Zankoku na tenshi no these
残酷な天使のテーゼ
Song Information
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 design: 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
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: pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝
Other Music Game Appearances:
- BeatStream アニムトライヴ
- GITADORA OverDrive
- jubeat (2021)
- 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 pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝, replacing the old cover version. This new cover was also used in pop'n music portable.
- This new cover is also used in BeatStream, REFLEC BEAT, and ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom.
- 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 cover of 残酷な天使のテーゼ appears in Toy's March 2. It is currently unknown if the Toy's March cover is the same one for other games.
- 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 Neon Genesis Evangelion anime. Yoko Takahashi, the original vocalist, resang it for the pop'n music 12 いろは cover.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ is the only TV&ANIME license that has been in more than one CS release of the pop'n music main series.
- 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.
- As of pop'n music 解明リドルズ, 残酷な天使のテーゼ is the only license from pop'n music 12 いろは, as well as the oldest license overall still in the pop'n music arcade games.
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ was added to pop'n music Lively on June 2nd, 2021.
Music Comment
Untranslated.
Song Production Information
Untranslated.
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.
GF/DM 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.
うたっち difficulty rated from 1 to 5 stars. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB, BEMANIWiki 2nd, pmdream.net, and GITADORA NEX+AGE→HIGH-VOLTAGE Difficulty Changes Spreadsheet.)
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
| 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→Present | ↓1.20 | ↓3.35 | ↑5.15 | - | ↓1.85 | ↑4.60 | ↑7.75 | - | ↓2.05 | ↑4.10 | ↑6.55 | - |
jubeat
| Game | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
| Notecounts | 92 | 187 | 358 |
| jubeat (2021) | 1 | 3 | 6 |
pop'n music
| Game | Normal Mode | Battle Mode | PSP Exclusive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASY | 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 Sunny Park→Present | ※2 | 18 | 29 | 37 | 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 |
※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 98).
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 | - |
うたっち
| Game | Single | |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | Hard | |
| Notecounts | 118 | 210 |
| うたっち | 3 | 4 |
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