鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ
ɺ̠e̞ːsẽ̞ɴ ɯᵝdõ̞ŋɡ̃e̞ĩɴ ina̠βa̠ (♫)
Reisen Udongein Inaba
Reisen U. Inaba, Reisen Inaba
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Lunar-Minded and Asynchronous Youkai Rabbit
More Character Titles
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Earth Rabbit
(formerly Moon Rabbit)[1]
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Manipulation of insanity and wavelengths
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| Age |
Unknown, at least 55 years old.[2]
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| Occupation |
Kaguya's pet, Eirin's student, medicine and wares peddler
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Eientei, originally from the Moon
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- Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red (Article)
- Perfect Memento in Strict Sense (Article)
- Strange and Bright Nature Deity (Chapter 3, chapter 8.5 cameo, chapter 17 and 18)
- Silent Sinner in Blue (Prologue cameo, chapter 1, chapter 8, chapter 9 cameo, chapter 10, chapter 19 cameo)
- Cage in Lunatic Runagate (Chapter 1 and 2)
- Oriental Sacred Place (Chapter 12 cameo, 18 cameo)
- Wild and Horned Hermit (Chapter 15 cameo, 18 cameo, 20 cameo, 21 cameo, 28 cameo, 31 cameo, 45 cameo)
- Strange Creators of Outer World Vol. 2 (Profile Section, Cross Review Section)
- Forbidden Scrollery (Chapter 10 cameo, chapter 21, 32 cameo, chapter 34)
- Visionary Fairies in Shrine (Chapter 9.5 cameo, 11.5 cameo)
- Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia (Article)
- Foul Detective Satori (Chapter 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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"You're too late. I've sealed all the doors. You can't take the princess away now, can you?"
— Reisen Udongein Inaba (Imperishable Night Stage 5.)
Reisen Udongein Inaba (鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ) is a moon rabbit that serves as Eirin Yagokoro's student and medicine peddler, residing in Eientei after fleeing from the Moon. She first appeared as the stage 5 boss of Imperishable Night.
General Information
Personality
Reisen is described as changing her personality completely to match her circumstances. Ordinarily timid [3] and sometimes showing a scatterbrained side, she can be both carefree and crazed, and is a different person in battle. Indeed, ZUN states that her uniform is to give the impression of an inconsistent personality.[4] As she is not originally from the Earth, she has never been friendly and cannot get along with humans very well. [5][6]
Watatsuki no Toyohime, when commenting on Reisen's abandonment of the moon, states that that she was both self centered and cowardly, poor traits for a soldier in the Lunar Defense Corps.[7] Eiki Shiki additionally affirms this by stating Reisen's sin is that of selfishness due to abandoning her allies, something she states she is "earnestly trying her best" to fix.[8] Later on in Forbidden Scrollery, she is seen peddling medicine for the Human Village, and invented a device to repel rats to assist with the Human Village's rat problem, without input or permission from her master Eirin Yagokoro. Reisen states that because her and the residents of Eientei are outsiders to Gensokyo, they should aim to be "productive members of society", as isolating themselves by aggravating others would be a bad idea.[9]
Abilities
- Manipulation of Wavelengths/Insanity
Reisen has the ability to sense and manipulate waves of all kinds - including waves of light, sound, space, the waves that make up all things, and the waves that make up the thoughts and feelings of living creatures. Her signature use of this ability is manipulating a creature's waves to induce insanity. Reducing the wavelength of brainwaves make her target short-tempered and irrational, while increasing the wavelength leave her target apathetic and depressed. Increasing the amplitude of a wave results in an "excess" of existence, which she can use to transmit her thoughts no matter how far, while reducing the amplitude results in a "rarefaction" of existence, which she can use to silence a voice. Synchronizing waves removes interference, resulting in intangibility, while offsetting the phases negates existence, which can completely hide a subject's form.[10] Reisen can also manipulate light and sound waves to deceive the senses, such as by creating hallucinations, concealing her danmaku, and tuning the vision of her enemy. She is also able to create illusions of herself that can attack the enemy, and can cast wide-area illusions that cause people to get lost.
Reisen's red eyes have a similar effect as the true full moon and can induce insanity. She can use this ability to disorient and dizzy a target, preventing them from moving straight. In addition, she is capable of releasing waves of madness from her eyes in ripples or in destructive beams.[11]
Reisen is immune to the abilities of the Three Fairies of Light (seeing an invisible Sunny Milk, hearing a silent Luna Child and escaping Star Sapphire's detection) since they are based on waves. However, she seems unable to replicate Star Sapphire's abilities with her own.[12]
- Moon rabbit abilities
Moon rabbits can pick up "ESP waves" with their ears, forming a sort of psychic network where they can detect feelings and rumors from other moon rabbits, no matter how far they are. Reisen can still participate in this network despite the physical and spiritual distance between Gensokyo and the Moon.
Occupation
Formerly, Reisen was a moon rabbit in service of the Lunarians, as the pet of the sisters Watatsuki no Toyohime and Watatsuki no Yorihime, and being enlisted in the Lunar Defense Corps. Moon rabbits are used for a large variety of menial labor including farming, pounding medicine, cleaning and as soldiers in the Lunar Capital's war effort. However, sometime in the Lunar War, Reisen deserted the Lunar Capital and fled to Earth as refugee from the "Lunar War" between the two worlds that began in 1969 A.D. after the Apollo 11 "invasion".
After seeking refuge from Eientei, Reisen now serves Eirin Yagokoro and Kaguya Houraisan. She effectively performs as their servant, doing manual errands and taking charge of festival preparations for them. Eirin serves as Reisen's master as well as her mentor in medicines. Eirin also sends her to the Human Village as a medicine peddler. They operates under an okigusuri system, where each customer is given a medicine box, which is check at the turn of the season, and only the medicine used is charged for.[13] In addition, Reisen commands Tewi Inaba, who herself commands all of the earth rabbits of Gensokyo. However, Reisen complains that Tewi does not listen to her, leaving her to attend to chores and cleaning up by herself.[14]
Possessions
- Megaphone-shaped Handgun
Starting with Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, Reisen equips a megaphone shaped handgun with rabbit ears. She uses it to fire bullets and damaging waves at her foes. It can change its size to function as a shotgun, and can also be used like a real megaphone. In some attacks, Reisen is also shown dual-wielding them.[15]
Species
Throughout the Touhou Project, she was referred to as a moon rabbit. However, in Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, Reisen realizes that living on Earth for too long has tainted her with impurity. Knowing that she can no longer return to the Lunar Capital or continue being a moon rabbit, she now proudly proclaims herself to be an earth rabbit of Gensokyo.[1]
Official Profiles
Official Profiles
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○５面ボス 狂気の月の兎
鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ（れいせん・うどんげいん・イナバ）
Reisen Udongein Inaba
種族：月の兎
能力：狂気を操る程度
月に住む兎。赤い瞳は地上の兎の何倍もの狂気が宿る。
現在は輝夜のペットである。本当の本名はレイセン（片仮名）のみだが、地上人にカムフラージュする為に漢字を当てている。でも非常に不自然。
優曇華院は永琳が付けた愛称。どうしてそんな愛称で呼ぶのか不明。さらに永琳は彼女の事を、親しみを込めて「ウドンゲ」と呼ぶ。勝手に愛称をつけてしかも略して呼ぶあたり、宇宙人の思考は良く判らない。
イナバは輝夜が付けた愛称。むしろ兎全般をイナバと呼んでいる。輝夜が「イナバ」と呼ぶと、彼女とてゐと区別がつかないが、どうも区別していないようにも見える。兎なら何でも一緒なのだろうか。
彼女は地上人が侵略し始めた月から逃げ出した月の兎だが、詳しい話は輝夜のエピソードで。
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Stage 5 Boss, Lunatic Moon Rabbit
Reisen Udongein Inaba
Species: Moon Rabbit
Abilities: Manipulating insanity [sic]
A rabbit who lived on the moon. In her eyes dwell far greater power of insanity than the rabbits of the earth.
She is currently the pet of Kaguya. Although real name is simply Reisen (レイセン, in katakana), she has adopted the admittedly quite contrived kanji spelling 鈴仙 in order to blend in among the earthlings.
"Udongein" is the nickname given to her by Eirin. The reasons for this are unknown. who affectionately also calls her "Udonge." Why one would casually assign a nickname only to abbreviate it is also unknown. The thoughts of an alien are difficult to fathom.
"Inaba" is a nickname given to her by Kaguya gave her. In fact, Kaguya calls all rabbits "Inaba", and makes no distinction between Reisen and Tewi when she says the name—though it seems she makes no such distinction in any case. Perhaps all rabbits are the same to her.
Reisen is a moon-rabbit who fled the moon after the beginning of the Earthling invasion, of which a detailed account may be found in Kaguya's profile.
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○狂気の月の兎
鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ
（れいせん・うどんげいん・イナバ）
月に住む兎。
赤い瞳は地上の兎の何倍もの狂気が宿る。
幻想郷中に花が咲いてから、永遠亭の兎が騒ぎ出した。これでは調<べないわけにいかない、と言う事で調査に出た。
ついでにてゐが居なくなっていたのを連れ戻そうともしていた。
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Lunatic Moon Rabbit
Reisen Udongein Inaba
A rabbit from the moon.
In her red eyes dwell far greater power of insanity than the rabbits of the earth.
Flowers are blooming all over Gensokyo so the rabbits of Eientei went into an uproar. This couldn't be left uninvestigated, so she went out to investigate.
While she's at it, since Tewi disappeared, she's also going to bring her back if she can.
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○狂気の月の兎
鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ
（れいせん・うどんげいん・イナバ）
Reisen Udongein Inaba
種族：月の兎
能力：狂気を操る程度の能力
月に住む兎。
赤い瞳は地上の兎の何倍もの狂気が宿る。
幻想郷中に花が咲いてから、永遠亭の兎が騒ぎ出した。これでは調べないわけにいかない、と言う事で調査に出た。
ついでにてゐが居なくなっていたのを連れ戻そうともしていた。
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Lunatic Moon Rabbit
Reisen Udongein Inaba
Species: Moon Rabbit
Ability: Manipulating insanity
A rabbit from the moon.
In her red eyes dwell far greater power of insanity than the rabbits of the earth.
Flowers are blooming all over Gensokyo so the rabbits of Eientei went into an uproar. This couldn't be left uninvestigated, so she went out to investigate.
While she's at it, since Tewi disappeared, she's also going to bring her back if she can.
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○狂気の赤い瞳
鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ（れいせん・うどんげいん・いなば）
種族：月の兎
住家：永遠亭
能力：狂気を操る程度の能力
光が波で出来ているというのは一見常識のようだが、それだけでは全ての視覚は語れない。
空間、その物が波であり、そこに住む生物、物質、勿論、光も波で出来ている。
当然、生き物の思考も感情も波で出来ていて、その波長が異なる事で性格の差が生まれるのである。
鈴仙はその波を弄る。
波長が短くなれば狂気が見えてきて、波長が長くなれば暢気が見えてくる。
そして、完全な逆位相を取れば……相手の全ての感覚から姿を消し、認識できなくなるのである。
性格：狂気と暢気の持ち主。戦闘とそれ以外の性格が異なる。
元々、地上の生き物では無いため、人間と合わせる事は少ない。全て自分の都合で性格を変える。
決して優しい性格ではないが、時には霊夢並みに惚けた一面を見せる。
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Lunatic Red Eyes
Reisen Udongein Inaba
Race: moon rabbit
Place of residence: Eientei
Ability: Manipulating insanity
It's common knowledge that light is made of waves, but there's more to sight than just that.
Space itself is waves, and the creatures, things, and of course, light in it are also all made of waves.
Naturally, the thoughts and feelings of living things also consist of waves, and their wavelengths determine personalities.
Reisen can tamper with these waves.
Short wavelengths induce madness, and long wavelengths induce an easygoing nature. And, if you completely invert the waves' phases ... she can completely disappear from her opponent's perception.
Personality: Both carefree and crazed. Is a different person in battle.
Since she is not originally a creature of Earth, she cannot get along with humans very well.
She can change her personality completely to match her circumstances.
Though she has never been friendly, she sometimes shows her dumb side just like Reimu.
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鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ（れいせん・うどんげいん・いなば）
月の兎／狂気を操る程度の能力
月で起こった争いから逃げて幻想郷に迷い込み、輝夜と永
琳に保護された月の兎。元の名前はレイセンだが、永琳か
ら優曇華院、輝夜からイナバの愛称を貰った。
なお月の兎には、兎同士で超長距離を会話する能力があ
る。
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Reisen Udongein Inaba
Moon rabbit/Ability to the extent of manipulating insanity
Lost-wandering Gensokyo to escape the battle that took place on the moon, Kaguya and Eirin
protected the moon rabbit. "Reisen" was her original name, but "Udongein" was a nickname
given to her by Eirin and Kaguya, and she got the name "Inaba" from the bright night. In addition
to being a moon rabbit, she has the ability to talk among the rabbits at ultra-long distances.
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○地上の月兎
鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ
Reisen Udongein Inaba
種族：人間
能力：波長を操る程度の能力
永遠亭に住む月の兎。
今回の任務には不穏な物を感じていた。
どうして永琳様は自分だけで無く人間にも依頼したのだろう。
人間で無いと見えない物があるとでも言うのだろうか。
紺珠の薬には、未来を経験する力があった。
この薬は、月の都に住む者なら誰しもが知っている秘薬であった。
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Moon Rabbit on Earth
Reisen Udongein Inaba
Species: Human
Ability: Manipulating wavelengths
A moon rabbit living in Eientei.
She felt some disquiet in regards to her orders this time.
Why would Eirin request help from humans, in addition to just her?
Perhaps there was something going on that only humans could see.
The Ultramarine Orb Medicine held the power to experience the future.
This medicine was a secret elixir known to everyone living in the Lunar Capital.
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月面思考で波長の合わない妖怪兎
鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ
「今夜の月は
一段と狂気の光を放っている」
狂気を操る元、月の兎
今宵の鈴仙は鈴仙にあらず
幻想郷の誰もが彼女に驚くことになる
狂気を操るオカルト「くねくね」が最大の特徴
くねくねを見た相手が狂気に陥れば、鈴仙の大チャンスとなる
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Lunar-Minded Youkai Rabbit on a Different Wavelength
Reisen Udongein Inaba
"Tonight's moon is emitting
even more light of insanity."
An ex-moon rabbit who can manipulate insanity.
Tonight, Reisen is hardly herself.
Anyone in Gensokyo would be shocked to see her now.
Reisen's most unique trait is her insanity-manipulating Urban Legend, the "Kunekune."
When opponents see the Kunekune and descend into madness, that's her big chance.
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Skills
Skills
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Translated
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Comments
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Games
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Usage
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「マインドエクスプロージョン」
マインドエクスプロージョン
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"Mind Explosion"
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PoFV
SWR
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Charge attack
Default 236B/C
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| 「メタフィジカルマインド」
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"Metaphysical Mind"
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PoFV
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EX attack
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| イリュージョナリィブラスト
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Illusionary Blast
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SWR
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Default 214B/C
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| フィールドウルトラレッド
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Ultrared Field
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SWR
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Default 623B/C
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| ディスビリーフアスペクト
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Disbelief Aspect
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SWR
ULiL (PS4)
AoCF
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Default 22B/C
4C
4C
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| マインドペンディング
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Mind Bending
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SWR
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Alternate 236B/C
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| アイサイトクリーニング
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Eyesight Cleaning
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SWR
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Alternate 214B/C
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| フィールドウルトラバイオレット
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Ultraviolet Field
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SWR
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Alternate 623B/C
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| ディスオーダーアイ
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Disorder Eye
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SWR
ULiL (PS4)
AoCF
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Alternate 22B/C
5C
5C
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| マインドドロッピング
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Mind Dropping
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SWR
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Alternate 236B/C
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| リップルヴィジョン
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Ripple Vision
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SWR
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Alternate 214B/C
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| アンダーセンスブレイク
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Undersense Break
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SWR
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Alternate 623B/C
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| アキュラースペクトル
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Ocular Spectrum
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Soku
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Alternate 22B/C
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| ルナティックガン
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Lunatic Gun
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LoLK
ULiL (PS4)
AoCF
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Unfocused
6C
6C
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| マインドウェーブ
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Mind Wave
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LoLK
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Focused
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| メディスンチェスト
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Medicine Chest
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ULiL (PS4)
AoCF
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8C
8C
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| ルナティッククランプ
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Lunatic Clamp
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ULiL (PS4)
AoCF
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2C
2C
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| 見たら狂うぞ！
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If You See It, You'll Go Mad!
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Aided by Occult Ball
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ULiL (PS4)
AoCF
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A+B with Occult Ball
A+B with Occult gauge
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Spell Cards
Spell Cards
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Translated
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Comments
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Games
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Stage
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| Total: 33[16]
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| 波符「赤眼催眠(マインドシェイカー)」
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Wave Sign "Mind Shaker"
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IN
GoM
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St. 5: E/N
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| 幻波「赤眼催眠(マインドブローイング)」
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Illusion Wave "Mind Blowing"
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IN
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St. 5: H/L
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| 狂符「幻視調律(ビジョナリチューニング)」
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Lunatic Sign "Visionary Tuning"
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IN
GoM
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St. 5: E/N
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| 狂視「狂視調律(イリュージョンシーカー)」
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Lunatic Gaze "Illusion Seeker"
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IN
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St. 5: H/L
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| 懶符「生神停止(アイドリングウェーブ)」
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Loafing Sign "Idling Wave"
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IN
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St. 5: E/N
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| 懶惰「生神停止(マインドストッパー)」
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Indolence "Mind Stopper"
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IN
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St. 5: H/L
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| 散符「真実の月(インビジブルフルムーン)」
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Spread Sign "Invisible Full Moon"
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IN
GoM
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St. 5: E/N/H/L
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| 月眼「月兎遠隔催眠術(テレメスメリズム)」
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Lunar Eyes "Tele-Mesmerism"
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IN
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St. 5: N/H/L
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| 「幻朧月睨(ルナティックレッドアイズ)」
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"Lunatic Red Eyes"
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IN
SWR
ULiL
AoCF
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LW
Use
Use
Use
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| 波符「月面波紋（ルナウェーブ）」
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Wave Sign "Luna Wave"
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PoFV
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Use
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| 散符「栄華之夢（ルナメガロポリス）」
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Scatter Sign "Luna Megalopolis"
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PoFV
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Use
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| 散符「朧月花栞（ロケット・イン・ミスト）」
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Spread Sign "Rocket in Mist"
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StB
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St. 4
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| 波符「幻の月（インビジブルハーフムーン）」
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Wave Sign "Invisible Half-Moon"
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StB
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St. 4
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| 狂夢「風狂の夢（ドリームワールド）」
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Mad Dream "Dream World"
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StB
GoM
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St. 4
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| 惑視「離円花冠(カローラヴィジョン)」
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Charming Look "Corolla Vision"
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SWR
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Use
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| 幻爆「近眼花火(マインドスターマイン)」
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Illusion Bomb "Mind Starmine"
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SWR
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Use
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| 幻惑「花冠視線(クラウンヴィジョン)」
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Fascination "Crown Vision"
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SWR
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Use
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| 弱心「喪心喪意(ディモチヴェイション)」
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Weak Heart "Demotivation"
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SWR
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Use
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| 喪心「喪心創痍(ディスカーダー)」
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Empty Heart "Discarder"
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SWR
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Use
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| 毒煙幕「瓦斯織物の玉」
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Poison Smokescreen "Orb of Gas-Treated Weave"
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SWR
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Use
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| 生薬「国士無双の薬」
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Life Elixir "Peerless Patriot's Elixir"
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SWR
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Use
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| 迫符「脅迫幻覚(オブセッショナー)」
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Force Sign "Obsessioner"
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SWR
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Story
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| 幻弾「幻想視差(ブラフバラージ)」
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Illusion Bullet "Bluff Barrage"
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SWR
GoM
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Story
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| 幻兎「平行交差(パラレルクロス)」
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Illusion Rabbit "Parallel Cross"
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SWR
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Story
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| 長視「赤月下(インフレアドムーン)」
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Farsight "Infrared Moon"
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Soku
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Use
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| 短視「超短脳波(エックスウェイブ)」
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Shortsight "X-Wave"
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Soku
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Use
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| 赤眼「望見円月(ルナティックブラスト)」
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Red Eye "Lunatic Blast"
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Soku
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Use
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| 「障壁波動（イビルアンジュレーション）」
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"Evil Undulation"
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LoLK
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Use
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| 「月面跳弾(ルナティックダブル)」
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"Lunatic Double"
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ULiL
AoCF
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Use
Use
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| 「地上跳弾(ルナティックエコー)」
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"Lunatic Echo"
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ULiL
AoCF
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Use
Use
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| ＊もうお前は狂っている！＊
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*You've Already Gone Mad!*
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Character Design
Name
Her full name is Reisen Udongein Inaba (鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ), which is often abbreviated to Reisen U. Inaba (鈴仙・Ｕ・イナバ), like in the top left screen in Urban Legend in Limbo. Originally, her name was written in katakana as "Reisen" (レイセン), but in order to blend in on Earth, she changed the spelling to "Reisen" (鈴仙) and adopted the nickname "Udongein" (優曇華院) from Eirin Yagokoro.[17] Note that "gein" is not pronounced the same way as the English word "gain"; her name should be written as "Udonge'in" in romaji and possibly as "Udongeïn" in French ― the noun "udonge" and the suffix "-in" are analyzed to the different morphemes and it keeps the two vowel's separation. "Inaba" (イナバ), drawn from Tewi Inaba, is a name Kaguya Houraisan uses for all the rabbits in Eientei as she has trouble distinguishing between them. It is worth noting that the name "Reisen Udongein Inaba" does not follow a "first name, middle name, last name" structure - rather, the "・" symbol separating the names functions as an "a.k.a" (also known as) marker.
In canon, Eirin Yagokoro is the only one who is allowed to call Reisen by the name "Udonge" or "Udongein", though she also calls her "Reisen" from time to time, particularly when she is not present. Kaguya is seen to use both "Inaba" and "Reisen".
The characters for Reisen literally mean something like "bell hermit", and Udongein "house of plantain flowers". Titles ending in 院 ("-in") were typically granted to Japanese noblewomen in their old age to indicate their special contribution to a temple or their high place in society, and carry a sense of great nobility and culture. This title is similar to posthumous names, called ingou (院号); examples include Kenreimon-In and Taikenmon-In.
There are several theories of where the name Reisen came from.
- reisen (醴泉), meaning "spring of sweet water" - some say that this was the source of the immortality elixir in the Chinese legend of Chang'e.
- reisen (霊蟾), meaning "spirit toad", but which due to a confusion led by the kanji is now used to refer to moon rabbits or the Moon itself.
- reisen (冷戦), meaning "Cold War", the time at which human exploration of the Moon started. (see the notes on Reisen's spell cards).
- reisen (零戦, also called zero-sen), meaning "Zero-Fighter", a nickname for the famous Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane, which may be a reference to Reisen's military background (see also Imperishable Night Music Comments). However, this name connection has been stated to be irrelevant by ZUN in Strange Creators of Outer World.
Incidentally, in German reisen means "travels" or "voyages" as well as "to travel". There is also a species of rabbit known as the Deutsche Riesen (German), but this origin is generally thought unlikely. More loosely, reisen is a definite singular for reise in Norwegian, which means "journey" or "trip".
Design
In Imperishable Night Reisen has red eyes, long light-purple hair and long rumpled rabbit ears - like all members of the Lunar Defense Corps[18] her ears stand up straight and are decorated with two accoutrement-like buttons. Her outfit consists of a long-sleeved black business suit over a white shirt and a red tie, along with a beige skirt, white socks and red shoes. Her left lapel is decorated with a crescent moon-shaped insignia, and a pocket square in her left shirt pocket.
In Phantasmagoria of Flower View Reisen's jacket is removed and she wears a light red skirt, along with a clip on her necktie in the shape of a carrot. Her alternate outfit makes her shirt black and her tie yellow.
In Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, she wears a short-sleeved white shirt, a red belt and a blue skirt. Her alternate outfit gives her a dark green dress, ears and eyes, and a light green shirt and hair.
In Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, she wears the same short-sleeved shirt, but with a violet belt and a light red skirt.
In Urban Legend in Limbo, she wears an outfit similar to her previous playable appearance, with the exception of her skirt, which now has a white horizontal stripe near the bottom of the skirt, and her belt, which is now red. The carrot-shaped necktie clip is larger compared to her previous one. Her hair now reaches past her legs and her socks are now unfolded and reach her knee. Her tail is now gray and is noticeably larger.
Appearances
- Imperishable Night
Reisen's sprite in IN
Reisen's début was in Imperishable Night as the stage 5 boss. Here, Reisen hid within Eientei to avoid any lunar emissaries that might arrive on Earth and force her to return to the Moon. She was tasked with sealing the doors inside Eientei to ensure that Kaguya Houraisan could not be found by the emissaries either. She used her powers of wave manipulation and insanity to stop the heroines from invading Eientei, but was defeated. Unfortunately for Eientei, she forgot to seal the door that Kaguya was hiding in, and thus the heroines were able to enter it.
- Phantasmagoria of Flower View
Reisen's sprite in PoFV
Reisen's back sprite in PoFV & LoLK
In Phantasmagoria of Flower View, although she does not know what is causing the flower incident, she decides to investigate by going wherever the flowers are blooming. She also goes to try and catch Tewi Inaba, who has run off.
- Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom
Reisen is given the Ultramarine Orb Elixir by Eirin Yagokoro and was ordered to give it to other humans to travel to the Moon and stop the incoming invasion from the Lunar Capital. Reisen takes the medicine herself, and after taking care of Seiran and Ringo on the Youkai Mountain, she bumps into Doremy Sweet in the Dream World. After defeating her, she finally makes it to the Lunar Capital and realizes that the place is empty. There, she encounters Sagume Kishin, who after tests her ability, gives her a new mission to save the Lunar Capital from its own invaders. This is why the capital is invading Gensokyo. Due to Reisen's impurity, she is able to confront the one behind the incident. She flies over the Sea of Tranquility and takes care of fairies from Hell, including Clownpiece. She then confronts Junko, the one Eirin and Sagume wanted Reisen to take care of. Eventually, she is finally defeated.
In the Extra stage, the lunarians have yet to return from the fake capital in the Dream World; this is because Hecatia Lapislazuli kept them sealed away. After fighting her along with Junko through a long battle, they were finally defeated.
- Shoot the Bullet
In Shoot the Bullet, Aya Shameimaru encountered Reisen on stage 4 and took photos of her danmaku.
- Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
During the events in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, she appears in the Scarlet Devil Mansion to ask questions but is beaten by the furious Mistress.
Later, in her own scenario, she inquires into the fate of the Hakurei Shrine and asks if the earthquakes are still going on. Failing to find clues, she later goes to Hakugyokurou to check its condition and to ask Yuyuko Saigyouji about the Shrine's destruction. She tells her about the "completion ceremony" of the new shrine, but when she goes there, the shrine is destroyed. She also meets Yukari Yakumo, who forbids her to investigate the shrine. Some time after the battle with Yukari, Tenshi Hinanawi suddenly appears and tells Reisen that earthquakes are just "fine".
- Touhou Hisoutensoku
Reisen in HM
If connecting Scarlet Weather Rhapsody with Touhou Hisoutensoku, then Reisen can become a selectable character to play with, although she appears in no scenarios.
- Hopeless Masquerade
Reisen makes a background cameo appearance in Hopeless Masquerade on the Human Village stage. She is seen sitting with Tewi Inaba, Eirin Yagokoro, and Kaguya Houraisan, waking up Kaguya who falls sleep from time to time.
- Urban Legend in Limbo
Reisen made her return in the PlayStation 4 version of Urban Legend in Limbo as a console-exclusive character, with her urban legend being "Kunekune". Her story acts as a prelude to the events of Antimony of Common Flowers, ending with witnessing the first Perfect Possession to occur, between Reimu Hakurei and Fujiwara no Mokou.
- Antinomy of Common Flowers
Reisen's Dream World self escapes to Gensokyo and goes on a rampage, fighting everyone she comes across. As Dream World residents are more honest and have their emotions magnified several times than in reality, this Reisen shows much more anger and aggression. The real Reisen, having no idea what happened, is placed under house arrest by Kaguya because of this rampage. Reisen then learns from Mokou that Mokou fought her "fake", who was paired with Doremy Sweet, leaving Reisen to believe that this was not a simple case of an imposter.
- Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red
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- Perfect Memento in Strict Sense
Hieda no Akyuu writes an in-universe encyclopedic article on Reisen as part of the Gensokyo Chronicle.
- Strange and Bright Nature Deity
In chapter 3 of Strange and Bright Nature Deity, the Three Fairies of Light were rabbit hunting in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost until they bump into Reisen. Confused about why Star Sapphire couldn't detect Reisen, they run away from there. They are easy followed by Reisen, who guessed they were lost. She helps them get out of the forest, without losing the opportunity of complaining about Tewi Inaba, who she was looking for since the beginning.
In chapters 17 and 18, Reisen and Eirin find the three fairies carrying a jar with a sake bug inside. After Eirin tricks the three fairies into handing over the jar and leaving, Reisen, Eirin, Kaguya, and Tewi all drink from the sake secreted from the sake bug, and remark that it is delicious.
- Forbidden Scrollery
In chapter 21 of Forbidden Scrollery, Reisen appears as a medicine peddler, dressing incognito in traditional Japanese peasant clothing. She sells small cat figurines, made without Eirin's help, that ward off mice by harnessing moonlight as a power source and driving them off using ultrasonic waves. The figurines came to be huge successes, but it was said Reisen was reprimanded by Eirin for acting without permission afterwards.
In chapter 34, Reisen tells Marisa that it is possible the Lunarians would spread the rumor of the world ending. However, while she states the Lunarians love to talk about exterminating humanity and "purifying the Earth", she doubts Eirin would stay quiet if the Lunarians interfered with Gensokyo.
- Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia
In Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia, Aya Shameimaru writes multiple articles describing Reisen and the other residents of Eientei as being "immigrant drug dealers." The articles are never publicly published.
- Foul Detective Satori
In Foul Detective Satori, Reisen appears as Eientei's gatekeeper, following Eirin Yagokoro's order. She later lead Orin to the place where they held the intruder from the night before, then stop Orin when she tried to contact with the intruder fearing that she could get possessed by the culprit.
Relationships
- Eirin Yagokoro
Reisen's current master and mentor in medicine. Eirin has employed Reisen's telepathic abilities to gain intelligence on the Lunar capital. She also sends Reisen to the Human Village to sell her medicine.
- Kaguya Houraisan
Kaguya and Eirin took Reisen in to Eientei when Reisen fled from the moon. As a princess and the mistress of Eientei, Reisen heeds Kaguya's orders as well as Eirin's.
- Tewi Inaba
Reisen commands Tewi and thus all the other earth rabbits. However, Reisen has issues with Tewi following her commands, and wishes Eirin would discipline her.
- Lunar Capital Relations
Watatsuki no Toyohime and Watatsuki no Yorihime were Reisen's former masters before Reisen fled to Earth. Reisen also appears to have known Seiran and Ringo before they meet in Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, and heeds the order of Sagume Kishin to save the Lunar Capital.
Gallery
Artworks
Sprites
Reisen's Palettes from Touhou Hisoutensoku Top to bottom and left to right: Original color, Miku Hatsune (also Scarlet Weather Rhapsody P2 color), Rin and Len Kagamine, Luka Megurine, Meiko, Kaito, Gakupo Kamui, and Gumi.
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Additional Information
- Reisen's right hand is often depicted to be making a gun shape, which leads to fan assumption that she shoots danmaku in this manner, and she indeed does in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody. Some fans even depict Reisen holding an actual handgun in artwork. Those are all based on ZUN's word that her normal shots were modeled after a bullet.
- Reisen's alternate outfit in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody and Touhou Hisoutensoku is a homage to the Vocaloid Miku Hatsune. This was an intentional reference by composer U2.[19] Her other alternate outfits in Hisoutensoku are also homages to fellow Vocaloids Rin and Len Kagamine, Luka Megurine, Meiko, Kaito, Gakupo Kamui and Gumi.
- In Urban Legend in Limbo, Reisen has an alternate color palette that resembles her outfit in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, one that resembles Houraisan Kaguya and another that resembles Hatsune Miku.
- In her official profile of Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom, despite Reisen being a moon rabbit, she is marked as a human. This was stated to be an error by ZUN on the 28 May 2015 session of Nikenme Radio and corrected in the final version.
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