

“Jupinya” is a peculiar vocal performance of Holst’s “Jupiter”. Given Tamiya’s piercing voice, the original is also much easier to appreciate. However, it’s all too clear from the clumsy verse that the melodies weren’t originally meant for singing. The melodies and progressions of the original are as catchy as ever, and are nicely emphasised by ARM’s arrangement. The B-side “Mission: Love Sniper” is a vocal arrangement of Rin’s theme song from the main song, “Ring! Ring! Ring!”. It certainly fits the character, but not all with love it. Arranging by MintJam’s TERRA, the backing track is robust but relatively simple compared to Little Busters!‘s theme song.

Given she is principally a seiyuu rather than singer, her voice certainly isn’t as conventional or refined as Key’s main vocalists indeed, some will find her screechy voice unbearable. Rin’s voice actress Tomoe Tamiya returned to sing the piece and she captured the youthful exuberance of the character once more. “Rin’s Secret Love Song” is a decent image song. Key eventually decided to commemorate the character with an image song, “Rin’s Secret Love Song”, and released the track along with several other goodies in a special single available at Comic Market. The lonely and eccentric heroine Rin especially endeared to those who played the title. Little Busters! featured some of the most memorable characters in all of Key’s releases.
