Zankoku na tenshi no these
残酷な天使のテーゼ
Song Information
beatmania Version
Composition: Hidetoshi Sato
Arrangement: Gaku Hirose
Original Artist: 高橋洋子
Album: 残酷な天使のテーゼ／月の迷宮 (1995)
BPM: 128
Length: 1:30
Movie: ?
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania GB ガッチャミックス2
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Old Cover
Artist: 高橋洋子
Composition: Hidetoshi Sato
Lyrics: Neko Oikawa
Vocals: Yoko Takahashi
Original Artist: 高橋洋子
Album: 残酷な天使のテーゼ／月の迷宮 (1995)
BPM: 79-128
Length: 1:34
pop'n music Genre: EVA (エヴァ)
pop'n music Character: Mimi [TV-EVA]
pop'n CG designer: shio (character design/retouching), Production I.G (animation)
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 12 いろは
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
New Cover
Artist: ♪♪♪♪♪
Composition: Hidetoshi Sato
Lyrics: Neko Oikawa
Vocals: Takayo Sakakibara
Original Artist: 高橋洋子
Album: 残酷な天使のテーゼ／月の迷宮 (1995)
BPM: 79-128
Length: 1:34
pop'n music Genre: ZANKOKU NA TENSHI NO THESE (残酷な天使のテーゼ)
pop'n music Character: Mimi [TV-EVA]
うたっち Character: Kagome [16-1P]
First Music Game Appearance: Toy'sMarch2
Other Music Game Appearances:
- BeatStream アニムトライヴ
- GITADORA OverDrive
- jubeat (2021)
- pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝
- REFLEC BEAT limelight
- REFLEC BEAT plus MUSIC PACK 02
- ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom
- うたっち
Lyrics
Japanese
残酷な天使のように 少年よ、神話になれ 蒼い風がいま 胸のドアを叩いても 私だけをただ見つめて 微笑んでるあなた そっとふれるもの もとめることに夢中で 運命さえまだ知らない いたいげな瞳 だけどいつか気付くでしょう その背中には 遥か未来 めざすための 羽根があること 残酷な天使のテーゼ 窓辺からやがて飛び立つ ほとばしる熱いパトスで 思い出を裏切るなら この宇宙を抱いて輝く 少年よ、神話になれ
Romaji
zankoku na tenshi no youni shounen yo, shinwa ni nare aoi kaze ga ima mune no DOOR wo tataitemo watashi dake wo tada mitsumete hohoenderu anata sotto fureru mono motomeru koto ni muchuu de unmei sae mada shiranai itaigena hitomi dakedo itsuka kidzuku deshou sono senaka ni wa haruka mirai mezasu tame no hane ga aru koto zankoku na tenshi no THESE madobe kara yagate tobitatsu hotobashiru atsui PATHOS de omoide wo uragiru nara kono sora wo daite kagayaku shounen yo shinwa ni nare
Song Connections / Remixes
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ received a new cover in Toy'sMarch2. This cover is also used in the pop'n music series starting from pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝, as well as in other BEMANI series where the song has appeared.
- An 8-bit version of 残酷な天使のテーゼ by Gaku Hirose can be found in beatmania GB ガッチャミックス2.
- A trance cover of 残酷な天使のテーゼ by kors k feat. 相沢梨紗 appears on the album JOYSOUND Presents アニソントランス ラボラトリー ～ファースト レポート～.
Trivia
- This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ is the opening theme of the Shinseiki Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion) anime series. Yoko Takahashi, the original vocalist, resang it for the pop'n music 12 いろは cover.
- According to wac, 残酷な天使のテーゼ was one of the first anime licenses up for candidacy during production of pop'n music 6, but he did not put it in due to its popularity already in pachinko slots and other places.
- wac also notes that prior to pop'n music 12 いろは, he had not heard 残酷な天使のテーゼ since Neon Genesis Evangelion first came out.
- Before pop'n music Sunny Park, 残酷な天使のテーゼ's songwheel genre was エヴァ (EVA).
- pop'n music portable was the first game to change 残酷な天使のテーゼ's songwheel genre.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ was added to the BEMANI Category folder in pop'n music Sunny Park.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ received a new set of charts in REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア.
- As of February 13th, 2019, 残酷な天使のテーゼ is the only remaining licensed cover in REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア.
- Following 「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ's removal in pop'n music Sunny Park, 残酷な天使のテーゼ is the only license from pop'n music 12 いろは still in the pop'n music arcade games.
- With the removal of all other pre-いろは licenses as well in Sunny Park, it is also now the overall oldest license still in the arcade series.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ was added to pop'n music Lively on June 2nd, 2021.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ was added to コナステ GITADORA on July 19th, 2022.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ received UPPER charts in pop'n music UniLab.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ was added to the pop'n music 12 いろは category in pop'n music UniLab.
- It was added to that category in pop'n music Lively on October 31st, 2022.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ's UPPER EASY and NORMAL charts were re-rated in pop'n music UniLab on October 17th, 2023.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ received new charts, including brand-new MASTER charts, in GITADORA GALAXY WAVE.
Music Comment
Untranslated.
Song Production Information
Untranslated.
Video Production Information
None.
Character Information
Untranslated.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania GB difficulty rated from 1 to 5.
BeatStream difficulty rated from 1 to Kami (神) in アニムトライヴ.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
jubeat difficulty rated from 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards.
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.
Toy'sMarch difficulty rated from 1 to 5. Renda notes are counted as 1 note.
うたっち difficulty rated from 1 to 5 stars. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd, GITADORA Rating Sources, KANI KANI CRAB, pop'n music FEVER♪＋, and tminfo.)
beatmania
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | 183 | - | - | - | - | - |
| beatmania GB ガッチャミックス2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
BeatStream
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Medium | Beast | Nightmare | |
| Notecounts | 64 | 102 | 230 | - |
| BeatStream2 location test | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| BeatStream アニムトライヴ | 2 | ↑6 | ↑8 | - |
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania
XG & GITADORA Series
Old Charts
| Game | Drum | Guitar | Bass | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Master | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Master | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Master | |
| Notecounts | 81 | 257 | 455 | - | 125 | 204 | 394 | - | 91 | 185 | 236 | - |
| GITADORA OverDrive→Tri-Boost | 1.20 | 3.40 | 4.55 | - | 1.90 | 3.50 | 6.70 | - | 1.80 | 3.30 | 5.70 | - |
| GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE | ↓1.10 | ↓3.15 | ↓4.20 | - | ↓1.40 | ↑3.80 | ↓6.50 | - | ↓1.45 | ↑3.45 | ↓5.65 | - |
| GITADORA Matixx | ↓1.00 | ↑3.35 | ↑4.40 | - | ↑1.50 | ↑4.10 | ↑7.15 | - | ↑1.55 | ↑3.70 | ↑6.10 | - |
| GITADORA EXCHAIN | ↑1.25 | ↑3.50 | ↑4.95 | - | ↑1.75 | 4.10 | ↑7.50 | - | ↑2.25 | ↑3.75 | ↑6.15 | - |
| GITADORA NEX+AGE | ↑1.30 | ↑3.55 | ↑5.00 | - | ↑1.90 | ↑4.15 | 7.50 | - | ↑2.30 | ↑3.80 | ↑6.20 | - |
| GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE | ↓1.20 | ↓3.35 | ↑5.15 | - | ↓1.85 | ↑4.60 | ↑7.75 | - | ↓2.05 | ↑4.10 | ↑6.55 | - |
| GITADORA FUZZ-UP | 1.20 | 3.35 | 5.15 | - | 1.85 | 4.60 | 7.75 | - | ↑2.35 | 4.10 | 6.55 | - |
| コナステ GITADORA | 1.30 | 3.55 | 5.00 | - | 1.90 | 4.15 | 7.50 | - | 2.30 | 3.80 | 6.20 | - |
Current Charts
| Game | Drum | Guitar | Bass | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Master | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Master | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Master | |
| Notecounts | 84 | 219 | 337 | 453 | 103 | 183 | 279 | 394 | 96 | 205 | 235 | 236 |
| GITADORA GALAXY WAVE→Present | 1.20 | 2.50 | 4.20 | 5.90 | 1.60 | 3.20 | 6.20 | 8.00 | 1.70 | 3.95 | 5.55 | 6.65 |
jubeat
| Game | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
| Notecounts | 92 | 187 | 358 |
| jubeat (2021) | 1 | 3 | 6 |
pop'n music
Old Charts
| Game | Normal Mode | Battle Mode | PSP Exclusive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Buttons | NORMAL | HYPER | EX | NORMAL | HYPER | 5B HYPER | 7-Buttons | 7B HYPER | |
| Notecounts | 126 | 166 | 421 | 550 | 148 | 302 | 166 | 325 | 407 |
| pop'n music 12 いろは→20 fantasia | 5 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - |
| pop'n music 12 いろは CS | 5 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - |
| pop'n music portable | 6 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 6 | - | 10 | 16 | 27 |
New Charts
| Game | Normal Mode | Battle Mode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASY | NORMAL | HYPER | EX | NORMAL | HYPER | |
| Notecounts | 98 | 166 | 421 | 550 | 148 | 302 |
| pop'n music Sunny Park→Present | 2 | 18 | 29 | 37 | 6 | 12 |
| pop'n music Lively | 2 | 18 | 29 | 37 | - | - |
UPPER Charts
| Game | Normal Mode | Battle Mode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASY | NORMAL | HYPER | EX | NORMAL | HYPER | |
| Notecounts / Long pop-kun | 146 / 8 | 317 / 26 | 524 / 35 | 868 / 58 | 326 | 470 |
| pop'n music UniLab (original ratings) | 10 | 25 | 37 | 46 | 21 | 29 |
| pop'n music UniLab→Present | ↑15 | ↑26 | 37 | 46 | 21 | 29 |
REFLEC BEAT
Old Charts
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | Special | |
| Notecounts | 102 | 159 | 248 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT limelight→VOLZZA 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT plus | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
New Charts
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | White Hard | |
| Notecounts | 117 | 211 | 289 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
Toy'sMarch
| Game | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Easy (かんたん) |
Hard (むずかしい) | |
| Notecounts | 183 | 247 |
| Toy'sMarch2 | 3 | 5 |
うたっち
| Game | Single | |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | Hard | |
| Notecounts | 118 | 210 |
| うたっち | 3 | 4 |
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