To be honest, I don't find Shou as hard(well, when I can actually get to her)- for me, I lose the most lives when I fight Murasa, mainly due to her last spell card. But curvy lasers are always a pain..
If I can also ask, for those guys who've 1cced LoLK, how hard was it? Maybe I'm just too novice, but I've only ever managed to get to Clownpiece on Pointdevice, and even now it's taken at least 100 tries to get past one of her spellcards..
Yeah, I also think Murasa is harder than Shou. But that does not mean Shou is easy.
LoLK is pain and I still haven't 1cced it despite the time that has passed since it came out. Clownpiece is the most evil thing in the Touhou, and Junko is just unfair.
For what games are good to take on first (IMO, obviously. I'm no expert)
- EoSD is actually quite easy, but you can't see your hitbox and hitboxes are wonky
- PCB is fun and I'd recommend this one next (it was my first game to 1cc AND clear extra)
- SA is suffering, don't attempt unless you're ready
- UFO has high resource gain, but the patterns make it just as easy to loose
- TD has easy patterns, but extremely low resource gain, so there's little room for error
- DDC is like UFO, but patterns are easier and resource gain trickier
- LoLK is evil, I'd save this one for last
I think PCB and EoSD should be your focus now, then TD and DDC, then UFO and SA, and finally LoLK. Anyway, good luck and have fun!