Kyouko Kasodani's usual outfit. It features a dark red dress and a broom.
White Mountain Echo
Kyouko's Fantasy Rebirth outfit. It was fashioned at Kourindou based on information in the journal.
Choujuu Gigaku
One of Kyouko's Choujuu Gigaku costumes. She makes the crowd go wild with her shout!
Sutra Chanting Yamabiko
Voice Lines
Gacha Pickup
GOOOOOD MOOOOORNING! I'm Kyouko Kasodani, a yamabiko. Now then, please repeat after me. One, two... HELLOOOOOOO!
Introduction
GOOOOD MOOOORNING! ...Wow, that was a good greeting! Let's say it again. GOOOOD MOOORNING! Yeah, that was a really energetic shout. Well done. I heard about you from Boss Mamizou. I remember everything I hear. That's also how I memorized the sutras―by listening to Lady Hijiri recite them! I don't know what they mean, but it's important to memorize them first, right? Who am I? I'm Kyouko Kasodani, a yamabiko and a priest-in-training.
Purple Heart
Do you want to try memorizing sutras too? OK, try to imitate me. Gyaaaaaateeee!
Blue Heart
Cleaning around the temple entrance is an important part of my training. I'm not sure how, though!
Green Heart
I don't think just asking "why" over and over again will ever get you an answer. That's why I think it's perfectly OK to say your thoughts out loud!
Orange Heart
I was in a really bad spot before I came to the temple. But then everything turned out OK after I memorized Lady Hijiri's sutras and chanted them every day at my house on the mountain! I hope you can also attain salvation like I did!
Pink Heart
Manipulate it with words? Do you mean like how the sage manipulates shikigami? If words are the "key," that means you might be able to make something happen as long as you can remember them. I wonder if Lady Hijiri's lectures could give us a hint.
Summer
WOOOHOOOO! It's hot every day! There's no better time for concerts! WOOOHOO―Ow! I'm sorry... Lady Hijiri scolded me.
Login
GOOOD MOOORNING! I start the day with a cheerful greeting and cleaning! I've got a concert tonight, so I have to practice. Why don't you listen to me since you're here?!
Enhancement
I've remembered another sutra! Gyaaaateee! Gyaaaateee!
Return
It was really satisfying to shout to my heart's content! That was so much fun!
Home 1
I heard that the humans in the village asked Lady Hijiri to exterminate a youkai because its monstrous howls terrified them. It's a mysterious phenomenon...!
Home 2
The boss told me I should return to my home on the mountain before practicing my singing. I wonder why. But I guess it is better to chant sutras while cleaning and cooking!
Home 3
I met up with Mystia at her food stand, and Takane, the yamawaro, came along as a customer. I feel a strange kind of kinship with her for some reason. I wonder why.
Reaction 1
Hehe, I really like my ears. You can pet them if you want.
Reaction 2
Eeep! Don't pull my tail!
Reaction 3
Oh, it's Miss Nue! Can you see her too?
Task
Tasks are homework?! No waaaay! Ichirin, Unzan, please help meeeee!
Task Complete
You finished your task?! W-WOOOOW! You're amazing!
Mail
A letter arrived, so I handed it to Murasa... Where did she go?
Errand Finished
Oh, someone's returned. I wonder if it's Kogasa? Let's go and see!
Start of Battle
I'll make your screams echo to the ends of the Earth!
Mid-Wave
GOOOD MOOORNING! GOOOOD MOOOOORNING!
Victory
You're too quiet! You're also too quiet! Come on, project your voice from your belly!
Defeat
I'm done fooooor! Don't bully me! You're so mean!
Spellcard 1 Chant 1
I'm going to practice a lot
when I get home today.
Spellcard 1 Chant 2
I'll practice the sutras I've learned
and the songs I'll sing at my concert.
Spellcard 1 Casted
Echo Sign: Mountain Echo
Spellcard 2 Chant 1
I'm confident in my lung capacity!
Because every day...
Spellcard 2 Chant 2
...I cook the rice!
Spellcard 2 Casted
Great Voice: Charged Cry
Last Word Chant 1
It's impressive how I memorized lots
of sutras? Hehe, you think so too?
Last Word Chant 2
Do you have a sutra you want to hear?
I'll chant anything!
Last Word Casted
Sutra-Chanting Room - Complete Manual
Boost 1
Uooooh!
Boost 2
Haaaa!
Boost 3
HELLOOOO!
Graze 1
There!
Graze 2
Hyaaa!
Graze 3
Form is emptiness!
Command A
"Let's go all out!"
Command B
"Life comes first!"
Command C
"The incantation is 'save'!"
Command D
"I'll leave this to you!"
Skill A
"Give me orders, OK?!"
Skill B
"Do your best!"
Shot A
Listen to the roar of my soul!
Shot B
Are you enjoying the music?!
Damage
Ugh!
Heavy Damage
Oof?!
Guard
Speak louder!
Graze Activated
That won't resonate!
Change to Rear
I finished cleaning!
Change to Front
Surprise HELLOOOO!
Buff/Heal
Thank you!
Knocked Out
At this rate... I'll lose my worth as a youkai!
Voice Sets
Never-Ending Echo
VA: Sasahara Yu
Cheerful Greeting
VA: Saito Shuka
Eternal Sweeping
VA: Kono Hiyori
Character Information
Temperament: Yamanari
Yamanari (a Touhou LW original) refers to the phenomenon where a sound from the mountains heralds the coming of an earthquake or volcanic eruption. This is an apt temperament for Kyouko, who is a youkai that lives on a mountain and reflects sound. Kyouko is endowed with Wood Phase, because her existence is based upon her loud voice, and Moon Essence, as she is a youkai priest.
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 reflecting sound
Kyouko Kasodani's ability as a yamabiko. It is the youkai yamabiko's nature to shout back any words they hear.
Kyouko is a novice priest who joined Myouren Temple, but she apparently lives on the Youkai Mountain and commutes to the temple every day. She sweeps the grounds and does menial labor at the temple as part of her training. There is a Japanese idiom that "children near a temple will recite sutras untaught." Kyouko is a perfect example of this as she can perfectly remember the contents of sutras recited by the monks, namely Byakuren, perhaps due to her ability as a yamabiko. You may think that there are no benefits to merely learning sutras by rote, but attaining salvation through repeating the name of Amitabha is a concept of Buddhism.
The yamabiko's status as a youkai was apparently in danger because it is also general knowledge among the humans who dwell in Gensokyo that echoes are merely the reverberation of sound. However, people have begun to fear yamabiko as a youkai because of the creepy sounds they hear coming from the mountain ever since Kyouko started to shout while reciting sutras after she returns home. You could probably get a good idea about the nature and volume of Kyouko's voice if you read the reviews about Kyouko's and Mystia's rock band, Choujuu Gigaku.
Attacks
Echoing Recitation
Kyouko Kasodani's Spread Shot (a Touhou LW original). She chants a sutra with all her might. She shouts with her death-metal voice that she uses while performing in her band. Even if you don't understand the meaning of the sutra, reciting it out loud is still worthwhile. Now, repeat after Kyouko... "Gyate."
Bullets
Untaught Sutra
"Gyate" Bullet 1
"Gyate" Bullet 2
"Zemu" Bullet
"Todo" Bullet
"Shu" Bullet
Mountain Echo Chanting
Kyouko Kasodani's Focus Shot (a Touhou LW original). She attacks by echoing her voice off a rock. There is a legend that echoes come from a small rock mountain called a "yamabiko rock" that returns words spoken by humans. There are also other legends that say echoes come from a youkai bird called a "yobuko" or a dog-like youkai beast called a "yamako." Incidentally, Kyouko has ears and a tail reminiscent of a dog.
Bullets
Yamako Bullet
Yamabiko Rock Bullet
Tree Spirit Bullet
Jueyuan Bullet
Yobuko Bullet
Penghou Bullet
Echo Sign: Mountain Echo
Kyouko Kasodani's Spell Card. She shoots bullets that rebound like echoes. In the past, people used to think that echoes were caused by someone imitating voices because they are heard after a delay. Nowadays, it is general knowledge that an echo is a reflection of sound. The speed of sound varies according to the air temperature and other factors, but it is generally around 340 m/s. The greater the distance between the sound source and the surface that the sound reflects off, the longer the echo takes to hear. This time lag is almost imperceptible during daily life, but you can clearly hear it in open spaces, like on top of a mountain.
Bullets
Chest Voice Bullet
Falsetto Bullet
Mixed Voice Bullet
Head Voice Bullet
Whisper Voice Bullet
Whistle Voice Bullet
Great Voice: Charged Cry
Kyouko Kasodani's Spell Card. She attacks by compressing bullets of sound into a confined area. The trajectories of the bullets trapped in the area are difficult to predict because the area gradually gets smaller and smaller. This is somewhat similar to phonon maser technology that oscillates coherent wavelengths, amplitudes, and directions of ultrasonic waves. This may be a truly terrifying sonic attack.
Bullets
Hello Bullet
Average Hello Bullet
Big Hello Bullet
Special Hello Bullet
Super Hello Bullet
Ultimate Hello Bullet
Sutra-Chanting Room - Complete Manual
Kyouko Kasodani's Last Word (a Touhou LW original). She reads sutras in an isolated room. What would happen if someone overheard Kyouko read out sutras in a closed room? That person outside the room would have no way of knowing whether the one reading the sutras was a novice priest or the head priest. That means that in this instance, at least, it doesn't matter whether Kyouko understands the meaning of the sutras... Now then, how could you tell whether the one chanting is the head priest or Kyouko imitating her without entering the sutra-chanting room?
Bullets
Kyouko's Sutra-Chanting Room
Sutra Manual Volume 1
Sutra Manual Volume 2
Sutra Manual Volume 3
Sutra Manual Volume 4
Sutra Manual Volume 5
Skills
Skill: Cheerful Greeting
GOOOOOD MOOOOORNING! If you hear this greeting, you know you're at Myouren Temple.
Skill: Cooking & Challenges
Cooking and meeting challenges are part of a priest's duties. That is the way of Myouren Temple.
Skill: Sweeping & Cleaning
It is a novice priest's duty to sweep the temple entrance and the gardens. They also have to wipe the floors and polish the Buddhist ritual implements.
