Aya Shameimaru
Traditional Reporter of Fantasy
Aya Shameimaru's usual outfit. It features a white shirt with a maple leaf pattern and a black skirt.
Crow Tengu Journalist
The outfit Aya usually wears when she goes to Suzunaan or Geidontei incognito.
Business-Is-Booming Newspaper Reporter
Aya Shameimaru's furisode for the New Year. She hopes Bunbunmaru Newspaper enjoys the same success as last year.
White Crow of Sensationalist Photos
Aya's Fantasy Rebirth outfit. It was fashioned at Kourindou based on information in the journal.
Death Bringer Nurse
A black crow nurse ended up at the hospital! "Can I interview you... I mean, examine you?"
Fairy Photographer
"How about a photo to remember your trip? I'll make your dreams in Doremyland last forever."
Traditional Reporter of Fantasy
Aya Shameimaru's usual outfit. It features a white shirt with a maple leaf pattern and a black skirt.
Voice Lines
Voice Sets
Fastest Reporter in Gensokyo
VA: Matsuda Satsumi
Crow Tengu of Fair Reporting
VA: Kiyoto Arisa
Tengu Gale of the Youkai Mountain
VA: Ozawa Ari
Character Information
Temperament: Fuu'u
Fuu'u refers to wind and rain or wind with rain in it. Aya is a crow tengu, an avatar of wind, so this temperament is a good fit for her. Aya is endowed with Wood Phase, as a tengu, and Moon Essence, with her focus on sociality. The strong and kind Wood Phase resists Water Phase, because water nourishes wood, but it is weak to Metal Phase, because metal carves wood. The cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence resists the alluring and arrogant Sun Essence, but it is weak to the diverse and uncooperative Star Essence.
Ability/Backstory: Capable of manipulating wind
Aya Shameimaru's ability as a tengu. Crow tengu use their fans to make tengu gales... Or well, that is the usual image of them, and Aya's ability is a simple representation of that. Many of her Spell Cards use wind too. However, if you keep in mind that she is also a reporter, the meaning of "wind" changes. The idiom "the way the wind blows" refers to how a situation is developing, just like how a reporter is always keeping an eye on the latest developments in news. No matter how truthful or transparent news tries to be, in the end, it is still a selection of specific information, with bias from the reporter's impressions. If the tengu wanted to, she could easily manipulate the news in Gensokyo, blowing the wind in the direction she wanted it to go... But you probably do not have to worry about that from Aya's Bunbunmaru Newspaper.
Attacks
Extra Fans
Aya Shameimaru's Spread Shot. She uses a leaf fan to send out gusts of wind in this attack. It is very fitting for a tengu, a youkai with the power to stir up gales of wind.
Bullets
- Wind Blade Bullet
- Fan Bullet
- Great Fan Bullet
- Great Wind Blade Bullet
- Extreme Fan Bullet
- Vacuum Slash Bullet
Crow's Darkness
Aya Shameimaru's Focus Shot. She attacks with a whirlwind of crow feathers. The color of crow feathers is described in various ways in Japanese, such as crow-feather black, wet-crow black, and wet-feather black. It is a deep black worthy of being called darkness.
Bullets
- Darkness Bullet
- Gale Bullet
- Wind Bullet
- Crow's Darkness Bullet
- Great Wind Bullet
- Crow's Deep Darkness Bullet
Whirl Sign: Maple Leaf Fan
Aya Shameimaru's Spell Card. She uses a fan to create a giant whirlwind of autumn leaves. The leaves look beautiful, but the wind is cutting... A perfect Spell Card for a tengu.
Bullets
- Leaf Bullet
- Gust Bullet
- Red Leaf Bullet
- Yellow Leaf Bullet
- Whirlwind Bullet
- Vacuum Bullet
Illusionary Dominance
Aya Shameimaru's Spell Card. This attack tosses the target around at high speed. The Spell Card befits Aya, who is rumored to be the fastest in Gensokyo. Very few people would be able to spot Aya as she flies by like a gale.
Bullets
- Wind Slash Bullet
- Gust Slash Bullet
- Sonic Bullet
- Sonic Charge Bullet
- Whirlwind Slash Bullet
- Vacuum Slash Bullet
Shutter Chance Izuna Drop
Aya Shameimaru's Last Word (a Touhou LW original). She hurls logs sucked up into a tornado at her target. There is a mountain god named Izuna Gongen who is said to be a warrior god with the shape of a crow tengu. According to one theory, he is also the god of ascetics and ninja. With his many faces, he embodies the multiplicity and mystique of the tengu.
Bullets
- Izuna Drop
- Upward Wind
- True Izuna Drop
- Great Upward Wind
- Vacuum Izuna Drop
- Extreme Upward Wind
Skills
Skill: Tengu Knockdown
The strange sound of falling trees suddenly echoing in the mountains. Some people say it is the work of tengu.
Skill: Tengu Gale
A strange strong wind that suddenly blows through the mountains. It is said to be the work of tengu.
Skill: Tengu Rain of Stones
A strange rain of stones that suddenly falls from the mountain. According to some, it is the work of tengu.
