History Manga / TouhouIbarakasenWildAndHornedHermit

In addition to the main ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' video game series, there are a number of canon {{Spin Off}}s including comics and other print materials. ''Touhou Ibarakasen ~ Wild and Horned Hermit'' is the third {{manga}} entry in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise, drawing mostly on themes from the games ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', ''Mountain of Faith'' and ''Subterranean Animism'' (along with ''Ten Desires'' after its release). Similar to ''Manga/TouhouSangetsusei'' it focuses heavily on world-building, but replaces some of that manga's comedy with mystery elements while delving deeper into the relationship between humans and youkai. The manga was written by franchise creator ZUN and illustrated by Aya Azuma, serialized from July 2010 to June 2019 in Ichijinsha's ''Chara Mel Febri magazine''.

In addition to the main ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' video game series, and [[FanMyopia strangely overshadowed by the franchise's own fanfiction]], are a number of canon {{Spin Off}}s including comics and other print materials. ''Touhou Ibarakasen ~ Wild and Horned Hermit'' is the third {{manga}} entry in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise, drawing mostly on themes from the games ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', ''Mountain of Faith'' and ''Subterranean Animism'' (along with ''Ten Desires'' after its release). Similar to ''Manga/TouhouSangetsusei'' it focuses heavily on world-building, but replaces some of that manga's comedy with mystery elements while delving deeper into the relationship between humans and youkai. The manga was written by franchise creator ZUN and illustrated by Aya Azuma, serialized from July 2010 to June 2019 in Ichijinsha's ''Chara Mel Febri magazine''.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: In Chapter 33 Kasen brings in a cherry anthias, a popular species of aquarium fish in Japan that nonetheless doesn't appear often in media, from the Outside World to eat for a party.

* RememberTheNewGirl: Kasen is introduced as someone Reimu and Marisa once knew, but mostly forgot about. Considering that Reimu managed to forget about Alice until ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', this is pretty plausible.

* RememberTheNewGuy: Kasen is introduced as someone Reimu and Marisa once knew, but mostly forgot about. Considering that Reimu managed to forget about Alice until ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', this is pretty plausible.

Kasen Ibaraki, better known by the pseudonym [[ProtagonistTitle Ibaraka-Sen]] ("Wild Rose Hermit") or just Ka-Sen, is a mysterious [[EnlightenmentSuperpowers hermit]] with [[TheBeastmaster the power to guide animals]], who has started showing up around the Hakurei Shrine [[RememberTheNewGuy for the first time in a while]]. Kasen is happy to lend advice or help the people around her with their problems, but tends to become frustrated when she sees people being lazy or greedy (which, given that she hangs around [[BrilliantButLazy Reimu]] and [[KleptomaniacHero Marisa]], happens fairly often).

[[caption-width-right:300:Cover of the first volume]]

-->-- Chapter 18, ''The Hermit as a Priest''

* TookALevelInJerkass: Reimu. While she may have not been [[MrViceGuy the nicest person]] in other Touhou print works, she was never THIS rude and self-serving.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: While Reimu can be extremely serious about her job, most storylines here take place when she's "off the clock" and doesn't need to act professionally, causing her [[MrViceGuy greediness]] and [[KnightInSourArmor cynicism]] to come to the fore. This sits poorly with the disciplined Kasen, whose view of Reimu is rather dim as a result.

In addition to the main ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' video game series, and [[FanMyopia strangely overshadowed by the franchise's own fanfiction]], are a number of canon {{Spin Off}}s including comics and other print materials. ''Touhou Ibarakasen ~ Wild and Horned Hermit'' is the third {{manga}} entry in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise, drawing mostly on themes from the games ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', ''Mountain of Faith'' and ''Subterranean Animism'' (along with ''Ten Desires'' after its release). Similar to ''Manga/TouhouSangetsusei'' it focuses heavily on world-building, but replaces some of that manga's comedy with mystery elements while delving deeper into the relationship between humans and youkai.

In addition to the main ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' video game series, and [[FanMyopia strangely overshadowed by the franchise's own fanfiction]], are a number of canon {{Spin Off}}s including comics and other print materials. ''Touhou Ibarakasen ~ Wild and Horned Hermit'' is the third {{manga}} entry in the ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' franchise, drawing mostly on themes from the games ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', ''Mountain of Faith'' and ''Subterranean Animism'' (along with ''Ten Desires'' after its release). Similar to ''Manga/TouhouSangetsusei'' it focuses heavily on world-building, but replaces some of that manga's comedy with mystery elements while delving deeper into the relationship between humans and youkai.

* {{Raiju}}: Reimu and Marisa find Kasen's pet raiju and becoming poisoned by its thunder.

* UnlimitedWardrobe: Reimu and Marisa wear a surprising number of different outfits [[http://img.bato.to/comics/2016/09/12/t/read57d6abd5b5e21/img000006.png from chapter to chapter]], albeit most are variations on their {{Iconic Outfit}}s.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: In Chapter 33 Kasen brings in a cherry anthia, a popular species of aquarium fish in Japan that nonetheless doesn't appear often, from the Outside World to eat for a party.

* TroubleEntendre: Yukari and Kasen's conversation at a party in chapter 33 is superficially about dandelions, but is actually a veiled threat about Kasen's involvement with the outside world.

* PoorCommunicationKills: After the opening of the Moriya ropeway, all the shrine visitors went to the Moriya Shrine, something that Reimu complains about. Then Sanae came and asked Reimu to help out at the ''very busy'' Moriya Shrine, seemingly to rub her victory in Reimu's face. At the end of the chapter, however, turned out she really was overwhelmed and needed some help.

* ZashikiWarashi: The central youkai of a chapter where Gensokyo's Zashiki Warashi population leaves to find gainful employment in the Outside World. Yukari offers a replacement in the form of [[HouseFey hobgoblins]], but the idea never takes off because people can't get past their appearances. There's still a happy ending: the Zashiki Warashi return after a while[[note]]The people in the Outside World weren't looking for ''real'' Zashiki Warashi, and the fad died off pretty quickly[[/note]] and get warm welcomes home, while the hobgoblins become part of the Scarlet Devil Mansion's staff. [[spoiler:However, it looks like Yukari herself may have set the whole thing up -- they are ''her'' spies in the Outside World ''and'' the Human Village...]]

** Chapter 49 seemingly has [[spoiler:Kasen attacking Reimu, revealing herself as Ibaraki-douji, and her oni horns clear to see.]] And part two of this chapter has [[spoiler: Kasen regain her arm... but doesn't back down and then prepares to fight Reimu once more.]]

** Chapter 49 seemingly has [[spoiler:Kasen attacking Reimu, revealing herself as Ibaraki-douji, and her oni horns clear to see.]]

* WhamEpisode: Chapter 47 ends with Reimu trapped in Hell thanks to none other than [[spoiler:Kasen's missing arm.]]
** Chapter 49 seemingly has [[spoiler:Kasen attacking Reimu, revealing herself is Ibaraki-douji.]]

In addition to the main ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' video game series, and [[FanMyopia strangely overshadowed by the franchise's own fanfiction]], are a number of canon {{Spin Off}}s including comics and other print materials. ''Touhou Ibarakasen ~ Wild and Horned Hermit'' is the third {{manga}} entry in the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' franchise, drawing mostly on themes from the games ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', ''Mountain of Faith'' and ''Subterranean Animism'' (along with ''Ten Desires'' after its release). Similar to ''Manga/TouhouSangetsusei'' it focuses heavily on world-building, but replaces some of that manga's comedy with mystery elements while delving deeper into the relationship between humans and youkai.

In addition to the main ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' video game series, and [[FanMyopia strangely overshadowed by the franchise's own fanfiction]], are a number of canon {{Spin Off}}s including comics and other print materials. ''Touhou Ibarakasen ~ Wild and Horned Hermit'' is the third {{manga}} entry in the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' franchise, drawing mostly on themes from the games ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', ''Mountain of Faith'' and ''Subterranean Animism'' (along with ''Ten Desires'' after its release). Similar to ''Manga/TouhouSangetsusei'' it focuses heavily on world-building, but replaces some of that manga's comedy with mystery elements while delving deeper into the relationship between humans and youkai.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: As noted under ArtEvolution above, the sketchy art style from chapter 1 went away by chapter 5.

** In Chapter 45, Tenshi and Shion put themselves in charge of the Hakurei Shrine's flower-viewing party. When Kasen tries to talk some sense into them, Tenshi responds with a thinly-veiled threat to tell the Celestials she's been "abusing animals in the earthly realm".