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 Sanae Kochiya Author:RH | |
| Character Splash Art | |
| Character Voice | (Kochiya Sanae) |
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| Aliases | Miaomiao, Miao-ye, |
| Translated Names | Sanae Kochiya |
| Race | Human(Arahitogami[3]） |
| Abilities | Ability to cause miracles |
| First appearance work | 《Mountain of Faith》 |
| None | Green hair |
| Chat: Weaving | Indeterminate, YesGreen eyes、Yellow eyes、Blue eyesetc. |
| None | Miko、Airhead、Serious、Long straight hair、Frog hair clip、Snake hair ornament、Tied sideburns、Asymmetrical sideburns、Long sideburns、Detached sleeves、Exposed armpits、Gohei、None(Fanon),Crop top、Tsukkomi（《Beast King Rest》） |
| Ascension Level 60 | Outside World |
| Area of Activity | Moriya Shrine GensokyoAll areas |
| Affiliations | Moriya Shrine |
| Relatives or Related Persons | |
| Peers & Rivals:Reimu Hakurei's Gods enshrined at the Moriya Shrine:Kanako Yasaka | |
Sanae Kochiyais Japan's "Touhou Project》One of the characters appearing in the series of bullet hell games and their derivative works.
First appeared in "Mountain of Faith", appearing as the Stage 5 mid-boss and Stage 5 boss.
Weaver
Entering from the Outside WorldGensokyohuman. Serving as theMoriya ShrineWind Priestess (similar to aMiko), a descendant of a clan that manipulates secret arts. Having gathered faith as a human and converted it into power, she has become a living god (Arahitogami) treated the same as a deity.
She has an earnest personality and is very confident in her own power, though she can sometimes be overconfident. After being defeated by the protagonist in "Mountain of Faith," she gradually adapted to life in Gensokyo. Later, she learned to use her own power without needing to rely onKanakoandSuwako's power, using her own power instead.
She views Reimu as a rival, but in reality, she looks up to her a bit.
An enthusiast of giant humanoid weapons, she is very fond of hot-blooded robot anime.
IfReimu's's representative image is the Yin-Yang Orb, then Sanae's is the pentagram.
Danmaku is themed around "wind" and "miracles".
Character Splash Art
Name Card
Original Name：東風谷早苗（こちや さなえ, Koti(chi)ya Sanae, Sanae Kochiya)
Race: Human, descendant of a god
Abilities: Ability to cause miracles
Age: Roughly the age of a young girl, about the same age as Reimu or Marisa.
Residence: Moriya Shrine
Occupation: Wind Priestess
Title：
| 祀られる風の人間 | The worshiped person of the wind | 《Mountain of Faith》、《Touhou Hisoutensoku》、《Symposium of Post-mysticism》 |
| 山の新人神様 | The new deity on the mountain | 《Undefined Fantastic Object》 |
| 現代っ子の現人神 | Living god of the moderns | 《Double Spoiler》 |
| 我欲の巫女 | The shrine maiden with selfish desires | 《Ten Desires》 |
| 山に住む奇跡の現人神 | The living god of miracles living on the mountain | 《Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom》 |
| 奇跡の現人神 | Living god of miracles | 《Unconnected Marketeers》 |
| 闇市場のお陰で儲かつた | Made a small profit from the black market | 《100th Black Market》 |
| 野心ある良心の巫女 | Ambitious and conscientious shrine maiden | 《Beast King Rest》 |
| 皮相浅薄な人間 | Ignorant and shallow human | 《Wild and Horned Hermit》 |
| 風と湖のテウルギスト | Theurgist of Wind and Lake (Theurgist) | 《Forbidden Scrollery》 |
| 風と奇跡の純米酒 | Junmai Shu of Wind and Miracles | 《Lotus Eaters》 |
| 神と巫女のハイブリッド | A mixture of god and shrine maiden | 《Cheating Detective Satori》 |
Interpersonal Relationships：
Colleagues, rivals, and people she admires:Reimu Hakurei's
Gods enshrined at the Moriya Shrine:Kanako Yasaka
The true god and distant ancestor of the Moriya Shrine:Suwako Moriya
Neighbors:Nitori Kawashiro
Theme Song
| 信仰は儚き人間の為に | Faith is for the Transient People | *Mountain of Faith* |
| 信仰は儚き人間の為に | Faith is for the Transient People | *Touhou Hisoutensoku*,あきやまうにArrangement |
| 少女が見た日本の原風景 | The Primal Scene of Japan the Girl Saw | Related track, *Mountain of Faith* Stage 5 mid-stage, *Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost*[4] |
Appearances
| 《Mountain of Faith》 | Stage 5 Boss |
| 《Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism》 | Extra Stage Mid-boss |
| 《Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object》 | Playable character |
| 《Hisoutensoku》 | Playable character |
| 《Touhou Bunmaru DS ~ Double Spoiler》 | Lv EX |
| 《Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires》 | Playable character |
| 《Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom》 | Playable character |
| 《Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers》 | Playable character |
| 《100th Black Market》 | 4th Market BOSS |
| 《Touhou Juuouen ~ Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost》 | Playable Character, Enemy Character |
| 《Wild and Horned Hermit》 | One of the main characters |
| 《Hopeless Masquerade》 | Appears as a background character in the Genbu Ravine stage |
| 《Forbidden Scrollery》 | Appears in Chapters 22, 23, 42, 43, 52, 53[5] |
| 《Touhou Lotus Eater》 | |
| 《Touhou Chireiden ~ Cheating Detective Satori》 |
Regarding Names and Titles
- 東風谷（こちや）
- An actual existing surname, originating from a place name in Okinawa Prefecture.
In the northern part of Chiba Prefecture in the Kanto region (mostly in Noda City), there are about several hundred households with the surname "Kochiya" registered in the family registry records,
When used as an actual name, it can sometimes be read as "kochinda" (こちんだ） - Moriya + East Wind.
- Moriya + Touhou Fuujinroku
- An actual existing surname, originating from a place name in Okinawa Prefecture.
- 東風（こち、こちかぜ、ひがしかぜ、とうふう、あゆ、あい）
- Wind blowing from the east in spring
A wind that brings rain and heralds a bountiful catch. - Describing the climate during the Beginning of Spring, the "Book of Rites: Monthly Ordinances" states: "In the first month of spring, the sun is in Yingshi... the east wind thaws the ice, the hibernating insects begin to stir,Fish rise to the ice(Note)In the "History of Yuan," it was changed to "Fish ascend and carry ice"...", meaning "The spring wind melts the ice."
East Wind Thaws the Ice: Frozen in winter, it disperses upon meeting the spring wind. It is called "East" rather than "Spring" because the "Lüshi Chunqiu" states: "The East belongs to Wood." Wood is the mother of Fire, and Fire's energy is warm, thus it thaws the ice.[6]
- Wind blowing from the east in spring
- Sanae (さなえ）
- Young rice seedlings just planted during rice cultivation
- The prototype is Moriya Sanae (もりやさなえ, born in 1945), the 78th generation head of the Moriya family, and is a real person.
- The Moriya family are descendants of Moreya-no-Kami and currently serve as the Jinja-cho of the Suwa Taisha Shimosha.
The secret rituals for worshipping Moreya-no-Kami have been passed down orally through generations of the Moriya family.
That secret tradition is passed down through a single lineage, taught in secret within a prayer hall without firelight in the middle of the night.
However, with the changing times, the hereditary priesthood system was abolished in the 5th year of the Meiji era.
By the 6th year of the Meiji era, the family heirlooms (including the seal (inscribed "Seal of the Meigami-no-Hafuri"), mirrors, tachi swords, etc.) were removed from the Suwa Taisha Kamisha.
Only the method of worshipping Mishaguji using the Sanagi bells (used in the Omotachiza ritual) remained in the family.
During the Meiji era, Moriya Sanehisa (the 76th generation head) was removed from the position of Jinja-cho,
Unfortunately, the oral secret techniques had already been lost by then, and Sanehisa only told Masayuki Moriya (the 77th head, Sanehisa's younger brother and Negi-Gūji of Suwa Grand Shrine) what remained.
By the time of Sanae Moriya (the 78th head, Masayuki's granddaughter,2006 (Heisei 18)(Note)2006At the end of March, fromPrincipal(Note)Edogawa Municipal Kami-Isshiki Minami Elementary School, where Sanae Moriya served as the 8th principal[7]after retiring from the position, she has been dedicated to lectures on environmental protection) in this generation, the lost secret techniques passed down through generations are no longer inherited.
By now, no one knows the secret methods of the Moriya rituals anymore.
- The Moriya family are descendants of Moreya-no-Kami and currently serve as the Jinja-cho of the Suwa Taisha Shimosha.
- 祀られる風の人間
- Arahitogami
- Kanako is the Wind God, and Sanae is the Wind Priestess
- 山の新人神様
- "New (あらた) person" + "Arahitogami" (あらひとがみ) = "New Living God" (あらひとがみ）
- 皮相浅薄な人間
- 皮相浅薄（ひそうせんぱく）
- Lacking knowledge and prudence, superficial
- The titles in "Wild and Horned Hermit" are composed of the basic form of a four-character idiom + race
- 皮相浅薄（ひそうせんぱく）
| The prototype for Sanae! Please prepare for the impact |
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- Moriya Family
- The Moriya family lineage: the first generation is "Moreya-no-Kami", the second is "Moritaku-no-Kami" (later Morita-no-Kami), the third is "Chikato-no-Kami", the fourth is "Kodamahiko-no-Mikoto", and the fifth is "Yatsukushi-no-Kami"
- The wife of Chikato-no-Kami is Uragohime-no-Mikoto
- In the "Genealogy of the Jincho Moriya Clan" recorded by Moriya Sanehisa's oral tradition, the fourth generation "Kodamahiko-no-Mikoto" (son of Katakurabe-no-Mikoto) is the grandson of Takeminakata-no-Kami.
He married Takeminakata's granddaughter "Mitsutamahime-no-Kami" (daughter of Moritatsu-no-Kami) and fathered Yatsukushi-no-Kami. - Moreya-no-Kami had a son and a daughter; the son is the ancestor of the Moriya family, and the daughter (Tamaru-hime) is the wife of Izahayo-no-Mikoto (son of Takeminakata-no-Kami).
- During the reign of Emperor Yōmei (585-587), the ancestor of the Moriya family was Takemaro-no-Kimi.
According to what Ms. Sanae Moriya heard from her grandmother, the Jinchokan-ura Kofun (c. 7th century) is the tomb of the former Moriya ancestor, Takemaro-no-Kimi.- If the Soga clan fled to Mount Moriya in Suwa after being defeated by Takemaro, the second son of Mononobe no Yuge no Moriya
- The Jinchokan nine years ago was Moriya Morizane
- The Jinchokan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period was Moriya Yorizane (original name: Moriya Yorizane, 1505-1597).
He took office as Jinchokan in 1520. His father was Moriya Arisane.
In 1559, his legitimate son Moriya Nobuzane succeeded him as Jinchokan.
- The Moriya family lineage: the first generation is "Moreya-no-Kami", the second is "Moritaku-no-Kami" (later Morita-no-Kami), the third is "Chikato-no-Kami", the fourth is "Kodamahiko-no-Mikoto", and the fifth is "Yatsukushi-no-Kami"
Appearance
The following content is translated from the pixiv Encyclopedia, with slight modifications.[8]
She has long green hair, reaching past her shoulders but not to her waist; in recent works, she has shorter hair, and in *Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom*, it is just shoulder-length;
A bunch of hair on the left side is tied with a snake-shaped object and hangs in front of her; in *Symposium of Post-mysticism* and *Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom*, the tied hair is shoulder-length, while in other portraits, it is waist-length.
Her eye color varies across different works, appearing yellow, dark green, or blue.
Although her clothing varies slightly between works, the common features are a white top with blue-green trim and a blue skirt with patterns shaped like water droplets or gohei.
Although she wears a different style of miko outfit than Reimu, the most prominent feature—the exposed armpits—is the same.
Additionally, there is a trend of her skirt length getting shorter with each successive game.
In *Undefined Fantastic Object*, she wears something like a pendant, and her shoes are light green or light blue.
In *Wild and Horned Hermit*, she wears a blue tie with a white star emblem, and the hair on top of her head bounces like a sprout. The clothes she wears during this period have three blue lines on the sleeves and collar, making it a different version from her previous outfits.
In *Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom*, she also woreKnee-high socks。
The frog andWhitegreen snake(Note)According to the portraits in various Touhou original works, official publications, and merchandise, Sanae Kochiya's snake should be green rather than white; the pixiv Encyclopedia entry is incorrect here and has been corrected.hair ornaments can be said to be her characteristic features, symbolizing Suwako (frog) and Kanako (snake) respectively.
In fan-made works featuring her as a child, the frog hair ornament sometimes becomes a tadpole. Like Suwako's hat, the expressions of the frog and snake also change constantly.
Sanae's frog hair ornament is often drawn as a hair clip in fan works, but if you look closely at the character portraits in *Mountain of Faith* and the sprites in *Hisoutensoku*, you can see an arched object connecting the frog ornament, meaning this frog ornament is actually a headband.
However, the headband part is hardly visible in portraits after *Mountain of Faith*, so perhaps Sanae owns many different types of frog hair ornaments.
The gohei she holds is very different in shape from Reimu's gohei, as it lacks the parts attached to the sides.
This gohei is often said to look like a saw or fish fillets.
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Symposium of Post-mysticism -
Mountain of Faith, Subterranean Animism -
Undefined Fantastic Object -
Touhou Hisoutensoku -
Ten Desires -
Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom -
Unconnected Marketeers -
Beast King Rest
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胸の位置ほどまである緑のロングヘアーで、髪の左側を一房髪留めでまとめ、前に垂らしている。 |
Personality
(The following content is translated from the pixiv Encyclopedia)[8]
Her personality is that of an extremely ordinary human, but perhaps because she came from the outside world, she lacks a bit of common sense.
She's a bit airheaded and feels somewhat different from the people of Gensokyo. ("Symposium of Post-mysticism.Akyuu's comment)
She has a gentle personality and a strong sense of responsibility, and is simple and easily influenced by others.
Although she is a serious and confident person, she also has her moments of silliness.
As the shrine maiden of the Moriya Shrine and a living god, Sanae is very confident in her own shrine, sometimes even to the point of being arrogant. This is evident in some official manga plots and in *Strange Creators of Outer World*, Sanae's attitude toward others (such as AkiBig SisYounger sister、Hina、Nitori、Ayaetc.) can be seen in her evaluation of others.
When she first debuted, she attempted to conquer Gensokyo under high pressure to obtain faith, but after being defeated by the protagonists, she was liberated from this sense of responsibility and returned to her original gentle and sociable personality.
Afterwards, through her life in Gensokyo, she realized that the common sense of the outside world does not apply here, and began to imitate others in activities such as youkai extermination under Kanako's instructions, seemingly intending to get used to life in Gensokyo.
Thus, she seemed to experience the pleasure of youkai extermination in "Undefined Fantastic Object" and discovered the fun of battle (danmaku). Because of this, she stood out in the equal world advocated by Byakuren Hijiri and had a major battle. Later, she asked Suwako for training and created moves that did not rely on the two gods (referring to the aforementioned "Double Spoiler"), becoming devoted to her own training.
In "Wild and Horned Hermit," although she was abruptly commissioned to manage the Hakurei Shrine (a competitor) on a market-price employment basis, she seriously cleaned the shrine and did chores until Reimu returned, which is a result of her serious personality.She often holds a commercial advantage in the competition between shrines and would mock Reimu with an innocent face (a great victory in competition), but in daily life, she often cares for and looks after Reimu (Reimu's self-management is poor and she is often looked after by Marisa, Kasen, and others).
In "Touhou Hisoutensoku," she showed a strong interest in robots and recalled often reading books on the supernatural in the outside world, appearing to have interests somewhat different from ordinary girls.
Perhaps because she came from the outside world, she is one of the rare characters in Touhou who cannot drink alcohol.
She seems to be interested in science but not much in history or national language. However, since "Ten Desires," she has also started to develop some interest in history. That said, judging from things like using sixth-grade elementary school textbooks as study materials, her lack of common sense is quite evident.
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性格は極めて普通の人間だが、外の人間だったからか少しズレてる。 |
Deeds
*Mountain of Faith*In [Mountain of Faith], she first appeared as the Stage 5 Boss. Having just entered Gensokyo from the outside world, she was very confident in her own power and thus looked down on the humans in Gensokyo a bit. She went to the Hakurei Shrine to demonstrate her power to ensure the status of the Moriya Shrine, believing that doing so was for the good of Gensokyo and thinking that after threatening the Hakurei Shrine, Gensokyo would become as she imagined. In the end, she was miserably defeated by Reimu and Marisa who came to her door, realizing that she was not the only one with power in Gensokyo and that she was not a special
《Subterranean Animism》In this game, she appears as the mid-boss of the Extra Stage. More than a year has passed since the events of Mountain of Faith, and Sanae has gradually adapted to life in Gensokyo. She encounters Reimu and Marisa, who have come up the mountain, in front of the Moriya Shrine and engages them in a danmaku battle as a "greeting."
*Undefined Fantastic Object*In this game, in order to further adapt to life in Gensokyo, she followed Kanako's instructions to perform youkai extermination to train her powers (or followed Suwako's instructions to search for the treasure on the Treasure Ship), and set out for the Treasure Ship alongside Reimu and Marisa.
Touhou HisoutensokuIn this game, she discovered a giant silhouette that closely resembled the giant humanoid robots she had seen in anime before. Thinking that "Gensokyo is a place where nothing is strange," she set out to investigate with a passion for giant humanoid robots.
*Ten Desires*In this game, Sanae is now able to use her powers quite well. Since divine spirits are very important to a shrine, it is necessary to collect them to gather people's faith. With this in mind, Sanae set out with Reimu, Marisa, and Youmu to investigate the cause of the emergence of a large number of small divine spirits.
*Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom*In, she accidentally discovered a golden spider, and everywhere it passed, all living things would die; this is "purification." Sanae learned from Eirin that it was the work of the Lunarians, so she set out with the "Ultramarine Orb Elixir" given by Reisen. First, she defeatedheroic deeds. But later, the invasion of Gensokyo still did not stop, so Sanae had to go to the Dream World where the Lunarians were currently residing, and defeated[9]The true mastermindHecatia, saving the Lunarians and Gensokyo, and returned to Earth with Hecatia and the others.
Unconnected Marketeers To be completed
Detailed explanation of abilities
Ability to cause miracles
Sanae uses secret arts to call the wind and rain. Logically, these are miracles caused by the power of the Wind God, but at some point, they were mistaken for miracles caused by a human, so Sanae received the same treatment as a god. (Living God)
This ability is often confused with luck.
Causing miracles seems to require long periods of preparation (such as chanting incantations). The scale of the miracle one wishes to cause is proportional to the preparation time. A simple miracle only requires a single sentence, but a world-shaking miracle might require several days of continuous chanting. However, for a human, it is unrealistic to chant incantations continuously for several days.
Spell Cards Used
- Main article:Sanae Kochiya/Spell Card Information
- You can alsoclick hereto view detailed information about the Spell Cards used by Sanae Kochiya in the series.
Setting Documents
Mountain of Faith
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○ Stage 5 Boss: The Human Who Prays to the Wind |
Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object
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○ The Newbie Deity on the Mountain |
Hisoutensoku
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The human who enshrines the wind Two years have passed since she arrived in Gensokyo. |
Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires
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○ The Newbie Deity on the Mountain |
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom
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○ The Living God of Miracles Residing in the Mountain |
Symposium of Post-mysticism
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Wild and Horned Hermit
| official websit |
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Sanae Kochiya |
Strange Creators of Outer World
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Gensokyo Who's Who of Humans and Youkai
Newly arrived shrine maiden |
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers
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○ The Living God of Miracles |
Others
Sanae's shot types in STGs
Sanae's character configurations in STGs vary by work.In subsequent works, her firepower is generally not very high Wife-nae doesn't need high firepower!, but her ability to clear stages in the works she appears inalmosthas always been among the best.
First appearance as a playable character, possessingtwoconfigurations:
- According to Lady Kanako Focused & Homing Type
- Shot TypeSky Serpent: Snake bullets fired vertically with left-right homing capabilities; snake bullet movement speed increases during focus.
- BombSnake Sign "Great Serpent of Ancient Times": Summons an incredibly large snake,
Devouring the entire screen。
- According to Suwako-sama High power & wide range explosive type Is it really possible for these three to coexist?
- Shot TypeCobalt Spread: Frog bullets that explode upon hitting enemies and deal area-of-effect damage. In high-speed mode, they are fired in a wide range with high stage suppression power; in low-speed mode, the frog bullets are mainly concentrated in front with increased movement speed and excellent damage.
- BombFrog Sign "Toad-Maneuvering Technique": A near full-screen explosion wave with high damage and a long invincibility period.
Makes one feel
- High SpeedMighty Wind: A wind strike with a wide attack range, providing mediocre stage suppression power. If this shot type has any other merits, its high-speed point-blank firepower is decent.
- Low SpeedWind Blast: A curved wind attack; the linear output range is large, but the damage is concerning.
- BombSecret Ceremony "Gray Thaumaturgy": Summons a giant pentagram that rotates and sweeps across the field.Sanae teaches you how to draw a pentagram, but in reality, she's teaching you how to deal chip damage.
- This shot type has a fast Spirit World gauge recovery speed.
- Given the unsatisfactory performance of Sanae's shot types in this game in various aspects, as well as some
special reasons（ ）, it is known as the "Yoshika-tier" shot type of this game.
Is this Sanae's true strength? Sanae-chan, you're not pulling your weight, Sanae-chan.
- High SpeedCobalt Spread, same as Sanae B's frog shots in Undefined Fantastic Object. However, the firing interval has become longer, damage per shot has increased, and upon explosion, it no longer produces many shockwaves like in UFO, but rather one large shockwave. Therefore, its stage suppression capability is relatively weaker compared to the UFO era.
- Low SpeedSky Serpent, same as Sanae A's snake shots in Undefined Fantastic Object, with adjustments to damage. It can deal some damage to the boss even when the main shot is not aimed at them.
- BombFrog Sign "Toad-Maneuvering Technique": Same as Sanae B in Undefined Fantastic Object. Combined with this game's graze-based life reward system, she can gain a large amount of graze while dealing massive damage at point-blank range, making Sanae's shot type very suitable for survival play on Lunatic difficulty.
Sanae was bullied so hard in Ten Desires that she went home crying for her parents
Aside from changes to option positioning and firepower, the shot type is roughly the same as Sanae in Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
- BombFrog Sign "Toad-Maneuvering Technique"Can be enhanced via the Magic Scroll. The burst wave changes from one to three; although the damage increase isn't significant, the invincibility duration is increased by a full 2 seconds (440f - 320f) / (60f / s) , so her survival capability is easy to imagine.
Wind Priestess
Although Sanae is a shrine maiden like Reimu, Sanae's title is not "Shrine Maiden" but "Wind Priestess"
Wind Priestess, formerly read as "かぜはふり", now read as "かぜほうり", was one of the priestly ranks in the Suwa Grand Shrine in the past,Someone who acts cute to humans on behalf of the gods
"Hafuri" is a type of shrine maiden in Japan, with a status much higher than that of an ordinary shrine maiden, second only to the head priest of the shrine
The meaning of "Hafuri" is "the spokesperson/agent of God in the mortal world," referring to a person (shrine maiden) who directly receives and conveys the precise will of God or carries out the tasks God requires
Whereas ordinary shrine maidens enter a "communing with the gods" mental state through dancing, drinking, etc., to obtain imprecise oracles
The two differ in the source of their oracles; ordinary shrine maidens focus more on "serving the gods" rather than "acting as the spokesperson for the gods"
The descendants of Takeminakata-no-Kami inherited the position of "Ōhafuri" at the Suwa Grand Shrine's Kamisha.
Those who specifically worship the wind god, suppress and calm violent winds, and pray for favorable weather are the "Kaze-hafuri" (風の祝，かぜのほうり）
Meanwhile, the descendants of Moriya-no-Kami inherited the position of "Jinchōkan" at the Suwa Grand Shrine's Shimosha, which is the position inherited by the Moriya family.
ZUNHere, the two seem to have been combined, allowing Sanae, a descendant of Suwako, to inherit the position of Kaze-hafuri?
Actually, to some extent,Zhuge Liang...could also be considered to have made a guest appearance as a Kaze-hafuri... Zhuge Liang: "Watch this! Great Miracle 'Zhuge Liang's Kamikaze'!"
Sanae's Options
Some researchers have pointed out that the options Sanae uses after being promoted to a playable character are mirrors.[11]
In the treasure hall of the Kamisha Hon-gū of Suwa Grand Shrine, several treasures are enshrined: the Masumi (ますみ) Mirror and the Yasaka-no-suzu (やさかのすず), as well as the Kara-kagami and Nagikama.
In the Yasaka Kanako entry of the Touhou Project Origin Wiki, it is pointed out that the mirror on Kanako's chest is the Suwa Grand Shrine treasure "真澄の鏡”.
Then the one Sanae uses would be the Kara-kagami, and there is some connection between the Kara-kagami and the Kaze-hafuri.
Below is some information regarding the Kara-kagami.
唐鏡： 諏訪に仏教が伝わった時に空海がに贈った物らしく、この鏡を納める箱の説明書きに「風の祝（ほうり）」と言う言葉が出てきます。 空海は当時の風の祝「神 清員（ジン キヨカズ）」にこの鏡を贈り、 その子孫の奥さんが不思議な霊夢を見た事により諏訪大社に奉納した、と書かれています。 「神」氏は大祝（諏訪明神の降りる現人神）などの上級神官の家系です。 また「風の祝」の解説として以下のように書かれていました。 「風の祝」･･････諏訪大神は風雨を守る神得の信仰神で風まつりの神官職を言う
As for the image of the mirror, it might be an abstraction of the "Nikko-renko bronze mirror" or the "Naikou-kamon mirror."
Trivia
(The following content is partially cited from Touhou Wiki and Touhou Ba Wiki)[12]
- According to the ending CG of Mountain of Faith, Sanae is taller than Reimu and shorter than Kanako. According to the ending CG of Undefined Fantastic Object, Sanae is slightly taller than Suwako.
- Her corresponding weather in Hisoutensoku is Calm (the last person to hit the opponent is illuminated by light falling from the sky and slowly recovers HP).
- She is natural, straightforward, and guileless, but because of this, she seems socially naive and may even cause trouble with good intentions; she says whatever is on her mind without filter, which sometimes gives a sharp-tongued impression. However, she is a good girl at heart.
- Since she is a descendant of Suwako in the setting, some of her regular danmaku are similar to Suwako's.It could also be interpreted as ZUN being lazy.
- In the Five Elements theory, "East," "Green," "Wind," and "Spring" all belong to "Wood," so is that why Sanae has green hair?
- In "Hisoutensoku," Sanae's 2C move is similar to
HakureiHokuto Ujou Hagan Ken,so it is said that Sanae learned the Face-Breaking Fist from Reimu.？Does every shrine maiden have to know Hokuto Shinken?! Lord ZUN, just how much do you love Fist of the North Star? - Due to her performance in Undefined Fantastic Object and Hisoutensoku, Sanae is considered to have a wealth of knowledge regarding robots and anime.
- In Undefined Fantastic Object, some of Sanae's dialogue shows her interest in exterminating yokai.
- Some Western Touhou fans have noticed that Sanae's horizontal movement in Undefined Fantastic Object looks very much like Superman.
- She is a science student and is not good at history. (Mentioned in Ten Desires)
- Sanae's spell card in Hisoutensoku, "Sea Opening 'The Miracle of Moses'" (開海「モーゼの奇跡」) is very similar to Akuma's super move "Misogi" in the arcade game Street Fighter.
- She has a low tolerance for alcohol and is often gotten drunk at banquets.
- She still keeps the textbooks she used at school from the outside world.
- Not bound by common sense
From a line in Subterranean Animism“この幻想郷では常識に囚われてはいけないのですね！”(In this Gensokyo, you can't let yourself be held back by common sense!)However, in the Subterranean Animism Extra stage, if you use a bomb with Reimu C or Marisa B before Sanae appears, you can blow away Sanae's portrait and skip three spell cards directly; she truly doesn't follow common sense. - Since Sanae's original setting is that she entered Gensokyo from the outside world, she is often depicted wearing a school uniform in fan works.
She also wore a sailor uniform in the telephone card illustration included as a bonus with Undefined Fantastic Object.And she has a darkened expression
This Sanae is called "予約早苗" (Pre-order Sanae) yo~
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- Character Day on pixiv: March 7th, Sanae Day (早苗さんの日）。
Other character days related to Sanae include Reimu-Sanae Day also on March 7th (レイサナの日, this tag is very rare) and Aya-Sanae Day on September 6th (あやさなの日）。 - Common nicknames include Blue Miko, Sa-myao, Housewife-myao, 2P Miko,Master Sanaeetc.
- Sanae, like Suwako and Kanako, also has a real-life prototype. Sanae's prototype is Sanae Moriya, the current Jincho-kan of the Suwa Grand Shrine's Shimosha.Sanae: You thought I was Kochiya, but it was me, Moriya!
- In the Mountain of Faith interview, ZUN was asked if Sanae could become a playable character. ZUN replied: "Unlikely. A god being a playable character is a bit too powerful, so it might not be suitable." However, in Undefined Fantastic Object, the game after the next, Sanae became a playable character...
- In Touhou Mountain of Faith, the spell card:大奇跡「八坂の神風」's danmaku pattern and CAVE's bullet hell shooter "Mushihimesama Futari"'s Stage 2 boss's final danmaku are similar.
- In *Ten Desires*, it is mentioned that Sanae can already use her own power well, but in *Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom*, Sanae returns to the equipment that borrows the power of the two gods from the *Undefined Fantastic Object* era.Actually, it's because Sanae in *Ten Desires* was too bad. Get it together, TD Sanae!
- Her hair is considered a plant, and its variety keeps changing with each work.
- In "Unconnected Marketeers》, for the first time withSakuya Izayoiappeared together as a playable character.
- The oonusa held by Sanae grows just like the gohei held by Reimu, especially in 《Unconnected Marketeers》, where this is even more obvious.
- Sanae has a "Law of Consecutive Playable Characters Inevitably Becoming Bad": in 《Undefined Fantastic Object》, her Type B bomb, Frog Sign "Handmade Toad", deals high damage and is one of the top god-tier survival shot types in that game. However, in the next work, 《Ten Desires》, she became a bad character. Similarly, in 《Unconnected Marketeers》, she once again became the preferred top-tier survival shot type of the game thanks to her high-damage bomb and a large number of Ability Cards. However, in 《Beast King Rest》, her high-speed and low-speed shots, as well as her C1 attack, are all homing snake bullets with low damage. Combined with the high health of small enemies in that game, her normal shots and C1 are almost unable to suppress them. Only her C2 attack—firing wide-range exploding frog bullets—can deal considerable damage to bosses when point-blank.
- In "Beast King Rest》, she became aTsukkomi, which is especially evident in the dialogue after defeating an opponent in versus mode.
Fanon
- Absolute Allow Sanae——>絶対許早苗（さなえ）——>絶対許さない(Homophone)——>Absolutely not allowed
- She still keeps items brought from the outside world, such as her cell phone. She has an extraordinary obsession with robots and aliens.
- married womenattribute. She does all the housework by herself and has to take care of Kanako and Suwako, so it's quite hard work. She occasionally loses her temper because the two gods are too lazy, but they are actually a harmonious family.
- In fanon,Noneis widely considered to highlight this attribute as well.
In fact, in her Unconnected Marketeers portrait, her cup size is even smaller than Sakuya's...
- In fanon,Noneis widely considered to highlight this attribute as well.
- Because she wears a sleeveless miko outfit similar to Reimu's, she is called the 2P (2nd Player in STG and FTG games) armpit miko. She is dissatisfied with her 2P status and holds a grudge against Reimu, but deep down she admires her, and they have a frenemy relationship.
- In Undefined Fantastic Object, after exterminatingTatara Kogasashe awakened her S attribute and is constantly pestered by Kogasa, who has an M attribute. She often goes out of control due to groundless self-confidence and does things that don't end well (though her motives are good).
- Sometimes she uses "In Gensokyo, you can't be bound by common sense!" as an excuse for her selfishness.Common Sense Eraser Sanae
- Before entering Gensokyo, she used to work part-time at a bakery—due to the game & anime "CLANNAD", the bakery proprietress in "Sanae FurukawaCame from sharing the same name.
- Favorite food is squid (Neta from "Squid Girl》's _Sanae Nagatsuki) (It seems habits of characters named Sanae all end up in fanon?)
- At the end of the Memories of Phantasm: Spring Snow Incident chapter, Sanae appears at Hakugyokurou. It can be assumed that the way Sanae entered Gensokyo was likelyYakumo Yukari's gaps, and the Spring Snow Incident was largely to cover for Sanae's entry into Gensokyo so Reimu wouldn't notice.
Gensokyo Intangible Cultural HeritageSuwa Grand Dance's successor and main performer.- In order to collect faith for the two gods, she went to another world and transformed intoKochiya Suzuya(Just kidding)
- I, Sanae, am going to smack you poseur to death today.
- Once went to teach at the Terakoya with full confidence, but wasKeine Kamishirasawarejected.
Derivative Characters
Notes and References
- Al Can be obtained by swapping the radicals.
- Al Clothing color schemeNot the color of her panties
- Al Strictly speaking, a "Living God" is just a human treated as a god, not aRace change
- Al In the music room of Touhou Juuouen, the title of this theme was mistyped as "Faith is for the Void People".
- Al Only appeared as a background character in episodes 42 and 43.
- Al Refer to the Wikipedia entry:Lichun
- Al Reference:(Japanese)江户川区立 上一色南小学校 - 沿革の概要
- Al 8.0 8.1 pixiv Encyclopedia — Kochiya Sanae:https://dic.pixiv.net/a/東風谷早苗
- Al It wasn't actually a true defeat; she only won because of the Spell Card rules
- Al Reference: Wikipedia entry:Halo (optical phenomenon), Japanese Wikipedia entry:ブロッケン現象, Baidu Baike entry:Brocken spectre
- Al Sourced from Touhou Tieba; currently unable to provide a link due to the anti-abuse filter
- Al Touhou Wiki:Sanae Kochiya, Touhou Tieba wiki:Sanae Kochiya
