Taiko no Tatsujin – Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb

Taiko no Tatsujin – Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb known as Taiko no Tatsujin – Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orbs in English, is a Rhythm game developed and published by Bandai Namco Games for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released exclusively in Japan on July 12, 2012. Like the previous Nintendo handheld title, Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Dororon! Yokai Great Decisive Battle!, the game features a main story mode that contains RPG elements. Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orbs mode is the game’s main story mode. The gameplay is similar to that of Yokai Great Decisive Battle mode of Dororon! Yokai Great Decisive Battle!.

Unlike the previous title, it takes place mostly in the fantasy world. One night, Don and Katsu had just finished eating food and felt full. Suddenly, they heard weird music coming from the bathroom. Upon arriving outside the bathroom, they heard someone’s calls for help. But when they opened the door, what they saw was a bright light and they were sent to somewhere. Don, after arriving at the unfamiliar place, noticed that he was wearing some sort of weird outfit. He also noticed that Katsu wasn’t here, so he called for Katsu, to no avail.

He looked around, and what he saw were buildings that had been burned to the ground. Wandering around the place, Don found Maoh’s pendant, and just then, he was attacked by the irate Ralco, the little dragon. After the incident, Ralco apologized to Don for mistaking him for one of Maoh’s henchmen. The two became friends, and Ralco revealed that he’s been searching for the orbs, which are the fragments of Princess Soprano‘s voice. Just then, a portal appeared, and Maoh revealed himself to the two.

Maoh is the one who not only kidnapped Princess Soprano but also stole her voice and turned it into different orbs, which were scattered around the world. Maoh revealed that if Ralco cannot collect all seven orbs before the next full moon, Princess Soprano will disappear forever. The portal disappeared, but not before Princess Soprano managed to tell Ralco telepathically that the pendant that Don had is the gift to Ralco and to use it to find the remaining orbs to save her. Don, together with Ralco, started the epic journey to save Princess Soprano and defeat Maoh once and for all…