Danbooru

Series: Touhou - Echoes in Front of the Temple (Rakugaki-Biyori)

Original title: お寺の前のヤマビコさん
Artist: rakugaki-biyori, principally Hachimaki specifically

Adorable silent comic about the antics of chibi Kasodani Kyouko.

Major story arcs (minimum 10 strips)
  • strip #34 - strip #44: Kyouko accidentally runs into Lily White, knocking her unconscious. Kyouko brings her back to the temple, where they become fast friends. When Lily needs to go back to heralding spring, Kyouko's heart breaks, and the temple residents hatch a plan.
  • strip #53 - strip #64: Kyouko heads to Kourindou to get some things for the temple. Marisa, always down to start a ruckus, convinces the yamabiko to get a megaphone. It goes about as well as you'd think.
  • strip #80 - strip #93: Byakuren sees Lyrica Primsriver playing in the village for money and joins her, drawing a cheering crowd. The Prismrivers are invited to visit the temple, and Merlin begins to get unusually attached to Kyouko...
  • strip #108 - strip #130: Rumia catches Kyouko and Murasa traveling with food, and wants a bite. Mokou comes to the rescue, and Keine sends the group home with homework.
  • strip #156 - strip #178: Marisa's off to the Scarlet Devil Mansion to steal some books, and drags Kyouko along after accidentally dropping a book she already stole on Kyouko. Marisa is caught easily but still causes trouble, and Patchouli, Koakuma, and Remilia take a liking to Kyouko.
  • strip #201 - strip #239: Kyouko is knocked unconscious while writing sutras and wakes up in the Outside World. Can Maribel, Renko, Yumemi, and Chiyuri help her find her way home?
  • strip #240 - strip #255: How do you cure a sick ghost? That's the mystery occupying Ichirin, after Murasa develops an illness that makes her unable to walk. Oh, and Murasa refuses to eat the bad-tasting medicine, which doesn't help.
  • strip #258 - strip #278: Futo has gone missing; Tojiko goes out to look for her, but gets distracted by Kogasa, who is desperately trying to learn how to be scary. Kyouko gets introduced to the Buddhist-Taoist rivalry as Miko tries to get her to defect.
  • strip #279 - strip #334: Merlin has kidnapped Kyouko! She REALLY wants to keep Kyouko as a pet. She's caught by Youmu and Lunasa, who now need to figure out how to clean up this mess (while feeding Yuyuko, of course). Nazrin and Lily set out to rescue Kyouko.
  • strip #335 - strip #375: Kyouko catches Shou shopping in the village, and they run into Hina. Misfortune ensues. They all then visit the temple. More misfortune ensues. Kyouko then helps Hina return to Youkai Mountain. Even more misfortune ensues. Momiji and Nitori get involved. Friendship (and misfortune) ensues.
  • strip #380 - strip #415: Alice is off to the Scarlet Devil Mansion for some tea with Patchouli. Kyouko tags along, wanting to thank Patchouli for giving her a book last time. Lily also joins... and gets noticed by a toy-obsessed childish vampire who you do not want to upset. Can Alice, Patchouli, Meiling, and Sakuya get Lily back without starting an incident?
  • strip #424 - strip #466: There's a carnival happening in Chireiden, and Kisume wants to bring Kyouko and Kogasa along. Unfortunately the added weight causes Kisume's bucket to break, and Kyouko gets lost in the Sanzu. Can Yuugi help? Will Parsee help? And who's this mysterious third girl?
  • strip #467 - strip #496: Jo'on begins her sentence in the temple, immediately chafes, and enlists Kyouko to help her escape. It doesn't go well. Will Jo'on learn to change?
  • strip #497 - strip #529: Another carnival! Kyouko and Murasa go. Futo and Tojiko go. Komachi goes; she immediately gets into a rivalry with both Murasa and Futo. What will defuse these rivalries? Why, carnival games, of course!
  • strip #530 - strip #553: Marisa's stealing books again, and Koakuma's on the chase. They take a yamabiko-shout-induced detour to the temple, and Koakuma lays her trap: a magic circle that changes peoples' size. Kyouko gets caught in it and shrinks. Everyone finds mini-Kyouko adorable, but Kyouko herself Does. Not. Like. It.
  • strip #554 - strip #576: While sleeping together, Kyouko's and Lily's heads connect, causing their dreams to merge. Which is a problem for Kyouko, as Lily's dreams quickly turn into size-related nightmares. Yumemi and Chiyuri also return.
  • strip #577 - strip #594: An excitable and lovestruck eagle steals first Kyouko's snack and then Kyouko herself, leading to a meeting with Kasen. And between the clingy pet and a certain lazy shinigami informant, Kasen's got a lot on her plate.
  • strip #595 - strip #618: Jo'on is back, and she's ransacked Geidontei, turning it into a casino. Miyoi enlists Mamizou and Kyouko to help, and they better hurry, as Yuugi is also looking for Jo'on...
  • strip #619 - ongoing: Kyouko's clothes get torn up in the wash, and Alice volunteers to make new ones for her. Which turns into an excursion to the forest, where they wind up playing dress-up with a reluctant forest jizou.
Paid side stories

In addition to the main comic, rakugaki-biyori occasionally releases a self-contained story comic for purchase, typically for Comiket and Reitaisai. Most of these were also released in digital form on DLsite. They also post the covers of these comics to promote them; these covers are included in this pool, and are linked below. The numbering is also official, and comes from the art books (see below).

1. Calling on Chireiden (2013/08/12) - Orin kidnaps Kyouko and takes her to Satori's palace; Ichirin goes underground to get her back. DLsite (sold by a different account from the rest of these)
2. A Detour on the Way Home from Shopping (2014/05/11) - While going shopping, Kyouko spots a drunk Suika unable to move, and carries her to the Hakurei Shrine, where they meet Reimu and all of her "friends". DLsite
3. Live Drive (2014/08/16) - The Prismrivers invite Kyouko on stage during a concert. This inspires Mystia to start a band with Wriggle, and when they need a singer, they add Kyouko. DLsite
4. In the Snow-Covered Winter Mountains (2014/12/29) - Kyouko gets lost in a blizzard, but is saved by Letty Whiterock. Murasa goes to find her, dragging Keine and Mokou along. DLsite
5. Kyouko's Terrible Day (2015/05/10) - Kyouko gets a toothache, and after a house call goes awry, is taken to Eientei to get help. DLsite
6. Little Kyouko Lost (2016/05/08) - After taking too long at Kourindou trying to get her megaphone fixed, Kyouko gets lost in the dark and spends the night with Chen; they become friends. DLsite
7. Kyouko's Bardo Temple Festival Tour (2016/09/04) - Currently unavailable for purchase; plot unknown.
8. Kasodani Kyouko's Perfect Full-Stomach Day (2016/12/29) - Currently unavailable for purchase; plot unknown.
9. The Freewheeling Visitor (2017/05/07) - Koishi visits the temple. DLsite
10. Kyouko-chan's Book's Sea-Swimming Day (2017/08/11) - While in the Human Village, Kyouko sees Akyuu struggling with some heavy boxes. After helping her bring them to Keine, they visit Kosuzu and get immersed in reading. DLsite
11. The Little Midwinter Intruder (2017/12/29) - Daiyousei's house is destroyed; Cirno takes her to the temple to spend the winter there. DLsite
12. Today's Seeds Connect to the Future (2018/05/16) - Kyouko helps the Aki sisters with some planting, and they visit the temple to repay her. Faith (both Shinto and Buddhist) ensues. DLsite
13. Requital of the Unwilting Flowers (2018/12/30) - Kyouko helps a wilting sunflower, getting Yuuka's attention. Everyone at the temple enters panic mode. DLsite
14. Record of a Girl Who's Bad with Drink Getting Tipsy (2019/05/05) - A lonely Suika wants to drink alcohol and eat bird meat with someone. Unfortunately for Kyouko and Aya, that means them. DLsite
15. The Commotion-Causing Elders (2019/08/12) - The Buddhist-Taoist rivalry gets heated when Yoshika starts eating the temple building itself. DLsite
16. The Delicious, Dangerous Scent of the Woods (2019/12/31) - Marisa takes Kyouko mushroom-picking, hoping to spice up the latter's food. Things go sideways fast. DLsite
17. Battle? Escape? Child of the Gods from Long Ago (2024/08/03) - An ancient and highly destructive youkai with a bottomless appetite chases after Kyouko and Kogasa. DLsite

Several of these were rereleased for free on pixiv during the COVID-19 pandemic after in-person Comikets and Reitaisais were suspended; see below for their Danbooru reuploads.

In addition to the above series of side stories, two further spinoffs that are not numbered were released, each focusing on a different character:

1. The Fairy Living at the Temple: Sweet Autumn-Flavor Stroll (2015/09/21) - Lily gets hungry, but is too small to get food herself, and winds up getting Sekibanki to help her. DLsite
2. The Forest-Dwelling Werewolf: Kagerou's Concerns Consultation (2015/12/30) - Currently unavailable for purchase; plot unknown (except that it involves Kagerou).

Other media
FANBOX-exclusive parallel series

Original title: ・お寺の前のヤマビコさん (yes, that is the title of this one, but with an interpunct)
A second parallel strip which began on 2020/07/05 and is ongoing. It is only available to subscribers on FANBOX, with the first panel being released publicly on pixiv to promote the FANBOX. Some of these have been uploaded here.

Compilations of the FANBOX-exclusive storylines are also available on FANBOX; these are in the same style as the paid side stories above.

Art books

Original title: お寺の前のヤマビコさん で イラストいっぱい描いた本!
Available on DLsite. These books consist of reference sheets of each Touhou character drawn in the Echoes style, alongside the same front-facing picture of the character but instead drawn by Hachimaki in their "normal" (non-chibi) art style, and a short blurb about the character. At the back of the book, each page is repeated, but containing only the two front-facing character pics (chibi and non-chibi).

1. Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, Perfect Cherry Blossom, Ibuki Suika. DLsite
2. Imperishable Night, Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Mountain of Faith, Scarlet Weather Rhapsody. DLsite
3. Subterranean Animism, Undefined Fantastic Object, Himekaidou Hatate, Ten Desires (including Kyouko herself), Hata no Kokoro. DLsite
4. Double Dealing Character, Usami Sumireko, Ibaraki Kasen, Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, Hidden Star in Four Seasons, Antinomy of Common Flowers. DLsite
5. Wily Beast and Weakest Creature, Usami Renko, Maribel Hearn, Morichika Rinnosuke, Tokiko, Touhou Sangetsusei, Hieda no Akyuu, Motoori Kosuzu, Silent Sinner in Blue, Okunoda Miyoi. DLsite
6. Highly Responsive to Prayers, Story of Eastern Wonderland, Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream, Lotus Land Story, Mystic Square. Includes PC-98 specific versions of Reimu, Marisa, Yuuka, and Alice. DLsite
7. A combination of all of the above, plus some esoteric and fan characters: Satsuki Rin, Kawashiro Mitori, Seoi Ha, Konpaku Youki, Layla Prismriver, Sendai Hakurei no Miko, and Beerko. DLsite

Miscellaneous images

Found both in this pool, uploaded to Danbooru and not in this pool, and not uploaded to Danbooru. These include character vignettes, redraws of individual panels of individual strips in Hachimaki's "normal" (non-chibi) art style, and other one-offs.

Paid side stories on Danbooru

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