That pack title is a wild ride and the music absolutely matches. Arata Hiramatsu's "NAKIMUSHI O'clock" (Crybaby O'clock) opens with this surprisingly emotional vocal track that walks the line between cute and genuinely sad.
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Ryohei Kohno's "Endless World" swings the opposite direction with anthemic, soaring energy. Then Hiro's "Pi Pi Pa Puu!" arrives and throws all seriousness out the window with pure, unhinged arcade joy. The tonal range across just three artists is staggering.
Chihiro Aoki's "BAD GIRL" brings an edgier attitude to the pack, a vocal track with real swagger that stands out against the cuter entries. Then Takenobu Mitsuyoshi shows up with "Burning Hearts ~Burning ANGEL~" and suddenly you're in classic SEGA vocal territory, the kind of earnest, belt-it-out performance that Mitsuyoshi built his reputation on at Daytona USA and beyond.
The man simply cannot make a track that doesn't go hard. Every song comes in game-cut, full, and karaoke versions, following the standard maimai Sounds format. The karaoke versions are genuinely useful here because these are the kinds of tracks people actually want to sing along to.
Five songs, fifteen tracks, and a pack title so long it barely fits on a screen. Peak maimai energy.