Overview
Witches night is a vocal arrangement by the doujin music circle Liz Triangle, drawn from their 2016 album シンソウダイバー (Shinzō Diver). The track reworks 魔女達の舞踏会 ～ Magus, the Extra Stage boss theme for Marisa Kirisame from ZUN's Seihou Project shooter 秋霜玉 (Shūsōgyoku). Though the original game sits outside the Touhou Project canon, ZUN composed it under Team Shanghai Alice, and maimai classifies the song under the 東方Project genre alongside other ZUN-adjacent works. The arrangement features lyrics and composition by kaztora and vocals by lily-an, giving the original melody a brisk, pop-inflected energy at 154 BPM.
Witches night first appeared in SEGA's rhythm ecosystem via CHUNITHM AIR PLUS in February 2017, before arriving in maimai でらっくす PLUS on August 21, 2020 across all regions (JP, INTL, USA, CN, with staggered timing in Asia and China). In maimai, the DX charts span Basic through Master, with the Master chart designed by 某S氏 (Bou S shi), a designer who also handled the CHUNITHM Master chart for this same song, and the Expert chart by サファ太 (Safata). The Master chart originally sat at level 12 before being raised to 12+ (constant 12.8) in the UNiVERSE PLUS revision, reflecting its density of 111 Slide notes and demanding patterns.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
3(3)
165 notesDesigner: -|Tap 133Hold 6Slide 6Touch 12Break 8
ADVANCED
6(6)
261 notesDesigner: -|Tap 199Hold 30Slide 12Touch 15Break 5
EXPERT
9(9)
444 notesDesigner: サファ太|Tap 298Hold 63Slide 38Touch 22Break 23
MASTER
12+(12.8)
699 notesDesigner: 某S氏|Tap 480Hold 61Slide 111Touch 42Break 5
Trivia
- The original melody, 魔女達の舞踏会 ～ Magus, comes from the Seihou Project game 秋霜玉 (2001), composed by ZUN during his pre-Touhou years at Team Shanghai Alice. This makes Witches night a ZUN composition that is not strictly a Touhou song, though maimai groups it under the 東方Project category.
- A different arrangement of the same original theme appears in the fighting game 東方萃夢想 (Immaterial and Missing Power), the first Touhou fighting-game spinoff co-developed by Tasofro.
- Listeners should not confuse Witches night by Liz Triangle with the similarly titled Witches' Night by the rap unit 魂音泉 (Tamaonsen), which arranges メイガスナイト from Touhou 東方風神録. The titles differ by an apostrophe and originate from different games.
- Liz Triangle was originally scheduled to disband in August 2017 after Comiket 92, but the circle failed to secure a booth slot, pushing their final activities to the end of that year.
- The maimai version is a shorter edit of the full track; the CHUNITHM version runs approximately 2:33, while the maimai edit clocks in at about 2:22.
- Witches night debuted in a rhythm game on CHUNITHM AIR PLUS (February 23, 2017), more than three years before its maimai でらっくす PLUS arrival in August 2020.
- The Master chart designer 某S氏 (Bou S shi) also created the CHUNITHM Master chart for this song, giving both rhythm games a shared design lineage.
- The Basic chart was originally level 4 at launch (でらっくす PLUS through UNiVERSE) before being lowered to level 3 starting in UNiVERSE PLUS. The Master chart was level 12 before being upgraded to 12+ in the same revision.
- Clearing the Master chart with rank S earns the in-game title (称号) 魔法の合言葉 ビルラ ("Magic Password: Birra"), which was originally a silver title but was downgraded to bronze when the title system was revised via CiRCLE PLUS.
FAQ
- Who composed Witches night?
- The original melody 魔女達の舞踏会 ～ Magus was composed by ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice) for the Seihou Project game 秋霜玉. The arrangement for Liz Triangle was handled by kaztora.
- Who is the vocalist on Witches night?
- The vocals on Witches night are performed by lily-an, a regular vocalist featured on Liz Triangle's doujin releases.
- What version of maimai added Witches night?
- Witches night was added to maimai でらっくす PLUS on August 21, 2020. It later appeared in the Asian version on October 23, 2020, and was included in 舞萌DX 2021 in China.
- What is the original song that Witches night arranges?
- The song arranges 魔女達の舞踏会 ～ Magus, the Extra Stage boss theme for Marisa Kirisame from ZUN's Seihou Project shooter 秋霜玉.
- Who designed the MASTER chart for Witches night in maimai?
- The MASTER chart was designed by 某S氏 (Bou S shi), who also created the CHUNITHM MASTER chart for the same song. The EXPERT chart was designed by サファ太 (Safata).
- Is Witches night a Touhou song?
- Witches night is categorized under the 東方Project genre in maimai, but the original composition comes from the Seihou Project game 秋霜玉, also composed by ZUN. It is a ZUN composition rather than a Touhou Project track, though maimai treats it under the same umbrella.
- What album is Witches night from?
- Witches night was originally released on Liz Triangle's 2016 album シンソウダイバー (Shinzō Diver).
- Did the difficulty of Witches night change across maimai versions?
- Yes. The Basic chart was lowered from level 4 to 3, and the Master chart was raised from level 12 to 12+ (constant 12.8), both effective from the UNiVERSE PLUS version onward.
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