Dragon Blade

Dragon Blade

Song Information

Dragon Blade's jacket.

Dragon Blade's DanceDanceRevolution jacket.

Artist: Kozo Nakamura
Composition/Arrangement/Guitar/Bass/All Instruments & Programming: Kozo Nakamura
BPM: 120 (GF/DM, jubeat), 240 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Length: 1:59 (GF/DM, jubeat), 1:34 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Movie: 帝国少年 and tQy
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA
• GITADORA (Mobile)
• GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD
• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG
• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) saucer pack 19
• jubeat saucer
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 43

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of Dragon Blade, titled Dragon Blade (Version 2.4.1), appears on the GUITARFREAKS & drummania INSTRUMENTAL COLLECTION 2 album.
• The DanceDanceRevolution series use a short version of Dragon Blade, cutting most of the ending.
• An arrangement of Dragon Blade by Asaki and RENO, titled Dragon Blade -The Arrange-, appears in GITADORA EXCHAIN.

Trivia

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• On the GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX location tests, Dragon Blade was one of the EXTRA STAGE songs alongside SUNRISE STREET and Timepiece phase II.
• Dragon Blade is one of three EXTRA STAGE songs in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD, along with VITALIZE and この子の七つのお祝いに. Getting 95-97% Perfects will access MODEL DD4 for ENCORE STAGE, and getting 98% Perfects or more on that accesses Concertino in Blue for the PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE.
• Dragon Blade being crossed over to the DanceDanceRevolution series marks Kozo Nakamura's only appearance in that series.
• In the American iTunes page of the DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 Original Soundtrack, the uncut GuitarFreaks & DrumMania version of Dragon Blade is used instead of the DanceDanceRevolution cut on this soundtrack.
• Dragon Blade is available for play in GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG as an unlockable song in Jukebox #1 (March 10th, 2010).
  • As of April 23rd, 2010, it has been automatically unlocked into Standard Mode.
• Dragon Blade was added to jubeat saucer on August 29th, 2013 as part of the jubeat・GITADORA・DDRのTriple Journey unlock event, which started on August 1st, 2013.
  • To unlock Dragon Blade on jubeat saucer, while sorting all songs by name, you must press on the panels カ-タ-ナ (ka-ta-na).
  • After the event ended, it can be unlocked in jubeat saucer via the bistro saucer unlocking event.
    • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it can be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from April 23rd, 2014.
    • In jubeat prop, it can be unlocked by playing it as a BONUS TUNE from May 28th, 2015.
    • In jubeat Qubell, it is one of the Garnet unlocks of the dig dig Qubell unlocking system.
    • In jubeat clan, it can be unlocked in the jubeat SHOP.
    • In jubeat festo, it can be purchased at the emo MART.
• Dragon Blade received a new jacket in the jubeat series.
  • As of September 19th, 2013 in GITADORA, the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series also use this jacket.
• Dragon Blade (CLASSIC) could be unlocked in GITADORA EXCHAIN as one of the GF&DM CHRONICLE 2002～2004 songs from April 3rd, 2019, by playing eight credits.
  • In GITADORA NEX+AGE, it can be unlocked from March 4th, 2020 as part of the Thank you! GITADORA 21st kanshasai (サンキュー! ギタドラ21st感謝祭) event.

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	162 / 0	249 / 1	311 / 1	395 / 1	- / - / -	248 / 1	310 / 1	396 / 1	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2	2	5	6	8	-	6	7	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present	5	9	10	11	-	9	11	11	-
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS JP	2	5	6	8	-	6	7	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage SuperNOVA2 CS US/EU	2	5	6	8	-	6	7	8	-

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Version

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	496	789	955	417	566	646	484	730	-	417	566	646
GF11/dm10→GF/DM V2	30	52	62	32	48	68	31	50	-	33	54	71
GF/DM V3→V8	30	52	62	32	48	↑75	31	50	-	33	54	↑78
GITADORA EXCHAIN	4.30	5.60	6.65	4.30	6.00	7.75	3.85	6.30	-	-	-	7.85
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present	↑4.35	↑5.65	↑6.70	4.30	↑6.05	↑7.80	↑3.90	↑6.35	-	-	-	↑7.90
GF/DM MASTERPIECE GOLD	30	52	62	32	48	75	31	50	-	33	54	78

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	496	789	955	-	417	566	646	-	467	730	730	-
GF/DM XG→XG3	2.75	4.30	5.80	-	3.05	5.10	8.00	-	2.90	4.45	5.60	-
GITADORA→Tri-Boost	↑3.65	↑5.00	↑6.35	-	↑3.90	↑5.70	↑8.35	-	↑3.80	↑5.10	↑6.20	-
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE	↓3.50	↓4.85	↓6.10	-	↑3.95	↑5.75	8.35	-	↓3.65	↑5.35	↑6.50	-
GITADORA Matixx	↑4.05	↑5.35	↑6.35	-	↑4.30	↑6.30	↑8.60	-	↑4.15	↑6.30	↑7.25	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN	↑4.50	↑5.70	↑6.75	-	↓4.25	↑6.45	↑8.70	-	↓4.00	↑6.50	↑7.70	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present	↑4.55	↑5.75	↑6.80	-	↑4.30	↑6.50	8.70	-	4.00	↑6.55	7.70	-
GITADORA (Mobile)	3.65	5.00	6.35	-	3.90	5.70	8.35	-	3.80	5.10	6.20	-

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	407	688	914
jubeat saucer→Qubell	5	9	10
jubeat clan	5	↓8	10
jubeat festo location test	5	8	10.5
jubeat festo→Present	5	8	↓10.4
jubeat plus	5	9	10
jubeat plus (Android)	5	9	10
jukebeat	5	9	10