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>>17771595
As for this, Reimu, as others here have noted, does indeed show particular fondness for some people. Most people she knows are youkai, who she both finds irritating and fun depending. As for humans she's really an outcast. Her home, which is a ways from the village, is considered a dangerous place, and faith in her seriously fluctuates over time. She does like kids, though. She seems to genuinely take a motherly or sisterly role in front of them, looking extremely caring. Her reactions to Kosuzu being in danger are also telling, as she clearly is deeply concerned over her well-being.

Then we have Marisa. Marisa and Reimu ARE best friends. It's observable in her treatment toward Marisa versus her treatment toward almost anyone else. Rarely is she actually irritated with Marisa, instead she enjoys her presence and clearly enjoys hanging out with her and going on adventures with her almost all the time (because it's rare for Marisa to NOT be at the shrine). I believe the real reason she doesn't get close with many other humans is that she simply lacks the opportunity. Human villagers are superstitious and wary, and they have every right to be so when Reimu's shrine is literally infested with youkai on a regular basis, and the girl throws parties with them.

But the weirdos with less worry are going to get to know her and probably like her, and she is wont to like them in return. She does value humans. While she has been shown to be INCREDIBLY dismissive of outsiders in the past, literally letting them die without a second thought, that's part of "how the world works" to her, and if there's a human she CAN save, she WILL. Of course the clear example here aside from any outsider who asks to be returned is Sumireko. In ULiL, Reimu is genuinely heroic for maybe the first time in the whole series as she declares who she is and her role, telling Sumireko that she will not let a human stupidly die in front of her.

So yeah, Reimu does care. She cares a lot, but she's a weirdo and kind of a jerk.

>>16935810
Oh hush, you know it's true.