Neon-soaked synth funk from minute one. City Hunter's original 1987 anime soundtrack is the one that started it all, and it sounds exactly like a late-night Tokyo car chase feels. "Get Wild" by TM Network is obviously the crown jewel here, that ending theme is permanently burned into anime history.
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But "Midnight Lightning" goes just as hard with its driving beat and electric guitar stabs. "Mr. Private Eye" has this detective-jazz swagger that perfectly captures Ryo's whole deal. The mix of J-pop vocals, funk bass, and synth pads is so distinctly mid-80s anime.
Every track drips with confidence and cool. If you ever wondered what peak 80s anime sounded like before you were born, start here.