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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
 
Artist: 玄武<br>
Artist: 玄武 (Genbu)<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Jun Wakita|Genbu]]<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Jun Wakita]]<br>
BPM: 72-82<br>
BPM: 72-82<br>
Length: 2:06<br>
Length: 2:06<br>
Genre: ESOTERIC SLOWCORE<br>
Genre: ESOTERIC SLOWCORE<br>
VJ: [[HES]]<br>
Movie: ? (overlays by [[Yoshiaki Heshiki|HES]])<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Other Music Game Appearances: None.


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
None.
None.


== Song Connections/Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
 
* Ganymede is part of wac's Zodiac series of songs, representing Aquarius.
* Ganymede is one of the 4 Cardinal Gate songs.
* A long version of Ganymede appears on the [[CARDINAL GATE conclusion]] album, included with [[CS DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS]]'s special edition. This long version was arranged by [[Arata Iiyoshi]].
* A long version of Ganymede appeared on the ''CARDINAL GATE conclusion'' album (on CS DistorteD's Special edition) along with [[CONTRACT]], [[waxing and wanding]], [[Kachoufusetsu|華蝶風雪]], and [[Nageki no Ki|嘆きの樹]].
* A remix of Ganymede by [[kamome sano]], titled [[Ganymede kamome mix]], appears in [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]].
* A remix of Ganymede by ''kamome sano'', titled ''Ganymede kamome mix'', appears in ''SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH''.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
 
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* In William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It'', the character Rosalind disguises herself as a deceitful boy named Ganymede. The song's odd speed (plus its changes) and its deceitful note chart may be an homage to the play.
[[Image:Genbu cardinal gate title card.png|thumb|玄武's CARDINAL GATE title card.]]
* Ganymede is the slowest of the Cardinal Gate songs.
* Ganymede is one of the four ''CARDINAL GATE'' EXTRA STAGE songs, featuring a green colored skin.
* Ganymede features a green colored skin.
* 玄武's identity was confirmed on the ''CARDINAL GATE conclusion'' album, by crediting Jun Wakita as the composer.
* Ganymede is also the name of one of Jupiter's Galileo moons, and the song may refer to its lonely and desolate nature.
* The video features a green Armored Core-style robot-like character as the embodiment of Genbu.
* In Greek mythology Ganymede was the most beautiful man who ever lived. Zeus kidnaps him with very large birds and he lives out his life in Olympus.
* In Greek mythology Ganymede was the most beautiful man who ever lived. Zeus kidnaps him with very large birds and he lives out his life in Olympus.
** Ganymede is also the name of one of Jupiter's Galileo moons, and the song may refer to its lonely and desolate nature.
* Ganymede is the slowest of the CARDINAL GATE songs, and has the lowest maximum BPM of any EXTRA STAGE song in beatmania IIDX.
* Genbu is a Chinese god that is a turtle.
* Genbu is a Chinese god that is a turtle.
* Ganymede's video features a green ''Armored Core''-style robot-like character as the embodiment of Genbu.
* Ganymede was one of the qualifying round songs in the [[KONAMI Arcade Championship|The 6th KONAMI Arcade Championship]] for [[AC SINOBUZ|beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ]].
* Ganymede is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from December 6th, 2017, after purchasing its charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
* Ganymede received LEGGENDARIA charts in [[AC BISTROVER|beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER]]. These charts could be unlocked via ARENA MODE from April 1st, 2021 through April 14th, 2021 by collecting 100 ARENA CUBES.
** From February 14th, 2022, these charts could be purchased in [[AC CastHour|beatmania IIDX 29 CastHour]] with [[AC CastHour/Archive Links|Archive Links]] (アーカイブリンク).
** As of [[AC RESIDENT|beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT]], they are available by default.


== Music Production Info ==
== Song Production Information ==
 
=== Genbu ===
Hello.  I'm Kametarou Kameda, who is playing the role of Genbu this time around.<br/>
Hello.  I'm Kametarou Kameda, who is playing the role of Genbu this time around.<br/>
You can't beat me.  There's no openings for you at all.  After the match I'll stand in the ring and sing "FANTASY" or something. (Today's meme)<br/>
You can't beat me.  There's no openings for you at all.  After the match I'll stand in the ring and sing "FANTASY" or something. (Today's meme)<br/>
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I hope to see you again next time.
I hope to see you again next time.


== Video Production Info ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== HES ===
For this song, the composer of Ganymede gave me a few keywords to focus on when designing the movie images.<br>
For this song, the composer of Ganymede gave me a few keywords to focus on when designing the movie images.<br>
So I decided to design the turtle as a mechanical being.<br>
So I decided to design the turtle as a mechanical being.<br>
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Archaeological digs suggested that the being was composed of technology that was not possible for that time.<br>
Archaeological digs suggested that the being was composed of technology that was not possible for that time.<br>
The scene where the mecha was submerged in water was my visualization of the keywords, a scene representing the infinite universe.<br>
The scene where the mecha was submerged in water was my visualization of the keywords, a scene representing the infinite universe.<br>
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.
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