Song of the Week! 7 March 2026

From the dawn of (Taiko) times, down to the very present! Here's the first of four songs in the just-introduced "Operation Donderful Songs" project.

Taiko no Tatsujin 25th Anniversary Celebration Reveal Roundup

A few days after the past livestream was aired, a dedicated minisite for the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise's 25th anniversary was opened, accessible by clicking the banner above on the official website's main page or through this link. In there lie a few celebrative projects from the getgo, alongside a glimpse of what's to come for the celebration.

See you after the jump, where we'll also integrate the few extra beats from the Taiko Team's own livestream recap from the official blog!

Song of the Week! 28 February 2026

After last week's feature from the very first arcade game, how about one from the very first console release to boot?

Taiko no Tatsujin Donderful Festival early March 2026 Taiko Music Pass and DLC Updates

Taiko Music Pass Track Additions

	Title
2026/02/26 (source)
	Danba Danba Din Dan ダンバ・ダンバ・ディン・ダン／by YMCK					★10
2026/03/05 (source)
	Happy Lucky Chappy Takopi's Original Sin ハッピーラッキーチャッピー／アニメ「タコピーの原罪」より	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Tokyo Teddy Bear Neru feat. Kagamine Rin 東京テディベア／Neru feat. 鏡音リン	★4	★6	★6	★8
	Fushichou to Narite 不死鳥と成りて／Sakuzyo	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Mada Saitama 2000 まださいたま2000	★5	★7	★8	★10

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

DLC Additions

	Title
2026/03/05: 2000 Series Pack Vol.1 (source)
	Saitama 2000 さいたま2000	★5	★7	★7	★7
	Haya Saitama 2000 はやさいたま2000	★5	★7	★8	★9
	Tenjiku 2000 てんぢく2000	★4	★7	★8	★10
	Hataraku 2000 はたラク2000	★5	★7	★8	★10
	Mata Saitama 2000 またさいたま2000	★5	★7	★8	★10

Key: red = series debut; blue = console debut

Taiko Music Pass Featured Playlist

	Title		Title
2026/03/05: Taiko no Tatsujin Starts Here Special (source)
	Anpanman no March アンパンマンのマーチ		Lupin III Theme '78 ルパン三世のテーマ'78
	LOVE Machine LOVEマシーン		Hello! Don-chan ハロー！どんちゃん
	Taiyou mo Yappappa 太陽もヤッパッパー		Mappy Ondo マッピー音頭
	Uchuu Senkan Yamato 宇宙戦艦ヤマト		Ofu♨Rock オフ♨ロック
	Go Go Kitchen ゴーゴー・キッチン

Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. 2026/03/23 Farewell Tracks

Nijiiro ver. Farewell Tracks (source)

	Title
2026/03/23
	Genkai Toppa×Survivor Dragon Ball Super 限界突破×サバイバー／「ドラゴンボール超」より Other availability PS4, Xbox (DLC), DF (subscription/DLC)	★3	★3	★3	★3	★8
	わんだふるぷりきゅあ！evolution!!	★1	★2	★4	★6

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

Farewell Timeline (all times are JST/UTC+9)

Time	Milestone
2026/03/06 00:00	Farewell Tracks unusable in Donder Hiroba tournaments and challenges
2026/03/23 02:00	Crowns and score ranks obtained from Farewell Tracks removed from totals in Donder Hiroba
2026/03/23 07:00	Farewell Tracks no longer playable  Scores and rankings of Farewell Tracks removed from view in Donder Hiroba Liked Tracks slot and Favourite Track reverted to none if Farewell Tracks was selected

Song of the Week! 21 February 2026

Once again, happy 25th anniversary for the Taiko no Tatsujin series! For such an occasion, here's another of the songs that was featured in the very first entry of the series.

Livestream Recap: 2026/02/20 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

Happy 25th series anniversary, everyone! The occasion has called for a streaming session that was not aired during a Sunday, like usual, pertaining a lot of Nijiiro-centric events and elements to both look back at the Taiko no Tatsujin's hiustory as well as to gaze onward to whatever 2026 holds in store for the immediate future.

Credit to Discord user jdrago for a handful of pictures featured in this post!