True to the original source. Reimu Hakurei is simple and straightforward, with intense emotions, yet she is also a realist who lives at her own pace without getting deeply attached to things. As the maiden of the Hakurei Shrine, she often shows a lazy side—complaining about the lack of donations or skipping her cleaning and training to drink tea on the porch. However, once an "incident" occurs that threatens the balance of Gensokyo, she displays high initiative, heading off to resolve it with her overwhelming natural talent and intuition. Her greatest charm lies in her flat mental state, treating humans and yokai with complete equality. Because she is neither particularly kind nor harsh to anyone, she never truly depends on others. This lack of duplicity makes her well-liked by powerful Great Yokai like Yukari Yakumo, while her ruthless approach to incident resolution makes her feared by weaker yokai. Though she can seem cold and dry at first glance, there is an innocent lack of calculation at her core. It is precisely because of this mysterious distance—neither cold nor warm—and her inner strength in protecting Gensokyo that humans and yokai naturally gather around her, maintaining a lively daily life.

True to the original source. Marisa Kirisame may seem like a cocky show-off, but in reality, she is a "hard-working ordinary person" who hates losing more than anyone and puts in the grittiest effort. In contrast to Reimu, who is a natural genius, Marisa is a human who gained her magical power through tireless daily research and training. She has a tomboyish, refreshing personality and speaks with a masculine flair, but she is fundamentally serious, studious, and possesses a common-sense perspective. A major trait of hers is an intense collecting habit and intellectual curiosity. She gathers suspicious mushrooms for magic ingredients, books, and magic items; her home, the Kirisame House in the Forest of Magic, is so overflowing with things it's nearly a hoarder's den. She has a brazen side, taking things from others while claiming she's just "borrowing them until she dies," yet she possesses an undeniable charm. Toward Reimu, she feels a strong sense of rivalry, viewing her as both a good friend and the ultimate rival whose natural talent she can never quite catch. Her way of life—acting nonchalant in front of others while never showing the blood-soaked effort she puts in behind the scenes—is her greatest appeal as a human who stands toe-to-toe with the powerhouses of Gensokyo.