Late 80s city pop energy with that unmistakable anime punch. City Hunter 3's 1989 soundtrack dropped right when the series was at peak cool, and it sounds exactly like Ryo Saeba's jacket looks. "RUNNING TO HORIZON" opens with the kind of urgent synth-rock hook that defined an entire era of anime openings.
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"FOREVER IN MY HEART" is pure late-night ballad territory, slow and aching. "MIDNIGHT RAIN" lives up to its name with moody atmosphere you can practically see rain streaking across a Shinjuku window to. The whole OST moves between slick action cues and surprisingly tender vocal tracks.
If you miss the era when anime soundtracks doubled as legitimate pop albums, start here.