Song of the Week! 20 June 2026

With the last day of Spring at hand, it's time for us to crank up a gear... quite literally, as you're about to hear!

Feature: Minamitori Bachi review

(image source: minamitori.jp)

Minamitori is a name very well-known in the Taiko community. Guy has immense passion for the game, is very good at it (4th place in the 2016 Donder Championship!) and does both content creation for the game on Youtube, as well as running a business making handmade Taiko bachi which are, as I have heard myself, fine-tuned for high level play.

A couple months ago, I received a huge surprise in my email inbox. Minamitori himself had sent me a message! He was impressed with the work that me and the Taiko Time team had done to spread the fandom of Taiko no Tatsujin to a wider audience outside of Japan, and gifted me some of the handmade Taiko sticks from his workshop. To think our humble blog had gotten acknowledgement from him! Needless to say I was very excited at the chance to sample his craft.

Chirping Crumbles (June 17th, 2026) - I am not Ali(v)e.

…あーあー #きこえますか ？
いつも #シンクロニカ を応援してくれてありがとう！
11周年のお祝いに、今日から「I am not Alice.」が太鼓の達人（ゲームセンター版）に収録されます✨ぜひ遊んでくださいね♪
11周年が良い年になりますように…シンクロニカから見守ってます！https://t.co/ncg7QxHRi3

— シンクロニカ公式@１４０曲収録♪オフラインで稼働中！ (@Synchronica_prj) June 17, 2026

Another year since Bandai Namco's Synchronica arcade rhythm game was discontinued, another of its original songs crossing the Taiko no Tatsujin waters!

For the 11th anniversary, Nijiiro Version arcades are being greeted with Morimori Atsushi's I am not Alice. It's playable since today, at that!

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.

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???