One of the reasons behind why I've endured writing about everything Taiko for so much time is due to the impact some of the songs have left onto myself on their passing. Now, you too can catch a glimpse of what it feels like!
Friday, March 31, 2023
Song of the Week! 1 April 2023
One of the reasons behind why I've endured writing about everything Taiko for so much time is due to the impact some of the songs have left onto myself on their passing. Now, you too can catch a glimpse of what it feels like!
[Plus/STH] Gakkyoku Tori Houdai New Songs (2023/03/31) and Banbanzai Collab
oops we forgor to post here again we are more on diligent on Twitter anyway :3
Banbanzai Collab
Special collab page: https://app.taiko-ch.net/banbanzai/
Not even two month has passed and Taiko no Tatsujin Plus has already secured another collaboration. Tiktokers turned YouTuber trio Banbanzai bring their mellow festival hit 
Yoihanabi to the mobile app on 2023/03/28.
Yoihanabi to the mobile app on 2023/03/28.The song will be playable for free in the default song list until 2023/04/04 (13:59 JST). After which it will still be available on the Gakkyoku Tori Houdai subscription.
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Yoihanabi Banbanzai 宵花火／ばんばんざい |
★2 |
★2 |
★4 |
★7 |
Beyond the app, physical goods (including signed posterboard and plushie set of the trio) are being given out through a Twitter retweet campaign until 2023/04/03.
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Thursday, March 23, 2023
[ACN/NS2/Plus] - The Omiko Sisters' Namco Original Debut!
It has been teased for a long while over the OmikoSis Channel videos that the Taiko web Anime series's Omiko City DJ duo of Remi and Fua would have had their own song to drum your hearts out and as of today, the wait is over! It also comes with quite the hefty trove of content for all cross-systems-playing Taiko enthusiasts out there.
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Suki ni Riyuu wa Iranai Jan! OmikoSisters feat. Ponchi♪ スキに理由はいらないじゃん！／オミコシスターズ feat. Ponchi♪ |
★3 | ★6 | ★6 | ★8 |
Brought to us by the same composer whose contest-winning song was used for the duo's very first music video, Remi and Fua's debut Namco Original is already available to play across three different platforms simultaneously: the ongoing Nijiiro Version, the Nintendo Switch's Dokodon/Rhythm Festival (on the Taiko Music Pass) and the everlasting Plus Shinkyoku Tori Houdai on smart devices.
It's also possible to be welcomed by the cheery duo in Petit Chara form, on both arcade and Switch grounds! Just play their debut song once to have them unlocked (or buy them from the ingame store for the latest console entry). Just, don't pay that much attention on English versions quoting the two as coming from the past Nintendo Switch game instead of the web Anime series...
Aside from being a song with a title being 'inspired' as a possible retort to the expression of disgust that a girl might feel when being flirted by "some guy who still plays Taiko at the arcades" (no, really), Suki ni Riyuu wa Iranai Jan is also the first Namco Original being credited as belonging to its own in-house label of WADIVE RECORD, one that already has its own dedicated page in the official Taiko website and is listed as a song category on its own in the aforementioned Dokodon Festival, although there's only this one song for now. Look forward to hear more about it!
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— 【公式】太鼓の達人 総合 (@taiko_All) March 23, 2023
『WADIVE RECORD』始動‼
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楽曲や様々な企画を通してみなさまに新しい太鼓の達人の顔を見せ驚かせたい。
そして太鼓の達人の世界へDIVEしてきてほしいという思いから誕生した音楽ブランドです。
第1弾楽曲は「スキに理由はいらないじゃん！」
是非聞いてください🎵https://t.co/HDWj1b9xDQ pic.twitter.com/QsUi2zla4i
Namco Taiko Blog (March 22nd, 2023) - Magically-Moonlit Tropical Erasure
We've just said goodbye to three more songs yesterday, and apparently it's about time to do the same soon, once more!
March 2020/Nijiiro ver. Farewell Tracks
March 2020/Nijiiro ver. Farewell Tracks
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| 19/04/2023 07:00 (all locales) | ||||||
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Mashin Sentai Kiramager 魔進戦隊キラメイジャー AC Nijiiro Exclusive |
★1 |
★2 | ★4 | ★5 | |
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Viva! Spark! Tropical-Rouge PreCure Viva! Spark!トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア AC Nijiiro Exclusive |
★1 |
★2 | ★3 | ★4 | ★7 |
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Tsuki'iro Chainon Momoiro Clover Z/Sailor Moon Eternal 月色Chainon／ももいろクローバーZ 劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンEternal」より Also in: NS1 DLC, Plus STH |
★3 |
★4 | ★6 | ★7 | |
Other removal details are as follows:
- Usage of the song in Donder Hiroba tournaments and challenges is terminating earlier, starting 31/03/2023 00:00
- Crown totals will be adjusted with the removal as of 19/04/2023 02:00
- Scores and rankings on Donder Hiroba will be closed off starting 19/04/2023 07:00
- If you have set the song as a favourite, the slot will be changed back to unspecified as of 19/04/2023 07:00
[PSA] - Get Your Taiko DLCs Before The eShops' Closure
One bit of news that has made the rounds of gaming in the past month was the upcoming closure of the Nintendo eShop platforms for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems worldwide, meaning that no further additional purchases of any kind will be allowed after this coming March 27th.
For the time being, it will still be possible to use the platform afterwards to both update digital/packaged games in your possession and re-download eShop content (games/DLCs) that were already purchased before the store fronts' ending. This means that we're at the final raw call for Japanese-systems-owning donders to catch whatever piece of (the still available) DLCs they're missing for the trilogy of Japanese Taiko games on both systems.
For the time being, it will still be possible to use the platform afterwards to both update digital/packaged games in your possession and re-download eShop content (games/DLCs) that were already purchased before the store fronts' ending. This means that we're at the final raw call for Japanese-systems-owning donders to catch whatever piece of (the still available) DLCs they're missing for the trilogy of Japanese Taiko games on both systems.
As a post-script addendum, we remind you that the digital versions of both 3DS and Wii U games were already removed from the storefront beforehand, and that its former purchasers can still be able to redownload if these were already bought when they were available, alongside all their respective single/bundled DLC deals.
Source (Nintendo of America eShop Discontinuation Q&A)
Source (Nintendo of America eShop Discontinuation Q&A)
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Song of the Week! 18 March 2023
Friday, March 17, 2023
Namco Taiko Blog (17 March 2023) - Nijiiro 4th Year's (Pre-)Drumstarter Update
Four years of Nijiiro Version... still going strong! Two days before that, however, we'll see another software update bringing in a quartet of new licenses for Japanese cabs and the much-anticipated seasonal Rewards Shop update for everyone at a Banapassport card's reach.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Taiko no Tatsujin Track of the Year 2022 Results
The second of our song popularity polls for the year that was gone has ended, and with that we're bringing in the winners as elected by our readers around the world!
Honorable mentions for this round go to a quintet of songs that have missed the tied-10th-place by a single point: Soshite Yuusha wa Nemuri ni Tsuku, 
Kill My Fortune, Phony, 
Life Will Change and Mixed Nuts.
We thank you once again for your input, looking forward to that's waiting us around the corner!
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SUPERNOVA USAO |
★5 | ★7 | ★8 | ★10 | ★10 |
| 2nd (13 points) | ||||||
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Shinryu Azu♪ & Masahiro "Godspeed" Aoki 神竜 ～Shinryu～／あず♪ & Masahiro "Godspeed" Aoki |
★5 | ★7 | ★8 | ★10 | ★10 |
| 3rd (12 points) | ||||||
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The Future of the Taiko Drum Taiko de Time Travel 2765/Camellia The Future of the 太鼓ドラム／太鼓 de タイムトラベル2765 / かめりあ |
★5 | ★7 | ★8 | ★10 | ★10 |
| 4th (9 points) | ||||||
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Mainichi ga Donderful Taiko no Tatsujin Donderfulò Festival Theme Song まいにちがドンダフル／「太鼓の達人 ドンダフルフェスティバル」テーマソング |
★2 | ★4 | ★5 | ★8 | |
| tied 5th (8 points) | ||||||
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Little White Witch Yuichiro Tsukagoshi (NanosizeMir) & GIW feat. Kaori Aihara リトルホワイトウィッチ／塚越雄一朗(NanosizeMir) & 祇羽 feat. 愛原圭織 |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★9 | |
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Scarlet Police on Ghetto Patrol 24PM Touhou Project Arrange/Lettuce Shichijou Group スカーレット警察のゲットーパトロール24時／東方Projectアレンジ 七条レタスグループ |
★2 | ★2 | ★5 | ★8 | ★9 |
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Plastic Love プラスティック・ラブ |
★2 | ★4 | ★5 | ★7 | |
| tied 8th (7 points) | ||||||
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Villain flower/Teniwoha ヴィラン／flower・てにをは |
★2 | ★3 | ★5 | ★7 | ★8 |
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Animal DECO*27 feat. Hatsune Miku アニマル／DECO*27 feat.初音ミク |
★3 | ★4 | ★4 | ★7 | |
| tied 10th (6 points) | ||||||
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Ashura-chan 阿修羅ちゃん／Ado |
★2 | ★3 | ★4 | ★7 | |
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Feel Special |
★2 | ★4 | ★5 | ★7 | |
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Fuuma Module 6768 Hisui 風魔モジュール6768／翡翠 |
★4 | ★6 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 |
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Kyourandotou 狂瀾怒濤／xi |
★4 | ★7 | ★8 | ★9 | ★10 |
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Aleph-0 LeaF |
★5 | ★7 | ★8 | ★10 | |
Honorable mentions for this round go to a quintet of songs that have missed the tied-10th-place by a single point:
Soshite Yuusha wa Nemuri ni Tsuku, Kill My Fortune, Phony, Life Will Change and Mixed Nuts.
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