Fantastic Kiss gets four different versions on this album and somehow each one earns its spot. Natural Another One is a 2003 Windows visual novel with a soundtrack steeped in early 2000s romance VN warmth. The short version opens things up with vocals over clean synth pop production, then the music box version strips it down to something delicate and intimate.
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Tracks like Haru Urara and Kobiyori carry this soft spring afternoon energy with gentle piano and acoustic textures. Then you hit Kogoetsuku Kokoro and the mood drops cold, sparse minor key arrangement that really contrasts the warmth around it.
Tsubomi no Koro ni just lingers. The whole tracklist follows the arc of a relationship through seasonal imagery, blooming flowers to frozen hearts and back. If you love VN scores that tell the story even without dialogue, this one reads beautifully on its own.