For the first time after the fact, the Taiko Team is chronicling their experience at the year's Amusement Expo in official blog entry form, enriched with the cross-company-joint Amuement Music Fes musical concert therein. We're also getting intel on the upcoming final livestream for 2025 on toe, too!
This year's rendition of the Amusement Expo was set on November 14-15, during which days a number of gaming companies had the opportunity to showcase their ongoing tech and gizmos with the event's attenders. Bandai Namco was one of such parties with a dedicated portion of the Tokyo Big Sight convention center venue for the Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro Version going-ons, with cabinets equipped with both the current and the upcoming/in-testing new MDF-based drum surfaces, this time around marked with a dedicated balloon on the side (look at the right in this picture!)
Etou and "No.11 " Kimizu were attending the venue on both days as well, with an autograph stall on toe! Apparently, the average waiting time for Day 2 lingered around 30 minues to meet and greet the two Taiko Team personalities, this time...
Among other returning activities from past live venues, there were also the more-traditional photo sessions and the "make-your-own-Taiko-keychain" corner that already garnered a bit of attention at JAEPO 2025! Considering the blurry-faces action across these photos, however, it might be best to reach out the original blog entry for those...
Among other returning activities from past live venues, there were also the more-traditional photo sessions and the "make-your-own-Taiko-keychain" corner that already garnered a bit of attention at JAEPO 2025! Considering the blurry-faces action across these photos, however, it might be best to reach out the original blog entry for those...
And now, a first for these kinds of coverage- snaps from the MUSIC FES concert that was held on Day 2! The first of such highlights was BNSI freshman/experienced FES hypeman Rihito Tsuboi, roaring up the crowd with Todoroke! Taiko no Tatsujin and Kita Saitama 2000 playing in the background.
Of course, a few songs of his own were played along the mix...
Music from non-Taiko Namco games was also on the spotlight, from the iconic Kamikaze Remix to Synchronica's post-mortem anniversary song Sync Your World, for which its creator Mifumei also appeared to jam with the audience!
A bit of cross-over action was also welcomed, with agents from the Sega otoge isle appearing for the crossover music performance of Oshama Scramble! and Valsqoch, the two maimai songs that were crossed over into Taiko gaming this year.
Last but not least was what can be best described as the "Donder-core spaz" corners, from Lightning Boys showcasing a never-seen-before 'Tsuboi Beam' to mirror the iconic Etou Beam, an ever-more frenzied crescendo with Haya Saitama 2000 and the elated conclusion with !!!Chaos Time!!!. Keep up the pace with that live Don!
One core think to keep in mind across the 'donder-core' part, however, is a facet that even us have neglected to cover for last year's edition, one which thankfully was also brought up by the Taiko Team's coverage on the MUSIC FES concert: never-heard-before original music.
Last year's edition has introduced a portion of a back-then-unnamed song that would eventually come fully-revealed to be Toroika 2000, whereas this year a brand-new Namco Original was fully premiered for the event: Shin Sazaki's SORA-VIII Nebula Trail, which has already joined nationwide Nijiiro Version cabs as last week's (Sunday) Weekend Warrior.
For about half a month, those who wanna live (or relieve) the ebbs of the Amusement Music FES as a whole can do so from the comfort of their own homes/portable devices, with paid livestream playblacks available for sale until December 1st (link, in Japanese).
Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream - December 14th, 2025
Just as stated in the title, this Year of the Snake has got enough stamina for one more official Taiko broadcast! As usual, while we wait for its YT link to surface, we're leaving you with the Quesant form for any Nijiiro-versed inquiries (in Japanese). A few will be drawn out and read live, as always!
Official links
19/11/25 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Blog Update
14/12/25 Livestream Question Box Survey
