AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY

This page is for the 矩形波倶楽部 song named AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY. For the 山根ミチル song, please see 悪魔城ドラキュラメドレー～ハイブリッド・ヴァージョン～.

AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY

Song Information

AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY's pop'n music banner

AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY's DanceDanceRevolution banner.

AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY's jacket.

Artist: 矩形波倶楽部
Composition: KONAMI Kukeiha Club
Arrangement: Hiroki Koga
BPM: 102-142 (pop'n music, Toy'sMarch), 124 (KEYBOARDMANIA), 0-248 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Length: 1:27
Genre: K-Classics (K-クラシック)
pop'n music Character: Simon Belmondo [15-2P]
pop'n music Background: Dynamics (pop'n music 3 CS)
Movie: shige (illustrations by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3
• pop'n music 9 (ee'MALL)
• Toy'sMarch2
• ポップンリズミン コナミゲームパック1

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY is a medley of songs from the arcade game Akumajo Dracula (悪魔城ドラキュラ), known in the USA as Haunted Castle:
  • Wedding March of Tragedy (悲劇のWedding March), used as the start demo song.
  • Cross on the Breast (十字架を胸に), used as the Graveyard's background music.
  • Bloody Tears (血の涙), used as the Castle's first floor background music.
  • Collapse of the Devil's Castle (悪魔城の崩壊), used as the ending demo song.

Trivia

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

• Although its BPM is shown as 124 in the KEYBOARDMANIA series, AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY' BPM actually ranges from 102 to 142.
• In the KEYBOARDMANIA and DanceDanceRevolution series, AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY's artist is shown as KUKEIHAKURABU.
  • A slightly different banner of AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY, used in the DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 official website, displays the artist as Kukeihakurabu, with a different font as well.
• Both AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY and おもちゃの兵隊の行進 being crossed over mark Hiroki Koga's only appearance in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
• AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY ranked first on KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX's music popularity pool at the time of the game's release.
• In KEYBOARDMANIA Yamaha Edition, AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY's title was changed to Castlevania Medley.
• AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY could be unlocked to pop'n music 9 and 10 from August 19th, 2003 to August 21st, 2003 via ee'MALL.
  • It was later added to pop'n music 9 and 10 on August 26th, 2003 via ee'MALL.
• Before pop'n music 14 FEVER!, AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY's songwheel genre was AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY.
• AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY received a new Music Comment in pop'n music 14 FEVER!.
  • However, in pop'n music 10 CS, AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY's songwheel genre was K-クラシックス.
• Before pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE, AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY's character was Yuli [4-2P].
• In Toy'sMarch2, AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY is titled as 悪魔城ドラキュラメドレー.
• 悪魔城ドラキュラメドレー is one of the Phase 3 hidden songs of Toy'sMarch2.
• Despite that Simon Belmondo's 2P palette is used in pop'n music, the 1P palette is shown in AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY's jacket.
• AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY was removed from the BEMANI category in pop'n music Sunny Park.
  • It returned to the BEMANI category in pop'n music éclale.
• AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY appears in the mobile game Tokimeki Idol (ときめきアイドル).

Music Comment

pop'n music 9→13 カーニバル

It appeared in Keyboardmania! They're songs from that famous game!! A popular song's finally here!!!

pop'n music 14 FEVER! onwards

Legendary songs from a legendary game appears here. Dracula is revived four times!

Song Production Information

I made a medley of "Wedding March of Tragedy", "Cross on the Breast", "Bloody Tears" and "Collapse of the Devil's Castle" from Haunted Castle.

Video Production Information

shige

This time, GOLI's drawings are very active~.
I tried my best to add cool movements to them, but it turned out to be very difficult.

Character Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
KEYBOARDMANIA difficulty rated from 1 to 6.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
Toy'sMarch difficulty rated from 1 to 5. Renda notes are counted as 1 note.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever, BEMANIWiki 2nd, KEYBOARDMANIA Wiki, and tminfo.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	76 / 2	117 / 28	208 / 23	314 / 4	- / - / -	117 / 28	208 / 23	311 / 3	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3	N/A	3	6	8	-	3	6	8	-

KEYBOARDMANIA

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Light	Light+	Real	Light+	Real
Notecounts / Hold Notes	200 / 1	200 / 1	324 / 1	345 / 2	530 / 2
KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX→3rdMIX	5	5	5	5	5
KEYBOARDMANIA II 2ndMIX & 3rdMIX	5	5	5	5	5

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode		PSP Exclusive
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER	5B HYPER	7-Buttons	7B HYPER
Notecounts	187	220	467	683	187	206	287	212	410
pop'n music 9→13 カーニバル (via ee'MALL)	11	14	28	35	9	10	-	-	-
pop'n music 14 FEVER!→20 fantasia	11	14	28	35	9	10	-	-	-
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	20	34	41	9	10	-	-	-
pop'n music 10 CS	11	14	28	35	9	10	-	-	-
pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS	11	14	28	35	9	10	-	-	-
pop'n music portable 2 DLC	11	14	28	35	-	-	17	12	25

Toy'sMarch

Game	Level
	Easy (かんたん)	Hard (むずかしい)
Notecounts	166	298
Toy'sMarch2	3	5

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	135	215	400
ポップンリズミン	3	6	9