to investigate the massive blooming of flowers, thinking that if she doesn't do something about it, others will think she's slacking, since it's her duty to solve these problems. : An ordinary magician. She sets out to find out about the flowers simply because she is bored. : The maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She didn't sense any danger with the flowers, so she collects tea along with her investigation. : A half-ghost from the Netherworld. The ghost princess of the Netherworld, Yuyuko, wasn't interested in investigating the flower outbreak, so Youmu goes off on her own. : A rabbit from the moon who now resides in Eientei. The rabbits of Eientei became restless because of the blooming flowers, so Reisen decides to investigate, and on the way tries to look for Tei, who went missing. : An ice fairy of the lake by the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Since the flowers are making the fairies excited, she sets out to enjoy herself amid the excitement. In the manual of the game, ZUN labelled her as "⑨ Idiot" (⑨バカ, baka) in a screenshot. Since then, the symbol ⑨ (pronounced "marukyū" in Japanese or "nineball" in English) gained notoriety as a shorthand for Cirno and "idiot" in the Touhou fandom. : The keyboardist of the Prismriver Sisters. She splits off from her sisters to go solo, and sets off to gather musical inspiration during the flower outbreak. : The trumpeter of the Prismriver Sisters, who has no interest in the flower outbreak. Playable only in the Match Play Mode. : The violinist of the Prismriver Sisters, who has no interest in the flower outbreak. Playable only in the Match Play Mode. : A night sparrow who loves to sing. This time she just wants to find a place to make music. : The leader of the rabbits in Eientei. The rabbits grew excited with the flowers, Tei included, and she went out to play without telling anyone. In later games, her name is spelled Tewi. : A reporter in the tengu society, she writes for her own newspaper, the Bunbunmaru Shinbun (文々。新聞) (sentence sentence period newspaper). Thinking that the flowering incident would bring a scoop, she goes to stalk potential news makers. Although this is her first game appearance, she was first introduced as the main character of the official Touhou fanbook Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red, which was published shortly