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ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ! (Hirefuse Gumin-domo!) is a Touhou Project arrange track by the doujin circle IOSYS that channels the imperious personality of Kaguya Houraisan, the immortal princess of the Bamboo Forest, through a high-energy fusion of electronic pop and rock. The song is based on 竹取飛翔 ~ Lunatic Princess, the Stage 6 boss theme from 東方永夜抄 ~ Imperishable Night (2004), reimagined by ARM (arrangement) with lyrics by 夕野ヨシミ and vocals by miko. Its blunt title translates to something like "Prostrate yourselves, you fools!", a direct command from Kaguya herself, a theme the lyrics drive home with theatrical repetition. The track first appeared at the 2007 博麗神社例大祭 (Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai) on the book-included CD 幻想メガ★ラバ, distributed by the circle PROJECT tM@S. It was later included in IOSYS's 2009 album 東方月灯籠セーフ! before making its rhythm game debut in maimai PiNK PLUS on October 6, 2016. The maimai jacket was drawn fresh for the game rather than recycled from earlier releases. In the maimai series, the Master chart, designed by rioN, stands out for its dense slide-note patterns, packing 176 Slide notes into a 780-note total at a difficulty constant of 13.3. The Expert chart was designed by しろいろ. The song has seen its difficulty ratings revised upward across maimai versions, with the Master chart rising from level 11 at launch to its current level 13.

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Master chart

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Expert chart

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Charts

STD

BASIC
5(5)
219 notesDesigner: -|Tap 197Hold 12Slide 8Break 2
ADVANCED
7+(7.6)
358 notesDesigner: -|Tap 291Hold 21Slide 38Break 8
EXPERT
10+(10.6)
542 notesDesigner: しろいろ|Tap 483Hold 20Slide 29Break 10
MASTER
13(13.3)
780 notesDesigner: rioN|Tap 552Hold 18Slide 176Break 34

Trivia

  • ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ! is an arrangement of 竹取飛翔 ~ Lunatic Princess, the Stage 6 boss theme of Kaguya Houraisan from 東方永夜抄 ~ Imperishable Night, originally composed by ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice).
  • The song debuted at the 2007 博麗神社例大祭 (Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai) on the book-included CD 幻想メガ★ラバ, distributed by the circle PROJECT tM@S, a collaborative project distinct from IOSYS's usual output.
  • It was later included in IOSYS's 2009 album 東方月灯籠セーフ!, whose jacket art was previously used in maimai as the old jacket for the song 狂気の優曇華院.
  • The maimai jacket illustration was newly commissioned for the game, not taken from any prior album release.
  • In maimai versions up to FiNALE, the song used a character portrait of Kaguya Houraisan as its in-game image. This was replaced with the dedicated jacket art starting from maimai でらっくす (DX).
  • Asian English versions of maimai romanized the title as 'Hirefuse Gumin-domo!' and the artist as 'ARM + Yoshimi YOUNO(IOSYS)feat. miko'.
  • The maimai version uses a different audio edit from the original, running 2:15 compared to 2:26 in CHUNITHM.
  • A eurobeat remix titled ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ! (FN2 Remix) appears on the compilation album TOHO EUROBEAT EX2 ~ GOD SONGS GOD SINGS ~.
  • The Master chart (level 13, constant 13.3) by rioN contains 176 Slide notes, a notably high count that makes the chart heavily slide-driven and demanding of precise multi-finger coordination.
  • The Expert chart was designed by しろいろ (Shiroiro), a veteran chart contributor to the maimai series.
  • The Master chart has been upgraded across multiple versions: level 11 at launch in PiNK PLUS, rising to 11+ in MiLK, 12+ in でらっくす PLUS, and finally level 13 from UNiVERSE PLUS onward.
  • ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ! also appears in CHUNITHM AIR and CHUNITHM SUPER STAR PLUS, and received a WORLD'S END chart (跳☆3) in CHUNITHM CRYSTAL designed under the pseudonym '沈んじゃえー!' ('Sink down!').
  • The lyrics are built around repetitive chant-like phrases ('かぐやー', 'ひれ伏しなさい') that mirror the commanding tone of Kaguya Houraisan's character from the Touhou source material.

FAQ

Who composed ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ!?
The original melody was composed by ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice) for 東方永夜抄. The arrangement was done by ARM (Youhei Kimura) of IOSYS, with lyrics by 夕野ヨシミ (Yoshimi Youno) and vocals by miko.
What version of maimai added ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ!?
The song was added to maimai PiNK PLUS on October 6, 2016, and has remained available through all subsequent versions without removal.
What is the original song that ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ! is based on?
It is an arrange of 竹取飛翔 ~ Lunatic Princess, the Stage 6 boss theme of Kaguya Houraisan from the Touhou Project game 東方永夜抄 ~ Imperishable Night (2004).
Who designed the MASTER chart for ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ! in maimai?
The MASTER chart was designed by rioN, and the EXPERT chart was designed by しろいろ (Shiroiro). The Basic and Advanced charts have no credited designer.
What level is the MASTER chart of ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ!?
The MASTER chart is level 13 with a difficulty constant of 13.3, featuring 780 total notes (552 Tap, 18 Hold, 176 Slide, 34 Break). It was originally level 11 at launch in PiNK PLUS and was upgraded through several version revisions.
What is the meaning of the title ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ!?
The title translates roughly to 'Prostrate yourselves, you fools!' and is sung from the perspective of Kaguya Houraisan, who commands humans, youkai, shrine maidens, ghosts, and witches alike to bow before her.
Does ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ! appear in other rhythm games?
Yes, it also appears in SEGA's CHUNITHM series, debuting in CHUNITHM AIR (October 2016) and later in CHUNITHM SUPER STAR PLUS. It received a WORLD'S END chart in CHUNITHM CRYSTAL.
What album was ひれ伏せ愚民どもっ! originally released on?
The song first appeared on the book-included CD 幻想メガ★ラバ (2007) by the circle PROJECT tM@S, sold at the 博麗神社例大祭 (Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai). It was later included in IOSYS's album 東方月灯籠セーフ! (2009).