Minoriko Aki

Main Profile

	Name:	秋　穣子（あき　みのりこ） Minoriko Aki
	Alternate spellings:	秋　稔子 (misspelling in the official profile text)
	Species:	Harvest goddess
	Abilities:	Power to control an abundant harvest
	Age:	Unknown
	Occupation:	Unknown
	Location:	Near Youkai Mountain
	Description:	(Touhou 10) Red eyes, blond hair. She wears a yellow blouse with poofy sleeves and a red dress which goes about halfway up her chest and has black straps over the shoulders. The dress has a wheat pattern at the bottom, and her red hat has a cluster of blue grapes on the front.
	Relationships:	Shizuha Aki (Older Sister) Aya Shameimaru (Practice Partner)
	Appearances:	Mountain of Faith (Stage 1 Boss) Double Spoiler (Scene 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-6 Boss)
	Titles:	See Character Titles

Minoriko is the harvest goddess in Gensokyo. Along with Shizuha, they control the autumn season. Minoriko battled the heroines in Stage 1 on Mountain of Faith. The reason for battling Reimu was suspecting she would be eaten, and the reason for battling Marisa is possibly to demonstrate her power. In Double Spoiler, Minoriko was Aya's practice partner. Other than visiting the Human Village for giving the humans a good harvest, she runs a sweet potato stand.

Fun Facts

The character for Aki means "Autumn", and Minoriko something like "Bountiful child" or "Seed-spreading child".

Minori can also just mean "Harvest", and Ko "child", so her name could also just mean "harvest child"

It makes very much sense for Minoriko to be the younger sister who is the goddess of the harvest as the harvest comes after the changing of the leaves in the season.

In her official portrait, Minoriko's right foot is drawn like a left foot. It's supposed that ZUN likened her to a Japanese one-legged scarecrow which guards farms. The Japanese term for scarecrow, "kakashi", came from "kagashi", which means "smeller". This may explain why Minoriko talks about her smell in Reimu's scenario.

Because she and her sister were ranked the lowest of the Windows characters in a year's annual Touhou Popularity Poll, there is a running joke in Japan that they are "original characters" with negligible presence in the games. There is a doujin anthology project dedicated to the Aki Sisters, perhaps to compensate for this.

In Double Spoiler, it is revealed that she runs a food stand that sells sweet potatoes.

Official Profiles

Mountain of Faith - キャラ設定.txt

○１面ボス　豊かさと稔りの象徴
　　秋　稔子（あき　みのりこ）
　　Aki Minoriko

　　種族：豊穣の神
　　能力：豊穣を司る程度の能力

　　１面中ボスの静葉の妹である。普段は姉妹で幻想郷の秋を司っている。
　　彼女は毎年、里で行われる収穫祭に特別ゲストとしてお呼ばれされて
　　いる。収穫前に呼ばれないと、豊作は約束できないのだが、まぁそん
　　な事はどうでも良いかと、彼女も指摘しない。

　　いつも果物や農作物の甘い香りを漂わせ、静かな姉に対して優越感に
　　浸っている。
　　冬が来ると暗くなる

Symbol of Abundance and Plenty
Minoriko Aki

Species: Harvest Goddess
Abilities: Power to control an abundant harvest

The first stage boss, and Shizuha's younger sister. Normally, they rule over autumn as sisters. She's called to the village as a special guest at the harvest festival every year. If they really want her to guarantee a crop, they should call her before the harvest time, but oh well, that's not my problem, she would not point it out.

She's always surrounded by a sweet scent of fruits and other harvest items, and has something of a superiority complex with regards to her older sister. When winter comes, she becomes disappointed.

Book Synopsis

The Grimoire of Marisa

Main article: The Grimoire of Marisa: Minoriko Aki's Spell Cards

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