Taiko no Tatsujin x Project Sekai Collaboration Announcement!

 After a teaser tweet showing a bunch of blacked-out Petit Chara silouhettes this past Sunday, earlier today it was revealed how the next Vocaloid-related event to happen is none other than a music game collaboration joint! 

The news came from a Project Sekai live YT broadcast that was aired earlier today (clipped-out portion, courtesy of Discord user jorj), discussing the stretch of the Taiko-related content landing there.

Song of the Week! 24 January 2026

One high-energy Namco Original, coming up!

Song of the Week! 17 January 2026

The Ura Oni talk for this year will start just as we ended (in part) the previous one... with music gaming collaboration talk!

Namco Taiko Blog (January 16th, 2026) - Nijiiro Version x Arknights Collaboration Reminder

Honestly, the title already says it all! There's nothing more to reiterate from the collaboration's original reveal from the last Taiko Team livestream, other that Chinese Donders will have to refer on region-exclusive schedule arragements via the official WeChat pages.

We'll toss one more reminder as an extra- don't forget that the same Arknights song duo will also become available next week on the Taiko Music Pass!

Official Links

Taiko no Tatsujin official blog (16/01/26)

Taiko no Tatsujin Donderful Festival late January 2026 Taiko Music Pass Updates

January's latter half will see some fortuitous console debuts, including last Summer's song duo from the ongoing Arknights gacha game! A brand-new Namco Original from a BMS-famed talent is also in our cards, as it seems.

More importantly, we're also starting to get Vocaloid song debuts by popular demand from last year's Vocaloid song poll, with the original Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu as the most requested song! As mentioned by the same reveal tweet, even the 2nd-placed song on the requests side will be made playable, albeit later on with title reveal on toe.

Taiko Music Pass Track Additions (source)

	Title
2026/01/22
	Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu cosMo@BousouP feat. Hatsune Miku 初音ミクの消失／cosMo＠暴走P feat. 初音ミク	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Radiant Arknights 　　「アークナイツ -明日方舟-」より	★4	★6	★6	★8
	Break Through the Dome Arknights 　　「アークナイツ -明日方舟-」より	★3	★6	★7	★9
	*Sekai o Sukuu, Bokura no Ohanashi. AAAA ＊せかいをすくう、ぼくらのおはなし。／ああああ	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Morpho Mifumei (BNSI) feat. cono モルフォ／ミフメイ(BNSI) feat. cono	★4	★7	★8	★9

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription/freemium debut

Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. Oodles of Outfits Campaign Winter 2025

Event Period: 2026/01/14-03/15
Every credit played grants 10 event medals. Reward granted when specific event medal total reached.

	Item		Event Medal
	たこやき	Takoyaki	10
	富士山	Mount Fuji	20
	ハートのほっぺ	Heart Cheeks	30
	ライス	Rice	40
	スケーターボディ	Skater Body	50
	スケーターキャップ	Skater Cap	60
	白い目	White Eyes	70
	はらじゅくヘアー	Harajuku Hair	80
	はらじゅくドレス	Harajuku Dress	90
	イカ	Squid	100
	皇帝	Emperor	120
	インテリめがね	Intelligent Glasses	140
	かまぼこ	Kamaboko	160
	ブロック	Blocky	180
	ブロック	Blocky	200
	おやすみひつじ	Sleepy Sheepy	220
	おやすみひつじ	Sleepy Sheepy	240
	パワーアーム	Power Arm	260
	勇者どん	Hero Don	280
	勇者どん	Hero Don	300
	イケメンヘアー(銀)	Handsome Hair (Silver)	330
	犬小屋	Doghouse	360
	犬小屋	Doghouse	390
	ドドドド	Dodododo	420
	AIバトルナビゲーターズ	AI Battle Navigators	450
	メデューサ	Medusa	480
	よせ鍋	Hotpot	510
	ランプの魔人	Lamp Djinn	540
	ランプの魔人	Lamp Djinn	570
	AIスペースナビゲーターズ	AI Space Navigators	600

Namco Taiko Blog (January 13th, 2026) - Rewards-a-Plenty Campaign Sequel and 25th Anniversary Official Livestream Reveal

A sequel to the reoccurring free-outfits campaign is back, albeit with a slight title deviation!

Running from tomorrow (January 14) up until March 15th, the Dress-up Campaign 2025 Winter (きせかえザクザクキャンペーン2025冬) will net all Banapassport players both returning and brand-new Kigurumi customization elements (full-body costumes, 2-part outfits and Petit Charas), simply by playing in the campaign period. The first 10 elements are unlocked in sequence after each credit play, elements 11-20 are unlocked every two credit plays and the final stretch -elements 21-30- is awarded after three credits' worth of playing, one piece at a time. Just don't forget your Banapassport before entering the Song Selection screen! This campaign will air worldwide, with a separate version for mainland China players coming later in the year.

Another couple of topics were digressed in today's blog entry, for which we'll see you after the jump. One of the two, in particular, was brought by the combined efforts of Chinese Donders, no less!

Song of the Week! 10 January 2026

Been a while since our last perma-removal, "eulogy"-style SotW piece, hasn't it?

Taiko no Tatsujin Donderful Festival Taiko Music Pass Farewell Tracks (January 2026)

Taiko Music Pass Farewell Tracks (source)

	Title
2026/01/28
	Soup	★3	★5	★6	★8
	Gokuraku Joudo 極楽浄土 Other availability PS4 (DLC)	★3	★5	★5	★7
	Ikari o Kure Yo One Piece Film Gold 怒りをくれよ／「ワンピース フィルム ゴールド」より Other availability 3DS3 (DLC EOS), Plus (DLC EOS)	★3	★5	★6	★6
	Chuwapane! Secret×Heroine Phantomirage! チュワパネ！／「ひみつ×戦士 ファントミラージュ！」より	★1	★1	★3	★5

Key: orange = Mythical (no other means to play); yellow = Endangered (only playable with EOS DLC)

Additional Notes

• Farewell Tracks will not be playable in all modes
• Scores and crowns achieved will be removed from view
• Farewell Tracks will disappear from playlist(s) if previously set
• If a Farewell Track is set as My Battle Track in online modes, the slot will be reverted to the default (Natsu Matsuri)
• Titles obtained from playing Farewell Tracks (e.g. "(track) Lover" from playing the track 30 times) will still be usable even after removal.