Mid-2000s visual novel pop that hits way harder than it has any right to. SHUFFLE! ON THE STAGE's character vocal album is thirteen tracks of pure idol-adjacent energy from each route's heroine. Smiley Shiney Day opens with this bouncy sugary hook that sticks in your brain for days, then A Man's Path actually shifts gears into something earnest and almost rock-driven.
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Everything is the Color of Thorny Roses goes surprisingly dark compared to the rest. Each track is basically a character study in song form, different vocalists bringing totally different vibes. If you played any of the SHUFFLE!
games and got attached to a specific girl, hearing her track hit different.