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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
 
Artist: 玄武<br>
Artist: [[Jun_Wakita|玄武]] (Genbu)<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Jun Wakita|Genbu]]<br>
BPM: 72-82<br>
BPM: 72-82<br>
Genre: Esoteric Slowcore<br>
VJ: [[HES]]<br>
First Appeared On: [[AC DistorteD]]<br>
Length: 2:06<br>
Length: 2:06<br>
Genre: ESOTERIC SLOWCORE<br>
Movie: ? (overlays by [[Yoshiaki Heshiki|HES]])<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances: None.


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
None.
None.


== Song Connections/Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
 
* Ganymede is part of wac's Zodiac series of songs, representing Aquarius.
* One of the 4 Cardinal Gate songs.
* A long version of Ganymede appears on the [[CARDINAL GATE conclusion]] album, included with [[CS DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS]]'s special edition. This long version was arranged by [[Arata Iiyoshi]].
 
* A remix of Ganymede by [[kamome sano]], titled [[Ganymede kamome mix]], appears in [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]].
* A long version of this song appeared on the ''CARDINAL GATE conclusion'' CD (on CS DistorteD's Special edition) along with [[Contract|CONTRACT]], [[Waxing and Wanding|waxing and wanding]], [[Kachoufusetsu|華蝶風雪]], and [[Nageki no Ki|嘆きの樹]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
 
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* In William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It'', the character Rosalind disguises herself as a deceitful boy named Ganymede. The song's odd speed (plus its changes) and its deceitful note chart may be an homage to the play.
[[Image:Genbu cardinal gate title card.png|thumb|玄武's CARDINAL GATE title card.]]
* This is the slowest of the Cardinal Gate songs.
* Ganymede is one of the four ''CARDINAL GATE'' EXTRA STAGE songs, featuring a green colored skin.
* This song features a green colored skin.
* Genbu is believed to be [[Jun_Wakita|Wac]]'s alias.  Perhaps the most apparent evidence for this is Wac's very distinctive energetic, longwinded writing style being used in the song notes on Konami's web site, as well as the song name, which follows Wac's pattern of naming songs after astronomical bodies. CARDINAL GATE conclusion (the CD that comes with the special edition of IIDX DistorteD CS) confirmed this by crediting him as composer.
* Ganymede is also the name of one of Jupiter's Galileo moons, and the song may refer to its lonely and desolate nature.
* The video features a green Armored Core-style robot-like character as the embodiment of Genbu.
* In Greek mythology Ganymede was the most beautiful man who ever lived. Zeus kidnaps him with very large birds and he lives out his life in Olympus.
* In Greek mythology Ganymede was the most beautiful man who ever lived. Zeus kidnaps him with very large birds and he lives out his life in Olympus.
** Ganymede is also the name of one of Jupiter's Galileo moons, and the song may refer to its lonely and desolate nature.
* Ganymede is the slowest of the CARDINAL GATE songs, and has the lowest maximum BPM of any EXTRA STAGE song in beatmania IIDX.
* Genbu is a Chinese god that is a turtle.
* Genbu is a Chinese god that is a turtle.
* In Akumajou Dracula X: Rondo of Blood 1 of 4 of Maria's animal friends is a turtle. The rest are a cat, dragon, and bird.
* Ganymede's video features a green ''Armored Core''-style robot-like character as the embodiment of Genbu.
 
* Ganymede was one of the qualifying round songs in the [[KONAMI Arcade Championship|The 6th KONAMI Arcade Championship]] for [[AC SINOBUZ|beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ]].
== Music Production Info ==
* Ganymede is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from December 6th, 2017, after purchasing its charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
* Ganymede received LEGGENDARIA charts in [[AC BISTROVER|beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER]]. These charts could be unlocked via ARENA MODE from April 1st, 2021 through April 14th, 2021 by collecting 100 ARENA CUBES.
** From February 14th, 2022, these charts could be purchased in [[AC CastHour|beatmania IIDX 29 CastHour]] with [[AC CastHour/Archive Links|Archive Links]] (アーカイブリンク).
** As of [[AC RESIDENT|beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT]], they are available by default.


== Song Production Information ==
=== Genbu ===
Hello.  I'm Kametarou Kameda, who is playing the role of Genbu this time around.<br/>
Hello.  I'm Kametarou Kameda, who is playing the role of Genbu this time around.<br/>
You can't beat me.  There's no openings for you at all.  After the match I'll stand in the ring and sing "FANTASY" or something. (Today's meme)<br/>
You can't beat me.  There's no openings for you at all.  After the match I'll stand in the ring and sing "FANTASY" or something. (Today's meme)<br/>
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I hope to see you again next time.
I hope to see you again next time.


== Video Production Info ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== HES ===
For this song, the composer of Ganymede gave me a few keywords to focus on when designing the movie images.<br>
For this song, the composer of Ganymede gave me a few keywords to focus on when designing the movie images.<br>
So I decided to design the turtle as a mechanical being.<br>
So I decided to design the turtle as a mechanical being.<br>
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Archaeological digs suggested that the being was composed of technology that was not possible for that time.<br>
Archaeological digs suggested that the being was composed of technology that was not possible for that time.<br>
The scene where the mecha was submerged in water was my visualization of the keywords, a scene representing the infinite universe.<br>
The scene where the mecha was submerged in water was my visualization of the keywords, a scene representing the infinite universe.<br>
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.
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