V Version Update: "Sold Separately" Launch Songs!
Together with the DLC pack announce of the last Thursday, September's public DLC lineup is now joined by V Version's pre-order and promotional tracks, starring both the three launch free song DLC...
View ArticleWCS2016 Song Contest Now Opens to Overseas Entries
The "around September" that we were told is now fixated to September 1 15:00 JPT, that means all of you music creators who are reading this should really get working! To come with the opening for the...
View ArticleFirst Video: Break Line
The DonChare song for September 2015 is finally out! Sung by Sariya-jin of Zero no Nocturn/Rhapsody and Marble Heart fame, Break Line (3/5/7/8) holds an Oni mode challenge which is surprisingly more...
View ArticleTaiko Plus: Traditionally Sounding and Recently Relevant
In an extended effort to prove that the Gakkyoku Tori Houdai subscription is worth your money, three songs are added to the already rather large line-up of songs to download freely. There may not be...
View ArticleFirst Video: Senkou no Yukue / V Version Update: Whatever Happens to Chinese...
閃光の行方 Senkou no Yukue (3/5/6/7; 552 notes on Oni) Obligatorily comparing with the other Legend of Heroes song debuted in the same game (the 3/5/6/6 Ashita e no Kodou), this is similar with mostly...
View ArticleNamco Taiko Blog (September 3 2015) - Etou's Kitchen: Written in Blog, Episode 1
In which Etou moves his popular (?) cooking show from the livestreams and Morse code-space into the weekly Namco Taiko Blog. Today's dish: "Rice in Soup, Type Cream". We here at Taiko Time are...
View ArticleAcross Japan: September Facebook Tournament: New and Tasty
The Facebook Tournaments has been mostly sticking to newly added songs and/or difficult technical pieces that get everyone discussing. Following those tropes, Muzukashii Kokihi no Shinzou -SCARLET...
View ArticleTwitter Snippets (September 4 2015): Merch Search! T-shirt and Interactive Book
【お知らせ】既に店頭でご覧になった方もいらっしゃるかもですが、講談社さんから「太鼓の達人 たいこあそびえほん」が発売されています。 本体から流れるメロディに合わせてどんやかつを叩いて、楽しくドンカツ!できます♪ オススメ!(タケモト pic.twitter.com/IKHqCjXLYo— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) September 4, 2015Two pieces of merch...
View ArticleSong of the Week! 5 September 2015
As a way to wrap up our 5th Anniversary Blog celebrations, let's take a look at the eldest Taiko generation, for another early 10* Oni challenge in Taiko gaming. Taiko Samurai (太鼓侍) --- Old...
View ArticleSympho-Neighbours - Eastern Rhythm Project
The ever-growing popularity of ZUN's Touhou Project franchise has lead to the creation of an impressive number of song renditions from both series' fans and music-oriented doujin circles, year after...
View ArticleCarnation/Oranda Nadeshiko Lyrics
Composer, Lyrics: 飛鳥男 = NOMI and ASKAJapaneseサヨナラさ 涙の ticket to ride (sayonara sa namida no ticket to ride)そうして悲しみに お別れを告げましょう (soushite kanashimi ni owakare o tsugemashou)全部 全部 失くした夏 (zenbu zenbu...
View ArticleStaff Interview: Taiko Time 5th Blog Anniversary Edition
The closing point for our blog's 5th Anniversary blog celebrations, this interview corner will see us answering the questions that have been sent by our loyal fans, together with some questions from...
View ArticleNamco Taiko Blog (September 10 2015) - WCS2016 Inside Thoughts (1)
Being literally the "development blog" for the Taiko no Tatsujin, let's actually talk about developing in today's blog post! ...Well technically you don't develop a championship tournament, you...
View ArticleFirst Video: Synchronica x Taiko no Tatsujin
In this First Video feature with a twist, amongst a cooldown of Taiko no Tatsujin news, we look at the expy of two fan-favourite Namco Original songs into Namco's newer arcade rhythm game that is...
View ArticleSong of the Week! 12 September 2015
Today's feature takes us back to Namco's prized arcade shooter history, with a track coming from top-down perspective game Dragon Spirit's sequel. Dragon Saber (ドラゴンセイバー ) Submerged City...
View Article[RANDOM] - Fan-spotted Taiko Anime Sighting!
After our last Taiko no Tatsujin cameo spotted in recent Japanese animation series, we have been made aware by a comment from Kapi Kypjin about another recent show getting Taiko cameos of sorts. And...
View ArticleTwitter Snippets 2 (September 16 2015) - Ranking Dojo Ramblings
ムラサキVer. 段位道場においての、9月14日(月)時点での最高取得段位の分布と、各段位ごとの合格率をグラフにまとめてみました。 データから、色々な情報が垣間見える…かもしれません。(タケモト) pic.twitter.com/RLFS9ZIZoN— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) September 16, 2015 In our second Twitter Snippets...
View ArticleNamco Taiko Blog (September 17 2015) - The Last of (Wii) U2
Hello from Daifuku! ...well more like a pre-recorded message as herself would currently be at the big Tokyo Game Show 2015 expo, exhibiting Wii U3 at the Family Corner through the end of the week!...
View ArticleTwitter Snippets (September 16 2015) - Calling the End for PSP DX [Updated...
【重要なお知らせ】 「太鼓の達人 ぽ~たぶるDX」について、全ての追加コンテンツの配信を9月30日に終了させて頂きます。 以後、再ダウンロードを含めた楽曲の取得ができなくなりますので、9月30日までにダウンロードを完了して頂けますようお願い致します。 #taiko765— 太鼓チーム (@taiko_team) September 16, 2015 A whopping four years...
View ArticleAcross Japan: September FB Tournament Results!
Here you go, September Facebook Tournament results are in for you to check (or go to the original post, which they have it HD'er). The Oni Department with Shimedore 2000 has somewhat a dilemma, in...
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