Namco Taiko Blog (January 17th, 2025) - Taiko no Tatujin's 24th Anniversary Livestream

It's a really quick entry for a really brief notice: the first Taiko no Tatsujin livestream of the year is going to be aired next month on February 16th, in anticipation of the franchise's 24th aniversary!

For this occasion, the usual pre-livestream poll will be different fron the usual arcade-oriented inquiries! Everyone's invited to send their overall memories with Taiko no Tatsujin, some of which will be read live during the broadcast. The Quesant link is available on the original Taiko blog post (and right here) and will accept new entries up until the end of this month.

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[DF] January '25 Taiko Music Pass Update (2/2)

／#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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1月23日(木)に #太鼓ミュージックパス へ楽曲を追加！ぜひプレイしてください！

↓楽曲リストはコチラからhttps://t.co/bymxsS4MDE pic.twitter.com/E3NEU8jj2C

— 【公式】太鼓の達人 家庭用シリーズ (@taiko_kateiyou) January 16, 2025

The rest of this month's TMP songs are revealed at last, with a couple of Pops newcomers as well as the console debut for another of 2023's Taiko music contest.

With the debut of Igaku here, we also come at the final of the promised Kasane Teto newcoming releases. It's not the first time we've heard of Sasuke Haraguchi around here (albeit in a non-canon-y kinda way), but at the same time it was also the most likely of the author's songs to appear, considering the just-referenced work's swearing play, on plain sight!

Taiko Music Pass New Tracks/Notecharts

	Title
2025/01/23
	Twice From Drama "Futekisetsu na Teido Moa Rima-su!" 二度寝／ドラマ「不適切にもほどがある！」より	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Igaku Sasuke Haraguchi feat. Kasane Teto イガク／原口沙輔 feat. 重音テト	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Kerakera Janken ケラケラじゃんけん	★2	★2	★5	★7
	Den'nou-genya no Hoshigotoyo 電脳幻夜の星言詠／yuichi NAGAO	★5	★7	★8	★10

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

Taiko no Tatsujin (Mainland China 4th-gen) Spring 2025 Updates

For those who have been keeping track of our previous update post (singular) on the mainland China 4th-generation arcade of Taiko no Tatsujin, you might have started to wonder when the "Summer 2024" season will end as the colder months come and go.

That question has finally been answered yesterday (2025/01/03), when the promotional video for the "Spring 2025" season released on Bilibili, dating the large-scale update for 2025/01/15. Main additions of the new update (and beyond) include:

• 32 tracks added including both mainland China exclusives and catch-up with the rest of the world in the main update. See below jump for the teased tracks and Ura Oni notecharts
  
• New players using the Player ID to set up their Donder profile can play their first credit for free
• Rolling in Rewards Campaign Spring 2025 coming soon (no date listed) (2025/01/15~04/22)
• Ranking Dojo 2024 coming soon in February 2025 (2023 trials will retire on 2025/01/28)
• Drummers' Square mini-program updates coming soon in February 2025, including the overall result panel, Ranking Dojo data and player search

While there is no full update notes from the WeChat official account as of this writing, we will continually update this post as further information arise.

Addendum (2025/01/10 onwards): Updated with full initial update notes (linked on date), and we will continue to do so with any future supplementary updates. Check our Region Lock Checklist (published on Google Drive) for comparison between all regions.

Taiko Team's Morikawa (producer for mainland China 4th-gen) and Etou also spoke about the update in a video letter on Bilibili, including development on a certain previous contest...?

Song of the Week! 11 January 2025

 

We've got our first feature of the year about a song joining Nijiiro arcades on this very Saturday! Turns out, however, that this is old news for the surging Donders player base from China...

Song of the Week! 4 January 2025

 

The ringing of a new year comes with everyone gazing to the future in stre within its shores... and what better course of action from us to follow suit with another 'sneak peak' kind of feature?

Kikyoku/Seasons of Asia Series New Entry Naming Contest Result Announcement

Together with the announcement of the large-scale update for Taiko no Tatsujin (mainland China 4th-gen), the result for the Kikyoku/Seasons of Asia Series New Entry Naming Contest is also announced in a video letter on Bilibili dated 2025/01/03. With the accompanying announcement on the Asia ver. Facebook Fan Page the next day (embedded above), we are talking about this in a separate post.

As shown in the slide image, the winning name is 桂月 (Keigetsu) submitted by Link, meaning the moon (and the osmanthus tree on it as told in legends), as well as an alternate name for the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. While themes of autumn and winter are common among entries given how spring and summer are very well represented in the series (like Shunyuu and Kayou), this name implies autumn vibes without actually using the typical kanji (秋), as well as moon viewing traditions in mid-autumn not uncommon across East Asia.

The video letter also mentions the very close runner-up of 涅槃 (Nehan, meaning Nirvana) submitted by multiple respondents, literally down to the final minutes of decision. The original meaning of breaking free from the cycle of rebirth was invoked by respondents to commemorate the release of the mainland China arcade version, symbolizing breaking free from years of waiting.

With the kanji name determined, Taiko Team will begin working with the musical talents to shape the final product. Stay tuned to all official channels for future developments on this endeavor. (and maybe more opportunities for Donder input?)

[DF] - January '25 Taiko Music Pass Update (1/2) and Kids Pack Vol.3

／​#太鼓の達人ドンダフルフェスティバル​
楽曲追加のお知らせ📢​
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​1月9日(木)に #太鼓ミュージックパス へ楽曲を追加！​ぜひプレイしてくださいね🎵

次回更新曲は1月23日(木)に告知予定！​
各プラットフォームの #太鼓ミュージックパス の​詳細＆ご購入はこちらから!​https://t.co/ES89oVarY2 pic.twitter.com/Z1E6HWVkHi

— 【公式】太鼓の達人 家庭用シリーズ (@taiko_kateiyou) January 2, 2025

One last social-media-spread content for the day, this time around pertaining the console crowd! Following the trend for 2024's last month, the Taiko Music Pass updates for all Donderful/Rhythm Festival versions is split into two parts, with Part 1 releasing next Thursday. From classic licenses to console debut, down to series debuts drawing from both renowned Anime tradition and the ongoing gacha gaming crowd, ... there's already a little something for everyone!

In due diligence, we're also posting back the after-Christmas Ura Oni addition for all versions in grid form, including the latest TMP track to leave Nintendo Switch exclusivity.

Taiko Music Pass New Tracks/Notecharts

	Title
2024/12/26
	Carmen Prelude Bizet カルメン 組曲一番終曲 ／ ビゼー					★10
2024/12/26 (Nintendo Switch exclusive → all platforms)
	Realize Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World 　　Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活	★3	★5	★6	★7
2025/01/09
	Monkey Magic モンキー・マジック	★3	★3	★5	★7
	Inazukkyun Ranma 1/2 許嫁っきゅん／「らんま1/2」より	★?	★?	★?	★?
	MoeChakkaFire Ellen Joe Doujin Image Song / Zenless Zone Zero モエチャッカファイア／ゲーム『ゼンレスゾーンゼロ』エレン・ジョー 同人イメージソング	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Amber Light Junichi Nakatsuru (BNSI) 　　中鶴潤一(BNSI)	★5	★7	★8	★9

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

A later tweet also revealed the launch of a third Kids DLC pack! Once again, these are all songs that are already available as part of the Taiko Music Pass on all versions.

Kids Pack Vol.3: 2025/01/09 (500 yen+tax)

	Title
	Let It Go～Ari no Mama de～ Frozen Let It Go～ありのままで～／「血界戦線」より	★2	★2	★2	★4
	Let It Go Frozen 　　「Frozen」より	★2	★2	★2	★4
	Do You Want to Build a Snowman Frozen 雪だるまつくろう／「血界戦線」より	★3	★5	★6	★7
	Try Everything Zootopia トライ・エヴリシング／「ズートピア」より	★2	★3	★4	★3
	Baby Shark（ベイビー・シャーク）	★1	★1	★3	★4

Key: red = series debut; blue = console debut