The maimai arcade rhythm game series is active, with a new song portal launched in July 2026 that aggregates its original tracks alongside those from CHUNITHM and ONGEKI. A live event, maimai Deluxe MUSiC LiVE2026, is upcoming.
SEGA FAVE Co., Ltd. launched the Gekichumai Original Song Portal on July 1, 2026, aggregating over 1,300 original songs from three arcade rhythm game series: maimai, CHUNITHM, and ONGEKI. The portal lets players browse songs, preview tracks, view in-game level data and related videos, and create and share playlists. A playlist creation campaign tied to the upcoming maimai Deluxe MUSiC LiVE2026 event runs through July 10.
Separately, a 2009 theatrical anime titled "Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Mahō" aired on NHK E Tele on June 20, 2026. The film, directed by Sunao Katabuchi and based on Nobuko Takagi's autobiographical novel, follows the friendship of two third-grade girls in 1950s Yamaguchi Prefecture. Madhouse handled animation production, with Mayuko Fukuda and Nako Mizusawa voicing the leads. The broadcast brought Katabuchi's early directorial work to a wider television audience.
The two stories share the "maimai" name but are separate entities: one is a SEGA arcade rhythm game series, the other is a standalone anime film. The game series continues to receive new content and events, while the anime film received a television broadcast in 2026.
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SEGA FAVE Co., Ltd. launched the Gekichumai Original Song Portal on July 1, 2026, aggregating over 1,300 original songs from arcade rhythm games maimai, CHUNITHM, and ONGEKI. The site allows browsing by song, previewing tracks, viewing in-game level data and related videos, and creating and sharing playlists. A playlist creation campaign tied to the upcoming maimai Deluxe MUSiC LiVE2026 event runs through July 10.
Sunao Katabuchi's 2009 theatrical anime "Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Mahō" will air on NHK E Tele on June 20, 2026. The film, based on Nobuko Takagi's autobiographical novel, follows the friendship of two third-grade girls in 1950s Yamaguchi Prefecture. Madhouse handled animation production, with Mayuko Fukuda and Nako Mizusawa voicing the leads.