Overview
竹 (Take) began as a BMS contest entry for THE BMS OF FIGHTERS XVI, NEO DYSTOPIA (BOFXVI), where composer 立秋 (Rissyuu) and vocalist ちょこ (Choko) earned 4th place overall under the BMS genre label "SHAKAI" (社会, "society"). The track arrived in maimai at the launch of でらっくす UNiVERSE on September 16, 2021, and was subsequently licensed across six other rhythm games, オンゲキ bright, CHUNITHM NEW PLUS, Muse Dash, Arcaea, SOUND VOLTEX, and PUMP IT UP R!SE, making it one of the most widely circulated BMS originals from its contest cohort.
Despite a listed BPM of 150, 竹 is infamous for aggressive soflan (variable tempo): three distinct sequences sweep the speed from a crawl at 5 BPM to a frantic 315 BPM, with dozens of intermediate steps. Lyricist-composer Rissyuu built the vocal around bamboo trivia drawn directly from the Japanese Wikipedia article on 竹, weaving facts about growth rate, species diversity, traditional crafts (篠笛, 尺八, 竹細工), and environmental applications into a dense, pun-laden wordplay structure. The song also holds a small piece of maimai history as the first track with a single-character title in the game's catalog.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
5(5)
171 notesDesigner: -|Tap 124Hold 25Slide 4Touch 16Break 2
ADVANCED
8+(8.6)
429 notesDesigner: -|Tap 346Hold 27Slide 8Touch 20Break 28
EXPERT
12(12)
599 notesDesigner: 隅田川星人|Tap 395Hold 52Slide 64Touch 61Break 27
MASTER
14(14.2)
971 notesDesigner: ぴちネコ|Tap 592Hold 168Slide 77Touch 79Break 55
Trivia
- 竹 originated from THE BMS OF FIGHTERS XVI (BOFXVI), where it placed 4th overall. Its BMS genre was labeled "SHAKAI" (社会, "society").
- The lyrics are built almost entirely from bamboo trivia sourced from the Japanese Wikipedia article on 竹 (bamboo), presented as rapid-fire wordplay and puns.
- This is the first maimai song with a single-character title (竹) among all tracks distributed in the game.
- The BPM field reads 150, but the song contains three extreme soflan sequences that range from 5 to 315 BPM, with dozens of intermediate tempo shifts documented by the wiki.
- A long version titled "竹(真実Ver)" (Take (Shinjitsu Ver)) appears on Rissyuu's album Candy Panic Bomb!.
- The MASTER chart's BPM 183 section features alternating 6th → 8th → 12th → 16th note patterns (乱打), a technically demanding passage that tests the player's timing adaptability across changing note densities.
- The EXPERT chart was designed by 隅田川星人 (Sumidagawa Seijin) and the MASTER chart by ぴちネコ (Pichineko).
- The song's video was created by 石王マサト (Ishio Masato), and the maimai version uses an altered cut of the original BOFXVI video.
- In-game titles (称号) tied to the song include "竹の魅力に首ったけ" (EXPERT SS), "H -竹- H" (EXPERT SSS), and "奥義[竹筒羊羹]" (MASTER FULL SYNC DX).
- The EXPERT and MASTER levels were revised over time: EXPERT rose from 11+ in UNiVERSE to 12 from FESTiVAL onward; MASTER rose from 13+ in UNiVERSE to 14 from UNiVERSE+ onward.
FAQ
- Who composed 竹 (Take)?
- 竹 was composed, arranged, and lyricized by 立秋 (Rissyuu), featuring vocals by ちょこ (Choko). The video was created by 石王マサト (Ishio Masato).
- What does the title 竹 mean?
- 竹 (Take) means "bamboo" in Japanese. The lyrics are a dense, playful collection of bamboo-related facts and wordplay, much of it drawn from the Japanese Wikipedia article on bamboo.
- What is the real BPM of 竹?
- The song select screen lists 150 BPM, but this is deceptive. 竹 contains three extreme soflan sequences that range from as low as 5 BPM to as high as 315 BPM, with dozens of intermediate tempo changes in between.
- Which maimai version added 竹?
- 竹 was added to maimai at the launch of でらっくす UNiVERSE (maimai DX UNiVERSE) on September 16, 2021, and is available in all regions including Japan, international, USA, and China.
- What difficulty is the MASTER chart of 竹?
- The MASTER chart is level 14 with a difficulty constant of 14.2, designed by ぴちネコ (Pichineko). It features soflan tempo changes and a notorious section at BPM 183 with alternating 6th→8th→12th→16th note patterns.
- Where did 竹 originally come from?
- 竹 was originally created for THE BMS OF FIGHTERS XVI (BOFXVI), a Be-Music Source song contest, where it finished 4th place. Its BMS genre was labeled "SHAKAI" (社会, "society").
- What other rhythm games feature 竹?
- Beyond maimai, 竹 appears in オンゲキ bright, CHUNITHM NEW PLUS, Muse Dash, Arcaea, SOUND VOLTEX, and PUMP IT UP R!SE, an unusually wide cross-licensing spread for a BMS original.
- Is there a longer version of 竹?
- Yes, a long version titled "竹(真実Ver)" (Take (Shinjitsu Ver)) is included on Rissyuu's album Candy Panic Bomb!.
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