Bright vocal pop with that unmistakable mid-2010s visual novel shine. Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai's vocal collection is from the 2014 Windows release, and it's all heart-on-sleeve romance energy. "Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai" the title track opens with this earnest optimism that sets the whole mood, and "Celestia" floats with a dreamy lightness that just works.
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"Ai no Uta" is the emotional gut punch of the set, a love song that doesn't try to hide what it is. "Sailing!" picks up the tempo and gives you that summer festival rush. Thirteen vocal tracks is a generous collection. "Make a Wish" and "Shiawase no Basho" close things out with exactly the bittersweet warmth you'd expect from a romance VN.
If you're already deep in the visual novel soundtrack rabbit hole at 2AM, this one belongs in the rotation.