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Overview
タカハせ！名人マン is a maimai original collaboration track celebrating Takahashi Meijin (高橋名人), the legendary 1980s gamer famous for his ability to press a controller button 16 times per second, a feat that earned him the title "Meijin" (master). Produced by beatMARIO of COOL&CREATE and ARM of IOSYS, the song features Takahashi Meijin himself on lead vocals alongside beatMARIO, Hakase (IOSYS), and the game's mascot maimai-chan. Added to maimai GreeN PLUS on May 23, 2014 to coincide with Takahashi Meijin's birthday, the track adopts a sentai / superhero-team aesthetic: its music video depicts a world overrun by "Nuruge" (mediocre games) and ruled by the evil organization "Kusoge" (terrible games), from which Takahashi Meijin transforms into the caped hero "Meijin-Man" to save the day. The lyrics weave in his iconic catchphrase "ゲームは1日1時間" (games are one hour a day), playfully adapted here as "maimaiは1日1時間！" (maimai is one hour a day!).
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- Takahashi Meijin (real name Toshiyuki Takahashi) was an employee of Hudson Soft who became a household name in the 1980s for his 16-shot-per-second button-pressing prowess. The protagonist of Hudson's Adventure Island series, called Master Higgins in English, is named after him.
- The song was added to maimai GreeN PLUS on May 23, 2014 specifically to celebrate Takahashi Meijin's birthday.
- The line 'maimaiは1日1時間！' spoken at the end of the song is a direct parody of Takahashi Meijin's famous life advice 'ゲームは1日1時間' (games are one hour a day), which he originally advocated to promote balanced gaming habits for children.
- Both the Expert and Master charts recreate the famous '16連射' (16-shot) technique. The first occurrence (combo 183–215 on Master) is a 16th-note randomized pattern across buttons 4 and 5. The second 'Final 16連射' section (around combo 342) is a brutal 24th-note 49-note vertical jack across four buttons, widely discussed among players for its intensity relative to the chart's level constant.
- The chorus section on Master features slide notes that trace the hiragana characters 'ア' and 'イ', directly referencing visuals from the song's music video.
- The line '名人マン、がんばって！' (Meijin-Man, do your best!) in the song is spoken by maimai-chan, the game's mascot character.
- A long version of タカハせ！名 人マン, along with its full music video, is included in the soundtrack album 'maimai ジューシー★おとりよせBOX'.
- The song received a special UTAGE (宴) chart in maimai FiNALE on December 25, 2018, designed by ロシェ@ペンギン (Rocher@penguin). This chart, titled '名人マンよくばりセット' (Meijin-Man's Greedy Set), is rated 狂 (14+?) and features extreme jack sections that escalate from 10 notes per second (16th notes) to 15 notes per second (24th notes), paying homage to Takahashi Meijin's speed.
- The UTAGE chart was revived in maimai DX BUDDiES on December 25, 2023 in Japan, and on May 17, 2024 in Asian English versions.
- In Asian English versions of maimai, the song title is displayed as 'Takahase! Meijin-Man' and the artist as 'beatMARIO+ARM feat. Takahashi-Meijin'.
- The song's in-game genre has been reclassified multiple times: COLLABO (GreeN PLUS through ORANGE PLUS), ORIGINAL & JOYPOLIS (PiNK through FiNALE), ORIGINAL (maimai DX), and finally maimai (maimai DX PLUS onward).
- ARM (Youhei Kimura) is a founding member of the doujin music circle IOSYS, best known for Touhou arrangement works. beatMARIO is the founder of COOL&CREATE and has contributed multiple original songs to the maimai series.
FAQ
- Who composed タカハせ！名人マン (Takahase! Meijin-man)?
- The music was composed and arranged by ARM (Youhei Kimura) of IOSYS. Lyrics and narration were written by beatMARIO of COOL&CREATE. The song was produced as a collaboration between beatMARIO, ARM, and Takahashi Meijin himself.
- What is Takahashi Meijin famous for?
- Takahashi Meijin (Toshiyuki Takahashi) rose to fame in the 1980s as a Hudson Soft employee who could press a controller button 16 times per second (16連射 / 16-shot). He became a pop-culture icon and lent his likeness to the Adventure Island series protagonist, Master Higgins. In maimai, his legendary finger speed is directly referenced in the song's lyrics and chart patterns.
- What version of maimai added タカハせ！名人マン?
- The song was added to maimai GreeN PLUS on May 23, 2014, coinciding with Takahashi Meijin's birthday. It later received level revisions across multiple versions and an additional UTAGE chart in maimai FiNALE.
- What level is the Master chart of タカハせ！名人マン?
- The Master chart is rated level 13 with a difficulty constant of 13.5. It was designed by はっぴー and contains 571 notes (437 Tap, 64 Hold, 48 Slide, 22 Break). The chart is notable for its 'Final 16連射' section featuring 24th-note vertical jacks across four buttons.
- Who designed the Expert and Master charts?
- The Expert chart was designed by 某S氏 (Bou S-shi). The Master chart was designed by はっぴー (Happy). The later UTAGE chart was designed by ロシェ@ペンギン (Rocher@penguin).
- What does the title タカハせ！名人マン mean?
- The title is a playful portmanteau combining 'Takahashi' (高橋), the verb 'hashiru' (走る / to run, conjugated as 'hase'), and 'Meijin-Man' (名人マン / Master-Man). The 'se' (せ) inflection gives it an exhortative feel, roughly 'Go, Takahashi! Meijin-Man!', matching the song's superhero-team theme. The English version renders it as 'Takahase! Meijin-Man'.
- Does タカハせ！名人マン have a UTAGE (宴) chart?
- Yes. A UTAGE chart titled '名人マンよくばりセット' (Meijin-Man's Greedy Set) was added in maimai FiNALE on December 25, 2018 at difficulty 狂 (14+?). It was designed by ロシェ@ペンギン and contains 1,252 notes (682 Tap, 564 Hold, 3 Slide, 3 Break). The chart features extreme jack sections reaching up to 15 notes per second. It was revived in maimai DX BUDDiES on December 25, 2023.
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