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Overview

wowaka's ワールズエンド・ダンスホール (World's End Dancehall) stands as one of the defining Vocaloid tracks of the late 2000s and a launch-title staple of the original maimai arcade release on July 11, 2012. Featuring the dual Vocaloid voices of Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka, the song wraps a characteristically breathless wowaka production, driving guitar, rapid-fire verses, and an unrelenting 171 BPM tempo, around lyrics that weave playful dance-floor imagery with an undercurrent of existential tension. The title itself, a collision of "world's end" and "dance hall," telegraphs the song's central friction between celebration and finality. Originally appearing on the 2010 compilation VOCAROCK collection feat. 初音ミク, the song later received a revised version on wowaka's own album アンハッピーリフレイン (Unhappy Refrain). The maimai edit is a shortened 1:38 version, while CHUNITHM and オンゲキ use a longer 2:25 edit drawn from the album version. In the arcade cabinet, the song was accompanied by a dance routine video performed by Kozue Aikawa and ikura of the dance group DANCEROID until the maimai でらっくす transition, at which point the video was replaced with a still of the song's original jacket art. Over more than a decade of version updates, the song's charts have been repeatedly rebalanced, and its genre classification has shifted from VARIETY through niconico to its current niconico & VOCALOID home. The Master chart, designed by ニャイン, is notable among maimai players for containing zero Hold notes, an unusual structural choice that makes the 464-note chart a pure exercise in Tap, Slide, and Break precision.

Videos

Official PV

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Expert chart

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Master chart

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Re:MASTER chart

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Charts

STD

BASIC
7(7)
170 notesDesigner: -|Tap 137Hold 17Slide 14Break 2
ADVANCED
8(8)
258 notesDesigner: -|Tap 212Hold 32Slide 10Break 4
EXPERT
9+(9.6)
328 notesDesigner: 譜面-100号|Tap 280Hold 27Slide 17Break 4
MASTER
13(13)
464 notesDesigner: ニャイン|Tap 416Hold 0Slide 20Break 28
Re:MASTER
13(13.3)
636 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 461Hold 62Slide 100Break 13

Trivia

  • ワールズエンド・ダンスホール was one of the songs available at the launch of the original maimai arcade game on July 11, 2012, making it one of the longest-standing tracks in the series.
  • The song was composed, arranged, and written by wowaka, and features the Vocaloid voicebanks Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka.
  • The in-game music video originally featured a dance routine performed by Kozue Aikawa and ikura, both members of the dance group DANCEROID.
  • When maimai transitioned to the でらっくす (DX) platform, the jacket art was replaced with the song's original illustration, and the dance video was replaced with a still image of the new jacket.
  • The Re:MASTER chart was added on August 13, 2015 in maimai ORANGE PLUS. It required 50 music tickets to unlock initially, and became available by default starting from maimai PiNK.
  • The maimai version of the song is a short edit at 1:38, while the versions used in CHUNITHM and オンゲキ run 2:25 and use a different edit based on the revised version from wowaka's album アンハッピーリフレイン (Unhappy Refrain).
  • A revised version of ワールズエンド・ダンスホール appears on wowaka's solo album アンハッピーリフレイン, released in 2011.
  • The song was originally included on the compilation album VOCAROCK collection feat. 初音ミク, released in 2010.
  • In Asian English versions of maimai and in the Chinese version 舞萌, the title is romanized as WORLD'S END DANCE HALL.
  • The Master chart, designed by ニャイン, is notable for containing zero Hold notes, the entire 464-note chart consists only of Tap, Slide, and Break notes.
  • The song's genre classification has changed across maimai versions: it was originally categorized as VARIETY, then moved to niconico, before settling under niconico & VOCALOID.
  • The でらっくすコレクション includes a title (称号) called 世紀末 that requires achieving ALL PERFECT on MASTER difficulty of this song, World's end loneliness, and WORLD'S END UMBRELLA in a single credit.

FAQ

Who composed ワールズエンド・ダンスホール (World's End Dancehall)?
The song was composed, arranged, and written by wowaka, and is performed by the Vocaloid voicebanks Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka.
When was ワールズエンド・ダンスホール added to maimai?
It was added at the launch of the original maimai arcade game on July 11, 2012.
What difficulty and level is the Master chart of ワールズエンド・ダンスホール?
The Master chart is level 13 with a constant of 13.0, designed by ニャイン. It is famously built with zero Hold notes, the 464 notes are entirely Tap, Slide, and Break.
What is the Re:Master chart level for ワールズエンド・ダンスホール?
The Re:Master chart is level 13 with a constant of 13.3, designed by はっぴー. It was added on August 13, 2015 during maimai ORANGE PLUS, initially unlockable with 50 music tickets.
What is the BPM of ワールズエンド・ダンスホール?
The song has a BPM of 171.
Does ワールズエンド・ダンスホール appear in other rhythm games beyond maimai?
Yes, it also appears in CHUNITHM (starting from AMAZON PLUS) and オンゲキ (starting from R.E.D. PLUS), where a longer 2:25 edit is used.
What does ワールズエンド・ダンスホール mean in English and how is it romanized?
The title translates to World's End Dancehall. In Asian English versions of maimai and in the Chinese version 舞萌, it is officially romanized as WORLD'S END DANCE HALL.
Who designed the charts for ワールズエンド・ダンスホール in maimai?
The Expert chart was designed by 譜面-100号, the Master chart by ニャイン, and the Re:Master chart by はっぴー. Basic and Advanced charts have no credited designer.