One thing I’ve enjoyed most about PassCode is how authentic their music sounds. The integration is absolutely seamless and wonderful. It’s not the most grand of productions, but it presents what it does have very well.Īs for the song itself, oh man, top song of the year candidate much? The 8-bit and rock infusion in this one appeals to me like few songs do. The camera work does a good job of showcasing the action, the scene selection is pretty good, and everything about the PV is just so good looking and memorable. The other technicals of the PV have absolutely nothing wrong with them. Everyone goes into fan service mode for some separate shots where the girls are wearing simple white long t-shirts. Minami Nao ends up being the most visually striking simply because it’s pretty showy. They’re monochrome and quite various in design from member to member. She’s pretty fantastic at it, visually and audibly. The most memorable scenes are Imada Yuna’s screaming parts. There are a small amount of solo shots that are filmed elsewhere that look nice, but mostly we’re right in the middle of the action. These usually consist of simple singing shots, but they’re mostly filmed within the dance shot so things never calm down for too long. It’s definitely more memorable than their previous PV’s ninja quirks.Īdditionally, there’s a helping of solo shots to keep things moving along. The girls regularly dig deep to belt out the bigger notes, but they do go into a dance number a few times too. More expressive than intricate, you can expect a lot of rocker moves in here.

When we’re not being wowed by retro effects, we get to watch the girls perform a pretty energetic dance and performance shot. Text pops on the screen and other color swaps and transitions are stylish and intricate. The random overlays are also presented with a fantastic quality.

Maybe they just yanked and/or recolored assets from an existing property, but it looks very good. While we don’t see too much of these scenes, the work that appears to have gone into them is noticeably high. There’s also a side scrolling video game rendering of the girls making their way through an NES-like world. A moderate amount of aftereffects in the video contain pixellated text and similarly formatted shapes. It’s an interesting mix that you might raise an eyebrow to, but the execution is beautiful in both video and audio. The rock theme is in play as always, but this release seems to be infused with some 8-bit retro goodness. The last time I wrote about a PassCode PV, I made the comment that you never know what they’re going to go next.

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