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{{Infobox Character
{{Infobox Character
| nameJp = {{ruby-ja|秋|あき}} {{ruby-ja|静葉|しずは}}
| nameJp     ={{ruby-ja|秋|あき}} {{ruby-ja|静葉|しずは}}
| nameEn = Shizuha Aki
| nameEn     =Shizuha Aki
| nameIPA
| nameIPA   =akʲi ɕizɯha [[Media:Pronunciation_ShizuhaAki.ogg|(♫)]]
| nameAlt = Sizuha Aki
| nameAlt   =Sizuha Aki
| image = [[File:Th10Shizuha.png|x325px|Shizuha Aki]]
| image     =[[File:Th10Shizuha.png|x325px|Shizuha Aki]]
| caption = Shizuha Aki in [[Mountain of Faith]]
| caption   =Shizuha Aki in [[Mountain of Faith]]
| chartitle = {{H:title|寂しさと終焉の象徴|Symbol of Loneliness and Death}}
| chartitle ={{H:title|Symbol of Loneliness and Demise|寂しさと終焉の象徴}}
| species = [[God|God]]dess of autumn leaves
| species   =[[God|God]]dess of autumn leaves
| abilities = Ability to the extent of governing autumn leaves
| abilities = Controlling the turning of leaves
| occupation =
| occupation =
| location = Near the [[Youkai Mountain]]
| location   =Near the [[Youkai Mountain]], [[Forest of Magic]]<ref name="SoPM_Shizuha"/>
| appOfficialgames =  
| appOfficialgames =  
*[[Mountain of Faith]] (Stage 1 mid-boss)
*[[Mountain of Faith]] (Stage 1 mid-boss)
*[[Double Spoiler]] (Scene 1-3, 1-5 Boss)
*[[Double Spoiler]] (Scene 1-3, 1-5 Boss)
*[[Hopeless Masquerade]] (Background Character)
| appPrintworks =
| appPrintworks =
*[[Silent Sinner in Blue]] (Chapter 9 Cameo)
*[[Silent Sinner in Blue]] (Chapter 9 cameo)
*[[the Grimoire of Marisa]]
*[[the Grimoire of Marisa]]
*[[Oriental Sacred Place]] (Chapter 12 Cameo)
*[[Oriental Sacred Place]] (Chapter 12 cameo)
*[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]
*[[Forbidden Scrollery]] (Chapter 2 cameo)
*[[Wild and Horned Hermit]] (Chapter 19 cameo, 25 cameo, 41 cameo)
}}
}}
'''Shizuha Aki''' ({{lang|ja|秋 静葉}} ''Aki Shizuha'') is the goddess of autumn leaves and thus have to power to control the turning of the leaves. She is [[Minoriko Aki]]'s older sister and together they control [[Wikipedia:Autumn|autumn]]. She first appeared in [[Mountain of Faith]] being a stage 1 midboss.
{{nihongo|'''Shizuha Aki'''|秋 静葉|Aki Shizuha}} is the goddess of autumn leaves and thus have to power to control the turning of the leaves. She is [[Minoriko Aki]]'s older sister and together they have the ability to control autumn.


==Concept==
==General Information==
===Name===
Shizuha first appeared in ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'' being a [[stage]] 1 [[Boss|midboss]]. She then later appear as a target in ''[[Double Spoiler]]'' and in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' as a background character.
Her name is ''Shizuha Aki'' ({{lang|ja|秋 静葉}}). The character for ''Aki'' ({{lang|ja|秋}}) means "Autumn", and ''Shizuha'' ({{lang|ja|静葉}}) means "quiet({{lang|ja|静}}) leaves({{lang|ja|葉}})". Her name was spelled as ''Sizuha Aki'' in her [[Mountain of Faith]] official profile.
 
===Personality===
She believes that the autumn colors of the turning leaves are the best thing about autumn, and is filled with a sense of superiority when she shows the beauty of the leaves to her sister. She becomes sorrowful and pessimistic as winter approaches.


===Appearance===
===Ability===
Shizuha has yellow-orange eyes and short blond hair with red autumn leaves in her ''Mountain of Faith'' official art. She wears a long red-orange dress with darker red at her middle and arms and more orange towards the bottom and ends with leaf-shaped cut-outs around. There is a white collar at the top of the dress. Under the white collar there is something what resembles a nametag, with three buttons next to it. She has white socks and black shoes.
;Controlling the turning of leaves
Surprisingly, she doesn't use supernatural powers to turn the leaves red. Instead she "paints" them by hand, which is why the colors of the leaves are inconsistent.<ref name="SoPM_Shizuha"/> Fallen leaves are another part of her work. Instead of dropping leaves moderately, she simply kicks on the trees and scatters them roughly.<ref name="SoPM_Shizuha"/><ref name="DS_SC1_3"/>


===Occupation===
===Occupation===
She is the goddess of autumn leaves and with her sister, who is the goddess of harvest, they control autumn. Together they are not the best at fighting, but when someone is disrupting autumn they punish that person.
She is the [[god]]dess of autumn leaves, and with her sister, who is the goddess of harvest, they control autumn. Together they're not the best at fighting, but when someone is disrupting autumn they punish that person.


===Personality===
It is difficult for her to gather faith, which makes it a bit challenging to distinguish her from a normal [[youkai]]. However, goddesses of autumn leaves appear to be pretty rare, so she doesn't have the problem of competition that her sister Minoriko faces.
She believes that the autumn colors of the turning leaves are the best thing about autumn, and is filled with a sense of superiority when she shows the beauty of the leaves to her sister. She becomes sorrowful when [[Wikipedia:winter|winter]] comes.
 
==Character Basis==
[[File:ThGKAki.png|thumb|200px|Shizuha, as illustrated in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'']]
===Name===
Her name is {{nihongo|''Shizuha Aki''|秋 静葉}}. The character for {{nihongo||秋|Aki}} means "Autumn", and {{nihongo||静葉|Shizuha}} means {{nihongo|"quiet"|静}} and {{nihongo|"leaves"|葉}}.


===Ability===
===Design===
:;Ability to the extent of governing autumn leaves
Shizuha has yellow-orange eyes and short blond hair with red autumn leaves in her ''Mountain of Faith'' official art. She wears a long red-orange dress with darker red at her middle and arms and more orange towards the bottom and ends with leaf-shaped cut-outs around. There is a white collar at the top of the dress. Under the white collar there is something what resembles a nametag, with three buttons next to it. She has white socks and black shoes.
Since she is a [[god]], it must be cautioned that it is not simply the "extent of doing ~" but rather, the "extent of governing ~." It is not an ability to make leaves turn autumn colors, but ability to influence the autumn leaves themselves.


==Story==
==Story==
;[[Mountain of Faith]]
===Games===
Shizuha was under the impression that the heroine in ''Mountain of Faith'' was coming to disrupt autumn, which prompted her to attack. But she was easily defeated, however, being a mere first-stage midboss.
;''Mountain of Faith''
[[File:Th10ShizuhaSprite.png|frame|Shizuha's sprite in ''MoF'']]
Shizuha was under the impression that the heroine in ''[[Mountain of Faith]]'' was coming to disrupt autumn, which prompted her to attack. But she was easily defeated, however, being a mere first-[[stage]] midboss.


===Relationships===
===Spin-offs===
;[[Minoriko Aki]]  
;''Double Spoiler''
Together they control the season of fall.
[[File:Th135Shizuha.png|frame|Shizuha in ''HM'']]
In ''[[Double Spoiler]]'', Shizuha appeared as a stage 1 target, where she uses a few [[spell card]]s and had [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]] take photos of her and her [[danmaku]].


==Additional Information==
;''Hopeless Masquerade''
===Trivia===
Shizuha made a background cameo appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' on the [[Genbu Ravine]] and [[Youkai Tanuki Forest]] stage. She is seen with her sister [[Minoriko Aki]] cheering.
*It makes very much sense for Shizuha to be the older sister who is the goddess of turning leaves as the leaves change in autumn before the harvest.
[[File:GoMSigil-AkiSisters.jpg|thumb|Shizuha's sigil in [[the Grimoire of Marisa]].]]


===Fanon===
==Relationships==
*Despite being older than her sister, Minoriko, she only appears as a mid-boss in her stage and has no dialogue in the game. This has lead most doujin authors to represent Shizuha as an immature and unreliable older sister who depends on her younger sister for everything.
===[[Minoriko Aki]]===  
*Since Minoriko and Shizuha are the spirits of autumn and "disappear" during winter, and [[Letty Whiterock|Letty]] is the spirit of winter, fans suggest a rivalry between them. This leads to depictions of Shizuha openly attacking Letty; after all, she is a spirit of autumn and despises winter.
Minoriko is her younger sister. Together they control [[Gensokyo]]'s fall season. Shizuha often brags about how beautiful she makes the leaves look, but is also jealous about Minoriko's popularity with humans as a harvest goddess.
*Because she and her sister were ranked the lowest of the [[Windows]] characters in a year's annual [[THWiki Popularity Poll|Touhou Popularity Poll]], there is a running joke in Japan that they are "original characters" with negligible presence in the games. There is a doujin anthology project dedicated to the Aki Sisters, perhaps to compensate for this.
*On her character portrait, the leaves on her head roughly resembles a crab if they are seen as a single piece rather than two. This occasionally leads to her being associated with one, the leaves on her head being replaced by one, or herself replaced by one in fan works.
*Aoneko [http://www.nicovideo.jp/user/1873730 (Nicovideo)] [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=12148 (Pixiv)], noted to be one of the biggest fans of the Aki sisters, started an Aki sisters-only video website called AkiTube.


==Spell Cards==
==Spell Cards==
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{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}
{{#lsth:List_of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 2|[[Shizuha Aki]]}}
{{#lsth:List_of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 2|[[Shizuha Aki]]}}
</toggledisplay>
{{hidden end}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:GoMSigil-AkiSisters.jpg|Shizuha's sigil in ''[[the Grimoire of Marisa]]''
File:ThGKPartV.png|Shizuha in ''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]''
</gallery>
 
==Additional Information==
*It makes very much sense for Shizuha to be the older sister who is the goddess of turning leaves as the leaves change in autumn before the harvest.
 
==Fandom==
{{main|Fandom/Mountain of Faith#Shizuha Aki & Minoriko Aki|l1=Fandom: Shizuha Aki & Minoriko Aki}}


==Official Profiles==
==Official Profiles==
;[[Mountain of Faith]] - キャラ設定.txt
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<toggledisplay showtext="Show Profile" hidetext="Hide Profile">
{{Profile Quote
{{Profile Quote
| image = [[File:Th10Shizuha.png|130px|Shizuha Aki in Mountain of Faith]]
| image = [[File:Th10Shizuha.png|130px|Shizuha Aki in Mountain of Faith]]
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  は、優越感に浸っている。<br/>
  は、優越感に浸っている。<br/>
  冬が来ると暗くなる。
  冬が来ると暗くなる。
| translation = '''Symbol of Loneliness and The End'''<br/>
| translation = '''Symbol of Loneliness and Demise'''<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Shizuha Aki
Shizuha Aki


Species: Goddess of autumn leaves<br/>
Species: Goddess of autumn leaves<br/>
Abilities: Ability to the extent of governing autumn leaves
Abilities: Governing autumn leaves


The older sister of the stage 1 boss, Minoriko. Normally they control autumn together as sisters. They're not terribly good at fighting, but they thought they'd come to warn and punish the humans who came to disrupt the autumn.
The older sister of the stage 1 boss, Minoriko. Normally they control autumn together as sisters. They're not terribly good at fighting, but they thought they'd come to warn and punish the humans who came to disrupt the autumn.
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She believes that the autumn colors of the turning leaves are the best thing about autumn, and is filled with a sense of superiority when she can show her younger sister their beauty. When winter comes, she becomes sorrowful.
She believes that the autumn colors of the turning leaves are the best thing about autumn, and is filled with a sense of superiority when she can show her younger sister their beauty. When winter comes, she becomes sorrowful.
}}
}}
</toggledisplay>
{{hidden end}}


==Official Sources==
==Official Sources==
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{{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}}
* 2007/08/17 '''[[Mountain of Faith]]''' - キャラ設定.txt (official profile)
* 2007/08/17 '''[[Mountain of Faith]]''' - キャラ設定.txt (official profile)
* 2008/02/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''' - Chapter 9  
* 2008/02/09 '''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]''' - Chapter 9  
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* 2010/03/14 '''[[Double Spoiler]]''' - [[Double Spoiler/Spell Cards/Stage 1|Stage 1 spellcard comments]]
* 2010/03/14 '''[[Double Spoiler]]''' - [[Double Spoiler/Spell Cards/Stage 1|Stage 1 spellcard comments]]
* 2010/12/25 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 12
* 2010/12/25 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 12
</toggledisplay>
* 2012/04/27 '''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'''
{{hidden end}}


==References==
<references>
<ref name="SoPM_Shizuha">''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'': [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Shizuha Aki|Shizuha Aki]]</ref>
<ref name="DS_SC1_3">[[Double Spoiler]]: [[Double Spoiler/Spell Cards/Level 1#Spell Card 1 - 3|Spell Card 1 - 3]].</ref>
</references>
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Revision as of 05:54, 25 August 2017

(あき)  静葉 (しずは)
akʲi ɕizɯha (♫)
Shizuha Aki
Sizuha Aki

More Alternative Spellings
Shizuha Aki
Shizuha Aki in Mountain of Faith
Symbol of Loneliness and Demise
More Character Titles
Species

Goddess of autumn leaves

Abilities

Controlling the turning of leaves

Location

Near the Youkai Mountain, Forest of Magic[1]

Appearances
Official Games
Print Works

Shizuha Aki (秋 静葉 Aki Shizuha) is the goddess of autumn leaves and thus have to power to control the turning of the leaves. She is Minoriko Aki's older sister and together they have the ability to control autumn.

General Information

Shizuha first appeared in Mountain of Faith being a stage 1 midboss. She then later appear as a target in Double Spoiler and in Hopeless Masquerade as a background character.

Personality

She believes that the autumn colors of the turning leaves are the best thing about autumn, and is filled with a sense of superiority when she shows the beauty of the leaves to her sister. She becomes sorrowful and pessimistic as winter approaches.

Ability

Controlling the turning of leaves

Surprisingly, she doesn't use supernatural powers to turn the leaves red. Instead she "paints" them by hand, which is why the colors of the leaves are inconsistent.[1] Fallen leaves are another part of her work. Instead of dropping leaves moderately, she simply kicks on the trees and scatters them roughly.[1][2]

Occupation

She is the goddess of autumn leaves, and with her sister, who is the goddess of harvest, they control autumn. Together they're not the best at fighting, but when someone is disrupting autumn they punish that person.

It is difficult for her to gather faith, which makes it a bit challenging to distinguish her from a normal youkai. However, goddesses of autumn leaves appear to be pretty rare, so she doesn't have the problem of competition that her sister Minoriko faces.

Character Basis

Shizuha, as illustrated in Symposium of Post-mysticism

Name

Her name is Shizuha Aki (秋 静葉). The character for Aki () means "Autumn", and Shizuha (静葉) means "quiet" () and "leaves" ().

Design

Shizuha has yellow-orange eyes and short blond hair with red autumn leaves in her Mountain of Faith official art. She wears a long red-orange dress with darker red at her middle and arms and more orange towards the bottom and ends with leaf-shaped cut-outs around. There is a white collar at the top of the dress. Under the white collar there is something what resembles a nametag, with three buttons next to it. She has white socks and black shoes.

Story

Games

Mountain of Faith
Shizuha's sprite in MoF

Shizuha was under the impression that the heroine in Mountain of Faith was coming to disrupt autumn, which prompted her to attack. But she was easily defeated, however, being a mere first-stage midboss.

Spin-offs

Double Spoiler
Shizuha in HM

In Double Spoiler, Shizuha appeared as a stage 1 target, where she uses a few spell cards and had Aya Shameimaru and Hatate Himekaidou take photos of her and her danmaku.

Hopeless Masquerade

Shizuha made a background cameo appearance in Hopeless Masquerade on the Genbu Ravine and Youkai Tanuki Forest stage. She is seen with her sister Minoriko Aki cheering.

Relationships

Minoriko Aki

Minoriko is her younger sister. Together they control Gensokyo's fall season. Shizuha often brags about how beautiful she makes the leaves look, but is also jealous about Minoriko's popularity with humans as a harvest goddess.

Spell Cards

Spell Cards
Name Translated Comments Games Stage
Total: 3
葉符「狂いの落葉」 Leaf Sign "Falling Leaves of Madness" MoF
GoM
St. 1: H/L
秋符「フォーリンブラスト」 Autumn Sign "Falling Blast" DS St. 1
枯道「ロストウィンドロウ」 Wilted Path "Lost Windrow" DS
GoU
St. 1

Gallery

Additional Information

  • It makes very much sense for Shizuha to be the older sister who is the goddess of turning leaves as the leaves change in autumn before the harvest.

Fandom

Official Profiles

Mountain of Faith - キャラ設定.txt
Shizuha Aki in Mountain of Faith ○1面中ボス 寂しさと終焉の象徴

  秋 静葉(あき しずは)
  Aki Sizuha

  種族:紅葉の神
  能力:紅葉を司る程度の能力

  1面ボスの穣子の姉である。普段は姉妹で幻想郷の秋を司っている。
  彼女らは余り戦闘は得意ではないが、人間が秋を邪魔しに来たので、
  警告もかねて少々懲らしめてやろうと思った。

  秋の中でも紅葉が一番だと思っており、妹に対し美しい紅葉を見せて
  は、優越感に浸っている。
  冬が来ると暗くなる。

Symbol of Loneliness and Demise


Shizuha Aki

Species: Goddess of autumn leaves
Abilities: Governing autumn leaves

The older sister of the stage 1 boss, Minoriko. Normally they control autumn together as sisters. They're not terribly good at fighting, but they thought they'd come to warn and punish the humans who came to disrupt the autumn.

She believes that the autumn colors of the turning leaves are the best thing about autumn, and is filled with a sense of superiority when she can show her younger sister their beauty. When winter comes, she becomes sorrowful.

Official Sources

Official sources

References