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マツヨイナイトバグ (Matsuyoi Nightbug) is a Touhou Project arrange produced by the doujin circle COOL&CREATE, featuring vocalists beatMARIO (ビートまりお) and MARON (まろん). The track was originally created for the mobile rhythm game 東方ダンマクカグラ (Touhou Danmaku Kagura) before arriving in maimai DX UNiVERSE on November 12, 2021 as a cross-title collaboration piece. It later spread to CHUNITHM LUMINOUS PLUS and オンゲキ Re:Fresh, making it one of several Touhou tracks shared across Sega's rhythm game lineup. The song arranges 蠢々秋月 ~ Mooned Insect, the stage 1 boss theme from 東方永夜抄 ~ Imperishable Night (Touhou 8) composed by ZUN. The arrangement and lyrics were handled by beatMARIO and MARON, with additional vocals from Amane and guitar work by Tera. The title itself is a layered pun: 待宵 (matsuyoi, "the evening of the 14th" or "waiting for night") combines with "night bug" to echo both the insect motif of the original theme and the song's central metaphor of a world full of "bugs" (glitches/bugs). The music video, created by 夜好ころろ (Encore+), was eventually adopted as the in-game background movie starting with maimai DX PRiSM, replacing an earlier gameplay capture from Touhou Danmaku Kagura. Lyrically, the song is playful and frenetic, the chorus shouts "バグれ!バグれ!" ("Bug out! Bug out!") and weaves imagery of danmaku, fireflies, and the eternal night of Touhou 8's story. References to "LUNATIC" difficulty and the phrase "Imperishable Night" directly anchor the song to its source game. On the charting side, the song received five DX charts across three designers: はっぴー (Happy) on Expert, 翠楼屋 (Suirouya) on Master, and ぴちネコ (Pichineko) on the Re:Master chart added in PRiSM (October 2024). The Re:Master chart at level 14 is the densest of the set, with 1,127 total notes and a notably high count of Touch (132) and Break (164) notes that give it a distinct tactile feel compared to the Master chart.

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Master chart

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Charts

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BASIC
3(3)
159 notesDesigner: -|Tap 119Hold 13Slide 6Touch 14Break 7
ADVANCED
7+(7.6)
375 notesDesigner: -|Tap 285Hold 31Slide 9Touch 40Break 10
EXPERT
10+(10.6)
623 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 444Hold 97Slide 56Touch 9Break 17
MASTER
13+(13.9)
982 notesDesigner: 翠楼屋|Tap 732Hold 23Slide 115Touch 23Break 89
Re:MASTER
14(14.3)
1127 notesDesigner: ぴちネコ|Tap 671Hold 45Slide 115Touch 132Break 164

Trivia

  • マツヨイナイトバグ was originally created for the mobile rhythm game 東方ダンマクカグラ (Touhou Danmaku Kagura), where its LUNATIC chart sat at difficulty level 29, the highest in the game at the time.
  • The song is an arrange of 蠢々秋月 ~ Mooned Insect, the stage 1 boss theme from 東方永夜抄 ~ Imperishable Night (Touhou 8), originally composed by ZUN.
  • The arrangement and lyrics were jointly handled by beatMARIO and MARON, with vocals by beatMARIO and Amane, and guitar by Tera.
  • The music video was produced by 夜好ころろ (Encore+). It was adopted as the in-game background movie from maimai DX PRiSM onward; prior to that, the game used a gameplay capture from Touhou Danmaku Kagura's HARD chart as the background video.
  • The title combines 待宵 (matsuyoi, referring to the night of the 14th of the lunar month) with "night bug," playing on the insect theme of the original 永夜抄 stage and the song's "bug" (glitch) metaphor.
  • In the Asian version, the song was added to maimai on March 25, 2022. In the Chinese version, it arrived on 舞萌DX 2022 on January 18, 2023.
  • The Re:Master chart was added on October 11, 2024 in the Japanese version as part of the maimai DX PRiSM update. It arrived later in the Asian version (February 14, 2025) and the Chinese version (February 10, 2026 on 舞萌DX 2025).
  • The Basic chart was originally level 5 at launch in UNiVERSE, but was lowered to level 3 starting from UNiVERSE PLUS.
  • Both マツヨイナイトバグ and 幻想に咲いた花 (Gensou ni saita hana) were written specifically for Touhou Danmaku Kagura and later ported to Sega rhythm games.
  • The song also appears in CHUNITHM LUMINOUS PLUS and オンゲキ Re:Fresh, with chart designers アミノハバキリ and サファ太/ロシェ@ペンギン respectively.
  • The album 東方オトハナビ (2021) is the original release that contains this track.

FAQ

Who composed マツヨイナイトバグ (Matsuyoi Nightbug)?
The original melody was composed by ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice) as the stage 1 boss theme 蠢々秋月 ~ Mooned Insect from Touhou 8: Imperishable Night. The arrangement and lyrics for this version were created by beatMARIO and MARON of the doujin circle COOL&CREATE.
What is マツヨイナイトバグ based on?
It is an energetic arrange of 蠢々秋月 ~ Mooned Insect, the stage 1 boss theme from 東方永夜抄 ~ Imperishable Night (Touhou 8). The title wordplay references both the insect motif and a 'bugged' (glitched) world.
Which maimai version added マツヨイナイトバグ?
The song was added to maimai DX UNiVERSE on November 12, 2021 in Japan. It later released in the Asian version on March 25, 2022 and in the Chinese version on January 18, 2023.
Who designed the maimai charts for マツヨイナイトバグ?
The Expert chart was designed by はっぴー (Happy), the Master chart by 翠楼屋 (Suirouya), and the Re:Master chart by ぴちネコ (Pichineko). Basic and Advanced charts do not have credited designers.
When was the Re:Master chart for マツヨイナイトバグ added?
The Re:Master chart was added on October 11, 2024 with the maimai DX PRiSM update in Japan. It arrived later in Asia (February 14, 2025) and China (February 10, 2026).
Is マツヨイナイトバグ available in other rhythm games?
Yes. Beyond maimai, the song appears in CHUNITHM LUMINOUS PLUS and オンゲキ Re:Fresh, making it a cross-title Touhou collaboration track across Sega's rhythm game lineup.
What are the lyrics of マツヨイナイトバグ about?
The lyrics play with the concept of a 'buggy' world (バグだらけ/バグまみれ), mixing danmaku imagery with references to Touhou 8's eternal night theme. The chorus shouts 'バグれ!バグれ!' ('Bug out! Bug out!') and the song directly name-checks 'Imperishable Night' and 'LUNATIC' difficulty.