This five-track vocal collection comes from the Debut anime, a 1994 OVA tied to the idol simulation franchise. It's a compact set, but each song carries that distinct mid-90s anime pop production -- clean, melodic, and earnest in a way that the era did better than any other.
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"Thinking Proudly of Myself" opens with confident energy, an aspirational anthem for a character chasing their dreams. "The Footsteps of Memory" and "I Can't Say Goodbye" are the emotional anchors here, delivering the kind of bittersweet ballad work that 90s anime vocal collections excelled at.
There's a sincerity to these performances that modern productions sometimes sand down, and hearing it preserved in its original form is genuinely affecting. "The Power of Love" is the most straightforward pop track of the bunch, and "That's Why I'm Here" ties the collection together thematically with its message of determination.
Five songs isn't much, but the Debut OVA era was all about quality over quantity -- each track was meant to feel like a real performance from a real idol, and they still hold up as earnest, well-crafted J-pop.