Pure mid-2000s visual novel warmth radiating off every track here. Tick! Tack! is a Navel VN spinoff and the soundtrack leans hard into that cozy slice-of-life energy. "Spring Dress" has this gentle piano melody that feels like sunlight through a window, and "Blue Lights" shifts into something more wistful, almost aching.
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"HACHA-MECHA" goes completely the other direction with bouncy, chaotic fun. The deluxe version doubles the tracklist with arranged versions that rework every piece, and some of them honestly improve on the originals. "Lyrical Waltz" in particular.
The whole thing just feels like a warm afternoon you don't want to end. VN fans who care about atmosphere owe themselves a listen.