Overview
スロウダウナー (Slowdowner) is a VOCALOID track by Japanese composer ろくろ (Rokuro), featuring Hatsune Miku and GUMI on vocals. The song originally appeared on Rokuro's 2018 album MU, accompanied by a music video created by ハヌル (Hanuru). It was added to maimai on January 23, 2020 as part of the maimai でらっくす PLUS update, slotted under the niconico & VOCALOID genre category.
The title blends "slow" and "downer", fitting its brooding, mid-to-high-tempo lyrical content. The lyrics cast the protagonist as a monster (モンスター) born into a world of obedient puppets, weaving red threads like a spider and searching for belonging and love (愛) in a place that offers none. At 194 BPM, the driving beat underpins a restless, melancholic energy that has resonated with VOCALOID listeners.
In maimai, the song's MASTER chart (designed by はっぴー) was originally rated 12+ at launch in でらっくす PLUS before being adjusted to 12 from the Splash version onward. The Expert chart was designed by シチミヘルツ (Shichimi hertz). The song is available across Japanese, International, USA, and Chinese region versions of the game.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
4(4)
162 notesDesigner: -|Tap 128Hold 17Slide 7Touch 6Break 4
ADVANCED
7(7)
312 notesDesigner: -|Tap 251Hold 18Slide 9Touch 26Break 8
EXPERT
9+(9.6)
496 notesDesigner: シチミヘルツ|Tap 405Hold 44Slide 13Touch 26Break 8
MASTER
12(12.5)
707 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 484Hold 82Slide 91Touch 36Break 14
Trivia
- スロウダウナー was originally released on Rokuro's 2018 album MU before being added to maimai.
- The music video was created by ハヌル (Hanuru), whose visual style complements the song's spider-web and monster imagery.
- The MASTER chart debuted at difficulty 12+ in maimai でらっくす PLUS and was later adjusted down to 12 starting with the Splash version, reflecting a re-evaluation of the chart's difficulty constant.
- The Chinese version of the song was added later, it arrived on 舞萌DX on December 24, 2020.
- The lyrics contain recurring wordplay on 愛 (ai, 'love') and アイ (ai, 'I'), blurring the line between self and affection, a motif reflected in lines like '人類最後にアイを持ったって 僕の印はないでしょうか' ('Even if humanity finally has ai / I, would there be no mark of mine?').
- Rokuro has contributed multiple songs to the maimai series, with スロウダウナー being one of his earlier entries in the game.
- The song's BPM of 194 is notably fast for a VOCALOID niconico-style track, contributing to its sense of agitated urgency in both the music and the chart design.
FAQ
- Who composed スロウダウナー?
- スロウダウナー was composed, arranged, and written by ろくろ (Rokuro). The vocals are performed by Hatsune Miku and GUMI.
- What version of maimai added スロウダウナー?
- The song was added in the maimai でらっくす PLUS (DX PLUS) update on January 23, 2020.
- What are the difficulty levels of スロウダウナー in maimai?
- The DX charts are Basic 4, Advanced 7, Expert 9+, and Master 12. The Master chart was originally rated 12+ at launch in でらっくす PLUS but was adjusted to 12 from Splash onward.
- Who designed the MASTER chart for スロウダウナー?
- The MASTER chart was designed by はっぴー (Happy), and the Expert chart was designed by シチミヘルツ (Shichimi hertz).
- What album is スロウダウナー from?
- スロウダウナー was originally released on Rokuro's 2018 album titled MU.
- What is the meaning behind the title スロウダウナー?
- The title is a portmanteau of 'slow' and 'downer,' matching the song's lyrical themes of a monster protagonist struggling with isolation, searching for love and belonging in an indifferent world.
- Is スロウダウナー available in all regions of maimai?
- Yes, the song is available in the Japanese, International (Asia), USA, and Chinese versions of maimai DX. The Chinese version added it on December 24, 2020 to 舞萌DX.
