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No cânone do PC-98, ela possui uma robô chamada [[Ruukoto]], dada a ela por [[Yumemi Okazaki]] como recompensa por tê-la derrotado. Ruukoto não foi mais vista além do [[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]].
No cânone do PC-98, ela possui uma robô chamada [[Ruukoto]], dada a ela por [[Yumemi Okazaki]] como recompensa por tê-la derrotado. Ruukoto não foi mais vista além do [[Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream]].


==História==
==Pré-história==
Não se sabe muita da história da Reimu antes dos eventos ocorridos nos jogos. [[ZUN]] menciona em um dos seus documentos ([[Shanghai Alice Correspondence]]) que houve uma sacerdotisa de Hakurei anterior a ela, e geralmente se considera que haja uma linhagem delas.
Não se sabe muita da história da Reimu antes dos eventos ocorridos nos jogos. [[ZUN]] menciona em um dos seus documentos ([[Shanghai Alice Correspondence]]) que houve uma sacerdotisa de Hakurei anterior a ela, e geralmente se considera que haja uma linhagem delas.


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===Design===
===Design===
Reimu tem altura mediana. Seu cabelo é castanho-escuro e varia em comprimento e estilo de acordo com o jogo (tendendo para longo e solto, nos trabalhos mais recentes), embora ela sempre use um grande laço vermelho atrás da cabeça, e tubos vermelhos nas mechas laterais. Ela é normalmente vista em seu "uniforme de miko", mas este tem poucas semelhanças com o uniforme padrão além das cores vermelha e branca (as quais ZUN reconhece<ref>[[ZUN/Resposta do ZUN a mensagens no antigo Gensou Bulletin Board 3|Resposta do ZUN a mensagens no antigo Gensou Bulletin Board 3]]</ref>). Este uniforme consiste numa saia vermelha (ao contrário da tradicional [[wikipedia:pt:Hakama|hakama]]), uma parte de cima vermelha sem mangas e uma gola branca, na qual está amarrado um laço amarelo (um laço vermelho no ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' e no ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', azul no ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'', no ''[[Subterranean Animism]] e no [[Hopeless Masquerade]]''), e um par de mangas soltas que expõem suas axilas e o seu sarashi [[wikipedia:sarashi|sarashi]]. Devido ao padrão de cores da roupa, ela é comumente chamada "miko vermelha-branca"<ref>''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' - fase Extra</ref>. Suas roupas de miko e seu [[bastão de purificação]] foram dados por [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], mas não se sabe quem os fabricou. No capítulo 7 de ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', ela usa palitinhos com a mão esquerda, e se estabeleceu que ela fosse canhota (esta afirmação foi deletada na nova edição), mas ela segurou uma caneta usando a mão direita no ''Subterranean Animism''. Foi especulado por fãs que, se isso não foi um erro na arte, ela seja ambidestra ou apenas acostumada a escrever com a mão direita.
Reimu tem altura mediana. Seu cabelo é castanho-escuro e varia em comprimento e estilo de acordo com o jogo (tendendo para longo e solto, nos trabalhos mais recentes), embora ela sempre use um grande laço vermelho atrás da cabeça, e tubos vermelhos nas mechas laterais. Ela é normalmente vista em seu "uniforme de miko", mas este tem poucas semelhanças com o uniforme padrão além das cores vermelha e branca (as quais ZUN reconhece<ref>[[ZUN/Resposta do ZUN a mensagens no antigo Gensou Bulletin Board 3|Resposta do ZUN a mensagens no antigo Gensou Bulletin Board 3]]</ref>). Este uniforme consiste numa saia vermelha (ao contrário da tradicional [[wikipedia:pt:Hakama|hakama]]), uma blusa vermelha sem mangas e uma gola branca, na qual está amarrado um laço amarelo (um laço vermelho no ''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' e no ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'', azul no ''[[Phantasmagoria of Flower View]]'', no ''[[Subterranean Animism]] e no [[Hopeless Masquerade]]''), e um par de mangas soltas que expõem suas axilas e o seu [[wikipedia:sarashi|sarashi]]. Devido ao padrão de cores da roupa, ela é comumente chamada de "miko vermelha-branca"<ref>''[[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'' - fase Extra</ref>. Suas roupas de miko e seu [[bastão de purificação]] foram dados por [[Rinnosuke Morichika]], mas não se sabe quem os fabricou. No capítulo 7 de ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'', ela usa palitinhos com a mão esquerda, e se estabeleceu que ela fosse canhota (esta afirmação foi deletada na nova edição), mas ela segura uma caneta usando a mão direita no ''Subterranean Animism''. Foi especulado por fãs que, se isso não foi um erro na arte, ela seja ambidestra ou apenas acostumada a escrever com a mão direita.


==Story==
==História==
===Games===
===Jogos===
;Highly Responsive to Prayers
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A lone shrine sits Far East: the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. The powerful seal placed there has worn away, and many strange creatures are starting to come out. Now Reimu, seeking revenge (or possibly just to sate her curiosity), and armed with the shrine's treasure, the [[Yin-Yang Orb]]s, goes to the gate to face the [[Youkai|non-human]] creatures inside. The gate will lead to either [[Makai]] or [[Hell]] depending on which route the player chooses.
Um isolado santuário se situa bem distante ao leste: o [[Santuário Hakurei]]. O poderoso selo colocado por lá está enfraquecendo, e várias estranhas criaturas estão começando a aparecer. Agora Reimu, em busca de vingança (ou possivelmente só para matar sua curiosidade), e armada do tesouro do santuário, as [[Esfera Yin-Yang|Esferas Ying-Yang]], vai até o portão para batalhar as criaturas [[Youkai|não-humanas]] atrás dele. Este portão irá levar para o [[Makai]] ou para o [[Inferno]], dependendo de que caminho o jogador escolher.


;Story of Eastern Wonderland
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Reimu is training intensely in the harsh extremities of a mountain (or taking it easy), but when she returns to the shrine, she finds it infested by [[youkai]], [[ghost]]s and other non-human creatures. With her faithful turtle [[Genjii]] and her trusty Yin-Yang Orbs, she sets out to find the one who caused the trouble. Her journey leads her to [[Rika]], the culprit, as well as [[Mima]], who has broken the seal placed on her in ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', and desires the power of the Yin-Yang Orbs for herself. Reimu is victorious in battle and learns the truth behind the Yin-Yang Orbs.
Reimu têm treinado intensamente nos acres picos de uma montanha (ou apenas relaxando), mas quando ela retorna ao santuário, ela o encontra infestado de [[youkai]], [[fantasma]]s e outras criaturas não-humanas. Com sua fiel tartaruga, [[Genjii]] and suas confiáveis Esferas Yin-Yang, ela sai em busca do causador do problema. Sua jornada a leva até [[Rika]], a culpada, e também a [[Mima]], que quebrou o selo a ela imposto no ''[[Highly Responsive to Prayers]]'', e deseja o poder das Esferas Yin-Yang para si. Reimu sai vitoriosa e aprende a verdade por trás das Esferas.


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Reimu Hakurei (博麗 霊夢 Hakurei Reimu) é a personagem principal do Projeto Touhou junto com Marisa Kirisame. Como a sacerdotisa de Hakurei, ela toma conta da Barreira Hakurei de Gensokyo e extermina youkai problemáticos.

Informações Gerais

Personalidade

Sua personalidade é sincera, otimista e um pouco curiosa. Ela fica rapidamente zangada quando é ofendida, mas também é rápida para oferece ajuda àqueles que necessitam. De acordo com a Komachi, Reimu possui um coração inocente que não realmente consegue odiar alguém.[2] Embora ela seja preguiçosa em seu tempo livre, ela é altamente devotada às suas tarefas como a Sacerdotisa de Hakurei, resultando numa atitude "atire primeiro e pergunte depois", em se tratando de extermínio de youkai.

Já está estabelecido que Reimu tratada todos igualmente, sejam humanos, youkai ou deuses, sem respeito ou desrespeito particular a nenhum deles. Este hábito a leva a inadvertidamente fazer amizade com os youkai que derrota. Ela tenta sempre manter os youkai longe do seu santuário, na verdade porque mantê-los por perto faria seu trabalho ficar mais difícil, e não porque ela não gosta da presença deles. Ao fim do simpósio em Symposium of Post-mysticism, quando Reimu chega para pôr um fim nele, Miko afirma que embora Reimu diga que quer exterminar todos os youkai, ela na verdade quer obter a paz em Gensokyo de uma forma que não necessite de violência, assim como os outros presentes também desejam.

Habilidades

Habilidade de flutuar

Enquanto o voo é uma habilidade muito comum entre os habitantes de Gensokyo, a habilidade de Reimu vai além disso; ela é capaz de se pôr dentro ou fora da existência, ou como descrito no Grimório da Marisa, flutuar para além da realidade. Reimu pode usar este poder para se teleportar para curtas distâncias, mas ela raramente parece saber que está fazendo isso. A ocasião em que essa habilidade se mostra ao máximo é Fantasia da Natureza, que a deixa completamente invencível quando ativada; esta habilidade foi considerada poderosa demais para ser usada como um Spell Card até que Marisa lhe deu um nome e um tempo limite.

Manipulação de Auras

Está afirmado no omake.txt (おまけ.txt) do Embodiment of Scarlet Devil que Reimu pode controlar os espíritos naturais dos seres vivos, uma habilidade não mais listada em qualquer outra fonte após esta. Nenhuma ocorrência dessa habilidade foi exibida no cânone.

Poderes da Sacerdotisa de Hakurei

Como uma sacerdotisa de Hakurei, Reimu pode controlar as Esferas Yin-Yang, e também tem treinamento em técnicas de extermínio de youkai assim como para tarefas simples como dar bênçãos. Reimu também é capaz de invocar os deuses nativos de Gensokyo para dentro de seu corpo, mas ela não foi treinada o bastante para usar isso com confiança.

Técnicas envolvendo barreiras

Reimu demonstra ter bastante aptidão em usar barreiras (além da normalmente associada a outras sacerdotisas), presumidamente relacionada ao seu trabalho em manter a Grande Barreira Hakurei. Entre suas técnicas há barreiras que explodem, empurram inimigos (ou ela mesma), ou agem como portais para seus outros ataques. Reimu é capaz de desfazer barreiras e selos muito complexos de entender para Marisa Kirisame[3] e Patchouli Knowledge[4], levando Marisa a chamar esta habilidade de "técnica trapaceira".[5]

Ocupação

Reimu é a sacerdotisa do Santuário Hakurei, e também uma das principais "solucionadoras de incidentes" de Gensokyo. Não só ela, mas outras pessoas caracterizam o tempo que ela passa no Santuário como incrivelmente chato e monótono. Mesmo que algumas vezes ela pareça muito séria e compromissada com suas tarefas, ela não consegue atrair muitos fiéis para o seu santuário. Ao que parece, o extermínio de youkai é o seu único método de obter ao menos um magro salário. Kanako Yasaka afirmou que se ela acumulasse quantidades extremas de fé, ela poderia se tornar uma deusa, mas no momento, ela só estaria agindo como uma youkai.

Pertences

Na maioria dos jogos de Touhou, Reimu faz uso das Esferas Yin-Yang em combate. No Subterranean Animism elas também funcionavam como comunicadores com as pessoas na superfície. Além delas, Reimu também carrega consigo um gohei, às vezes descrito como seu bastão de purificação, originalmente preparado por Rinnosuke Morichika.

Maquinário

No cânone do PC-98, ela possui uma robô chamada Ruukoto, dada a ela por Yumemi Okazaki como recompensa por tê-la derrotado. Ruukoto não foi mais vista além do Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream.

Pré-história

Não se sabe muita da história da Reimu antes dos eventos ocorridos nos jogos. ZUN menciona em um dos seus documentos (Shanghai Alice Correspondence) que houve uma sacerdotisa de Hakurei anterior a ela, e geralmente se considera que haja uma linhagem delas.

Design da personagem

Nome

O nome completo da Reimu é Reimu Hakurei (博麗 霊夢). Os caracteres do sobrenome da Reimu, Hakurei (博麗) significam, em tradução livre, algo como "companhia estimada". A primeira palavra, haku () significa "grande" ou "exposição" enquanto rei () significa "amável", "graciosa", ou "bela". O seu primeiro nome Reimu (霊夢, lit. "sonho de espíritos/almas") é uma relevante palavra em japonês que quer dizer "sonho revelatório".

Na era dos jogos do PC-98, o nome dela era escrito com uma leve diferença. 博麗 foi mudado para 博麗 do Shuusou Gyoku em diante. é simplesmente uma forma histórica de escrever , que por sua vez é idêntica à sua anterior quanto ao significado. Na comunidade japonesa, 博麗靈夢 é usado para se referir à Reimu da era PC-98 em específico. Incidentalmente, fãs chineses (taiwaneses) que usam os caracteres do chinês tradicional também adotam este estilo para se referir à Reimu em geral (os antigos kanji japoneses e os hanzi tradicionais são basicamente idênticos).

Design

Reimu tem altura mediana. Seu cabelo é castanho-escuro e varia em comprimento e estilo de acordo com o jogo (tendendo para longo e solto, nos trabalhos mais recentes), embora ela sempre use um grande laço vermelho atrás da cabeça, e tubos vermelhos nas mechas laterais. Ela é normalmente vista em seu "uniforme de miko", mas este tem poucas semelhanças com o uniforme padrão além das cores vermelha e branca (as quais ZUN reconhece[6]). Este uniforme consiste numa saia vermelha (ao contrário da tradicional hakama), uma blusa vermelha sem mangas e uma gola branca, na qual está amarrado um laço amarelo (um laço vermelho no Embodiment of Scarlet Devil e no Perfect Cherry Blossom, azul no Phantasmagoria of Flower View, no Subterranean Animism e no Hopeless Masquerade), e um par de mangas soltas que expõem suas axilas e o seu sarashi. Devido ao padrão de cores da roupa, ela é comumente chamada de "miko vermelha-branca"[7]. Suas roupas de miko e seu bastão de purificação foram dados por Rinnosuke Morichika, mas não se sabe quem os fabricou. No capítulo 7 de Strange and Bright Nature Deity, ela usa palitinhos com a mão esquerda, e se estabeleceu que ela fosse canhota (esta afirmação foi deletada na nova edição), mas ela segura uma caneta usando a mão direita no Subterranean Animism. Foi especulado por fãs que, se isso não foi um erro na arte, ela seja ambidestra ou apenas acostumada a escrever com a mão direita.

História

Jogos

Highly Responsive to Prayers

História do Highly Responsive to Prayers

Um isolado santuário se situa bem distante ao leste: o Santuário Hakurei. O poderoso selo colocado por lá está enfraquecendo, e várias estranhas criaturas estão começando a aparecer. Agora Reimu, em busca de vingança (ou possivelmente só para matar sua curiosidade), e armada do tesouro do santuário, as Esferas Ying-Yang, vai até o portão para batalhar as criaturas não-humanas atrás dele. Este portão irá levar para o Makai ou para o Inferno, dependendo de que caminho o jogador escolher.

Story of Eastern Wonderland

História Story of do Eastern Wonderland

Reimu têm treinado intensamente nos acres picos de uma montanha (ou apenas relaxando), mas quando ela retorna ao santuário, ela o encontra infestado de youkai, fantasmas e outras criaturas não-humanas. Com sua fiel tartaruga, Genjii and suas confiáveis Esferas Yin-Yang, ela sai em busca do causador do problema. Sua jornada a leva até Rika, a culpada, e também a Mima, que quebrou o selo a ela imposto no Highly Responsive to Prayers, e deseja o poder das Esferas Yin-Yang para si. Reimu sai vitoriosa e aprende a verdade por trás das Esferas.

Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream

Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream Reimu's Scenario

Things have been peaceful lately so Reimu has time to kill. When some old ruins appear near the shrine, promising a reward for whoever can manage to make it inside, she decides to enter a sort of tournament to decide who will go in. Assuming she is the player character, she defeats all six opponents and makes it inside to confront Chiyuri Kitashirakawa and Yumemi Okazaki, who have come from the real world in search of proof of magic. As a reward for defeating her, Yumemi gives Reimu the housekeeping robot Ruukoto.

Lotus Land Story

Lotus Land Story Story

Reimu mulls over on how quiet things have been, but soon enough, youkai and spirits start flooding out into Gensokyo again, putting her shrine in danger. She confronts a few, then realizes this must have been the work of something bigger, and decides to go straight to the source of the issue. She makes her way through to the Dream World, where she finally meets Yuuka Kazami and defeats her.

Mystic Square

Mystic Square Reimu's Scenario

A large outpour of demons are appearing throughout the land from Makai, and Reimu sets out to exterminate them. She reaches the creator of Makai itself, Shinki, and defeats her in battle. Afterwards, she learns that the youkai and demon overflow in Gensokyo is the fault of some kind of Makai travel agency. Shinki promises to do something about it, but the demons make their way back to the shrine anyway.

Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil

Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil Reimu's Scenario

A scarlet mist covers the sky of Gensokyo. Reimu who is annoyed by the mist, sets out to stop the incident. Her travels lead her to the Scarlet Devil Mansion, whose owner, Remilia Scarlet, has spread the mist to try and block out the sun's rays, as she is a vampire. After defeating her, Remilia soon comes to visit her at the shrine, but Reimu has to return to the mansion when an odd rain suddenly appears over it, in order to deal with Flandre Scarlet.

Perfect Cherry Blossom

Perfect Cherry Blossom Reimu's Scenario

Even though it is May, spring shows no signs of coming, leaving the inhabitants of Gensokyo in a cold winter weather that only got worse. Reimu, noticing cherry petals blowing from the Netherworld, decides to set out and stop the perpetrator from holding spring hostage. After making her way into the Netherworld, she comes to Hakugyokurou, where the ghost Yuyuko Saigyouji spends her time administrating the spirits of the dead. She was gathering the essence of spring to try and make the Saigyou Ayakashi bloom, but Reimu stops her before she completes it. Later on, Yuyuko asks Reimu to go deal with her friend Yukari Yakumo, as she is the one who has been weakening the boundary between Gensokyo and the Netherworld, and she does so, after fierce combat. Yukari then restores the strength of the boundary.

Immaterial and Missing Power

Immaterial and Missing Power Reimu's Scenario

As Reimu makes preparations for an upcoming feast, both humans and youkai are drawn to the feast and are unable to stop partying. Reimu is suspicious of a strange mist that covers Gensokyo and goes to investigate. She roams around, beating up various characters she suspects to be the culprit. She cannot find them; but on the day of the feast, Suika Ibuki finally makes herself known, and Yukari Yakumo shows Reimu to her. Suika soons becomes attached to hanging out at the Hakurei Shrine.

Imperishable Night

Imperishable Night Boundary Team's Scenario

Yukari is not able to sleep and discovers the full moon is nowhere to be found; it has been replaced with a fake moon, and the night appears to have stopped. She convinces Reimu into investigating the cause with her. After dealing with a few youkai, and Marisa Kirisame in particular, who demands to know why they've created this eternal night, they reach Eientei, a house hidden in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost. Once there, they either confront Eirin Yagokoro or Kaguya Houraisan. Eirin explains that she actually sealed the Earth away from the Moon in order to prevent the Lunarians from taking Kaguya back. Kaguya, however, has tired of hiding, and so challenges Reimu and Yukari to complete her five impossible requests. Once they are defeated, they undo the seal (and thus "return" the real moon to Gensokyo). Afterwards, they all decide to have a moon viewing. Later on, Kaguya sends them into another part of the Bamboo Forest of the Lost as a "test of guts" - but her true intentions are revealed to be trying to annoy Fujiwara no Mokou, another immortal human, and her eternal rival.

Phantasmagoria of Flower View

Phantasmagoria of Flower View Reimu's Scenario

Reimu, who is usually easy-going, is disturbed by the amount of flowers blooming and, not to be the one who shrugs off her duties, goes on to search for answers. She fights through many opponents, including news reporter Aya Shameimaru, in search of the truth. Eventually she reaches Muenzuka, where the shinigami Komachi Onozuka, who appears to have been slacking off on her job to manage said spirits. Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu appears after Reimu beats Komachi up, and explains what's happening - an awful lot of spirits of the dead suddenly arrived from the Human World, and they're having trouble accomodating all of them. After a lecture, they do battle, and Reimu emerges victorious. The three of them have a flower viewing later on, where it's explained that as the spirits of the dead cross the Sanzu River, the flowers' blooming will settle down.

Mountain of Faith

Mountain of Faith Reimu's Scenario

Reimu's shrine has become a hotspot for youkai, so she doesn't get many human visitors to do patronage. She receives a foreboding threat from a mysterious human visitor, who demands that the Hakurei shrine be shut down and submit to another god. Reimu, always the optimist, decided to go to Youkai Mountain to face the goddess who is making these threats. She fights her way up to the Moriya Shrine and defeats its shrine maiden, Sanae Kochiya, as well as its resident god, Kanako Yasaka, thus saving her own shrine. Afterwards, Reimu summons everyone to the shrine to watch the autumn leaves, where she vouches for Sanae and Kanako and tells Nitori and Aya that they should invite them over for drinks sometime and generally get along. Sanae also tells Reimu that youkai are a good source of faith. A while later, Marisa brings Reimu the rumor that a second god is actually living at the Moriya Shrine, and she goes to check it out. She then meets Suwako Moriya and defeats her.

Scarlet Weather Rhapsody

Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Reimu's Scenario

The Hakurei Shrine is suddenly destroyed by an earthquake, but upon consulting with Marisa, Reimu finds out that no one else felt it, so there must be something odd going on. She goes around to various suspicious characters, including Komachi Onodzuka, who Reimu initially suspects. However, it's not her, so Reimu ends up making her way towards Heaven, where the celestials Iku Nagae and Tenshi Hinanawi reside. Tenshi reveals she started the incident simply because she was bored watching everyone else getting involved in incidents and wanted to start her own. She also claims she destroyed Reimu's shrine so Reimu would be motivated to resolve the incident; Reimu promptly resolves the incident by defeating Tenshi. Afterwards, Tenshi has a legion of celestials help rebuild her shrine.

Subterranean Animism

Subterranean Animism Reimu and Yukari Arc, Subterranean Animism Story Reimu and Suika Arc, e Subterranean Animism Story Reimu and Aya Arc

A geyser appears behind Hakurei Shrine, and at first Reimu is happy, because its heat will alleviate the cold of winter. However, evil spirits begin emerging from the earth and loitering about Gensokyo. Reimu is sent to investigate with either Yukari Yakumo, Suika Ibuki, or Aya Shameimaru, depending on what shot type the player chooses. She communicates them throughout her trip via her Yin-Yang Orbs. She heads straight to the Underworld, and fights her way deeper and deeper until reaching the Palace of the Earth Spirits. There she meets Satori Komeiji, whose two pets apparently have something to do with it. Reimu defeats Rin Kaenbyou, then reaches Utsuho Reiuji, who, with her newfound powers, is maintaining the hellfire that heats the Underground, and is responsible for the geysers that let the evil spirits leak out. She defeats her as well, then returns to the surface. Rin starts frequenting the shrine, though mostly for food, and eventually they make the geyser behind the shrine into a hot spring. Utsuho later explains how she came to possess such power, and it seems to point straight towards Kanako and Suwako, so Reimu sets off for the Youkai Mountain again. When she gets to the shrine, however, she meets Koishi Komeiji, who was apparently also looking for who gave Utsuho those powers. Suwako comes out to meet them after they fight and explains it's all part of their "industrial revolution project".

Touhou Hisoutensoku

A humanoid giant is trampling about Gensokyo. Three residents have a few theories on what that could be. Reimu has a fight with a couple of people, then reads about it later on in the newspaper.

Undefined Fantastic Object

Reimu A Scenario e Reimu B Scenario

When the treasure ship appears in the skies of Gensokyo, Reimu decides to go after it. She forces her way into it only to discover that there's no treasure inside. However, Minamitsu Murasa tells her they're headed to Makai to revive a "saint" of some sort. She follows them there and meets Byakuren Hijiri, a Buddhist monk that loves youkai and humans equally. That certainly won't do, so Reimu beats her up. She and Byakuren later fly around the skies on the ship, but afterwards the ship is landed and renovated into the Myouren Temple. A little later, she follows up on the strange light that was following her during the journey, and it turns out to be Nue Houjuu, a straggler from Byakuren's group. Reimu defeats her and persuades her to visit the temple.

Ten Desires

Ten Desires Story

A large number of divine spirits appear, threatening the flower viewing, so it's up to Reimu to figure out what's causing it. She visits the Netherworld first; while Yuyuko Saigyouji isn't the culprit, she points the shrine maiden towards the Myouren Temple. After forcing her way to the graveyard, she discovers the spirits all flocking to the Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum. Once inside, she defeats the newly resurrected Mononobe no Futo and Toyosatomimi no Miko in battle.

Literature

Curiosities of Lotus Asia
Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red

Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red Article and Interview: Reimu

Shortly after the events of Perfect Cherry Blossom, Aya Shameimaru attends a flower viewing at the Hakurei Shrine, where she meets Reimu, who is in a foul mood because no one wants to help her clean up after event. Aya plies her with sake and questions her about the incident, commenting in the article that "Reimu just seems to be a laid-back drunkard". In the follow-up interview, Reimu claims Aya's paper is full of lies and insists her account of the incident is true, though Aya still doesn't recognize Reimu's deeds.

Silent Sinner in Blue
Eastern and Little Nature Deity, Strange and Bright Nature Deity, and Oriental Sacred Place
Symposium of Post-mysticism
Wild and Horned Hermit
Forbidden Scrollery

Relationships

Although Reimu often shows up as the main character, she doesn't participate in mundane activities to the extent Marisa Kirisame does, limiting her familiarity with most of Gensokyo's population. Nevertheless, she has interacted with almost every other character that has ever made a physical appearance, with the exception of the Unnamed Giant Catfish, Renko Usami, and Maribel Hearn.

Marisa Kirisame

Reimu's best friend is likely Marisa Kirisame, who spends a lot of her time at the shrine. They are there together the majority of the time in various print works, prologues, and extra stage prologues, hanging out together and discussing or attending the latest events in Gensokyo. Reimu has known Marisa since Story of Eastern Wonderland, where Mima had Marisa fight Reimu. Their friendship may have started soon after that, as in all of the bad endings, Marisa decides she needs to train more, and drags Reimu along to train with her, much to Reimu's chagrin.

Yukari Yakumo

Despite her antagonistic personality, Yukari Yakumo mentors Reimu by pushing her to increase her spiritual powers, such as learning how to invoke the gods in Silent Sinner in Blue. She also occasionally seeks Reimu's assistance in resolving incidents in Imperishable Night and Subterranean Animism.

Rinnosuke Morichika

Reimu is familiar with Rinnosuke Morichika, a shopkeeper who owns Kourindou, who she sometimes visits to hang out or for wares (and sometimes shoplifts). 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.

Sanae Kochiya

Despite being the priestess of a rival shrine, Sanae Kochiya is on friendly terms with Reimu and appears frequently in Wild and Horned Hermit alongside Reimu and Marisa. She came on a bit strongly when she and Reimu first met, but she really thought she was helping the Hakurei Shrine out by attempting to get it to switch gods to Kanako Yasaka. After Mountain of Faith, Sanae offered to help Reimu as a fellow miko to gather faith for the shrine, and appears to have been friends with Reimu since then.

Genjii

In the PC-98 canon, Reimu used a turtle as a means for flight until the end of Mystic Square; that turtle was Genjii. Reimu calls him "gramps".

Three Fairies of Light

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 is escorting them). As of Oriental Sacred Place, the three fairies moved into a tree near the Hakurei Shrine and become Reimu's neighbors, increasing the amount of pranks even more. Reimu aims to evict the fairies, but cannot 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. After an intense battle, Reimu finally defeats the fairies (instantly), and points out that their line of reasoning is utterly ridiculous. Despite this, Marisa finds that Reimu befriended the fairies after all, and as of the end of Oriental Sacred Place, the fairies now happily openly spend time at the shrine while helping Reimu out with various chores.

Byakuren Hijiri

Reimu views Byakuren Hijiri and the Myouren Temple as a rival of sorts to herself and the Hakurei Shrine. In Ten Desires, Toyosatomimi no Miko points out that Reimu is friendly towards Byakuren. Although Reimu says they're religious rivals, she does not seem to deny it. In one of her Undefined Fantastic Object endings, Reimu is depressed at how quickly Byakuren's temple is picking up followers compared to her own shrine. By the time of Strange and Bright Nature Deity, Reimu is angry at the temple for stealing away her shrine's followers (ignoring that her shrine never had (m)any followers in the first place), but Byakuren seems unaware of this.

Kasen Ibaraki

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.

Unnamed kitsune & Unnamed kuda-gitsune

In Wild and Horned Hermit Chapter 8, The Unnamed kitsune offered to help Reimu gain worshipers after being caught disguised as Marisa during a party at Hakurei Shrine. She was, however, deceiving Reimu by letting her use the powers of her kuda-gitsune. Using her ability, they gathered worshipers. Kasen Ibaraki discovered that these fox youkai had been consuming Reimu's willpower and wealth as payment for their help. However, they managed to walk away from the Hakurei Shrine with all her wealth.

Minor Relationships

The Hakurei God

Reimu knows next to nothing about the god dwelling in her shrine, making her unable to provide it with faith despite her efforts. Byakuren stated in one of the endings for Undefined Fantastic Object that the god is mad because of this.

Ruukoto

In the PC-98 canon, she obtains a robotic maid named Ruukoto as a servant at the end of Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream though no reference has been made to it since.

Mima

In the PC-98 canon, Mima is an Akuryou who haunts the surroundings of the Hakurei Shrine, after many confrontations and being resealed by Reimu, she decides to spend her days making fun of the miko.

Suika Ibuki

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

Aya Shameimaru

Aya Shameimaru, the tengu reporter was also her ally during the events of Subterranean Animism.

VIVIT
Note: This section is part of the Seihou Project by the Doujin circle "Shunsatsu sare do?".

VIVIT first met Reimu Hakurei at the Hakurei Shrine in Gensokyo during the Extra stage of Shuusou Gyoku, where Reimu attacked her before she could explain what she was doing. After Reimu lost, VIVIT told her that she was looking for the Holy Grail, causing Reimu to become confused and start asking questions.

Gallery

Spell Cards

Additional Information

  • Reimu seems to be scared before and after the boss battle with the Five Magic Stones, making this the only ever time that Reimu was scared and/or afraid of a boss before and after the battle.
  • Reimu is known for exterminating youkai indiscriminately, regardless of how much of a threat they represent to her or others. The most notable example of this was Tokiko, who was ambushed by Reimu while she was, in Reimu's own words, "reading and minding her own business".
  • Most of her theme from Lotus Land Story sounds similar to Elis and Kikuri's theme from Highly Responsive to Prayers, "Magic Mirror".
  • It is originally stated that she lives alone at the shrine, but other rarely seen characters (Mima and SinGyoku) are known to stay there or near there as well. Even then, she claims that most youkai visitors are nuisances, and she'd prefer to be left alone. Marisa Kirisame seems to be one of the few who she wouldn't drive away.
  • In Imperishable Night, Reimu is the only one whose partner doesn't mention the danger of the full moon.
  • Reimu's ultimate technique Fantasy Nature (夢想天生 musou tensei, "innate fantasy gained at birth") is homophonous with the ultimate technique of the Hokuto Shinken school in Fist of the North Star, Musou Tensei (無想転生 musou tensei, "nil-thought rebirth"), and has much the same effect.
    • In Touhou Hisoutensoku, if you activate Fantasy Nature successfully in a 3rd round, a remix of "Eastern Mystical Love Consultation" will play which resembles Ai wo Torimodose, the opening theme of the Fist of the North Star anime (an instrumental version of which usually plays whenever Kenshiro is about to win a fight).
  • In Touhou Hisoutensoku, one of her alternative palettes looks similar to VIVIT, the heroine of the Seihou Project. Also, one of her palettes seems to be another maid homage, Ruukoto, or possibly Sanae Kochiya's colours. The palette also seems to resemble Mima from Highly Responsive to Prayers. Her white/light gray palette seems to resemble Toki from Hokuto no Ken and possibly somewhat similar to her white outfit from the fangame Concealed the Conclusion.
  • When playing Yukari's story mode in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, Reimu breaks down in tears in the ending after Yukari defeats Tenshi and reduces the Hakurei Shrine to rubble for the second time, with Sakuya and Youmu looking on helplessly (although Suika offers to help rebuild it). This marks the first and only time where she is seen crying in a storyline scenario.
  • The shrine maiden at the end of Dolls in Pseudo Paradise is probably Reimu. She has Reimu's title, "Shrine Maiden of Paradise" (and her personality), and according to Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red's Music Column, the shrine maiden in the song that accompanies the ending section is Reimu (so basically, this shrine maiden has Reimu's song and title). However, only the shrine maiden at the end is referred to as the shrine maiden of paradise. Thus it is possible that the shrine maiden seen in the first half of the story is a different person altogether.
  • A "13th Shrine Maiden" signs off the Gensokyo Record in Perfect Cherry Blossom's prologue. ZUN has stated in an e-mail that the Gensokyo Record is unreliable (for one thing, the writing style of each section shows it was written by a different person each time), thus "there is a high possibility that Reimu is not the 13th Hakurei shrine maiden." (technically, this also means there is no proof that the person who wrote that section of the record is a shrine maiden at all).
  • It is shown in Oriental Sacred Place that the shrine sometimes gets various donations (including wine) from unknown sources (implied to be from the outside world, as the Hakurei Shrine lies on the border) and Yukari is shown in Oriental Sacred Place to sneak yen donations into the offering box when Reimu isn't looking.
  • Although Reimu has successfully resolved the incidents in each major Touhou game, it's possible that her win rate throughout the actual events of the games was not 100%. Perfect Memento in Strict Sense states that Reimu likes to request rematches until she finally wins. In essence, Reimu apparently has had to use a few continues every once in a while, but she still manages to get a good ending.

Fandom

Reimu turns out to be a widely popular character among the fanbase. She is usually chosen as the playable character on a lot of fangames, or at least appears on a high number of fangames. Unlike most characters, Reimu has been compared to a lot of characters, especially some of the cast from the Seihou Project. Although Reimu is known to be the same character as her PC-98 form, some fans still depict both versions as different people, sometimes even been next to each other.

Reimu in most fangames is often a middling character better used for healing/buffing than offense. Perhaps this is done in protest to her "overpowered heroine" status in the canon.

Destitute

In Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, it has been said that pretty much nobody goes to the shrine. Thus, it has been a common interpretation that she gets 0 donations. Due to this, she is called 貧乏巫女 (Binbou miko, lit. "destitute shrine maiden"). As a side effect, she is also frequently portrayed by fans as being greedy or obsessed with getting money.

Armpits as a necessity

Because of how she dresses in the Windows Touhou games, her exposed armpits are sometimes a target for jokes and memes. Due to this, she is commonly called "waki miko" (腋巫女, lit. "armpit miko"). Upon hiding her armpits, anyone would notice at once, and before her back, chest, or feet, her armpits are always the first thing appealed to.

Heretic

Other than the idea that "money is dirty" related to the "destitute" meme, in canon her personality is comparatively severe (in youkai extermination, she has no mercy), so she is sometimes called "Yakuza miko". Furthermore, upon facing off with Watatsuki no Toyohime in Silent Sinner in Blue, she used the words, "if one doesn't shoot down and slay without one remaining, if there is impurity on the moon, then danmaku shall be scattered," said to be a little severe and without mercy, so she occasionally does not spare using unfair measures.

Zombie Reimu

The drastic change in the color of Reimu's skin tone over the course of the Windows games (most noticeable in Mountain of Faith, in which her skin appears yellowish and almost jaundiced) raised eyebrows and led to a number of jokes and dubious theories, the most common of which is that she is actually an undead zombie.

Miscellaneous
  • Taoreimu, Dareimu, etc.: a defeated Reimu is sometimes called "Taoreimu" (from 倒れる), a hit Reimu is sometimes called "Dareimu" (from ), and an angry Reimu is sometimes called "Buchigireimu (from ぶち切れる), thus giving her shiritori-like names.
  • Concerning the god enshrined at the shrine: Rinnosuke knows who the god enshrined at the shrine is. However, since Reimu is completely uninterested in whatever god is enshrined, he did not say at all. Because of this, it has been fanon to interpret this to mean that the enshrined god is Mima, Gensokyo itself, etc.
  • Oni Miko: When she shows her true strength, she becomes "Oni Miko" (鬼巫女).
  • Flight on Genji: Although Reimu is able to fly independently, she is still shown in a number of fanworks to still be sitting on Genjii, presumably either to be a show off or to have "extra power". The most notable fanwork to feature this is Touhou Soccer Moushuuden.
  • JoJo association: In the trend of JoJo associations, it appears Reimu is paired with Josuke Higashikata, the reason here being that Josuke's name has the characters for Touhou in it (東方仗助 for Josuke, 東方 for Touhou) although, personality-wise, he could be more similar to Marisa.
  • Silent Reimu: Sora No Amagumo has made a comic series most centered around Reimu with a few major changes: She's a silent, kind, adorable girl, a contrast from the more common surly Reimus out there. This rendition is pretty popular on both sides of the fandom.

Official Profiles

Official Sources

References

  1. Embora este seja um tema de uma Fase 1, os comentários do ZUN no arquivo th4_02.txt afirmam que este tema pertence a ela.
  2. Wild and Horned Hermit capítulo 5
  3. Perfect Cherry Blossom: Enredo da Marisa - "Esta barreira é incrível. Não há como uma novata como eu resolver este mistério. Será que está faltando algo?"; Enredo da Reimu - "Você quebrou a barreira para chegar até aqui, não foi!" "Ela apenas se abriu facilmente."
  4. Oriental Sacred Place capítulo 15
  5. Forbidden Scrollery capítulo 7 - "Ah, este gesto é mau. Irá dissolver qualquer selo; É a técnica trapaceira da Reimu."
  6. Resposta do ZUN a mensagens no antigo Gensou Bulletin Board 3
  7. Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - fase Extra