Overview
Catch The Future serves as the main theme of BORDER BREAK UNION, SEGA's team-based mech arcade shooter and the third major entry in the BORDER BREAK series. The track was composed by SEGA SOUND STAFF with arrangement by Tomoya Koga, and appears on the BORDER BREAK UNION ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK EUST album released in 2012. At 210 BPM, Catch The Future is one of the faster original-version maimai tracks, an uptempo, militaristic piece that complements the sci-fi battle atmosphere of its source game.
The song was added to maimai on the game's very first day of operation, November 7, 2012, making it one of the handful of launch-window tracks that defined the original maimai arcade experience. Over the years, its in-game genre label has shifted repeatedly, from GAME/ANIME in the earliest revisions to GAME, then SEGA, then ORIGINAL, and finally settling under GAME & VARIETY from maimai でらっくす PLUS onward, reflecting how maimai's categorization system evolved alongside the series itself.
Catch The Future's charts have been revised several times across version updates, with the Master chart notably climbing from level 10 in the original maimai to level 12+ by the UNiVERSE+ era. The Master chart was designed by 譜面-100号 (Fumen -100 gou), and the Expert chart by ニャイン (Nyain), both longtime maimai chart contributors. The track runs approximately 1 minute and 48 seconds.
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Charts
STD
BASIC
6(6)
141 notesDesigner: -|Tap 125Hold 9Slide 3Break 4
ADVANCED
8+(8.6)
243 notesDesigner: -|Tap 216Hold 20Slide 5Break 2
EXPERT
10+(10.6)
287 notesDesigner: ニャイン|Tap 216Hold 27Slide 34Break 10
MASTER
12+(12.8)
391 notesDesigner: 譜面-100号|Tap 295Hold 28Slide 66Break 2
Trivia
- Catch The Future is the main theme of SEGA's arcade game BORDER BREAK UNION, a team-based mech shooter released in 2011.
- The song was composed and written by SEGA SOUND STAFF and arranged by Tomoya Koga, who has contributed to numerous SEGA game soundtracks.
- It appears on the album BORDER BREAK UNION ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK EUST, released in 2012.
- Catch The Future was playable in maimai from the very first day of the game's operation: November 7, 2012.
- Its in-game genre has changed multiple times across maimai versions: GAME/ANIME → GAME → SEGA → ORIGINAL → GAME & VARIETY.
- In the Chinese version (舞萌) and Asian English releases of maimai, the artist credit is listed simply as 「BORDER BREAK UNION」 rather than the full 「BORDER BREAK UNION」メインテーマ.
- The Master chart, designed by 譜面-100号, has undergone several level revisions, starting at level 10 in the original maimai and ultimately reaching level 12+ (constant 12.8) by FESTiVAL.
- At 210 BPM, Catch The Future ranks among the higher-tempo songs in the original maimai launch lineup.
- The song length is approximately 1 minute and 48 seconds, a typical duration for an arcade rhythm game stage.
- The Expert chart is designed by ニャイン (Nyain), a notes designer known for their work on early maimai songs.
FAQ
- What game is Catch The Future from?
- Catch The Future is the main theme of BORDER BREAK UNION, a team-based mech arcade shooter developed and published by SEGA.
- Who composed Catch The Future in maimai?
- The song was composed and written by SEGA SOUND STAFF, with arrangement by Tomoya Koga.
- When was Catch The Future added to maimai?
- Catch The Future was added on November 7, 2012, the same day the original maimai arcade game launched.
- What BPM is Catch The Future?
- Catch The Future has a BPM of 210, making it one of the faster tracks from maimai's first release.
- Who designed the Catch The Future Master chart?
- The Master chart was designed by 譜面-100号 (Fumen -100 gou). The Expert chart was designed by ニャイン (Nyain).
- What difficulty level is Catch The Future's Master chart?
- The Master chart is rated level 12+ with a difficulty constant of 12.8 as of maimai DX FESTiVAL and later versions.
- What album features Catch The Future?
- The song is included on the BORDER BREAK UNION ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK EUST album, released in 2012.
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