[4/11/2026]
I don't have a numerical rating for this rn, but I do have thoughts. As this is a theme song for a TV show, the review is more focused on representation of the characters and narrative than musical quality.
The previous theme songs in the series represent the feelings and mental state of a certain character at that point in the story, perhaps except the season 1 opening, "IDOL", which kinda just represents Ai generally. For example, the season 1 ending, ... read more
Much like Ado’s recent cover the iconic theme song of GeGeGe no Kitaro, now we have a cover of the theme song of Chibi Maruko-chan. I don't know the context for this cover’s existence, but I don't think it matters for this review.
This cover is currently viral, much like the Kitaro one, but that always felt like a bit of a joke. That song is also not much of a song originally and to me kinda just functioned as an advertisement for the show, much like some famous American ... read more
It's about as good PONPONPON. I don't mind this kind of music but I wonder if there's much to it if I'm not watching the bonkers music videos