Etou and Kimizu are back amidst the heat of summer to bring you information for the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise (mostly arcade Nijiiro ver.).
Tallying the over 4000 responses for the Namco Original Revival Poll held across April-May 2022, Hikari no Kanate e has won Donders' hearts to come out on top. Relive the emotional battle between Don-chan and Alumi-chan on the HD arcade, coming soon to the this autumn's Don Medal Shop.
Music Recruitment 2022 Selection Results
The Taiko Team has sorted through over 500 entries for the third music recruitment exercise for the 4th-generation held across May-June 2022, and picked out eleven works with great potential to be added to the game.
This exercise boasts the addition of the "First-time Recruit" slots, guaranteeing some chance for new faces versus the veterans. Surprisingly, ten out of eleven winning tracks are "First-time Recruit".
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RAINBOW SKY Tatsunoshin |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Kyousou Kosai 共奏鼓祭／Rigel_Wired |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Unchained Girl! mini アンチェイン・ガール！／みーに |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Space-Time Emergency Garin |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Destination 2F29 Ini Manami 井荷麻奈実 |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Illusion Flare Mihile ミハイル |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Hakujitsumu, Kirisame ni Tokete Goto feat. zeryon-one 白日夢、霧雨に溶けて／後藤 feat. ぜりょわん |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Suriken Runner スリケンランナー／Ninja Never DieS! |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Don-chan Shitai! Takenoko Shounen どんちゃんしたい！／タケノコ少年 |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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LΔchesis 7mai |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Hater ヘイラ／necchi |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
Together with the on-stream announcement, the Music Recruitment 2022 site has put up a "Quick Announcement" page that links all eleven tracks for you to listen. The full results announcement (including comments from the judge panel, and runner-up tracks that garnered praise from the judges but sadly didn't make the cut) will come later.
The Mirai Komachi Interlude
With Irodoru♡Future entering Nijiiro ver. today, Mirai Komachi decides to try it on a real arcade cabinet herself. You can also catch the segment separately uploaded to Mirai Komachi's own YouTube channel.
Before you settle into any wild thought about how "artificial intelligence is going to take over the world", take a breather and realize that it is record with Kimizu on the mocap setup. pffft
Nijiiro ver. 2022/07/27 Version Update
The section is teasing the upcoming 2022/07/27 version update to Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. with the following six well-known licensed picks leading the hype.
While not discussed during the stream, we should remind Donders outside of Japan that you might not get these tracks on the same update (or ever).
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Kaibutsu YOASOBI/Kaibutsu/Yasashii Suisei 怪物／YOASOBI「怪物／優しい彗星」より |
★3 |
★5 |
★6 |
★7 |
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CITRUS The Way of the Househusband ドラマ「極主夫道」より |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Mixed Nuts SPY×FAMILY Opening Theme Song ミックスナッツ／「SPY×FAMILY」オープニング主題歌 |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Nani Yatte mo Umaku Ikanai なにやってもうまくいかない／meiyo |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Shining Star MaouDamashii シャイニングスター／魔王魂 |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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1・2・3 Pokémon (2019) アニメ「ポケットモンスター(2019)」より |
★2 |
★4 |
★5 |
★7 |
Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut
A Midsummer Night's Eel (once again) and other Nijiiro Reminders
The heat is also a reminder for the occurrence of the Doyou no Ushi no Hi (土用の丑の日, July 23 for 2022), a day of eel-eating in Japanese traditions. The track of this seasonal happening will return to Nijiiro ver. between 2022/07/23~09/23.
Remember that limited-time tracks on Nijiiro ver. will not be listed on the Donder Hiroba, cannot be use for tournaments or challenge gauntlets, and will not count to crowns totals and score rank totals on the Overall Results Panel.
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Unagi no Tamashii Rock うなぎのたましいロック |
★4 |
★5 |
★4 |
★5 |
Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut
The Taiko Team also takes this time to remind/announce these smaller-scale features:
- DJ FUA Namco Original DJ MIX #6 and the QR code to open a special folder for quick access to the included tracks (if on Nijiiro)
- Ranking Dojo Gaiden and how to access the trials with QR codes
- Summer Suggested Songs Special Collection folder (accessed by QR code) for quick access to summery picks
Q&A Corner
Donders asked them and Etou and Kimizu has answers! Topics discussed today include Title Parts Gacha, World Championships 2021, Denonbu tie-in and Ranking Dojo changes in 2022.
In particular, one (or more) Donder has professed the love to the navigator of AI Battle Performance mode with "Why is Machina-chan so cute?", which evolved into a showcase of scrapped concept designs before the team settled on the well-loved look now:
Series-wide Interlude
Etou and Kimizu shares the air-time with the Taiko no Tatsujin series as a whole:
- Huge Don-chan and Kat-chan plushies by Banpresto coming to both real-life and online crane games
- Official MyBachi are still in sale one year later, even though the Official Supporter Program has ended two months back
- Taiko Michi Kiwami (latest episode) from Wakuwaku Variety! Motto Fun-ka on the official Bandai Namco Amusement YouTube channel
- Taiko no Tatsujin Donderful Festival/Rhythm Festival for the Nintendo Switch (no news)
Ranking Dojo 2022 (Part 2) Teasers
The final noteworthy segment is the teaser of upcoming series-debut tracks to be used in the final trials of Ranking Dojo 2022. The tracks will be added to Nijiiro ver. "weekend warrior" style between late August and early September, with an Ura Oni mode planned for each but getting released at a later date.
A 4th song has also been teased to debut with the Ranking Dojo's latter-half release, but nothing but a passerby mention of it existing was provided.
A 4th song has also been teased to debut with the Ranking Dojo's latter-half release, but nothing but a passerby mention of it existing was provided.
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Kyourandotou 狂瀾怒涛／xi |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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SUPERNOVA USAO |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
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Soshite Yuusha wa Nemuri ni Tsuku D-D-Dice そして勇者は眠りにつく／打打だいず |
★? |
★? |
★? |
★? |
