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Genjii
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 Genjii in Story of Eastern Wonderland TurtleMore Character Titles | |
| Species | Turtle |
| Abilities | Able to fly in the sky |
| Age | Unknown, older than Reimu |
| Occupation | Reimu's pet |
| Location | Hakurei Shrine |
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Genjii (玄爺 Genjī) is a turtle that lives at the Hakurei Shrine. His magical abilities have granted him a long life and the ability to fly, and as Reimu Hakurei cannot fly under her own power prior to Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, he is used as a platform for Reimu to fly on.
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Concept
Name
The kanji for Gen (玄) literally means 'Black' or 'Mysterious'. The kanji for Jii (爺) literally means 'Old Man' or 'Grandfather'.
Appearance
Genjii has the appearance of an old turtle with a grey beard. He is clearly much older than Reimu, and she often refers to him as "Gramps" in order to mock his age (and as a pun on his name).
Genjii in other Canon Works
Windows Canon
Genjii hasn't appeard in the Touhou Project since Mystic Square. However, ZUN mentioned in at least two interviews that Genjii is "probably living in the lake at the back of the shrine". In Strange and Bright Nature Deity Chapter 12, when Reimu and Marisa Kirisame were talking about "glowing moss", Reimu said it would be nice to transfer it to the pond in the back of the shrine and Marisa responds that she could make it grow there on the turtles' backs. It's possible that one of them is Genjii out of those turtles.
Story
Relationship
- Reimu Hakurei (Owner)
- Yin-Yang Orb (Unknown)
Additional Information
Trivia
- Genjii only speaks in Story of Eastern Wonderland.
- Because of his ability to fly and speak he is probably a type of youkai, as animals that live very long usually turn into one.
Fanon
- 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.
Official Profiles
- Story of Eastern Wonderland - FUUMAROKU.TXT
Official Sources
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