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[[File:OtomeArtbook_5612.jpg|frame|[[Where's Waldo|Can you find]] [[The One Guy|the man in this cast?]]]]
Konami's combination of its own ''Parodius'' and ''Gradius'' series
▲Konami's combination of its own ''Parodius'' and ''Gradius'' series. A lighthearted [[Self-Parody]], ''Otomedius'' is a [[Cute'Em Up|Boob Shooter]] with its own standalone plot. It pulls elements from several of Konami's other properties, including ''[[Ganbare Goemon]]'', ''Xexex'', ''[[Twinbee (Video Game)|Twinbee]]'', ''Parodius'' and, of course, ''Gradius'' itself.
Anoa Aoba, a second year high school student, is approached by a mysterious organization and offered a chance to pilot Vic Viper. While you might expect a [[Cool Plane]], this one is less a plane and more a [[Rule of Cool|flying motorcycle]]. She's also introduced to the other "Angels" who form up the [[Five-Man Band]].
What follows is adventure. [[Hey, It's That Place!|Across the world]], [[In Space|across space]], [[Another Dimension|across dimensions]], [[Bullet Hell|involving a lot of bullets]], [[Mecha-Mooks|a lot of enemy robots]], and ''a lot'' [[Everything
Compare ''[[Parodius]]'', which is Konami's older and much [[This Is Your Premise
If there isn't an Everything Is Better With Boobs trope, there should be, because this series ''lives in it''. How about Refuge in Cleavage?
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The series saw two console releases, both for [[Xbox 360]]: ''Otomedius Gorgeous'', a port of the original arcade game, and ''Otomedius Excellent'', a console-only sequel. Konami announced a North American release of ''Otomedius Excellent'' for 19 July 2011, but it got delayed for quite a while until, ultimately, it came out at 3 November 2011.
Now has its own [[Otomedius
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]
* [[All There in the Manual]]
* [[Amazon Brigade]]
* [[Another Dimension]]
** The manga series is also called ''Otomedius: Another Dimension''.
* [[Art Evolution]]
** Of particular note, the uniforms are now more like uniforms, with cuffs sporting the "G" Organization logo on each sleeve.
* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]
* [[Boobs of Steel]]
* [[Bullet Hell]]
** Titi XIV's Scarab Core, on ''any'' difficulty, is this.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]
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'''Poini Kune:''' "Misso~"
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'''Operetta:''' "Aqualaser, Level Two!"
'''Tita Nium:''' "Wa, wa, wa... Powa Up!"
** Also seen when a character performs her P-Burst or D-Burst attacks.
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]
* [[Child Prodigy]]
** By contrast, Madoka is also a genius, but still a first-year student. Madoka's know-how seems to be limited to engineering while Poini is more versatile.
* [[Cool Plane]]
* [[Custom Uniform]]
** Averted with Madoka, who wears her school uniform instead. A rare case where a short pleated skirt is the ''less'' revealing choice.
*** Madoka has changed her outfit. It's still not the default G look, but it's not her school outfit either.
** Even their school uniforms are somewhat customized, decorated with colored ribbons according to their class. Green ribbons are First-Year, Red ribbons are Second-Year, and Yellow ribbons are Third-Year.
* [[Cute'Em Up]]
* [[Downloadable Content]]
** All of the Character-specific soundtracks are also DLC.
** In ''Excellent'', Kokoro Belmont and Strarf are DLC.
* [[
* [[Fan Service]]: And how. ''Gorgeous'' and ''Excellent'' even include galleries of character art out of the box, which can be expanded even more through gameplay.
** [[The
** [[
** [[The
** [[Dark Chick]]: [[Spy|T.B. Rika]].
** [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]] - Tita Nium, Poini Kune, and Esmeralda (The latter two [[Downloadable Content|introduced late]])▼
* [[Five-
** [[The Hero]]: Diol Twee.
▲** [[Big Bad]] - Dark Force (The Gofer Sisters L.B. and R.B. also fulfill this role)
** [[The
** [[
** [[The
** [[
▲** [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]]
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]
* [[Funbag Airbag]]:
* [[Gainaxing]]
* [[Gratuitous English]]
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'''Poini Kune:''' "Drive system switched to normal mode."
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'''Poini Kune:''' "Ryoukai! Select your route~!"
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'''Poini Kune:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}7TJpPCldc0I "Crush all of them!"]
** If some of Poini's quotes sound familiar, that's because she [[Mythology Gag|loves to quote]] [[Shout-Out|Gradius Gaiden's announcer]].
*** And sometimes, the actual names of stages. When entering Easter Island, Poini occasionally declares "Ruins of Silence~!". She also does this in the jungle ruins stage of ''Excellent''.
* [[Hitbox Dissonance]]
* [[Human Aliens]]
** Especially wierd in the case of the Bacterians, considering every other Bacterian before them has been a [[Nightmare Fuel|giant, pulsating brain and]] [[Eye Scream|destroyable free-floating eyes]].
* [[Kaizo Trap]]
* [[Level in Boss Clothing]]
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]
* [[More Dakka]]
* [[New Powers
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Norse Mythology]]
* [[The One Guy]]
▲* [[Norse Mythology]] - R.B. and L.B. pilot paired fighters named ''Hugin'' and ''Mugin''. They also team up to fly ''Odin'' Core. Their moonbase is called ''Valhalla''.
* [[Portmanteau]] - Otomedius is a combination of Otome (meaning Maiden) and ''Gradius''.▼
'''Emon Five:''' "This is ''bullshit''! I'm just doin' my job and I'm ''already'' in bad air!"
* [[Reflecting Laser]] - Happens all over the place in the Antarctic stage and versus Snowflake Core. Also one of several attack combinations performed by R.B. and L.B. Gofers' tandem fighters, Hugin and Munin.▼
** ''Excellent's'' Red Hot Mine stage includes a branch filled with laser-refracting crystals, and there's an enemy type which reflects lasers back at the player as their only form of attack.▼
▲* [[Portmanteau]]:
* [[Replacement Goldfish]] - {{spoiler|Gesshi and Kokoro join the team to [[Put On a Bus|replace Emon]].}}▼
▲* [[Reflecting Laser]]
* [[Rule 34]] - It didn't take long for artists to notice that Diol Twee has tentacles.▼
▲** ''Excellent'
* [[Schizo-Tech]] - The game is set in what appears to be 21st-century, modern Earth. But then you have flying motorbikes with lasers and missiles.▼
▲* [[Replacement Goldfish]]
▲* [[Schizo-Tech]]
** Somewhat justified, the Riding Vipers were built by "G", an alien organization from a far more advanced civilization.
* [[
* [[Super Move Portrait Attack]]
▲* [[Shout-Out]] - Moved to the Character tropes page.
{{quote|'''Poini Kune:''' "Blast Orb..!"}}
▲* [[Super Move Portrait Attack]] - The playable characters can initiate special moves termed P-Burst and D-Burst. After [[Calling Your Attacks|Shouting it out]] over their portrait, the character burns a P-Burst charge to clear the screen. A D-Burst, by contrast, is a character-specific super attack with a charge time, and is generally a [[Game Breaker]] when used on bosses.
▲{{quote| '''Poini Kune:''' "Blast Orb..!"}}
** In ''Excellent'', the portraits only cut in during the Bomb-type ''Platonic Burst'', which clears the screen of enemies and bullets. The super attack styled ''Platonic Break'' has no portraits, but also doesn't consume a Burst Capsule and can be spammed (cooldown permitting).
* [[Superpower Lottery]]
** Similarly, official art shows Esmeralda mimicking Jade Knight's Ring Laser weapon with only her hands. Gradians have a terrible power, it seems.
** [[Human Aliens|So where's Erul's]] [[Fridge Logic|special laser power?]]
* [[Tokyo Is the Center of
▲* [[The One Guy]] - Emon Five. [[Lampshaded]], as the other Angels don't seem to like him or even know why he's on the team.
▲{{quote| '''Diol Twee:''' "'Big Sis'...? What a rude guy he is!"<br />
▲'''Emon Five:''' "This is ''bullshit''! I'm just doin' my job and I'm ''already'' in bad air!"<br />
▲'''Madoka:''' "Why is there a man among us, ''any''way?" }}
▲* [[Tokyo Is the Center of The Universe]] - The first mission that takes place on Anoa's version of Earth takes place in Tokyo.
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