- Return to Subterranean Animism
Playable Characters
Reimu Hakurei
楽園の巫女
The Shrine Maiden of Paradise
- Reimu type A
- 八雲 紫 （前方集中装備）- Yukari Yakumo (Forward Concentration Type)
- Option: ローリングオプション (Rolling Option)
- Shot: 「頂門紫針」
- A violet-colored needle that flies straight forward.
- Long-distance Spirit Attack: 「非常識の裏側」 (The Opposite of a Lack of Common Sense)
- All points except for graze points are temporarily lost.
- Support Skills:
- Your option's shots wrap around from one side of the screen to the other.
- You can teleport from one side of the screen to the other. (Press the arrow key twice when at the end of the screen without firing.)
- Reimu type B
- 伊吹 萃香(貫通誘導型) - Suika Ibuki (Guided Penetration Type)
- Option: 左右配置オプション (Left-Right Formation Option)
- Shot: 「鬼神燐火術」 (Fierce God's Will-o'-the-wisp)
- High-power penetrating bullets that home a little.
- Long-distance Spirit Attack: 「萃霊花」 (Foregathering Spiritual Flowers)
- All bullets that hit turn into homing bullets and attack again.
- Support Skills:
- Collect all items on screen (release all buttons).
- Reimu type C
- 射命丸 文(移動特化型) - Aya Shameimaru (High Mobility Type)
- Option: 方向指定オプション (Selected Position Option)
- Fires in the same and opposite direction of your movement.
- Option position is fixed while in focus movement.
- Shot: 「深山雨」(Rain Deep in the Mountains)
- Long-distance Spirit Attack: 「鴉の闇」 (Darkness of the Crow)
- Attacks everything around you for a fixed period of time.
- Support Skills:
- You can move at very high speed (release the shot button).
Marisa Kirisame
普通の魔法使い
The Ordinary Magician
- Marisa type A
- アリス・マーガトロイド(支援強化型) - Alice Margatroid (Reinforcement Type)
- Option: 人形オプション (Doll Option)
- Concentrated during normal movement, spread-shot during focus fire.
- Shot: 「レインボーワイヤー」 (Rainbow Wire)
- A super-low-speed shot.
- Long-distance Spirit Attack: 「リモートサクリファイス」 (Remote Sacrifice)
- Sacrifices a doll to fire a super high-power laser.
- Support Skills:
- You can make up to 8 options.
- You can stock up to 8 bombs.
- Marisa type B
- パチュリー・ノーレッジ(配置変化型) - Patchouli Knowledge (Changing Formation Type)
- Options:
- 火符 前方集中配置 (Fire Sign - Forward Concentrated Formation)
- 水符 前方広範囲配置 (Water Sign - Forward Wide-spread Formation
- 木符 斜め攻撃配置 (Wood Sign - Oblique Angle Formation)
- 金符 左右攻撃配置 (Metal Sign - Left/Right Attack Formation)
- 土符 後方攻撃配置 (Earth Sign - Rear Attack Formation)
- Shot: 「エブリアングルショット」 (Every Angle Shot)
- Long-distance Spirit Attack: 「ファイブシーズン」 (Five Seasons)
- Support Skills:
- You can change your options' attack formation (press shot and focus fire simultaneously).
- Marisa type C
- 河城 にとり(防御重視型) - Nitori Kawashiro (Defense-oriented Type)
- Option: 後方配置 (Rear Formation)
- Shot: 「空中魚雷」 (Air Torpedo)
- Fires a strong, high-precision missile.
- Long-distance Spirit Attack: 「オプティカルカモフラージュ」 (Optical Camouflage)
- Puts up a barrier for a fixed time.
- If you get hit while the barrier is up, all bullets on screen will disappear.
- If you don't get hit before the barrier disappears, some power will be restored.
- Support Skills:
- If you use a bomb, your power will be restored if you don't get hit.
Enemy Characters
Stage 1 Mid-boss
- 恐るべき井戸の怪 (The Fearsome Well Apparition)
- Kisume
Stage 1 Boss
- 暗い洞窟の明るい網 (The Bright Net in the Dark Cave)
- Yamame Kurodani
Stage 2 Boss
- 地殻の下の嫉妬心 (The Jealousy Beneath the Earth's Crust)
- Parsee Mizuhashi
Stage 3 Boss
- 語られる怪力乱神 (The Rumored Unnatural Phenomenon)
- Yuugi Hoshiguma
Stage 4 Boss
- 恐霊も恐れ怯む少女 (The Girl Even The Evil Spirits Fear)
- [[Satori Komeiji]
Stage 5 Boss
Stage 6 Boss
- 熱かい悩む神の火
- Reiuji Utsuho
Extra Stage Boss
- 閉じた故意の瞳 (The Closed Eyes of Love)
- Komeiji Koishi