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Overview
Love's Theme of BADASS ～バッド・アス 愛のテーマ～ is a high-energy vocal track by Hommarju, originally featured on the Diverse System compilation album ULTRA BADASS, distributed at Comic Market 90 (C90). The BADASS series is a long-running collection of explosion-themed music from Diverse System, and this track stands out as one of its most personality-driven entries, Hommarju not only composed the music but also performed the vocals himself, making this his first song in the maimai catalog.
The song arrived in maimai でらっくす UNiVERSE PLUS on May 13, 2022, as a Perfect Challenge target within the Diverse System area. It was a notable milestone: the first Perfect Challenge song in the game that originated from an existing doujin release rather than being a fresh commission. After the event ended on July 1, 2022, it entered the general song pool.
The lyrics are thick with inside references. "与作" (Yosaku) points to YsK439, the Diverse System label manager and a longtime DDR player. A line that appears to shout "DDR" is audibly censored, but the chart designers cheekily reconstructed it with "D," "D," and "R"-shaped slide patterns anyway. The Expert chart (designed by はっぴー) and Master chart (designed by Jack) lean into this lyric-mimicking gimmickry with the same enthusiasm: Y/S/K-shaped slides spell out names, and a Mt. Fuji-shaped cluster of Touch notes appears during the line "富●山！富●山！高いぞ高いぞ富●山！." The Master chart's extended 23-measure shoulder-burn passage is widely remembered among players as a grueling stamina check. An additional utage (party) chart, designed under the alias "爆発は好きか！？" (Do you like explosions!!!), was added in December 2024.
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Charts
DX
BASIC
6(6)
279 notesDesigner: -|Tap 240Hold 13Slide 6Touch 15Break 5
ADVANCED
8(8)
455 notesDesigner: -|Tap 348Hold 21Slide 12Touch 34Break 40
EXPERT
13(13)
744 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 499Hold 27Slide 125Touch 38Break 55
MASTER
14(14.1)
1034 notesDesigner: Jack|Tap 467Hold 155Slide 180Touch 79Break 153
Trivia
- Love's Theme of BADASS was the first Perfect Challenge song in maimai that was not an original composition for the game, it was ported from the existing doujin album ULTRA BADASS (C90 release).
- Hommarju, the artist behind the track, is the founder of the sound circle The NO1ZE. This song marked his debut appearance in the maimai series.
- The vocals on the track are performed by Hommarju himself, not a guest vocalist.
- The lyric '与作' (Yosaku) is an alias for YsK439, the administrator of the Diverse System label and a veteran DanceDanceRevolution player. The following censored shout in the song is widely understood to be 'DDR'.
- In the Master chart, the censored 'DDR' line is visually restored through slide patterns shaped like the letters D, D, and R, the chart's note placement effectively reconstructs what the audio obscures.
- The line '富●山！富●山！高いぞ高いぞ富●山！' (with the kanji 士 replaced by a censorship circle) is matched in the Master chart by a cluster of Touch notes arranged in the silhouette of Mount Fuji.
- The Master chart's 23-measure shoulder-burn section, a sustained barrage of alternating arm movements, is frequently cited by players as a physical endurance test. Designer Jack drew comparisons to similar sections in Excalibur ～Revived resolution～ and BLACK SWAN.
- The jacket art features four distinct characters: Nobel (purple, bald), Okamoto (green dreadlocks), Strenji (long hair), and Teraman (slicked-back hair).
- The Master SSS title (でらっくすコレクション) is '爆発は好きか！！！！' (Do You Like Explosions!!!!), the same phrase the utage chart designer adopted as their alias.
- The full version lyrics were posted on Twitter by Diverse System, but suffered from character encoding errors (mojibake); readers were humorously advised to switch their mental encoding to UTF-8.
- An extended arrangement titled '爆音上映 完全ノーカット版' (Explosive Screening Complete Uncut Version) appears on the album BADASS絶叫爆音上映OST.
FAQ
- Who composed Love's Theme of BADASS for maimai?
- The song was composed, written, and performed by Hommarju, a sound creator and founder of the label The NO1ZE. This was his first song to appear in the maimai series.
- What version of maimai added Love's Theme of BADASS?
- It was added to maimai でらっくす UNiVERSE PLUS on May 13, 2022, as a Perfect Challenge song in the Diverse System area. It became generally unlockable on July 1, 2022.
- What does the BADASS album series refer to?
- BADASS is a series of compilation albums by the Diverse System label, each themed around explosions (爆発). Love's Theme of BADASS originally appeared on ULTRA BADASS, released at Comic Market 90 (C90).
- Who designed the Master and Expert charts for Love's Theme of BADASS?
- The Expert chart (level 13) was designed by はっぴー, and the Master chart (level 14, constant 14.1) was designed by Jack.
- What are the chart gimmicks in Love's Theme of BADASS?
- The charts feature lyric-matching note placements: Y/S/K-shaped slides during 'Yosaku! Yosaku!', D/D/R-shaped slides that spell out the censored 'DDR' shout, and a Mt. Fuji-shaped cluster of Touch notes. The Master chart also contains a famous 23-measure shoulder-burn endurance section.
- What does '与作' (Yosaku) mean in the lyrics?
- '与作' refers to YsK439, the manager of the Diverse System label and a known DDR player. The name is used as a playful in-joke in the song's lyrics.
- Is Love's Theme of BADASS self-vocalled?
- Yes, Hommarju performed the vocals himself. There are no guest vocalists on this track.
- What are the unlockable titles for Love's Theme of BADASS in maimai?
- Earning SSS rank on Expert unlocks the title '明日にぶち込む納期と進捗' (Deadline and Progress to be Shoved Into Tomorrow). SSS on Master unlocks '爆発は好きか！！！！' (Do You Like Explosions!!!!).
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