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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Macuilxochitl marks Tomosuke Funaki's first original song in the jubeat series. | |||
* Macuilxochitl (pronounced ma-cil-show-chit-tle) is the Aztec god of art, sports, music, dance, flowers, maize, and song. The word means "five flowers." | |||
** Macuilxochitl is also the name of the sword held by Nyoah, one of the characters of The Epic of Zektbach. | |||
*** Musically, both Macuilxochitl and ''Nyoah's Sword Dance 華麗なるニョアの剣舞'' (from Zektbach's [[The Epic of Zektbach -Ristaccia-]] album) share various similarities. | |||
*** Furthermore, when all of Macuilxochitl's charts are cleared with and without a FULL COMBO, the jubeat title parts "聖剣の持ち主" (Holy sword owner) and "ニョアの一番弟子" (Nyoah's best apprentice) are obtained, respectively. | |||
*** [[Kareinaru Nyoah no kenbu|華麗なるニョアの剣舞]] also appears in the BEMANI category in the ノスタルジア series, likely referencing its connection to Macuilxochitl. | |||
* According to [https://twitter.com/_TOMOSUKE_/status/36072202822488065 two] [https://twitter.com/_TOMOSUKE_/status/36080229290082304 tweets] from Tomosuke's Twitter account in February 2011, Macuilxochitl was originally made for [[AC SIRIUS|beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS]]. It was later remixed and became [[Almagest]], while the original version of the song was used in jubeat ripples instead. | |||
* Macuilxochitl's jubeat BASIC chart was the first BASIC chart rated level 7. | |||
* Macuilxochitl is obtained in jubeat ripples and its [[AC jb ripples APPEND|APPEND version]] upon reaching the rank of Gold Lion. | * Macuilxochitl is obtained in jubeat ripples and its [[AC jb ripples APPEND|APPEND version]] upon reaching the rank of Gold Lion. | ||
** In [[AC jb knit|jubeat knit]] and its [[AC jb knit APPEND|APPEND version]], it is one of the Indigo Shirt unlocks. | ** In [[AC jb knit|jubeat knit]] and its [[AC jb knit APPEND|APPEND version]], it is one of the Indigo Shirt unlocks. | ||
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*** It could also be unlocked in jubeat festo from May 6th to July 21st, 2021 (originally until June 15th, 2021), from February 9th to March 1st, 2022, and from June 22nd to July 5th, 2022 as the ''ウキウキスプリングメドレー！ PHASE LINE 1'' unlock of the ''Mission Travel'' unlocking system. | *** It could also be unlocked in jubeat festo from May 6th to July 21st, 2021 (originally until June 15th, 2021), from February 9th to March 1st, 2022, and from June 22nd to July 5th, 2022 as the ''ウキウキスプリングメドレー！ PHASE LINE 1'' unlock of the ''Mission Travel'' unlocking system. | ||
** In [[AC jb Ave.|jubeat Ave.]] and [[AC jb beyond the Ave.|beyond the Ave.]], it is one of the CONCIERGE unlocks of the ''LIGHT CHAT'' unlocking system from August 17th, 2022. | ** In [[AC jb Ave.|jubeat Ave.]] and [[AC jb beyond the Ave.|beyond the Ave.]], it is one of the CONCIERGE unlocks of the ''LIGHT CHAT'' unlocking system from August 17th, 2022. | ||
* Macuilxochitl is available in pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET as part of the [[APPEND FESTIVAL]] event, which started on March 7th, 2011. Playing the song in pop'n music will unlock [[Quilt|キルト]] in [[AC jb knit APPEND|jubeat knit APPEND]]. | * Macuilxochitl is available in pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET as part of the [[APPEND FESTIVAL]] event, which started on March 7th, 2011. Playing the song in pop'n music will unlock [[Quilt|キルト]] in [[AC jb knit APPEND|jubeat knit APPEND]]. | ||
* SMOKE's default animation is reused from [[Ergosphere]], though most (if not all) of his other animations are brand-new. | * SMOKE's default animation is reused from [[Ergosphere]], though most (if not all) of his other animations are brand-new. | ||
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== Music Comment == | == Music Comment == | ||
It's said that a knight cat held a legendary sword. The flood of sounds that played each time he swung his sword certainly sounded brilliant. | |||
== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||
=== jubeat === | |||
Untranslated. | Untranslated. | ||
=== pop'n music === | |||
==== TOMOSUKE ==== | |||
Hello, it's me, aka TOMOSUKE. | |||
I'm really sorry for the difficult to read title.<br> | |||
I also almost didn't say Macuilxochitl until the end (laughs).<br> | |||
Instead of that, I'm curious about whether to pronounce it as Ma↑cu↓i↓l↓ or Ma↓cu↑i↓l↓.<br> | |||
I wonder if the intonation is broken in the Chubu region, like how they pronounce a certain fast food chain. | |||
This song was originally a crossover from jubeat, but it's slightly different to the original.<br> | |||
I made the song's first-half more jazzy to make it feel like it matched the character SMOKE.<br> | |||
Of course, the footprints in the notecharts is filled with soda from that cat "look at this brilliant paw stamp!". | |||
It sounds like a jazzy piano when you first listen to it, but it constantly has a mechanical and square beat instead of emphasizing its swinging backbeat like jazz, so it actually doesn't feel like a jazz piano to me.<br> | |||
Its image seems somewhat between inorganic and organic matter. | |||
So, a sibling song exists with this song.<br> | |||
I previously wrote about that story on Twitter, so if you're curious, please try to check it out! | |||
== Video Production Information == | == Video Production Information == | ||
None. | None. | ||
== Jacket Design Information == | |||
=== isonin === | |||
"It's the boss~!", so I drew it with motivation. | |||
I enjoyed drawing many things I liked while listening to TOMOSUKE's speech.<br> | |||
It's a spinoff of a certain series, so I tried to indirectly make it understandable.<br> | |||
Everyone already understands this, right?....<br> | |||
To those who say "?", please try to ask a nearby friend. | |||
Although the jacket appears cute at a glance, the hell-like sequence seems difficult, [[Hiroyuki Masuda|Massuru]]! | |||
== Character Information == | == Character Information == | ||
I recently had a mysterious dream about a gray cat knight brilliantly dancing.<br> | |||
Now it seems I can't help but enjoy analyzing that song. | |||
=== eimy === | |||
Similar to knit, I hesitated about adding a pink house or chest hair to his outfit... I couldn't do it.<br> | |||
SMOKE has the personality where he doesn't button his shirt, and even if it's cold, he doesn't seem to wear knitted clothing over his shirt, and he seems warm wearing one bulging piece of knitted clothing.<br> | |||
I thought of additional animations while creating the dressing animations, and it was perhaps interesting to see SMOKE use his fingers to play jubeat! When I thought about this, I received the marker animations and notecharts. Thank you to the jubeat team for your pleasurable & quick response♪ Ta-da! I enjoyed their assistance in making the animations.<br> | |||
When I performed bug checks in pop'n, TOMOSUKE saw a cat's footprint on the music sheet illustrations? His smile left an impression on me. I don't know if SMOKE's footprints are troubling with his usual facial expressions, but I think it has thrilling high points~, [[Tomoko Shiono|shio]]＾＾ | |||
== Chart Production Information == | |||
=== Massuru === | |||
This is finally the last song! | |||
"Macuilxochitl" is now available with Gold Lion rank! | |||
You couldn't initially read it, right?... | |||
So isonin also wrote it, but it's a spinoff. Of that series.<br> | |||
That's why there's a "Z" press, right?! I included it. | |||
Also, I actually prepared the EXTREME chart of this song a bit differently... | |||
Somehow | |||
There isn't a simultaneous two button press (left and right). | |||
Did you get it? | |||
In other words | |||
If you can move your hands quickly, EXCELLENT is also possible using one hand! | |||
If you're my top student, it's certainly possible! | |||
That's what I was unreasonably preparing.<br> | |||
Well, if your hands move quickly, it's possible no matter how far away they are....<br> | |||
Maybe people with big hands can also clear it? | |||
So, let's play jubeat using one hand! I'm not saying anything, but even if you don't feel you can get EXCELLENT with both hands, how about trying this once?<br> | |||
How about writing an article on the community blog commemorating the first score you tried using one hand? I'd be grinning as I read them! | |||
== Staff Comments == | |||
=== [[Mamiko Maeda|mayo]] === | |||
The piano sounds felt pleasant, that I finished playing it before I knew it (laughs).<br> | |||
I want to listen to this song many times. | |||
=== [[Daichi Watanabe|PON]] === | |||
This song, which was popularized in jubeat, is available here!<br> | |||
Playing the piano feels comfortable, pleasant, and vicious!? It's playing.<br> | |||
In the latter half, a blue pop-kun imitates that famous phrase, so please try your best and pay attention until the end. | |||
=== [[tokky]] === | |||
Everyone around me called it "Macuil Macuil", so I just understood the Macuil part.<br> | |||
The difficult song title even attracted me to its genre PIANO CONTEMPORARY, which seemed engaging. | |||
=== Ga~su~ === | |||
No matter how many times I heard its name, I don't understand it and always called it "something like Michael".<br> | |||
No matter how many times I play it, my score was disastrous. | |||
=== [[Masaru Nakamura|masaru]] === | |||
It's useless, even if it's written as a song title, I can't read it. [[Jun Wakita|wac]] explained it, but I still can't read it.<br> | |||
pop'n has a high difficulty level since they're called by its genre name.<br> | |||
I'm relieved that this song is of TOMOSUKE quality. The piano feels nice♪ | |||
=== [[Shinjiro Otsu|Otsu]] === | |||
This song served as the vanguard in the APPEND FESTIVAL.<br> | |||
I usually remember many crossover songs by their genre name, but I perfectly remembered this song by its song title.<br> | |||
I thought it was abbreviated. Is it because no one can pronounce its full name!? | |||
=== [[Chihiro Inoue|Chihi]] === | |||
This song title is like a symbol...<br> | |||
From the moment I first saw it, I gave up on reading it. And I didn't dare know it until now.<br> | |||
But I finally remembered it. Your name is "xochitl"!<br> | |||
I like the direct way in pop'n which lets them wear knitted clothing here and there. | |||
=== [[Yuki Shibata|Mameshiba]] === | |||
It's very difficult to read this song title. I already gave up on "Macuil".<br> | |||
TOMOSUKE came to wac, who was creating the notecharts, and was present to give various instructions.<br> | |||
jubeat's initial marker seems to write GOOD in a soda color, and furthermore, this song has strict judgement and is easy to make the screen soda colored.<br> | |||
That's why I said I wanted to increase the blue pop-kuns that time. It's soda-ish.<br> | |||
I think the ending of the song comment "soda" contains such thoughts.<br> | |||
It's not my pun. Don't get me wrong. | |||
=== shio === | |||
I received my favorite TOMOSUKE piano meal. However, what does he eat to create these kinds of songs?... It's too cool and sneaky. I had trouble selecting all the delicious songs from jubeat, not just Macuil. In other words, thank you for your continues support＾＾. | |||
Furthermore, I also received a smile from the academy leader TOMOSUKE. Yay! I wanted to see it!<br> | |||
The illustration is... actually... I had an image of the moment "the cat walks over the music sheet on the floor, where its footprints made a miraculous chord!".<br> | |||
By the way. I like the excuse where the cat walks over the keyboard in the order, command +A → delete → command +S! That's right. | |||
=== [[Ryuta Tamura|TAMA]] === | |||
I was the only person in team chest hair.<br> | |||
SMOKE probably has MAX glumness with his bare front and thick chest hair~!<br> | |||
And I passionately told them, but they rejected it with more force. | |||
=== wac === | |||
A collaborative plan, heave-ho, APPEND, heave-ho, I received a thankful proposal from jubeat requesting me to steal any of their songs. | |||
I listened to the soundtrack on repeat and was happy to select them, but behind the scenes, there was stealing from rivals, no, bargaining, collusion, and competition everywhere with each BEMANI game series.<br> | |||
The deciding factor in choosing Macuil wasn't just that the song was extremely cool, but it was the missing component among this entire song lineup. TOMOSUKE's instrumental and piano is great. I'll write more. | |||
The song and pronunciation is difficult to understand, but so are the notecharts. Please brilliantly try PON's dedicated soda bar.<br> | |||
By the way, I don't know how to read it, but only the "x" in the middle is honestly difficult, isn't it? | |||
== Difficulty & Notecounts == | == Difficulty & Notecounts == | ||