Reimu Hakurei

A.K.A: Youmu Kompaku: Species: Half human half phantom hybrid Abilities: Swordfighting-Two-Sword Style of Life (生命の二刀流), concentration, superhuman speed(?) Age: Unknown, but less than 60 years old Occupation: Gardener, Sword Instructor Location: Hakugyokurou with Yuyuko Saigyouji Description: Her human half has dark blue eyes and short silver hair and carries a katana with a cherry blossom insignia and flower attached and a wakizashi (short Japanese sword). Her attire is a dark green and white dress with several ghost insignias along the edges and breast pocket, a black ribbon placed off-center on her hair, white socks and pepper black mary jane shoes. Her ghostly half is a formless phantom as large as her human half. The two halves are always seen together. During her Last Word, her eyes are red.

Relationships: Yuyuko Saigyouji: (Mistress) Youki Konpaku: (Predecessor, former teacher) Story: Youmu Konpaku is one of the stranger entities in Gensokyo, part human and part phantom at the same time. Her two halves are not intermixed like one would expect from a crossbreed, but actually exist in physically separate bodies. Youmu has a straightforward and focused personality, which complements her sword fighting skills well. However, her personality conflicts with that of her master, Yuyuko Saigyouji, who is very whimsical and playful in nature. Still, she serves Yuyuko as best as she can, tending to the gardens in Hakugyokurou and following her orders.

Youmu commonly wields two blades at once, having studied under her predecessor, Youki. The longer blade, called 楼観剣 (Roukanken) - Lookout-Tower Sword, is said to be able to kill ten ghosts in one swipe. The shorter blade, 白楼剣 (Hakurouken) - White Tower Sword, is able to cleave through a person's own confusion. However, not much is known about her particular style of sword fighting or about her parents.

Christianity: appears to hold little if no spiritual significance in Gensokyo. The vampires Remilia Scarlet and Flandre Scarlet, for instance, are unharmed by crosses despite taking spiritual damage from Shinto charms and the Yin-Yang Orb, Meaning that it's kind of obvious how they aren't "original" vampires.

References to Christianity: In Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, Rumia claims that she stretches her arms out to resemble the "crucifixion of a saint", most likely referring to Jesus Christ, and both Seiga Kaku and Hieda no Akyuu compare Toyosatomimi no Miko to Jesus: Seiga finds tales of his resurrection after a mere three days unimpressive compared to Miko's, while Akyuu notes that legends of Prince Shotoku being born in a stable (which Miko denies) were probably influenced by Christianity.

In Symposium of Post-mysticism, Seiga Kaku decides to act as a "Santa Claus" for Gensokyo (being unsure if the real Santa exists there), but simplify things by stealing valuables to pay for the toys she leaves. Aya Shameimaru merely expresses a hope that she doesn't wear Santa's white hair while she does it, since she wouldn't want such deeds associated with someone who looks like the tengu's god Sarutahiko.

In Wild and Horned Hermit, Kasen Ibaraki compares Buddha, a saint who died beneath a pair of sal trees and "rid himself of all worldy attachments and abandoned his flesh" to Jesus, who died while crucified and was "so attached to the flesh that he performed the miracle of resurrection".

In the PC-98 games Yumemi Okazaki used crosses as danmaku, leading Ellen to ask if she was a Christian. Sariel and Shinki appear to be based on an angel of death and Lucifer respectively.

This comes to show how isolated is Gensokyo from the rest of the world, as there are lots and lots of misconceptions about the only religion they know it's from "Outside", Knowing little to nothing about it.

Species: Kasha Abilities: Power to carry away Corpses. Ability to control the Evil Spirits of Hell Age: Unknown Occupation: Controller of spirits in the remnants of the Hell of Blazing Fires Location: Hell of Blazing Fires, Palace of the Earth Spirits Description: Has black cat ears and dark red eyes, with fiery red hair styled into twin braids and adorned by black ribbons. Wears a black and green decorated dress. She's pushing a wheelbarrow in one hand and holding a bluish spirit in the other. Surrounding her are several more of these spirits. Main Profile:Rin Kaenbyou or Orin is one of Satori's pets, whose job is to carry corpses to the former Hell of Blazing Fires to regulate its heat. Before the events of Subterranean Animism, Rin learned of her old friend Utsuho's newly acquired power, and of her plans to conquer the above ground. She got terrified at the thought of her friend's future, and the punishment her mistress would impart on her (even though Satori would actually never have, and it was just Rin's thinking). She decided to drive the evil spirits to the above-ground to lure the youkai in and get them to help her, but instead, a human appears before her. Upon seeing that the human is unexpectedly strong(This human is Reimu Hakurei), though, she asks her to help Utsuho.

A.K.A: Byakuren Hiziri Species: Magician (formerly Human) Abilities: Ability to use magic (specializes in magic that increases her physical abilities) Age: Over 1100 years old. Occupation: Monk Location: Temple of Myouren Description: Has long, wavy, light brown hair that has a purple gradient at the top, with hazel or light brown eyes. Wears a black and white dress with long strips of black ribbon going across the middle and white ribbon across the arms. Along with this dress, she wears a long cape. She also holds a magical scroll. Prior to the events of Undefined Fantastic Object, Byakuren's brother passed away; a tragedy that caused her to grow a fear of death so she used her power to maintain her youth, still scared of losing it, she helped several youkai such as Murasa, Ichirin, and Shou in many ways that brought them peace of mind. Byakuren was also fond of humans, in fact she wanted humans and youkai to co-exist. The idealist monk was ultimately sealed away in Hokkai by humans for hundreds of years. This however, did not cause her to bear a grudge to them.

Alice Margatroid is one of the few people known to live within the Forest of Magic. She's a Magician known primarily for her skillful use and manufacture of dolls, having made Shanghai, Hourai and Medicine Melancholy from straw. She gets in many fights with Marisa but they are somewhat acquaintances, sharing many of the same interests and even teaming up during Imperishable Night and Subterranean Animism.

Species: Magician (She was formerly or tempoarly human, but species changed due to training and high dexterity but currently being acting a a Human) Abilities: Magic, Puppetry proficiency Age: Unknown but somewhere Teen years Occupation: Magician of the Dolls Location: Forest of Magic (Her House technically) Deacription: Orange eyes, short blond hair, carries a large black book, and a small red-clothed doll. Wears a light blue dress with pink ribbons and a red ribbon in her hair.

Cirno is an ice fairy. While she is described as a weak boss in Gensokyo, her powers are not to be underestimated, and that is implied to be so in the events of Phantasmagoria of Flower View by Eiki Shiki. Her personality is childish and rather incompetent, as you and many others might expect from her appearance. During the events of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, she attacked the player, who was just passing by, likely to test her strength.

In Perfect Cherry Blossom, she returned as the midboss of stage 1, presumably to challenge the player character again to prove her strength.

In Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Cirno aimlessly wandered about, apparently unconcerned by the flower incident for any reason other than the flowers being something else for her to freeze and play with.

In Hisoutensoku, Cirno was intrigued by what she believed to be the great Daidarabotchi and hoped to tame it so that she won't be afraid of anything anymore. She showed her intelligence by admitting that she is incapable of defeating the Daidarabotchi if it lives in the hot spring's boiler, since it is too hot for her.

After the events of Strange and Bright Nature Deity, in Fairy Wars, Cirno tries to find those responsible for destroying their house. Learning that it was the Three Mischievous Fairies, she goes in search of those responsible, which she defeats easily though they all challenge her at once.

After this "incident", Cirno wanders around for a while, bored of what she perceives as weak opponents. While wandering, she encounters Marisa Kirisame, making Cirno think she is a worthy opponent. They battle, and later, Marisa pauses and realizes that Cirno isn't as much of a pushover as the usual fairy, so she increases the power of her attacks.

A.K.A: Momizi Inubashiri Species: White Wolf Tengu Abilities: Power to see great distances Age: Under Aya's age Occupation: Patrols and guards Youkai Mountain Location: Youkai Mountain Description: She Wears a white, long-sleeved shirt and a large black skirt. Has short white hair and a red Tokin. Wields a Tinbe-rochin; her rochin is particularly long and resembles a machete or scimitar, while her tinbe is white and has a red maple leaf printed on it, and red eyes. Relationships: Aya Shameimaru (Colleague/Friend) Hatate Himekaidou (Colleague) Lord Tenma (Chief) When the heroine finally reached Youkai Mountain during the events of Mountain of Faith, Momiji Inubashiri attempted to stop her at the waterfall. Although Momiji was unsuccessful, it seems she did fulfill her duty of reporting the intruder's presence back to the other tengu with record speed as a reinforcement tengu had arrived by the end of the same stage to investigate what was going on.

Later, Momiji observed the final battles between the heroine and the newly appeared shrine and its god, apparently without being noticed by any of them.

A.K.A: Aun Komano Species: Komainu Abilities: Locating Shintoism and Buddhism Age: Unknown Location: Hakurei Shrine Description: Long, curly sea-green hair, with a grey horn on the top of her head. and grey ears close to her cheeks. Relationships: Reimu Hakurei (Known) Marisa Kirisame (Known) Okina Matara (Creator) Son Biten (Known)

Aunn Komano (高麗野 あうん Komano Aunn) is a komainu who guards places of religious worship.

She guards the Hakurei Shrine when Reimu is not present. However, Reimu did not know about this, and took her anger out on her.

Chen is Ran's shikigami, who was guarding the village of Mayohiga during the events of Perfect Cherry Blossom. Unfortunately, she could put up little resistance due to being far away from her master.

Later, she guards the path to Ran Yakumo, and is much more powerful due to her master's proximity, but is still defeated in battle.

During Perfect Cherry Blossom, Ran Yakumo is busy preparing a banquet for her master, Yukari, who was still asleep as usual, when Ran was suddenly interrupted by the heroine. Because she is actually a Kitsune, and is a shikigami herself, it's highly unusual that Ran has a shikigami of her own; Chen. Having nine tails, the highest number of tails a kitsune ever has, is a clear sign of Ran's power and experience. Since kitsunes are said in many stories to grow an extra tail every hundred years to a maximum of nine, it's thought that Ran may be 900 years old. Even though Ran looks similar to a human and has more than enough intelligence to speak she is still essentially an animal and is often regarded as such by other characters.

Youkai (妖怪, yōkai) is a term mostly associated with Japanese folk creatures and ghosts. The term can also apply broadly to anything that is a supernatural being or legend, from any culture. Because there are thousands of stories of magical beings around the world, the different types of youkai are endless. Fairies, vampires, oni, and nekomata can all be found in Gensokyo. Alternatively, it is a common Japanese belief that after a certain amount of time, ordinary objects and animals gain life and personality, becoming a kind of youkai as well. In some cases even a normal human can become a youkai under the right conditions. Gensokyo youkai tend to live within the wilderness, far away from human settlements. Normal youkai seem to behave like wild animals, attacking humans within their territory on sight. Exceptional youkai are less common, but they often enjoy speaking to humans, and are much stronger than an ordinary Gensokyo human, one on one. These youkai are almost always humanoid in appearance, and can be quite unpredictable; friendly one moment, hostile the next.

Many, though not all, youkai are known to eat humans on occasion, if not on a regular basis. Many youkai are also stronger and live longer than an average human, with lifespans often reaching into hundreds of years (or possibly more in some cases). One common trait often seen among youkai is a weakness to various faith based and spiritual attacks, charms, wards, etc. In Gensokyo it's therefore natural for the resident shrine maiden to become involved whenever there's trouble being caused by a youkai.

However, despite the danger certain youkai present, humans and youkai can and do live together. Some, such as Tewi Inaba, are even helpful to humans. Deciding if a youkai is harmful to humans or not must be done on a case by case basis.

Humans (人間, ningen) in the land of Gensokyo are physically similar to humans in our world, but are remarkably different in terms of abilities. In ancient times, brave humans, who knew how to deal with supernatural entities, traveled to a youkai-infested area that we now call Gensokyo. They settled there in order to watch the youkai and keep them from terrorizing the rest of the countryside. These capable humans battled the youkai often. One day, Gensokyo was sealed away from the rest of the world. Having been separated from the rest of humanity, Gensokyo humans have ignored scientific advances and developed formidable innate spiritual power to survive. Today, the normal Gensokyo human is probably a little more powerful than the average youkai, but the population of youkai greatly outnumbers humans. Most humans live in the Human Village, but a few live in other notable locations.

Of course, there exist exceptional humans who can fight on equal terms against the most powerful beings in Gensokyo.

Koishi Komeiji is Satori Komeiji's younger sister. She wanted to avoid the hate and dislike which Satori experienced due to their mindreading abilities, so she sealed away her own Third Eye. This backfired, since she gained the ability to read and manipulate people's subconscious, an even greater ability. However, she also became much more carefree as a result, and didn't mind as much.

She now spends much of her time wandering the world aimlessly. After her encounter with the heroine in Subterranean Animism's Extra Stage however, she became curious, and wanted to start actually meeting people.

After the events of Symposium of Post-mysticism, Byakuren Hijiri solicited Koishi into her faction as a laywoman.

During Hopeless Masquerade, Koishi had stolen Kokoro's mask of hope, causing them to grow a severe hatred for each other.

Satori Komeiji is the Mistress of the Palace of the Earth Spirits after the underground city was separated from Hell. She barely gets any visitors because her ability to read minds makes various youkai and spirits fear her, while leaving her well-loved by the animals that normally can't be understood. With these animals as pets, she manages the ruins of inferno where her home stands. During the events of the Subterranean Animism, the heroine (from above ground) invaded her home. After an encounter, she permitted the Heroine passage towards the Hell of Blazing Fires to ask her pets about their supposed problem. Personality: Satori often has a calm and deductive demeanor especially when dealing with serious affairs. She can be very blunt and come across as rude especially due to reading the minds of people she comes across which can lead to people disliking her. Also, due to her ability of always reading minds, she prefers to stay in the calm location of the Underworld rather than the surface. Satori takes her role of managing the Underworld seriously and still shows kindness to the animals of the Underworld, such as Rin, and appears to be loved by animals who can't normally be understood in the first place. Description:Satori has purple wavy neck-length hair with a black hair band with a yellow heart-shaped keychain attached and has brilliant purple eyes. She has an red "third eye" is positioned over her heart, with cords wrapped around her torso and attached to each of her ankles. She wears a light-blue shirt that reaches to her wrists with heart-shaped yellow buttons and a light-pink collar. The skirt is also light-pink with a faint flowery pattern, but is lighter. Her socks are white that reaches to her ankles and wears pinkish-red slippers. Abilities:As a satori, Satori is capable of using her Satori eye to read the heart and mind of any living creature, even vengeful spirits. This ability works only on those within her Satori eye's line of sight

A.K.A: Utsuho Reiuji, Utuho Reiuzi Species: Hell Raven, Yatagarasu Abilities: Manipulation of Nuclear Fusion, Manipulation of Hell Blazing Fires (before she obtained the Nuclear power) Age: Unknown Occupation: Regulator of the flames in the Former Hell of Blazing Fires Location:The Former Hell of Blazing Fires Utsuho Reiuzi or Okuu is one of Satori's pets, a Hell Raven who has lived in the underground world since before it was separated from Hell. Her job is to regulate the flames of the Hell of Blazing Fires. Story: Before the events of Subterranean Animism, she was told by a voice (presumably Kanako's) that she could swallow the god, Yatagarasu, that was hidden in the flames to gain a power that would fulfill the wishes of both the worlds below and above the surface. This power was nuclear fusion. Utsuho misunderstood what the voice had told her, and decided that, using these powers, she would take over Gensokyo. Her friend, Orin, became worried about Utsuho, and drove evil spirits to the surface to cause an incident among the strong youkai above ground, in hope that they would come down to do something about it and, when they got there, defeat Utsuho and bring her back to her former self. What came, however, was not a strong youkai, but a strong human, with a strong youkai as backup. Description: Long raven-dark brown hair. Wears a white short-sleeved shirt with a red "eye" in the center, a short green skirt, and a green hair-ribbon. On her right arm, she wears a device known as the "Third Leg", which appears to regulate the power of the devices on her legs (aka a control rod). She wears a cape that's white on the outside and a starry pattern on the inside; the cape is kept aloft by her black wings. Her right foot is encased in congealed matter, representing the "elephant's foot" of Chernobyl -her Leg of Fission. Her lef

Reisen Udongein Inaba is one of the legendary lunar rabbits; she fled from the Moon to Earth as a refugee from the "Lunar War" between the two worlds that began in 1969 A.D. after the Apollo 11 "invasion". Making her way to Gensokyo she was surprised to meet the notorious fugitives Kaguya and Eirin, and asked for asylum in Eientei. In exchange, she works for and protects Kaguya and Eirin.

During Imperishable Night Reisen hid within Eientei to avoid any lunar emissaries that might arrive on Earth and force her to return to the Moon. She was tasked with sealing the doors inside Eientei to ensure that Kaguya could not be found by the emissaries either. She used her power of insanity to stop the heroines from invading Eientei, but was defeated. Reisen's power of insanity comes from her eyes; she uses them to refract and twist waves, disorienting and confusing her victims and deceiving them with frightening illusions.

Perhaps ironically given her insanity-inducing powers, Reisen seems to have one of the more stable and balanced personalities in Gensokyo. In Phantasmagoria of Flower View she immediately understands the nature of the incident and seems more level headed than most other characters. Although she doesn't know what's causing the flower incident, she's decided to investigate by going wherever the flowers are blooming.

During the events in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody she appears in the Scarlet Devil Mansion to ask questions but is beaten by the furious Mistress. Later she inquires into the fate of the Hakurei Shrine and asks if the earthquakes are still going on. Failing to find clues, she later goes to Hakugyokurou to check its condition and to ask Yuyuko about the Shrine's destruction. She tells her about the "completion ceremony" of the new shrine, but when she goes there, the shrine is destroyed. She also meets Yukari, who forbids her to investigate the shrine. Some time after the battle with Yukari, Tenshi suddenly appears and tells Reisen that earthquakes

Remilia Scarlet is the owner and head of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the mistress of Sakuya Izayoi and Hong Meiling, and the older sister (and guardian) of Flandre Scarlet. Though her appearance (and often behavior) is childlike, and seems nonthreatening, She has fearsome magical powers and a reputation to match, being known throughout Gensokyo as the dangerous "Scarlet Devil." Like all vampires she is photosensitive and weak when exposed to sunlight, so she typically remains inside her mansion, which has few windows to prevent light getting in, during the day and emerges during the night. While she is naturally known to drink human blood, her light appetite means her victims almost never die from their wounds.

While her behavior is usually self-centered and somewhat bratty, it is possible to befriend her, however, humans and youkai alike prefer to avoid her. Her name, appearance, house, and clothing all indicate she is European in origin and emigrated to Gensokyo many years ago (Her reason is unknown). She claims to be a descendant of the world's most notorious vampire, Count Vlad Ţepeş Dracul, but this is a bald-faced lie.

Sakuya Izayoi is the Chief Maid at the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She works for her mistress, Remilia Scarlet, and is apparently the only human working and living within the mansion. She has the power to manipulate time, and is known to place knives in midair and resume time to allow these knives to fly towards her targets. Stopping time is also a handy way of doing large amounts of maid work in a short time. Because nearly everyone living and working at the mansion are maids, being the chief of them all means there are almost no people with more authority within the mansion than Sakuya.

Flandre Scarlet (フランドール・スカーレット Furandooru Sukaaretto) is the younger sister of Remilia Scarlet and a vampire who has lived at the Scarlet Devil Mansion for over 495 years.

Flandre first appeared as the Extra Stage boss of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Flandre has lived for at least 495 years, but since she goes a little crazy due to emotional instability, she has never been taken outside the bounds of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, or rarely leaves the building itself, and as she herself never tried going outside for the respect she has to her sister, she was raised knowing nothing about the outside world. However, she has shown a desire to go outside after witnessing the events of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. Her initial attempt to do so was blocked by Patchouli Knowledge's rain summoning magic.

Until the time when she met either Marisa Kirisame or Reimu Hakurei in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, she had not seen any humans other than in cooked form.

Alice Margatroid is one of the few people known to live within the Forest of Magic. She's a Magician known primarily for her skillful use and manufacture of dolls, having made Shanghai, Hourai and Medicine Melancholy from straw. She gets in many fights with Marisa but they are somewhat acquaintances, sharing many of the same interests and even teaming up during Imperishable Night and Subterranean Animism.

Formerly an ordinary human, Fujiwara no Mokou became an immortal being after drinking the Hourai Elixir roughly 1300 years ago. Now she is unable to die, though she can still feel the pain of injuries as a normal human does. She does not age, she'll never become ill, she is entirely self-sustained (nourishment such as food, water, or sleep does not impact her body at all), every injury she sustains shall cease; critical injuries will be healed in a matter of days. Complete destruction results in an immediate and complete restoration. This makes her completely indestructible, and it extends to her mental and spiritual states just as much as her physical state, as she is shown living a carefree life free of mental exhaustion even after 1300 years. She will never be able to die.

Due to her longevity, Mokou has garnered much experience and is able to endure a high threshold of pain. She is arguably the strongest human in Gensokyo, and her abilities are said to be on par with some of Gensokyo's most elite youkai.

Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu is one of the Yama who judge the dead to decide whether they go to Heaven, Hell, Hakugyokurou, or are reincarnated. Whether it's because she simply has a habit of lecturing or because she genuinely wants others to change for the better (though the latter is implied), she's become well known in Gensokyo for lecturing anyone and everyone about their faults. The souls of the dead are brought to her by Komachi over a river called the Sanzu no Kawa. However, not every soul makes it all the way to Shikieiki without being tired out from the journey or being extinguished by Komachi. She currently resides in Hell to judge the dead who have traversed Higan and the Sanzu no Kawa.

Kosuzu seems to know and respect Reimu very well, speaking to her in a friendly and polite manner. However, she has heard the rumours of the Hakurei Shrine being infested by youkai and it sometimes colours how she interprets Reimu's actions. Reimu addresses Kosuzu as "Kosuzu-chan".

Kosuzu holds a great deal of respect and admiration for Reimu. In one instance, she even expresses belief that no harm will come to her from dealing with youma books because Reimu will surely come to her rescue if anything happens. Reimu, on the other hand, views Kosuzu with a mix of affection and irritation. As the primary protector of Gensokyo, she is often placed in the position of having to clean up the messes that result from Kosuzu's obsession with youkai and their books.

A key point of tension is Reimu's duty as a shrine maiden to exterminate youkai, a job that is constantly challenged by Kosuzu's growing sympathy and dealings with them. During a major incident involving Kosuzu and a night parade scroll, Reimu is revealed to be secretly glad that the powerful youkai Yukari Yakumo is behind the issue. This meant she didn't have to fight someone close to Kosuzu, which shows how much she cares for Kosuzu.

In another example, Marisa Kirisame, Reimu's closest friend, teases Reimu for being soft on Kosuzu. When Reimu decides to simply reseal a vengeful spirit possessing Kosuzu's goods instead of exterminating it, Marisa calls her a "liar," implying Reimu was being lenient because of her feelings for Kosuzu. After Kosuzu is saved from being absorbed by a cursed scroll and temporarily loses her memory of the incident, Reimu chooses to tell her the truth about youkai. She does this even over the objections of others, like Marisa, showing that she now trusts Kosuzu with the full scope of reality, including the dangers.

Reimu is often the target of pranks by the Three Fairies of Light, and Reimu tends to exterminate them on sight whenever she catches them (unless Marisa's escorting them). As of Oriental Sacred Place, the three fairies moved into a tree near the Hakurei Shrine and became Reimu's neighbors, increasing the amount of pranks even more. Reimu wanted to evict the fairies, but could not find their treehouse, which is actually located on the Hakurei Border. Eventually, in an attempt to befriend Reimu so she'll no longer threaten them, the three fairies challenge her to a battle, reasoning that Reimu tends to befriend many youkai after fighting them. Marisa finds that, even though Reimu pointed out that their line of reasoning was utterly ridiculous, she befriended the fairies after all, and the fairies now happily openly spend time at the shrine while helping Reimu out with various chores

Throughout Wild and Horned Hermit, Kasen Ibaraki is a regular at the shrine and acts as a mentor (and sometimes guardian) of Reimu, whom she fears is too concerned with worldly desires. Kasen actually initially became Reimu's mentor as part of her own plan, but she continues to view herself as a mentor after her goals were achieved. Kasen is openly critical of Reimu, believing her to be too greedy and slack in her duties. In spite of this and Reimu's annoyance at Kasen's nagging and preaching, Reimu views Kasen as a genuine friend. When fighting Kasen's arm, Reimu was unable to bring herself to fight Kasen whole-heartedly until she realized that the arm battling her was actually a separate entity from Kasen. By the present day, Reimu knows that Kasen is secretly an oni, but partially due to this friendship and partially due to owing Kasen for all the money that one of Kasen's schemes got her, Reimu can't tell anyone else about it

Aya frequently writes articles about the Hakurei Shrine and Reimu's activities, which are often made in an unflattering light. Reimu is one of the people Aya distributes her newspaper to without asking for permission, something Reimu finds annoying. Nevertheless, they have helped each other in the past, Aya was another ally during the events of Subterranean Animism. Main Profile:Aya Shameimaru (射命丸文 Shameimaru Aya) is Gensokyo's resident reporter, known for writing "slightly" exaggerated news articles about anything that happens in Gensokyo. She's very strong and is probably stronger than she shows since she sometimes "accidentally wins" battles while only meaning to cover a news story. Story:During the events of Phantasmagoria of Flower View she set out to cover what promised to be an interesting news story, not knowing the exact same event had occurred 60 years ago. Even though she was alive and around during the previous flower incident, she had completely forgotten that, perhaps her memory was clouded by the thousands of facts and rumors she hears every day. When Aya was sent by the other tengu to see who the intruder on Youkai Mountain was during Mountain of Faith she was surprised to see it was the heroine. Although Aya doesn't want to fight the heroine, she prioritizes her bosses' orders. She decides to "Go easy" on the Heroine and leads her to the new shrine, believing that the heroine could get rid of a large nuisance to the tengu. During the events of Scarlet Weather Rhapsody she goes around doing her job, and after an encounter with Reimu and Marisa, she decides to infiltrate the Scarlet Devil Mansion to report on the Scarlet Devil and write an article about her. Remilia mentions something about the weather incident, and Aya goes back to the Youkai Mountain. There she meets an infuriated Reimu complaining about an earthquake destroying her shrine. In spite of the situation, Aya defeated her as an intruder.

Suika Ibuki, who often freeloads her shrine after the events of Immaterial and Missing Power, was also one of her allies during Subterranean Animism. Reimu saw Suika's presence as a nuisance at first, but never really bothered with driving her away.

Suika Ibuki is currently the only Oni living on the surface in Gensokyo. The rest of the oni live underground in the Ancient City. Like most oni, she has a ridiculous amount of strength and loves to drink sake. Her personality is jolly and childish, as you'd expect from her appearance. She is strong enough to throw large boulders with one hand. Suika loves to party with all her heart. Along with Yuugi Hoshiguma, she is one of the Four Devas of the Mountain.

During Immaterial and Missing Power, Suika wanted to gather humans and youkai to feast everyday. She used her ability to manipulate them by spreading a mist that caused them to feast non-stop. Her intention was to bring out all the oni out of hiding and feast non-stop. In most scenarios, Suika was defeated and the number of feasts dropped rapidly. In her own scenario, Suika defeated everyone she encountered however had to stop feasts anyway due to Reimu's ability.

During Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, Suika notices the temperaments being gathered from everyone into the sky, so Suika decides to climb the Youkai Mountain. When she reached Heaven, she spotted Tenshi Hinanawi. Instead of investigating the matter, Suika instead asks for a free space in heaven.

During Urban Legend in Limbo, despite the incident with Sumireko supposedly resolving, Reimu notices one of the Occult Balls were switched and goes to the human world to protect Sumireko and stop her from a committing a suicidal attempt to destroy the Gensokyo Barrier before the Occult Balls could transfer her back to Gensokyo. Since the ending, Sumireko now visits Gensokyo in her dreams and becomes good friends with Reimu. Reimu makes it her mission to make sure Sumireko doesn't get into trouble while in Gensokyo but also enjoys chatting with Sumireko as friend as well.

Reimu is familiar with Rinnosuke Morichika, a shopkeeper who owns Kourindou, who she sometimes visits to hang out or for wares. She apparently has a large unpaid tab for requested items and services, but denies it since Rinnosuke "never accepts money" (which he denies being the case). Rinnosuke was also the one that originally prepared her purification rod for her use, and handles all her clothing related issues In general: Rinnosuke Morichika runs Kourindou, an antique shop near the Forest of Magic. He chose this location in the hopes that both human and non-human potential customers would visit, but his plan failed miserably as his shop is always deserted, with the exception of a few daily "annoyances".

Rinnosuke is a human-youkai hybrid. His appearance is that of a human, but the official stories say that he has lived several times longer than Reimu. His appearance has not changed since Marisa was a small child, at the very least. It is also said that he knows about the previous Hakurei descendant, as well as the establishment of Hakurei Shrine and its purpose.

Rinnosuke is known for his great interest in the outside world, and uses a collection of items from the outside world (which have accidentally slipped past the boundary) as his shop lineup. With his recognition ability, he can determine the name and purpose of each foreign item, but his power does not provide context for the information. Due to his lack of knowledge about the outside world as well as his miserably deserted shop that shows he is clearly a lot less intelligent than every average modern people throughout the world , he often ends up drawing strange conclusions about those items, such as deciding a Game Boy is a mind-control device...

Sanae first meets Reimu when she orders Reimu to shut down the Hakurei Shrine to let Moriya Shrine be in charge of it from now on as a way to gather more faith in Gensokyo. After the Mountain of Faith Incident, Sanae offered to help Reimu as a fellow shrine maiden to gather faith for the shrine. Sanae Kochiya is friends with Reimu and appears frequently in Wild and Horned Hermit alongside Reimu and Marisa, sometimes coming to maintain the Moriya branch shrine at the Hakurei Shrine. The two have no qualms about antagonizing the other at times as competitors for gathering faith and visitors, though these quarrels are usually resolved by the next time they meet. When Reimu had not woken up for several days in Wild and Horned Hermit, Sanae and Marisa took shifts to constantly look after her.

Despite being a youkai, Yukari occasionally seeks Reimu's assistance in resolving incidents and maintaining order in Gensokyo, such as the incidents of Imperishable Night, Subterranean Animism and Antimony of Common Flowers; as well as mentoring Reimu such as to push her spiritual powers to invoke the gods in Silent Sinner in Blue, chastising Reimu on proper god worship such as in Strange and Bright Nature Deity and informing her of how the boundary effects objects from the outside world such as in Oriental Sacred Place. She remarks about compensating Reimu accordingly during the Imperishable Night incident An often seen and referenced character, Yukari Yakumo is the youkai of boundaries. She was first introduced in Perfect Cherry Blossom as the sleepy mistress of Ran Yakumo. During Imperishable Night, Yukari teams up with Reimu to find those responsible for the fake moon. In Immaterial and Missing Power, she actually sings her way from battle to battle, stealing everyone's sake, wine, and brandy, even right from the shrine's altar. However, this is all part of her strategy to save the day. Over a thousand years ago, Yukari organized an army of youkai and led them in an invasion of the Moon. The youkai were subsequently routed by the Lunarians, who possessed superior technology and magic, and was forced to retreat to Earth. Since that time, no youkai have attempted to expand their territory beyond Gensokyo. While some speculate that Yukari organized the invasion out of selfish hunger for territory and power, others believe she did it to teach the youkai a lesson about starting wars of conquest; namely, that it was a bad idea. About a thousand years ago, Yukari met and became friends with a human girl named Yuyuko. After Yuyuko died, Yukari continued to be friends with Yuyuko's ghost, although Yuyuko gradually forgot who she had been and why she had died.

Marisa is a close friend of Reimu. They are seen together most often in the shrine where they hang out together, chatting about the latest rumors and news in Gensokyo. Marisa even helped Reimu in her festivals before.

Reimu and Marisa often quarrel and spar with each other, for reasons ranging from resolving incidents to hotpot ingredients. Those fights can end up in a danmaku battle like in the incident of Imperishable Night or their battles due to their rival-friend status. Regardless, they usually resolve their differences and continue being as close as ever.

They've also worked together on numerous occasions, such as when they chased down an enenra, or worked to exterminate a vengeful spirit. However, they usually solve incidents at their own pace, and Marisa often aims to solve incidents or events before Reimu In general: Marisa Kirisame (霧雨　魔理沙 Kirisame Marisa) is a human magician, and is one of the most important sub-characters of the series (according to series producer ZUN). Her personality is sometimes described as disagreeable, but in some other titles, straightforward. Either way, she is a very self-confident person that likes to stick her nose into every trouble out of curiosity.

During the events of Story of Eastern Wonderland, she made her first appearance as a minion of Mima, to prevent Reimu from reaching her boss, but was defeated. Since then, she has appeared in all but one title of the Touhou series (and some non-Touhou titles too), usually sided with Reimu, but sometimes against her.

She is also known as a hard worker, who's trying to catch up to Reimu with her secret training and magic development. That makes a good contrast to other humans appearing in the series, most of them have some kind of natural born talent (Reimu) or ability (Sakuya). So she is sometimes referred as the "most human-ish human" in the series. Marisa is the author of The Grimoire of Marisa, a collection of notes about spellcards used by her and other danmaku users.

This is her primary ceremonial tool and weapon—a large, ornate yin-yang orb that she controls telekinetically. It is a powerful artifact used for purification, barriers, and attacks, representing the balance she maintains.

The Hakurei Shrine is built on a remote mountainside at the edge of Gensokyo, directly on the border. Its isolation is symbolic of her role as a boundary keeper and contributes to its lack of visitors.

To resolve conflicts without lethal force, Reimu was instrumental in establishing the Spell Card System—a formalized duel system where disputes are settled with named, non-lethal magical attacks. This ref

This is the ultimate expression of her innate ability to "float." Fantasy Nature is a temporary state where she subconsciously "floats away from reality," becoming completely intangible and untouchable. It is a power of instinct, not technique, representing her ability to detach from the world's problems.

Despite her vital role, the Hakurei Shrine is famously dilapidated and poor, receiving few worshippers or donations. This perpetual state of poverty is a running character trait and a source of both comedy and mild frustration for her.

Her most critical duty is maintaining the Great Hakurei Barrier, the supernatural border that defines and protects Gensokyo. This duty supersedes all standard shrine functions and is the core reason for the Hakurei Shrine's existence.

Reimu does not exterminate youkai out of hatred or strict doctrine. (only sometimes) Her approach is highly pragmatic; she only takes action against youkai who cause incidents or harm humans. She is indifferent to peaceful youkai and has even formed working relationships with former adversaries.

The Hakurei Shrine Maiden position is hereditary, passed down through a specific bloodline. Reimu's innate talent for barrier manipulation and her role as the guardian of the Great Hakurei Barrier are tied directly to this lineage

Reimu's life is defined by her duty to resolve incidents that threaten Gensokyo's peace.Her role formally began when she became the reigning maiden of the remote Hakurei Shrine, which sits on the border of the realm. To prevent needless conflict, she helped establish the Spell Card System, a set of dueling rules that formalizes supernatural disputes into non-lethal contests.

Since then, she has personally investigated and resolved numerous major incidents. These include confronting vampires causing an unnatural red mist over Gensokyo; resolving a crisis that threatened to freeze the world in an eternal winter; quelling a divine war sparked by a distrustful mountain faith; investigating a mysterious subterranean city; and pursuing a legendary treasure ship that appeared in the sky.

More recent events have tested her in new ways. She mediated a heated conflict over spiritual energy involving divine spirits, dealt with widespread social unrest caused by a masked emotion spirit, and faced the formidable challenge of a direct confrontation with emissaries from the moon. Through all these events, Reimu remains the steadfast guardian of Gensokyo’s balance, solving each problem with her unique blend of instinct, power, and simple pragmatism.

As the Hakurei Shrine Maiden,Reimu possesses several innate and trained capabilities essential to her role.

· Primary Ability: Ability to Float Beyond simple flight, this is an extraordinary talent for navigating life with instinctual ease. It grants her incredible luck and an intuitive sense for being in the right place at the right time, allowing her to subconsciously avoid danger. Its ultimate expression is "Fantasy Nature," a state where she becomes untouchable by temporarily floating away from reality itself. · Shrine Maiden Arts She is trained in youkai extermination, blessings, and purification rituals. A key tool is the Hakurei Yin-Yang Orb, which she can wield with great power. · Barrier Manipulation Reimu is a master of boundary magic, capable of creating, dismantling, and teleporting through complex barriers that others cannot comprehend. · Spiritual Perception She has the ability to see and control the auras of living things, allowing her to detect spiritual presences and residual energy.

Reimu has a fairly tall stature and fair skin.Her most consistent and recognizable feature is her shrine maiden attire, which is a non-traditional red and white outfit with detached sleeves, white bows on her socks, and dark shoes. Her hairstyle, hair color (ranging from black to dark brown or purple), and minor details of her outfit (like the color of her neckerchief) have varied over the years.

As the incident resolver,Reimu interacts with countless individuals. The person she is most frequently associated with is Marisa Kirisame, who is often by her side during investigations. However, Reimu treats most people with a similar level of fairness and detachment. She also works with or receives guidance from powerful figures involved in Gensokyo's governance, such as Yukari Yakumo. Even youkai she has previously confronted, like the kappa, may later become acquaintances or business partners during shrine festivals.

Reimu’s daily life is typically relaxed.She often spends her time sweeping the shrine grounds, drinking green tea, and observing the sky from the shrine’s veranda. A significant part of her social life involves hosting seasonal flower-viewing parties at the shrine, which are attended by humans and youkai alike. While she understands the necessity of donations for the shrine's upkeep, she personally places little inherent value on money, viewing it more as a practical tool than an object of desire.

Reimu is known for being unusually easygoing and carefree.She is simpleminded and straightforward, often acting on her immediate thoughts and showing her true feelings without pretense. While this leads to a sometimes lazy or undisciplined approach to daily life, she possesses a powerful intuition that drives her to resolve incidents with decisive action. Her open nature attracts a wide array of visitors to her shrine, though she maintains a professional detachment, treating everyone with a similar fairness and having few she considers close friends.