Earlier, I recorded my first playthrough of Lunatic Kingdom on Normal, using Reisen. I knew about the two modes available (I chose Legacy because reasons), but otherwise I went into the game almost completely blind.
...Eeesh. Eeesh, and eeesh again. I'd heard that the game makes SA look easy in comparison, but I was
not expecting this. Of course, I had to run the game with a reduced resolution to minimize slowdown while recording, thus making it harder for me to dodge, but still.
I'll edit the video some later (I had my microphone switched off at the time) and toss it on Youtube when I have some time to work with it.
I've checked around and confirmed that the Extra Stage is unlockable via Easy. I'll try the game again at a later date without recording.
Also, Reisen's bomb is very weird:
The Touhou Wiki wrote:Her bomb is unique that, rather than turning invisible and damaging enemies, she'll instead have three red wings around that that, basically, gives her three extra lives. If all lives aren't used by the end of the stage, then the bomb will end.