Visual novel character song CDs are such a specific thing and this one commits fully. Shin Koihime Musou's first character song disc pairs Liu Bei and Cao Cao, and "Musou Renka" is this dramatic pop ballad with layered vocals that takes Three Kingdoms imagery and makes it sound like a love confession.
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The karaoke version lets you hear just how much production went into the instrumental, these sweeping string synths and a surprisingly punchy rhythm section underneath. Then the mini drama about a hot spring showdown is...
exactly what you'd expect from this series. Only three tracks but the song itself is genuinely catchy. If you play VNs with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms genderbent aesthetic and want character songs to match, this nails it.