Overview
教えて!! 魔法のLyric (Oshiete!! Mahou no Lyric, "Teach Me!! Magic Lyric") is a Vocaloid original song by producer ちょむP (Chomu-P) featuring Hatsune Miku. The version that appears in maimai carries the subtitle "advanced mix," indicating an arranged remix of the original composition tailored for the arcade rhythm game. The track was part of the very first maimai arcade release on July 11, 2012, placing it among the earliest songs ever added to the series.
The MASTER chart (level 12, constant 12.4) stands out within its difficulty bracket for packing 36 Break notes into a dense 424-note total, giving it an unusually high Break density for its level. All standard-difficulty charts, Expert and Master, were authored by the in-house maimai TEAM. Over the game's lifespan, 教えて!! 魔法のLyric has been rebalanced more than a dozen times across successive version updates, with its Master difficulty climbing from an original level 10 all the way to 12, reflecting the steady upward drift of maimai's difficulty standards.
Videos
Charts
STD
BASIC
7(7)
210 notesDesigner: -|Tap 177Hold 19Slide 8Break 6
ADVANCED
8(8)
253 notesDesigner: -|Tap 209Hold 33Slide 8Break 3
EXPERT
9+(9.6)
326 notesDesigner: maimai TEAM|Tap 251Hold 60Slide 11Break 4
MASTER
12(12.4)
424 notesDesigner: maimai TEAM|Tap 357Hold 24Slide 7Break 36
Trivia
- 教えて!! 魔法のLyric was a launch-window song for the original maimai arcade cabinet, debuting on July 11, 2012.
- The song is credited as ちょむP
, indicating the maimai version is a remixed arrangement of the original composition. - The original song was uploaded to niconico as 初音ミクでオリジナル「教えて!! 魔法のLyric」(完成版) (video ID sm1323757).
- The MASTER chart contains 36 Break notes out of 424 total, an unusually high Break-note count for a level-12 chart in the maimai series.
- All standard charts (Expert and Master) were designed by the in-house maimai TEAM; Basic and Advanced charts carry no specific designer credit.
- The song has been through at least 12 distinct level rebalancings across maimai versions. It started at Basic 5 / Advanced 7 / Expert 8 / Master 10 in the original release and has been adjusted through maimai+, GreeN, ORANGE, PiNK, MURASAKi, MiLK, DX, Splash, UNiVERSE, and FESTiVAL iterations.
- The BPM holds steady at 180 throughout the song with no tempo shifts or soflan sections.
FAQ
- Who composed 教えて!! 魔法のLyric?
- The song was composed by Vocaloid producer ちょむP (Chomu-P). The version featured in maimai is the "advanced mix" arrangement.
- When was 教えて!! 魔法のLyric added to maimai?
- It was added as part of the original maimai arcade software release on July 11, 2012, making it one of the earliest songs in the entire series.
- Is 教えて!! 魔法のLyric a Vocaloid song?
- Yes, it is an original Vocaloid song featuring Hatsune Miku, produced by ちょむP.
- What does 教えて!! 魔法のLyric mean in English?
- The title translates to "Teach Me!! Magic Lyric" in English.
- What difficulty level is the MASTER chart of 教えて!! 魔法のLyric?
- The MASTER chart is level 12 with a difficulty constant of 12.4. It contains 424 total notes, including 36 Break notes, an unusually high count for its level.
- Who designed the charts for 教えて!! 魔法のLyric?
- The Expert and Master charts were designed by maimai TEAM. Basic and Advanced charts have no specific individual designer credited.
- Has the difficulty of 教えて!! 魔法のLyric changed across maimai versions?
- Yes, the song has undergone numerous level rebalancings across more than a dozen version updates, with its Master difficulty rising from an original level 10 to the current level 12 as the game's overall difficulty standards evolved.
