Song of the Week! 21 March 2026

Here's an enka song to welcome the return of the Spring season. It's also they very first one for the music genre in Taiko to be featured in two consecutive major arcade installments!

Namco Taiko Blog (2026/03/19): Nijiiro ver. March Update Kick-starts Seventh Year

Following last month's groundbreaking expansion of online update service to outside Japan, the upcoming update on 2026/03/25 (Japan) and 2026/03/26 (worldwide except mainland China) for Nijiiro ver. kick-starts the seventh year of the 4th generation with new and ported licensed tracks. See the "Track Updates" list after the jump for further information.

The Don Medal Shop also changes into the Spring 2026 season on 2026/03/26 (worldwide except mainland China), bringing in new and returning Namco Original tracks and ported Ura Oni notechart while displacing Summer 2024 items to the default song list. Don't forget to spend any remaining Winter 2025 medals before the count is reset!

This update also brings the Kamen Rider ZEZTZ collaboration campaign, available worldwide (except mainland China) at the same time between 2026/03/26~2027/02/28. Play VISIONS with Bandai Namco Passport (or equiv.)  to obtain the Kamen Rider ZEZTZ full-body outfit.

We understand that the previous Kamen Rider collaboration campaign (Gavv) was only available in Japan between 2025/03/26~2026/02/28 and not in other locales. We are pending confirmation from the Asia ver. official Facebook Fan Page on its status.

Finally, a reminder that the clock is ticking for Ranking Dojo 2025, slated to end in late-May 2026 to make way for the next season (2026).

Official Links
Taiko no Tatsujin official blog (2026/03/19)
Taiko no Tatsujin Asia ver. official Facebook Fan Page (2026/03/19)

Song of the Week! 14 March 2026

Happy Pi day! 

While we can't regale you with either a long list of its decimals or a (literal) pie for the occasion, here's a song with an underlying inkling to number-related shenanigans. A nice tie-in to the latest rounds of Weekend Warrior additions on the arcade front, too!

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

Taiko Music Pass Track Additions

	Title
2026/03/19 (source)
	THE REVO My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON 　　「僕のヒーローアカデミア FINAL SEASON」より	★3	★5	★5	★7
	Kasabuta Zatch Bell! カサブタ／「金色のガッシュベル!!」より	★4*	★6*	★6*	★9*
	Violin Concerto in E Minor ヴァイオリン協奏曲ホ短調	★3	★4	★6	★5
	Tetrarhythmosphobia Mitsuhiro Kitadani (BNSI) feat. Luschka テトラリュトモスフォビア／北谷光浩(BNSI) feat.ルシュカ	★4	★5	★7	★10

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

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?