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= MANA =

== Song Information ==
[[Image:20 SUPER SPLASH TUNE.png|thumb|246px|MANA's pop'n music banner.]]
[[Image:MANA.png|thumb|MANA's jacket.]]
Artist: DJ YOSHITAKA<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]<br>
Lyrics/Vocals: [[ERi]]<br>
BPM: 195 (pop'n music, REFLEC BEAT), 97-195 (DanceDanceRevolution)<br>
Length: 1:58<br>
Genre: SUPER SPLASH TUNE (スーパースプラッシュチューン)<br>
pop'n music Character: MANA [20]<br>
pop'n CG designer: [[Tomoko Shiono|shio]]<br>
Movie: [[Hanamori Hiro]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC pnm 20|pop'n music 20 fantasia]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances: 
* [[CS INFINITAS 2020|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)]]
* [[AC DDR A3|DanceDanceRevolution A3]]
* [[AC GD FUZZ-UP|GITADORA FUZZ-UP]]
* [[AC RB colette Winter|REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter-]]
* [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]] MUSIC PACK 33
* [[CS RB +|REFLEC BEAT +]] KONAMI MUSIC PACK 25
* [[CS GD Konasute|コナステ GITADORA]]
* [[CS pnm rhythmin|ポップンリズミン]] ポップンファンタジアパック1

== Lyrics ==
Note: The first section of the lyrics is spoken, and does not appear in the lyrics booklet.

<pre>On a moonlit night,
The figure of you is reflecting in the water's surface like a mirror.
I have a dream.
Your next meet was an easy race.
It is a miracle.

I'm here. 
You seemed to hear. You're aware of me, 
turned your head round, and gave me a kind smile. 
Please stay a little longer. 
Without being noticed, 
I concealed my emotions by stealth. 
before waking... 

I can never stare at you. 
Therefore I want to approach you. 
I can never step into you. 
It goes without saying anymore. 

That place where I longed for adds to brightness. 
I see our distance is far so much. 
Still I pray I want to touch you, 
reflect me in your eyes sometimes. 
With that alone it's my dream...</pre>

== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* The spoken dialogue is louder in the game version of MANA than it is in the OST version.
* The version of MANA used in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series has a different drum track.

== Trivia ==
* MANA is one of the unlockable songs of Phase 4 of pop'n music 20 fantasia's ''Soreyuke! pop'n quest'' (それゆけ！ポップンクエスト) event. It could be unlocked from May 23rd, 2012.
** As of October 1st, 2012, it is available by default.
* Much like [[SHION]], MANA's character has the same name as the song title.
* MANA is ERi's first song in pop'n music since [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]]'s [[High School Love]].
* MANA is the first pop'n music song to receive audio commentary, as opposed to written comments on the official website. DJ YOSHITAKA and [[Daichi Watanabe|PON]] provide the 2:25 long commentary, during which the entire song plays (it actually loops due to the length of the commentary).
* A 3P palette for MANA is available for inputting the code found at the back of the pop'n music card PG20R010/016. The code must be inputted at the final e-AMUSEMENT screen, where your already unlocked Secret Characters are shown.
** MANA's 3P palette was later used for [[Evans]].
** From [[AC pnm eclale|pop'n music éclale]] onwards, this 3P palette is available by default.
* MANA is the sixth unlockable song of the ''Pastel Adventure'' colette Mountain 1 event of REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter-.
** From [[AC RB groovin'!!|REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!]] to [[AC RB VOLZZA 2|REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2]], MANA was playable by default.
* After being removed from the initial release of [[AC RB Reflesia|REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア]], MANA was revived on June 21st, 2018.
* MANA is available in [[CS pnm Lively|pop'n music Lively]] as part of '''pop'n music Lively Music Pack vol.4''' (pop'n music Lively 楽曲パック vol.4).
* MANA is one of DanceDanceRevolution A3's ''EXTRA SAVIOR A3'' songs. It can be unlocked from August 4th, 2022 for 20th anniversary model cabinets, and from August 8th, 2022 for regular cabinets.
** As of [[AC DDR WORLD|DanceDanceRevolution WORLD]], it is available by default.
* MANA is available in コナステ GITADORA as part of '''Konasute GITADORA pop'n music selection pack vol.1''' (コナステ GITADORA pop'n musicセレクションパック vol.1).
* MANA is one of the unlocks of GITADORA FUZZ-UP's ''Daishuugou atsumare together! GITADORA All Star GIG!'' (大集合あつまれトゥギャザー！GITADORAオールスターGIG！) event. It can be unlocked from November 29th, 2023.
* MANA is available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) as part of '''beatmania IIDX INFINITAS pop'n music Selection Music Pack vol.2''' (beatmania IIDX INFINITAS pop'n music セレクション 楽曲パック vol.2).

== Music Comment ==
The undulating bass splashes like a violent wave, engulfing everything...!

== Song Production Information ==
This song received an audio comment from composer DJ YOSHITAKA.<br>
We hope you enjoy the uneasy feeling between the two people.<br>
※In the latter-half, DJ YOSHITAKA says "Ta-u-"... His saying means "a sung song".

<center>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507102239/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music20/mc/16/mana_comment02.mp3 ◇◆ Listen to PON & DJ YOSHITAKA's comment ◆◇]</center>

== Video Production Information ==
None.

== Character Information ==
<center>Under the deep, deep sea, lives a siren.<br>
If we didn't meet, would we have never known these feelings...?</center>

=== shio ===
Since SHION is a yukionna, let's go with a mermaid next!<br>
And it feels like Yoshi-kun firmly decided on it.<br>
Yoshi-kun was busy, so I was very worried since the character was created first, but I was glad to receive a cool song!<br>
I created detailed animations for her.<br>
Her design was inspired by the story of The Little Mermaid, so I tried to express her fixed gaze from the sadness and frustration of not being able to talk to the person she loves, even whem he's close.<br>
Unfortunately, she's a fish, and a different species... I wanted to mix her prettiness with an eerie feeling, so people wouldn't relate to her.<br>
I had a stronger impression of "The Red Candle and the Mermaid", which I read when I was a child, than The Little Mermaid, so mermaid's somehow have a scary image. They feel very beautiful, pure, and cruel.

But, when I thought about the story of The Little Mermaid once again, the story isn't really satisfying. Andersen is heartless. Did something very bad happen to him back then?

== Staff Comments ==
=== PON === 
And, that's what it feels like.<br>
In these times, there are comments like this, too.

=== [[Masaru Nakamura|masaru]] ===
This is the first audio comment!

=== [[tokky]] ===
The spinning background noise sounds like a whirlpool or splashes, and sounds cool!<br>
An image of swimming in a torrent comes to my mind.

=== Ga~su~ ===
The high-speed feeling is impressive!<br>
The guitar at the end is especially cool! Everyone, please love it as well.

=== [[Chihiro Inoue|Chihi]] ===
I'm impressed that shio worked very hard...<br>
It feels like there weren't many young female characters who were fully wholehearted~<br>
From the moment you start walking, you'll be moved by various flashback scenes!

=== [[Ryuta Tamura|TAMA]] ===
This is a moist, steady, cool, and sad song.<br>
I'm looking forward to his next upper song.

=== [[Jun Wakita|wac]] ===
Yoshi-kun seems to be the most busy man in the BEMANI world now.<br>
It was very difficult for him in many ways, but in the end, he created a nice song, with a water splash.<br>
I wasn't going to repay him, but I didn't create a song for [[AC RB limelight|limelight]].<br>
I'm sorry!!!

=== [[Yuki Shibata|Mameshiba]] ===
This is the [[Mermaid girl|second]] mermaid song.<br>
It feels like KIRARA is a bright idol mermaid, but MANA feels like she has a dark side. But, she's nice.<br>
I like the end of the chorus.<br>
Let's all feel excited!

The unlock quest, "The Voice from the Deep Sea", appears after clearing the "Tired Madam", "Therefore, she's female", and "Idol Mermaid Concert" quests.<br>
"Therefore, she's female" is a red quest, with the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180908103330/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music20/mc/12/12_04.html unlock conditions stated here].<br>
"Idol Mermaid Concert" is also a red quest, with the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160525224013/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music20/mc/15/15_04.html unlock conditions stated here].

== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.<br>
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.<br>
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.<br>
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア.<br>
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com/ BEMANIWiki 2nd], [[GITADORA Rating Sources]], and [http://textage.cc TexTage].)

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=== REFLEC BEAT ===
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