Straight up Sakura Wars energy opening this thing. Touhou Pocket War 2 is a strategy fangame from 2012 that remixes classic Touhou themes into these punchy, dramatic arrangements. "図書館の中の英雄" (Hero in the Library) goes surprisingly hard for what sounds like a Patchouli theme, stacking orchestral hits over a driving beat.
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Then "妖怪のナミダ" slows everything down with this aching melody that genuinely caught me off guard. The way it transitions into "星空のパラダイス" right after... perfect emotional whiplash. "籠の中の煌めき" has that caged-bird tension the title promises.
Really well done character themes throughout. If you like your Touhou arrangements with tactical RPG drama baked in, start here.