Song of the Week! 16 November 2024

 

Another Anime feature in a row! One I've had to wait for the proverbial "dust to settle down" at that, considering the... well, unfortunate circumstances surrounding the song's Taiko no Tatsujin debut.
More on that later...

[DF] - Donderful/Rhythm Festival's November '24 Update, Part 2

／#太鼓の達人ドンダフルフェスティバル
太鼓ミュージックパス楽曲追加のお知らせ📢
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11月21日(木)に #太鼓ミュージックパス へ更新曲を追加！
是非プレイしてください！

↓楽曲リストはコチラからhttps://t.co/bymxsS5ktc pic.twitter.com/lioHfm7pKh

— 【公式】太鼓の達人 家庭用シリーズ (@taiko_kateiyou) November 14, 2024

Today we got the announcement for the anticipated 2nd Taiko Music Pass update for the month, applying to both the older Nintendo Switch release and the last-week-debuting ports for modern systems and PCs.

Longtime series fans can sure look forward to the return of the Toriko opening themes and the final of Azu♪'s Dragon songs to make the Rhythm Festival jump. Also notable is the coming of the recent fan-favorite Vocaloid release of Mesmerizer in Taiko gaming overall, soon revealed on social media to actually be the first of three Kasane Teto songs to come via Taiko Music pass in three consecutive months. Look forward to December and January's upcoming TMP updates for the rest of this trilogy!

Taiko Music Pass New Tracks

	Title
2024/11/21
	Niramekko Tomonari Sora 睨めっ娘／友成空	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Go Shock My Way!! Toriko 豪食マイウェイ!!／「トリコ」より	★3	★4	★5	★6
	Guts Guts!! Toriko ガツガツ!!／「トリコ」より	★3	★4	★4	★5
	Mesmerizer Satsuki feat. Hatsune Miku, Kasane Teto メズマライザー／サツキ feat. 初音ミク・重音テト	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Shinryu Azu♪ & Masahiro "Godspeed" Aoki 神竜 ～Shinryu～／あず♪ & Masahiro "Godspeed" Aoki	★5	★7	★8	★10	★10

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription/freemium debut

-) Oshi no Ko Collaboration Pack

We've seen last time on these shores how the impending Donderful/Rhythm Festival multiplatform release didn't stop the Switch version to have/claim exclusive content on its own... and the trend seems to continue even after the more-modern releases' actual debut! Releasing six days after the just-mentioned Taiko Music Pass update (November 27th), the freshly-ended Oshi no Ko series is having a collaboration pack, one that arguably clouds every other brand-deal in the game by the sheer quantity of content featured! We're talking about:

• Three playable songs, with two of them being overall series debuts
• Eleven (11!) Oshi no Ko Petit Charas
• An Idol Ai Hoshino full-body Kigurumi outfit
• Three custom title plates
• Unique stage/dancers while playing any of the OnK songs in Dondoko Fitness mode

While the pricing for this pack is still unknown, you can also head to the dedicated collab subsection of Dondoko/Rhythm Festival's website for more screens about the full deal.

	Title
Oshi no Ko Pack - 2024/11/27 (Nintendo Switch exclusive)
	Idol YOASOBI / From TV Anime [Oshi no Ko] アイドル／YOASOBI / TVアニメ『【推しの子】』より	★3	★4	★5	★6
	Sign wa B -New Arrange Ver.- B Komachi / From TV Anime [Oshi no Ko] サインはB -New Arrange Ver.-／B小町 / TVアニメ『【推しの子】』より	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Fatale GEMN / From TV Anime [Oshi no Ko] ファタール／GEMN / TVアニメ『【推しの子】』より	★?	★?	★?	★?

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription/freemium debut

Song of the Week! 9 November 2024

 

As you're reading these very lines, the Donderful/Rhythm Festival ports for PC and modern systems are now live! While select features are exclusives between the original Nintendo Switch release and this one that are not found in the other (ie. exclusive modes and platform-locked multiplayer matchups), both can enjoy at the same time the great majority of their expanded music list of the evergrowing Taiko Music Pass.

Today's song is one of the latest entries that both Switch veterans and the 120 FPS-nauts of today can enjoy!

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival - Song List (PC/PS5/XB1X)

The PC, PS5 and XB1X versions of Rhythm Festival released in 2024 and have a different default songlist compared to the Nintendo Switch release versions, mainly in some Nintendo-based songs being replaced. Please take note of the platform of your game if you are checking the availability of specific DLC songs.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival - Music Pass Removed List

Some songs in the Taiko Music Pass are eventually removed due to expiring music licences. When that happens, a new Ura Oni chart is usually added to an existing song.
If you are looking for a song in the Music Pass and can't find it, it may have been removed; refer to the list below.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival - Music Pass Song List

The Taiko Music Pass is a subscription service for Rhythm Festival, allowing access to songs for a monthly fee. The pass's setlist is shared across all platforms, but a number of songs are exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version.

Song of the Week! 2 November 2024

 

One of the artists involved for today's spotlighted song might have a chance of having her voice heard among Donders once more, thanks to the ongoing General Public Voting phase 2 of this year's Taiko music recruitment contest! It's also the first time to join the tracklist by direct commission, no less.