About “Touhou” in a few words:

“Touhou”, predominantly a bullet hell shooter game series with an expansive lore, has cultivated a dedicated fan base that has expanded its universe into various fan-made adaptations, including anime. Set in the fictional land of Gensokyo, it centers around intricate patterns of projectiles, spell cards, and a myriad of characters, each with unique backstories, abilities, and intricate relationships. These elements together form an engaging narrative that blends action, drama, and humor.

Meet the characters from Touhou

Reimu Hakurei

Reimu is the kind of shrine maiden who is both totally zen and kind of a slob, like she can float through a fight barefoot and then forget to sweep the shrine for a week. She’s calmly decisive, solves incidents without shouting (most of the time), but also has weird gambling tastes and is suspiciously good at being lazy. Truly a weird blend of spiritual authority and “I’ll deal with it later” energy, and yes she really does accept offerings like… snacks and loose change, apparently. She protects Gensokyo out of duty and a fuzzy sense of home, but also because she likes the drama, which is adorable and terrifying. And don’t get me started on her yin-yang orbs—mysterious, semi-glowy, probably used as impromptu bowling balls in spare time.

Marisa Kirisame

Marisa is a living firework — loud, gleefully brash, and always stealing (uh, “borrowing”) things she finds shiny or useful. Her spellcard obsession and Master Spark signature move make her feel like a kid in a candy store who happens to have nuclear-level charisma. She’s a self-taught magician, messy as heck, hoards trinkets and weird books, and cries if you call her refined even once. Contradictory little nugget: she claims independence but will crash at your place uninvited and make tea like it’s a ritual of friendship. Basically, she’s reckless, warm-hearted, and somehow both annoyingly loud and unfathomably competent.

Yukari Yakumo

Yukari is the ancient, honey-voiced youkai who treats reality like Play-Doh and people like chess pieces, except she totally forgets where she put the board half the time. She’s elegant, terrifyingly powerful, and also has this infuriatingly maternal vibe—spoiling you one minute and smacking you with existential dread the next. Her gap-manipulating tricks are wild (she’ll just open a rift in the middle of tea time, no big deal), and she delights in chaos with a smug teacup grin. Also, she hoards secrets and small trinkets, possibly keeps your lost sock in a pocket dimension, so don’t be casual around her. Honestly she’s all ancient wisdom and wink-and-a-smirk mischief, the kind of mentor you love to fear and secretly adore.

Sakuya Izayoi

Sakuya is the perfectly composed maid who slices time and cakes with equal precision, and honestly it’s a little suspicious how she never stains her apron. She’s stoic, unfailingly polite, and has this tiny sharp sarcasm that slips out like a silver knife at dinner parties. Time-stop knives are her schtick (so dramatic), she organizes everything to a T but somehow loses things like emotions and occasionally her keys. There’s a secret soft spot for late-night tea and ridiculous romance novels, which makes her less terrifying and more tragically relatable.

Sanae Kochiya

Sanae is the earnest outsider shrine maiden who came to Gensokyo and instantly tried to update the place with modern enthusiasm and questionable PR skills. She’s bright-eyed, a little clumsy, full of faith-based energy and miracles — like someone who will literally pray and then triple-check the weather app. She worships gods and also weirdly enjoys fan club vibes; she’s stubbornly optimistic even when things get weird (which they always do here). Sometimes she’s naive, sometimes she’s shockingly competent in sticky situations, and occasionally she’ll run into town in her shrine outfit to deliver brochures, which is iconic. In short, pure-hearted, a touch chaotic, and somehow both modern missionary and adorable disaster.