Overview
人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄 (Ningen ga daisuki na kowareta youkai no uta) is a Touhou Project vocal arrange by ビートまりお (beatMARIO) that joined the maimai DX catalog with the PRiSM version on October 11, 2024. The track reimagines 芥川龍之介の河童 ~ Candid Friend, the stage 3 boss theme from 東方風神録 ~ Mountain of Faith, originally composed by ZUN. The arrangement was handled by myu314, with lyrics and vocals by beatMARIO, and the music video was produced by キツネイロ (Kitsuneiro). The song first appeared on beatMARIO's 2008 album スーパーシャッターガール (Super Shutter Girl), arriving in maimai roughly sixteen years after its original release.
At 55 BPM, this song is the slowest-tempo track ever featured in a maimai game. Its unusually deliberate pace gives the arrangement a drawn-out, melancholic character that stands apart from the series' typically brisk tempos. The title translates to something like "The Song of a Broken Youkai Who Loves Humans," and the lyrics unfold a story of a youkai entangled with a human amid mechanical-waltz imagery, a fitting tribute to the kappa theme of the original stage. The Master chart (Level 13, constant 13.2) was designed by じゃこレモン, while the Expert chart (Level 9+, constant 9.6) was designed by はっぴー.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
3(3)
194 notesDesigner: -|Tap 167Hold 12Slide 4Touch 7Break 4
ADVANCED
6(6)
278 notesDesigner: -|Tap 240Hold 13Slide 8Touch 16Break 1
EXPERT
9+(9.6)
408 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 300Hold 50Slide 11Touch 29Break 18
MASTER
13(13.2)
481 notesDesigner: じゃこレモン|Tap 342Hold 11Slide 91Touch 11Break 26
Trivia
- With a BPM of 55, 人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄 is the slowest-tempo song in the entire maimai series, a distinction that makes it stand out in a catalog dominated by fast-paced electronic and vocal tracks.
- The song is a remix of 芥川龍之介の河童 ~ Candid Friend, the stage 3 boss theme from 東方風神録 ~ Mountain of Faith (Touhou 10). The original stage features Mizuchi Miyadeguchi, a kappa whose name references the writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa and his famous short story about kappa.
- The arrangement was handled by myu314, a long-time collaborator with beatMARIO and the COOL&CREATE circle who has contributed to numerous Touhou arrange albums.
- The music video was created by キツネイロ (Kitsuneiro), a PV producer whose work appears frequently across Touhou arrangement releases.
- The song debuted on beatMARIO's 2008 album スーパーシャッターガール (Super Shutter Girl), roughly 16 years before its maimai appearance.
- The title uses deliberately colloquial phrasing, こわれた (a less formal reading of 'broken') and a sentence-like structure, that mirrors the 'broken' concept woven into the song's theme.
- The song has no other rhythm game appearances; maimai DX PRiSM is its exclusive music game debut as of its release.
- Regional release dates vary: the Asian version received the song on February 14, 2025, and the Chinese version (舞萌DX 2025) added it on February 10, 2026.
- The Master chart, designed by じゃこレモン, contains 91 Slide notes out of 481 total (roughly 19%), a notably high slide density for a Level 13 chart.
FAQ
- Who composed the original song for 人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄?
- The original composition is by ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice) from the Touhou Project game 東方風神録 ~ Mountain of Faith. The arrangement for this version was handled by myu314.
- Who performs 人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄?
- The song is performed by ビートまりお (beatMARIO) of the circle COOL&CREATE, who also wrote the lyrics. The arrangement is by myu314.
- What BPM is 人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄?
- 55 BPM, making it the slowest-tempo song in the entire maimai series.
- Which maimai version added 人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄?
- It was added to maimai でらっくす PRiSM on October 11, 2024. The Asian version received it on February 14, 2025, and the Chinese version (舞萌DX 2025) added it on February 10, 2026.
- What is the original Touhou song that 人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄 remixes?
- It is a remix of 芥川龍之介の河童 ~ Candid Friend, the stage 3 boss theme from 東方風神録 ~ Mountain of Faith (Touhou 10).
- What album is 人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄 from?
- The song originally appeared on beatMARIO's 2008 album スーパーシャッターガール (Super Shutter Girl).
- Who designed the Master and Expert charts for 人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄?
- The Master chart (Level 13, constant 13.2) was designed by じゃこレモン, and the Expert chart (Level 9+, constant 9.6) was designed by はっぴー.
- Does 人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄 appear in any other rhythm games?
- No, maimai DX PRiSM is its only music game appearance as of its release.
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