If you are looking to get into Touhou. start here. A direct upgrade from the game the came before in almost every way, its hard to recommend anything else as a first game. Its music bops, its cast is just as fun as any other, and its much easier than most other games in the franchise.

That isn't a complaint at all, its breezy nature makes it much more accessible, combined with the cherry + mechanic with grants an extra hit at certain points, and a life system that can gift you up to 4 extra lives on normal mode and you're looking at a game that's just a blast to run through. Hard to really complain here, great time.