Dramatic spoken dialogue over moody Neo Geo-era instrumentation. This is a drama CD for Bakumatsu Roman Dai Ni Maku, the sequel to The Last Blade, set in the same bakumatsu samurai world. Structured in volumes with titles like Town of Hitokiri and Jet Black Blade, telling character stories through voice acting and atmospheric backing.
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Brother and Sister is the emotional chapter, while Departure in the Morning wraps things with bittersweet energy. The bonus track with Takane Hibiki's "Change of Plans" adds comedy to balance the drama. Classic late-90s SNK fan service.
Drama CDs were a whole thing for Japanese arcade fighters and this captures that Neo Geo era atmosphere perfectly. Story you couldn't get from the cabinet. Grab this if you ever wished fighting game characters had more to say between rounds.