Overview
願いを呼ぶ季節 (Negai wo yobu kisetsu, "The Season That Calls Wishes") is a rare original composition within maimai's 東方Project (Touhou Project) genre category. Unlike the vast majority of Touhou-labelled tracks in the game, which are arrangements of ZUN's original game soundtracks, this song was written from scratch by the doujin circle 舞風-MAIKAZE. It served as the opening theme for Episode 2 of 夢想夏郷 (Musou Kakyou / A Summer Day's Dream), a well-known Touhou fan animation series produced by MAIKAZE. The music, lyrics, arrangement, and vocals were all handled by TOKINE, with the music video consisting of footage from the animation itself. The jacket artwork is taken from the theme song album 東方夢想夏郷２話・テーマソングアルバム, first distributed at Comiket 82 in August 2012. Added to maimai during the PiNK era (February 2016), the song has remained available across all regions and has seen its chart levels adjusted several times over subsequent version updates. Its Expert chart was designed by Jack, and its Master chart (level 12, constant 12.5) was designed by mai-Star.
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- 願いを呼ぶ季節 is the only original (non-arrangement) song in maimai's 東方Project genre category. Every other Touhou-labelled track is an arrangement of ZUN's original compositions from the bullet-hell game series.
- The song was created as the opening theme for Episode 2 of 夢想夏郷 (Musou Kakyou / A Summer Day's Dream), a Touhou fan animation produced by the doujin circle 舞風-MAIKAZE.
- TOKINE (時音) handled composition, arrangement, lyrics, and vocals for the song, and is credited as both part of 舞風-MAIKAZE and as a featured artist.
- The in-game movie directly uses the opening animation footage from the Musou Kakyou fan animation, rather than a separate music video produced for the game.
- The jacket art is from the theme song album 東方夢想夏郷２話・テーマソングアルバム, released at Comiket 82 on December 30, 2012.
- In Asian English releases of maimai, the song title was romanized as 'negaiwoyobukisetsu' and the artist as 'maikaze/tokine'.
- The song's chart levels have been revised multiple times across maimai versions, the Expert chart, for instance, started at level 8+ in PiNK and was later raised to level 10 by the FESTiVAL version.
- At 1 minute 31 seconds, 願いを呼ぶ季節 is a relatively short track, typical of opening theme songs for doujin animation projects.
FAQ
- Who composed 願いを呼ぶ季節?
- The song was composed, arranged, and written by TOKINE (時音), who also performed the vocals. TOKINE is a member of the doujin circle 舞風-MAIKAZE.
- What is 願いを呼ぶ季節 about?
- The lyrics evoke a nostalgic summer night sky and a wish to hold onto a fleeting moment, with the recurring theme of wishes being carried across seasons and nights toward tomorrow.
- Is 願いを呼ぶ季節 a Touhou arrangement?
- No, it is a completely original composition created as the opening theme for the Touhou fan animation 夢想夏郷 Episode 2. It is the only original (non-arrangement) song in maimai's 東方Project genre category.
- When was 願いを呼ぶ季節 added to maimai?
- It was added to maimai PiNK on February 4, 2016, and has remained available across all regions (Japan, International, USA, and China) without being locked or retired.
- Who designed the charts for 願いを呼ぶ季節?
- The Expert chart (level 10) was designed by Jack, and the Master chart (level 12, constant 12.5) was designed by mai-Star. The Basic and Advanced charts have no credited designer.
- What BPM is 願いを呼ぶ季節?
- The song runs at 170 BPM throughout.
- What album was 願いを呼ぶ季節 originally released on?
- The song was first released on the album 東方夢想夏郷２話・テーマソングアルバム (Touhou Musou Kakyou Episode 2 Theme Song Album), distributed at Comiket 82 in August 2012.
