Mahou no Kissaten Lyrics

Lyrics, Composition: mirawi (みらゐ)
Vocals: Kaori Aihara (愛原圭織)

Japanese lyrics sourced from OST Watagashi.

Song of the Week! 24 October 2020

 

October's almost gone, but here's a Vocaloid feature before that. The reason for it, as you will see, is not the usual "Vocaloid music so bad to Lokamp it gives him the jibbles" shtick...

First Video: Nijiiro Version Ver.07.15's New Songs

 

At long last, arcade update day! Our pre-jump opening is with the latest Vocaloid track in Taiko gaming, checking in with a stamina-focused trial that skims on the average note count size for the ongoing standards.

	Title
PP	RESTART 　　TOSHIMITSU	★2	★3	★4	★8 (544)
PP	Mute Sureba Iijan. aiai ミュートすればいいじゃん。／ぁぃぁぃ	★3	★4	★4	★7 (527)
AN	DiSCOVER THE FUTURE IDOLiSH7 Second BEAT! 　　TVアニメ「アイドリッシュセブン Second BEAT!」より	★2	★4	★4	★5 (293)
VC	Dareka no Shizou ni Nareta Nara YurruCanon feat. GUMI だれかの心臓になれたなら／ユリイ・カノン feat.GUMI	★3	★4	★6	★8 (650)
GV	Kanbu de Tomatte Sugu Tokeru ~ Kyouki no Udongein 　　Touhou Project Arrange/ARM(IOSYS) feat. miko 患部で止まってすぐ溶ける ～ 狂気の優曇華院 　　東方Projectアレンジ ARM(IOSYS) feat.miko	★2	★4	★7	★9 (915)
NO	Karakuri Kairou Harunaba 絡繰廻廊／はるなば	★4	★6	★8	★10 (900)
NO	Central Dogma Pt. 1 Daisuke Kurosawa 　　黒沢ダイスケ	★5	★7	★8	★10 (876)
NO	Tetrarhythmosphobia feat. Luschka テトラリュトモスフォビア／feat.ルシュカ	★4	★5	★7	★10 (717)

Song of the Week! 17 October 2020

 

 

From last week's papyrus-long behemoth of a 1-star Oni feature, we climb up to a 10-star piece that easily falls short on the length department!

Namco Taiko Blog (October 14 2020) - Western Stage Shines for Seven: IDOLiSH7 x Taiko no Tatsujin Collab 2020

Collaborations on arcade Taiko no Tatsujin (March 2020/Nijiiro ver.) are going OVERDRIVE this autumn! While the eastern corner features girls of supernatural abilities, the very same period (October 21 through November 30) also invites back seven musically-adept boys on stage in stark opposition.

But first, the list of tracks that accompany this ultimate showdown of collaboration in the October 21 update!

Console Taiko Gaming Purchase Guide: How Many New Song Would You Get From Rhythmic Adventure Pack

We're one month away from the release of the port-compilation of Taiko no Tatsujin Dokodon RPG Pack/Rhythmic Adventure Pack ("NS-RPG" hereafter) on 2020/11/26 (Japan/Asia). Have you decided to get on the adventuring train with Don-chan? Basing off of our "Console Taiko Gaming - Where to Start?" article from just before NS1/PS4 release in the West, let's discuss some points you may want to note.

1) Control Schemes

Current info suggests that NS-RPG features mostly the same control schemes as the original Nintendo Switch Version for the normal performance mode, with the Joy-Con (including Furi-furi/motion control), Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and the Taiko drum peripheral confirmed to be supported. Touchscreen controls have not been explicitly mentioned as of now.

Do note that the Taiko drum peripheral is NOT supported outside of normal performance mode. This is understandable as the story modes need more varied input than just the four input (including Don-chan's movement, NPC interaction, menu navigation, Katsu Attack in RS2 etc.).

Addendum (2020/11/05): Subsequent trailers reveal that button control (on Joy-Cons or Pro Controllers) is the ONLY supported control scheme for the story modes. Touchscreen control and Furi-furi/motion control are also exclusive to the regular Performance Mode.

Addendum (2021/03/11): Version 1.0.4 update added support for drum peripheral in story modes (only during drum performance). The drum peripheral has to be connected as Player 2, and you still need button controls (like Joy-Con) on Player 1 for other controls. See full details here.

2) Signature Features

True to the name, the main selling point for NS-RPG are the two story modes as previously featured in 3DS2 and 3DS3, now in higher definition. This is the first time that a Taiko no Tatsujin story mode be available in English and legitimately outside of Asia (NB. 3DS2 had a Korean release and PSVita had a Chinese release). The main mechanic of the story modes lies with collecting various battle units and assembling a team for battle, then taking on random encounters and event/boss battles through Taiko no Tatsujin drumming (sometimes with obstructions).

The ability to customize Don-chan also returns (only on colors and two outfit items), but the outfit items are not just for cosmetic looks and actually provide useful skills to Don-chan in the story modes as well.

On the other hand, NS-RPG loses multiplayer action as from the other Nintendo Switch title, being explicitly stated to be a one-player-only experience.

3) The Song List

NS-RPG boasts to feature "over 130 songs" (actually 137), which is just the base song lists of 3DS2 and 3DS3 minus a few tie-in songs (with Meiji Foods and Funassyi) and the controversial Senbonzakura. There will not be DLC support for NS-RPG, so the number is pretty much fixed. 

Your actual new-track mileage may vary if you already own other Taiko games especially the legitimately worldwide NS1 and PS4. Thanks to the age of the original games, you would get more tracks that were topical around 2014-2016, which those two games (especially NS1) is already past for. 

We have prepared comprehensive comparison list after the jump, but in summary NS-RPG will have:

• (if you only own NS1) 11 dupes with the NS1 base list plus 17 more with NS1 DLC
• (if you only own PS4) 16 dupes with the PS4 base list plus 27 more with PS4 DLC
  (plus one more if you count Sotsu Omeshiki)
• (if you own both NS1 and PS4) 24 dupes with either base list plus 32 more with their DLC

With this discussion, hopefully you are more informed to your purchase decisions. See you as we inch closer to release for more hands-on updates. 

Song of the Week! 10 October 2020

 

 

The recently-revealed Touhou collaboratrion ground's additions of a... more meme-tastic nature ought me to "take it easy" for this week's piece. Meet one of the most recent 1-star Oni tracks in Taiko gaming!