Reimu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hakurei Reimu (灵梦)
Alias(es)	Reimu; Hakurei Shrine Maiden; “poor shrine maiden”
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Koizumi's Servants; Hakurei Amulet Shop; allied with Night Raid
Occupation/Role	Archer-class Servant; Hakurei Shrine Maiden; amulet seller
Status	Active
First Appearance	9

Background / History

Reimu is a Hakurei Shrine Maiden from Gensokyo, where she serves as an incident resolver and administrator. Though she normally relies on overwhelming force to settle incidents, she is perceptive and capable of reading dangerous situations. Within the Hakurei Barrier, she was protected by a power that made it impossible for youkai to defeat the shrine maiden, contributing to the establishment of Spell Card rules. 17 31

She was forcibly brought into Koizumi's summoning by Yakumo Yukari, despite not wanting to take part in the mission. As an Archer-class Servant, she accompanies Koizumi in correcting Singularities and recovering the Holy Grail, though she repeatedly complains that the work interferes with her preferred leisurely life. 9

Upon arriving in the Imperial Capital, Reimu opened the Hakurei Amulet Shop alongside Hata no Kokoro's mask shop. Her first amulet given to Seryu Ubiquitous protected the Imperial Guard member from an ambush, attracting customers and official suspicion alike. 9 16

The Imperial Guard subsequently raided the shop under Ouka's orders. Reimu defended Koizumi, bound the guards with talismans, defeated Ouka in close combat, and repelled him with a beam of light. She later used Demon Sealing Formation to restrain Seryu's Teigu, Koro, before escaping the Imperial Capital with Koizumi and Kokoro. 18 19

Reimu agreed to supply amulets to Night Raid after Leone offered a substantial reward, initially forgetting even the prospective client's name. The arrangement later developed into a broader cooperation and information exchange with Najenda and the Revolutionary Army. 22 23 30 31

Appearance

Reimu is a short black-haired girl with a large ribbon atop her head and hairbands tied at her temples. She wears a sleeveless shrine maiden outfit with exposed shoulders, a chest tie, and red shoes. 9 32

• Height: approximately 1.56 m; two centimeters shorter than Hata no Kokoro. 9
• Carries a gohei/purification rod used for combat and barrier techniques. 18 21
• Her outfit is considered relatively revealing despite her personally conservative reactions to intimate situations. 34 39

Personality

Reimu strongly values leisure and dislikes being burdened with difficult work. Her ideal life centers on her shrine, her offering box, good food, and freedom from disturbances; being summoned into a dangerous Singularity is therefore a constant source of irritation. 9 29 36

She is notably greedy for money and easily persuaded by a lucrative reward, yet this does not make her malicious. Reimu has a moral baseline, does not blame Seryu for the Imperial Guard's raid, and proves reliable whenever a serious threat reaches her companions or property. 17 22 40

Although she often appears careless, impatient, and blunt, Reimu possesses sharp judgment. Her role as a Hakurei Shrine Maiden has given her extensive experience resolving incidents, and she can recognize malice, assess threats, and infer the Imperial Capital's connection to the Singularity's distortion. 17 22 23

Abilities & Skills

Archer-class Servant

Reimu is summoned as an Archer despite fighting with talismans, danmaku, barriers, and a purification rod. Her Servant abilities place her far beyond ordinary Imperial Guard soldiers and most Night Raid members. 9 33 45

• Fought Ouka bare-handed while he wielded a sword, then defeated him decisively. 18
• Easily handled Leone and Mine during Night Raid's test battle. 32 33
• Is considered capable of taking on Night Raid alone if she fights seriously. 33 45

Natural Instinct

Reimu possesses A-rank Natural Instinct, granting exceptional intuition and luck. Koizumi later begins manifesting a weaker version through their contract. 22 34

• Detects hostile or approaching presences before visual confirmation. 21 33
• Identified the Imperial Capital as the likely center of the Singularity's distortion through intuition. 22
• Can evade attacks with movement likened to teleportation. 32
• Her intuition warned her of an ominous future involving Koizumi, though she found its implication too absurd to accept. 37

Talismans and Danmaku

Reimu uses talismans for offense, restraint, defense, and commercial amulets. Her attacks resemble Gensokyo-style danmaku barrages. 9 18 21 32

• Her single-use protective amulets can block a fatal attack. 9
• Bound an entire group of Imperial Guard members with golden ribbon-like restraints. 18
• Fired Spirit Sign: Dream Orbs to intercept Mine's Teigu beam. 32
• Used Spirit Sign: Dream Seal Collection against General Bude's overwhelming lightning attack. 19

Barrier Techniques

Barrier construction is Reimu's greatest specialty. She possesses A-rank Territory Creation and A-rank Demon Sealing Formation, enabling her to recreate advanced Hakurei barrier techniques as a Servant. 19 32 33

• Creates high-quality barriers that alert her to intruders. 32
• Concealed the Night Raid confrontation from people outside the barrier. 33
• Demon Sealing Formation restricts movement and seals magical power; at A-rank, even great youkai would be wary. 19
• Used the formation to restrain Koro rather than destroy it. 19

Close-Quarters Combat

Despite her projectile-based fighting style, Reimu is an experienced aerial and physical combatant. 18

• Overpowered Ouka in unarmed combat. 18
• Caught Ouka's sword with one hand and released a point-blank beam that blasted him and his troops out of the shop. 18
• Kicked Leone into a tree with a single strike. 32

Sealed Ultimate Noble Phantasm

Reimu possesses an ultimate Noble Phantasm that she has sealed due to its extreme power expenditure. 29 33

• She can unseal it at will if necessary. 29
• Its output is implied to be exceptionally destructive. 29 33
• Reimu avoids using it because it would exhaust her. 33

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Gohei / purification rod — primary weapon for directing attacks and techniques. 18 21
• Talismans — used for binding, danmaku, protective amulets, and barriers. 9 18 21
• Hakurei Amulet Shop — her Imperial Capital storefront, established in competition with Hata no Kokoro's mask shop. 9

Relationships

• Koizumi — her Master. Reimu complains about his use of Command Seals and his teasing, but she has felt an unexplained closeness to him since her summoning; she protects, advises, and worries about him. 9 22 31 41
• Hata no Kokoro — fellow Servant, shop rival, and combat partner. Their competition over amulet and mask sales began after Kokoro called her a “poor shrine maiden.” 9 18 19
• Yakumo Yukari — fellow Gensokyo native who forcibly brought Reimu into the summoning. Reimu is accustomed to Yukari's manipulations and has fought her in the past. 9 23
• Seryu Ubiquitous — friend and customer. Reimu gave Seryu a protective amulet after Seryu helped the group enter the Imperial Capital, and she refuses to blame Seryu for Ouka's actions. 9 17
• Leone — Night Raid contact who recruited Reimu through the promise of payment. They sparred rather than fought seriously, with Leone acknowledging Reimu's superior strength. 21 22 33
• Najenda — Night Raid's leader and partner in the amulet-for-information arrangement. Reimu also worries that the Revolutionary Army's higher-ups may target Najenda over the alliance. 30 31
• Ouka — Imperial Guard captain who raided her shop and attempted to arrest her; Reimu defeated him and drove him out. 17 18
• General Bude — powerful Imperial general whose lightning attack forced Reimu to use Dream Seal Collection while retreating. 19 45

Story Role / Major Arcs

Hakurei Amulet Shop

Reimu arrives in the Imperial Capital, opens an amulet shop, and competes with Hata no Kokoro for customers. Her amulets prove genuine when one saves Seryu from an ambush. 9

Imperial Guard Raid

After the Imperial Guard suspects her of ties to the Peaceful Path Sect, Reimu confronts Ouka's raid, protects Koizumi, defeats the guards, and escapes the city after Bude intervenes. 16 18 19

Night Raid Alliance

Leone recruits Reimu by appealing to her desire for payment. Reimu's amulets become the basis for a deal with Night Raid and the Revolutionary Army, eventually providing her group access to intelligence. 22 30 31

Night Raid Test Battle

Reimu establishes a barrier around the battlefield and spars with Leone while Mine provides long-range support. She effortlessly avoids their attacks and makes clear that the encounter is not a serious fight for her. 32 33

Night Raid Headquarters

At the Night Raid base, Reimu enjoys Susanoo's cooking and briefly attempts to trade her talismans for the Teigu itself. She continues supporting Koizumi while remaining wary of the Singularity's hidden dangers. 36 37

Trivia

• Reimu considers “leisurely” living a personal ideal, even while assigned to resolve a Singularity. 9
• Her shop rivalry with Hata no Kokoro began before either had even paid for lodging. 9
• She is described as fated to remain poor, and Yukari claims even a wealthy spouse could become poor through bad luck. 16
• Reimu does not believe in justice in the abstract, having witnessed Gensokyo's darker side. 9
• She is highly susceptible to persuasion involving money, but she still has a clear moral boundary. 22