Canned Dogs

Touhou doujin TCG called Mugen was launched by doujin circle AT Project at Reitaisai 6 in March 2009

Some time later there are some reports that Mugen TCG has been sighted at normal card shops

Suspicions arise that AT Project might be ignoring ZUN’s guidelines on Touhou related works and releasing the cards to commercial distribution

A shop writes in their blog that they will be bringing Mugen TCG into their shop, and somebody in the comments asks the shop how they’re going to get the goods

Shop representative explains that they’ll be getting it through a wholesaler (this comment is deleted later)

A screenshot of the comment from the shop put forward to ZUN on twitter

ZUN says he didn’t give approval for them to enter commercial distribution with Mugen TCG

The suspicions have been confirmed and people start to question AT Project about what they’re doing, for about two days this commotion was contained only within the main Touhou-only BBS, however there is still no response from AT Project on the matter

News gets out and spreads at an incredible speed on twitter and soon there are festival threads on VIP and the AT Project blog gets flooded

AT Project issues an official apology on their website and blog saying that one of the members in their doujin circle was releasing the TCG into commercial distribution without their knowing, and they’ve removed that member from their doujin circle. Also at the same time they say they will be talking to the ISPs in regards to possibly sue for damages from the people that have been posting slanderous comments defaming their circle and the artists involved in the TCG

Some of the better known artists that provided art for the TCG
Oretoumi
Akaneya
Noya
Bandai
Orange Jelly
Shimadoriru
Chobo
hounori
Avion mura (NSFW?)
Haniwa
bkub
Iyokan
Makako
Marukata
super:nova (NSFW)

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