Overview
Streak is a brostep-influenced club track by ARM (IOSYS) that originated not as a maimai commission, but as the musical centerpiece of HALFPIPE TOKYO, a digital-reality attraction at SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis. When maimai PLUS launched on December 13, 2012, Streak was included among the debut song set, making it one of the earliest original tracks in the series' history.
ARM (Youhei Kimura), a Sapporo-based producer from the doujin circle IOSYS and a member of the unit Albatrossics, is best known in rhythm-game circles for Touhou arrange classics such as Cirno's Perfect Math Class (チルノのパーフェクトさんすう教室). For Streak, he crafted a sound built on wobbling synth bass, noisy high-frequency textures, and rapid rap vocal layers that weave through dense, stacked beats and breaks. The result is a track that feels significantly faster than its 150 BPM would suggest, a deliberate choice ARM made to match the kinetic energy of the ride cabinet, whose movements he timed the song's progression against.
The music video, directed by Seiichi Itagaki (板垣聖一) of IMAGICA Imagica Works, flashes geometric patterns and sci-fi-tinged temple-and-shrine objects, giving the track a futuristic, arcade-era visual identity. In maimai, the song's in-game genre has shifted over time, from JOYPOLIS to ORIGINAL & JOYPOLIS, then to ORIGINAL, and finally to the maimai category, and its chart levels have been adjusted across multiple version updates as the series' difficulty ceiling rose. The Master chart (designed by はっぴー) and Expert chart (designed by 譜面-100号) both offer pattern-driven layouts that mirror the track's relentless energy without relying on extreme gimmickry.
Videos
Charts
STD
BASIC
6(6)
119 notesDesigner: -|Tap 91Hold 16Slide 8Break 4
ADVANCED
8(8)
156 notesDesigner: -|Tap 118Hold 16Slide 12Break 10
EXPERT
12+(12.7)
301 notesDesigner: 譜面-100号|Tap 283Hold 7Slide 9Break 2
MASTER
13+(13.7)
332 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 222Hold 35Slide 71Break 4
Trivia
- Streak was added to maimai PLUS at the game's launch on December 13, 2012, making it one of the earliest original songs in the maimai series.
- The track was originally composed for HALFPIPE TOKYO, a digital-reality attraction at SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis. At that venue it was classified under the genre Brostep, a pop-oriented subgenre of dubstep characterized by heavy wobbling bass and aggressive synth work.
- ARM (Youhei Kimura) is a Sapporo-based composer affiliated with the doujin music circle IOSYS and a member of the unit Albatrossics. He is widely recognized in rhythm-game and Touhou arrange scenes for tracks such as Cirno's Perfect Math Class and 患部で止まってすぐ溶ける~狂気の優曇華院.
- In ARM's own words, the track's progression was deliberately timed to the movement of the HALFPIPE TOKYO ride cabinet. He described the process of matching the song's structure to the ride's motion as exciting and described the sound as a 'crispy club rock sound' meant to express a future super-attraction.
- The music video was created by Seiichi Itagaki (板垣聖一) of IMAGICA Imagica Works. It features rapidly shifting geometric visuals interspersed with sci-fi-themed temple-and-shrine objects.
- The song contains no singable lyrics in the traditional sense, but includes rapid rap vocal elements that blend into the dense beat and break structure.
- Streak's jacket art was updated in maimai でらっくす Splash to add the song title text, the original maimai PLUS jacket displayed only the visual without a title overlay.
- Over the course of maimai's version lifecycle, the Master chart's level rose from 10 (maimai PLUS) to 13+ (FESTIVAL PLUS onward), reflecting the series' general upward difficulty curve. The Expert chart underwent a similar climb from level 9 to 12+.
- The song's in-game genre category has shifted multiple times: JOYPOLIS at launch (maimai PLUS through ORANGE PLUS), ORIGINAL & JOYPOLIS (PiNK through FiNALE), ORIGINAL (maimai でらっくす), and finally maimai (でらっくす PLUS onward).
FAQ
- Who composed Streak in maimai?
- Streak was composed, arranged, and produced by ARM (Youhei Kimura), a Sapporo-based producer from the doujin circle IOSYS and a member of the unit Albatrossics.
- What version of maimai did Streak debut in?
- Streak was added to maimai PLUS at the game's launch on December 13, 2012.
- Where does the song Streak originally come from?
- Streak was originally created for HALFPIPE TOKYO, a digital-reality attraction at SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis, before being included in maimai PLUS.
- What genre is Streak?
- Streak is classified as Brostep, a pop-oriented subgenre of dubstep that emphasizes high bass frequencies and wobbling synth textures.
- Who designed the Master chart for Streak?
- The Master chart for Streak was designed by the notes designer はっぴー (Happy), while the Expert chart was designed by 譜面-100号 (Fumen -100 gou).
- Does Streak have lyrics?
- Streak does not have traditional singable lyrics, but the track incorporates rapid rap vocal elements woven into its dense beat and break structure.
- What is the BPM of Streak?
- Streak has a BPM of 150, though its dense beat layering and fast rap vocal samples give it the feel of a much faster track.
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