Summer nostalgia distilled into eighteen tracks of warm acoustic-pop softness. Shishunki's OST by ARIA entertainment has this coming-of-age gentleness where every song title reads like a diary entry. "The Sunflower's Turning Ahead" and "Straw Hat" both carry that lazy afternoon feeling, all bright guitar and easy rhythms.
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"End of Summer" shifts into something more bittersweet, like the last day of vacation hitting you all at once. The live version of "SPARK" recorded at Shinjuku FACE gives the whole thing a grounded, real-band energy. Even "Eggplant and Pumpkin March" manages to be charming instead of goofy.
Just warm all the way through. If you've ever been wrecked by a slice-of-life VN's soundtrack, this one will get you too.