Right at the tail end of summer in North America, XSEED released the latest Senran Kagura title, Peach Beach Splash. An arena-style shooter featuring anime girls in swimming gear equipped with water guns, there’s of course a goofy and over the top story to go along with it all, and thankfully, for those who splurged on the limited edition, a soundtrack CD with over an hour of Japanese pop and rock music. Fitting with the summer theme, expect lots of surfer rock and tropical vibes!

The opening theme, “RAINBOW KISS,” is your typical bubbly upbeat anime rock, but things quickly take a turn with the nostalgic rock tune, “Sound of Lonely Waves,” the chillout funk track, “The Beach Soaking up the Horizon,” and retro-tinged and super fun “Water Drop and Dance of Cherry Blossom Flowers.” There’s winter bells in “Water Battle IN THE SNOW,” killer guitar solos in “Beyond the Rainbow,” and sweet and smooth with “Heart Vessel, one of my favorite tracks. There are a ton of catchy themes found throughout, including in the short looped tracks at the end of the album.

In all, the sound team does an excellent job with the source material, bringing authentic pop and rock that perfectly accentuates the summer fun. It’s also great that the entire soundtrack is included here as well, rather than just a sampler with the full soundtrack available as a separate purchase. You can still get the limited edition “No Shoes, No Shirt, All Service” edition which also includes with an art book, blu-ray, and all sorts of in-game content on Amazon.