東風谷　早苗 (こちや さなえ)

The "Human of the Worshipped Wind". Stage 5 boss of Touhou's Mountain of Faith and later a recurring playable character. Has the power to create miracles.

Miko of the Moriya Shrine under the patronage of Yasaka Kanako and also direct descendant of the shrine's original deity, Moriya Suwako. Sanae and her deities moved into Gensoukyou due to waning faith of humans from the outside world, making her the only human from the 21st century. A generally good, if somewhat naive and clumsy, girl, but also an overeager youkai hunter (leading to her portrayal of frequently bullying Tatara Kogasa after a scene in Undefined Fantastic Object where Sanae gave scathing words against the latter).

Doujins sometimes portray her wearing a modern school uniform as homage to her origins.

Also sometimes called "2P Reimu" or "Miko Luigi", in reference to her "parallels" with fellow miko Hakurei Reimu: both wear detached sleeves, Sanae wears a blue dress to contrast Reimu's red, and her green hair is also complementary to Reimu's red color scheme.

See also

• Touhou Wiki: http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Sanae_Kotiya

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