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[[File:key_visual2_sm_6458.png|frame|So many [[Magical Girl|magical girls]] to choose from....<ref>From top to bottom: Luca, Conon, Lyla, Louis, Symphony, Aqua, Yuki, Sakurako, and Pril</ref>.]]
 
 
'''''Trouble Witches''''' is a series of [[Doujin]] [[Bullet Hell]] games of the [[Cute'Em Up]] sub-genre, by Studio SiestA. The series consist of two games, one of which has been re-released three times already with an "English" version of the PC game canceled sometime during its production, with a sequel currently under development.
 
'''''Trouble Witches Episode 1 ~Daughters of Amalgam~''''' (2007) is the first game of the series and was released for Windows PC as doujin game. The story is set in the [[Magical Land|magical country]] of Eihemland where a great witch named Amalgam has stolen [[MacGuffin|a ring]] [[Sealed Evil in a Can|sealing away a powerful devil]] known as the Draupnhir, and divided the pieces of said ring to her children where they wreak havoc as they see fit. The king of Eihemland spread flyers all across the country with a award to anyone who can stop Amalgam and her children with any wish they desire. And of course, [[It's Up to You]] stop Amalgam's and her kids, and reclaim the ring of the Draupnhir.
 
The original PC game featured three [[Magical Girl|magical girls]], [[Inept Mage|Pril]] [[Cute Witch|Patowle]], [[Idol Singer|Aqua]] [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|Seep]] [[Minor Insult Meltdown|Seal]], and [[Spoiled Sweet|Yuki]] [[Fiery Redhead|Longate]], with [[Cute and Psycho|Sies Fabric Tinydream]] as an unlockable forth character (Sies becomes immediately playable after the "Ver.2" update), each with their own shot type, strengths, and their own take on the storyline in a fully-voiced Story Mode. One of the unique aspects of the game is the risk-and-reward mechanics of the game, of which the Magic Barrier system where each witch can summon a barrier to slow down enemy fire and convert them into gold by destroying the enemy that originally fired the shots. However could work against the player if the enemies flees from the screen with their shots trapped in the barrier, which the bullets will zero-in on the player. The gold not only go towards earning points, but it can be used at the Pumpkin Sister's shop (which usually appears twice during each stage) to spend your gold on [[Power-Up|Magic Cards]] and other goods such as [[1-Up|1-Ups]]s and MP-boosting potions. The Magic Cards would give the user a different shot-type for brief periods of time, but destroying enemies under this effect would earn score-boosting Star Coins, although taking a hit will knock the card out of you (though saves you from losing a life), and taking a hit without any protection will result in losing a fraction of Star Coins as well.
 
'''''Trouble Witches AC''''' (2009) was an "[[Video Game Remake|enhanced" version]] of ''Trouble Witches Episode 1'' Studio SiestA was in the works of around 2008, however the updated game was scrapped once it got picked for an arcade release in Japan in 2009. The game was played on the Taito Type X arcade hardware and it did feature some of the [[What Could Have Been]] aspects that was originally planned for the PC game, like introducing Louis Leondyke, [[Catgirl|Cynfi]] [[Cloudcuckoolander|Porat]], Conon Mildiazzhe Krakow, and Raya Arcturus into ''Episode 1'''s storyline, and some changes made to the original gameplay. Of course, this also lacks much of the features the original PC game had, such as the fully-voiced Story Mode. ''Trouble Witches AC'' later made it's way into the NESiCAxLive arcade service in Japan in 2012, which also brought back [[No Export for You|Sies Fabric Tinydream]] into the game's roster of magical girls.
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'''''Trouble Witches Episode 2 ~With Decendents of Ancient Dragon the Souless~''''' (TBA) is an upcoming follow-up to ''Episode 1'' that's currently in the works. From what is shown on circle's website, the game will be set in a different country with (currently) four new magical girls.
 
Studio SiestA's official website can be view [https://web.archive.org/web/20130826072241/http://members3.jcom.home.ne.jp/studio-siesta/ here]. Each website for ''Episode 1'' can be viewed [https://web.archive.org/web/20130702190749/http://trouble_witches.mails.ne.jp/index.htm here] (original PC game), [https://web.archive.org/web/20090223065956/http://trouble_witches.mails.ne.jp/index2.htm here] (''Trouble Witches AC'' for PC), [https://web.archive.org/web/20141216123608/http://trouble_witches.mails.ne.jp/TROUBLE_WITCHES_manual.htm here] (''The Tomboyish Witches'' for PC manual), [http://www.bouken.jp/pd/tw/index.html here] (''Trouble Witches AC'' for arcades), [https://web.archive.org/web/20101028102934/http://trouble_witches.mails.ne.jp/xbox360_index.htm here] (Studio SiestA's ''Trouble Witches NEO!'' for Xbox 360 website), and [http://www.bouken.jp/pd/twx/index.html here] (Bouken's ''Trouble Witches NEO!'' for Xbox 360 website).
 
This series now has a [[Trouble Witches/Characters|Character Sheet]], so all characterized tropes should go there.
 
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=== In the [[Magical Land]] of Eihemland, Trouble Witches Episode 1 features examples of: ===
 
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Amalgam.
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Mainly in ''Trouble Witches NEO!'' due to abridging of the storylines.
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* [[Doujinshi]]: In ''Trouble Witches NEO!'', Sakurako makes doujinshi about herself and sell them off [[wikipedia:Comiket|at an event every winter]].
** This game, of course, is made by a doujin circle (independent Japanese developers).
* [[Engrish]]: Again, ''Trouble Witches NEO!'' is full of it.{{context}} <!-- Examples? Oh, and "full of it" is an insult in many dialects of English. -->
* [[Enhanced Remake]]: ''Trouble Witches NEO!'' being a remake of ''Trouble Witches AC'' for arcades in Japan, which was also originally planned as an enhanced version of the original doujin PC game.
* [[Epic Flail]]: Conan's projectile.
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* [[Hot Mom]]: Amalgam.
* [[Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels]], [[Harder Than Hard]]
* [[Improbably-Fundamentally Female Cast]]: Especially in ''Trouble Witches NEO!''.
* [[Jerkass]]: Canon starts outs as this.
* [[Leotard of Power]]: Amalgam.
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* [[Magic Wand]]: And a wide assortment of different wands ranging from a [[Paper Fan of Doom]] (Louis) to a microphone (Aqua).
* [[Make My Monster Grow]]: The only boss fought directly is Almagam. The rest summon a monster.
* [[The Mario]]: Pril, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150602221850/http://trouble_witches.mails.ne.jp/character_pc1.html her] [http://www.bouken.jp/pd/tw/character_pc1.html stats] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130610114630/http://trouble_witches.mails.ne.jp/xbox360_chara_pc1.htm say] [http://www.bouken.jp/pd/twx/ch_pril2.html so].
** [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Luca with nearly maxed out stats in every category, especially considering she has almost twice the MP out the entire cast.
* [[More Dakka]]{{context}} <!-- Who? When? How? -->
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Especially in the original PC game, which has finite continues and the characters must manually summon their barrier to a desired size, which takes time and more MP.
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]: Al the Blackcat and Sies' doll, The Beast, wears one.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: Drapuhnir.
* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: {{spoiler|In Conon's story, her father was turned into floating eye-ball and requested his daughter to him back to normal. After three months of serving his daughter, he was able to get Conon to take time and undo his curse. Problem is, without knowing how he become a monster, Conon couldn't help him.}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: At one point, Sakurako insists that her [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Katana is a Device, and that her Miko vestments are a Barrier Jacket.]]
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]{{context}} <!-- Who or what? What are the alternate spellings? -->
* [[Split Personality]]: Jules.
* [[Talking to YourselfHimself]]{{context}} <!-- Which characters have the same actor? -->
* [[Thicker Than Water]]: Almagam's family.
* [[Up to Eleven]]: Played with in ''Trouble Witches NEO's!'' "MAX Star Coins to the MAX Power" Achievement. It's even worth 11 Gamerscore points to boot.