Trickster

Not to be confused with Trixxxter.

Trickster

Song Information

Original Version

Trickster's DanceDanceRevolution arcade jacket.

Artist: 水樹奈々
Composition/Arrangement: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)
Lyrics/Vocals: Nana Mizuki
Album: Trickster (2008)
BPM: 174
Length: 1:43
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution X
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Cover Version

Trickster's DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX / GuitarFreaks & DrumMania / jubeat jacket.

Composition: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)
Arrangement/All Instruments & Programming: TARGET ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Lyrics: Nana Mizuki
Original Artist: 水樹奈々
Album: Trickster (2008)
BPM: 174
Length: 1:27
Movie: ? (overlays by ?)
First Music Game Appearance: GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG / GuitarFreaks V7 & DrumMania V7
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX
• jubeat (2021)

Lyrics

The lines marked with an asterisk (*) are only present on the original version of Trickster.

Japanese

君が｢大好きだよ｣っていつも無邪気な声で笑うから
僕の我が儘な感情 -時計- はほら、動き始める
壊れた玩具並べ  自分の理想の城作って
誰もが求める幸せに心奪われていた

｢大丈夫｣と鍵をかけて隠してた
たくさんの本音 -言葉- たち  さあ、解き放ってみよう

君の紡ぐ物語  僕に教えてよ
それは、どの神話 -星- よりも美しく光る
たとえ現在が過去に塗り替えられたとしても
あの日から続く夢のもっと先へ
迷わず記すよ  僕だけのSCENARIO

* 僕の紡ぐ物語  君に伝えたい
  それは、終わりなき神話 -星- の愛 -いのち- の始まり

Romaji

kimi ga "daisuki da yo" tte itsumo mujaki na koe de warau kara
boku no wa ga mamana tokei wa hora, ugokihajimeru
kowareta omocha narabe jibun no risou no shiro tsukutte
daremo ga motomeru shiawase ni kokoro ubawareteita

"daijoubu" to kagi wo kakete kakushiteta
takusan no kotobatachi saa tokihanattemiyou

kimi no tsumugu monogatari boku ni oshiete yo
sore wa, dono hoshi yori utsukushiku hikaru
tatoe ima ga kako ni nurikaerareta toshitemo
ano hi kara tsuzuku yume no motto saki e
mayowazu shirisu yo boku dake no SCENARIO

* boku no tsumugu monogatari kimi ni tsutaetai
  sore wa, owari na ki hoshi no inochi no hajimari

Song Connections / Remixes

• The GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series, jubeat (2021), and DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX use a cover version of Trickster, while the other DanceDanceRevolution games use the original version of the song.

Trivia

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• Trickster first debuted as a single and was later released on Nana Mizuki's ULTIMATE DIAMOND album in June 2009.
• Trickster has been used in commercials for Animelo Mix (アニメロミックス).
• Trickster's overlays were removed in GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live. They were later restored in GITADORA.
• Trickster received new Drum and Guitar BASIC charts in GITADORA, replacing its old charts.
• Trickster was removed from GITADORA Tri-Boost on February 12th, 2016.
• Trickster was removed from DanceDanceRevolution A on May 30th, 2016.
• Despite that the BPM of the original version of Trickster is displayed as just 174, it actually slows down to 62 at the end.
• Trickster received an EXTREME chart in jubeat (2021) on June 15th, 2021.
• The cover version of Trickster was added to DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX on March 1st, 2022.
• Trickster is available in コナステ GITADORA as part of the Konasute GITADORA Yuumei gakkyoku PACK vol.2 (コナステ GITADORA 有名楽曲パック vol.2).

Song Production Information

None.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty rated from 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
jubeat difficulty rated from 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Original Version

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	72 / 0	132 / 10	230 / 20	294 / 12	- / - / -	119 / 10	230 / 23	290 / 15	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution X	2	5	7	9	-	5	7	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution X2→A	2	5	7	9	-	5	↑8	↑11	-
DanceDanceRevolution X CS JP	2	5	7	9	-	5	7	9	-

Cover Version

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	69 / 0	124 / 10	217 / 20	275 / 12	- / - / -	113 / 10	217 / 23	271 / 15	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX	2	5	8	10	-	5	8	11	-

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	153	387	691	179	241	324	174	317	-	179	241	324
GF/DM V7→V8	15	34	64	14	27	50	12	33	-	16	29	53

Other charts not shown on the above table:

• GF/DM V7 Drum EASY chart: Total notes: 65.
• GF/DM V7 Guitar EASY chart: Total notes: 110.

XG & GITADORA Series

Old Charts

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	153	387	737	-	171	244	324	-	174	317	317	-
GF/DM XG→XG2	1.25	3.00	6.10	-	2.00	3.20	5.40	-	1.95	3.40	4.80	-
GF/DM XG3	1.25	3.00	↑6.50	-	2.00	3.20	5.40	-	1.95	3.40	4.80	-

New Charts

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	95	387	737	-	172	244	324	-	174	317	317	-
GITADORA→GITADORA Tri-Boost	1.00	↑3.75	↑6.95	-	1.70	↑4.00	↑5.95	-	↑2.85	↑4.20	↑5.45	-
コナステ GITADORA	1.05	3.50	6.80	-	1.30	3.60	5.40	-	2.30	3.75	4.85	-

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	144	242	373
jubeat (2021)	2	5	7