Livestream Recap: 2026/09/11 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

The latest livestream antics of Etou and Kimizu have dropped a bit earlier than the usual weekend gateaway window, but nevertheless we got your back on the recap action! See you after the jump for the image-based recap, with the full stream on toe above these lines.

[ACN] - The YouTube Ranking Dojo '26 Teaser Extravaganza

Yesterday, the video above your eyes was posted on Bandai Namco's channel, offering a taste of the Kurouto-to-Chojin main trial sets for 2026's Ranking Dojo. We've also got a livestream data reveal via official blog entry, so we're gonna talk about it in the same post!

Livestream Recap: 2026/05/31 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

Summer might be a few weeks away still, but the heat was already on with the long arcade happenings from this April! Today's livestream session with Etou and Kimizu is here to keep up the momentum with other arcade-related happenings, both current and from the near future. Buckle up!

Namco Taiko Blog (April 9th, 2026) - Mid-Spring Nijiiro and Livestream Chimes

Nijiiro Version's next update day is slated next week, on April 15th in Japan and the following day for all other regions (excluding mainland China). Three more licensed tunes will join the Taiko ranks for the first time, alongside the iLiFE! song which was teased last Saturday.

On top of this, we also got the date for the next Taiko no Tatsujin livestream event! The broadcast will start on May 31st, with a Questant form for all arcade-related inquiries to be asked (and a chance to be read live by Etou and Kimizu on stream!); the submission deadline is on May 9th.

Official Links
Taiko no Tatsujin official blog (2026/04/09)
Taiko no Tatsujin (arcade) Questant Form - 05/31 Livestream

Taiko no Tatsujin 25th Anniversary Celebration Reveal Roundup

A few days after the past livestream was aired, a dedicated minisite for the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise's 25th anniversary was opened, accessible by clicking the banner above on the official website's main page or through this link. In there lie a few celebrative projects from the getgo, alongside a glimpse of what's to come for the celebration.

See you after the jump, where we'll also integrate the few extra beats from the Taiko Team's own livestream recap from the official blog!

Livestream Recap: 2026/02/20 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

Happy 25th series anniversary, everyone! The occasion has called for a streaming session that was not aired during a Sunday, like usual, pertaining a lot of Nijiiro-centric events and elements to both look back at the Taiko no Tatsujin's hiustory as well as to gaze onward to whatever 2026 holds in store for the immediate future.

Credit to Discord user jdrago for a handful of pictures featured in this post!

Namco Taiko Blog (February 12th, 2026) - The Romantic Pre-Livestream Nijiiro Moments

In our road to the 25th Anniversary livestream, the Taiko Team is proud to announce the full implementation of the online update service for 4th-generation cabinets, which lets Donders outside of Japan get access to licensed tracks way closer to their Japanese counterparts. Gone are the days of waiting upwards of six months for dongle updates that require manual installation!

With this exciting implementation, the upcoming update for Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver., scheduled 2026/02/18 for Japan and 2026/02/19 for overseas, will bring a trio of popular Anime songs from both past and current times, as well as the Cosmic Radio 2025 winners and final WADIVERSE tracks dotted around the schedule.

After the jump is a handy grid with all the relevant details, including the latest round of songs to be added into international (non-Chinese) Nijiiro cabs out there!

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!

Livestream Recap: 2025/12/14 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

At the year's final stretch, we got served with one more livestream to round up everything arcade-related in the near future, with a greater focus on the just-ended World Score @ Online tournament. Like in the past, our coverage will be a mix of our usual snaps, the Taiko Team's own recap post posted today on the official blog (see here) and a few SNS notices inbetween. Let's roll!

Livestream Recap: 2025/09/07 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

Today's livestream one sure is one to go in the history books! Between the arcade-oriented news talk, console/overseas series apprieciation and the hosts' playaful banter with each other (Force-choking and Etou Beams very much included!), there's surely something for every Donder to enjoy.

See you after the jump!

Namco Taiko Blog (September 4th, 2025) - The Customary Pre-Livestream Nijiiro Update

It's almost time for the usual Ranking-Dojo-ushering official livestream and with that, we're greeted with the notice of three songs made playable for the first time.

There's something else we'd like to talk about today's entry on its own, so we'll see you after the jump for that.

Nijiiro ver. Track Updates

	Title
2025/09/10 (📕Japan only)
	Kaijuu 怪獣	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Love Love Love Love Love Bakyuun! Fairy Tales! Love Love Love Love Loveばきゅーんっ！／ふぇありーているず！	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Hajime Gakuen Idolmaster 初／「学園アイドルマスター」より	★?	★?	★?	★?

Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut

Official Links

Taiko no Tatsujin official blog
9/7 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream (Youtube) - start at 6pm JP time

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.

Official Links

Taiko no Tatsujin official blog

Namco Taiko Blog (June 2nd, 2025) / Livestream Recap: 2025/06/01 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream / News-Flash Chirping Crumbles on Nijiiro's Next Update (2025/06/02)

...these livestream recap titles of ours sure are getting as stacked as a Jenga tower, are they?!

Until it crumbles, at least, we're once again here to regale you of what happened in yesterday's livestream, with the slides/recap shared today on today's official blog entry, a few extra shots on our side for anything else left uncovered there and an update shared via X right as I was in the middle of writing this very post. Let's just jump into it!

Namco Taiko Blog (May 29th, 2025) - The Great Pre-Livestream Overseas Nijiiro Catchup

Loads of stuff getting announced prior to the broadcast happening in two days, including what's on the title as well as a minor update, adding two series songs on Japanese Nijiiro cabs on June 4th.

Namco Taiko Blog (April 17th, 2025) - Pre-Easter Updates on Nijiiro's Near-Future

Today's blog entry feature three bullet points based on early-year recent developments, one of which is a reminder of the iDOLMASTER TOURS campaign active since last Thrusday and ending on June 30th (see more here).

As usual, we've got new songs with the upcoming update and a little something more...

Namco Taiko Blog (February 17th, 2025) / Livestream Recap: 2024/02/16 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

...okay, that title is quite the mouthful, but that's more on the point of us doing the usual post-livestream talk in a hybrid way! Seeing how the Taiko Team is starting to offer their own broadcast recap via blog entry and considering the short length of yesterday's run, we're leeching out of the blog entry for the overall rundown, while also highlighting a few of the reveals that were left out in the official blog entry.

We've also got some more precise dates pertaining some of the covered content that were only posted with today's blog entry, so we can be sure that EVERYONE can take away something new out of this!!

Namco Taiko Blog (January 30th, 2025) - Late-Official-Blog-Posting Overdose

We've got a bit of blog-catch-up plans to do today, and the first course of action lies on this ending week's official blog entry talk we've started on our SNS platforms 2 days ago! Find out which songs are coming over after the jump.

UPDATE (07/02/25) - Added link to upcoming Taiko no Tatsujin livestream ,via simple blog entry of the same day.

Namco Taiko Blog (January 17th, 2025) - Taiko no Tatujin's 24th Anniversary Livestream

It's a really quick entry for a really brief notice: the first Taiko no Tatsujin livestream of the year is going to be aired next month on February 16th, in anticipation of the franchise's 24th aniversary!

For this occasion, the usual pre-livestream poll will be different fron the usual arcade-oriented inquiries! Everyone's invited to send their overall memories with Taiko no Tatsujin, some of which will be read live during the broadcast. The Quesant link is available on the original Taiko blog post (and right here) and will accept new entries up until the end of this month.

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Namco Taiko Blog - Pre-Anni Preparation from the Taiko Team's Livestream Recap

A quick catch-up post to the latest Namco Taiko Blog about last week's livestream is in order, not only for blog coverage per-se but also for a tidbit we forgot to parse in our image-based coverage.

In a nutshell, the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise's upcoming 24th anniversary will be welcomed by a number of features, first and foremost including three new Ranking Dojo Gaiden courses which are based on Nijiiro Version's second tenure year. Expect to see these three in the coming months!

Official Link
Taiko no Tatsujin official blog (2024/12/09)

Livestream Recap: 2024/12/08 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

The final Taiko no Tatsujin livestream of the year is here, at long last! Behind the jump lies all the English-commentary walkthrough to what you can see on the video above these lines, sporting a particular titling format that may or may not be related to what's been unveiled inside...