Early PS1 funk with an ocean theme and zero chill. Tonzura-kun is a 1996 Japanese title and every track is named after sea creatures, which already tells you the vibe. "Uni!" hits with this punchy bass groove and tight percussion that sounds way too confident for a game about marine life.
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"Manbo Yarasete" leans into this goofy lounge-funk energy that feels like a sunfish doing karaoke. The vocal track "Dareka ga Ore wo Nerateru" actually goes kind of hard with a rock edge, and then hearing the instrumental version right after shows how much the arrangement carries on its own.
If you dig obscure PS1 soundtracks with personality for days, Tonzura-kun delivers.