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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Jitterbug.

* {{spoiler|[[All Just a Dream]]: The iPhone mode of ''Deathsmiles''.}}

** The sequel has a [[Circus of Fear]]. It actually isn't that much harder than the normal stages (mostly due to massive slowdown). Then you reach [[Bonus Boss|the boss]].

* [[Bullet Hell]]: It's a CAVE game.

* [[Call Back]]: Meta example: In the X360 version of the first game, you'd get an achievement just for pausing the game. One of the achievements in the next game requires you to briefly check the pause screen by double-tapping start. The name of it lampshades this.

* [[Chess Motifs]]: In the second game, the first half of the final stage is covered in chess patterns and contains animated chess pieces as enemies.

* [[Circus of Fear]]: The second game's bonus stage is this, complete with a pair of giant creepy dolls as the bosses.

* [[Collision Damage]]: Which only does half a bar of damage rather than a full one. Power Up Mode ignores it for the duration of the boost.

* [[Coming of Age Story]]: Growing up, coping with loss and making one's own decisions is a recurring theme. Rosa in particular.

* [[Darker and Edgier]]: The story of IIX.

* [[Deadly Walls]]: Averted. Even if you get squished between a wall and a screen edge, you'll simply be harmlessly shoved to where there's open space.

* [[Difficulty By Region]]: According to test runs by some players, the US version has less slowdown, making it more difficult than the Japanese version. In some cases, the US version runs at an average speed of 150% that of the Japanese version. This leads to some [[Fridge Logic]] when you consider that American players on average have less experience with [[Bullet Hell]] games than Japanese players.

** Cave eventually admitted to optimizing the code for the US region, and in turn, removing slowdown in numerous spaces.

* [[Eldritch Location]]: The final stage of the second game. That castle has [[MC Escher]] inspired architecture covered in giant [[Chess Motifs|chess playing fields]]. It also has a nice view of the planets in the solar system. Up close.

* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]: The game's most prominent cosmetic element.

* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]:

** The back of the box: '''Death smiles at us all. Lolis smile back!''

* [[Executive Meddling]]: Microsoft wants less arcade ports on XBLA, to the frustration of Cave. Which is why the second game's Japanese retail edition was put on sale directly for download on XBLA.

* Everythingisbetterwithprincesses: Princess Tiara in the iOS version. Also, Windia's familiar calls her a princess.

** In the Mega Black Label versions of the first game, the [[True Final Boss]] is {{spoiler|Bloody Jitterbug}}. In the console port of the second game, the [[True Final Boss]] is {{spoiler|Pigeon Blood Jitterbug}}.

* [[Recurring Riff]]: The BGM of a -2 stage is sort of a rearrangement of its -1 counterpart.

** A dual boss ''Mad Teddy and Mad Bunny'', who do not notice the player. Instead they fight each other hilariously, spreading blue and red bullets that the player must avoid.

* [[Regional Bonus]]: The Japanese version requires you to buy ''Mega Black Label'' and ''Mega Black Label 1.1'' separately. The North American version comes with them both, a Soundtrack CD, and a faceplate that was never even released in Japan, all for less than the Japanese standard edition.

* [[Super Mode]]: When your item counter reaches the [[Cap]] of 1,000, you can go into a powered-up mode in which your firepower is temporarily enhanced. In ''Mega Black Label'', you can activate it at 500, or wait for an even stronger super mode at 1,000.

** In both, the 1.1 Arranged Version allows you to switch into the weak Super Mode at 100, but without the bullet-to-point-item effect.

* [[True Final Boss]]: {{spoiler|Bloody Jitterbug}} in ''Mega Black Label''.

** {{spoiler|Pigeon Blood Jitterbug}} in [[Death Smiles]] IIX.

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