Kerorican is just strolling along and vibing, no matter who gets in her way. The scuffed soundscape of the WonderSwan Color, adds an extra layer of charm to an overall immensely charming and colorful rhythm game. The game has a learning curve and getting the controls and flow down especially on the original hardware might be frustrating. Like even critics were divided on the game for that reason, but I feel that button configuration on emulators can make the experience less frustrating, even though the game also has an option for an easy button control scheme. I was surprised that I ended up vibing with this game so much, that it really got me itching to get into more of NanaOn-Sha's games and all the other rhythm games I still haven't tried. Vib-Ribbon is the closest to this one which I loved as well, this strolling kind of rhythm game is just so captivating to me.

The final game in NanaOn-Sha's initial debuts, but also the most overlooked one. Following a Space Channel 5-esque premise, the player must help Rhyme Rider Kerorican through various interplanetary songs. The art style, is super strong and I wish that there was more of it because we never see a NanaOn-Sha game that looks like this ever again.

I don't think there are many songs in Rhyme Rider Kerorican, and perhaps thats why it is so little remembered. However, there is an embodied emotion in the game design that I don't feel from any of the other NanaOn games. The sound is crackly and low quality, and once you hit the flow of notes, the animations string together into an absolutely wild frenzy of images. It captured the surprises of jazz and the pleasures of keeping the beat. On top of this, it isn't incredibly punishing while you figure things out. Something that is rare in many rhythm games today.