List of Touhou Project characters


This is a list of the characters that belong to the Touhou Project, a series of video games by ZUN from Team Shanghai Alice. Most Touhou characters reside in a fictional realm called Gensokyo, wherein humans and yōkai coexist. Though the yōkai do often prey on the humans, and the humans try to exorcise them, no racial animosity actually exists between the two. The characters also have unique abilities. Due to the first five games in the series, released for the PC-98 being relatively obscure, the characters in and after The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil are more widely recognized and popular.
All characters except the two main protagonists are listed by the first game of their appearance.

Protagonists

Reimu Hakurei


Reimu Hakurei is the main protagonist of the series. Even without doing any training, she is fairly strong. Since her freedom is to the level of the impossible, she does have a negative disposition. Because she does not believe at all that hard work pays off, she hates putting in large amounts of effort. As she has a simple and straightforward personality, her human emotions are tempestuous, and she often has hasty conversations. She has a strange atmosphere that attracts others regardless of whether they are human or yokai. Since her job is yokai extermination, she takes a stern pose against yokai, but she herself does not have a particular interest in humans or yokai. With an impartial personality that is neither gentle nor stern towards anyone, in Silent Sinner in Blue she looked after the fainted yokai rabbit and in Curiosities of Lotus Asia made a surprise attack on a harmless yokai who was enjoying reading her book, and stole it. Since she likes yokai extermination itself, when incidents do not occur for a long time, it was shown that she grew irritated due to not being able to perform yokai extermination. This is a personality that especially strong yokai like, but since at times she exterminates yokai without even any talk, she is feared by the weaker yokai. It is a carefree personality, but on the opposite side of her impartial nature, she does not see anyone as a companion, and even when she acts together with other humans or yokai, she is always alone. As she is ruthless in her job, especially in the middle of yokai extermination, she exterminates the yokai and fairies she comes across without mercy. She is also similar to Alice Margatroid in having a personality of not showing her true power due to nothing being left afterwards if she lost with her full power. She is "fairly tall."
From Rinnosuke Morichika's viewpoint, she has good relations with Marisa Kirisame. Meanwhile, there was not an instance where she fought together with Marisa. When she confronted Watatsuki no Yorihime in Silent Sinner in Blue, she did not cooperate with her allies Marisa, Remilia Scarlet, and Sakuya Izayoi.
She serves the role of the miko of the Hakurei Shrine located at the boundary between Gensokyo and the outside world, called the "Miko of Hakurei." The job of the miko of the Hakurei shrine is to exterminate yokai and resolve incidents, and Reimu herself possesses strong power, but since she habitually lives a life of drinking tea and taking naps, she does not have enough training. The plentiful livelihood of Gensokyo is sustained by the maintenance of the indispensable relationship of yokai attacking humans and humans exterminating yokai, and the Miko of Hakurei plays a part in that. Since the Miko of Hakurei also in an indispensable position of maintaining Gensokyo, it has become forbidden for the Miko of Hakurei to exterminate yokai and for yokai to attack the miko, not to mention humans coming to the Hakurei Shrine grounds to meddle. However, since the relation of yokai attacking humans has thus been lost, yokai have been in decline, so Reimu approved of a request she received from yokai to establish battle rules for bouts with yokai and kill time, thus preserving the relation between yokai and humans in a mock style, allowing strong and weak ones to have equal fights without bad aftertastes, called the "spell card rules" in the "Spell Naming Law." The customs related to the job have been preserved from time immemorial without fail, and as she follows the custom, she takes an attitude of not worrying about the results.
Reimu's appearance varies slightly between the games. However, she always can be seen with black or brown hair with a red bow, and a red and white hakama with a long skirt, the hakama is unconventional in its appearance due to the fact that the sleeves are detached. Additionally, she always carries her Purification Rod, a gohei created by Rinnosuke Morichika.
Her main abilities are flying in the sky, good intuition, and getting along with everyone; even those who were once her enemies. In the games, she is characterized by her homing amulets and yin-yang orbs. In addition to being in all of the Touhou games, she is featured in Graffiti Kingdom as "Flying Maiden", in which ZUN is involved. Due to the way she is often dressed, Reimu's exposed armpits are often used as targets for Internet memes.

Marisa Kirisame


Marisa Kirisame is a human magician who lives in a cluttered house in the Forest of Magic. She is friends with Reimu and visits her often, but is otherwise solitary and spends most of her time researching magic. She is an avid collector, bordering on having a hoarding disorder, often "borrowing" things without permission from various other characters. She talks in a very brash, direct, and often rude way, highlighting her tomboyish nature and otherwise devil-may-care attitude. While she is prone to violence, selfishness, and other disagreeable behaviors, she is also honest and a hard worker, usually on the front lines of defending Gensokyo whenever an incident occurs. She is contrasted with Reimu, the naturally-talented protagonist, as Marisa's powers derive entirely from hard work and determination rather than any abilities she was born with. In the games, her attacks are characterized by five-point star motifs and lasers, and other high-level destructive magic. Consistent to her "borrowing" habit, many of her spells are inspired by other characters, such as her signature move "Master Spark" which was originally [|Yuuka Kazami's], or her "Nondirectional Laser" attack, which was originally [|Patchouli's] attack. She is "fairly short."

Additional game characters

Highly Responsive to Prayers

;SinGyoku
;YuugenMagan
;Elis
;Sariel

;Mima
;Kikuri
;Konngara

Story of Eastern Wonderland

;Genjii
;Rika
;Meira

;Ellen

;Kotohime

;Kana Anaberal

;Rikako Asakura

;Chiyuri Kitashirakawa

;Yumemi Okazaki

;Ruukoto

;Orange

;Kurumi

;Elly

;Yuuka

;Mugetsu

;Gengetsu

;Sara

;Louise

;Alice

;Yuki

;Mai

;Yumeko

;Shinki

;Rumia

;Daiyousei

;Cirno

;Hong Meiling

;Koakuma

;Patchouli Knowledge

;Sakuya Izayoi

;Remilia Scarlet
;Flandre Scarlet

;Letty Whiterock

;Chen

;Alice Margatroid

;Lily White

;Prismriver Sisters




;Youmu Konpaku

;Yuyuko Saigyouji

;Ran Yakumo

;Yukari Yakumo

;Suika Ibuki

;Wriggle Nightbug

;Mystia Lorelei

;Keine Kamishirasawa

;Tewi Inaba

;Reisen Udongein Inaba

;Eirin Yagokoro

;Kaguya Houraisan

;Fujiwara no Mokou

;Aya Shameimaru
Aya does not like to fight unless necessary, though she has contempt for those she thinks are weak. As a tengu, she has power over the wind and is the most skilled flyer in all of Gensokyo. Her bullets are extremely fast compared to most. Additionally, she is one of the stronger yōkai in Gensokyo, and has sometimes defeated opponents when only trying to cover a news story.

;Medicine Melancholy

;Yuuka Kazami

;Komachi Onozuka
A shinigami who provides passage across the Sanzu River, Komachi has a role akin to that of Charon of Greek mythology. Despite her rather important job, she doesn't always take it seriously and ends up being scolded by her boss, Sikieiki Yamaxanadu. Her name is thought to have originated from the famed beauty Ono no Komachi. Her attacks come in the form of holed coins, in reference to the "price" one needs to pay to cross the Sanzu River. She re-appears as a playable character in Touhou 10.5 and 12.3.

;Shikieiki Yamaxanadu

;Shizuha Aki

;Minoriko Aki

;Hina Kagiyama

;Nitori Kawashiro

;Momiji Inubashiri

;Sanae Kochiya
Sanae is a rarity as she is both an outsider to Gensokyo as well as a human. Because of this, she has trouble adjusting, and is largely contemptuous towards yokai. She has long, green hair with a frog head hair clip. Somewhat similar to Reimu, her outfit resembles a hakama with detached sleeves, leaving the armpits exposed, but Sanae's is white and blue. She also carries a gohei, but the paper decorations are rectangular, compared to the more irregular shape of Reimu's.

;Kanako Yasaka
Kanako is ambitious, and continually tries to increase her faith in any way that she can. Somewhat unusually for a deity, she does not demand formality in her worship, and is largely open towards science, to the extent that she wishes to transition towards being a goddess of technological innovation. She has no hostility towards humans, but will curse them, should they act disrespectfully.
Her ability is to produce a single Qian, one of the eight elements of Taoism, which is associated with creation, leadership and reliability. She is also called a 'wind god', which would suggest an ability to alter the terrain and weather, and alongside Suwako, she has been seen creating large structures and opening holes into the underground.

;Suwako Moriya
Suwako's personality is somewhat opposite to Kanako - she is laid back, and does not appear to be affected by how much faith she has. Additionally, she enjoys competition, but does not leave the shrine often. Her ability is to create Kun, which is associated with acceptance, subtlety, and flexibility. Mountain of Faith displays rather little of her power, but in Hisoutensoku, she can summon magma, geysers, grow plants instantly, and bend rivers.

[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]


;Iku Nagae

;Tenshi Hinanawi

;Kisume

;Yamame Kurodani

;Parsee Mizuhashi

;Yuugi Hoshiguma

;Satori Komeiji

;Rin Kaenbyou
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. She decided to drive the evil spirits to above ground to lure the yōkai in and get them to help her, but instead the Heroine appeared before her, and when she was stronger than Rin expected, she asks the Heroine to help her and Utsuho.

;Utsuho Reiuji

;Koishi Komeiji

;Nazrin

;Kogasa Tatara

;Ichirin Kumoi Unzan
Ichirin was once a human, but came into contact with the man-eating foreseeing nyūdō, Unzan. Ichirin repelled by shouting "The foreseeing nyūdō was foreseen!", which would normally make him disappear, but he was impressed by her courage and devoted the rest of his life towards protecting her. Over time, Ichirin's fear of yōkai ceased, which caused her to become shunned by other humans, and eventually became a yōkai herself. Her and Unzan are always seen together, and they reside in the Myouren Temple. Ichirin wears a headdress and kesa, giving her the appearance of a traditional Buddhist monk.

;Minamitsu Murasa

;Syou Toramaru

;Byakuren Hijiri
Her magic is primarily focused on enhancing her physical abilities, in particular, strength, speed, and senses, but when not under the effects of magic, these are all on a level comparable to that of a regular human. Byakuren possesses the Sorcerer's Sutra Scroll, which contains the sutras she needs to perform her magic. It is able to recite spells on its own, can hold an infinite number of sutras, does not deteriorate, and can only be used by Byakuren. The name Byakuren can mean white lotus, and Hijiri can mean saint, making one possible reading of her name Saint of the White Lotus.

;Nue Houjuu

;Hatate Himekaidou
Fairy Wars does not introduce any new characters, but three characters from the manga Eastern and Little Nature Deity and Strange and Bright Nature Deity do appear.

;Sunny Milk

;Luna Child

;Star Sapphire

;Kyouko Kasodani

;Yoshika Miyako

;Seiga Kaku

;Soga no Toziko

;Mononobe no Futo

;Toyosatomimi no Miko

;Mamizou Futatsuiwa

;Hata no Kokoro

;Wakasagihime

;Sekibanki

;Kagerou Imaizumi
;Tsukumo Sisters



;Seija Kijin

;Shinmyoumaru Sukuna

;Raiko Horikawa

;Kasen Ibaraki

;Sumireko Usami

;Seiran

;Ringo

;Doremy Sweet

;Sagume Kishin

;Clownpiece

;Junko

;Hecatia Lapislazuli

;Joon Yorigami

;Shion Yorigami

;Eternity Larva
Nemuno Sakata>
;Nemuno Sakata
Aunn Komano>
;Aunn Komano
Narumi Yatadera>
;Narumi Yatadera
Mai Teireida>
;Mai Teireida
Satono Nishida>
;Satono Nishida
Okina Matara>
;Okina Matara

;Eika Ebisu

;Urumi Ushizaki

;Kutaka Niwatari

;Yachie Kicchounihongo\|Mayumi Joutouguu|杖刀偶 磨弓|Joutouguu Mayuminihongo\|Keiki Haniyasushin|埴安神 袿姫|Haniyasushin Keikinihongo\|Saki Kurokoma|驪駒 早鬼|Kurokoma Saki

Other characters


;Renko Usami

;Maribel Hearn

;Rinnosuke Morichika

;Hieda no Akyuu

;Watatsuki no Toyohime

;Watatsuki no Yorihime

;Reisen

;Kosuzu Motoori