"I'm just one amongst the multitudes of gods.
There are many more here just like me."
— Minoriko Aki (Mountain of Faith Stage 1)
Minoriko Aki (秋 穣子, Aki Minoriko) is a goddess of abundant harvest that controls autumn along with her older sister Shizuha Aki. She first appeared in Mountain of Faith as the Stage 1 boss.
General Information
Personality
Minoriko is simplistic and cheerful, and for a goddess, she isn't very dignified. Despite not garnering much faith, she seems pleased that she has a small workload to manage.[1] She has a superiority complex with regards to her older sister Shizuha[2], though she envies the latter's sense of beauty and artistry[1]. Together, they become depressed when winter comes.[2][3]
In her dialogue with Reimu she states that gods put lots of time into themselves, which is why she wears freshly-harvested sweet potato smelling perfume[4], as well as the scent of other fruits and harvest items.[2]
Ability
- Governing abundant harvest
Minoriko has the power to control the harvests of grains, fruits, and other plants that ripen in the autumn. To foster their growth, she works hard to cultivate each plant one by one, so her output is limited. The quality of those plants she can tend to depend on how much faith she gathers. She prefers natural farming methods and avoids excess weeding and soil preparation; she views farmers that oppose her preferences as enemies.[1]
Occupation
Minoriko is a harvest goddess. However, it appears that she's lesser-known, as there are many other, more famous harvest gods such as Ukanomitama. Because of this, she's considered a "wild" or "feral" goddess who has great difficulty acquiring much faith. It is for this reason that she is nearly indistinguishable from a regular youkai.[5] She isn't worshiped enough to have shrines built for her, and nearly all of her faith from individual people, but she appreciates having a smaller workload.[1]
Having a favorable reputation among humans, she is regularly invited the humans' yearly harvest festival as a special guest to bless their crops. If she is not invited before the harvest, she is not able to guarantee an abundant harvest. However, she doesn't consider this to be her problem, and she will not point it out when the issue arises.[2]
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○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
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Stage 1 Boss Symbol of Abundance and Plenty
Minoriko Aki
Species: Harvest Goddess
Abilities: Governing 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 she is not called for before the harvest, she is not able to guarantee an abundant harvest, but that's not her problem, and 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 sorrowful.
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| 秋符「オータムスカイ」
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Autumn Sign "Autumn Sky"
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MoF
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St. 1: E/N
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| 秋符「秋の空と乙女の心」
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Autumn Sign "The Autumn Sky and a Maiden's Heart"
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MoF
GoM
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St. 1: H/L
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| 豊符「オヲトシハーベスター」
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Plenty Sign "Owotoshi Harvester"
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MoF
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St. 1: E/N
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| 豊作「穀物神の約束」
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Bumper Crop "Promise of the Wheat God"
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MoF
GoM
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St. 1: H/L
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| 実符「ウォームカラーハーヴェスト」
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Fruit Sign "Warm Colour Harvest"
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St. 1
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| 焼芋「スイートポテトルーム」
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Baked Sweet Potato "Sweet Potato Room"
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St. 1
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| 秋符「五穀豊穣波」
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Autumn Sign "Bumper Crop Waves"
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100BM
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1st Market
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Character Design
Name
Minoriko Aki (秋 穣子) is her name. The character for Aki (秋) means "Autumn" or "Fall". Minoriko (穣子) can be split into minori (穣) what could mean "Bountiful", "Harvest" or "Seed-spreading" and ko (子) what could mean "child". "Minori" could also possibly refer to 実り which means "ripening" or "harvest."
In her official profile of Mountain of Faith, her name in Japanese was misspelled as Aki Minoruko (秋 稔子).
Design
Minoriko's Mountain of Faith portrait shows her having red eyes and 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. Over the dress there is a red apron which has a wheat pattern at the bottom, and her red hat has a cluster of blue grapes on the front. She doesn't have any footwear.
The Japanese term for "scarecrow" (かかし, kakashi), came from kagashi, which means "smeller". This may explain why Minoriko talks about her smell in Reimu's scenario.
Appearances
- Mountain of Faith
Minoriko fights Reimu or Marisa in Mountain of Faith near the Youkai Mountain.
Minoriko is afraid to be eaten by Reimu in their dialogue, as Reimu smells something tasty. Minoriko says the smell comes from her perfume made of freshly-harvested sweet potatoes. She is still afraid of getting eaten by Reimu when the fight starts, and gets defeated.
Marisa says she could use some practice, and then Minoriko shows up. Minoriko says that the youkai in the Youkai Mountain are much different from those Marisa has already met and that she should be afraid of them, but Marisa isn't. Then Minoriko starts to fight, but is easily defeated by Marisa.
- Double Spoiler
In Double Spoiler, Minoriko was Aya's practice partner, but she got annoyed and started to attack Aya. She appeared as a stage 1 target, where she uses a few spell cards and had Aya Shameimaru and Hatate Himekaidou take photos of her and her danmaku.
- Hopeless Masquerade
Minoriko in HM
Minoriko made a background cameo appearance in Hopeless Masquerade on the Genbu Ravine and Youkai Tanuki Forest stage. She is seen with her sister Shizuha Aki cheering.
- 100th Black Market
In 100th Black Market, Minoriko appears as the one of the 1st market bosses. Her ability card, a platter of food, can be acquired.
- Symposium of Post-mysticism
Hieda no Akyuu writes an in-universe encyclopedic article on Minoriko as part of the Gensokyo Chronicle.
- The Grimoire of Usami
She was one of the contestants during the Hakurei Fireworks Festival and showcased some of her danmaku. Her Spell Card used sweet baked potatoes, with every last one then being eaten by the judges and the audience.
- Whispered Oracle of Hakurei Shrine
Reimu Hakurei writes a fortune slip about Minoriko as a way of cleaning up in the aftermath of an incident.
Relationships
- Shizuha Aki
Shizuha is her older sister. Together they control Gensokyo's fall season. Due to her popularity with humans, Minoriko has a superiority complex regarding Shizuha, but is also jealous of her sense of beauty.[2]
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Additional Information
- Minoriko appeared on the cover of the demo CD of Mountain of Faith.
- Minoriko got a small reference in Sanae's part of the Ten Desires prologue.[6]
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