Song of the Week! 23 September 2023

 

There's such a big talk surrounding certain flowers of sorts, so I'll have to muster my clickbaiting skills to suffice the need...

Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. Farewell Tracks (2023/10/18)

	Title
2023/10/18 (all locales except mainland China)
	Kiseki キセキ／ドラマ「ROOKIES」より 　　Also in: AC12-14, Wii1, PSPDX (DLC), Plus (sub), DS3, Wii U1, PS4, NS2 (sub)	★3	★2	★3	★2
2023/10/18 (Japan exclusive)
	Circle of Seasons 　　アニメ「A3!」より 　　ACN exclusive	★2	★4	★4	★6

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

Time	Milestone
2023/09/29 00:00	Farewell Tracks unusable in Donder Hiroba tournaments and challenges
2023/10/18 02:00	Crowns and score ranks obtained from Farewell Tracks removed from totals in Donder Hiroba
2023/10/18 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

Official Links

Taiko no Tatsujin official blog

Taiko no Tatsujin Asia ver. official Facebook fan page

Song of the Week! 16 September 2023

 

Top-difficulty-contenders ahoy! They both come from the same composer/lead singer duo, too.

Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat Version 1.15.0 Update

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　　Apple Arcade
太鼓の達人Pop Tap Beat
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✨本日配信✨
🔰エジソン
🎵TT -Japanese ver.-
🎵さくらんぼ
🎵Get Wild
🎵ナイト・オブ・ナイツ
🎵美しく忙しきドナウ
🎵Heaven's Rider

📲https://t.co/Dcke2NsTG6#太鼓の達人PTB pic.twitter.com/6nSWdX4ZZ5

— 【公式】太鼓の達人 スマートフォン (@taikosp) September 15, 2023

Available on 2023/09/15, Version 1.15.0 of Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat brings Donders one series debut track, and one track from way back with a new set of regular notecharts (old Oni notechart is moved to Ura Oni difficulty).

	Title
	Edison エジソン	★2	★4	★5	★7
	TT -Japanese ver.-	★3	★5	★5	★7
	Sakuranbo さくらんぼ	★4	★4	★4	★8
	Get Wild City Hunter 　　「シティーハンター」より	★3	★4	★5	★8	★7
	Night of Knights Touhou Project Arrange/beatMARIO ナイト・オブ・ナイツ／東方Projectアレンジ ビートまりお	★4	★6	★7	★9
	Utsukushiku Isogashiki Danube 美しく忙しきドナウ	★4	★4	★6	★8	★10
	Heaven's Rider Rio Hamamoto (BNSI) 　　濱本理央(BNSI)	★5	★6	★8	★9

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription debut

[Plus/STH] The Last of Gakkyoku Tori Houdai Adds (2023/09/29)

✨9月29日 追加予定✨

■楽曲取り放題
🎶手のひらを太陽に
🎶たらこ・たらこ・たらこ
🎶桜花爛漫
🎶閃光ヴァルキュリア
🎶ダイエットファイター
🎶テトラリュトモスフォビア
🎶BE THE ACE

楽曲取り放題
最後の追加曲です！#太鼓の達人プラス pic.twitter.com/MaGUklb3F7

— 【公式】太鼓の達人 スマートフォン (@taikosp) September 15, 2023

The end of an era arrives as the contents of the final update to the Gakkyoku Tori Houdai subscription are teased. Enjoy Taiko no Tatsujin Plus' last six months of operation with a total of 780+ tracks available in the plans, or get RHYTHM CONNECT for more mobile Taiko action.

For a recap on the full details of the service termination of Taiko no Tatsujin Plus, click here.

Gakkyoku Tori Houdai Adds

	Title
2023/09/29
	Tenohira o Taiyou ni 手のひらを太陽に	★2	★2	★3	★7
	Tarako Tarako Tarako Kewpie Dressing Pasta Sauce Tarako CM Song たらこ・たらこ・たらこ／キユーピー あえるパスタソースたらこ CMソング	★2*	★2*	★5*	★7*
	Ouka Ranman 桜花爛漫	★4	★6	★7	★8
	Senkou Valkyria Seifuumeigetsu (Drop × Yura Hatsuki) 閃光ヴァルキュリア／清風明月（Drop×葉月ゆら）	★4	★6	★7	★8
	Diet Fighter ダイエットファイター	★3	★4	★7	★8
	Tetrarhythmosphobia feat. Lushka テトラリュトモスフォビア／feat.ルシュカ	★4	★5	★7	★10
	BE THE ACE	★4	★5	★6	★6	★9

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription debut
Difficulty ratings with * are from past 1st- or 2nd-generation games and may be subject to change

Namco Taiko Blog (2023/09/14): September NIjiiro ver. Update Goes Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-don-kat

In which the upcoming version update to Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. on 2023/09/20 realizes most of the reveals in the 2023/09/03 official livestream plus a bit more.

N.B.: As the mainland China port is technically a separate game, all mentions of "all locales" below do NOT include mainland China. Please look to official channels like the WeChat official account for further information.

Livestream Recap: 2023/09/03 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

Fall's advent is upon us once more, but there's still some time left to squeeze some Summer-shaped Taiko fun with Etou and Kimizu's livestreaming antics! As usual, after the jump is our go-through the main points being touched upon, while the YT stream per-se appears right above these very lines.