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Overview
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 10/10 (Heavily skill dependent)
- Offline: 50/50 (1000)
- Online: 0 (0)
- Approximate amount of time to 1000: 25+ hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 3+ (Slash) 1+ (Origin)
- Number of missable achievements: None 
- Do cheat codes disable achievements?: No Cheats
- Does difficulty affect achievements?: Yes
- Glitchy achievements: None
- Unobtainable achievements: None
- Extra equipment needed?: None

Introduction
Welcome to Akai Katana. This is another bullet hell game which developed by Cave and published by Rising Star Games. Akai Katana is a horizontal bullet hell game which is similar to Deathsmiles.

Breakdown
You as the player will play both "Slash mode" and "Origin mode" to obtain your achievements. There is a third mode called "Climax mode" but when playing that mode achievements are not unlocked. Some achievements are specific to a certain mode and it is often displayed in the achievement description. I will try and tell you the best possible places to go for an achievement. Origin mode contains 6 stages and slash mode consists of 5 stages. This game ALLOWS you to change the options under "Game settings" and still earn achievements. I will tell you if you can use continues or if you can earn the achievements in Novice mode (Before entering the game, hit "X" to switch it to Novice mode).

Once you get to the menu screen you should choose "Slash mode", this will earn you:

  • Opening Salvo

Upon successfully completing the game on "Slash mode" you will earn:

  • Hiiragi of the 10 Suns
  • Shumeigiku of the 10 Suns
  • Shakunage of the 10 Suns
  • War Fiend Hiiragi
  • Nazuna of the 10 Suns
  • Ayame & Ran of the 10 Suns
  • Emperor Bashou of the 10 Suns

For defeating the respective stage bosses.

 You will also earn:

  • Attack Ships on Fire
  • M76 Heavy Tank
  • Tank Bombardment
  • Breaching Submarine
  • Armored Helicopter
  • Heavy Attack Helicopter

For defeating the respective mid-bosses on their respective stages.

 Lastly you will also earn:

  • Learning Type 1
  • Learning Type 2
  • Learning Type 3

Depending on the respective ship you used to complete your playthrough.

Slash Mode
Slash mode allows you to use Katanas and steel orbs in phantom mode to deal massive damage on your foes. There are 7 stages in Slash mode. In slash mode you should earn:

  • The True Mission
  • Destroying the Limit
  • 6000 Hits
  • 9999 Hits
  • Katana of Justice
  • Katana of Truth
  • The Hidden Form
  • Malice Speed Destruction
  • 400 Million and Counting
  • 600 Million and Counting
  • 800 Million and Counting

Origin Mode
Origin mode consists of 6 stages and allows your phantom to deflect bullets and rotate items around your "option" for massive points. In origin mode you should earn:

  • 128 Hits!
  • 256 Hits!
  • Absorption Power
  • Decay and Dissolution
  • The Gold Ring
  • Big Catch
  • Bullet-proof
  • Back Against the Wall
  • 100 Million and Counting
  • 200 Million and Counting
  • The Sharpened Blade
  • #^&@%&!

All of the following achievements can be earned in either "Slash mode" or "Origin mode". I suggest playing the mode you are more familiar with when going for these achievements:

  • UUUURRRRGGGH
  • Sheer Grit
  • Melted
  • When in Doubt...Bomb!
  • Marigold
  • Orchid
  • Sakura
  • Summoning
  • Energy Gauge MAX
  • The Phantom

Conclusion
Akai Katana is very addicting and straight forward. It will challenge the players abilities to obtain 1000G. I recommend Akai Katana to all bullet-hell fans and any other people who wish to experience a challenging masterpiece. If you need any help for any achievement look at the achievement guide below. If it still doesn't help you, post and I or another member of the community will hopefully respond answering your query.

[x360a would like to thank Jakez123 for this roadmap]

Akai Katana Shin Achievement Guide

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There are 50 achievements with a total of 1000 points

  • 参号機

     

    30

    参号機でクリアした。

    Learning Type 3
    Cleared the game with the Type 3 ship.

    *Continues allowed*
    *Novice allowed*

    Simply complete the game with type 3. Continues are allowed.

    See Sakura achievement description for more details.

  • 金盞花

     

    30

    コンティニューをせずに壱号機でクリアした。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀　のみ)

    Marigold
    Cleared the game using Type 1 without continuing.

    *Novice not allowed*

    Change the lives to 4 in the game settings to make this easier. You should keep in mind some details about type 1:

    • Linear shot but can cover a wide range depending on option placement.
    • Very linear shot phantom mode.

    With this in mind, type 1 seems the hardest due the very shallow spread of bullets, but with good option placement you can easily cover half of the screen. To further improve the chances of unlocking this, you should learn enemy placements and bullet patterns. Remember also that the option can be moved manually.

  • 胡蝶蘭

     

    30

    コンティニューをせずに弐号機でクリアした。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀　のみ)

    Orchid
    Cleared the game using Type 2 without continuing.

    *Novice not allowed*

    Change the lives to 4 in the game settings to make this easier. You should keep in mind some details about type 2:

    • Option locks on to enemies.
    • Phantom mode allows you to position option.

    With this in mind, type 2 is very effective, its auto-aiming option allows you to focus on the more powerful enemies whilst your option auto-aims at the small enemies closing in on you. Also a note, when you trigger a boss fight and you're in phantom mode, you can hold  and place your option on the boss so that when they are able to get hit, they will take massive damage due to the option point-blanking them whilst you are shooting from a distance. To further improve the chances of unlocking this, you should learn enemy placements and bullet patterns. Remember also that the option can be moved manually.

  • 十干帝王・西園寺芭蕉

     

    50

    十干帝王・西園寺芭蕉を撃破した。

    Emperor Bashou of the 10 Suns
    Defeated Emperor Bashou.

    *Novice allowed*
    *Continues allowed*

    At the end of every level, you will fight a member of the 10 Suns which are the bosses of the level. As you go through the game, the bosses will be harder and harder with the later bosses having more forms and you doing less damage to them. To unlock the "boss" achievements, you have to destroy the bosses at the end of each respective stage. All boss achievements can be achieved in 1 playthrough assuming you're playing on slash mode. This is because stage 5 is not present in origin mode thus the Nazuna of the 10 Suns achievement is unobtainable. 

  • 壱号機

     

    30

    壱号機でクリアした。

    Learning Type 1
    Cleared the game with the Type 1 ship.

    *Continues allowed*
    *Novice allowed*

    Simply complete the game with type 1. Continues are allowed.

    See Marigold achievement description for more details.

  • 弐号機

     

    30

    弐号機でクリアした。

    Learning Type 2
    Cleared the game with the Type 2 ship.

    *Continues allowed*
    *Novice allowed*

    Simply complete the game with type 2. Continues are allowed.

    See Orchid achievement description for more details.

  • 8億点到達

     

    20

    800000000点を達成した。(赤い刀 真　のみ)

    800 Million and Counting
    Earned 800,000,000 points (Slash Mode).

    *Continues not allowed*
    (If you continue it resets your score to 0)

     To gain large amount of points in Slash mode, you need to utilize the katana and steel orb system to cancel and destroy many bullets and enemies. Like Origin mode, completing a level without dying gives you more points and having a large hit counter also increases points earned. Watch the video below to understand how to achieve a high score.

    Jakez123 Credits: STGReplays & sinmoon

  • 1億点突破

     

    10

    100000000点を達成した。(赤い刀　のみ)

    100 Million and Counting
    Earned 100,000,000 points (Origin Mode).

    See The Sharpened Blade achievement description for more details.

  • 2億点突破

     

    15

    200000000点を達成した。(赤い刀　のみ)

    200 Million and Counting
    Earned 200,000,000 points (Origin Mode).

    See The Sharpened Blade achievement description for more details.

  • 八重桜

     

    30

    コンティニューをせずに参号機でクリアした。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀　のみ)

    Sakura
    Cleared the game using Type 3 without continuing.

    *Novice not allowed*

    Change the lives to 4 in the game settings to make this easier. You should keep in mind some details about type 3:

    • Very spread-out shot.
    • Powerful Phantom mode.

    With this in mind, type 3 is very powerful and quickly kills bosses so you should always make sure you have plenty phantom energy for the bosses. Type 3 also has a very spread shot which allows you to kill multiple weak enemies quickly and efficiently. To further improve the chances of unlocking this, you should learn enemy placements and bullet patterns. Remember also that the option can be moved manually.

  • 4億点到達

     

    10

    400000000点を達成した。(赤い刀 真　のみ)

    400 Million and Counting
    Earned 400,000,000 points (Slash Mode).

    See 800 Million and Counting achievement description for more details.

  • 6億点到達

     

    15

    600000000点を達成した。(赤い刀 真　のみ)

    600 Million and Counting
    Earned 600,000,000 points (Slash Mode).

    See 800 Million and Counting achievement description for more details.

  • 十干十人衆・菖蒲＆蘭

     

    45

    十干十人衆・菖蒲＆蘭を撃破した。

    Ayame & Ran of the 10 Suns
    Defeated Ayame & Ran.

    See Emperor Bashou of the 10 Suns achievement description for more details.

  • 七十六式軌道重戦車･轟羅

     

    10

    七十六式軌道重戦車･轟羅を撃破した。

    M76 Heavy Tank
    Defeated the Goura heavy tank in Stage 2.

    See Heavy Attack Helicopter achievement description for more details.

  • 十干十人衆・秋明菊

     

    15

    十干十人衆・秋明菊を撃破した。

    Shumeigiku of the 10 Suns
    Defeated the 2nd stage boss, Shumeigiku.

    See Emperor Bashou of the 10 Suns achievement description for more details.

  • 大型戦車･鎧門

     

    15

    大型戦車･鎧門を撃破した。

    Tank Bombardment
    Defeated the Gaimon tank in Stage 3.

    See Heavy Attack Helicopter achievement description for more details.

  • 初出撃

     

    5

    ゲームをプレイした。

    Opening Salvo
    Started up the game for the first time.

    Simply start up the game in any mode to earn this achievement (excluding Climax mode).

  • 巡洋攻撃艦･富士茨

     

    5

    巡洋攻撃艦･富士茨を撃墜した。

    Attack Ships on Fire
    Sunk the Fujibara attack ship.

    See Heavy Attack Helicopter achievement description for more details.

  • 十干十人衆・柊

     

    10

    十干十人衆・柊を撃破した。

    Hiiragi of the 10 Suns
    Defeated the 1st stage boss, Hiiragi.

    See Emperor Bashou of the 10 Suns achievement description for more details.

  • 攻撃ヘリ・犬槐

     

    25

    攻撃ヘリ・犬槐を撃墜した。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀 真 ノービス　のみ)

    Amored Helicopter
    Defeated the helicopter mid-boss in Stage 5.

    (Slash only)

    See Heavy Attack Helicopter achievement description for more details.

  • 十干十人衆・薺

     

    30

    十干十人衆・薺を撃破した。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀 真 ノービス　のみ)

    Nazuna of the 10 Suns
    Defeated the 5th stage boss, Nazuna.

    (Slash only)

    See Emperor Bashou of the 10 Suns achievement description for more details.

  • 重攻撃ヘリ･姫沙羅

     

    35

    重攻撃ヘリ･姫沙羅を撃墜した。

    Heavy Attack Helicopter
    Brought down the Himeshikara heavy attack helicopter.

    *Novice allowed*
    *Continues allowed*

    To make sure you get all mid-boss achievements in one playthrough, make sure you choose slash mode. The reason for this is because origin mode doesn't not contain stage 5, thus preventing you from earning Armored Helicopter. All stages have a mid-boss and as you complete stages, you'll notice the mid-bosses becoming stronger and stronger. All you have to do to earn the achievement is to kill the respective mid-boss. However, keep in mind that mid-bosses can time-out thus preventing you from earning the achievement. A time-out happens when you don't kill a mid-boss in a certain amount of time. If this happens, the mid-boss will fly off-screen never to be seen again. Therefore you will have to restart your playthrough for a chance to obtain it again. 

  • 十干十人衆・石楠花

     

    20

    十干十人衆・石楠花を撃破した。

    Shakunage of the 10 Suns
    Defeated the 3rd stage boss, Shakunage.

    See Emperor Bashou of the 10 Suns achievement description for more details.

  • 潜水母艦･粗樫

     

    20

    潜水母艦･粗樫を撃墜した。

    Breching Submarine
    Defeated the Arakashi submarine in Stage 4.

    See Heavy Attack Helicopter achievement description for more details.

  • 十干十人衆・戦鬼・柊

     

    25

    十干十人衆・戦鬼・柊を撃破した。

    War Fiend Hiiragi
    Defeated the 4th stage boss, War Fiend Hiiragi.

    See Emperor Bashou of the 10 Suns achievement description for more details.

  • 正義の刃

     

    30

    ハガネ16発全てをボスに当てた。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀 真 ノービス　のみ)

    Katana of Justice
    Hit a boss with 16 steel orbs.

    See Katana of Truth achievement description for more details.

  • 真義の刃

     

    40

    カタナ16本全てをボスに当てた。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀 真 ノービス　のみ)

    Katana of Truth
    Hit a boss with 16 katanas.

    The two possible ways to collect katanas are:

    • Using steel orbs to generate Katanas
    • Using Phantom mode to generate Katanas

    I highly suggest using the steel orb method to generate Katanas. On stage one, hold down  and get close to enemies to collect steel orbs. You can tell how many orbs you currently have by the number of circles lit up around your ship and make sure all circles have lit up. Once you get to the boss fight, enter phantom mode with  and shoot all steel orbs at the boss with . If all orbs hit, you will earn Katana of Justice and generate 16 Katanas. Press  to exit phantom mode and shoot your katanas at the boss. If all of them hit you will earn Katana of Truth.

  • 6000HIT!!

     

    40

    6000HITを達成した。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀 真 ノービス　のみ)

    6000 Hits
    Achieved a 6000 hit combo (Slash Mode).

    See 9999 Hits achievement description for more details.

  • 背水の陣

     

    30

    念身中、敵弾を800発以上画面内に出させた。(赤い刀　または　赤い刀 ノービス　のみ)

    Back Against the Wall
    While in Phantom form, filled up the screen with more than 800 bullets.

    (Origin mode only)
    *Novice mode allowed*
    *Continues are allowed*

    I suggest not doing it in Novice mode due to there being less bullets. You can do this on the stage 5 or stage 6 boss. Simply conserve your phantom energy, and then press  to enter phantom mode. Don't press any buttons as you will get hit by the enemies bullets if you try and shoot him. You won't get hit because in origin mode; instead of accumulating Katanas and Steel orbs, you can bounce bullets back and forth. This makes you invincible in phantom form. Simply bounce bullets back and forth by running into them until there are 800 bullets onscreen.

  • 奥義の型

     

    15

    念身中にカタナ8本とハガネ8発を吸着させた。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀 真 ノービス　のみ)

    The Hidden Form
    Equip a total of 16 katanas and 16 steel orbs on your Phantom.

    *Continues are allowed*
    *Novice allowed*

    This achievement can only be done in "Slash" mode, and it's slightly easier with only one life as you can have more phantom mode energy when on one life. 

    The following guide is for the 'Default Controls' 

    First, you need to get eight steel orbs and turn them into katanas. To do this in the ship form, shoot with the “” shot and kill the enemies to collect steel. You want to collect enough steel to make exactly eight steels orbs; you can see how much steel you have collected by the small circles that appear in the ring around your ship. The eighth circle is the one you want to stop at, just before you complete a full half circle around your ship. 

    (Note: For the next part, the more phantom energy you have, the longer you can stay in phantom form making this achievement easier to do. Also, do not change back to the ship form else you will lose any items you have around your ship.) 

    Once you have eight circles around your ship, press the “ button” to swap to phantom form this will convert the collected steel to steel orbs. Now comes the tricky part- you need to launch all eight steel orbs by press and holding the “ button” into an enemy to turn them into a katana. Each one must hit an enemy to change into a katana. If one of the orbs fails to change into a katana, you will have to start over. 

    You will likely now be low on phantom form energy, but still in phantom form and with eight katanas now flying around you. You now need to use the “” shot of the phantom form to collect steel again this time to get eight more steel orbs to appear around you. Unlike in ship form however, in phantom form, as soon as you get enough steel for a steel orb, it will automatically appear around you. 

    As soon as you get eight steels orbs and eight katanas around you, the achievement should pop. However, be sure not to fire or lose any of the katanas as you collect the final set of steel orbs, or else you’ll be starting over again. This will also happen if you don’t have eight steel orbs before your phantom form energy runs out.

    This will take a number of attempts; I lost count of how many times I had too many or too few katanas. I also couldn’t do this unless I had only one life as I just didn’t have enough phantom form energy to collect the last few steel orbs otherwise. 

    Tip for Collecting Steel: The closer you are to an enemy when you get them, the more steel you get from them. Items floating around your ship and phantom disappear over time, so speed really is required here. 

    It can be unlocked on the first level after killing oneself twice at the very start to increase ones phantom form energy bar.

    Jakez123 Credits: S3M James for this achievement description.

  • 悪・即・斬

     

    20

    中ボスを2秒以内に破壊した。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀 真 ノービス　のみ)

    Malice Speed Destruction
    Destroyed a mid-boss within 2 seconds.

    *Novice mode allowed*

    Start up Slash mode and once stage one loads up, maximize your phantom energy. Do this by holding  and shooting enemies at a close range. Once your energy has maxed out, generate some steel orbs. Do this by pressing and hitting enemies at close range. After you generate about 6-7 orbs, enter phantom mode with  and press to shoot your steel orbs at various enemies. Shortly after that, the mid-boss will fly down, so aim all of your Katanas at the boss and shoot them at it with  then immediately press  to bomb and hold  to shoot the boss. The boss will die within 2 seconds and the achievement will pop. 

  • 撥水効果

     

    30

    念身中、敵弾を1000個以上弾いた。(赤い刀　または　赤い刀 ノービス　のみ)

    Bullet-proof
    Reflected more than 1000 bullets while in Phantom form.

    From the Origin menu screen, navigate downwards and enter "settings". From there, enter "Game settings" and change your life to 1. This allows you to store more Phantom energy thus giving you a longer time to bounce bullets. I suggest not using novice mode due to there being less bullets. During the first half of the stage before the mid-boss, gain phantom energy by point blanking enemies whilst holding down . After defeating the mid-boss, enter phantom mode with  and run into all bullets and don't destroy enemies. The achievement will unlock very shortly. 

  • 幻忍

     

    15

    念身中にボスを形態変化させた。　または撃破した。

    The Phantom
    Caused a boss to change forms, or destroyed it while playing as the Phantom.

    Only the second stage boss and onwards have a form change. You can tell when a boss will change forms by a small horizontal line which splits the bosses health bar into segments. Once enough damage is dealt so that the bosses Health goes below that point, they will change form. I suggest doing this on stage one. Simply get to the stage one boss and conserve your phantom energy. Damage the stage one boss until he is about to die, then enter phantom form with  and shoot him to finish him off to unlock the achievement.

  • 128HIT!!

     

    5

    128HITを達成した。(赤い刀　または　赤い刀 ノービス　のみ)

    128 Hits!
    Earned 128 hits (Origin Mode.)

    See 256 Hits achievement description for more details.

  • 256HIT!!

     

    10

    256HITを達成した。(赤い刀　または　赤い刀 ノービス　のみ)

    256 Hits!
    Earned 256 hits (Origin Mode).

    *Continues are allowed*
    *Novice allowed*

    To gain hits, you must enter phantom mode with  and hold  to destroy enemies. A good way to earn this is on stage 5 of origin mode. On stage 4, conserve phantom energy so that at the start of stage 5 you have a near-full bar of phantom energy. Simply enter phantom mode and hold  and point-blank the pillars to gain hits fast. After destroying several pillars, you'll easily reach over 256 hits.

  • 3億点突破

     

    20

    300000000点を達成した。(赤い刀　のみ)

    The Sharpened Blade
    Earned 300,000,000 points (Origin Mode).

    *Continues not allowed*
    (If you continue it resets your score to 0)

    Shot types / Fighter form

    • Rapid fire - Enemies will drop items which refill your phantom energy. The amount of energy items released depends on how close your option is upon destroying the enemy. When using rapid fire, the option will trail your ship and the energy items will simply float off-screen.
    • Laser - Phantom energy will be generated in the same manner as using rapid fire (i.e. the closer your option is to an enemy, the more energy the enemy will release). However, when using the laser, your option will stay in place and the phantom energy will gather around your option. Grazing bullets will make the energy items grow in size and once you release the button, the items will be pulled into your ship.

    Shot types / Phantom form

    • Rapid fire - Enemies will drop items which refill your phantom energy. The amount of energy items released depends on how close your option is upon destroying the enemy. When using rapid fire, the option will trail your ship and the energy items will simply float off-screen. 
    • Laser - This is a stronger attack at the cost of higher phantom energy consumption. The protective barrier vanishes and if the player is hit while using the laser, he will revert back to fighter form. Destroying enemies with the laser will cause an explosion that will cancel surrounding enemy bullets into gold. Some gold will also be produced by the destruction of the enemy itself.

    Scoring in a nutshell

    1. Destroy enemies in fighter form to gather phantom energy
    2. Destroy enemies in phantom form to collect gold
    3. Suck in the gold

    Tips and Tricks to score well

    Gold

    • As long as the players stays in phantom form, the gold rotated around the ship will grow in size. It is mandatory to grow the gold to maximum size as it will be worth MUCH more points both when cashing in and when calculating the end-stage bonus. However, once the gold has reached maximum size, it will vanish after a while.
    • The maximum pieces of gold that can rotate around the ship at the same time is 256. Everything generated above that is a waste. So the most basic rule is generate LOTS of gold AT ONCE (to quickly get the combo above 200 and then have enough time to let the gold grow)
    • When you cancel an enemy laser, the cancelled laser will be turned into large gold pieces. Less growth time required to get these large gold pieces to maximum size, so you will have more time to recharge for the next combo. 

    Tricks to Charge Your Phantom Energy Fast

    • As mentioned above, point blanking with your option produces more energy items while grazing bullets will make the items grow in size. You must do both to gather phantom energy efficiently.
    • Lots of energy items can be spawned if the option is placed on top of an enemy and the laser-button is tapped while the shot button is held down. This works on all bigger airborne enemies as well as all enemies on ground level. This technique is essential to produce lots of items in a short time and it is often faster than destroying enemies. This strategy works best with Type C.
    • Every energy item will give you a certain percentage of phantom energy back. If you kill yourself at the beginning of the game, you will get a bigger energy gauge to work with. In return, this will increase the amount of energy a single energy item will restore. This technique can also boost your score significantly.
    • Enemy lasers will partially damage your ship, but they will also restore a good amount of phantom energy. If there is no other opportunity to get phantom energy, an enemy laser is a good way to quickly recharge it.

    How to Swap Forms Effectively

    • In general, the goal is to switch to phantom form as much as possible. The idea is to only cancel enemy bullets at the beginning of the phantom phase. This will give the gold time to grow in size as well as let the enemies cloud the screen with bullets. When phantom form is over, all bullets are propelled away. The enemies are vulnerable and can be killed at close range to gather energy. The returning bullets can be used to grow the energy items. If the player is fast enough and the positioning of the ship is good, the suicide bullets can also be turned into gold to boost the next combo.
    • Bullets get propelled further away when the phantom energy runs out. When the player leaves phantom form by choice, there is less of a risk that the bullets wander off-screen.
    • When phantom form ends, the option's position is similar to the ship's position which makes point blanking easier. You could be easily misled to get away from the enemy as quick as possible. However, this will often make the option harder to control. Instead, it is easier to wait until the option emerges and then move in the opposite direction that the option is supposed to go.

    Bombs

    • Bombs are the last resort weapon to use. However, there is almost no penalty for bombing. It is still better to lose a bomb than a life.
    • Picking up a bomb in phantom form will turn all bullets on the screen into gold. That means you will get a free 256 combo per bomb pickup if the pickup is saved until the boss fight starts.

    Boss Milking

    • Options to milk the bosses are very limited in Akai Katana. The first way is the method of picking up a bomb item in phantom form which is mentioned above. The other option is to end a boss-phase in phantom form to turn all bullets on the screen into gold. You can get up to 256 gold items. The exception to the rule is when destroying a boss in phantom form. Then, bullets and lasers add up and it is possible to break the restriction of the 256 items.

    Rank

    • The less lives you lose, the higher the rank you will get. A higher rank will result in denser patterns, especially in phantom form. This is essential to build combos fast in the later stages. If more than two lives are lost before the stage 5 mid-boss, the rank will usually be too low to score efficiently.

    Route planning

    • During the earlier stages, it is essential to have a plan of attack. Supereplays can help develop new tactics, but the most important thing is to practice. As a rough outline, you should meet the following score requirements after each stage (including the stage bonus):
       
    •  Stage 1: 18,000,000
    •  Stage 2: 60,000,000
    •  Stage 3: 125,000,000
    •  Stage 4: 185,000,000
    •  Stage 5: 260,000,000
    •  Stage 6: 300,000,000+

    Jakez123 Credits: Iconoclast575 (Video) & Helg0r (Information)

  • 念身

     

    5

    念身した。

    Summoning
    Summoned your Phantom.

    To summon your phantom, you need phantom energy (Green balls with an "E" on them). To gain this, hold  and point-blank enemies. Doing this gains you phantom energy. Once you have a small amount, press  to enter phantom mode to unlock the achievement.

  • 念身全開

     

    5

    祈導ゲージを最大にした。

    Energy Gauge MAX
    Filled up your energy gauge.

    Start up stage one on slash mode and hold  and point-blank enemies. Doing this gains you phantom energy. Once the bar in the top left of the screen fills up, you will earn the achievement.

  • 腐食

     

    10

    1ゲーム中に、幻聖魂に吸着したスコアアイテムを20個以上消失した。(赤い刀　または　赤い刀 ノービス　のみ)

    Decay and Dissolution
    Lost more than 20 score items that wre rotating around your ship during a game.

    (Origin mode only)

    The description means your "Option" and not your ship.

    To earn this, kill any mid-boss and hold down . The gold obtained from killing the mid-boss will turn red and then disappear earning you the achievement.

  • 吸引力

     

    5

    アイテムを幻聖魂に吸着させた。(赤い刀　または　赤い刀 ノービス　のみ)

    Absorption Power
    Absorb items into your ship.

    To absorb items, simply Hold  and destroy enemies at point-blank range and items will rotate around your option. From there, let go of  and all items rotating around your option will be absorbed by you.

  • 不意

     

    5

    念身中のアタックモード時に被弾してファイターに戻った直後、そのまま被弾した。(赤い刀　または　赤い刀 ノービス　のみ)

    #^&@%&!
    Got hit by a bullet in Phantom form, and then died from another bullet immediately afterward.

    Stage one is the ideal place to earn this. Simply gather a small amount of phantom energy and then enter phantom mode with  and hold  to shoot (if you don't shoot, bullets will bounce away from you upon collision). Once you lose phantom mode after being hit, simply run into another bullet.

  • 3000HIT!!

     

    20

    3000HITを達成した。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀 真 ノービス　のみ)

    Destroying the Limit
    Earned 3000 hits (Slash Mode).

    See 9999 Hits achievement description for more details.

  • 大漁

     

    5

    祈導アイテム（大）を幻聖魂に72個吸着した。(赤い刀　または　赤い刀 ノービス　のみ)

    Big Catch
    Rotated 72 guiding energy items (large) around your ship.

    You should use Type 3 and try this on the 2nd mid-boss. Place your option on top of the boss, hold down the auto-fire button, and tap the laser button to produce lots of energy items fast. You will notice if you hit 72 pieces when your option can't hold any more energy in place and they start to leave the screen. Now, just graze the mid-boss' bullets. His patterns should be dense enough to make the energy items grow to maximum size before they disappear.

    Jakez123 Credits: Helg0r for this achievement description.

  • 金色の車輪

     

    5

    念身中に、スコアアイテム（大）を200個以上自機の周りに回した。(赤い刀　または　赤い刀 ノービス　のみ)

    (1)

    The Gold Ring
    Rotated over 200 score items (large) around your ship while playing as the Phantom.

    I suggest not using Novice mode as it will limit the amount of bullets being shot out by enemies. Obtaining this is easier on later levels due to more bullets present. Hold  to kill enemies and gain phantom energy. Once your phantom energy is full, enter phantom mode with  and kill enemies at point blank range whilst holding down  to attract score items to your option. Place your option onto enemy bullets to enlarge them and the achievement will unlock.

 

Secret achievements

  • 熔解

     

    5

    敵のレーザーでミスになった。

    Melted
    Died from an enemy laser.

    Easily obtainable during the first stages mid-boss. After the boss sprays bullets everywhere, he will use 2 lasers to attack you. Simply run into the laser to get damaged and die.

  • 開幕ボム

     

    5

    ゲーム開始直後、1秒以内にボムを使用した。

    When in Doubt...Bomb!
    Deployed a bomb directly after starting the game.

    Once the game starts up, press the  button straight away to bomb.

  • 真義

     

    50

    真エンディングを観た。(赤い刀 真　のみ）

    The True Mission
    Watched the true ending.

    (Slash mode only)
    *Dying not allowed (Until you fight the True Last Boss)*
    *Novice not allowed*

     To earn this achievement, you must play on slash mode. It helps to memorize enemy placement and boss bullet patterns. Also, remember that to fight the true last boss, you must NOT die. If all criteria are met on stage 7, you will automatically fight the true last boss. 

    The video above shows you some tactics to do when going for this achievement. Use your bombs wisely when playing the game and save them for the later levels. For stage-to-stage tips visit This thread to view my strategies for clearing bosses and hard sections easier.

    Jakez123 Credits: Iconoclast575 (Video)

  • 不覚

     

    5

    ゲーム開始直後にミスをした。

    UUUURRRRGGGH
    Died immediately after starting the game.

    Simply start up any mode then run into the first bullet you see.

  • 9999HIT!!

     

    55

    9999HITを達成した。(赤い刀 真　または　赤い刀 真 ノービス　のみ)

    9999 Hits
    Achieved a 9999 hit combo (Slash Mode).

    *Continues are allowed*
    *Novice allowed*

    To achieve this easily you should attempt it on later stages. These are the ways to increase your hit count:

    • Holding down  whilst in "normal mode" and killing enemies.
    • Holding down  whilst in "normal mode" and hitting enemies.
    • Holding down  whilst in phantom mode and hitting enemies.
    • Holding down  whilst in phantom mode and killing enemies.
    • Hitting enemies with steel orbs.
    • Hitting enemies with Katanas.

    To gain many hits, it's best to aim your Katanas at many bullets destroying them and gaining hits fast. Stage 6 has many bullets on-screen and it is very easy to obtain this if you use your katanas on enemies and bullets alike. If you don't have enough bullets to cancel, you can kill enemies whilst holding down  in phantom mode to spawn suicide bullets to aid you. 

    Keep in mind dying does not reset your hit counter. 

  • 念身せず

     

    5

    念身せずにゲームをクリアした。

    Sheer Grit
    Cleared the game without summoning your Phantom.

    *Continues not allowed*
    *Novice allowed*

    You can change your game settings to give yourself 4 Lives. To earn this achievement, you must complete the game without continuing and without pressing  to enter phantom mode. A very detailed and helpful guide can be found here.

    Keep in mind that it is in Novice mode but don't let that fool you as in later stages it can get very hard. As said before, knowing boss patterns and enemy placements will help you and practice is needed to achieve this.

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