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>>16169964
Sanae is great because it's ZUN's twist on a very popular archtype in both western and eastern fiction.

In lesser works, Sanae would be the point-of-view protagonist character and Reimu would be the occasional rival miko. Instead, she is tolerated by her peers at best or even treated with disdain.

She enters MoF as if taking a wrong turn from a different genre and has had to adapt to Gensokyo's style over time. She can still have her arc, but it's on different terms.

Sumireko would be a later spin on this idea but with a slightly different take.