Song of the Week! 28 August 2021

 

 

Banking a bit on how suspicious last week's song has an average Oni rating for what might lead into future Ura shenanigans, we're closing this month with a double feature of very recent Nijiiro tracks that bank on one of Taiko gaming's favourite videogame-related tropes since the 3rd arcade generation.

Get ready to gamble your chances for a super shiny image file, as gacha gaming is back in town!

Namco Taiko Blog (2021/08/26): The Hundred-reading Master Trials: Nijiiro ver. August/September Update

The next update for Taiko no Tatsujin (March 2020/Nijiiro ver.) is slated for 2021/09/01 in Japan and 2021/09/02 overseas, realizing many of the foretelling from the August 7 livestream and Donder expectations.

First Video: 2nd Faith Creation Contest Winners, Part 1

 

Earlier today, the first trio of contest-winning tracks for the latest competition were added to Nijiiro version state-side, in what could be aptly labeled as a 'siblings trio' of sorts. Same Oni rating, almost the exact same for the KFM set (with Emma being the odd one) and all charts playing their higher BPMs with speed-reducing scrolling modifiers that pave the way to both regular 1/16 charting and some odd triplets/sextuplets bits for some 'musical notation' charting moment

All three grant titles upon full-combo Oni performances! In order, these are My Friend Overworl-don! (マイフレンド・オーバーワールドン!!), A Gust of Wind (一陣の風) and It is "Emma.".

	Title
	Hello, Worldooon!!        Capchii feat. Kuroa*	★3	★5	★6	★7 (494)	-
	Aloft in the wind        Qutabire	★3	★5	★6	★7 (441)	-
	Emma        BlackY feat. Risa Yuzuki	★3	★5	★5	★7 (571)	-

Song of the Week! 21 August 2021

 

 

With the next Taiko tourney's approaching start, the 2nd Faith Creation contest victors are bound to be added into arcade gaming in a few months. Meet one of the first of these, making its entrance in 2 days!

First Video: Taiko no Tatsujin Plus x i☆Ris Collaboration Songs

 

【太鼓の達人プラス×i☆Ris 20★☆20キャンペーン】

本日8月18日から「太鼓の達人プラス」と
声優×アイドルのハイブリットユニット「i☆Ris」による
コラボキャンペーンを開催します！

▼特設サイトはコチラ▼https://t.co/0v2ySdDUS9#i_Ris#太鼓の達人SP#太鼓の達人プラス pic.twitter.com/V4iLuGcTF0

— 【公式】太鼓の達人 スマートフォン (@taikosp) August 18, 2021

This is something we briefly touched upon on our Twitter handle that we've had yet to cover on this blog: starting from today, the Taiko no Tatsujin Plus STH app is having a collaboration period starring the voice acting/idol agency hybrid act i☆Ris, ultimately resulting in the release of the songs above these lines as well as a promotional gift giveaway campaign for Japanese players only.

Head over the campaign's official subsection in the Taiko Plus website to find out more about it!

	Title
	Summer Dude 　　i☆Ris	★3	★5	★6	★8 (555)	-
	Make It! 　　i☆Ris	★2	★4	★4	★7 (382)	-

First Video: Touhou Danmaku Kagura Tie-in Songs

The yearly Taiko dose of Touhou is here at last, this time around in the shape of a twin 8-star Oni release. Be it with the second arrange of The Gensokyo The Gods Loved in Taiko being used as the mobile gacha music game's theme song or with one of Beat Mario's many launch-window songs for the game, an averagely-sped tempo and some minor signature shifts are to be expected, on your way to these Full Combos!

	Title
	Gensou ni Saita Hana 　　Kishida Kyoudan&The Akeboshi Rockets x Kayoko Kusano/Touhou Danmaku Kagura 幻想に咲いた花／岸田教団&The明星ロケッツ×草野華余子 　　「東方ダンマクカグラ」より	★3	★5	★6	★8 (740)
	Matsuyoi Night Bug 　　COOL&CREATE feat. Beat Mario to Maron/Touhou Danmaku Kagura マツヨイナイトバグ／COOL&CREATE feat.ビートまりおとまろん 　　「東方ダンマクカグラ」より	★4	★5	★5	★8 (678)

Song of the Week! 14 August 2021

 

 

Our latest pick is the connecting bridge between our latest Song Series Showcase getting posted earlier this week and our very next one! Can you guess which one is it going to be?

Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat Version 1.2.0 Update

【 #Apple Arcade 🕹️】
Apple製品で遊べる太鼓の達人Pop Tap Beatに
5曲が追加されました！

💿Star Wars : Main Title
💿He's a Pirate
💿サーフサイド・サティ
💿パラレルロリポップ
💿DON'T CUT#太鼓の達人PTB

このアイコンが目印‼️

📲https://t.co/Rk2CYOV4W8 pic.twitter.com/dulSLwEl7A

— 【公式】太鼓の達人 スマートフォン (@taikosp) August 13, 2021

Two months after the last update, Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat drops another update that adds five more tracks to the song list. While at a rate way slower than its brother in the mobile space, the track additions trend appears to be here to stay.

	Title
	Star Wars: Main Title Star Wars 　　「スター・ウォーズ」より	★3	★4	★6	★8
	He's a Pirate Pirates of the Caribbean 　　「パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン」より	★4	★5	★7	★7
	Surfside Satie サーフサイド・サティ	★5	★7	★8	★8
	Parallel Lollipop Taiko de Time Travel 10's/Sho Okada パラレルロリポップ／太鼓deタイムトラベル10's／Sho Okada	★4	★6	★7	★9
	DON'T CUT	★4	★7	★8	★8	★9

Key: red = series debut; blue = console debut

Namco Taiko Blog (August 11th, 2021) - Warmly Waiting for Danmaku and Bugs

In our shortest official Taiko blog coverage in a while, today we got a confirmation of the two newcoming Touhou Project arranges's official title/artist mentions, with both tracks premiering on Nijiiro cabinets later this week.

Nijiiro Version New Songs: August 16th, 2021

	Title
	Gensou ni Saita Hana 　　Kishida Kyoudan&The Akeboshi Rockets x Kayoko Kusano/Touhou Danmaku Kagura 幻想に咲いた花／岸田教団&The明星ロケッツ×草野華余子 　　「東方ダンマクカグラ」より	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Matsuyoi Night Bug 　　COOL&CREATE feat. Beat Mario to Maron/Touhou Danmaku Kagura マツヨイナイトバグ／COOL&CREATE feat.ビートまりおとまろん 　　「東方ダンマクカグラ」より	★?	★?	★?	★?

Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut

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Namco Original Showcase: Japan Unification Warlord Songs

A small yet intense circle of Namco Original songs, this trio of top-difficulty contenders have been made by a couple of guitar-playing artists who already boast strong rhythm gaming connections: Infinite Rebellion artist Daisuke '96' Kurosawa (黒沢大佑) and independent songwriter Masakiro 'Godspeed' Aoki (青木征洋; Linktree), a former Capcom composer and owner of the the ViViX indie label. His name was already already heard of in many a music game series beforehand, from Chunithm (Gate of Fate; Gate of Doom) to GITADORA (Surge; Blaze), Cytus II (Ramen is God) and many a modern videogame's soundtrack, including Street Fighter V and Astral Chain.

The other factor linking these songs to each other is their respective titles, each harking back to some of Japan's most notorious military commanders that have been collectively known as the "Great Unifiers of Japan". Starting with what is arguably the most well-known warlord from the Warring States period, each succeeding song moves forward to the referenced strategist's time period of origin as well, ending with the last warlord prior to the 17th century's Meiji Restoration act which brought an end to the shogunate and paved the way to the emperor-based political structure in place to this very day.

Livestream Recap: August 7th Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

Just as advertised last month, last Saturday was also the time for another short official Taiko no Tatsujin livestream, bearing the title of Taiko no Tatsujin Donder! World Championship 2021 Special Information Update Announcement!! (太鼓の達人ドンだー！世界一決定戦2021 情報大発表スペシャル!!). Livestream hosts Etou and Kimizu from the Taiko Team were here to spill the beans on the tourney's proceedings, alongside some fruity extra down the lane.

One of these extra topics is a brief callback to last mini livestream's main subject matter! If you were unlucky in securing one of the latest tourney-approved MyBachi models, let it be known that a second round of ordering has started at Namco Parks locations with delivery date around mid-September this year.

At last, the next arcade tourney's proceedings are revealed! Much like the past few ones and the past Tenkaichi Otogesai competitions, these will run all throughout the Fall season, from October's start down to February next year with the Grand Final occurring on February 20th next year.

Much like with the past edition of the Taiko World Championship, there's more than one way to earn a ticket with your Taiko skills as one of the finalist. The largest pool of finalists is sourced from the worldwide General Division with 29 seats. There are also two extra seats in the Elementary or Under Division (Japan only) for the best young Donder in East and West Japan respectively. The 32nd spot is for the winner of the console-gaming-grounded Taiko no Tatsujin Shogakusei Donkatsu-Ou Kettei-sen! 2021 contest, revolving around the ongoing Nintendo Taiko game. Click here for a quick reminder about it but please, do not pay attention to one funny typo with the leftmost picture above these lines...

The rundown of the event is similar to previous tournament circuits, but yet different in points. The General Division, for instance, runs in two (and a half) phases: 

• Shop Preliminary events will gradually happen in all areas starting from October 29 onwards. Playing two out of the three designated tracks for the round (more below), the top two from each event moves on to the Area Tournament.
• Area Tournament events will happen in December 2021, each splitting into two rounds. In the Area Preliminary round, each contestant will play two out of another three designated tracks to sort out the top four. Those four will compete in the Area Finals with, again, two out of yet another three designated tracks.
• But wait, that's not all! The Finalist Challenge has the champion of the Area Tournament play the third track they did not play in the Area Finals on the spot. Their scores on the three tracks will then be compared against all other area champions to decide which 29 gets to enter the Grand Finals. With only 26 regions in Japan, there is a chance to see at least 3 overseas competitors.

The Japan-exclusive Elementary or Under Division is also slated to happen in December 2021.

The Grand Finals on February 20 2022 will be hosted in Tokyo. In view of recent global healthcare crisis, overseas contestants will not be expected to be flown to Japan; their tournament proceedings will be streamed over the internet instead.

For those who don't want to play with the "office drumsticks" at everyone's disposal in public cabs, every participant is able to join the competition with any of the officially-released MyBachi models, not just the 2020 trio! We invite you to catch up with the livestream in of itself and the soon-opening tournament website for extra disclosure on how each tourney phase will be played out, including the terms of disqualification that are also listed in the rightmost picture above.

Now here's an announcement that even commoner arcade goers can rejoice with: new public arcade inclusions! Three of the latest Faith Creation contest winners will be released as the General Qualification tracks on Nijiiro arcades on August 23rd, available for everyone to enjoy.

The last announcement for the day is also one for every game center fan, concerning the much-ancitipated Ranking Dojo conclusion for Nijiiro Version's second year! The final main coursed from Kurouto to Tatsujin are approaching fast, and each of them will bear brand new Oni nightmares from many a familiar name!

Four of their creators' identities have also been revealed in advance, including one HARDCORE TANO*C meteor that will move his very first Taiko steps for this very instance...

From left to right, top to bottom: Azu♪, t+pazolite, Yuuma Mizonokuchi, Laur

That's a wrap for this run! No advance livestream date reveal at the end for this one, but hopefully this won't be the last we're hearing from the Taiko Team live online...