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Overview

ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い (romanized as Friend shitai in Asian English releases) is the opening theme song of the 2015 anime series がっこうぐらし! (School-Live!). The song is performed by 学園生活部 (Gakuen Seikatsubu, the School Living Club), a unit comprising the anime's four main voice actresses: Inori Minase as Yuki Takeya, Ari Ozawa as Kurumi Ebisuzawa, M・A・O as Yuuri Wakasa, and Rie Takahashi as Miki Naoki. The music was composed by Takanori Fujimoto, with lyrics by Kiyomi Kumano and arrangement by Hiroshi Sasaki. The song entered maimai as part of the PiNK PLUS update on July 14, 2016, alongside a dedicated event course that rewarded player icons of the main characters. Its in-game background video draws from the anime's opening animation, though attentive fans have noted slight differences between the game footage and the broadcast version of the OP, reflecting the anime's practice of subtly altering its opening across episodes. The single-CD jacket, released through NBC Universal Entertainment, is used as the in-game jacket art. ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い is notable for being the first maimai song with a Re:MASTER chart to be removed from the series' active lineup. Its chart lineup is anchored by a level‑11 Re:MASTER designed by はっぴー (Happy), which features an unusually high Slide‑note count of 89, more than triple the Slide density of the Master chart, giving it a distinct, flowing pattern character. The Master chart (level 10+, designed by しろいろ) is its own test of precision, with only 6 Hold notes against 418 Taps, creating a relentlessly percussive play experience.

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Re:MASTER chart

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Charts

STD

BASIC
4(4)
174 notesDesigner: -|Tap 154Hold 10Slide 2Break 8
ADVANCED
6(6)
240 notesDesigner: -|Tap 189Hold 32Slide 14Break 5
EXPERT
7(7)
339 notesDesigner: 某S氏|Tap 245Hold 60Slide 16Break 18
MASTER
10+(10.6)
496 notesDesigner: しろいろ|Tap 418Hold 6Slide 50Break 22
Re:MASTER
11(11)
510 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 393Hold 5Slide 89Break 23

Trivia

  • ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い was used as the opening theme of the 2015 anime がっこうぐらし! (School-Live!), a series known for juxtaposing a cheerful school-life premise with a post-apocalyptic horror setting.
  • The artist name 学園生活部 (Gakuen Seikatsubu) translates to 'School Living Club', the club the main characters belong to in the anime.
  • The performing vocalists are the actual voice actresses of the four main characters: Inori Minase (Yuki Takeya), Ari Ozawa (Kurumi Ebisuzawa), M・A・O (Yuuri Wakasa), and Rie Takahashi (Miki Naoki).
  • The jacket art is taken from the single CD ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い released by NBC Universal Entertainment in 2015.
  • In Asian English versions of maimai, the song title is romanized as Friend shitai and the artist credited as Gakuen Seikatsubu 'SCHOOL-LIVE!'.
  • The in-game background video is based on the anime's opening animation, but differs slightly from the broadcast version, likely because the anime itself featured subtly different OP cuts across episodes.
  • The Re:MASTER chart was added later on April 17, 2018, as part of the maimai MiLK update.
  • ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い is historically notable as the first maimai song with a Re:MASTER difficulty to be removed from the series.
  • The Re:MASTER chart, designed by はっぴー, contains 89 Slide notes, a dramatically higher count than the Master chart's 50 Slides, giving it a distinct flowing character.
  • The Master chart, designed by しろいろ, has a deliberately sparse Hold-note count of just 6, with the bulk of its 496 total notes being Taps (418), making it a stamina-focused endurance chart.

FAQ

Who composed ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い?
The song was composed by Takanori Fujimoto, with lyrics by Kiyomi Kumano and arrangement by Hiroshi Sasaki.
Who performed ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い?
The song is performed by 学園生活部 (Gakuen Seikatsubu / School Living Club), the voice-actress unit for the anime School-Live!, Inori Minase, Ari Ozawa, M・A・O, and Rie Takahashi.
What anime is ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い from?
It is the opening theme of the 2015 anime がっこうぐらし! (School-Live!), produced by Lerche.
When was ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い added to maimai?
It was added to maimai PiNK PLUS on July 14, 2016. The Re:MASTER chart was added later on April 17, 2018 as part of maimai MiLK.
What difficulty levels do the charts for ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い have?
The song has six Standard charts: Basic (level 4), Advanced (level 6), Expert (level 7, designed by 某S氏), Master (level 10+, constant 10.6, designed by しろいろ), and Re:Master (level 11, constant 11.0, designed by はっぴー).
Who designed the charts for ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い?
The Expert chart was designed by 某S氏, the Master chart by しろいろ, and the Re:Master chart by はっぴー.
Is ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い still available in maimai?
No. According to community records, ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い was the first maimai song with a Re:MASTER chart to be removed from the series.
What does the title ふ・れ・ん・ど・し・た・い mean?
The title is a Japanese phonetic play: ふ・れ・ん・ど (friend) + し・た・い (shitai, meaning 'want to do'), so the phrase reads as 'I want to be friends' or 'Let's be friends', fitting the anime's outwardly cheerful theme.