hmm another note just for fun, since you pointed out mm10's amazing gimmick with each track being by different composers (i didn't even know there was a composer guessing game leading up to it): I always thought it was hilariously on target that my two favorites from that are Sheep Man and Chill Man because well...mm5 composer and mm8 composer haha. something i hadn't realized until long after mm5&8 had been solidified as fav osts for me, and long after chill/sheep man had been solidified mm10 favorites for me. was just such a mindblowing "of course it's those two" moment
strangely i never got as into blade man; despite it being Akari Kaida, and her being my favorite of the MMBN/Starforce composers (AND more relevant to this topic, certainly influential on my interest in mm&b's style). not sure why. I think maybe her style translates better to gba/ds/snes than nes limits or something? it makes sense since she's pretty chordy as why i like her, but you'd think those arps would be enough for selling it me, especially since she makes good use of similar techniques on mmbn.....though i'm listening to blade man more right now and it's growing on me. still hope it performs well! ---