Bright J-pop vocals crashing into upbeat synth-rock like a sunrise alarm you don't hate. Hoshino-Ne Sanctuary is a 2013 Windows visual novel with a character song album that doubles as a full soundtrack. "Brand New Day" kicks things off with infectious energy, and hearing it again in piano and action arrangements later shows how solid the core melody is.
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"Escape Velocity" breaks from the cheerful mold with something driving and urgent. Meanwhile "Girls Power!" is exactly the kind of track name that delivers on its exclamation mark. The balance between vocal character songs and instrumental BGM pieces gives the album real variety.
If you want a VN soundtrack where every girl's theme is a genuine bop, queue this up.