VANTABLACK RAVER is an original maimai song produced by DIVELA, the BMS composer behind METEOR and BeatSyncer, and featuring the VTuber Komugi Kiritani (桐谷こむぎ) on vocals. The track leans into a NU RAVE sound at 170 BPM, pairing energetic synth stabs and four-on-the-floor kicks with a melody that builds from tense, dark verses into a bright, cathartic chorus. The title itself is a portmanteau: "Vantablack," one of the darkest materials known (absorbing 99.965 % of visible light), fused with "raver," evoking the image of dancing through total darkness. This song marked Komugi Kiritani's first appearance in the maimai series, though she and DIVELA had previously collaborated on the standalone track KOMUGI MAXIMIZER. Kiritani is a VTuber active primarily on YouTube, and her clear, energetic vocal delivery matches the song's contrast between anxious uncertainty and euphoric release. The jacket art and music video, created by yama_ko, feature the maimai original character Otohime (乙姫) in her perfect challenge outfit. VANTABLACK RAVER launched on March 18, 2021, as part of maimai DX Splash PLUS, initially locked behind the Shuwashuwa Area 2 (しゅわしゅわちほー2) event, players had to accumulate 120 km of in-game travel distance to unlock it. From UNiVERSE PLUS onward, the song became available by default across all regions. On the charting side, the MASTER difficulty (designed by はっぴー) is notable for an extreme note-profile imbalance: only 5 Hold notes out of 884 total, paired with 98 Touch notes, an unusually high density for a 13+ chart that demands quick, precise palm-and-finger work rather than sustained holds. The EXPERT chart was designed by Jack, another regular maimai notes designer from the Splash and UNiVERSE eras.