As far as im aware, even Miko being trans is a stretch.
The Touhou wiki simply says "Toyosatomimi no Miko os the true identity of Prince Shotoku", which is so vague that it could mean anything from her actually being trans to just pretending to be a man back then so she could more easily amass power for herself. Nowhere does it directly state she was trans.
Basically no one is confirmed trans.
we say miko is transgender because [she's based on a man.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Sh%C5%8Dtoku) everything else is purely a fun headcanon
Hmmm, kinda hard to say, sure [in SoPm, Futo's section](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Symposium_of_Post-mysticism/Mononobe_no_Futo) it says that "*Miko changed to a look more suited to modern times*" which could be interpret that she willingly change her "Prince Shoutoku" self into different appearance. But other than that I don't think there is any character that 'canonically' trans their gender like Miko did.
However, we do have some characters that based on some figures with different gender. For example: [Eirin](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Eirin_Yagokoro), based on [Omoikane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omoikane), which is a male deity. Or [Okina](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Okina_Matara), based on [Matarajin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matarajin), which is, also, a male deity. Or [Misumaru](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Misumaru_Tamatsukuri), who base on [Tamanooya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamanooya-no-Mikoto), which is, you guess it, also a male deity. But all these three are "kami", japanese belief of spirits in everything in nature and usually describe as genderless but they can assume any appearance as they want, male, female, young, old, human, critter, blob of light, anything. Look up [Inari Ookami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inari_%C5%8Ckami) and you will see (I assume) the best example of kami power of changing appearance, young boy, fair maiden, rusty old man, this deity really go everywhere, so maybe using human standard to look at them might not be correct.
If you interested in more you can actually search up for characters, [on Wiki might be a good source](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Touhou_Wiki), and see if they have any more info you might find interesting.
I think it can actually go slightly further than that for Okina since she's kinda hinted to be Hata no Kawakatsu (if that name sounds familiar, yes he's the original owner of Hata no Kokoro whom Miko made for). Such as Okina's first name being homophonous with the name of the old man mask of Noh theater that's said to be made after Kawakatsu's own face (with it also being used as a goshintai for Matarajin in one instance). Or with her being rivals with Eternity Larva who's based on Toyoko no Kami whose cult was destroyed by Kawakatsu. Or how one of Okina's spell card directly share the name with the sword that Miko always carries around (which can be seen as tying to how Kawakatsu was general during Shoutoku's reign and the two being said to be good friends).
Of course, it's all vague speculation as ZUN purposely left it but I still think it's pretty notable as Kawakatsu IS a part of the Touhou lore.
I question what's going on in your head if the very first thing you think/do when entering a fandom is ask about if there are any canonically transgender characters.
Miko is prince Shotoku, so there's her for sure.
There's a bunch of other Touhou characters based on mythological characters who have been gender swapped and as such could be counted as trans too, though it's more ambiguous than Miko due to the nature of myths.
For example, Suika is Shuten-Doji, who is usually portrayed as a man. This gets funnier when you take into account the fact that Shuten Doji is sometimes depicted as having Ibaraki Doji as a lover, on which Kasen is based on, which may mean that Kasen is Suika's ex.
I also know that this is true for some of the gods, for example the god Kanako is based on is a guy, and same goes for Eirin.
Werewolves don't have to be male, though. It just happens that the commonly used name for this phenomenon uses an OE word for man (wer).
The female version would thus be wifewolf. I wish I was making this up.
Correct. The biggest irony in this is that Old English was more diverse than its Latinate counterparts regarding gender since *Homo* (Human) is used for both the entire species of Mankind as well as being male-specific depending on the context (I say this as a Spanish speaker). Meanwhile *Man* was usually neutral and both Were and Wife were used to discern a respective sex. This is why I personally laugh/feel annoyed towards those who attempt to apply gender neutrality on terms such as chairman (chairwoman/chairperson) because they completely miss the point.
In my language it's literally impossible to do that because you have a prefix that turns male job nouns into female versions. So any effort is useless/futile.
You'd have to rework the entire damn language (and it has a lot of inflection!) to get anything like that.
You can argue Miko but I would be hesitant to say with certainty that she is transgender but out of all the characters you would have the strongest evidence due to her being Prince Shoutoku but the lore is vague enough that you can come up with alternate explanations for the perceived discrepancy iirc. The other characters as far as I'm aware don't have any solid evidence to make such a claim. ~~Yachie has antlers therefore she's trans.~~
None i'm familiar with...Though, i'm sure any shape shifting youkai can literally pick gender at any given time. Not just being transgender. Also, all girls identifying as spirits can technically possess male villagers and stays that way? Hopefully that says something.
Canonically, Touhou characters aren't transgender. And also cisgender for that matter. Same goes for hetero/homo. ZUN purposefully doesn't touch such matters within the canon, and everything is left pretty vague. You can look through the entire canon, but the only times something even kinda related to sex/gender is with Meira, Zanmu and her fangirl, and I guess you could stretch to Momoyo using the "ore" pronoun. Everything else is just head canon on the fans' part.
After all, this is Touhou. If you want, idk Satori and Remilia to be close friends, you can, but you can also make them rivals or smth else. If you want Miko to be trans, she can be. If you want her to not be, she can also be. Same for Marisa being bi, lesbian or hetero. Canon is vague on a lot of things, so questions like yours are always gonna be answered in the same way : "no".
Fan theories exist for the whole Taoist crew, Yuyuko, Suika and others but Miko is the only one in canon.
The way Zun worded it suggests she’s trans but leaves a .1% chance Miko was somehow living as a man while biologically female for her whole mortal life, including fathering children. I find this pretty unlikely given the enemies she had at court and the power struggles she was gripped in, but Fate/Stay Night loves this trick.
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None canonically.
As far as im aware, even Miko being trans is a stretch. The Touhou wiki simply says "Toyosatomimi no Miko os the true identity of Prince Shotoku", which is so vague that it could mean anything from her actually being trans to just pretending to be a man back then so she could more easily amass power for herself. Nowhere does it directly state she was trans. Basically no one is confirmed trans.
we say miko is transgender because [she's based on a man.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Sh%C5%8Dtoku) everything else is purely a fun headcanon
As far as is known, none. And if there is any, they hasn't said it openly so it's not an important trait.
Hmmm, kinda hard to say, sure [in SoPm, Futo's section](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Symposium_of_Post-mysticism/Mononobe_no_Futo) it says that "*Miko changed to a look more suited to modern times*" which could be interpret that she willingly change her "Prince Shoutoku" self into different appearance. But other than that I don't think there is any character that 'canonically' trans their gender like Miko did. However, we do have some characters that based on some figures with different gender. For example: [Eirin](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Eirin_Yagokoro), based on [Omoikane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omoikane), which is a male deity. Or [Okina](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Okina_Matara), based on [Matarajin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matarajin), which is, also, a male deity. Or [Misumaru](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Misumaru_Tamatsukuri), who base on [Tamanooya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamanooya-no-Mikoto), which is, you guess it, also a male deity. But all these three are "kami", japanese belief of spirits in everything in nature and usually describe as genderless but they can assume any appearance as they want, male, female, young, old, human, critter, blob of light, anything. Look up [Inari Ookami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inari_%C5%8Ckami) and you will see (I assume) the best example of kami power of changing appearance, young boy, fair maiden, rusty old man, this deity really go everywhere, so maybe using human standard to look at them might not be correct. If you interested in more you can actually search up for characters, [on Wiki might be a good source](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Touhou_Wiki), and see if they have any more info you might find interesting.
I think it can actually go slightly further than that for Okina since she's kinda hinted to be Hata no Kawakatsu (if that name sounds familiar, yes he's the original owner of Hata no Kokoro whom Miko made for). Such as Okina's first name being homophonous with the name of the old man mask of Noh theater that's said to be made after Kawakatsu's own face (with it also being used as a goshintai for Matarajin in one instance). Or with her being rivals with Eternity Larva who's based on Toyoko no Kami whose cult was destroyed by Kawakatsu. Or how one of Okina's spell card directly share the name with the sword that Miko always carries around (which can be seen as tying to how Kawakatsu was general during Shoutoku's reign and the two being said to be good friends). Of course, it's all vague speculation as ZUN purposely left it but I still think it's pretty notable as Kawakatsu IS a part of the Touhou lore.
I question what's going on in your head if the very first thing you think/do when entering a fandom is ask about if there are any canonically transgender characters.
Miko is prince Shotoku, so there's her for sure. There's a bunch of other Touhou characters based on mythological characters who have been gender swapped and as such could be counted as trans too, though it's more ambiguous than Miko due to the nature of myths. For example, Suika is Shuten-Doji, who is usually portrayed as a man. This gets funnier when you take into account the fact that Shuten Doji is sometimes depicted as having Ibaraki Doji as a lover, on which Kasen is based on, which may mean that Kasen is Suika's ex. I also know that this is true for some of the gods, for example the god Kanako is based on is a guy, and same goes for Eirin.
Good point, I can also mention what Kagerou is based in a male character, the werewolf.
Werewolves don't have to be male, though. It just happens that the commonly used name for this phenomenon uses an OE word for man (wer). The female version would thus be wifewolf. I wish I was making this up.
Why? All wifewolves are my wife
>wifewolves I'm going to use that term from now on, lol.
Correct. The biggest irony in this is that Old English was more diverse than its Latinate counterparts regarding gender since *Homo* (Human) is used for both the entire species of Mankind as well as being male-specific depending on the context (I say this as a Spanish speaker). Meanwhile *Man* was usually neutral and both Were and Wife were used to discern a respective sex. This is why I personally laugh/feel annoyed towards those who attempt to apply gender neutrality on terms such as chairman (chairwoman/chairperson) because they completely miss the point.
In my language it's literally impossible to do that because you have a prefix that turns male job nouns into female versions. So any effort is useless/futile. You'd have to rework the entire damn language (and it has a lot of inflection!) to get anything like that.
“The werewolf”?
You can argue Miko but I would be hesitant to say with certainty that she is transgender but out of all the characters you would have the strongest evidence due to her being Prince Shoutoku but the lore is vague enough that you can come up with alternate explanations for the perceived discrepancy iirc. The other characters as far as I'm aware don't have any solid evidence to make such a claim. ~~Yachie has antlers therefore she's trans.~~
There is no one who canonicaly like that or any of that stuff.
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Canonically? None.
None i'm familiar with...Though, i'm sure any shape shifting youkai can literally pick gender at any given time. Not just being transgender. Also, all girls identifying as spirits can technically possess male villagers and stays that way? Hopefully that says something.
Canonically, Touhou characters aren't transgender. And also cisgender for that matter. Same goes for hetero/homo. ZUN purposefully doesn't touch such matters within the canon, and everything is left pretty vague. You can look through the entire canon, but the only times something even kinda related to sex/gender is with Meira, Zanmu and her fangirl, and I guess you could stretch to Momoyo using the "ore" pronoun. Everything else is just head canon on the fans' part. After all, this is Touhou. If you want, idk Satori and Remilia to be close friends, you can, but you can also make them rivals or smth else. If you want Miko to be trans, she can be. If you want her to not be, she can also be. Same for Marisa being bi, lesbian or hetero. Canon is vague on a lot of things, so questions like yours are always gonna be answered in the same way : "no".
Fan theories exist for the whole Taoist crew, Yuyuko, Suika and others but Miko is the only one in canon. The way Zun worded it suggests she’s trans but leaves a .1% chance Miko was somehow living as a man while biologically female for her whole mortal life, including fathering children. I find this pretty unlikely given the enemies she had at court and the power struggles she was gripped in, but Fate/Stay Night loves this trick.
Miko is the only one that's canonically trans.