Overview
幽闇に目醒めしは (Yuuami ni Mezameshi wa) is a Touhou Project arrange song by the doujin music circle Seventh Heaven MAXION (セブンスヘブンMAXION), featured in maimai MURASAKi. The track arranges "眠れる恐怖 ~ Sleeping Terror," the stage 1 theme from 東方幻想郷 (Lotus Land Story), the fourth mainline Touhou game. At a steady BPM of 120, the song weaves a dark, atmospheric soundscape with gothic fantasy overtones, carried by vocals from Oda Yuu (credited at the time under the alias おだちえり).
The arrangement first appeared in 2007 on the circle's release "Former Frontier 2nd cultivate." The in-game jacket art is taken from the 2013 best-of compilation SHM-BEST/K, which also included a remix of the track. A bittersweet piece of timing: Seventh Heaven MAXION, the music and illustration circle of creator MAKI, released its final best-of CD on May 7, 2017, closing roughly a decade of activity just four days before this song debuted in maimai on May 11, 2017. (MAKI continues illustration work under the name ロジウラマンホール.)
Within maimai, the song's charts have been re-evaluated multiple times across version updates, with the Expert and Master levels rising over successive releases as the game's difficulty standards evolved. The Master chart, designed by rioN at level 13 with a constant of 13.3, stands out for its dense Slide-note layout, 106 of its 506 total notes are Slides, giving it a flowing, stream-oriented feel. The Expert chart was designed by はっぴー.
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Trivia
- The song is an arrangement of "眠れる恐怖 ~ Sleeping Terror," the stage 1 theme of 東方幻想郷 (Lotus Land Story), the fourth game in the main Touhou series.
- The credited circle Seventh Heaven MAXION was the music and illustration project of creator MAKI, who handled lyrics and artwork for its releases.
- Vocalist Oda Yuu performed under the alias おだちえり at the time of this recording.
- The arrangement was first released on May 20, 2007, as part of the CD "Former Frontier 2nd cultivate."
- The maimai jacket art comes from SHM-BEST/K, a best-of compilation released on December 30, 2013 (Comiket 85), which also contained a remix of this track.
- Seventh Heaven MAXION's decade-long run concluded with a farewell best-of CD on May 7, 2017, just four days before the song hit maimai arcades on May 11.
- MAKI continues illustration activities under the circle name ロジウラマンホール (Rogiura Manhole).
- The Master chart by rioN contains 106 Slide notes out of 506 total, roughly 21% of the chart, a notably high Slide ratio for a MURASAKi-era Master.
- The song's assigned difficulty levels have shifted across multiple maimai versions: Expert rose from level 9 up to 11, and Master climbed from level 12 to 13, reflecting gradual re-calibration of the game's difficulty scale.
- Unlike later DX-era charts, this song uses only Tap, Hold, Slide, and Break notes, no Touch notes, as it predates the DX cabinet hardware.
FAQ
- What is 幽闇に目醒めしは?
- 幽闇に目醒めしは (Yuuami ni Mezameshi wa) is a Touhou Project arrange song by the doujin music circle Seventh Heaven MAXION, featured in maimai MURASAKi. It is an arrangement of Sleeping Terror from 東方幻想郷 (Lotus Land Story).
- Who composed and performed 幽闇に目醒めしは?
- The song is credited to Seventh Heaven MAXION (セブンスヘブンMAXION), the music and illustration circle of creator MAKI. The vocals were performed by Oda Yuu, who used the alias おだちえり at the time.
- What Touhou game is the original song from?
- The original song is "眠れる恐怖 ~ Sleeping Terror," the stage 1 theme from 東方幻想郷 (Lotus Land Story), the fourth mainline Touhou Project game released in 1998.
- Who designed the charts for 幽闇に目醒めしは in maimai?
- The Expert chart was designed by はっぴー, and the Master chart was designed by rioN.
- What difficulty levels does 幽闇に目醒めしは have in maimai?
- The song has four Standard difficulties: Basic at level 4, Advanced at level 6, Expert at level 11, and Master at level 13 with a constant of 13.3.
- When was 幽闇に目醒めしは added to maimai?
- The song was added to maimai on May 11, 2017, as part of the MURASAKi version update.
- Why is the Master chart of 幽闇に目醒めしは notable?
- The Master chart, designed by rioN, has 506 total notes including 106 Slide notes, giving it a notably high Slide-to-total ratio for a MURASAKi-era chart. Its difficulty level has also been re-evaluated upward over multiple maimai versions.
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