Now, see, the way it feels to me is that Scarlet Gensokyo may very well be "easier" than Red Magic (Scarlet Magic? I don't know.), it's just that the times when I'm going to go up against, well, either one, are usually the times when I have to shift my bomb reflex a few milliseconds further to the side of caution because I'm low on resources, shaking with anticipation and excitement, and generally going for a 1CC attempt.
Which is why I dreaded taking that hit to Scarlet Meister, because going into Scarlet Gensokyo at three bombs (ended up being two) and zilch for lives would normally be a death sentence to my run. But, hell, I'm the one who captured Flying Fantastica Normal in a flurry of unprecedented (for me) competence during my victory against Byakuren that included a capture of Sinker Ghost earlier in the run and a perfect run of the Devil's Recitation/St. Nikou's/Flying Fantastica gauntlet. So, hey, something like this will come to me eventually, right?