The Summer season has just begun, with some promising title releases for the Japanese music gaming scene coming in a few weeks for now! Have a double feature to celebrate such a heated climate.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Song of the Week! 30 June 2018
The Summer season has just begun, with some promising title releases for the Japanese music gaming scene coming in a few weeks for now! Have a double feature to celebrate such a heated climate.
Friday, June 29, 2018
[Plus/STH] - Gakkyoku Tori Houdai Adds for June 29 2018
TFW Deadwantsha from the Discord is catching almost the news as they happen and we are just doing the formatting and writing to bring them to you (thanks buddy).
Gakkyoku Tori Houdai Adds: June 29 2018
| Title |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | STAY TUNE Suchmos | ★2 | ★3 | ★5 | ★7 | -- |
 | Noushou Sakuretsu Girl rerulili 脳漿炸裂ガール／れるりり | ★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ★9 |
 | Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture Mikhail Glinka 「ルスランとリュドミラ」序曲／グリンカ | ★3 | ★5 | ★7 | ★8 | -- |
 | Mitsusegawa Ranbu 三瀬川乱舞 | ★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★8 | ★10 |
| NECOLOGY | ★3 | ★5 | ★7 | ★8 | -- |
Twitter Snippets (29 June 2018) - Accidental Song Leaks from the Staff
ダンガンノーツ/cosMo @暴走P pic.twitter.com/TkqkgpSLLm— たくみン (@Takumin_819) 29 giugno 2018
In the past few hours, a peculiar episode has occurred in the Youtube channel management of Taiko-related content in the official Bandai Namco channel: a couple of mistakes that -while being retconned as of now- have not been lost forever due to the diligent reporting of people over the Internet (such as is the case of the tweet embeded above).
With the apparent intention of posting on Youtube the full playable cuts of the Blue Ver. Summer Rewards Shop songs, preview clips for two brand-new Namco Original tracks have been published instead, with their respective release date being added in the respective videos' Description box.
The previews of the two new songs have been re-uploaded by other users after the incident, complete of their release date, with embeds available after the jump.
Amazon Leak Double Whammy: Taiko no Tatsujin Original Soundtrack Kaki-goori and Watagashi
Searching Amazon listings gives us more preview leaks for the eight-soundtrack project from City Connection/Clarice Disc once again, and it's even a double whammy this time:
We also have the full track listing for Kaki-goori already (see below jump), while Watagashi still has the "To be announced" veil.
- Kaki-goori (かきごおり, lit. shaved ice) on July 25 with a 32-track lineup with "ultra cool and edgy songs centering hard instrumentals and techno styles, through NAMCO SOUNDS' Touhou Project arrangements, up to the playerbase-shocking Donkama 2000 and more"
- Watagashi (わたがし, lit. cotton candy) on August 8 with a 29-track lineup "from story mode exclusives from 3DS3 to boundlessly dreamy fun and fluffily sweet sounds"
We also have the full track listing for Kaki-goori already (see below jump), while Watagashi still has the "To be announced" veil.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Twitter Snippets (June 28 2018): Actors Assemble for Afterthought Addition
After collaborative efforts happened to both Taiko no Tatsujin and merchandise fronts, the A3! game finally put its head into the... game! To be added after a maintenance tomorrow (June 29) are special alts for A3! characters featuring the kitsune hoodies again and familiar Taiko no Tatsujin characters:★A3!×『太鼓の達人』コラボ決定★— 【公式】A3!（エースリー） (@mankai_company) June 28, 2018
明日のメンテナンス終了後より、限定スカウト『太鼓の達人』配信！どんちゃん＆かっちゃんをはじめとしたお馴染みのキャラクターたちと劇団員が夢のコラボ♪SSRは夏組・瑠璃川幸、SRは秋組・七尾太一、Rは夏組・三好一成です！ #エースリー pic.twitter.com/dMdSOuucK6
- (SSR rarity) Yuki Rurikawa feat. Don-chan and Kat-chan
- (SR rarity) Taichi Nanao feat. Cat and Spatula
- (R rarity) Kazunari Miyoshi feat. Shishimai
Can You Bear the Cats? Nekotomo and Taiko no Tatsujin Collab
Remember Kumatomo, the talking bear simulator game on the 3DS? The only place that you can play those streams from Mori no Kuma-san on Asia AC0?
Announced today is the sequel Nekotomo (ネコ・トモ) coming to the Nintendo Switch and 3DS, where instead of one bear you will be talking and frolicking with two cats: Nekoko (ネココ) and Tomomo (トモモ) instead. We are not going to talk too much about the game and let the main site speak for itself with an announcement stream and other videos.
Notable (for us) is that this new entry to the so-called "Tomo Series" will be collaborating with Taiko no Tatsujin also just like Kumatomo. In addition to the cats getting Don-chan- and Kat-chan-inspired fur colors in Nekotomo, the theme song for Nekotomo will be included in Nintendo Switch Version. Check the music video below to prepare yourself.
Newly Confirmed Inclusions: Nintendo Switch Version
Announced today is the sequel Nekotomo (ネコ・トモ) coming to the Nintendo Switch and 3DS, where instead of one bear you will be talking and frolicking with two cats: Nekoko (ネココ) and Tomomo (トモモ) instead. We are not going to talk too much about the game and let the main site speak for itself with an announcement stream and other videos.
テーマ曲は7月19日発売の「太鼓の達人 Nintendo Switchば～じょん！」に入ってるの！— 「トモ」シリーズ公式 (@kumatomo_friend) June 28, 2018
「ネコ・トモ」のゲーム内では、どんちゃんとかっちゃんをイメージしたカラーにメイクアップできるの♪ #ネコトモ pic.twitter.com/0ujTN0JKIl
Notable (for us) is that this new entry to the so-called "Tomo Series" will be collaborating with Taiko no Tatsujin also just like Kumatomo. In addition to the cats getting Don-chan- and Kat-chan-inspired fur colors in Nekotomo, the theme song for Nekotomo will be included in Nintendo Switch Version. Check the music video below to prepare yourself.
Newly Confirmed Inclusions: Nintendo Switch Version
| Title | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Honwaka Kazoku ~Nekotomo no Uta~ ほんわか家族～ネコトモのうた～ | ★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | -- |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Twitter Snippets (June 27 2018): Surprise Summer Wave In Your Face
The second Taiko Ranked Match event hits all like those cruddy sudden summer showers (I just had one today, went from 2 to 100 in like twenty seconds)! This Summer Fest (夏フェス) will be running from June 28 12:00 (tomorrow!) through July 9 12:00 (Japan Time), cuing another rounds of heated matches for songs, outfit parts and titles up for grabs.【お知らせ】PS4®『太鼓の達人 セッションでドドンがドン！』太鼓ランクマッチイベント第2弾「夏フェス」開催決定！明日6月28日12:00からスタートです！ランクマッチをプレイしてポイントを貯めて、楽曲やきせかえや称号を手に入れよう♪#taiko765 pic.twitter.com/ZUQAEWkFQV— 太鼓の達人 (@taiko_team) June 27, 2018
...except THERE IS ZERO SLITHER OF INFORMATION OUTSIDE OF THIS TWEET, unlike the last event which had a two-week notification period with a special page on the main site. In fact the Spring Festival banner is still up on the front page, and we have been trying various URLs for a hidden page but to no avail. We'll keep you posted when we know what's up, probably tomorrow.
Addendum (2018/06/28): Thanks to Deadwantsha from Discord for (slightly retroactively) finding that the Taiwan BNEI Facebook fan page has posted a slew of pictures for the event yesterday afternoon. Slightly moot when the event page on the main site is also up when we get to add this.
Taiko Ranked Match Event: Summer Fest Rewards
1 FP - Title: 夏フェスはじめました Summer Fest Is Here
15 FP - Greeting: 夏フェス大好き I ♡ Summer Fest
50 FP - Outfit (Full Body): 夏フェス Summer Fest
80 FP - 15 Don Kobans
150 FP -
おはよう！太鼓サマー Ohayou! Taiko Summer999 FP - Title: 夏フェスの達人 Summer Fest Master
First Video: Blue ver. Version Update 3.xx
The latest Blue Version update is finally out! While we wait for any chances to spot unlockable tunes with the brand-new Performance Battle mode, let's tackle the three licensed additions of the day first.
Blue ver. Version Update: June 27 2018
| Title | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | Sayonara Elegy さよならエレジー | ★3 | ★4 | ★5 | ★8 | -- |
W | Hibana DECO*27 feat. Hatsune Miku ヒバナ／DECO*27 feat.初音ミク | ★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ★10 |
W | Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan アスノヨゾラ哨戒班／Orangestar feat. IA | ★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | -- |
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Twitter Snippets (26 June 2018) - INSPION's 96-Enhanced Album
INSPIONの独自レーベル、INSPION Recordsが立ち上げとなりました。— INSPION (@INSPION_IZENE) June 25, 2018
まずは第一弾、黒沢ダイスケのソロアルバム「BLACK ALBUM 2」が8月8日発売！
昨日よりご予約受付開始しております！
詳しくはこちらの特設サイトを御覧ください。https://t.co/A0OoAje6SV
...while we've chained away an highly-excited Lokamp for today's news reveal, today is in our greatest interest to talk about today's sondtrack-related news
Guitarist/drummer composer Daisuke Kurosawa is making his first soundtrack album as a member of INSPION, with its title -BLACK ALBUM 2- being a reference/continuation to his former personal album release under the bemani days. Coming out on August 8th this year, BLACK ALBUM 2 is bound to include the extended versions of two songs that are featured in Taiko gaming: INSPION and R.I., both of which also available in the company INSPION's Youtube channel. The full tracklist is already available at the official website of this musical project.
In more general music game talk, the album is also bound to include the track Phantom Razor, which premiered as an additional-content track in Rayark's Cytus II.
Saturday, June 23, 2018
[NSwitch] - Taiko Switch Tidbits from World Hobby Fair Summer '18
— Naru (@L_NaRuHoDo) June 23, 2018
With the Taiko Switch game being available in its first public outing, some Taiko troopers came out to report on the new game's more spicy song list details. So far, howevern, the best we could find as a more credible evidence is this picture, highlighting the star ratings of the game's theme song, Furifuri♪ Norinori♪.
Not only that, it appears that a brand new Game Music track is also brewing from a distance (with that distance being the top corner of the snapshot): the oddly-titled TD - 28619029byte remix -. This title is eerily reminiscent to the title of the remix tracks that were featured in Namco's pre-2000s arcade racing game Techno Drive, but its numerical title doesn't match any of the three pre-existing tracks from said racing game... what could it mean?
Post updates (24/06/18) after the jump.
Song of the Week! 23 June 2018
It's been a while since our last J-POP-themed feature, so let's compensate that with one of the most popular tracks for the genre in recent memory!
Friday, June 22, 2018
Namco Taiko Blog (22 June 2018): Imminent Fever for the Battle Mode - Blue ver. June 27 Version Update
Okay, I'll try to refrain from making Amitie puns
With yesterday's first-hand news on the Performance Battle Mode, there of course must be a version update on June 27 to add them in. Today's official Namco Taiko Blog talks about just that.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
[AC0B] - Introducing the Ensou Battle Mode
Today's big news for the series comes from the Bandai Namco Youtube channel, where a trailer of the much-anticipated Battle mode receives its first official presentation. As neither the official blog or the Twitter account talk about it today, we only have the video above to talk about.
Officially titled as the Ensou Battle (演奏バトル) mode, this is a Banapassport-exclusive campaign for single-player action, pitting the player against hordes of enemies as they play songs from the Blue Version arcade. Successful hits count towards clearing enemy waves and charging up special attacks, both of which are bound to get powered by levelling up with multiple plays of the Ensou Battle mode.
This video's description pinpoints the Ensou Battle mode's release on June 27th.
Shoutout to user Deadwantsha from the Taiko no Tatsujin Discord group for the tip!
Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version Performance Characters and Skills
The Performance Characters (演奏キャラクター) is a new functionality seen in Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version, and currently exclusive to that game also. Instead of playing as the default Don-chan/Kat-chan or your customized My-Don, you can choose to play as other characters from the series, or even characters from other collaborating franchises. Performance Characters are all fully and uniquely animated, and come with a short profile blurb in-game.
Most Performance Characters owns one or two Performance Skills (演奏スキル). Most of the skills can help players clear a notechart by decreasing the overall difficulty with more lenient judgement or easier spirit gauge maintenance, but some also pose additional challenge (colored red in the list below). There is no way to use Performance Characters without having the skills active. Unlike Support Mode modifier in PS4-1, the high scores achieved even with the use of Performance Skills can be recorded in-game (although separately with each character).
Performance Characters can be unlocked across gameplay, as well as downloaded as additional contents. See also our Unlock Guide and Additional Contents List for details.
List of Performance Characters
Key:
Unlockable 
DLC| Character | Performance Skill | |
|---|---|---|
| Don-chan どんちゃん | Normal Performance いつもどおりの演奏になる | |
| Kat-chan かっちゃん | Normal Performance いつもどおりの演奏になる | |
| Calcutta=Dondi カレクッタ＝ドンディー | Drumroll Note Support Lv. 1 連打音符サポート Lv.1 Balloon Note Support Lv. 1 ふうせん音符サポート Lv.1 | |
| Yomogimaru よもぎまる | Spirit Gauge Harder to Drop 魂ゲージがへりにくくなる | |
| Squid イカ | Spirit Gauge Easier to Raise Lv. 1 魂ゲージふえやすい Lv.1 Spirit Gauge Harder to Drop 魂ゲージがへりにくくなる | |
| Kirby カービィ | Lenient Hit Timing たたくタイミングやさしい Balloon Note Support Lv. 1 ふうせん音符サポート Lv.1 | |
| Tonkachi トンカチ | Kozuchi Note Support Lv. 2 こづち音符サポート Lv.2 Spirit Gauge Not Drop 魂ゲージがへらなくなる |
| Mirai Komachi ミライ小町 | Spirit Gauge Easier to Raise Lv. 1 魂ゲージがふえやすい Lv.1 Drumroll Note Support Lv. 2 連打音符サポート Lv.2 |
| HIKAKIN | HIKAKIN as Taiko Sound 音色が「HIKAKIN」になる |
| Platinum Don-chan プラチナどんちゃん | Spirit Gauge Start at 50% 魂ゲージ50%スタート Drumroll Note Support Lv. 2 連打音符サポート Lv.2 |
| Nekoko & Tomomo ネココ&トモモ | Spirit Gauge Not Drop 魂ゲージがへらなくなる |
| Hatsune Miku 初音ミク | Spirit Gauge Easier to Raise Lv. 2 魂ゲージがふえやすい Lv.2 |
| Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa シンカリオン E5はやぶさ | No Miss Judgement 不可判定がなくなる |
| Gold Don-chan ゴールドどんちゃん | Spirit Gauge Start at 50% 魂ゲージ50%スタート Large Note Entry Support 大音符入力サポート |
| Bachio Sensei バチお先生 | No Don/Kat Distinction ドンカツ区別なし |
| Wada Inu 和田イヌ | Spirit Gauge Easier to Raise Lv. 1 魂ゲージふえやすい Lv.1 Drumroll Note Support Lv. 1 連打音符サポート Lv.1 |
| Wada John 和田ジョン | Spirit Gauge Easier to Raise Lv. 2 魂ゲージふえやすい Lv.2 Harsh Hit Timing たたくタイミングむずかしい |
| Lantern Eel ちょうちんうなぎ | Large Note Entry Support 大音符入力サポート |
| Omenkozou (Kitsune) お面小僧（きつね） | Drumroll Note Support Lv. 2 連打音符サポート Lv.2 |
| Omenkozou (Hyottoko) お面小僧（ひょっとこ） | Balloon Note Support Lv. 2 ふうせん音符サポート Lv.2 |
| Omenkozou (Okame) お面小僧（おかめ） | Kozuchi Note Support Lv. 2 こづち音符サポート Lv.2 |
| Wada Mimizu 和田ミミズ | Spirit Gauge Easier to Raise Lv. 1 魂ゲージふえやすい Lv.1 Balloon Note Support Lv. 1 ふうせん音符サポート Lv.1 |
| Turtle かめ | Spirit Gauge Easier to Raise Lv. 1 魂ゲージふえやすい Lv.1 Kozuchi Note Support Lv. 1 こづち音符サポート Lv.1 |
| Cat and Ladle ねこと杓子 | Spirit Gauge Not Drop 魂ゲージがへらなくなる Harsh Hit Timing たたくタイミングむずかしい |
| Namahage なまはげ | No Miss Judgement 不可判定がなくなる Spirit Gauge Harder to Raise 魂ゲージがふえにくくなる |
| Mizu-mariko 水マリ子 | Balloon Note Support Lv. 1 ふうせん音符サポート Lv.1 Kozuchi Note Support Lv. 1 こづち音符サポート Lv.1 |
| Suzudon すずどん | Kozuchi Note Support Lv. 1 こづち音符サポート Lv.1 Drumroll Note Support Lv. 1 連打音符サポート Lv.1 |
| Takoyaki たこやき | Spirit Gauge Start at 50% 魂ゲージ50%スタート |
| Tatsudon 立つドン | Spirit Gauge Harder to Raise 魂ゲージがふえにくくなる Harsh Hit Timing たたくタイミングむずかしい |
| Donko どん子 | Lenient Hit Timing たたくタイミングやさしい |
| Mekadon メカドン *when using Auto modifier | Autoplay Performance オート演奏になる |
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