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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.

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]].

Compare ''[[Parodius]]'', which is Konami's older and much [[This Is Your Premise On Drugs|weirder]] take on the [[Cute Em Up]] genre. Also compare [[Gradius]], the flagship game that started it all.

Compare ''[[Parodius]]'', which is Konami's older and much [[This Is Your Premise On Drugs|weirder]] take on the [[Cute'Em Up]] genre. Also compare [[Gradius]], the flagship game that started it all.

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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*** 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]]

* [[Cute'Em Up]]

* [[Downloadable Content]] - The only way to get Stage 4, Esmeralda, and Poini Kune.

** All of the Character-specific soundtracks are also DLC.

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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]].

** 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]] - The player characters all have hitboxes smaller than their graphics. Without this, you would die a ''lot'' more often. [[Bullet Hell]] and all.

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* [[Replacement Goldfish]] - {{spoiler|Gesshi and Kokoro join the team to [[Put On a Bus|replace Emon]].}}

* [[Rule 34]] - It didn't take long for artists to notice that Diol Twee has tentacles.

* [[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.

* [[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.

** Somewhat justified, the Riding Vipers were built by "G", an alien organization from a far more advanced civilization.

* [[Sequel First]] - ''Otomedius''/''Otomedius Gorgeous'' remain Japan-Only, while the sequel ''Otomedius Excellent'' is migrating across the pond to America and Europe.

* [[Shoot'Em Up]] - While also a Cute Em Up, ''Otomedius'' has enough of a plot to stand on its own rather than hiding in audacity and cultural in-jokes.

* [[Shout Out]] - Moved to the Character tropes page.

* [[Shout-Out]] - Moved to the Character tropes page.

* [[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.