Overview
"Falling Roses" is an insert song from the anime adaptation of SHOW BY ROCK!!, a multimedia franchise built around anthropomorphic musician characters. It first appeared in the second episode of the anime's first season, performed by the in-universe band ShinganCrimsonZ (シンガンクリムゾンズ). The track was composed and written by Machigerita (マチゲリータ), a vocaloid-P and doujin musician known for his darkly theatrical style, with arrangement co-credited to eba.
The song was added to maimai PiNK on March 3, 2016, and later crossed over into CHUNITHM PLUS through a SHOW BY ROCK!! collaboration event. Its appearance in maimai was time-limited: the track was removed from the arcade version on December 14, 2017, making it a legacy song unavailable on modern cabinets. At 200 BPM, "Falling Roses" is a high-energy rock piece whose lyrics paint a bleak, crimson-hued tableau, words like "stigma," "misery," and "falling roses" recur against a backdrop of a shattered world. The Master chart, designed by Jack at level 12, and the Expert chart designed by はっぴー at level 9, both reflect the relentless tempo and dramatic phrasing of the original track.
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Trivia
- The song was used as an insert song in episode 2 of the SHOW BY ROCK!! anime's first season, which aired in 2015.
- Falling Roses was added to maimai on March 3, 2016 as part of the PiNK version, and was subsequently removed on December 14, 2017.
- The track also appears in SEGA's other rhythm game CHUNITHM PLUS, where it was initially unlockable through a limited-time SHOW BY ROCK!! MAP event before becoming available by default.
- In Asian English releases of maimai, the artist credit was changed to 'ShingancrimsonZ "SHOW BY ROCK!!"' (romanized without the Japanese title formatting).
- The song's single, 'Falling Roses / Crimson quartet-深紅き四重奏-,' was released in 2015 by the band ShinganCrimsonZ.
- Composer Machigerita is known in the Japanese doujin music scene for his distinctive lyrical style, often blending fairy-tale motifs with macabre imagery, a tone reflected in Falling Roses' lyrics.
- The Master chart at level 12 (designed by Jack) and Expert chart at level 9 (designed by はっぴー) represent the highest standard-difficulty tier available at the time of the song's PiNK release.
FAQ
- Who composed Falling Roses for maimai?
- Falling Roses was composed by Machigerita (マチゲリータ), who also wrote the lyrics. The arrangement was co-credited to eba.
- What anime is Falling Roses from?
- Falling Roses is an insert song from the SHOW BY ROCK!! anime, performed by the in-universe band ShinganCrimsonZ. It played during the second episode of the first season.
- Which maimai version added Falling Roses and when was it removed?
- Falling Roses was added to maimai PiNK on March 3, 2016. It was removed from the arcade version on December 14, 2017, and is no longer playable on current cabinets.
- What difficulty level is the Master chart of Falling Roses?
- The Master chart is level 12 with a difficulty constant of 12.0. It was designed by Jack and contains 592 notes (484 Tap, 20 Hold, 53 Slide, 35 Break).
- Who designed the Expert and Master charts for Falling Roses?
- The Expert chart (level 9) was designed by はっぴー, and the Master chart (level 12) was designed by Jack.
- Does Falling Roses appear in any other rhythm games?
- Yes, Falling Roses also appears in CHUNITHM PLUS, where it was added through a SHOW BY ROCK!! collaboration MAP event and later made available by default.
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