Overview
The Cursed Doll is a maimai original song by 清風明月 (Seifū Meigetsu, "Clear Wind Bright Moon"), a collaboration unit formed by composer Drop and vocalist-lyricist Yura Hatsuki. It joined the maimai DX BUDDiES PLUS song list on August 2, 2024, debuting as a challenge track within Heaven Area 7 (天界ちほー7), where players needed to accumulate 400 km of travel distance to unlock it.
Musically, The Cursed Doll is a gothic waltz at 131 BPM, carried by a theatrical, minor-key melody and Yura Hatsuki's distinctive vocal delivery. The lyrics adopt the first-person perspective of a sentient bisque doll, a marionette with sapphire eyes and a white lace dress who demands worship ("跪け崇めよ", "Kneel and worship"), speaks of eternal life, and revels in the destruction she brings. This narrative is reinforced by an in-game flavor text that tells of a figure who, after being stripped of power and cast into the underworld, spent ages crafting an "ultimate bisque doll" capable of bringing about heaven's end, addressing the listener as "Lucifer" and offering a crown of thorny roses.
The song's accompanying movie was produced by aco, 眠介, and michele. On the charting side, the EXPERT chart was designed by サファ太 (Safata) and the MASTER chart by 鳩ホルダー (Hato holder), with the MASTER carrying a level constant of 13.5. In later versions (PRiSM PLUS onward), the song became available by default, while the Asian and Chinese regional versions saw staggered unlock dates through late 2024 and 2025.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
3(3)
205 notesDesigner: -|Tap 175Hold 10Slide 5Touch 10Break 5
ADVANCED
6(6)
284 notesDesigner: -|Tap 233Hold 13Slide 7Touch 27Break 4
EXPERT
11(11)
443 notesDesigner: サファ太|Tap 288Hold 44Slide 50Touch 34Break 27
MASTER
13(13.5)
761 notesDesigner: 鳩ホルダー|Tap 509Hold 61Slide 79Touch 61Break 51
Trivia
- The Cursed Doll was unlockable in maimai DX BUDDiES PLUS by reaching a total travel distance of 400 km in Heaven Area 7 (天界ちほー7), placing it between the area's previous challenge track Geranium and the next one, RondeauX of RagnaroQ.
- The unit name 清風明月 (Seifū Meigetsu) draws from classical East Asian poetic imagery meaning 'clear wind, bright moon', a phrase often used to evoke serene, idyllic scenery, creating an ironic contrast with the song's dark gothic theme.
- Drop, the composer half of the unit, is a veteran rhythm-game and BMS-scene producer whose works appear across multiple arcade music games. Yura Hatsuki (葉月ゆら) brings a theatrical, dark-operatic vocal style that matches the song's cursed-doll narrative.
- The song's movie was crafted by a team of three: aco, 眠介, and michele. No further production details about the video are documented in the available sources.
- The flavor text tells a self-contained mini-story: a former knight who swore to support heaven alongside 'Lag' (ラグ) was stripped of power and cast into the underworld, then spent an immense span of time creating a bisque doll to end heaven. The speaker corrects herself from 'Ruki' to 'Lucifer' when addressing the listener, framing the player character as the one who overturned fate.
- The MASTER chart (level 13.5 constant) was designed by 鳩ホルダー (Hato holder), a notes designer known for technically intricate patterns. The EXPERT chart (level 11) was designed by サファ太 (Safata).
- Starting from maimai DX PRiSM PLUS, The Cursed Doll became available by default with no unlock requirements, a common pattern for songs that debuted as challenge tracks in the preceding version.
- In the Asian version of BUDDiES PLUS, the song became unlockable from December 6, 2024. In the Chinese version (舞萌DX 2025), it became available from November 5, 2025.
- The lyrics include the line '掲げよ荊薔薇の冠を' ('Raise the crown of thorny roses'), which echoes the flavor text's closing line and reinforces the song's imagery of a twisted coronation.
FAQ
- Who composed The Cursed Doll in maimai?
- The Cursed Doll was composed and arranged by Drop, who forms one half of the unit 清風明月 (Seifū Meigetsu) alongside vocalist and lyricist Yura Hatsuki (葉月ゆら).
- Which maimai version added The Cursed Doll?
- The Cursed Doll was added in maimai DX BUDDiES PLUS on August 2, 2024. It debuted as a challenge track in Heaven Area 7 (天界ちほー7) requiring 400 km of travel distance to unlock.
- How do you unlock The Cursed Doll in maimai DX BUDDiES PLUS?
- In BUDDiES PLUS, the song is unlocked by accumulating a total distance of 400 km in the Heaven Area 7 region. From maimai DX PRiSM PLUS onward, it is available by default without any unlock requirements.
- What are the difficulty levels and designers for The Cursed Doll?
- The song has four DX chart difficulties: Basic (level 3), Advanced (level 6), Expert (level 11, designed by サファ太 / Safata), and Master (level 13, constant 13.5, designed by 鳩ホルダー / Hato holder).
- What is The Cursed Doll about lyrically?
- The lyrics are written from the perspective of a cursed bisque doll, a marionette with sapphire eyes, lace dress, and eternal life who demands worship and worshipers' destruction. The in-game flavor text expands this into a narrative about a fallen figure who created the doll to bring about the end of heaven, addressing the listener as Lucifer.
- What BPM is The Cursed Doll?
- The Cursed Doll runs at 131 BPM.
- Who sang The Cursed Doll?
- The vocals and lyrics were provided by Yura Hatsuki (葉月ゆら), who collaborated with composer Drop under the unit name 清風明月.
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