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''[[Shikigami no Shiro]]'' (roughly translated as ''Castle of Spirits''; known as ''Castle of Shikigami'' in the West) is a series of [[Bullet Hell]] [[Shoot 'Em UpsUp]]s developed by Alfa System. The overarching plot involves a mysterious castle in the country of Alcaland, which has been the subject of many "missing persons" cases. A handful of psychic soldiers have converged on the location to conduct their own investigations of the incident, each for his/her own reasons.

As of 2008, all three games have been released in the U.S. for the [[Play StationPlayStation 2]] (first two games) and [[Nintendo Wii]] (third).

* [[BarrierBattle WarriorButler]]: Nigi and NaginoMunchausen.

** [[CanonNigi Foreigner]]:Gorgeous ReikaBlue (''SnS 3'')was originally comes from an old Laserdisc game known as ''TimeGunparade GalMarch''.

* [[Comforting the Widow]]: Kohtaro had a woman with whom he made a [[Childhood Marriage Promise]], but who is now hospitalized. Sayo falls in love with Kohtaro. In the third game, [[Woman Scorned|that ex]] becomes the [[Big Bad]]. {{spoiler|Or seemingly so, until you realize that all the bosses in the third game are illusions and not the real people.}}.

* [[Covers Always Lie]]: The "''Mobile Light Force 2"'' US cover of the first game features a trio of gunslinging ''[[CharliesCharlie's Angels]]'' lookalikes that appear absolutely nowhere in the game. [[They Just Didn't Care|It's also the exact same cover as the first ''Mobile Light Force'' game]] (which is actually ''[[Gunbird]]''.; Itit's all rather confusing).)

* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: What {{spoiler|"Tsukiko" (actually an illusion)}} turns out to be in ''[[SnShikigami no S]]Shiro III''.

* [[Flanderization]]: In-Universe. Kohtaro's story mode in ''Shikigami Nono Shiro III'' involves the uneasy grounds of Kohtaro's and Sayo's partnership, with the underlying tension of undisclosed feelings; Sayo being a [[Tsundere]] (while also feeling guilty about this) with Kohtaro constaly apologizing. Come Dramatic Change Mode, many story modes where Kohtaro is one of the two selected characters involve this dynamic in a rather one-dimensional way that varies from scenario to scenario (ie,i.e. Sayo is turned into a [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] in some, in others, Kohtaro is almost completely [[Oblivious to Love]], etc).

* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Munchausen. When you can ''see'' his eyes, RUN.

{{quote| '''[[Battle Butler|Munchausen]]''': "''I shall educate you. Prepare yourself.''"}}

* [[McNinja]]: Roger.

** Reika toois another prime example, but only because she's been displaced from her game of origin. [[Wrong Genre Savvy|She still thinks she's in an FMV game]].

* [[Pinball Scoring]]: This series loves points with lots of zeros in them.

* [[Power Nullifier]]: Shikou (second boss, third game) shoots arrows that temporarily seal normal fire<ref>althoughAlthough Shikigami attacks can still be used.</ref> during his second attack phase.

* [[Punctuated! forFor! Emphasis!]]: From the third game:

{{quote| '''Yukari:''' Yukari Horiguchi! Yu-ka-ri!}}

* [[Shout -Out]]: Both Fumiko and Sayo resemble Marisa and Reimu of ''[[Touhou]]''.

* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Gennojo.

* [[Space Is an Ocean]]: [[Department of Redundancy Department|ofOf space]].

* [[The Stoic]]: Emilio.

* [[Time Police]]: Reika. Again, a callback to her ''[[Time Gal]]'' roots.

* [[Tyke Bomb]]: Nagino.

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