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Monday, June 15, 2026

Taiko no Tatsujin Music Recruitment 2026 - The Submission Period Begins!

As of today, the latest Taiko no Tatsujin music contest's website is fully operational, from rules to entry submission capabilities! Click here to wander around on your own, with Japanese and English language support like in the past few editions.

For the highlights on time schedule and the most relevant changes, we'll see you after the jump.

Song of the Week! 13 June 2026

In a couple of days, the latest Taiko no Tatsujin music recruitment contest will open its gates for contestants' input. Shall we greet it with another contest-prepped tune from the (near) past?

Taiko no Tatsujin Donderful Festival June 2026 Updates

◀ May 2026

This post will be periodically updated across the month as announcements are revealed.

July 2026 ▶

Taiko Music Pass Track Additions

	Title
2026/06/04 (source)
	Taiko no 2000 Taiko de Time Travel BCE/Linda AI-CUE (BNSI) たいこの2000／太鼓 de タイムトラベル紀元前　　LindaAI-CUE (BNSI)	★5	★7	★8	★10
2026/06/11 (source)
	Tokubechu, Shite とくべチュ、して	★2	★3	★5	★7
2026/06/18 (source)
	Try!-Tough!-Tight! Tank! Tank! Tank! 　　「タンク！タンク！タンク！」より	★?	★?	★?	★?
Next reveal: ???
??	???	★?	★?	★?	★?

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

DLC Additions

	Title
2026/06/04: Kids Pack Vol.5 (source)
	Shinako World Shinako しなこワールド／しなこ	★1	★2	★2	★5
	Sketch Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales スケッチ／「映画ドラえもんのび太の絵世界物語」より	★1	★2	★4	★5
	Ohayou Mell-chan Care-loving Mell-chan Song おはようメルちゃん／「おせわだいすきメルちゃん」のうた	★1	★2	★3	★4	★9

Key: red = series debut; blue = console debut

Taiko Music Pass Featured Playlist

	Title	Title
2026/06/04: 2000s Hit Songs (source)
	Joyful じょいふる	Kiseki キセキ
	Blue Bird ブルーバード	Konayuki 粉雪
	Sakura 桜	Zenryoku Shounen 全力少年
	Sousei no Aquarion 創聖のアクエリオン	Gekkouka 月光花
	Rewrite リライト	GO!!!
	Sakuranbo さくらんぼ	...and more!

Farewell Tracks

	Title
2026/06/24 (source)
	Sayonara Crawl さよならクロール Other availability Wii U1, Plus (DLC EOS)	★3	★4	★5	★6
	Aruiteikou 歩いていこう Other availability PSPDX (DLC EOS), Plus (DLC EOS)	★1	★2	★1	★3
	O2 Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 　　「コードギアス反逆のルルーシュR2」より Other availability AC12-13 (incl. AC12A)	★3	★4	★5	★7
	Orekoso Only One Avataro Sentai Donbrothers 俺こそオンリーワン／「暴太郎戦隊ドンブラザーズ」より	★1	★2	★3	★6

Key: orange = Mythical (no other means to play); yellow = Endangered (only playable with EOS DLC)

Additional Notes for Farewell Tracks

Farewell Tracks will not be playable in all modes
Scores and crowns achieved will be removed from view
Farewell Tracks will disappear from playlist(s) if previously set
If a Farewell Track is set as My Battle Track in online modes, the slot will be reverted to the default (Natsu Matsuri)
Titles obtained from playing Farewell Tracks (e.g. "(track) Lover" from playing the track 30 times) will still be usable even after removal.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Song of the Week! 6 June 2026

Wait a minute... the 6th day in the 6th month of 2026... could this be the time for a satanic feature???

Livestream Recap: 2026/05/31 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

Summer might be a few weeks away still, but the heat was already on with the long arcade happenings from this April! Today's livestream session with Etou and Kimizu is here to keep up the momentum with other arcade-related happenings, both current and from the near future. Buckle up!

Song of the Week! 30 May 2026

It appears we still have to fill the unspoken "1 Ura feature per month" quota ~~(no, the Dark DonChare stuff doesn't count)~~, so a shocking month finisher is in order!

Taiko no Tatsujin Donderful Festival May 2026 Updates

◀ April 2026