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
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.