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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Namco Taiko Blog (April 13th, 2023) - 4th-Year Nijiiro Version's Golden Week April Wizardry



Arcade update is approaching fast, once more! Like the last time, we got both Japan-exclusive and all-Nijiiro-encompassing activities to talk about, not to mention the latest Real Ranking Dojo developments...

-) March 2020/Nijiiro ver. New Songs

Title
2023/04/19 (Japan only)
Otonablue Atarashi Gakko
オトナブルー/
新しい学校のリーダーズ
★? ★? ★? ★?
Shukufuku Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch of Mercury
祝福/「機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女」より
★3 ★5 ★6 ★8
Tokyo Shandy Rendezvous Urusei Yatsura
トウキョウ・シャンディ・ランデヴ
/TVアニメ「うる星やつら」より
★? ★? ★? ★?
Watashi wa Saikyou Ado / Song of Uta ONE PIECE RED
私は最強/Ado「ウタの歌 ONE PIECE FILM RED」より
★? ★? ★? ★?
Hirogaru Sky! PreCure ~Hero Girls~
ひろがるスカイ!プリキュア ~Hero Girls~
★? ★? ★? ★?

Together with the already-revealed three unfortunate licensed removals, five more will take its stead in what feels like an original-version ensemble. Kinda funny to have the outlier -a PreCure song- also being from the same series to see a Taiko series perma-removal on the same day.

As noted these are Japanese-only additions (at least for now), but there's something everyone will be able to enjoy, provided a personal Banapassport is within reach...

-) The Crunchiest Roll-In Reward Campaign Update
By popular demand, the time-limited unlocking campaign will see an alternate reprint, starting one day after the upcoming Wednesday Nijiiro update (April 20th) and available to all Banapassport-compatible Nijiiro arcades across the globe! Simply play once per day in order to claim one of a set-ladder awards between customization options and playable song from the Taiko days of yore. Among the unlockables are Ridge Racer series song NAKED GLOW (now with a full-caps spelling) and Ra Morena Kumonai, possibly with the same Ura nightmares PS4 users know very well about.

The campaign receives its dedicated name as 'Rolling-In Rewards Campaign Spring 2023' (ごほうびザクザクキャンペーン2023 春), due to it being shorter than the previous Start-Dash campaigns and its contents being based on Taiko fans' suggestions for it over Twitter. This means that only some of the former iteration's song unlocks will come back this time, including those who can already be spotted with the aid of the Donder Hiroba website:
  • SORA-V Cosmic Bird
  • ON SAY GO SAY
  • Neko Kujira
  • Hyaki Yakou
  • Nanori (Tenjou)
  • / Maow
  • An American in Paris
-) Real Ranking Dojo @ Namco Akihabara Strikes Back


The beloved Real Ranking Dojo forays are still garnering all sorts of positive feedback from its attenders, so much so that No.11 hjas decided to reveal in advance the ongoing plans for its return at Namco Akihabara for the near future; as noted on top, though, this might be subject of variations in case of major impediments of sorts occurring on such dates.

In the ongoing plans, Namco Akihabara will hold the ongoing Beginner-to-10-Dan Real Ranking Dojo session on every Sunday in the month of April. Not only that, three consecutive days of RRD will occur at the start of May, the latter couple of which allowing its attenders to challenge the whole spectrum of main courses (up to Tatsujin!), with the same clear-once-only set of rules. Bear in mind, however, that the May 5th event is all for elementary-and-under attenders alone, which still get free attendance due to the alignment of the recurring Japanese Children's Day.

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