Dragon Blade

Dragon Blade

Song Information

 
Dragon Blade's jacket.
 
Dragon Blade's DanceDanceRevolution jacket.

Artist: Kozo Nakamura
Composition/Arrangement/Guitar/Bass/All Instruments & Programming: Kozo Nakamura
BPM: 120 (GF/DM, jubeat), 240 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Length: 1:59 (GF/DM, jubeat), 1:34 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Movie: 帝国少年 and tQy
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

Trivia

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  • On the GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX location tests, Dragon Blade was one of the EXTRA STAGE songs alongside SUNRISE STREET and Timepiece phase II.
  • Dragon Blade is one of three EXTRA STAGE songs in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD, along with VITALIZE and この子の七つのお祝いに. Getting 95-97% Perfects will access MODEL DD4 for ENCORE STAGE, and getting 98% Perfects or more on that accesses Concertino in Blue for the PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE.
  • Dragon Blade being crossed over to the DanceDanceRevolution series marks Kozo Nakamura's only appearance in that series.
  • In the American iTunes page of the DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 Original Soundtrack, the uncut GuitarFreaks & DrumMania version of Dragon Blade is used instead of the DanceDanceRevolution cut on this soundtrack.
  • Dragon Blade is available for play in GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG as an unlockable song in Jukebox #1 (March 10th, 2010).
    • As of April 23rd, 2010, it has been automatically unlocked into Standard Mode.
  • Dragon Blade was added to jubeat saucer on August 29th, 2013 as part of the jubeat・GITADORA・DDRのTriple Journey unlock event, which started on August 1st, 2013.
    • To unlock Dragon Blade on jubeat saucer, while sorting all songs by name, you must press on the panels カ-タ-ナ (ka-ta-na).
    • After the event ended, it can be unlocked in jubeat saucer via the bistro saucer unlocking event.
      • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it can be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from April 23rd, 2014.
      • In jubeat prop, it can be unlocked by playing it as a BONUS TUNE from May 28th, 2015.
      • In jubeat Qubell, it is one of the Garnet unlocks of the dig dig Qubell unlocking system.
      • In jubeat clan, it can be unlocked in the jubeat SHOP.
      • In jubeat festo, it can be purchased at the emo MART.
  • Dragon Blade received a new jacket in the jubeat series.
    • As of September 19th, 2013 in GITADORA, the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series also use this jacket.
  • Dragon Blade (CLASSIC) could be unlocked in GITADORA EXCHAIN as one of the GF&DM CHRONICLE 2002~2004 songs from April 3rd, 2019, by playing eight credits.
    • In GITADORA NEX+AGE, it can be unlocked from March 4th, 2020 as part of the Thank you! GITADORA 21st kanshasai (サンキュー! ギタドラ21st感謝祭) event.

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Video Production Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 162 / 0 249 / 1 311 / 1 395 / 1 - / - / - 248 / 1 310 / 1 396 / 1 - / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2 2 5 6 8 - 6 7 8 -
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present 5 9 10 11 - 9 11 11 -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS JP 2 5 6 8 - 6 7 8 -
DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage SuperNOVA2 CS US/EU 2 5 6 8 - 6 7 8 -

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Version

Game Drum Guitar Bass Open
Basic Advanced Extreme Basic Advanced Extreme Basic Advanced Extreme Basic Advanced Extreme
Notecounts 496 789 955 417 566 646 484 730 - 417 566 646
GF11/dm10→GF/DM V2 30 52 62 32 48 68 31 50 - 33 54 71
GF/DM V3→V8 30 52 62 32 48 ↑75 31 50 - 33 54 ↑78
GITADORA EXCHAIN 4.30 5.60 6.65 4.30 6.00 7.75 3.85 6.30 - - - 7.85
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present ↑4.35 ↑5.65 ↑6.70 4.30 ↑6.05 ↑7.80 ↑3.90 ↑6.35 - - - ↑7.90
GF/DM MASTERPIECE GOLD 30 52 62 32 48 75 31 50 - 33 54 78

XG & GITADORA Series

Game Drum Guitar Bass
Basic Advanced Extreme Master Basic Advanced Extreme Master Basic Advanced Extreme Master
Notecounts 496 789 955 - 417 566 646 - 467 730 730 -
GF/DM XG→XG3 2.75 4.30 5.80 - 3.05 5.10 8.00 - 2.90 4.45 5.60 -
GITADORA→Tri-Boost ↑3.65 ↑5.00 ↑6.35 - ↑3.90 ↑5.70 ↑8.35 - ↑3.80 ↑5.10 ↑6.20 -
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE ↓3.50 ↓4.85 ↓6.10 - ↑3.95 ↑5.75 8.35 - ↓3.65 ↑5.35 ↑6.50 -
GITADORA Matixx ↑4.05 ↑5.35 ↑6.35 - ↑4.30 ↑6.30 ↑8.60 - ↑4.15 ↑6.30 ↑7.25 -
GITADORA EXCHAIN ↑4.50 ↑5.70 ↑6.75 - ↓4.25 ↑6.45 ↑8.70 - ↓4.00 ↑6.50 ↑7.70 -
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present ↑4.55 ↑5.75 ↑6.80 - ↑4.30 ↑6.50 8.70 - 4.00 ↑6.55 7.70 -
GITADORA (Mobile) 3.65 5.00 6.35 - 3.90 5.70 8.35 - 3.80 5.10 6.20 -

jubeat

Game Level
Basic Advanced Extreme
Notecounts 407 688 914
jubeat saucer→Qubell 5 9 10
jubeat clan 5 ↓8 10
jubeat festo location test 5 8 10.5
jubeat festo→Present 5 8 ↓10.4
jubeat plus 5 9 10
jubeat plus (Android) 5 9 10
jukebeat 5 9 10
jubeat・GITADORA・DDRTriple Journey
DanceDanceRevolution Songs sola - Sweet Rain - Magnetic - キケンな果実 - フー・フローツ - からふるぱすてる - The Wind of Gold
RЁVOLUTIΦN - Right on time (Ryu☆Remix) - PRANA - Chinese Snowy Dance
†渚の小悪魔ラヴリィ~レイディオ† - Triple Journey -TAG EDITION-
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania Songs sola GITADORA ver. - 量子の海のリントヴルム (GITADOROCK Ver.) - HEART BEAT FORMULA (GITADORA Ver.)
Cassis - Beautiful Dream - heron -GITADOROCK ver.- - 此岸の戯事 - Spanish Snowy Dance (daybreak ver.)
Shining Wizard - Sakura Sunrise (GITADORA ver.) - †渚の小悪魔ラヴリィ~レイディオ† (GITADORA ver.)
nightbird lost wing (GITADORA ver.) - Triple Journey -OJ EDITION-
jubeat Songs sola - New Decade - キケンな果実 - 万華鏡 - Straight Oath - heron - Fly with me - New Gravity
Right on time (Ryu☆Remix) - Go For The Top - 夏・KOI・ムッシュ!! - Dragon Blade
Triple Journey -S-C-U EDITION-