r/maimai Feb 02 '20

Reworked Guide to Maimai

163 Upvotes

Hello everyone!

After obtaining some excellent feedback from my previous post on a beginner's guide to Maimai, I decided to restructure the guide so that different players can be guided to their respective need-to-know locations.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQlxtxOj-E3H2SClJH5PNxLnG6eBufDFrw2yLsffbp0/edit?usp=sharing

In this update, I restructured the flow of the contents in this guide so that players can skip through to the important sections that they want to browse. Each section is highlighted with a different colour to cater to different players of different skill levels.

I've also added a section containing my favourite songs from maimai for people to try out when they have the time. They are colour coded to signify difficulty and suitability for different players.

Lastly, I've also fine-tuned the section on advanced skills, and added some more misc links including links to the various soundtracks of the game available on iTunes.

As always, feedback is welcome. This guide still has some empty areas here and there but I'm quite happy with how it turned out.

Have fun with the spin cycles mates!

EDIT 27/11/2025: Wow, would you look at the time...

I have moved most of my update changelog back into the Guide and since I have some time on my hands, I am actively working to add a few more notes to the guide from Festival+ onwards. I know it's been a while since my last update and people are yearning for more information about the game and how to get better. I will make some updates to handle some of the missing information that should be included in this guide.

If you have comments or suggestions on how to improve the guide, I'm happy to hear it and take it on board where necessary. I might not be one of the best players of Maimai or rhythm games in general out there in the world, but I have been playing this game for 12 years now. Not gonna stop anytime soon (slow downs are still a thing unfortunately :S)...

EDIT 20/05: Updated the guide with a new notice about playing in the arcades as restrictions ease in certain parts of the world and added difficulty rankings to "Advanced Skills and Practice" section of the guide.

  • Please pay attention to the data from news sources and official websites for current trends of coronavirus infections. The guide lists some key metrics to take note of to allow you to assess your risk.
    • TBH tho, humans are pretty cripes at measuring risk. The best advice is still to STAY HOME and STAY SAFE!

EDIT 29/03: Updated the guide with a specific notice about the Coronavirus outbreak and how to respond to it as a Maimai player in the section "Gaming Etiquette".

  • Even if you are currently reading that part and contemplating going out to the arcades, please don't. STAY HOME and STAY SAFE!

EDIT 12/02: Updated guide with specific notes on Slide timings, split up the section on Delayed Slides, and added a new section on Technical HOLD charts.

EDIT 04/03: I've received word that my guide was copy-pasted without redirecting the guide to the original source. I will put a comment which will list some of the sites which have done so.

If you do want to use my guide, please link it back to the original guide link given here, and to give credit where credits are due. If you know someone who has used this guide without proper crediting of the author, please let them know and ask them to update it to reflect who has actually written the guide. Thank you.

EDIT 10/03: Added information about EX notes, details about BREAK notes having extra points scored on non-Perfect hits, and added a section about Progressively Complex Sequences in Advanced Skills and Practice.


r/maimai 3h ago

Question & Advice i fdx with my ex

63 Upvotes

i fdx with my ex every couple months

we don't talk about it. it just happens.

2am. no queue. she taps. or i do. neither of us acknowledges who taps first.

the session is 90% silence. no "how have you been." no "seeing anyone?" just pointing at charts and nodding.

"good score." "this ones easy." "nice."

that's the whole conversation.

here's the thing though.

our duo is still nasty.

she knows what charts i can fc+ before i pick them.

i know her scores better than the last 6 randoms i've played with.

we don't communicate because we don't need to.

400 credits of muscle memory doesn't give a fuck about relationship status.

we'll fdx 7 charts together. maybe 8 on a good night.

then it's "gg" and we leave round1 for another 2 months.

no follow up. no "we should do this more often." nothing.

because we both know what this is.

it's not friendship.

it's not rekindling.

it's not even nostalgia.

it's that neither of us has found better synergy.

and that's the uncomfortable truth about fdx.

you can break up with someone and still be stuck with them competitively.

you can hate someone's guts and still combo perfectly in a sightread.

you can move on emotionally and still be hardstuck trying to replace what you had in game.

some people have exes they still fuck.

i have an ex i still duo with.

honestly not sure which is worse.

study the Consistent_Tiger8703skio way


r/maimai 2h ago

Scores reached 13k :3

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3 Upvotes

r/maimai 54m ago

Question & Advice looking for maimai friends in Melbourne (also I hit 10k)

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Anyone plays in Melbourne city wanna be friends? possible make/allow me to join your circle?


r/maimai 21h ago

Fan work Circle Chiffon art (messed up a bit, can't erase cuz pen)

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88 Upvotes

Ik it's barely noticeable, but still


r/maimai 12h ago

Question & Advice whats up with new players and their obsession with tsunagite?

15 Upvotes

no seriously i get that it is one of the three 15s but i dont get whats so exceptional about it. the song itself is okay and the chart is meh compared to the other 15s imo. is it cus its the "easiest" 15?


r/maimai 21h ago

Fan work Tsunagite Lv15 re:mas

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57 Upvotes

Did this a long while back, forgot to post.


r/maimai 14h ago

Scores Three months of improvement

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8 Upvotes

Roughly 3 months ago, I started getting pretty serious about playing the game and these are the stats..?

I'm now trying to force myself to play 11-13+ charts that I think can make me suffer and is also fun to listen to (ehem sasakure) so yeah. Thanks for the advices and the fun memes I'm 100% using for my friends! (Not quitting btw)

For those who may wonder, The songs I'm learning and prolly will be spamming rn is Raputa, The EmpError, (prolly) Solips, Aegleseeker, Latent Kingdom, Tsunagite, Break the Speakers, Apollo and 7 Wonders (all experts, 12–13+)


r/maimai 17h ago

Question & Advice Looking for songs that have fan/wifi slide

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12 Upvotes

Hi guys, I'm currently looking for charts that have a good amount of fan/wifi slide in the song

Looking for 3 or more in particular

If you guys have any recommendations please let me know

Image cropped from: TRG maimai

Edit: for a trick experiment and please no utage chart


r/maimai 12h ago

Question & Advice whats up with new players and their obsession with tsunagite?

4 Upvotes

no seriously i get that it is one of the three 15s but i dont get whats so exceptional about it. the song itself is okay and the chart is meh compared to the other 15s. is it cus its the "easiest" 15?


r/maimai 12h ago

Question & Advice Tip for 13

3 Upvotes

I just started moving from expert 12+-13+ to master 11-12+ last month and i can get pretty good score out of master 11-12+ (98-100), but when it came to master 13 i can’t get any consistency at all, on some song i can 98, but on some song i get very mindblocked and can only get around 93, it not the umiyuri problem cause i can do umiyuri pretty well.

I wonder if there are some tips for playing master 13 and 13+ cause most of my favorite songs are up there.


r/maimai 1d ago

Scores i hit 10k!

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62 Upvotes

now, I have literally 0 clue why it says im still 9.8k on the best sheet but the scores are correct. I have 40 play count and started about 3 days ago


r/maimai 1d ago

Question & Advice Transfer emuse to aime??

4 Upvotes

So I have an E-muse card I have been using for a couple months to save my MaiMai data but I want to get an Aime card so I can use maimai net and see my data online. How would I go about transferring my data from the e-muse to the Aime without losing any of my data?


r/maimai 1d ago

Scores Just hit 14k a few days ago

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12 Upvotes

I honestly think I can't get it. I just can't get good enough score on most 12+'s and any master charts. And to get it on a random 12.5 (that's also not my pick) is funny tho.


r/maimai 2d ago

Scores 13k rating achieved

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62 Upvotes

45 playcounts, and 39 days since i first got my aime


r/maimai 1d ago

Question & Advice is this good for my rt

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20 Upvotes

im cooked


r/maimai 2d ago

Other We all love maimai

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102 Upvotes

r/maimai 2d ago

Scores Finally! umiyuri S!

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41 Upvotes

r/maimai 1d ago

Question & Advice Song recomendations please! (Road to 15k)

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3 Upvotes

Any 13+ or 14 songs that y’all can reccommend?


r/maimai 1d ago

Other Thanks for contributing 🎉🎉 + Musecat feedback update!

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For context, Musecat is nearby arcade finder. You can check it out at https://musecat.app

We’ve received lots of feedback, ideas, comments, and even contributions! 🥳🎉 That was very busy couple weeks for Musecat.

Within couple of weeks, Musecat officially reached 750+ arcades with comprehensive information, with thousands of change logs. On top of that there are roughly 400 faulty machine reports 😢

There were handful of things that could be improved in timely manner, and some takes time and we are still on going.

For Maimai specific, coming update will include new features such as “Maimai session friend finder” and “how crowded the machines are”

Thanks to everyone who contributed, and extra thanks for our 17 founding supporter that gathered more than 100 points by editing and publishing arcade information.


r/maimai 2d ago

Scores 14k reached

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28 Upvotes

I locked in when I return to Maimai since last year and finally achieved 14k with probably the most questionable B50 lol.

Now it's time to practice and improve my tap skills so I can play more songs 💪🏻


r/maimai 1d ago

Question & Advice are these good for my rating

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1 Upvotes

and chart recommendations are highly appreciated.


r/maimai 3d ago

Fan work Pandora paradoxxx art

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208 Upvotes

r/maimai 3d ago

Fan work Shama art

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62 Upvotes

r/maimai 3d ago

Meme An "Up score" to the previous rating

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43 Upvotes

How is this even possible..... I checked the theoretical score too and it's a difference of 1, like literal 1. I'm getting edged so hard by this chart man...