Took me a while with the slideshow at the start too, but i figured it out eventually.
The game was really fun, nice clean controls and some interesting patterns to dodge. I made it to the 2nd enemy in the forest before stopping, the game was really hard imo. The shooting felt a little unresponsive, but i guess the game is more about dodging anyway.
The art is amazing, love the hand-drawn look, makes me wish the game was easier so i could appreciate more of the artwork :P