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* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The culprit behind the Black Markets is none other than [[spoiler:Takane Yamashiro, who was a mere Stage 2 boss in ''Unconnected Marketeers'']].



* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Subverted. "End of Market" certainly sounds like the final stage, the preview shows it only has one boss, and it disables Black Markets. However, the FinalBoss isn't there. You need to revisit previous stages after beating it to meet the actual final boss.

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* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Subverted. "End of Market" certainly sounds like the final stage, the preview shows it only has one boss, and it disables Black Markets. However, the FinalBoss isn't there. You need to revisit previous stages after beating it the culprit you're looking for. [[spoiler:Rather, Marisa confronts Chimata over the incident, and is given the Blank Card as a means to meet the actual final boss.up with Nitori, who then gives Marisa her own ability card "Capitalist's Dilemma".]]
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Despite Chimata no longer overseeing the Ability Cards and claims the cards eventually losing their worth, their value is still climbing higher and higher. With the markets overflowing with Ability Cards, people eventually took the trade underground and established the Black Market, a lawless marketplace where trade is done with a fake currency. Marisa sets out to investigate the black markets which have been popping up—and collect as many cards as she can.

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Despite Chimata no longer overseeing the Ability Cards and her claims that the cards will eventually losing lose their worth, their value is still climbing higher and higher. With the markets overflowing with Ability Cards, people eventually took have taken the trade underground and established the Black Market, a lawless marketplace where trade is done with a fake currency. Marisa sets out to investigate the black markets which have been popping up—and collect as many cards as she can.
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Despite Chimata no longer overseeing the Ability Cards, their value is still climbing higher and higher. Marisa sets out to investigate the black markets which have been popping up—and collect as many cards as she can.

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Despite Chimata no longer overseeing the Ability Cards, Cards and claims the cards eventually losing their worth, their value is still climbing higher and higher.higher. With the markets overflowing with Ability Cards, people eventually took the trade underground and established the Black Market, a lawless marketplace where trade is done with a fake currency. Marisa sets out to investigate the black markets which have been popping up—and collect as many cards as she can.
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* EasierThanEasy: A first for the series. The lowest possible difficulty for an enemy wave is "Very Easy".


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* HarderThanHard: Overdrive appears here as the highest difficulty for enemy waves, after having been absent since its debut in ''[[VideoGame/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires Ten Desires]]'' as a difficulty specific to certain practice mode exclusive Spell Cards.
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* ContinuityNod: If Marisa battles Eternity Larva, she mentions that she's apparently been joining the Three Fairies of Light in pranking people, a reference to her making friends with them in ''Manga/VisionaryFairiesInShrine''.

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* BossRush: The Challenge Market has Marisa facing all the bosses of the previous Markets.

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* BossRush: The Challenge Market Market, unlocked after beating the FinalBoss, has Marisa facing all the bosses of the previous Markets.Markets, with their difficulties amped up.


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* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Subverted. "End of Market" certainly sounds like the final stage, the preview shows it only has one boss, and it disables Black Markets. However, the FinalBoss isn't there. You need to revisit previous stages after beating it to meet the actual final boss.
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* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Enforced player example with the "Life Explosion Elixir" Ability Card, which causes Marisa to release a Spirit Strike upon getting hit.
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* DifficultySpike: Joon's Ability Card, "Irresistible Julie Fan", will set the difficulty of enemy waves to its maximum for as long as you have it equipped. This particular card also comes with its own difficulty level known as "Overdrive".
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* DifficultySpike: Joon's Ability Card, "Irresistible Julie Fan", will set the difficulty of enemy waves to its maximum for as long as you have it equipped. This particular card also comes with its own difficulty level known as "Overdrive".
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* CardsOfPower: Like in ''Unconnected Markeeters'', ''100th Black Market'' has the Ability Card system return with modifications and new cards.

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* CardsOfPower: Like in ''Unconnected Markeeters'', Marketeers'', ''100th Black Market'' has the Ability Card system return with modifications and new cards.



* NotQuiteBackToNormal: The game ends with the black market continuing and by extension the Ability Cards, but this time under Chimata's control.

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* NotQuiteBackToNormal: The game ends with the black market continuing being allowed to keep running, and by extension letting the Ability Cards, Cards continue to circulate, but this time under Chimata's control.



* WarpWhistle: The "Pristine Self-Confidence" Ability Card allows you to skip straight to the boss, skipping over all of the enemy waves.

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* WarpWhistle: The "Pristine Self-Confidence" Ability Card allows you to skip over all the enemy waves and head straight to the boss, skipping over all of the enemy waves.boss fight.
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The main gimmick of the game is that Marisa can use circles that cause any bullets that pass inside them to release fake currency known as "Bullet Money", which Marisa can use to temporarily buy Ability Cards.

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The main gimmick of the game is that Marisa can use circles deploy Magic Circles that cause any bullets that pass inside them to release fake currency known as "Bullet Money", which Marisa can use to temporarily buy Ability Cards.
Cards until she purchases them legitimately in the Card Market.
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* AllJustADream: The "Sheep You Want To Count" Ability Card will instantly end the level if bought, with the card comment making it seem like Marisa woke from a bad dream she was having. The [[ConfusedQuestionMark question mark]] in the middle of description and how you can still get new Ability Cards does make it seem like [[OrWasItADream it wasn't that much of a dream]].


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* WarpWhistle: The "Pristine Self-Confidence" Ability Card allows you to skip straight to the boss, skipping over all of the enemy waves.
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* NotQuiteBackToNormal: The game ends with the black market continuing and by extension the Ability Cards, but this time under Chimata's control.
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* CallBack: The Blank Card comes into play again, but this time it's willingly given by Chimata to Marisa so that she can meet her main contact [[spoiler:Nitori]] at the Moriya Shrine.
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* CuttingOffTheBranches: The narration mentions that Marisa was the one who defeated Chimata, confirming her route at minimum as canon.

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* CuttingOffTheBranches: The narration mentions that Marisa was the one who defeated Chimata, confirming her route at minimum as canon. canon, though it's left ambiguous as to whether she used Chimata's Blank Card to defeat her or not. As Marisa recognizes Momoyo in the intro monologue for the 6th Market, she most likely did the Extra Stage as well.
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* AscendedMeme: There is a joke in the Japanese fandom that claims Reimu's amulets are actually seat cushions (''zabuton''). The "Teacup Reimu" ability card claims to give you the ability to throw giant seat cushions, with the character comments making it seem like Reimu has used them as projectiles before.
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* BossRush: The Extra Stage has Marisa facing all the bosses of the previous Markets.

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* BossRush: The Extra Stage Challenge Market has Marisa facing all the bosses of the previous Markets.

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* CuttingOffTheBranches: The narration mentions that Marisa was the one who defeated Chimata, confirming her route at minimum as canon.
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* BossRush: The Extra Stage has Marisa facing all the bosses of the previous Markets.
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''Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market'' is a video game created by Team Shanghai Alice for Windows computers released on August 14, 2022. It's [[GaidenGame the 18.5th videogame installment]] in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise, a [[{{Sequel}} direct follow-up]] to ''VideoGame/TouhouKouryuudouUnconnectedMarketeers''.

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''Black ''Bulletphiles' Black Market [[note]]The official Steam page for the game translates the title as "Black Market of Bulletphilia Bulletphilia". This particular translation notably ignores the pluralizing "tachi" (達) kanji.[[/note]] ~ 100th Black Market'' is a video game created by Team Shanghai Alice for Windows computers released on August 14, 2022. It's [[GaidenGame the 18.5th videogame installment]] in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise, a [[{{Sequel}} direct follow-up]] to ''VideoGame/TouhouKouryuudouUnconnectedMarketeers''.
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''Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market'' is a video game created by Team Shanghai Alice for Windows computers released on August 14, 2022. It's [[GaidenGame the 18.5th videogame installment]] in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' franchise, a [[{{Sequel}} direct follow-up]] to ''VideoGame/TouhouKouryuudouUnconnectedMarketeers''.

Despite Chimata no longer overseeing the Ability Cards, their value is still climbing higher and higher. Marisa sets out to investigate the black markets which have been popping up—and collect as many cards as she can.

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* BlackMarket: The game centers around Marisa investigating an illicit market for the Ability Cards that is outside of Chimata's control.
* BreakingOldTrends: The first ''Touhou'' danmaku-based spinoff game to star a main protagonist (Marisa) instead of one of the supporting cast, as detailed in the official announcement.
* CardsOfPower: Like in ''Unconnected Markeeters'', ''100th Black Market'' has the Ability Card system return with modifications and new cards.
* GlobalCurrencyException: During Black Markets, Marisa must use fake money known as "Bullet Money" instead of her usual funds in order to buy cards.
* {{Sequel}}: This game is a direct sequel to ''Unconnected Marketeers'', dealing with the Ability Cards continuing to increase in value despite Chimata no longer overseeing them.
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