Very nice entry! I love the art style and music, it encourages playing multiple times :D The game play feels smooth but for me it was quite buggy at times (?) When I dashed there was lag multiple times and I was killed because of that once... Other than that: Great use of particles and SFX. Only thing that might need some polish: The UI. It feels not fitting that well to the overall art style.
The idea fits the theme well although the overall game loop feels... pointless? I kinda miss a story or something that makes it worth saving as much of those little things other than just trying to beat others...do you know what I mean? Like, at least needing X numbers to actually make it through.. I tried without saving any and still completed the level. Eventually this fits "you can save them, but you don't have to" rather than "you can't save them all". Still, these are just minors.
Very polished game and amazing entry. My prediction so far: One of the top 3! :)