This is a character song album and it goes way harder than it has any right to. "Gira! Gira! Maximum Overheat" is pure J-pop adrenaline, the kind of track that sounds like it belongs in an anime opening more than an MMO tie-in.
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"Naraku no Messiah" leans into theatrical darkness with those crosses in the title doing exactly the work you'd expect. The contrast between tracks is wild. Shiny Shiny rainbow is bubbly and bright, then Messatsu Kaijin Shagekiron comes in swinging with aggressive energy.
Omoi Matoi slows everything down with genuine feeling. Eight tracks total, bookended by a Prologue and Epilogue that frame it like a little concert. If you like PSO2's characters and want to hear them actually sing their hearts out, this is a good time.