Song of the Week! 27 May 2023

So here we are, the last time (hopefully) I'm keeping this "SotW improv" streak going! I have to say, though- once this task was done, it really felt like business as usual. In more than a way...

First Video Portal: May 2023

2023/05/20

	Title
	Re:End of a Dream uma vs. Morimori Atsushi 　　uma vs. モリモリあつし	★5	★5	★5	★7 (602)

2023/05/19

	Title
	NAINAINAI	★3	★4	★6	★7 (392)

2023/05/11

	Title
	Subtitle	★2	★3	★5	★7 (279)
	STONE OCEAN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean 　　「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ストーンオーシャン」より	★3	★5	★6	★7 (392)
	Daizerokan 第ゼロ感／Taiko Team cover ver. 　　「THE FIRST SLAM DUNK」より	★3	★5	★5	★7 (423)
	Yoidore Shirazu 酔いどれ知らず／Kanaria	★3	★3	★5	★8 (483)
	Xevious Taisou ゼビウス体操	★4	★5	★6	★7	★9 (683)

2023/05/10

	Title
	Tsumi to Batsu Inorazaru-mono Yo Yoko Takahashi 罪と罰 祈らざる者よ／高橋洋子	★3	★5	★6	★7 (371)

Namco Taiko Blog (2023/05/23): Ranking Dojo 2023, Livestream and Rainbow Internationalization

 

May 2023 possibly feels a bit chiller on Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. than other months, what with the Golden Week break and all. The latest Taiko no Tatsujin official blog put a few things to look forward to in the next month.

Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. Farewell Tracks (2023/06/22)

	Title
2023/06/22 (remove from all locales)
	Tomo ni ともに／WANIMA 　　Also in: NS1, Plus	★3	★4	★5	★7
	Machigai Sagashi Masaki Suda まちがいさがし／菅田将暉 　　ACN exclusive	★1	★2	★4	★8

Farewell Timeline (all times are JST/UTC+9)

Time	Milestone
2023/06/02 00:00	Farewell Tracks unusable in Donder Hiroba tournaments and challenges
2023/06/22 02:00	Crowns and score ranks obtained from Farewell Tracks removed from totals in Donder Hiroba
2023/06/22 07:00	Farewell Tracks no longer playable  Scores and rankings of Farewell Tracks removed from view in Donder Hiroba Liked Tracks slot and Favourite Track reverted to none if Farewell Tracks was selected

Official Links

Bandai Namco Amusement FAQ portal

Taiko no Tatsujin official blog

Song of the Week! 20 May 2023

...you know what? ***k it, I give up.

It's the THIRD TIME in a row I'm getting distracted at the 11th hour by talking about something on a Saturday matter than actually adehering to the self-planned schedule, so you know what? This officially becomes a SotW themed month, right here and now! As you can see, the theme is nothing but "let's delve into how Lokamp's mind association loosely works", and see some of the weird-ass motivations that drive me out of the marked path, right as I'm about to pen the pre-ordained.

So, you might ask, "what's up this time around"?
Well, ...

Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat Version 1.13.0 Update (and 1.12.0)

╔═════════╗
　　Apple Arcade
太鼓の達人Pop Tap Beat
╚═════════╝

バージョンアップで楽曲が追加されました！

✨本日配信✨
🔰NAINAINAI
🎵真夜中のドア～Stay with me
🎵STONE OCEAN
🎵ジョジョ ～その血の運命～
🎵RARE HERO#太鼓の達人PTB pic.twitter.com/3HSg130OC3

— 【公式】太鼓の達人 スマートフォン (@taikosp) May 18, 2023

While not updating as frequent as the other two console siblings, Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat for the Apple Arcade still strives well enough to have four consecutive updates featuring an exclusive series debut. This time we are out of the old-school anime boom and going really, really new-school.

	Title
	NAINAINAI	★3	★4	★6	★7
	Mayonaka no Door ~ Stay with me 真夜中のドア～Stay with me	★3	★4	★5	★8
	STONE OCEAN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean 　　「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ストーンオーシャン」より	★3	★5	★6	★7
	JoJo ~Sono Chi no Sadame~ JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ジョジョ～その血の運命～／「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険」より	★3	★5	★5	★7
	RARE HERO Ridge Racer 　　「リッジレーサー」より	★5	★7	★7	★8

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription debut

We also just realized we only posted about the last update of PTB back in March only on Twitter and not here on the blog. Oops.

	Title
	Phony Tsumiki feat. Musical Isotope KAFU フォニイ／ツミキ feat. 音楽的同位体 可不(KAFU)	★3	★4	★5	★7	★9
	Mixed Nuts SPY×FAMILY 1st Cour Opening Theme Song ミックスナッツ 　　TVアニメ『SPY×FAMILY』第1クールオープニング主題歌	★2	★3	★5	★7	★9
	H.T Trigun 　　「トライガン」より	★2	★4	★6	★8
	Parade of the Tin Soldiers Leon Jessel おもちゃの兵隊の行進／イェッセル	★3	★2	★4	★8
	Don't Stop the Game 　　DJ Myosuke	★5	★7	★8	★10

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription debut