Well, this is awkward... Literally everything happens on the Taiko side in one day, the one day I'm outta town to snatch some sun. Which can only mean: emergency future-sight feature!
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Song of the Week! 11 July 2026
Well, this is awkward... Literally everything happens on the Taiko side in one day, the one day I'm outta town to snatch some sun. Which can only mean: emergency future-sight feature!
Namco Taiko Blog (July 10th, 2026) - WANted GANgly Collaboration Vibes at MIDNIGHT (feat. MAXIMUM TUNE Sharing)
It looks like 2026 has room for a second inhouse arcade racer starring drumming crossover-y scenanigans! In yesterday's official blog post, it was revealed how the latest installment of the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series (6RR Plus) is having a Taiko-themed campaign, to go along with a parallel event on Japanese Nijiiro cabs running at the same time span: July 22nd to November 3rd.
[ACN China] - WEC '25 Original Contenders' Public Debut
Fresh from the official Chinese feeds of the Taiko no Tatsujin series, the latest installment from yesterday has revealed how the four original songs that were introduced in the previous installment of the Walhap eSports Championship tournament series (more about it here) are coming into Mainland China Nijiiro caps with this month's update, set on July 22nd. It was also disclosed that one of the four tracks will come equipped with an Ura Oni mode.
No information on their tentative release in other regional areas was supplied, as of yet.
Sources
Taiko no Tatsujin China Official Page
July 2026 Update Video (Bilibili)
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Taiko no Tatsujin Donderful Festival July 2026 Updates
| ◀ June 2026 | This post will be periodically updated across the month as announcements are revealed. |
August 2026 ▶ |
Taiko Music Pass Track Additions
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| 2026/07/02 (source) | ||||||
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Out of Sight Hiroshi Okubo(BNRI) |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | |
| 2026/07/09 (source) | ||||||
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ZOO Zootopia 2 「ズートピア２」より |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
| 2026/07/16 (source) | ||||||
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Madou Gensoukyoku Katsuro Tajima (BNSI) 魔導幻想曲／田島勝朗(BNSI) |
★3 | ★5 | ★7 | ★9 | |
| Next reveal: ??? (briefly shown on main site and later retracted) | ||||||
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Hacha Mecha Wacha Life! FRUITS ZIPPER/Crayon Shin-chan はちゃめちゃわちゃライフ！／FRUITS ZIPPER 「クレヨンしんちゃん」より |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
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NON STOP | ★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
Key: red = series debut; green = subscription/freemium debut
DLC Additions
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| 2026/07/02: Hatsune Miku Pack Vol.7 (source) | ||||||
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Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu -Gekijouban- cosMo@BousouP feat. Hatsune Miku 初音ミクの消失-劇場版-／cosMo＠暴走P feat. 初音ミク |
★5 | ★7 | ★8 |
★9 | ★10 |
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Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu cosMo@BousouP feat. Hatsune Miku 初音ミクの消失／cosMo＠暴走P feat. 初音ミク |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | ★10 |
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Hatsune Miku no Gekishou Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd 初音ミクの激唱／「初音ミク -Project DIVA- 2nd」より |
★4 | ★6 | ★6 | ★10 | ★10 |
Key: red = series debut; blue = console debut
Taiko Music Pass Featured Playlist
| Title | Title | |||||
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| 2026/07/02: 2010s Hit Pops (source) | ||||||
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Kousui 香水 |
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Hakujitsu 白日 |
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Dramaturgy ドラマツルギー |
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Kimi wa Rock o Kikanai 君はロックを聴かない |
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Umi no Koe 海の声 |
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R.Y.U.S.E.I. | |||
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Koisuru Fortune Cookie 恋するフォーチュンクッキー |
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RPG | |||
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Flying Get フライングゲット |
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Maru Maru Mori Mori! マル・マル・モリ・モリ！ |
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| ...and more! | ||||||
Farewell Tracks
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| 2026/07/29 (source) | ||||||
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Hoshikage no Yell Serial TV Novel Yell Theme Song 星影のエール／連続テレビ小説「エール」主題歌 Other availabilityNS1 (DLC) |
★2 | ★1 | ★3 | ★5 | |
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365-nichi no Love Story. 365日のラブストーリー。 Other availabilityPSPDX (DLC EOS), 3DS1, Plus (DLC EOS) |
★3 | ★3 | ★3 | ★6 | |
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Ketsui no Asa ni 決意の朝に Other availabilityAC9, DS1 |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★7 | |
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Gin'iro no Sora Gintama 銀色の空／「銀魂」より Other availabilityAC10 |
★3 | ★2 | ★5 | ★7 | |
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, July 4, 2026
[PsVita] - Game Over for the PsVita's PlayStation Store
At the wake of the latest trimester, a wave of unpopular (to say the least) announcements from Sony's official media channels have been shared online, among which was the decision of a gradual PlayStation store phase-out for two of their oldest systems with ongoing active support: the PS3 and the PsVita. On our side, of course, this means that redownloads of previously-purchased DLCs for Taiko no Tatsujin V Version (for clarity, new purchases were already disabled more than 2 years ago) won't be possible anymore.
From the PlayStation blog, the gradual store discontinuation will escalate with the Ps Vita store's closure on July 2027.
Source
An update on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita (PlayStation Blog)
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Song of the Week! 27 June 2026
We're closing this June together with a couple of consecutively-introduced Summer Weekend Warriors, from yesteryears...
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