The game is set in the official Omiko City, currently holding a festival which serves as the background setting for both its story and the available side modes, ranging from the training-focused Improvement Support for lone rangers, the Don-Chan Band and Donkatsu Toy Battle for both collaborative and competitive Taiko gameplay based on sidemodes from past games and the Online Matchmaking mode, available right out of the box for the first time in a Nintendo entry of the series.
Many of the side features from former console forays that were cut for the Switch's first game are now implemented in this entry, most prominently the multiplayer support returning for up to 4 players like most of the Wii titles and a full-on Taiko avatar customization with the Kigurumi outfit system, with a Ninitendo first on Puchi-chara support. The most prominent addition, this time around, lies on the adoption of a music subscription pass model in the same vein of the Gakkyoku Tori Houdai subscription plan for the ongoing Taiko smartphone titles, here dubbed the Taiko Music Pass and boasted to grant the game overall more than 500 available songs to play from launch! Regular DLC support has also been hinted to since release, although no specifics have been given about it yet.
Continuing the ongoing trend of modern console Taiko titles, Donderful Festival is also localized outside of Japan/General Asia to touch even Western countries, whereas it's known by the title of Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival instead. Notably enough, this is the second entry in the series since the PS2's Taiko Drum Master which graces the American continent as a physical release, just one day after the Asian launch! Europe still got the game roughly a month after, but once again both the regular physical game and the Tatacon-powered bundle are available to be natively purchased.
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Don-chan Band
Key
- Ura notechart for 2P uses only
- Diverge Notes
- Unlockable song
- Standalone DLC song (not available through Taiko Music Pass)
Pops
Vocaloid
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~Theme song~
| Genre | Default | Unlockable | Separately Sold DLC |
Total | Subscription only |
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Pops ポップス |
10 | 10 | 86 | |||
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Anime アニメ |
11 | 18 | 29 | 132 | ||
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Vocaloid ボーカロイド™曲 |
7 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 19 | |
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Variety バラエティ |
6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | ||
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Classical クラシック |
6 | 6 | 36 | |||
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Game Music ゲームミュージック |
9 | 1 | 10 | 25 | ||
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Namco Original ナムコオリジナル |
27 | 10 | 37 | 316 | ||
| Total | 76 | 13 | 27 | 116 | 634 |
Key
- Ura notechart for 2P uses only - Diverge Notes - Unlockable song - Standalone DLC song (not available through Taiko Music Pass)Pops
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| Title |
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| Natsu Matsuri 夏祭り |
★3 | ★2 | ★6 | ★6 | ||
| Feel Special | ★2 | ★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ||
| DDU-DU DDU-DU | ★2 | ★2 | ★4 | ★7 | ||
| I LOVE... Official髭男dism |
★2 | ★3 | ★4 | ★7 | ||
| Yoru ni Kakeru 夜に駆ける |
★1 | ★2 | ★4 | ★8 |
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| Dakara Boku wa Ongaku o Yameta だから僕は音楽を辞めた |
★1 | ★2 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 | |
| Marigold マリーゴールド |
★1 | ★1 | ★4 | ★6 |
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| Ao to Natsu 青と夏 |
★2 | ★2 | ★3 | ★6 |
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| Zen Zen Zense Your Name. 前前前世／映画「君の名は。」より |
★3 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 |
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| Kurenai 紅 |
★3 | ★4 | ★7 |
★8 |
Anime
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| Title |
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| Gurenge Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 紅蓮華／「鬼滅の刃」より |
★2 | ★2 | ★3 | ★6 | ★8 | |
| Kaikai Kitan TV Anime Jujutsu Kaisen 1st Cour Opening Theme 廻廻奇譚／TVアニメ『呪術廻戦』第1クールオープニングテーマ |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
| Into the Unknown Frozen 2 「アナと雪の女王２」より |
★1 | ★2 | ★5 | ★7 | ||
| Guren no Yumiya Attack on Titan 紅蓮の弓矢／「進撃の巨人」より |
★5 | ★6 | ★6 | ★8 |
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| Yume o Kanaete Doraemon 夢をかなえてドラえもん |
★1 | ★1 | ★2 | ★4 | ||
| Mezase Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary- Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! めざせポケモンマスター -20th Anniversary- 「劇場版ポケットモンスター キミにきめた！」より |
★2 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 | ★8 | |
| A Cruel Angel's Thesis Neon Genesis Evangelion 残酷な天使のテーゼ／「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン」より |
★4 | ★4 | ★6 | ★7 |
★8 |
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| Butter-Fly Digimon Adventure 「デジモンアドベンチャー」より |
★4 | ★5 | ★5 | ★7 | ||
| Moonlight Densetsu Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon ムーンライト伝説／「美少女戦士セーラームーン」より |
★2 | ★2 | ★5 | ★8 | ||
| Maka-fushigi Adventure! Dragon Ball 魔訶不思議アドベンチャー！／「ドラゴンボール」より |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★7 | ||
| Tonari no Totoro となりのトトロ |
★2 | ★3 | ★1 | ★5 |
Vocaloid
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| Title |
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| Roki MikitoP feat. Kagamine Rin ロキ／みきとP feat. 鏡音リン |
★3 | ★3 | ★4 | ★7 | ||
| KING Kanaria |
★2 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
| Villain flower/Teniwoha ヴィラン／flower・てにをは |
★2 | ★3 | ★5 | ★7 | ★8 | |
| Dareke no Shinzou ni Narete Nara YurryCanon だれかの心臓になれたなら／ユリイ・カノン |
★3 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
| Charles Balloon feat. flower シャルル／バルーン feat. flower |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
| Tell Me Beat kinoshita feat. Kagamine Rin テルミービート／キノシタ feat. 鏡音リン |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
| Colorful Voice cosMo@BousouP カラフルボイス／cosMo@暴走P |
★5 | ★7 | ★7 | ★9 | ★10 | |
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Monochrome Voice cosMo@BousouP モノクロボイス／cosMo@暴走P |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★10 | ★10 |
Variety
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| 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 |
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| Pixel Galaxy Snail's House |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★9 | ||
| FREEDOM DiVE↓ xi |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★10 | ||
| Mopemope もぺもぺ／LeaF |
★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★10 | ||
| Night of Knights Touhou Project Arrange/beatMARIO ナイト・オブ・ナイツ／東方Projectアレンジ ビートまりお |
★4 |
★6 |
★7 | ★9 |
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| Last Brutal Sister Flandre S Touhou Project Arrange/beatMARIO 最終鬼畜妹フランドール・S／東方Projectアレンジ ビートまりお |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★10 | ||
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Asteroid KORG Gadget Kamata Demo Song KORG Gadget Kamata デモソング |
★5 | ★7 | ★8 | ★9 |
Classical
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| Title |
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| William Tell Overture Gioachino Rossini ウィリアム・テル序曲／ロッシーニ |
★3 | ★5 | ★7 |
★7 |
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| Symphony No.5 "Fate" Ludwig van Beethoven 交響曲第五番「運命」／ベートーヴェン |
★4 | ★5 | ★5 | ★6 |
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| Marche Militaire Franz Schubert 軍隊行進曲／シューベルト |
★4 | ★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ||
| Etude Op.10-4 練習曲Op.10-4 |
★3 | ★4 | ★8 | ★9 | ★10 | |
| Funiculi Funicula フニクリ・フニクラ |
★3 | ★6 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | |
| La Campanella Franz Liszt ラ・カンパネラ／リスト |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★7 | ★9 |
Game Music
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| Title |
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| Super Mario Bros. スーパーマリオブラザーズ |
★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★8 |
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| Legend of Zelda Main Theme ゼルダの伝説 メインテーマ |
★2 | ★2 | ★5 | ★7 |
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| Kirby Star Allies Medley 星のカービィ スターアライズ メドレー |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 |
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| Life Will Change Persona 5 「ペルソナ5」より |
★3 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 |
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| MEGALOVANIA 「UNDERTALE」より |
★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★9 | ★10 | |
| JOIN THE PAC -Taiko no Tatsujin Ver.- Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Official Theme Music JOIN THE PAC -太鼓の達人 Ver.- パックマン40周年公式テーマ楽曲 |
★3 | ★3 | ★6 | ★9 |
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| Katamari on the Rocks~Main Theme Katamari Damacy 塊オンザロック～メインテーマ／「塊魂」より |
★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★8 |
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| The Windmill Song Klonoa: Door to Phantomile 「風のクロノア」より |
★4 | ★6 | ★6 | ★8 |
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ESCAPE FROM CRISIS Critical Velocity 「クリティカルベロシティ」より |
★5 | ★6 | ★6 | ★8 | ★10 | |
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Synchronica Airlines Taku Inoue (BNSI)/Synchronica シンクロニカ・エアライン／Taku Inoue(BNSI) 「シンクロニカ」より |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 |
Namco Original
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| Title |
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| Mainichi ga Donderful まいにちがドンダフル |
★2 | ★4 | ★5 | ★8 | ||
| Daisuki na Taiko no Ne Taiko no Tatsujin 20th Anniversary Commemorative Song/Soshina feat. Don-chan 大好きな太鼓の音／太鼓の達人20周年記念ソング 粗品 feat. どんちゃん |
★3 | ★6 | ★7 | ★8 | ★9 | |
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Furifuri♪Norinori♪ フリフリ♪ノリノリ♪ |
★3 | ★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 |
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Gold Armor "Donkatsu Fight" Theme Song 「ドンカツファイト」テーマソング |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | |
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Welcome to the Taiko Stadium! Kokoro Sagara x Daiki Ohara 相良心 × 大原大輝 |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | |
| Bouken-biyori Taiko no Tatsujin Doka! To Oomori Nanadaime Theme Song 冒険日和／「太鼓の達人 ドカッ！と大盛り七代目」テーマソング |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
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Kumo no Kanata no Taichi no Kaze Shuuri Misaki (BNSI) feat. Yako from Danchinomiya 雲の彼方の大地の風／三崎修吏(BNSI) feat. 団地ノ宮弥子 |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★9 | |
| Kappa no Sara wa Konna ni mo Mei Oosawa (BNSI) feat. Takayuki Ikezawa 河童の皿はこんなにも／大澤めい(BNSI) feat. 池澤孝之 |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★9 | ||
| Yumeutstsu Catharsis Kanoya Ooki (BNSI) feat. Kaori Aihara 夢うつつカタルシス／大木奏弥(BNSI) feat. 愛原圭織 |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
| Fuuma Module 6768 Hisui 風魔モジュール6768／翡翠 |
★4 | ★6 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | |
| 1/2 ～inside me Mizuki Shinohara feat. Kaori Aihara 篠原瑞希 feat. 愛原圭織 |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | ||
| Solitude Star Harusaki x beet 春先 x beet |
★5 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | ||
| Konya wa Hold Me 今夜はホーミー |
★4 | ★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ||
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1-2-San-Shi no de Dondokaka! AI Kiritan feat. Yuuki Hirose 1・2・さんしのでドンドカッカッ！／AIきりたん feat.ユーキヒロセ |
★1 | ★1 | ★4 | ★7 | ★9 |
| Nijiiro Baton Ponchi♪ feat. Haxchi × Donders ニジイロバトン／Ponchi♪ feat.はぁち × Donders |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
| Peta-PETA!? Pumpkin Yu～kure ぺた・PETA！？パンプキン／ゆ～くれ |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★9 | ||
| PONPOKO RHYTHM Mamyukka |
★4 | ★6 | ★6 | ★7 | ||
| Hakanaki wa Gensho ni Mau 儚姫は原初に舞う／Se-U-Ra |
★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★10 | ★10 | |
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Vixtory CHUBAY |
★5 | ★7 | ★7 | ★10 | ★10 |
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wonderful ROUTINE Yuusuke Kodou (BNSI) 工藤祐介(BNSI) |
★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ★10 | |
| Zero no Symphony feat. Sariya-jin 零の交響曲／feat.サリヤ人 |
★3 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 | ★10 | |
| Fly again! feat. Takayoshi Tanimoto feat.谷本貴義 |
★2 | ★3 | ★4 | ★7 | ||
| Genkai Creator Ouenka Yukiko Miyagi (BNSI) feat. Suzune, Kiyoto Kawase 限界クリエイター応援歌／宮城裕紀子(BNSI) feat.涼音・川瀬清人 |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
| Freeway3234 | ★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★8 | ||
| Ai Nandaze 愛なんだぜ／Taku Inoue(BNSI) |
★3 | ★5 | ★7 | ★9 | ||
|
TOKIMEKI♡Destroyer!! TOKIMEKI♡ですとろいやー！！／Ayatsugu_Otowa |
★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★9 | |
| via lactea feat. Setsunann feat. 薛南 |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★7 | ||
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Hoshikuzu Struck 星屑ストラック／t+pazolite |
★5 | ★6 | ★7 | ★10 | ★10 |
| Dragoon Massive New Krew |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | ||
| Youthful Coaster U-ske feat. Natsu Kazura ユースフルコースター／U-ske feat. かずらなつ |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | ||
| GO GET'EM! Satoshi Terashima 寺島怜志 |
★4 | ★7 | ★8 | ★9 | ★9 | |
| Kokushin Chronicle 黒神クロニクル |
★3 | ★4 | ★6 | ★7 | ||
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Kagami no Kuni no Alice Kashitaro Ito 鏡の国のアリス／伊東歌詞太郎 |
★3 | ★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 |
| Marionette Pure マリオネットピュア |
★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★9 | ||
| Hayabusa 隼 |
★5 | ★7 | ★8 | ★9 | ||
| Tokyo Tokkyo-kyo Kyokakyoku Kyokuchou!! 東京特許キョ許可局局長!! |
★3 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 | ||
| Geki-un! Shichifuku Happy Crew Yuuya Kobayashi (IOSYS) feat. Momiji Yamamoto (monotone) 激運！七福ハッピークルー コバヤシユウヤ(IOSYS) feat.山本椛 (monotone) |
★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★9 |
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