GAIA

GAIA

Song Information

GAIA's jacket.

GAIA's pop'n music banner.

Artist: 猫叉L.E.D.Master+
Composition/Arrangement: Toshiyuki Kakuta, Naoyuki Sato
BPM: 90-180 (DanceDanceRevolution), 180 (other BEMANI games)
Length: 2:05
Genre: SPEED DANCE (スピードダンス)
pop'n music Character: MZD [SP-SPEED DANCE]
pop'n CG design: ?
VJ: MatsuTK
Jacket design: HES
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro / DanceDanceRevolution (2013) / jubeat saucer / pop'n music Sunny Park / REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-
Other Music Game Appearances:

• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) 私立BEMANI学園 pack Vol.3
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 46
• REFLEC BEAT plus 私立BEMANI学園 PACK Vol.3
• SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN
• ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom
• ポップンリズミン BEMANI学園1

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A rock arrangement of GAIA, titled GAIA -GITADORA EDITION-, can be found in GITADORA.

Trivia

• GAIA is one of the Shiritsu BEMANI gakuen (私立BEMANI学園) songs. To unlock it, you must get 100% of Friendship on L.E.D. and Nekomata Master. After the event ended, it can be unlocked through different systems, depending on the BEMANI game:
  • In beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA, it could be automatically unlocked after 3 play sessions until July 24th, 2014.
    • From July 24th, 2014 up until June 25th, 2015, it could be unlocked via the 発見！よみがえったBEMANI遺跡 event in beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA and beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL.
    • Since July 1st, 2015 in beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL, it could be obtained by purchasing the BEMANI学園 pack (which includes all 私立BEMANI学園 songs) for 7000 FRICO.
    • From beatmania IIDX 23 copula onwards, it is available by default.
  • In DanceDanceRevolution (2013) and DanceDanceRevolution (2014), it could be automatically unlocked after 4 play sessions.
    • From DanceDanceRevolution A onwards, it is available by default.
  • In jubeat saucer, it could be unlocked via the bistro saucer unlocking system.
    • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it could be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from April 23rd, 2014.
    • In jubeat prop, it could be unlocked by playing it as a BONUS TUNE from May 28th, 2015.
    • As of jubeat Qubell, it is available by default by playing with an e-amusement pass.
  • In pop'n music Sunny Park, it could be unlocked via the WaiWai pop'n doubutsuen (わいわいポップン動物園) event.
    • From July 9th, 2014 in pop'n music ラピストリア, it could be unlocked via Story Mode.
    • In pop'n music éclale, it could be purchased from the Star Factory shop for 60 lumina.
    • As of pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢, it is available by default.
  • In REFLEC BEAT colette -All Seasons-, it could be unlocked after a play session.
    • From REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! to VOLZZA 2, it was unlocked by default.
• GAIA marks the first collaboration between Naoyuki Sato and Toshiyuki Kakuta in BEMANI.
  • It also marks the first appearance of Naoyuki Sato's 猫叉Master+ alias in pop'n music.
• In DanceDanceRevolution, GAIA's EXPERT charts are the only charts rated Level 16 or higher with no jumps or Freeze Arrows in them.
• Gaia or Gaea (pronounced "gee-uh" or "gey-uh") is the Greek word for "earth". It also refers to the Greek goddess of the Earth, who was the mother of the Titans and cyclopes.
• Despite that MZD has a new design, none of the 私立BEMANI学園 songs have new comments on the pop'n music Sunny Park MUSIC&CHARACTERS page.
• In GAIA's jacket and in jukebeat, GAIA's artist is romanized as Nekomata L.E.D.Master+.
• GAIA was one of the qualifying round songs in the KONAMI Arcade Championship 2013 for DanceDanceRevolution (2013).
• After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, GAIA was revived on August 3rd, 2017.
  • Its WHITE HARD chart could be unlocked through a quest in Reflesia Mode (リフレシアモード) from August 17th to 30th, 2017.
    • Since March 8th, 2018, it is available by default.
• GAIA could be unlocked in SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN by collecting 20 stamps from October 4th to October 28th, 2018.
• GAIA is available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS as part of the beatmania IIDX INFINITAS 楽曲パック vol.5.

Music Comment

The bond of Nekomata Master and L.E.D.! A raging kick and a gentle phrase are proof of the always-friends♪

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Character Information

None.

Video Production 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.
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.
SOUND VOLTEX difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN onwards.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	527	1149	1676	610	1074	1854	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro→Present	-	5	10	12	5	10	12	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	10	12	5	10	12	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	135 / 5	333 / 25	482 / 19	670 / 0	- / - / -	330 / 25	462 / 14	653 / 0	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution (2013)→Present	3	10	13	16	-	10	13	16	-

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	341	663	978
jubeat saucer→Qubell	4	9	10
jubeat clan	4	↓8	10
jubeat festo→Present	4	8	10.3
jubeat plus	4	9	10
jubeat plus (Android)	4	9	10
jukebeat	4	9	10

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	289	523	948	1475	443	680
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	17	30	43	48	26	36

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	185	345	792	-
REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-→groovin'!! Upper	4	7	10+	-
REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA→VOLZZA 2	4	7	11	-
REFLEC BEAT plus	4	7	11	-

New Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	White Hard
Notecounts	193	403	983	999
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア	6	9	14	15

SOUND VOLTEX

Game	Level
	NOVICE	ADVANCED	EXHAUST	MAXIMUM	EXCEED
Max Chain	605	1096	1403	2142	-
Effected By	風瑠人	風瑠人	風瑠人	風瑠人	-
Jacket Artists	HES	HES	HES	HES	-
SOUND VOLTEX IV→Present	6	12	15	18	-

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	143	320	504
ポップンリズミン	3	6	9