It's the first Classic pick in quite a while! This ought to be familair to long-date Taiko players to hear, despite it being increasingly hard to scout in official titles...
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Song of the Week! 23 August 2025
It's the first Classic pick in quite a while! This ought to be familair to long-date Taiko players to hear, despite it being increasingly hard to scout in official titles...
[TDM] - End of Distribution for The Drum Master
Before our usual Saturday shenanigans, we take the time to forward on the blog what was also shared on social media (also by us, among other parties) since the start of this month. The Drum Master, the first game in the series available to both xBox systems and PCs is going to be shut down on digital outlets, effectively marking the end of distribution for the game as no physical releases for it were ever made.
Starting from the end of September 30th, it won't be possible to purchase the game on digital storefronts anymore, although redownloads of the game for those who already purchased it will still be possible. As of now, all paid DLC packs won't be discontinued for the time being, both for redownloads as well as single purchase.
Source
TnT The Drum Master Official Website
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Song of the Week! 16 August 2025
This is a monumental day for Touhou Project fans all over the world, as this weekend's Comic Market 106 venue houses the doujin launch of the 20th-numbered mainline Touhou Project game!
Let's have some danmaku fun with it, for old time's sake.
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Song of the Week! 9 August 2025
Among other things, this ending week has seen the first steps of official Taiko SNS towards the release of the 2025 main Ranking Dojo's final steps, with the usual multi-song teaser grid for potential candidates on the pre-Tatsujin courses.
Let's welcome this course of action with one of the songs from last year's final stretch! This one was the final hurdle to overcome 2024's Meijin course.
Friday, August 8, 2025
Taiko no Tatsujin (Mainland China 4th-gen) Autumn 2025 Updates
After our
stalking attempt
three months back, the teased
"Autumn 2025" season large-scale
update for 4th-generation Taiko no Tatsujin cabinets in mainland China has
been dated for 2025/07/15*, as the preview trailer surfaces on official
outlets including Bilibili and Weibo.
(*subject to the dongle work done by individual arcade operators)
While we wait for the full update notes, the main additions of the new update (and beyond) include:
(*subject to the dongle work done by individual arcade operators)
While we wait for the full update notes, the main additions of the new update (and beyond) include:
- 19 tracks added (see below jump) including both mainland China exclusives and catch-up with the rest of the world
-
Rolling in Rewards Campaign Autumn 2025 coming soon (
no date listed2025/07/15~11/14 source) - Ranking Dojo 2025 coming soon in October 2025 (2024 trials will retire in September)
-
Drummers' Square mini-program updates coming soon in
August 20252025/08/06 source, including Track Collection (similar to Liked Tracks in other regions) and by-track score rankings
Like last season, the preview trailer is also paired with a message segment
from Morikawa and Etou (at the end of the same video this time), which we will
cover in a separate post.
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Song of the Week! 2 August 2025
It's time, once again, to bring up yet another live example of how getting geared with an Ura Oni chart isn't a licensed cover song's way to dodge perma-deletion action in Taiko grounds.
This time around, it's arguably a greater loss for those looking for an easy arcade medal grind...
Friday, August 1, 2025
First Video Portal: August 2025
2025/07/25
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Ai Shite Ai Shite Ai Shite Kikuo feat. Hatsune Miku 愛して愛して愛して／きくお feat. 初音ミク |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 507 |
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Monitoring DECO*27 feat. Hatsune Miku モニタリング／DECO*27 feat. 初音ミク |
★2 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 422 |
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Rolling Girl wowaka feat. Hatsune Miku ローリンガール／wowaka feat. 初音ミク |
★2 | ★3 | ★4 | ★8 665 |
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Mimukawa Nice Try NuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNu みむかゥわナイストライ／ぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬ |
★2 | ★4 | ★6 | ★7 516 |
★9 709 |
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Suna no Wakusei Hachi feat. Hatsune Miku 砂の惑星／ハチ feat. 初音ミク |
★3 | ★5 | ★5 | ★9 741 |
[NS2] - Early-August's Vocaloid-Palooza Update!
The month of August couldn't have a better start for Taiko-attuned Vocaloid fans than this! After a shadowdrop reveal on Nicovideo (and the official announcement video up here), all versions of Donderful/Rhythm Festival have received some extra content for Taiko Music Pass subscribers, as part of the Hatsune Miku's Summer Song Festival! (夏の初音ミク曲祭り！) collaboration event.
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Taiko Time 15th Anniversary Quiz!
It's been quite some time since we post right on time for the blog's
anniversary, but...
Like many of our anniversaries in the past, we have prepared the Anniversary Quiz to test your knowledge on the Taiko no Tatsujin series, hosted exclusively on Google Forms this year:
Taiko Time turns 15 today! (2025/07/31)
Like many of our anniversaries in the past, we have prepared the Anniversary Quiz to test your knowledge on the Taiko no Tatsujin series, hosted exclusively on Google Forms this year:
The quiz contains 15 four-option multiple-choice questions. After submitting your answers, Google Forms will calculate your total score (out of 15). You can also check our explanation on the questions you got right, but not the ones you got wrong. You can try as many times as you want.
Feel free to share your scores with others, but for the sake of other participants, please do not share the exact answers with anyone else until after we release our answer key in late-November 2025.
Gasshou Stivalfe! Lyrics
Vocals:
Main: Danchinomiya Sisters (団地ノ宮姉妹) = Kotoko (琴子) and Yako (弥子)
Chorus: Tama☆tai (たま☆たい)
Japanese lyrics sourced from OST Ringo-ame.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Song of the Week! 26 July 2025
We can't have a Summer-y season around here without some traditional Japanese festival music to it, can we?
Thursday, July 24, 2025
[NS2/PTB] - End-July's Digitally-Distributed Treats
Just as the month is coming to a close, the latest Donderful/Rhythm Festival TMP song removal round is followed with the rise of a brand-new Ura Oni setting, this time around for one of PinocchioP's songs from past years.
At the same time, the everlasting Pop Tap Beat receives yet another update, bringing back Jojo's Bizarre Adventures to the Taiko table after a couple of years since its last outing!
Official Links
TnT Pop Tap Beat App Store page
At the same time, the everlasting Pop Tap Beat receives yet another update, bringing back Jojo's Bizarre Adventures to the Taiko table after a couple of years since its last outing!
Taiko Music Pass - New Song
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Kamippoi na PinocchioP feat. Hatsune Miku 神っぽいな／ピノキオピー feat. 初音ミク |
★9 | ||||
Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut
Pop Tap Beat Ver.1.26.0 New Songs
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il vento d'oro Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 「ナンバーワン戦隊ゴジュウジャー」より |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ★9 |
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Lilac From TV Anime 'Oblivion Battery' ライラック／TVアニメ「忘却バッテリー」より |
★3 | ★4 | ★4 | ★8 | |
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Kyoufuu All Back (feat. Kaai Yuki) Yukopi 強風オールバック(feat.歌愛ユキ)／ゆこぴ |
★3 | ★4 | ★5 | ★7 | |
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UNBIAS Masayoshi Iimori feat. mezz, HAKU ／ WADIVE RECORD |
★3 | ★4 | ★5 | ★8 | |
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Asagao
BTB
アサガオ |
★4 | ★5 | ★7 | ★10 | |
Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut
Official Links
TnT Pop Tap Beat App Store page
Namco Taiko Blog (2025/07/24): Nijiiro ver. July 2025 Update and the Stream of Additions and Collabs
Coming in near the end of the month of July are news about the upcoming 2025/07/30 update to Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver., filled with new tracks and collaboration efforts.
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Song of the Week! 19 July 2025
This July's Ura Oni slot is owed to one of the most-represented franchises in Taiko among Bandai Namco's many IPs! Although, one might not look at it that way, as of late...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
[DF] July '25 Taiko Music Pass songs (1/2 + 2/2) and Nursery Rhymes/Popular Songs Pack
／#太鼓の達人ドンダフルフェスティバル
— 【公式】太鼓の達人 家庭用シリーズ (@taiko_kateiyou) June 26, 2025
楽曲追加のお知らせ📢
＼
7月3日(木)に #太鼓ミュージックパス へ楽曲を追加！
ぜひプレイしてくださいね🎵
次回更新曲は7月10日(木)に告知予定！
各プラットフォームの #太鼓ミュージックパス の
詳細＆ご購入はこちらから！https://t.co/ES89oVarY2 pic.twitter.com/eJTISt8Ipm
Just like this soon-ending June, eight songs are scheduled to come to the TMP service next month, with the first four-fold delivery happening next Thursday. From licensed debuts (with non-covers on toe!) to formerly-arcade-exclusive April Fools treats and one of the closest 10* Oni not to be rated as such, there's a little something for everyone... Not to mention the obligatory "reparations-for-Music-Pass-deletion " Ura Oni debut of yesterday!
Taiko Music Pass New Tracks/Notecharts
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TT | ★9 | ||||
| 2025/07/03 | ||||||
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Bai Bai FIGHT! 倍倍FIGHT!／CANDY TUNE |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
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RuLe Ado / From Drama "Billion x School" ルル／Ado ドラマ「ビリオン×スクール」より |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
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Koritsu Aoharu Gakuen Kouka Blue-back Choir 鼓立あおはる学園校歌／ブルーバック合唱団 |
★5 | ★7 | ★7 | ★10 | |
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punk bastards sobrem |
★5 | ★6 | ★7 | ★9 | |
Key: red = series debut; green = subscription/freemium debut
Icing on the cake is the reveal of a children-friendly song pack for all versions, the first one made of songs that are currently not available in the Taiko Music Pass! As the title suggests, it's made of nursery rhymes and other children-friendly tunes, some brand-new and something harking as back as the PS2 days with Furusato and Fuji no Yama (Fuji-san in the final PS2 game) from the physical-rehabilitation arcade machine Taiko RT Nippon no Kokoro.
Nursery Rhymes and Popular Songs Pack
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Tsugaru Kaikyou Fuyugeshiki 津軽海峡・冬景色 |
★1 | ★2 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 |
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365-po no March 三百六十五歩のマーチ |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
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Tokyo Ondo 東京音頭 |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
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Furusato ふるさと |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
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Fuji no Yama ふじの山 |
★1 | ★1 | ★3 | ★3 | |
Key: red = series debut; blue = console debut
[UPDATE (16/7/25)] - Page updated with July 2025's second song delivery, with another quartet of fresh ports between Pop Tap Beat and Nijiiro debuts, with a brand new Kasane Teto tune as its proverbial cherry-on-top!
Taiko Music Pass New Tracks/Notecharts
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Ochame Kino GojimajiP feat. Kasane Teto おちゃめ機能／ゴジマジP feat. 重音テト |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
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GO! GO! MANIAC K-On!! 「けいおん!!」より |
★2 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 | ★10 |
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CUT! into the FUTURE Morimori Atsushi モリモリあつし |
★5 | ★6 | ★8 | ★10 | ★10 |
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Drawin'☆Dream! Versus feat. Ayame Shirakura (NoWorld) ドローイン☆ドリーム！／Versus feat.白黒黒白(NoWorld)「けいおん!!」より |
★3 | ★3 | ★4 | ★8 | |
Key: red = series debut; green = subscription/freemium debut
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