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* Much like [[SHION]], MANA's character has the same name as the song title.
* 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 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 voiced commentary, as opposed to a traditional paragraph (or longer) comment on the official site like new pop'n music songs typically do. 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).
* 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.
* 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]].
** MANA's 3P palette was later used for [[Evans]].
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== Music Comment ==
== Music Comment ==
Untranslated.
The undulating base increases splashes and engulfs everything, like a violent wave...!


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
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※In the latter-half, DJ YOSHITAKA says "Ta-u-"... His saying means "a sung song".
※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>
<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 ==
== Video Production Information ==
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=== shio ===
=== shio ===
Untranslated.
Since SHION is a snowwoman, 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 also created detailed animations for her.<br>
Her design resembled 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 a close person she loves.<br>
Unfortunately, she's a fish, and a different species...<br>
She's not just lovely, I wanted her to be slightly creepy, 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.<br>
Did something very bad happen to him back then?


== Staff Comments ==
== Staff Comments ==
=== PON ===  
=== PON ===  
Untranslated.
And, that's what it feels like.<br>
In those times, there were perhaps comments like this, too.


=== [[Masaru Nakamura|masaru]] ===
=== [[Masaru Nakamura|masaru]] ===
Untranslated.
This contains the first audio comment!


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


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


=== [[Chihiro Inoue|Chihi]] ===
=== [[Chihiro Inoue|Chihi]] ===
Untranslated.
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!


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


=== [[Jun Wakita|wac]] ===
=== [[Jun Wakita|wac]] ===
Untranslated.
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 splash of water.<br>
I wasn't going to repay him, but I didn't create a song for [[AC RB limelight|limelight]].<br>
Well, 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 slight shadow. But, she's nice.<br>
I like the end of the chorus.<br>
Let's all feel excited!


=== Mameshiba ===
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>
Untranslated.
"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 ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==

Revision as of 07:23, 2 October 2023

MANA

Song Information

MANA's pop'n music banner.
MANA's jacket.

Artist: DJ YOSHITAKA
Composition/Arrangement: DJ YOSHITAKA
Lyrics/Vocals: ERi
BPM: 195 (pop'n music, REFLEC BEAT), 97-195 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Length: 1:58
pop'n music Genre: SUPER SPLASH TUNE (スーパースプラッシュチューン)
pop'n music Character: MANA [20]
pop'n CG designer: shio
Movie: ?
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 20 fantasia
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

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

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...

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 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 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 is the sixth unlockable song of the Pastel Adventure colette Mountain 1 event of REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter-.
  • After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, MANA was revived on June 21st, 2018.
  • MANA is available in pop'n music Lively as part of the 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.
  • MANA is available in コナステ GITADORA as part of the 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).

Music Comment

The undulating base increases splashes and engulfs everything, like a violent wave...!

Song Production Information

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

◇◆ Listen to PON & DJ YOSHITAKA's comment ◆◇

Video Production Information

None.

Character Information

Under the deep, deep sea, lives a siren.
If we didn't meet, would we have never known these feelings...?

shio

Since SHION is a snowwoman, let's go with a mermaid next!
And it feels like Yoshi-kun firmly decided on it.
Yoshi-kun was busy, so I was very worried since the character was created first, but I was glad to receive a cool song!
I also created detailed animations for her.
Her design resembled 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 a close person she loves.
Unfortunately, she's a fish, and a different species...
She's not just lovely, I wanted her to be slightly creepy, so people wouldn't relate to her.
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.
In those times, there were perhaps comments like this, too.

masaru

This contains the first audio comment!

tokky

The spinning background noise sounds like a whirlpool or splashes, and sounds cool!
An image of swimming in rapids comes to my mind.

Ga~su~

The high speed feeling is impressive!
The guitar at the end is especially cool! Everyone, please love it as well.

Chihi

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

TAMA

This is a gentle, steady, cool, and sad song.
I'm also looking forward to his next upper song.

wac

Yoshi-kun seems to be the most busy man in the BEMANI world now.
It was very difficult for him in many ways, but in the end, he created a nice song, with a splash of water.
I wasn't going to repay him, but I didn't create a song for limelight.
Well, sorry!!!

Mameshiba

This is the second mermaid song.
It feels like KIRARA is a bright idol mermaid, but MANA feels like she has a slight shadow. But, she's nice.
I like the end of the chorus.
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.
"Therefore, she's female" is a red quest, with the unlock conditions stated here.
"Idol Mermaid Concert" is also a red quest, with the unlock conditions stated here.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
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.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 91 / 3 235 / 19 433 / 24 602 / 25 - / - / - 235 / 19 423 / 24 581 / 27 - / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution A3→Present 3 7 11 15 - 7 11 15 -

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

XG & GITADORA Series

Game Drum Guitar Bass
Basic Advanced Extreme Master Basic Advanced Extreme Master Basic Advanced Extreme Master
Notecounts 289 516 716 958 ? ? 398 502 ? ? ? 514
コナステ GITADORA 3.30 4.60 5.60 7.30 3.20 3.40 5.60 7.80 2.80 3.90 6.00 8.10

pop'n music

Game Normal Mode Battle Mode
5-Buttons NORMAL HYPER EX NORMAL HYPER
Notecounts 496 528 796 1204 421 672
pop'n music 20 fantasia 17 21 32 38 16 26
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present - 27 38 44 16 26
pop'n music Lively - 27 38 44 - -

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game Level
Basic Medium Hard Special
Notecounts 140 297 521 -
REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter-→VOLZZA 2 3 6 9 -
REFLEC BEAT plus 3 6 9 -
REFLEC BEAT + 3 6 9 -


New Charts

Game Level
Basic Medium Hard White
Hard
Notecounts 186 368 644 -
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア 5 8 11 -


ポップンリズミン

Game Difficulties
Normal Hyper EX
Notecounts 123 232 337
ポップンリズミン 2 5 9
それゆけ！ポップンクエスト
Phase 1 I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU - Mighty Guy - ROSE～恋人よ、薔薇色に染まれ - ひみつの言葉
魔法の扉(スペース🪐マコのテーマ) - オトメルンバ♪ L.E.D.-G STYLE MIX - 時を止める魔女 - 透明なエモーション
Phase 2 24時間のヒーロー - 2nd ADVENTURE（AGAIN） - Diamond Dust - The Sealer ～ア・ミリアとミリアの民～
鳳凰～Chinese Phoenix Mix～ - 遠く
Phase 3 BOOM BOOM PIRATES - Der Wald(kors k Remix) - Mermaid girl - REcorrection - Shining Wizard
魔法的新定義 electro mix
Phase 4 KIMONO♥PRINCESS - Little prayer - MANA - 永遠という名の媚薬 ～Pyramid Power・Death Match ver.～
魔界！痛快！ヘルダンス
Phase MAX I CELSUS - Eine Haube ～聖地の果てにあるもの～ - カラルの月
Phase MAX II 少年は空を辿る
Phase MAX EPILOGUE そして世界は音楽に満ちた
PASTEL ADVENTURE (パステルアドベンチャー)
colette Climbing (コレットクライミング)
colette Mountain 1 Aerial Skydive - Almace -HI SPEED EDITION- - Blind Justice ～Torn souls, Hurt Faiths～ - Clumsy thoughts - GLITTER
guerre à outrance - Ignited Night - It's my Miracle - MANA - Our Faith - ROUND! - 愛は不死鳥の様に - 幻想雷神記
colette Mountain 2 December Breeze - Fantasia - In Heaven - London EVOLVED - Wizard - 純白レジエンド －冬－
colette Mountain 3 DOUBLE IMPACT - Vairocana - WONDER WALKER
Legendary Mountain Valanga
colette Garden (コレットガーデン)
Phase 1 ARACHNE - Following Flow - Lights On Me - Playing With Fire - Windy Fairy - Wow Wow VENUS - 黒点 - みんな笑った
追儺の桜 －春－
Phase 2 Honey Party - Nostalgia Is Lost - printemps - 水鏡
Final Phase ストレイ・マーチ
colette Fishing (コレットフィッシング)
Phase 1 EMPEROR OF THE AVALON - Flying soda - Knell - SPARKLE - アラベスクの回廊 - リリーゼと炎龍レーヴァテイン
Phase 2 ÆTHER - Legendary Dragon - Little Flipper - serendipity
Final Phase 7 Colors - Blade - Last Memento －花火のない夏－ - 太陽の子 - 海神
Hidden Song ペリーでぇす！
colette Harvest (コレットハーベスト)
Phase 1 Beautiful Dream - Candy Drop - Like+it! - RAGNAROK - キルト - ロボット☆ライフ
Phase 2 Ground Shake - Lapis Philosophorum - 三毛猫JIVE＆ジャイブ - にゃんだふる55
Final Phase fallen leaves - polygon - 空葬 - 少年リップルズ
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