
The effects of these are accentuated if they correspond to the player's selected spirit type. Three wolf spirits will improve the damage and size of the focused shot, three otter spirits will create three rotating shields around the player and turn any bullets that come into contact with them into point items, and three eagle spirits will improve the damage and size of the unfocused shot.

Upon collecting any combination of five spirits, the player will enter ‘Roaring Mode’ and during which they will be given a temporary shield that will clear the screen of bullets if the player is hit but end prematurely, as seen in Perfect Cherry Blossom If the player has collected three of a specific spirit type, either wolf, otter, or eagle, the player will also be granted a special bonus in addition to the shield when roaring mode activates. Somewhat similar to Undefined Fantastic Object, some enemies will drop Animal Spirit Items upon death, the spirits corresponding to the same types selected at the beginning of the game. The player character's personality becomes 'haughty'. Eagle spirit increases damage while unfocused.The player character's personality becomes 'wishy-washy'. Otter spirit makes the Spell Card more powerful and gives one extra Spell Card at the start of the game.The player character's personality becomes 'barbaric'. Wolf spirit increases damage dealt while focused.The personality of the player character also changes, depending on which spirit they have equipped. Instead of a shot type, Wily Beast and Weakest Creature features three different "animal spirits" for the player to choose from, each with distinct abilities. Youmu is the fastest character and her focused shot can deal heavy amounts of damage at once, but requires a few seconds to charge.

Marisa is faster and can collect items more easily. Reimu is the slowest character but has homing bullets. The available player characters are Reimu, Marisa, and Youmu. Multiple power-ups, including an Animal Spirit Item, are on-screen.
