Marisa Kirisame

Boisterous Magician Girl

A magician girl and one of the Touhou Project's most popular protagonists alongside Reimu. She is characterized by her tomboyish and boisterous personality.

Quotes

  • Danmaku is power, ze.
  • I'll borrow it until I die.
  • Intervenes in incidents half for fun.
  • Master Spark, incomparably powerful magic.
  • Take it easy!!!

Trivia

  • Originally had red hair at debut, but blond hair is now standard.
  • Her signature spell card Master Spark has the power to vaporize a mountain.
  • Her usual speech ends with 'ze'.
  • Strong collecting habit; her home is cluttered with collections.
  • Marisa has no official voice in main works, but many fan works give her one.
  • Her Yukkuri face character is extremely famous on Nico Nico Douga and elsewhere.

Alternate names

Marisa Kirisame Marisa Yukkuri Marisa

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Profile

Species
Human
Gender
Female

Appearance

Overall appearance
Wears a black frilly magician outfit with blond hair, a large black hat, and flies through the sky on a bamboo broom. Hides many small items in her hat and skirt.
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Blond
Distinguishing features
  • Long blond hair
  • Large black witch hat
  • Black frilly outfit
Iconic items
  • Bamboo Broom
  • Mini-Hakkero
  • Magic Items
  • Hat Items

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Boisterous
Detailed personality
Tomboyish and boisterous personality, but honest and hardworking at heart. Extremely curious and fearless. Nonchalant yet competitive. Friends and rival with Reimu. Has a collecting habit, and her home is cluttered with collections.
Keywords
  • Tomboyish
  • Boisterous
  • Fundamentally Serious
  • Curious
  • Collecting Habit
  • Competitive
  • Nonchalant
  • Hardworking
  • Rival
Motto
Danmaku is power, ze!
Talents
  • Magic themed around light, heat, and stars
  • Advanced magician techniques
  • Powerful laser attacks
  • High mobility
  • Collecting and information gathering ability
Skills
  • Magic research
  • Aerial flight on bamboo broom
  • Use of various spell cards
  • Negotiation and maintaining friendships
  • Running a jack-of-all-trades shop
Motivation
Solving incidents in Gensokyo, honing magic skills, collecting and utilizing various magic tools.
Habits
Speech pattern ends with 'ze'. Also works as a thief who steals items.
Favorite foods
Mushroom Dishes, Magic Ingredients
Hobbies
Magic Research, Collecting, Mushroom Gathering, Incident Intervention

History

Backstory
After training at the Kirisame Shop in Gensokyo's Human Village, she became independent and runs the Kirisame Magic Shop in the Forest of Magic. Exists as an ordinary magician and has a friendship-rivalry with Hakurei Reimu. Also engages in thievery by not returning borrowed items easily.
Debut date
1997
Work title
Touhou Reiiden ~ the Story of Eastern Wonderland.
Media type
Game
Episode or chapter
Stage 4 Boss

Windows Version Debut

Significant event
Windows Version Debut
Description
Established her status as a protagonist in the series' 8th Windows installment ''Touhou Eiyashou ~ Imperishable Night.'' and others.

Boss Character Appearances

Significant event
Boss Character Appearances
Description
Served as Extra Stage Boss in ''Double Spoiler'' and ''Fairy Wars''.

Secondary Creations and Yukkuri Marisa Debut

Significant event
Secondary Creations and Yukkuri Marisa Debut
Description
Also popular in video culture and fan works, becoming a beloved character in Yukkuri commentary and such.

Cosplay Popularity

Significant event
Cosplay Popularity
Description
Established as a popular cosplay character at events both domestically and internationally.

Relationships

Kirisame Shop Owner (Family Home)

The place where she trained; they had a close relationship but are now estranged.

Hakurei Reimu

Best friend

Team-ups and rivalry in incident resolution.

Morichika Rinnosuke

Mentor

Crafted the Mini-Hakkero for Marisa and improves her tools.

Alice Margatroid

Rival

Rivals who have also teamed up.

Kawashiro Nitori

Teammate

Partnership in ''Touhou Chireiden''.

Kirisame Magic Shop

Kirisame Magic Shop: leader

Media appearances

Touhou Reiiden

Game / Supporting

1997

Touhou Koumakyou

Game / Protagonist

2002

Touhou Eiyashou

Game / Protagonist

2004

Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Hopeless Masquerade.

Game / Protagonist

2013

Touhou Danmaku Kagura

Game / Protagonist

2021

Mysterious Sealing Activity Records

Anime / Supporting

Touhou Spell Bubble

Game / Protagonist

2020

Touhou Arcadia Record

Game / Protagonist

2022

Voice cast and creators

Kana Asumi

Voice actor
Kana Asumi
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Touhou Arcadia Record

Namimi Iinuma

Voice actor
Namimi Iinuma
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Touhou Cannonball

Naomi Oozora

Voice actor
Naomi Oozora
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Touhou Spell Bubble, Touhou Dengonkei

Miyuki Sawashiro

Voice actor
Miyuki Sawashiro
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Musou Summer Village Series

Ryoko Shintani

Voice actor
Ryoko Shintani
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Remilia Scarlet of the Scarlet Devil Mansion

Yoko Hikasa

Voice actor
Yoko Hikasa
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Fushigi no Gensoukyou Series

Mariko Honda

Voice actor
Mariko Honda
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Touhou Danmaku Kagura

Machico

Voice actor
Machico
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Muse Dash (Collaboration)

ZUN

Creator name
ZUN
Role
Original author

Shanghai Alice Fantasia

Creator name
Shanghai Alice Fantasia
Role
Licensee

Twilight Frontier

Creator name
Twilight Frontier
Role
Licensee

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