Behind the Drums: Takeharu Kijima

Takeharu Kijima (耒嶋丈晴) has joined the Taiko Team in 2003 (sometime during the production of the 5th main-line arcade) and since then he's been put in charge of the note-charting creation for a wide number of songs (more than 120, according to a Taiko Team interview). As years went by, he coined the Kijikiji (キジキジ) Notecharter Sentai nickname for himself as well as being put in charge of the directing duties for a number of portable Taiko titles. His working portfolio in the team also includes the role of director for the first Wii U title of the series, for which he also curated the official announcements being put in the related Miiverse page under the nick of Kijima (キジマ).

From his charting beginnings with the iconic Soul Calibur II to this day, Takeshi has been seen at work on 8* Oni songs the most, putting a bigger focus on Don/Kat note alternations for handswitching segments and to aim for the creation of an accompaniment scenario that can better project the feelings of the people playing his charts for the songs they love the most.

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J-Pop

• TRAIN-TRAIN
• Tentai Kansoku (天体観測)
• Garasu no Shounen (硝子の少年)
• Zenryaku, Michi no Ue Yori (前略、道の上より)
• Dramatic (ドラマチック)
• POP STAR
• LIFE
• Bokura Tokyo sa Iguda (俺ら東京さ行ぐだ)
• Bakuchi Dancer (バクチ・ダンサー)
• Tamashii Revolution (タマシイレボリューション)
• Koisuru Fortune Cookie (恋するフォーチュンクッキー)

Anime

• CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
• Ichirin no Hana (一輪の花)
• Seishun Satsubatsu-ron (青春サツバツ論)

Children/Folk

• Inu no Omawari-san (いぬのおまわりさん)

Variety

• Wataru Seken wa Onibakari Theme (渡る世間は鬼ばかり テーマ)
• TAKIO'S SOHRAN 2
• Ryoumaden (龍馬伝)

Vocaloid

• Karakuri Pierrot (からくりピエロ)

Game Music

• Soul Calibur II (ソウルキャリバーII)
• Thunder Ceptor Medley (サンダーセプターメドレー)
• BLUE TOPAZ
• CAPTAIN NEO
• XEVIOUS
• Super Mario Bros. (スーパーマリオブラザーズ) - Old and New charts
• MAGICAL SOUND SHOWER
• Naked Glow
• Katamari On The Wings (塊オンザウィングス)
• Famicom Remix (ファミコンリミックス)
• Opa! Opa! RACER -GMT mashup- (オパ！オパ！RACER -GMT mashup-)
• Yoake Made Ato 3-byou (夜明けまであと3秒)
• Makaimura (Overworld BGM) (魔界村(平地BGM))
• Rising

Namco Original

• Riburu to Raburu no Magical Fantasy (リブルとラブルのマジカルファンタジー)
• Shin Garyoutensei (真・画竜点睛) - 1P charts only
• Karui Zawameki (軽いざわめき)
• Takkyu de Dakkyu (卓球de脱臼)
• Danba Danba Din Dan (ダンバ・ダンバ・ディン・ダン)
• Zero no Rhapsody (零の狂詩曲)
• Kathiawar no Cutlass (ガンスリンガーシンデレラ)
• Tabaneito (束ね糸)
• Ryuumyaku no Ou (龍脈の王)

Other credited roles in Taiko no Tatsujin

Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Nanatsu no Shima no Daibouken! - Director
Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX - Director

Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb - Director, voice actor of Man&Mon (マン＆モン)
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U Version! - Director
Taiko no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure - Director

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