A Vocaloid collaboration song of yore for today, in order to properly greet the Vocaloid-based event that's yet to come!
Idol Senshi (feat. Hatsune Miku)
アイドル戦士(feat. 初音ミク)／Mitchie M
| Game | Genre |  |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Nijiiro (Y6) |  | ★2 201 | ★4 323 | ★5 429 | ★8 677 | - |
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???The latest licensed Vocaloid song to come to the Nijiiro Version soil after Rabbit Hole from about two years back, this was the song to tie in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise's 45th anniversary in music with Hatsune Miku, as part of its own dedicated campaign. For us in the Taiko trenches, however, its playable coming marks the 12-times-later return of a music composer as well as the... shall we say, second song to tie idols and RPG classes since Idol Berserker!
Idol Senshi (lit. 'Warrior'), in fact, was made by the now-Vocaloid producer Mitchie Mitchell (website; X account), mostly known by his aliases of Tucada and -of course- Mitchie M. In credited soundtrack accounts, he's been credited as the composer of Namco Originals Sword Battlers and Electric Postman from the first Wii U game, but according to the order of contribution works being listed in his website's biography section, he might have been behind a number of musical works for the series since the 6th arcade cabinet at best! The song Sword Battlers was poised to come the now-dead RHYTHM CONNECT mobile app at some point, up to being revealed that this was one of a few songs that couldn't make the jump due to undisclosed "various reasons", something that could also be linked to the song receiving ever so little representation across General Asia-geared releases of the past. This lead to Idol Senshi to become Mitchie M's official return as a Taiko contributor, over 12 years since the debut of his Electric Postman!
Idol Senshi is born as a parody of another Gundam opening theme: Ai Senshi from Soldiers of Sorrow (also playable in Taiko). True to its anniverary-fueled nature, a number of other opening themes across Gundam history are also quoted, all of which have never received Taiko representation before this song's playable coming:
- Eye-catching (アイキャッチ), Nagai Nemuri (長い眠り), Gundam Daichi ni Natsu (ガンダム大地に立つ) and Tatakai e no Kyofu (戦いへの恐怖), all from the original Mobile Suit Gundam run;
- Tobe! Freedom (翔べ！フリーダム) from Gundam SEED;
- TRANS-AM RAISER from Gundam 00;
- Unicorn from Gundam UC;
- Last Impression from the Gundam Wing-era OVA Gundam W Endless Waltz.
We've got another slow-flowing, stamina-intense solider to fill the 8-star Oni ranks with this one! Acute mnemonics skills can help you big time on this one, so even without studying its chart like it's a physical music sheet for your regular music player, going with the flow is the only thing you might need. Banappassport-geared Donders can earn a 45th-anniversary-themed Hatsune Miku petit chara by playing at any difficulty, but if you're brand-new to the Banapassport scene, pay attention- clearing it doesn't net you the "general Miku unlocks" arcade players get by trying any other Miku song (the regular Miku PC and the titles 'Diva' and 'Onion Lover'), for some reason!
