In theory, SHOOT! has a lot of things going for it - a catchy tune penned by sat of fripSide with lyrics provided by KOTOKO, performed by some of the hottest young moe seiyuu talent out there right now.

So where does it all go wrong? Of the quintet maybe 1 or 2 of the girls have decent singing voices, but SHOOT! just doesn’t serve any of them very well vocally - we really do need a screechy Nanjolno or KOTOKO for this type of high-octane, made-for-Bemani tune. The hilarious rap sequence two-thirds into the song doesn’t help at all either; the words sound like they’re being chewed and spit out while they’ve got food stuffed in their mouths and up their noses - it’s a total mess.

And..I think..I’ll just avoid mentioning the PV altogether. Thinking about it gives me nightmares.