The 東方Project is a series of 2D (with 3D background) vertically-scrolling danmaku shooting games made by Team Shanghai Hanako. The series takes place in Gensokyo and sometimes the Outside World. The main Touhou theme is Shintō, though other themes like Buddhism, Taoism and Hindu are referenced/seen. It was originally made in 1964, by ZUN. Since then, it gained popularity in Japan by around the early 1970s. Also, the Touhou Project became a media franchise and later, commercial fan books, light novels, manga, and an anime were also developed.