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	宇 (う) 佐 (さ) 見 (み) 菫 (すみれ) 子 (こ)	Sumireko Usami

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	幻想郷では珍しいけど、キャラクターとしてはありふれている女子高生キャラです。制服姿で個性付けるの難しいですよねぇ。彼女の設定に合わせすぎた制服にするのも変ですし、そうなると小物で特徴付けるしかなくなってしまうんですよね。自信家系オタクによくある独善的なキャラで、他人から疎まれるのは他の人が無知で馬鹿だから、という考え方を持っています。	Though they're quite rare in Gensokyo, it seems that high school girls are pretty common characters. It's difficult to personalize yourself in school uniforms, isn't it? It'd be weird for her to have a uniform that fits too well with her settings, 'cause if that were to happen, I'd have no choice but to characterize her with small accessories. She's a self-righteous character with traits that are often found in self-confident otaku, having the idea that she's shunned by other people because those other people are ignorant and stupid.
	まだ制服だからこれでも無難（？）ですが、私服はサブカル的な趣味全開の服装とかしている可能性もありますね……。後で恥ずかしくなる奴です。	She's still in uniform, and therefore safe(?), but it's possible that her civilian clothes are the kinds of garments that fully expose her subculture-esque tastes...Meanwhile, I'm the type of guy who'd end up embarrassed about it later on.

	Illustrator shnva	Illustrator shnva
	帽子から鳩が出るモーションが好きなのでそれを描きたい！　と思って描いてみたら、超能力者というよりも魔術師みたいな感じになっちゃったので修正しました。どうしてもオカルト要素を入れたかったのでいろんな小物を描いて、自信満々な笑顔で宇佐見菫子!!!　という感じを出したかったです。	I liked the animation that has doves coming out of her hat, so I wanted to draw it myself! When I first drew it, she ended up looking like she was a magician than a psychic, so I fixed it. I really wanted to add some occult elements, so I included various accessories and gave her a confident smile, to really bring out out the impression of "Sumireko Usami!!!"

	Character Data 種族：人間 活動場所：外の世界、博麗神社、香霖堂など 主な能力：超能力を操る程度の能力 登場作品：『東方深秘録』ほか	Character Data Species: Human Place of Activity: Outside World, Hakurei Shrine, Kourindou, etc. Main Abilities: Ability to manipulate psychic powers Appearances: "Urban Legend in Limbo", etc.
	Spell Cards 念力「サイコプロージョン」 念力「テレキネシス　不法投棄」	Spell Cards Psychokinesis "Psychexplosion" Psychokinesis "Telekinesis: Illegal Dumping"
	Personality 宇佐見菫子は「深秘録」のラスボスとして初登場した。幻想郷の外の世界の高校生だ。超能力が使えた彼女は、高校へ入学後に世界の神秘を暴くことを目的とするオカルトサークル「秘封倶楽部」を主宰。幻想郷をターゲットにした菫子は、外の世界の神秘をまとったパワーストーンを「オカルトボール」を幻想郷に送り込んだ。「７つ集めると何かが起こる」という噂を流してオカルトボールを集めさせ、外の神秘の力で強引に結界を破壊しようとしていたのだ。このオカルトボールは月の世界の人間にも目を付けられ、別の異変へと繋がっていくことになる。	Personality Sumireko first appeared as the final boss of Urban Legend in Limbo. She's a high-school student that resides in the world outside of Gensokyo. Once she entered high school, she used her psychic powers to preside over the "Secret Sealing Club", an occult club that aimed to uncover the world's mysteries. Targeting Gensokyo, Sumireko sent over "Occult Balls", power stones clad in the mysteries of the Outside World, to Gensokyo. She was aiming to forcefully destroy the barrier with the power of the Outside World's mysteries, spreading around the rumor that "if you collect all seven, something will happen" in order to encourage people to gather them. The Occult Balls also attracted the attention of the people living on the Moon, leading to another incident.
	オカルトボールの異変後は、寝ているときに夢の中で幻想郷に行けるようになり、交流を深めているようだ。	After the Occult Ball incident, it seems that she gained the ability to travel to Gensokyo in her dreams, heightening her interactions.