Doki Doki Majo Shinpan is that notoriously cheeky DS witch-hunting game, but strip away the controversy and the soundtrack is genuinely charming pop fare. Every character gets their own theme, and the composers clearly had fun leaning into each personality.
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"Yell for you!" opens with Maho Akai's energetic pop anthem, while "NEOPOKE GIRL" for Renge Oda has this retro-tinged bounce that lives up to its name. "Silent on" handles the witch battle scenes with more tension than you'd expect from a game this cute, layering urgent synths over driving percussion.
"Affectionate Song" flips the mood entirely with a gentle piano melody that actually earns the parenthetical "Placing in the Piano Melody." And "The angel is like the kitty" is this dreamy, floaty piece for Angel Lulu that sounds like it wandered in from a completely different game.
The dual English-Japanese track titles give the whole album this playful bilingual energy. DS sound hardware working overtime, and it shows in the best way.