Megalara Garuda

Megalara Garuda

Song Information

Megalara Garuda's jacket.

Megalara Garuda's pop'n music banner.

Artist: SYUNN
Composition/Arrangement: Shunsuke Sato
BPM: 180 (other BEMANI games), 90-180 (DanceDanceRevolution, pop'n music UPPER charts)
Length: 1:53
Genre: DRUMSTEP
pop'n music Character: ECLIPSE [LT-1P]
Movie: 板垣聖一
First Music Game Appearance: jubeat Qubell
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE
• DanceDanceRevolution A3
• DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX
• jubeat (2021)
• pop'n music Lively
• pop'n music UniLab

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of Megalara Garuda, titled Megalara Garuda(Long Version), can be found on the jubeat Qubell ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.
• The two BGMs for the 掘りすぎ dig RUSH FINAL STAGE 4, both made by Shunsuke Sato, are completely based on Megalara Garuda.

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.

• Megalara Garuda can be unlocked in jubeat Qubell as the 掘りすぎ dig RUSH FINAL STAGE 4 unlock of the dig dig Qubell unlocking system. For more information on the dates it can be unlocked, please see this page.
  • In jubeat clan, it can be unlocked in the jubeat SHOP.
  • In jubeat festo, it can be purchased at the emo MART.
  • In jubeat Ave. and beyond the Ave., it is one of the CONCIERGE unlocks of the LIGHT CHAT unlocking system from August 17th, 2022.
• Megalara Garuda is the only unlock in dig dig Qubell to utilise the RISKY UNLOCK CHALLENGE mechanic, which is significantly harder than normal UNLOCK CHALLENGEs.
• Megalara Garuda was the only jubeat song in the entire series rated Level 10, the highest level, on all difficulty levels on the old 1-10 scale. The charts are made by MICHI, まっする, and RAG, respectively.
  • It is the first ever jubeat song rated Level 10.0 or higher on BASIC, and was one of only two jubeat Qubell songs rated Level 10 on ADVANCED, the other being Sky High.
  • It is also the first jubeat song whose BASIC chart has more notes than the ADVANCED and EXTREME notecounts.
  • It was also the first song in any BEMANI series with all the charts rated the highest level (not counting series with no different ratings between difficulty levels, such as KEYBOARDMANIA).
• With 932 notes, Megalara Garuda's BASIC chart has the most notes of any jubeat BASIC chart, beating out previous record holder Elemental Creation -GITADO ROCK ver.-'s 586.
  • With 912 notes, Megalara Garuda's ADVANCED chart has the fifth most notes of any jubeat ADVANCED chart, after Thanatøs's 1049, Crackpot Evangelist's 1039, XENOViA's 923, and Confiserie's 919 notes.
• Megalara Garuda marks Shunsuke Sato's debut in BEMANI.
• The Megalara garuda is a species of large wasp. It was discovered in 2011 on the Mekongga Mountains, in the southeastern part of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
  • The species is named after the garuda, the national symbol of Indonesia; it is a giant bird-like creature.
  • Megalara Garuda's jacket features an illustration of the male of the species stylized to be made of mechanical components.
  • According to SYUNN in jubeat Qubell's booklet comments, Megalara Garuda's title was chosen because he started composing music in the same year the wasp species was discovered.
• Megalara Garuda is part of the Maishuu! Ichika no chou BEMANI rush 2020 (毎週！いちかの超BEMANIラッシュ2020) event. It could be unlocked in beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE from September 23rd, 2020 until October 28th, 2020.
  • From February 14th, 2022, it could be purchased in beatmania IIDX 29 CastHour with Archive Links (アーカイブリンク).
  • As of beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT, it is available by default.
• Megalara Garuda also appears in jubeat (2021)'s plus mode, as part of the Qubell pack 17.
• Megalara Garuda is available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) from February 9th, 2022 as part of beatmania IIDX INFINITAS jubeat Selection Music Pack vol.1 (beatmania IIDX INFINITAS jubeat セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).
• Megalara Garuda is available in DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from June 24th, 2022, by purchasing the SPECIAL music pack feat.jubeat vol.1 (スペシャル楽曲パック feat.jubeat vol.1).
  • Its CHALLENGE charts become available by purchasing both this and SPECIAL music pack feat.jubeat vol.2 (スペシャル楽曲パック feat.jubeat vol.2).
  • By purchasing both packs with an active subscription, Megalara Garuda and its CHALLENGE charts could be played in DanceDanceRevolution A3.
  • From June 30th, 2023 in DanceDanceRevolution A3, it is available by default for all players.
• Megalara Garuda is the first song in DanceDanceRevolution to have its DIFFICULT charts be rated Level 16, the highest for that difficulty.
  • This mimicks Megalara Garuda's jubeat charts being initially rated Level 10 on all difficulty levels on the old 1-10 scale.
• Megalara Garuda is available in pop'n music Lively as part of jubeat Selection Music Pack vol.1 (ユビートセレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).
• In pop'n music, instead of displaying its character's portrait, Megalara Garuda displays its jacket on the song selection screen.
• Megalara Garuda is one of the unlocks of pop'n music UniLab's Kakusei no Elem (覚醒のエルム) unlocking system. It can be unlocked from August 15th, 2024.
  • It received UPPER charts in pop'n music UniLab, which are also unlockable in 覚醒のエルム. They can be unlocked from August 22nd, 2024.
• Megalara Garuda is not included in the CS category in the arcade pop'n music titles.
• Megalara Garuda received a Battle NORMAL chart in pop'n music UniLab.
• Megalara Garuda's UPPER EX chart has a Spicy Gauge.

Music Comment

None.

Song Production Information

None.

Video Production Information

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Character Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and TexTage.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts / Charge Notes	-	764 / 49	1012 / 50	1543 / 63	-	764 / 49	1031 / 48	1503 / 51	-
beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE→Present	-	7	10	12	-	7	10	12	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)	-	7	10	12	-	7	10	12	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	138 / 0	247 / 16	593 / 17	654 / 18	734 / 55 / 0	245 / 18	583 / 18	633 / 18	691 / 63 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX	5	9	16	17	18	9	16	17	18
DanceDanceRevolution A3→Present	5	9	16	17	18	9	16	17	18

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	932 / 29	912 / 41	914 / 59
jubeat Qubell→clan	10	10	10
jubeat festo→Present	10.4	10.5	10.7
jubeat (2021)	10.4	10.5	10.7

pop'n music

Regular Charts

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts / Long pop-kun	254 / 29	702 / 49	1016 / 50	1468 / 55	650	-
pop'n music Lively	15	34	42	49	-	-
pop'n music UniLab→Present	15	34	42	49	28	-

UPPER Charts

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts / Long pop-kun	372 / 44	781 / 46	1103 / 56	1721 / 72	854	-
pop'n music UniLab→Present	20	37	46	50	38	-

dig dig Qubell

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