^ I mentioned Wikipedia specifically because it was brought up before. And I did mention sources more broadly as not being useful when attempting to break into Touhou as a series. Touhouwiki is easy to find and that's about where its positive qualities end in that regard.
I think if I were to reduce it to single issue, it wouldn't be the quantity of content, but how fragmented it is. Most large franchises have a core installment or linear series thereof that will give you all the basics, and Touhou lacks that. The games are the closest, but they're not in order, most of them seem very episodic, the emphasis on the story in-game varies wildly, and some aren't even translated. So, if there even is a good jumping-off point, it is very hard to find.
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