Traditional Japanese instrumentation played completely straight and it's stunning. Otogizoushi's first music collection scores a Heian-era supernatural anime with gagaku-influenced arrangements and period-appropriate textures that feel genuinely ancient.
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The three Abeno Seimei themes layer this mysterious, ritualistic energy with shakuhachi and koto lines that coil around each other. "Demon 1" shifts into something threatening with low percussion and dissonant strings, then "Demon 2" goes full menacing.
Hikaru's theme gets four variations and the piano version strips everything back to pure melody. Really exposed and vulnerable. "Mansairaku" channels actual court music traditions with careful, deliberate pacing. If you watched this show for the Heian period atmosphere, this collection is where all that mood lives.