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Kosuzu Motoori

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Bibliophile with a Deciphering Eye

Stats

Health
4900
Agility
900
Yang ATK
980
Yang DEF
1020
Yin ATK
1280
Yin DEF
840

Races

Element Type Chart

Naga-ame
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Naga-ame (a Touhou LW original) refers to rainfall that lasts for a long time. When it rains for days on end, it is the perfect time to read books, which makes this temperament a good fit for the face of the Suzunaan book rental shop. Kosuzu is endowed with Wood Phase, as she works in a bookstore, and Star Essence, with her highly curious personality.

The strong and kind Wood Phase resists Water Phase, because water nourishes wood, but it is weak to Metal Phase, because metal carves wood.

The diverse and uncooperative Star Essence resists the cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence, but it is weak to the charming and arrogant Sun Essence.
sun_strong
Sun
moon_weak
Moon
fire_neutral
Fire
water_weak
Water
wood_neutral
Wood
metal_strong
Metal
earth_neutral
Earth
star_neutral
Star

Character Shots

Kosuzu Motoori's Spread Shot (a Touhou LW original). She uses her Privately Published Night Parade Scroll to turn chopsticks into tsukumogami and attack with them. Kosuzu doesn't know much about tsukumogami, which are tools that move on their own, but she thinks they look cute.
Solo
Tapered Chopsticks
x5 Yin
Solo
Non-Tapered Chopsticks
x2 Yang 1
Solo
Green Bamboo Chopsticks
x2 Yin 1
Solo
Kuromoji Chopsticks
x2 Yang 2
Solo
Round Disposable Chopsticks
x2 Yin 2
Solo
Square Disposable Chopsticks
x2 Yang 3
Kosuzu Motoori's Focus Shot (a Touhou LW original). An attack that summons the shadow of an evil young dragon. Although it's small, a dragon is still a dragon and should not be underestimated. It seems that a fair amount of magic is contained within this print.
All
Sealed Aura
x4 Yin
All
Gratitude
x2 Yang 1
All
Sealed Aura
x2 Yin 1
All
Print Ink
x2 Yang 2
All
Sealed Aura
x2 Yin 2
All
Dragon's Gratitude
x2 Yang 3

Character Spell Cards

Available
Available
Limit Break 1
Limit Break 2
Limit Break 3
Kosuzu Motoori's Spell Card (a Touhou LW original). She attacks by riding on a mysterious flying demon book. Kosuzu is able to fly because she takes this book wherever she goes.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
All targets' CRIT Evasion 2 level(s) DOWN (3 turns). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 60%.]
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
All
Flying Megillah
x12 Yin
All
Unusual Vision
x3 Yang 1
All
Flying Megillah
x2 Yin 1
All
Vision of Fantasy
x2 Yang 2
All
Flying Megillah
x1 Yin 2
All
Vision of Fantasy
x1 Yang 3
Kosuzu Motoori's Spell Card (a Touhou LW original). She unleashes this attack by borrowing the power stored in a mysterious history book. Opinion is divided on whether this document, written with mysterious characters that are said to have been used in ancient Japan, can actually be called a history book or not. Nevertheless, it is most definitely a document that borders the line between fantasy and reality.
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Own Yin ATK 2 level(s) UP (3 turns). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 60%.]
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
Solo
Sky Volume
x8 Yin
Solo
Read Aloud
x2 Yang 1
Solo
Earth Volume
x2 Yin 1
Solo
Read Aloud
x2 Yang 2
Solo
People Volume
x2 Yin 2
Solo
Read Aloud
x2 Yang 3
Kosuzu Motoori's Last Word (a Touhou LW original). This attack summons the shadow of an extremely large tsukumogami. Kosuzu barely remembers anything of the time when she was possessed by this particular tsukumogami. Mamizou was apparently the one who returned this scroll to her, though it is unclear whether this is the original or an exquisitely crafted forgery...
*Pre- and Post- effects assume max level. Effects per level can be viewed here.
Pre-Attack Spell Card Effects
Own CRIT ATK 1 level(s) UP (3 turns). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 60%.]
Own Yin ATK 1 level(s) UP (3 turns). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 60%.]
Post-Attack Spell Card Effects
None
All
Vague Memories of the Parade
x15 Yin
All
Scroll Replica
x3 Yin 1
All
Replica of the Final Chapter
x2 Yin 1
All
Replica of the Final Chapter
x2 Yin 2
All
Replica of the Annex
x1 Yin 2
All
Replica of the Annex
x1 Yin 3

Character Ability

Capable of reading any language
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Kosuzu Motoori is capable of reading any language, even languages used by youkai, as long as the text is made up of symbols that can be perceived as letters or characters. Consequently she can read any and all demon books. There seems to be no limit to the type or amount of languages that she can read. She has been seen reading a demon book written in the ancient tengu language and Suzunaan deals with handwritten copies of magic books from the outside. However, even if the symbols on a text are in fact letters, Kosuzu can only read it if she herself recognises that these symbols are a form of letters or characters. Her ability appears to still be evolving as she has gained the capability to sense the aura of books. This may or may not be related to Kosuzu's ability, but in the outside world there is a peculiar theory that recorded information could be transformed into energy. If this is true, it may mean that every book is imbued with some sort of magic...
For every layer of Barrier Status: Poison & Blind, Yang ATK, Yin ATK, CRIT ATK, & CRIT Accuracy 1 level UP.

Character Skills

CD 6
Own Evasion 2 level(s) UP (2 turns). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 50%.]
Own Focus 1 level(s) UP (1 turn). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 50%.]
Info
This is the basic skill required by anyone and everyone who works in retail. Some customers visit the shop just to meet Kosuzu.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Evasion Level Up
Value 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 50
Add 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Focus Level Up
Value 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Rate 0 80 60 40 20 0 90 80 70 50
Add 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
CD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
CD 6
Own Yin ATK 2 level(s) UP (2 turns). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 50%.]
Own Yang ATK 1 level(s) DOWN (1 turn). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 50%.]
Info
This book was apparently written by tengu in the ancient past in their own language. What could they have written in there?
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yin Attack Level Up
Value 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 50
Add 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Yang Attack Level Down
Value 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Rate 0 80 60 40 20 0 90 80 70 50
Add 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
CD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
CD 6
Own CRIT Accuracy 2 level(s) UP (2 turns). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 50%.]
Own CRIT Evasion 1 level(s) DOWN (1 turn). [Additional effect +1 with success rate 50%.]
Info
Kosuzu herself will read aloud to you any demon book that you want.
Skill Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Critical Accuracy Level Up
Value 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Rate 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 50
Add 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Critical Evasion Level Down
Value 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Rate 0 80 60 40 20 0 90 80 70 50
Add 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
CD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Character Characteristics

Collector of Demon Books
When attacked, DMG from youkai 20% DOWN. [Success rate 100%.]
Insatiable Curiosity
After being attacked, own CRIT Accuracy 1 level UP (3 turns). [Success rate 25%.]
Face of Suzunaan
After being attacked, own Accuracy 1 level UP (3 turns). [Success rate 50%.]

Character Change Effect

Attack Link
When switching places with a rear-guard unit, other unit's Yang ATK, Yin ATK, CRIT ATK, & CRIT Accuracy UP (3 turns).
When switching places with a front-guard unit, inherits part of other unit's Yang ATK, Yin ATK, CRIT ATK, & CRIT Accuracy buffs (3 turns).

Upgrade Costs

Rank Coins Materials
0 -> 1 1000
1 -> 2 2,000
2 -> 3 5,000
3 -> 4 10,000
4 -> 5 15,000

Character Analysis

Kosuzu Motoori was released on August 6th, 2021 in "Prayer: Village Publishing Pair." For more up-to-date analysis, be sure to visit the Discord Official Discord Server.

The Bibliophile with a Deciphering Eye, Kosuzu Motoori works at a bookshop in the Human Village named Suzunaan. Whilst it primarily sells and rents books that have drifted in from the outside world, Kosuzu herself is far more intrigued by youma books - that is, anything written by a youkai. Between this and her interest in youkai as a whole, she’s certainly an atypical human. One who’s willing to dive headfirst into battles of bullets.

For farming, Kosuzu’s primary use is for farming Chapter 2-7-1 on Lunatic, as her Piercing damage (that is, it will ignore DEF Up) Last Word will bypass Marisa’s DEF Up. Do keep in mind that she will need proper teammates - one popular composition is Kosuzu, Toyohime, and a buffer such as Akyuu. Outside of this, Kosuzu’s damage is somewhat low for 1 Turn, and she’s not very well suited to farming Events by herself.

For harder stages, Kosuzu’s primary use is once again in the form of her Piercing damage on her All targeting Last Word. As numerous hard fights include numerous levels of DEF Up, it’s certainly a valuable asset. However, this is let down by a few things: Firstly, Kosuzu herself is somewhat lacking in ATK Up, alongside having a serviceable but not particularly high Yin ATK. Her Accuracy is also rather low. Additionally, the Piercing is only on the first and second bullet lines of her Last Word - whilst this still makes up a majority of its damage, it does somewhat put a damper on how effective her Piercing is. Lastly, Piercing itself is unfortunately virtually non-existent on Last Words outside of Kosuzu’s. All of this put together means that Kosuzu will typically need assistance to complete a stage, which means your other attackers will need to somehow deal with the DEF Up themselves, which means her Piercing, whilst still useful, ultimately isn’t as attractive as it initially seems.

Outside of this, Kosuzu has some team utility as well. Both of her Spell Cards pack an average amount of Breaks, at 1/2/3 Wood or Water Breaks for 0/1/2 Spirit Power, for her first and second Spell Card respectively. Additionally, her first Spell Card also packs 2 Levels of CRI Evasion DOWN for all targets for 3 turns, which combined with her above-average Crit rate makes her a nice addition to Crit heavy teams. Do keep in mind however that her second Spell Card has considerable Rebound on it, and she may need some help if you want her to stay around after using it.

Here are the chances for Kosuzu’s secondary effects and HP consumption (per bullet):

Flying Book: The 6th Vision of Zechariah:
Chance for CRIT Evasion UP: 0%/0%/0%/100%/0%/100%

Original Text: Hotsuma Tsutae: 
Consumes HP: 10%/0%/10%/0%/10%/0%
Chance for Yin ATK UP 0%/0%/100%/0%/100%/0%

Privately Published Night Parade Scroll - Final Chapter Annex:
Consumes HP: 30%/0%/0%/0%/0%/0%

Story Card Recommendations

Spell Card

Which Story Cards you use on Kosuzu’s Spell Cards will depend on her role in the fight. If you’re bringing her for Breaks, she’ll want to use Spirit Power granting Spell cards like Witch of Scarlet Dreams, as she has no special means of Spirit Power generation. Alternatively, if using her simply for her Last Word’s damage, you’ll want to favor Story Cards which provide Yin ATK Up such as Overwhelming Firepower.

Last Word

With Kosuzu’s extremely low Accuracy, there’s no way around using a Story Card which provides 3 Levels of Accuracy Up, such as a MLB Valued Tools of the Trade. If you can provide her with external Accuracy support, then you can look to a Story Card which boosts Yin ATK instead, such as Overwhelming Firepower.

Solo Story Card Farms: 2-7-1

Character Skill Level Up Recommendations

None of Kosuzu's skills affect her ability to farm Chapter 2-7, so you can safely skip leveling them if that's all you care about. Otherwise, Ancient Tengu Book should be leveled first, as it provides the best return on investment. Next, Read Demon Books provides somewhat low returns due to the random nature of crit and only giving a 50% chance for another Acc stage at max, but it's better than nothing. Finally, Customer Attraction gains almost nothing from additional levels, and can be safely saved for after you're out of other characters to train, as you'll likely never use it.

Character Strengths

+Last Word deals a lot of Piercing damage
+Average access to Water and Wood Breaks, at 1/2/3 Breaks for 0/1/2 Spirit Power
+Some CRIT Evasion DOWN Support for teammates

Character Weaknesses

-Second Spell Card deals self-damage to Kosuzu
-Overall low damage output outside of Piercing shenanigans without heavy setup