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Overview

oboro is a chiptune-meets-Japanese-folk rhythm track by Hige Driver (ヒゲドライバー), originally created for the HALFPIPE TOKYO attraction at SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis. The song joined maimai ORANGE on February 5, 2015 as part of a collaboration between the arcade rhythm game and the Joypolis venue, alongside fellow track Dragoon. Running at 175 BPM with no vocals, oboro fuses Hige Driver's signature chiptune production with a high-speed beat informed by traditional Japanese festival music, the composer has described the intended imagery as Bon Odori, a classical folk dance. The accompanying music video, created by artist Kuroyuki (クロユキ), uses pixel-art animation that complements the retro game aesthetic of the chiptune style. In a quirk noted by players, Kuroyuki's credit was omitted from the song's in-game preview, which the community has attributed to an oversight rather than an intentional exclusion. oboro later appeared in SEGA's companion rhythm game ONGEKI, and nearly nine years after its original debut, received DX charts in maimai でらっくす BUDDiES in October 2023, initially gated behind Friend Matching Season 13 before becoming permanently available.

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Charts

DX

BASIC
4(4)
160 notesDesigner: -|Tap 132Hold 13Slide 4Touch 8Break 3
ADVANCED
7+(7.6)
314 notesDesigner: -|Tap 256Hold 14Slide 8Touch 30Break 6
EXPERT
11(11)
408 notesDesigner: Luxizhel|Tap 258Hold 40Slide 41Touch 27Break 42
MASTER
13+(13.7)
664 notesDesigner: 鳩ホルダー|Tap 429Hold 43Slide 67Touch 78Break 47

STD

BASIC
6(6)
218 notesDesigner: -|Tap 204Hold 4Slide 4Break 6
ADVANCED
8(8)
370 notesDesigner: -|Tap 344Hold 8Slide 15Break 3
EXPERT
12(12)
505 notesDesigner: mai-Star|Tap 379Hold 54Slide 64Break 8
MASTER
13+(13.7)
636 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 505Hold 39Slide 77Break 15

Trivia

  • oboro originates from the HALFPIPE TOKYO attraction at SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis, an indoor theme park.
  • The song was added to maimai ORANGE alongside Dragoon, another Hige Driver track, on February 5, 2015.
  • Players initially needed 400 music tickets to unlock oboro in ORANGE; it became available by default starting with maimai PiNK (December 2015).
  • Hige Driver (ヒゲドライバー) is known primarily as a chiptune / chip-music composer, and oboro represents his style fused with Japanese festival rhythms.
  • The composer has stated the song's imagery was inspired by Bon Odori, a traditional Japanese folk dance, and the pixel-art MV by Kuroyuki reinforces that retro-festival feel.
  • The music video creator (Kuroyuki) was not credited in the song's preview video, the community considers this a simple omission rather than deliberate.
  • oboro has no lyrics or vocal samples of any kind.
  • The song also appears in ONGEKI, where it was unlockable starting from Chapter 1, and features Koboshi Inohara as the opponent character.
  • Standard charts for oboro were designed by mai-Star (Expert) and はっぴー (Master); DX charts were designed by Luxizhel (Expert) and 鳩ホルダー (Master).
  • The Standard MASTER chart was originally level 11 in maimai ORANGE, and was re-rated multiple times across versions, eventually settling at 13+ in UNiVERSE+.
  • DX charts were added on October 6, 2023 as a 300 SP reward in Friend Matching Season 13, and became permanently unlockable from Season 16 onward.
  • The song length is 1 minute 54 seconds.

FAQ

Who composed oboro?
oboro was composed and arranged by Hige Driver (ヒゲドライバー), a Japanese musician known for chiptune production.
What version of maimai did oboro first appear in?
oboro debuted in maimai ORANGE on February 5, 2015, as part of a collaboration with SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis.
What genre is oboro in maimai?
oboro originally belonged to the JOYPOLIS genre category, was moved to ORIGINAL & JOYPOLIS in PiNK, and from でらっくす PLUS onward has been classified under the maimai (オリジナル) genre.
Does oboro have lyrics?
No. oboro is an instrumental track with no lyrics or vocal samples.
Where does oboro originate from?
oboro was created for the HALFPIPE TOKYO attraction at SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis indoor theme park before being added to maimai.
Who designed the oboro charts in maimai?
For Standard charts: mai-Star designed Expert and はっぴー designed Master. For DX charts: Luxizhel designed Expert and 鳩ホルダー designed Master.
How do you unlock oboro's DX charts?
DX charts were originally obtained by reaching 300 SP in Friend Matching Season 13 (October 2023). From Season 16 onward (April 2024), they became permanently unlockable without seasonal restrictions.

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