When she tries too hard, she fails. This even describes how her 'get rich quick' schemes fail... but she somehow gets by on a diet of mostly tea and rice. And in some interpretations, her only problem is what she frets over the most; visitation and donations at the shrine. It's kinda crazy how omnipresent in her life this would be if this were all tied to this. It would be a force of Nature, indeed.
Yukari has stated that she together with Reimu and Yuyuko would be no match for Eiki Shiki. Who's main ability is establishing Good and Evil. Reimu is by no means infallable and omnipotent. In Wild and Horned Hermit she was incapable of escaping Hell, instead bringing her own physical body to her spirit. She also wasn't entirely serious against Kasen at the beginning of her fight, yet Kasen was still dominating Reimu in battle. Reimu also didn't exactly seem serious about destroying Kasens arm, yet was unable to do so. As transcendent as Reimus abilities seem, there are limits, just like how Yukari's abilities seem to make her unbeatable, she does acknowledge Lunarians as superior to her. Yukari having waged war against Lunarians and lost.
@@whitefox3189But in the end, no matter what you do, no matter how many small battles you won, Reimu will still stand on the top and win the great scale of war
For me not even plot armor look like Defy logic example her Luck being positive happy nature not being full serious in fight increase her luck, her being serious is negative effect for her make her lose, Some time in Manga or Novel or Game she being beat by Marisa or Other, Anime Reimu able win there Marisa or friends support her that why she able win because she having fun and not think about win or lose.
Medaka: *hold my box* fr tho, medaka's whole schtick is, whatever you can do, she can do better. Goku can fire kamehameha? Well she can fire a stronger one. But tbh tho when two characters with reality altering abilites clash it's just a paradox on who will win
This is absolutely crazy, yet makes so much sense. Reimu isn't just floating in the air, she's floating on the surface of reality. The less she agitates her natural buoyancy over the dimension of Gensokyo, the calmer reality would be, like a gentle surface of water. Reimu being serious at something is akin to someone thrashing around on water surface, which ironically would only make them sink more instead. And when Reimu sinks into reality, that's where her nature to "float" is disturbed, and thus becoming one with the full force of reality once more.
I was also in this floating state when I was 12 years old, playing a game called Spider-Man where you had to stop an aeroplane in a warehouse to save someone. Which I remembered now when the topic was brought up in the video. I felt such a similar state of complete calm, I felt like I was floating and completed the mission on my first try without ever having played the game, I just watched my brother try five times.
I feel "Faith" is the word - walking with your right foot knowing that the left would follow without fail without even thinking - that is her faith in how things will always become right in gensokyo in the end.
Something I find interesting is that in Dolls in Pseudo Paradise, there is a shrine maiden that was also described as very distant, and was seen blending with the rain as it falls and disappearing. I wonder, is this a power all Hakurei shrine maidens have?
I always presumed the shrine maiden was Reimu tbh. Apart from the design change (which makes sense, Reimu's design wasn't standard at the time) there doesn't seem to be anything that really suggests it's not Reimu and in one of the stories, it really sounds like Reimu.
@@okuu5091 I believe it isn't because the design change is very different. I doubt ZUN would portray Reimu with such a different look even if it wasn't standard at the time. Besides, DiPP also took place a long time in the past, and Reimu hasn't been around for that long. Unless you also believe in the theory Reimu might be the Hakurei god or the theory that Reimu reincarnates ig
@@internetlurker1850 There's not much to suggest that it's set in the past, apart from the presence of opium, which admittedly can't be as easily explained by being Gensokyo as usual due to the implied familiarity, but then again, opium was never a popular thing in Japan. It's entirely possible Gensokyo just has its own supply of opium. I honestly don't think the shrine maiden looks very different from Reimu, it's not like she didn't wear a similar hat in the PCB ending. She's just too similar to Reimu, personality wise.
@@okuu5091But her clothing's (slightly, sure, but they're both shrine maidens so whatever) different, hair is different, hat is different, I just do not see that being Reimu. Also what do you mean by " it's not like she didn't wear a similar hat in the PCB ending", which PCB ending so I can look it up, because I don't remember seeing that. And it's also at least pre-EoSD, since there seems to be no presence of spellcard rules.
I'm so happy that someone else is discussing this aspect of Reimu. I realized the nature of this ability when researching her, and since then I've been obsessed with the idea that she secretly has one of the most subtly overpowered abilities in the whole series.
When you said "ability to float", my mind was instantly led to think of some kind of control over the body's density, as the physical property of floating can be taken as a relationship between the density of the body and the density of the environment in which it is immersed (either in water or air). But the idea of Reimu having the ability to just "go with the flow" and get better results makes a lot more sense to me, not always the amount of effort put into something will generate the same amount of result. Sometimes when I put a lot of effort into my work I end up frustrated with the results obtained, once frustrated regardless of the time or effort I dedicate, I always get unsatisfactory results, at these times, the ability to relax and simply enter your own world is really amazing.
Aya also has a probably-relevant comment on Reimu's last spell in Double Spoiler, stating that Reimu doesn't seem to realize she's teleporting. Her teleporting abilities don't really get spoken of, they're mostly just shown, be it in her other IN spells or (pretty consistently) in the fighting games. Aya seems to speak of it like it's a part of musou tensei as described, though.
So, what I am interpreting, is that ZUN made Reimu’s plot armor an in-universe mechanic that can be perceived and analyzed just because he felt like it
This ability seems to be in-line with her TH13 parallel ending where seija posits that Reimu’s ability’s are based in Taoism and not actually Shinto. Through that lens, it makes sense that Reimu seems to have sage-like levels of mastery in things like combat where she simply “goes with the flow”, which is to say, “goes with the Tao”
I remember someone long ago (don't remember when, where, or by who) saying something about reimu's power like this (I can only write what I remember) : "In my opinion, reimu is someone that seem to have ascended. Her ascencion puts her up there with gods, celestials and buddhas of our own mythology or even higher than them. It's as if the universe, multiverse, and even mathemathical dimensions will bow down and voluntarily bends to her will or give her an end or result that would make her happy. As if they suddenly becoming sentient just so they can bring happiness to her in their own way."
Really interesting video! I knew about her innate ability to “go with the flow” (which is basically the goal of Daoism, which might explain why she has Yin-Yang Orbs), but I didn’t realize she might unconsciously be warping every incident to have a peaceful resolution! Really adds a whole new perspective.
Interesting take on Reimu’s ability. I’ve always interpreted it as “the ability to not be bound by logic” or just “the ability to negate/defy.” It neatly ties together all her “supernatural” abilities we’ve seen in the canon: float/defy gravity, easily negate any seal, teleport (negate the continuity of space), and of course her fantasy nature (negate the opponent’s chance of winning). Though it’s interesting that all of these abilities seems to only work when she’s doing them subconsciously. Maybe the moment she starts to think about the logic of these thing, her ability no longer works.
I love how method you are, going the whole extra mile and properly translating from the Japanese and always qualifying what's fact and what's speculative. Top-notch content bro, it feels like I'm watching a mythical history video or something!
Thank you very much! I want to avoid putting any of my opinions or interpretations forth as hard facts. I want my video content to be regarded as a genuinely trustworthy source for learning the lore.
I have a feeling you won't read a comment on an old video, but I have always loved how her ability seems to be in line with the concept of Dao. It's like she is attuned to a path of least resistance. She does not need to think about winning a battle, much in the same way that a river does not need to try to flow, or a tree does not need to try to grow (iirc, these are the exact examples given in the tao te ching?). It is effortless movement. Truly an amazing ability.
A lot of people have pointed out that this lines up with Wu Wei (nonaction). I believe there was a character in the manga that actually says she's a lot like a Taoist.
Y'know, this is God-send of a video for me. Firstly, Reimu's my favorite character and getting more insight into her is a good thing. Secondly, I'm planning on writing a doujin work that delves heavily into Reimu herself (specifically through the lens of the work's main character) and getting more insight into how her ability works and how it would affect the way she views things or acts is invaluable. As an aside, I feel that ZUN is referencing Hokuto no Ken with this ability, at least to an extent, given that Kenshiro also has an ability that allows him to become intangible and flow through a fight. Also, that ability is named Musou Tensei, though I believe it utilizes different kanji and it translates different. And with my little diatribe done, you've earned yourself a subscriber, my man. Keep up the great content!
So, first off, glad to hear you enjoyed it. Second off, it is 100% intended as a Hokuto no Ken reference and your description of their similarities and differences are spot on. Honestly, I probably should have added that bit of knowledge to the video, but it slipped my mind.
An illusion or perceptual manipulation that makes Reimu see something “ideal” as something that’s actually bad, like her friends dying, could circumvent this ability.
Great video. I can't believe I've been a fan of Touhou for more than 10 years and I've missed this much about Reimu's powers. I wish we could get some more in depth details to her past and the Hakurei Maidens as a whole, but I dunno if getting too much into the past is something the main series would do now, even though ZUN did drop some more lore relevant characters like Okina being a sage and Misumaru being the creator of the Yin Yang Orbs... we'll just have to wait and see
You know, from when the era of Touhou memes were so wide-spread it made new western fans, I've always been curious about this as making my own theories with what translation were available. Just before or after Touhou 11, I think Thcrap became more of a godsend in continuously updated translation. The ambiguity leaves alot to fill. I remembering so many good Doujinshi, some dark, others nonchalant on their takes of the world function. Reimu in this sense reminds me of Haruhi Suzumiya with less drawback after seeing this, kinda. The fact she can't always wins is really something enjoyable, especially since Flandre finally got to shine or even some events that cannot be stopped like POFV. The fact the moment Reimu becomes doubtful or ultra serious is such a nice take on an "OP" character. Kind of like anxiety made into a law of magic that actively goes against her.
She sure as hell "floated" away from Yuugi feet in latest whale manga. And i would assume that Reimu invincibility, like many other abilities is greatly blown out of proportion, especially after what we saw in Kasens bone-zone.
I think the ability to "float" is better construed in English as the ability to "transcend reality". Although transcending something can imply no longer being part of it, I think it still fits better even if she is still partially grounded in reality when this ability is active.
I really like how her ability mimics how I play the games. For some reason ZUN seems to have a much deeper understanding of the genre than I do. I should make 8 SHMUPs and see if I understand the genre that well after that.
Touhou abilities are always beyond crazy and I just love how the reason it's able to get away with that stuff is because ZUN was gigabrained to make an MC like Reimu
No it's more of, if Reimu is lazy enough she will just avoid fighting Goku, or even she loses it won't have any long-term effects (which should be general for any fight against Goku). But it just makes me wonder to what length would Reimu's ability go, is it an absolute rule that can't be countered in any ways possible (which would just be a case for No Limits Fallacy), or it has a limit to it, so that it cannot work against someone way too stronger than her.
Thank the youtube algorithm for showing me your content, idk how i woulda found it otherwise. But i enjoy your work a ton, its the side of the touhou fandom that i want to be a part of
RU-vid has gotten pretty good at recommending content to people outside of subscribers over the years. There's a few things I have a problem with it, but it's come a long way.
this makes even more sense because taoism is partly based on "going with the flow". when reimu tries to put in effort, she fails. when reimu "goes with the flow" and doesnt put any "resistance", she wins easily. and reimu is quite literally a shrine maiden (shintoism which is derived from taoism iirc) and uses yinyang balls as her weapons (an extremely prominent taoism symbol)
(I dont know *anything* about touhou lore and just play the games) could 7:42 and the description of "semi-transparent state" along with "looks like she was made of air" also be linked to why she has a smaller hitbox in certain games?
@@jerrythemike3584 The squirrels shouldn't be an issue as long as Reimu isn't trying to dodge them. The moment Squirrel Girl gets Reimu's attention is when she strikes.
Really neat interpretation! Although in my eyes, I believe there's something a bit more deliberate about Reimu's ability. I always headcanon'd her fantasy nature as Reimu making herself a "gensokyo". She becomes a fantasy to the reality of those around her...making her intangible. I only have that theory since the Hakurei Shrine plays such an important role on the existence of Gensokyo to begin with. I feel Reimu has more agency in her ability than your headcanon implies.
So, a couple of things- I don't think some of what you're saying is necessarily incompatible with what I'm saying, but I'd like to clarify some things. I would first have to say that I don't really consider a lot of what I'm presenting to be 'headcanon' in this case. Now, of course, the last bits where I'm doing a meta-analysis on ZUN's intention of her power going as far as making everything have a happy ending is 100% on my end. But that's not so much lore related and more looking at authorial intent. Everything prior to that can be regarded as canon given the examples laid out. Now that being said- her becoming a "Gensokyo" so to speak is probable in the sense she could be creating her own world. A "fantasy within a fantasy" so to speak. As for the agency bit, there are certainly instances of her activating her ability consciously. I'm not denying that. However, we have very clear instances of it activating unconsciously both shown in this video, and a couple instances people have mentioned in the comments that I left out because of redundancy.
@@GensouChronicle Kinda makes me wonder if the unconscious uses of her ability could have something to do with the shrine. We still don't have a clear answer on what the Hakurei shrine actually does. Like maybe Gensokyo itself doesn't allow Reimu to lose. There's a lot to speculate here haha.
@@Tribow It's definitely possible, yeah. One of the biggest mysteries is the details regarding the shrine and its god. And for sure, a LOT to speculate over.
Despite this I still don't understand her fight in Silent Sinner in Blue. I always chalk it up as Reimu only doing it halfheartedly. Really good work on this sir!
"Shapes the world" - that's why I love Concealed the Conclusion. It is not canon, especially due to its topic, but it reflects the whole picture so well, that even though it was released in 2007, all next official works never contradicted with its story.
It draws very well off the canon. Part of why it's still so accurate is because a lot of these sources that establish Reimu's powers were from before 2007.
1. Reimu's ability is basically floating in and out of reality, which honestly reminds me of the flow state you achieve either doing some deep task for long enough or playing video games with just the right amount of concentration. Doesn't really have much to do there with literal flight. 2. In my headcanon, Innate Dreams aren't even related to Fantasy Nature. Instead, they're hidden ultimate techniques/forms that make the user even better than they would be otherwise, but could leave them sore at best or metaphysically break them at worst.
If she has that kind of power, it's one more reason for Yukari to exploi- I mean, care after her. Powerful tool, if difficult to use. But Yukari-sama never makes mistakes, right?
_Taking it easy~_ is the best way to get better at the games imo. I also find that im better at the games when i don't focus on them while i play lol. This is like Reimu's abillity irl. I think im onto something.
Ya me sabía eso. Reimu tiene un Omnilock, y aun así fue derrotada por Yorihime (hasta ZUN dijo en una entrevista que Yorihime solo saldría en mangas, porque en los juegos esta demasiado fuerte como para ser vencida por Reimu y Marisa)
Ever since my strange Touhou x Sonic + voice actors otaku phase (it's a long story) I often saw Reimu as a memetic parallel to Shadow the Hedgehog for the hell of it in my own lalaland...but aside from Musou Tensei being a funny hurr durr durr comparison to Chaos Blast.... Surprisingly, their tenacities especially (and/or their determination to confront things through) seem to be far more similar than what I would expect, and how they bounce off of others that tend to rub them the wrong way. Not helping in that Reimu in most memes is often portrayed as a dickhead, sometimes like how Shadow has been.
"a wonderful shrine maiden of paradise. She is one of the two main characters of the series. Her good points are her armpits. Her abilities include flight, utter invincibility invoked when she feels like it (Fantasy Heaven), killing everyone with her balls, and overpoweredness, that's because she can fly away from reality, hence making her utterly invulnerable, even against concept manipulators such as Yukari, in other words, if she decided to fight seriously, Reimu could go hand to hand with the C'tan, the Emperor and the Chaos Gods all together and win by default" - 1d4chan explanation of Reimu Hakurei
I think the reason Zun why he add Reimu ability to "float" because it design to protect Reimu and counter Yukari Yakumo Boundaries Manipulation power. We all know boundaries manipulation power is the most broken power in every fiction because it pure limitless possibilities and there no limit what Yukari can do or can't do.
The limit on Yukari is Yukari herself, the power may theoretically be infinite but her ability to use it is definitely not. For instance, she can't just go to the moon except with a specific ritual, and that gets disrupted by Toyohime.
@@LilyKazami If you really think Yukari surrendered to Luna sister just because she are stronger than Yukari? That's part you wrong about Yukari. She never has intention to fight Luna sistes to begin with. She be like "okay you win, i surrender happy now?" If you wanted to understand Yukari abilities and her power, you need understand her entire characteristic. Don't forget most her boundaries manipulation she shown in games are mostly under spell cards rules. You need understand her personality, her intelligence, and her master plan. The only thing limit her power is because she is a youkai. That the reason I can think of why she unable to open portal directly to Luna capital probably because that where moon god and goddess live. Her big master plan about second Luna invasion in Silent Sinner in Blue was actually just one big troll and her way to F you to Lunarians, Luna Sisters and Eirin. In Cage In Lunatic Runagate, Eirin the Luna Sage and former teacher of Luna Sisters. Yukari managed to make Eirin afraid and scare of the youkai and the fear of unknown. This mean, Eirin aware that Yukari can do more than what she already shown in second Luna invasion.
@@Yurimail Either way there's clearly some limits. On order to go to the moon alongside Ran, she needs a very specific ritual (as mentioned by Hieda) involving the reflection of the moon plus multiple gaps. On Scarlet Weather Rhapsody she can’t directly gap to Heaven and instead had to take multiple smaller trips up the youkai mountain. She can’t do anything about or/and against Saigyōu Ayakashi, the big bad killer yōkai tree, by her own P.O.V mental admission. And her power must take quite the toll on her, when you think of everything it might involve, might also be the reason she’s so knowledgeable about mathematics and computers and all these sorta semantics, so as to not cause an incident everytime she uses her powers and to use her powers correctly. Her power might be theoretically without a single limit, but Yukari has her own limits, because she doesn’t has infinite energy. If she had, though, she’d be invincible.
Funny how one of the few video game protagonist with a literal instant win ability has more canonical L's than most other protags. (No less than 48 going by the games as of TH19, and that's a MAJOR interpretive lowball, not counting any optional encounters in TH9 or any of her Perfect Possession experimentation in TH15.5)
I need to mention that i had to do a double-take when i heard her ability is named "Musou Tensei", because as it turns out, there's another character with a similar-named ability! In the seinen manga "Hokuto No Ken" (Fist of the North Star), the protagonist Kenshiro eventually attains the 'Musou Tensei', an ability to render yourself completely intangible (Altho there it's translated as "Nil-Thought Rebirth" instead), and its said to be the most powerful technique of them all, only achievable by those who truly understand sadness. I wonder if Zun was inspired by that manga when writing Reimu's powers (it _did_ come first after all)
Yes, this is confirmed 100% intentional. It's mentioned on the wiki in several places. However, the kanji used are actually different! So it means something different from that ability even though they sound the same. The Japanese language has a lot of these cases where these double entendres can form.
@@GensouChronicle I actually didn't know about the wiki thing, HnK is just one of my favorite manga series ever since I read it almost a decade ago Good to see I wasn't alone in that supposition
in the fighting games, when she activates fantasy nature she has to hit the opponent a certain number of times and once she does she deals a very high amount of damage, probably another reference to Ken's fighting style
ZUN has gone on record saying that Hecatia is far stronger than anyone in either Gensokyo or the Lunar Capital. If she really wanted to, she could probably destroy Gensokyo. I allude to her here for the fact that despite fighting such a powerful person, there's nothing of that level at stake.
Good vid, but I think you overlooked the fact that in the ability description it says 宙に浮き, which clarifies that it does indeed mean floating in the air rather than any of the other senses of the word 浮く. Still interesting that it still works even when you use the liberal interpretation though.
Which ability description? Regardless, while it does include floating through the air, her ability to float does extend to influencing her surroundings, luck, and anything that might come to harm her.
Yes. There are several places this is mentioned, actually. The one I recall specifically though is the Volume 2 Strange Creators interview talking about the initial trilogy. That was in 2016, but there were earlier points where this was mentioned.
i thought this was going to be a video about her *potential* ability to use gaps? i'm a super casual fan, having never played a main game, but i think i read somewhere that she might be able to use gaps? idk man good video
She's seen manipulating barriers many times and as part of her float ability, can teleport unconsciously. But I don't think she can manipulate gaps, persay.
Maybe the perfect rival to Reimu would be someone whose ability is to "bounce". Reimu floats and avoids trouble; her rival bounces off trouble and comes back stronger. Come to think of it, this does sound a bit like how saiyajin get stronger, so Reimu vs Goku would be a true fair 50/50 match. I wonder if we can consider anyone in Gensokyo to have the innate ability to bounce...
@@GensouChronicle Regarding the ability.. hmm. Having watched some, I guess it's some state of "flow", right? Like focus, but instead of trying 'hard' to get in the state, it's acheived by idleness or uncaring? Just trying to see if it compares to other similar abilities for other fandoms that use focus or time manipulation.
Even if it is a little late. I think Reimu is in what Buddhists call bodhi, of being completely detached. Buddha‘ literally means “the awakened one” and is an honourific title that refers to an experience known as bodhi (’awakening"). According to Buddhist teaching, this refers to a fundamental and liberating insight into the basic facts of all life, from which the overcoming of a suffering existence results. The aim of Buddhist practice is to achieve this realisation, following the example of the historical Buddha by following his teachings - whereby the two extremes of self-destructive asceticism and unbridled hedonism, as well as radicalism in general, are not recommended, but rather a middle path should be taken. But if that really is the case. Then why does a shrine maiden who believes in Shintoism or even feels attracted to it have such an innate gift? Could it be that the Hakurei shrine represents the fusion of Shinto and Buddhism over time? Because in Touhou's wiki it says that Reimu doesn't even know which deity the Hakurei shrine belongs to.
Does the instance of Reimu losing to Okina and Yuuma implies the ability inactivated, or long term effects that will favor reimu undirectly, preventing negative effect, and the bad guy will always lose?
Reimu has been defeated by a lot of different characters in single battles. It generally just prevents any long-term negative effects from happening to her.
@@GensouChronicle so it's not that A ability overrides Reimu ability over certain aspects, gotcha. It's just nature itself that incident will be resolved, which favor Reimu
More or less. The ability didn't prevent her from losing battles, but it prevents anything her from losing overall. Think of it like the saying "Lose the battle, but win the war. "
Haven't watched this yet, but from alot of translated fanworks and some official stuff I keep hearing that reimu can fly because she does something with "fantasy" or something, so I'm gonna guess if this video has something to do with that
I guess 霊夢 is untranslatable. When I try too hard on college I fail. When I study Japanese in a more relaxing, laid-back way than most study centric people, I gradually absorb Japanese Language「 国語」。 霊夢は自分の愛しい霊夢。 おれは国語を勉強するやめない‼
Yeah it makes sense how Reimu's main motivation in most of the games is her begrudgingly dealing with a nuance that's interfering with her daily routine. She has almost no plan to figure out who is behind the incident besides flying out in a direction and fight people until she finds the culprit, AND IT WORKS. I can't remember which game it was but a character asked Reimu how she figured out they were involved in the incident and Reimu more or less says "I just keep fighting suspicious looking characters until I find the one behind it all, oh look I think I see another one now" Reimu will always solve any incident because to her it's just a mild annoyance getting in her way of slacking off. Not with sure resolve and determination, but from the fact she's lazy and wants to put the bare minimum effort into getting the whole thing over with.
I think that line may be in Imperishable night but I could be wrong LOL but I do know what line you're talking about and I agree with your points as well
Reimu has one of the most interesting and coolest powers in fiction I've ever seen. I know liking a character just because they have a cool superpower is shallow, but I think I really works in Reimu's favor. It is reflective of her of desire for fantastical paradise in where people can disregard their smallest opposition toward another and just enjoy the simplicity of life. You are the first in this space to bring this to the forefront of Reimu's character. Very cool analysis.
I think it's a cool power specifically because of how it's utilized in both a story fashion, and in a meta sense. The funny thing is, I can still do an entire video about Reimu as a character and talk about so much more. An old thought in the community was that all the characters are shallow and have no personality. I want to eventually just, completely shatter that with a single video.
Power or lack of power is an extension of character and is intrinsically linked. Was it something they obtained through effort or through birth? How did that power shape their upbringing? How do they themselves and others perceive/treat them because of that power? How do they use that power? How do they use that power compared to other characters with similar powers? What do they use their powers for?
@@mightza3781 "Was it something they obtained through effort or through birth?" As an aside, this question here is a big deal of why Reimu and Marisa work so well as foils to each other. They're nature and nurture, almost personified. Much of Reimu's power was talked about here, how it's something she was born with and that works best the less conscious thought she puts into it. Marisa has no powers to speak of. Learning magic is trivial in Gensokyo, even a school teacher can do it. Yet that was Marisa's path to power. She is a completely mundane human with no innate supernatural abilities to speak of. In a world where magic is as trivial as it is in Gensokyo, she is the goddamn Batman. Yet she still has achived much. And all of those achievements were reached through her blood, sweat and tears. Through countless hours of focused study, practice and experimentation. More than any other character, Marisa earned everything she has. She is the anti-Reimu.
