The Five Kasen

The Five Kasen
Albedo's paintings of The Five Kasen, modeled after Venti, Xingqiu, Kaedehara Kazuha, Kamisato Ayaka, and Scaramouche
Type	Lore
Region	Inazuma

The Five Kasen (Japanese: 五歌仙 Go Kasen, "The Five Poetry Immortals") were gifted singers and poetry writers in ancient Inazuma that took turns annually to present a collection of the group's poems to the Shogun. Their great works would spark cultured discussions which caused Inazuma's culture to blossom and gain great influence at that time. As a sign of the appreciation for the great works of The Five Kasen that enriched the lives of the people of Inazuma, the Irodori Festival was developed.

Overview

Due to the age of the tale of The Five Kasen, tales of their identities and accomplishments are highly varied, and it is believed that much extant information about them was lost during the cataclysm 500 years ago. During Hues of the Violet Garden, the version that the party is told was devised by Kamisato Ayato to guide Kaedehara Kazuha to the truth regarding the fall of the Raiden Gokaden and the Kaedehara Clan.

Members

The real names of The Five Kasen were lost over time. However, the legend of The Five Kasen were once repeatedly adapted and performed on stage. Each character was dressed in a distinct color and soon, theatergoers referred to the members by their colors: Green for Suikou, blue for Aoi no Okina, red for Akahito, white for Sumizome, and black for Kuronushi.

• Suikou (Japanese: 翠光 "Green Light")
• Aoi no Okina (Japanese: 葵の翁 "Elder of Sunflower")
• Akahito (Japanese: 赤人 "Scarlet Man")
• Sumizome (Japanese: 墨染 "Ink-Dyed")
• Kuronushi (Japanese: 黒主 "Black Lord")

Stories

Ayato's Version

The legend of The Five Kasen that Ayato devised is recorded in the The Five Kasen's Splendor poem series:

• The Five Kasen's Splendor: Suikou
• The Five Kasen's Splendor: Aoi no Okina
• The Five Kasen's Splendor: Akahito
• The Five Kasen's Splendor: Sumizome

Trivia

• During Hues of the Violet Garden, Albedo paints portraits of The Five Kasen-based primarily on members of the party assembled at Ayato's invitation:
  • Venti is the basis for Suikou.
  • Xingqiu is the basis for Aoi no Okina.
  • Kaedehara Kazuha is the basis for Akahito.
  • Kamisato Ayaka is the basis for Sumizome.
  • Scaramouche (now Wanderer) is the basis for Kuronushi, although his portrait is only revealed after splashing the painting with water; without it, the portrait was left blank to allow viewers to freely interpret Kuronushi's appearance.
• Venti's Constellation name, Carmen Dei (Japanese: 歌仙座 Kasen-za; Chinese: 歌仙座 Gēxiān-zuò), contains the same characters as kasen (Japanese: 歌仙 "immortal poet") in-game languages that use Chinese characters.
• The tale of The Five Kasen references a legend about Ono no Komachi. The role played by Ono no Komachi is split between Akahito and Sumizome within the event. In Noh and Kabuki theater variants of this legend, the antagonist is Kuronushi.

Etymology

• The Five Kasen are likely based on the Rokkasen (Japanese: 六歌仙 "six poetry immortals"), six renowned Japanese poets from the mid-ninth century whose works were included in the poetry anthology Kokin Wakashū.
  • Kuronushi's name is directly derived from Ōtomo no Kuronushi, one of the poets in the Rokkasen.
  • Sumizome is likely analogous to Ono no Komachi. Both are the only women in their respective groups, and a legend about Ono no Komachi features her washing the ink of a poem away in order to exonerate herself from an accusation of plagiarism.
  • Akahito's name is not derived from one of the Rokkasen, and is instead based on Yamabe no Akahito, who predates the Rokkasen. Akahito and the Rokkasen are all considered part of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry (Japanese: 三十六歌仙 Sanjuurokkasen).

Gallery

Venti as Suikou

Xingqiu as Aoi no Okina

Kaedehara Kazuha as Akahito

Kamisato Ayaka as Sumizome

Scaramouche as Kuronushi

Story Teaser- Tale of the Five Kasen - Genshin Impact

Version of the story told during Hues of the Violet Garden

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	The Five Kasen	—
Chinese (Simplified)	五歌仙 Wǔ Gēxiān	The Five Poetry Immortals
Chinese (Traditional)	五歌仙 Wǔ Gēxiān
Japanese	五歌仙 Go Kasen	The Five Poetry Immortals
Korean	다섯 가선가선歌仙 Daseot Gaseon	Five Poetry Adepti
Spanish	Cinco Kasen	Five Kasen
French	Cinq Kasen	Five Kasen
Russian	Пять Касэн Pyat' Kasen	The Five Kasen
Thai	Kasen ทั้งห้า
Vietnamese	Ngũ Ca TiênNgũ Ca Tiên五歌仙	The Five Poetry Immortals
German	Fünf Kasen	Five Kasen
Indonesian	Lima Kasen	Five Kasen
Portuguese	Os Cinco Kasen	The Five Kasen
Turkish	Beş Kasen	Five Kasen

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