 2010-12-30)

Collaborations with Team Shanghai Alice

  • Immaterial and Missing Power OST(幻想曲抜萃, Gensōkyoku Bassui; lit. "Collection of Illusionary Music"; 2005-08-14)
  • Scarlet Weather Rhapsody OST(全人類ノ天楽録, Zenjinrui no Tengakuroku Tōhō Hisōten; lit. "Celestial Music Record of All Humankind"; 2008-08-16)
  • Touhou Hisoutensoku OST(核熱造神ヒソウテンソク, Kakunetsuzōshin Hisōtensoku; lit. "Thermonuclear Titan Hisoutensoku"; 2009-12-30)
  • Hopeless Masquerade OST(暗黒能楽集・心綺楼, Ankoku Nōgakushū; lit. "Dark Noh Collection"; 2013-08-12)
  • Urban Legend in Limbo OST(深秘的楽曲集 宇佐見菫子と秘密の部室, Shinpiteki Gakkyokushū ~ Usami Sumireko to Himitsu no Bushitsu; lit. "A Deeply Mystic Music Collection ~ Sumireko Usami and the Clubroom of Secrets"; 2015-08-14)
  • Urban Legend in Limbo OST 2(深秘的楽曲集・補 東方深秘録初回特典CD, Shinpiteki Gakkyokushū - Ho ~ Tōhō Shinpiroku Shokai Tokuten CD; lit. "A Deeply Mystic Music Collection Supplement ~ Touhou Shinpiroku First Pressing Special CD"; 2016-12-08)
  • Antimony of Common Flowers OST(完全憑依ディスコグラフィ, Kanzenhyōi Disukogurafi; lit. "Perfect Possession Discography"; 2018-05-06)

Main members

  • Unabara Iruka(海原海豚) — General Producer/Character Graphics/System Graphics/Script/Sound Effects
  • Nono Tarō(ののたろう) — Chief Programmer
  • KuMa — Assistant Programmer
  • alphes — Character Graphics
  • Specter(スペクター) — Character Graphics
  • Hasegawa Iwashi(長谷川イワシ) — Character Graphics, Background Graphics
  • GOME — Character Graphics
  • JUN — Sound Effects
  • Uni Akiyama(あきやまうに) a.k.a. U2 — Music
  • NKZ — Music

External links

  • (in Japanese)
  • (in Japanese)