Overview
絡めトリック利己ライザー (Karametric Rikoライザー) is a maimai original song created by じーざす (Jesus, of WONDERFUL☆OPPORTUNITY!) featuring vocalist Kradness, with a music video by MiRA. It debuted in maimai でらっくす PLUS (maimai DX PLUS) on January 23, 2020 as part of the Beginning Area 2 unlock set. The song runs at 150 BPM and clocks in at 2 minutes 21 seconds.
The track is widely recognized as a thematic and lyrical sequel to 無頼ック自己ライザー (Burai-kku Jiko Raizā), another Jesus × Kradness collaboration. The connection is signaled not only by the similar title structure, both end with the wordplay suffix 「ライザー」, but by the lyrics themselves, which reference "デスクトップミュージック" (desktop music) and "ラップトップミュージック" (laptop music), directly evoking the earlier song's production aesthetic. The title itself is a layered pun: 絡め (karame, "entangled") + トリック (torikku, "trick") + 利己 (riko, "self-interest/ego") + ライザー (raizā, "riser"), forming a portmanteau that reads as a play on "selfish trickster."
On the charting side, the Expert difficulty was designed by シチミヘルツ (Shichimi Hertz) and the Master difficulty by 小鳥遊さん (Takanashi-san). The Master chart originally launched at level 13, making it one of the higher-capped charts in that version, before being recalibrated to level 12 in Splash and later settling at 12+ from FESTiVAL PLUS onward.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
4(4)
198 notesDesigner: -|Tap 159Hold 17Slide 4Touch 12Break 6
ADVANCED
7+(7.6)
353 notesDesigner: -|Tap 258Hold 33Slide 6Touch 40Break 16
EXPERT
10+(10.6)
529 notesDesigner: シチミヘルツ|Tap 342Hold 82Slide 39Touch 45Break 21
MASTER
12+(12.7)
771 notesDesigner: 小鳥遊さん|Tap 467Hold 165Slide 43Touch 67Break 29
Trivia
- 絡めトリック利己ライザー is the direct sequel to 無頼ック自己ライザー (Burai-kku Jiko Raizā), a song that appears under Kradness's name alone on the album KRAD PARADOX. The two songs share the same composer (Jesus) and vocalist (Kradness), with overlapping lyrical themes around digital production tools and self-referential wordplay.
- The song title is a multi-layered pun combining 絡め (karame, 'entangled'), トリック (torikku, 'trick'), 利己 (riko, 'self-interest/ego'), and ライザー (raizā, 'riser'). The result reads as a portmanteau, Karametric Rikoライザー, evoking a 'selfish trick riser' persona.
- The Master chart debuted at level 13 in maimai でらっくす PLUS, making it one of the most demanding charts in the game at that time. It was subsequently lowered to level 12 from Splash onward, and has been rated 12+ since FESTiVAL PLUS.
- In its original version, the song was unlockable by reaching a total distance of 40 m in the Beginning Area 2 (はじまりのちほー2) on the arcade's area map. From maimai でらっくす Splash PLUS (March 18, 2021), it became available by default.
- The Chinese version (舞萌DX) received the song on December 24, 2020, and it became available by default starting from 舞萌DX 2022.
- The song's music video was created by MiRA, who has also produced jackets and videos for numerous other maimai original tracks.
- Lyrics incorporate computer and internet terminology, 'ラップトップミュージック' (laptop music), 'デスクトップ' (desktop), 'EQ', 'コア数' (core count), weaving digital-age imagery into the song's self-aware, ego-driven narrative.
FAQ
- Who composed 絡めトリック利己ライザー?
- The song was composed, arranged, and written by じーざす (Jesus, also known as Jesus-P) of the circle WONDERFUL☆OPPORTUNITY!. Kradness provides the vocals, and the music video was produced by MiRA.
- What version of maimai introduced 絡めトリック利己ライザー?
- The song debuted in maimai でらっくす PLUS (maimai DX PLUS), released on January 23, 2020. It was initially unlocked through the Beginning Area 2 area map and became generally available from maimai でらっくす Splash PLUS onward.
- Is 絡めトリック利己ライザー related to another song?
- Yes, it is the sequel to 無頼ック自己ライザー (Burai-kku Jiko Raizā), also by Jesus and Kradness. The connection is reinforced through shared lyrical themes involving 'desktop music' and a similar title wordplay structure.
- What do the lyrics of 絡めトリック利己ライザー mean?
- The lyrics explore themes of self-interest, ego, and digital-age production culture, with phrases like 'ラップトップミュージック' (laptop music) and 'デスクトップと併用' (used together with desktop). They describe a cunning, self-serving persona who manipulates outcomes using any means necessary, wrapped in tech metaphors like EQ adjustments and core counts.
- Who designed the MASTER chart for 絡めトリック利己ライザー?
- The MASTER chart was designed by 小鳥遊さん (Takanashi-san), while the EXPERT chart was designed by シチミヘルツ (Shichimi Hertz).
- Why did the MASTER level change from 13 to 12+?
- The MASTER chart originally launched as level 13 in maimai でらっくす PLUS. It was recalibrated to level 12 starting from maimai でらっくす Splash, and was later adjusted to 12+ from maimai でらっくす FESTiVAL PLUS, reflecting SEGA's ongoing difficulty restandardization across the catalog.
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