Overview
イガク (Igaku) is a VOCALOID track by producer Sasuke Haraguchi featuring the voice of Kasane Teto. The song entered the maimai DX library as part of the PRiSM edition in September 2024, quickly gaining attention for its dense wordplay, medical-themed surrealism, and a high-energy 170 BPM arrangement that bridges Haraguchi's characteristic digital production with Teto's distinctive vocal timbre. The lyrics revolve around a character called "Doctor Kidori" who delivers a stream of absurd, self-referential observations, faces become blunt weapons, legs transform into giant water bugs, and lies become motives, all delivered over a propulsive beat. This combination of nonsense wordplay and medical-examination framing (the title itself is a katakana pun on 医学, "medicine") exemplifies the playful, enigmatic style that defines much of Haraguchi's VOCALOID output. In maimai, イガク is notable for its demanding chart set. The Expert chart, designed by みそかつ侍, features an unusually high concentration of Break notes, 138 out of 520 total, while the Master chart by 鳩ホルダー at level 13+ (constant 13.8) tests players with dense Tap and Hold combinations threaded across intricate Slide patterns totaling 793 notes. The song also crossed over into SEGA's CHUNITHM VERSE in May 2025, where it later received a WORLD'S END chart on April Fools' Day 2026, a fitting nod to its absurdist character.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
4(4)
151 notesDesigner: -|Tap 110Hold 12Slide 6Touch 19Break 4
ADVANCED
7(7)
286 notesDesigner: -|Tap 230Hold 13Slide 7Touch 30Break 6
EXPERT
11(11)
520 notesDesigner: みそかつ侍|Tap 279Hold 26Slide 32Touch 45Break 138
MASTER
13+(13.8)
793 notesDesigner: 鳩ホルダー|Tap 398Hold 75Slide 140Touch 125Break 55
Trivia
- The title イガク is written in katakana and serves as a homophonic pun on the Japanese word 医学 (igaku, "medical science"), matching the song's medical-examination theme centered on the character Doctor Kidori.
- Sasuke Haraguchi (原口沙輔) handled composition, arrangement, lyrics, and the music video production for イガク, making it a fully personal project across both audio and visual dimensions.
- Three unlockable in-game titles are tied to イガク: "ドクター・キドリです" (earned by achieving S-rank on Expert), "残念!!!!!!!!!" (triggered by activating Track Skip while playing the song), and "ユ!" (earned by playing both 忙シー日 and イガク in a single credit).
- The Expert chart by みそかつ侍 contains 138 Break notes out of 520 total, roughly 26.5% of its note composition, making Break notes the single most frequent note type on that chart, a highly unusual distribution for an Expert-level chart.
- イガク crossed over into SEGA's CHUNITHM VERSE on May 8, 2025. It later received a WORLD'S END chart in CHUNITHM X-VERSE-X on April 1, 2026, April Fools' Day, possibly a playful nod to the song's absurdist tone and surreal lyrics.
- Regional release dates varied: the Japanese arcade debut was September 27, 2024; the Asian version followed on January 31, 2025; and the Chinese version (舞萌DX 2025) added the song on February 10, 2026.
- The Master chart, designed by 鳩ホルダー (Hato Holder), carries a level constant of 13.8 within the 13+ band, placing it among the more challenging Master charts introduced during the PRiSM edition.
- The song's lyrics feature recurring interjections, "ゴッ♭", "クチョォ", and twist commonplace Japanese phrases into surreal declarations, a distinctive hallmark of Haraguchi's writing style across his VOCALOID work.
FAQ
- Who composed イガク (Igaku)?
- イガク was composed, arranged, and written by Sasuke Haraguchi (原口沙輔), who also produced the song's music video.
- Who sings イガク?
- The vocals are provided by Kasane Teto (重音テト), a popular VOCALOID voicebank.
- What does the title イガク mean?
- The title イガク is a katakana homophone for 医学 (igaku), meaning "medical science," which ties into the song's medical-examination theme and its central character, Doctor Kidori.
- When was イガク added to maimai?
- イガク was added to maimai でらっくす PRiSM on September 27, 2024 in Japan. The Asian version followed on January 31, 2025, and the Chinese version arrived on February 10, 2026.
- What difficulty is the Master chart for イガク?
- The Master chart is rated level 13+ with a difficulty constant of 13.8. It was designed by 鳩ホルダー and contains 793 total notes.
- Who designed the イガク charts in maimai?
- The Expert chart was designed by みそかつ侍 (Misokatsu Samurai), and the Master chart was designed by 鳩ホルダー (Hato Holder).
- Does イガク appear in any other rhythm games?
- Yes, イガク was added to CHUNITHM VERSE on May 8, 2025, and later received a WORLD'S END chart in CHUNITHM X-VERSE-X on April 1, 2026.
- What is the BPM of イガク?
- The song has a BPM of 170.