Well, more like Reimu had hoped and expected to partner up with Marisa, and she would have liked to because she thinks she and Marisa would be unstoppable. It's a cute little sentiment. Not outright yuri, no, but it shows that she respects and admires Marisa to the point that if she had a choice, she'd pick her first.
Well, more like Reimu had hoped and expected to partner up with Marisa, and she would have liked to because she thinks she and Marisa would be unstoppable. It's a cute little sentiment. Not outright yuri, no, but it shows that she respects and admires Marisa to the point that if she had a choice, she'd pick her first.
This is completely consistent with the manga. The two have one of the deepest platonic-almost-romantic friendships in all of fiction. In fact I could've sworn I read somewhere that game mechanics aside, the two are generally said to work side by side during most incidents where they're not in direct competition.
Surprisingly, I almost didn't get the chance to fight together in combination with you, Marisa, but...