"The One-Armed, Horned Sennin"

Introduced in the official comic [i]東方茨歌仙 ([[Touhou]] Ibarakasen) ～ [[Wild and Horned Hermit]][/i], serialized in Chara☆Mel Febri. An enigmatic [[pink hair|pink haired]], [[red eyes|red-eyed]] (or [[pink eyes|pink]]) "pilgrim" with her right [[bandaged arm|arm]] wrapped in [[bandages]] whose search for the "Kappa Arm" led her into the Hakurei Shrine. It is soon revealed that [[amputee|there is no arm inside her bandages]], which are instead filled with a mysterious magical smoke. She wears a [[tabard]] with a [[red rose]], a [[short sleeves|short-sleeved]] [[white shirt]] and a [[green skirt]]. Her appetite for [[baozi]] also has her frequently depicted with [[large breasts]] and/or [[eating]].

Due to the [[shackles|shackle]] on her left arm, her suspicious [[double bun]]s with [[bun cover]]s, and her title implying the existence of horns, there is rampant speculation among fans that Kasen is an [[oni]], specifically [[Ibaraki Douji_(mythology)|]], one of the Big Four. Some of Kasen's actions, such as her avoidance of [[Ibuki Suika]], also contribute to the speculation.

She is often accompanied by her pets: [[Koutei (touhou)|]] the dragon, [[Kume (touhou)|]] the giant eagle, [[Kanda (touhou)|]] the young eagle, [[Mukou (touhou)|]] the raijuu, and [[Houso (touhou)|]] the tiger.

Since both characters are hermits, Kasen is often associated with [[Kaku Seiga]], though usually on an antagonistic basis since Seiga is a "wicked hermit". 

[spoiler]Wild and Horned Hermit 35 revealed she is one of the Sages of [[Gensokyo]] alongside Yukari.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Wild and Horned Hermit 49 would not only introduce her severed arm given semi-physical form, [[Ibaraki Douji's Arm]], but Kasen herself would become one with her arm and fully become an oni once more, revealing herself to be one of the Big Four, [[Ibaraki Douji (Touhou)|Ibaraki Douji]]. Also associated with [[Miyako Yoshika]] as the real Miyako No Yoshika wrote poems that Douji supposedly liked. [/spoiler]

Playable in Touhou 14.5 ~ Urban Legend in Limbo.

h4. External links

* "Touhou Wiki: Kasen Ibaraki":http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Kasen_Ibaraki
茨木華扇 茨華仙 扇ぱい 奸佞邪智の鬼 이바라키카센 茨木华扇