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A Year In Mapping 2018

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_DT3 written by ScubDomino
  • While 2018 wasn't a particularly remarkable year for _DT3, as he only ranked a couple of low-star rating guest difficulties, that doesn't take away from his ability to make cleanly designed maps! Looking at his graveyarded maps should make this clear too, as he's made a couple of maps from various genres to expand his mapping portfolio. It's not certain whether he'll rank any high-star rating maps in 2019 or not, so we can only wait to see what'll come this year!

_Epreus written by Nao Tomori
  • _Epreus ranked his first map, a 7* map of "The World's End" by Horie Yui, in July 2018. He then ranked his second map, a 7* map of "Help" by Thaehan, in December. Most of his other uploaded maps also reach the 7* mark. Additionally, he began modding with the intent of entering the Beatmap Nominators Group.

_FlameL written by Nao Tomori
  • _FlameL joined the ranked section in March 2018 with a cover of "Yume Tourou" by Konamilk. He also ranked a normal GD on a set of "Myosotis" but did not rank any more sets of his own for the rest of the year. However, he recently began mapping again and is currently working on several new sets of his own.

_handholding written by UndeadCapulet
  • Better known by his previous username "Kisses", _handholding is a mapper who more commonly shows up in sets other than their own with a huge portfolio of GD's. This year they pushed forward 3 ranked sets, with their most recent being a very polished stream map "Ice vs. Morimori Atsushi - RE:UNION -Duo Blade Against-", where they stepped well out of their comfort zone of simple anime songs. They also helped push a wide variety of mapsets as a BN throughout the first third of the year. We hope to see them back and active again someday.

_kotachi_ written by ScubDomino
  • After 3 years and an uncountable amount of graveyarded maps, _kotachi_ has finally made their way through the ranked section with a map of a popular anime ending! They didn't stop there though, as they went on to experiment and rank more maps, ending the year with the uploading of a banger of an epic all-Japanese mapper collab! If they've managed to go this far within only a year in the section, I'm absolutely going to be thrilled with what they will be able to create in 2019!

_lai written by Mordred
  • _lai joins the ranked section with their own interpretation of Misato's "Paranoid Lost", an engaging marathon-style beatmap. Let's see what else they have in store for 2019!

_Meep_ written by yaspo
  • Idol fans behold, _Meep_ is here to save mapping! Vigorously so, as they ranked 3 of their own mapsets and multiple GDs to try taking over the ranked section. With a flurry of pretty patterns, his maps really make you feel like you're on stage, performing right next to your favorite idol groups! If you never can have enough idols, there is an extensive list of u's and Aquors maps on his userpage! With this much presence and flair, we can only wonder how many _Meep_ can convert in 2019.

_MiaoFUuU_ written by yaspo
  • _MiaoFUuU_ might not rank a lot of maps, but they do make every one of them count. Showing off their amazing song choice, MiaoFUuU came back this year with a collab on "Mercury Prayer". This map is a 6 minute long adrenaline rush full of unique slider patterns and complex rhythms for everyone to compete on - go check it out! Even though their mapping activity seems as low as ever, we're eagerly waiting for MiaoFUuU's rebirth!

_orange written by Hobbes2
  • Probably known for his interest in electronic (specifically DnB) music, _orange isn't exactly a prolific name in the mapping sphere. However, his improving skills are looking to change that. His 2018 showed more involvement throughout various DnB mapsets, including quite notably a map of Afterlife by Illenium. The map's interesting usage of slower sliders and fun patterns shows that _orange is a name to look out for as he continues to improve.

_Star written by Nao Tomori
  • _Star kicked off his ranked mapping career by ranking two iDOLM@STER songs. His song taste heavily favors idol groups, and most of his uploaded maps are insane difficulties on various iM@S and similar tracks. If you like idols, stay on the watch for more of his maps hitting the ranked section!

_xyliac written by Nao Tomori
  • _xyliac ranked a full version map of "Sunglow" by Yamajet and Hiura Masako. It's a lively 6* jump marathon heavily inspired by Lasse's older wiggly slider aesthetic. He mostly maps anime and j-pop, and his maps are all similarly jumpy so if you enjoy exciting 1/2 patterns and rhythms check out his other maps.

- Frontier - written by ScubDomino
  • Being an avid follower of the rrtyui cult, you can only expect maps with great aesthetics coming from this guy. With his mastery in aesthetics and patterning, he's made lots of great maps, including not only his anime maps in the ranked section, but his techy guest difficulties and graveyarded maps as well! He is definitely someone who you should not judge by the cover, and also a mapper to look out for in 2019!

- Matha - written by Halfslashed
  • In the midst of all the crazy events in 2018, Matha reminded us that sometimes mapping can just be about ranking cute songs in a simple style.

- Sophia written by yaspo
  • Sophia is only at the dawn of their mapping career. Taking their first small steps into the ranked section, a gentle pair of lower difficulties is just enough for them to get started. I have no doubt their friend Seto Kousuke will support Sophia all the way in achieving their mapping goals in 2019!

-[Pino]- written by StarrStyx
  • An up and coming mapper who has a fairly unique style, using mostly sliders to portray the song in a different way than how most people would. Although he only ranked one set in 2018, he looks set to bring to us more of his stuff in the following year.

-Aerith- written by Stack
  • Aerith ranked 3 maps early to 2018 which were all pretty calm and relaxing maps, but sadly since then he hasn't been active at all. Maybe later in 2019 he will return to show us more of his maps but for now that chance sadly doesn't look all that likely.

-Aqua written by Sulfur
  • After their debut to the ranked scene in late 2017 with Garasu no Hanazono, -Aqua made sure to bring us more songs from idol projects and ranked a total of 5 mapsets, one of them being This game -- a fairly popular mapset with difficulties not only including osu!standard but also for all of the other 3 game modes.

-Eriri- written by yaspo
  • Coming back from ranking a collab easy in 2016, -eriri- finally settled themselves into the ranked listing. Ranking their own set and a whopping 7 GDs makes clear that their clean patterning style is appreciated. Even so, their recent work shows visible signs of experimenting with patterning and gameplay elements. Keep an eye on them: they might end up taking a really interesting direction this year!

-Faded- written by yaspo
  • Contrary to their name, -Faded- is far from fading away in the mapping scene. With an impressively keysounded version of "Doki Doki Literature Club!" and an incredibly jumpy Christmas set, they keep their mark on the ranked section. Curious to see if they have anything new in store for 2019!

-Jordan- written by Nao Tomori
  • jordan (previously known as Jory) ranked his first set in October 2018. The set features a rhythmically intricate top difficulty with interesting stream arranges as well as several GDs by other newer mappers. Check it out if you want a taste of what interesting rhythm in a stream map can look like without it feeling overbearing. His other maps encompass several genres including electronic, dubstep, and anime. We hope to see his continued improvement as the year progresses!

-Keitaro written by ScubDomino
  • -Keitaro is a fast-rising name within the mapping community, mainly for mapping a good amount of mapsets and guest difficulties, alongside his efforts to help the mapping community though modding! Will he be able to reach his goals of being a beatmap nominator in 2019? Will he become bigger than he already is? Only time will tell!

-Light- written by Mirash
  • Light started his journey in the ranked section this year with two maps for Kanon Wakeshima songs, which provide a great jump experience for your right hand (or left if you are left handed like Light). He also created some other clean maps on strong vocal songs, though he barely hitsounded any. We hope 2019 will bring us even a greater Light than in 2018.

-M4x written by ScubDomino
  • -M4x has a mapping style very reminiscent to the likes of HanzeR and Irreversible with their signature tightly packed visuals and usage of disconnected patterns to emphasize certain parts of the music. While this year hasn't been particularly amazing for him, he has ranked some guest difficulties with the same core influence in mind. That being said, he has been experimenting with different genres pretty lately, including hip-hop and K-pop. Quite interesting, so let's see how this goes!

-Mikan written by Mirash
  • This year, -Mikan pushed to the ranked section three of his first step creations. One of the few making maps for such a niche category for osu! as Russian pop as well as organizing some ambitious sets, Mikan can sit in his chair satisfied with his progress in 2018, and await what 2019 will bring him to.

-Mo- written by Niva
  • To be a proficient mapper is one thing; to be able to truly understand the unwritten fundamentals of mapping is another. Perhaps best known for his unconventional mapping experiments on his YouTube channel, over time -Mo- has successfully refined some interesting mapping theories of his own and incorporated them into his maps through various unorthodox yet carefully curated mapping concepts and techniques. Oh, and on top of that he's a QAT manager as well!

-NanoRIPE- written by Niva
  • -NanoRIPE- is a mapper who, as his profile description states. has been "enjoying his life (as a mapper)" -- that is to say, according to our conversation at least, that he loves to do his projects at his own pace without being overly distressed by the immediate desire to push his maps to the Ranked section. Most of his maps have been very clean, and although many of them have a drain time of 1:30 or less, -NanoRIPE-'s maps are nonetheless adequate for someone who's looking up for a great quick play experience.

-PC written by yaspo
  • Despite their username being tricky to search for on the new website, -PC is a mapper that you shouldn't miss out on. You'll find yourself a great challenge with their aim-heavy 1/4 usage on their mapset for "Entrans of da jungle". If you like a more rhythmic map, their mixed bag of snaps and low BPM rhythms on Warak's "Once Upon A Time" is exactly what you're looking for. Having seen their entrance to the ranked section and guest difficulties, we're eagerly waiting to see the other sides of -PC's mapping!

-Sh1n1- written by yaspo
  • Multimode expert -Sh1n1- keeps up with standard mapping, ranking multiple sets and GDs under his name. Even though he has a history of preferring Japanese music, he also looks out for his fellow Spanish speakers with "creer en mi" and "No Digas Lo Siento". 2018 also marked a brief return of his YouTube series, with a video detailing difficulty spread and pattern introduction. Definitely hoping to see a complete Resurrección of his helpful guides this year!

-Sylvari written by yaspo
  • 2018 is the year -Sylvari jumps into the ranked section for the first time! They do so with the short and sweet "Darling", making for a nice beginning of their journey. Even though they start off with comfy gameplay, their other maps show that they're not afraid of giving players a test of skill. Expecting a big twist from them in the Oriental Future!

-Tochi written by Mordred
  • -Tochi might have only ranked a single map in 2018, but his name is definitely not unknown to lots of people. Known for his incredible storyboards, he continues to go above and beyond to make outstanding works, motivating you to play maps with less than 100% dim just to enjoy the amazing storyboard a map might have.

-Zeraora written by ScubDomino
  • Previously known as -Harpuia-, -Zeraora has shown incomparable persistence in 2018. After four years of mapping for the graveyard section, he's finally gotten himself a ranked map! A very cleanly designed map of the opening of a classic anime, Believe x Believe, marks the beginning of his potential to become one of osu!'s most prolific mappers. Will he keep it up for 2019? Will he not? We'll see this coming year!

[ Drop ] written by StarrStyx
  • [ Drop ] has been known for quite a while, and rightfully so as his maps are full of ideas, however, he hasn't had a ranked map until now. Luckily, this year saw his Undertale map being ranked, and so he finally became a ranked mapper after all the years of having unranked maps only.

[ L u k a s ] written by Hobbes2
  • [ L u k a s ] entered 2018 by mapping a few lower difficulties before really finding his own footing with his STAR BEAT! map which features interesting rhythms on a fun to play map. While most of his diffs were on sets as a guest mapper, you can be assured that any Lukas guess difficulty would get the job done.

[Kamiya] written by ScubDomino
  • Despite the fact that [Kamiya] isn't widely known in the osu!mapping community, his is definitely a name everyone should look out for, as he is massively underrated! He created several maps in 2018; these maps feature very addictive gameplay, clean visuals, and best of all, great relaxing song choice! Now if you just want to relax, not caring about the farming aspects of the game, I would recommend playing Kamiya's maps. I promise you it'll be worth your time!

[Kurose Riku] written by Nao Tomori
  • [Kurose Riku] ranked two maps in 2018, a GD in June and his own set in July. He seems to have deleted all of his uploaded maps but is currently working on another set of his own.

09kami written by Mirash
  • Not being as active as he used to be, in 2018 09kami succeeded in ranking two interesting mapsets, discovering Chinese pop for the osu! community with "Fei Zao Jun - Da Lang Tao Sha" and revealing soothing rhythms with "Aoki Chihiro - Kodou", both of which are mapped in a specific style that suits them very well. Will see what 2019 will bring for him.

100bit written by Mirash
  • Despite not being active on osu! almost at all in 2018, 100bit did rank his long-awaited-for pending project, which was a normal difficulty for a death metal song that you usually would expect to be mapped up to a really high star rating. That is where 100bit managed to surprise people's expectations and we will see if he keeps doing that in the next year.

10nya written by Niva
  • I've been following 10nya's mapping since the very beginning of her mapping career, and one thing that I noticed is that for the most part 10nya stayed true to her identity as a mapper who took heavy influences from the likes of Guy and Laurier and developed them further into her own. It's rather unfortunate though that for the time being she couldn't be more active in the editor due to her current focus of cosplaying (and studying abroad), but if 10nya decided to come back to mapping someday her maps would be a welcome addition to the Ranked section for sure!

23456789 written by Niva
  • A new and upcoming mapper whose mapping roots can be strongly traced to the Korean mapping community. Although he only managed to rank a single map this year (Zektbach - L'avide), his mapping shows that he has developed his own mapping path with his prominent usage of symmetry.

2zz written by Mirash
  • New mapper that achieved their first ranked map in 2018, a short map for a chill song, called "tomppabeats - Goodmorningme" with 4 difficulties mapped by him and one guest easy. Will see what 2019 will bring him to.

3mplify written by Mirash
  • Community driven guy who also sang Dead to Me. That's about it, but he also ranked a Flo Rida track and created a bunch of other maps for hip hop and Russian songs. See him making activity in 2019 as well!

619 written by Mirash
  • New mapper who got his first ranked map in 2018, which is a cut version of "Draw the Emotional - Just follow time". Mapped the full spread by himself, good job. Seems like he won't be that active on osu! in 2019, but hope stuff will go smoothly for him and we will see some more maps.

A r M i N written by Hobbes2
  • You've probably played one of A r M i N's maps at least once; he's a common sight on some of the most played mapsets as a guest mapper. His maps, while simple, play well and lend themselves to being easily repeatable. Outside of these types of maps, A r M i N was also the host of quite a few popular mapsets in 2018 as well.

ACOMG written by Hobbes2
  • ACOMG was an active modder who ranked his first map in 2018, a 30 second anime opening.

Acyl written by yaspo
  • Formerly known as "iedesu", Acyl shares his sublime song choice with the ranked section on one of MiddleIsland's piano pieces. Even though this is his first ranked set and the timeline looks like a timing hell, Acyl keeps the lower difficulties intuitive and playable without breaking a sweat. Here's hoping they come back with more delightful songs after their mapping break!

Aeril written by Halfslashed
  • At a glance, there's nothing too special about Aeril. A closer look, though, reveals that he has a sharp understanding of gameplay at each and every difficulty level, something that his mapset of "COLORS" shows fairly well. Make sure to keep an eye out for him and his guest difficulties!

Affirmation written by ScubDomino
  • Aside from practically being a modding machine, NSL has brought great maps of lots of anime openings to the ranked section. Not only that, but he's also contributed to a lot of mapsets through guest difficulties! You can very clearly see the level of dedication this guy has to contributing to the ranked section before his recent mandatory military draft. To that, I can only salute in respect for this guy, and wish him all the best throughout the draft!

Agatsu written by ScubDomino
  • Over my time as a non-mapper, I played a lot of Agatsu maps without actually realizing who made them, as they are lots of fun to FC without being overly hard for noobish players like myself in 2017! It was only when writing this comment that I realized that Agatsu has actually made lots of maps I would consider part of my osu! childhood. To all the people who look for fun maps to play without getting overly frustrated of their difficulties, please play Agatsu's maps! I promise that their maps will be worth your time!

Agent_James written by Niva
  • A native of the very sunny city of Tangerang, Indonesia, Agent_James is a new aspiring mapper who has gained a sizeable amount of recognition throughout the last year from his maps and his participation in several seasonal fanart contests. Having talked with him on a few occasions myself I know that he has some interesting plans for 2019 that are not to be missed out on, so hopefully he can materialize what he has on his mind nicely!

aigoh written by yaspo
  • Mapping a full set for the calm Sword Art Online ED "Shirushi", aigoh finds a warm welcome to the ranked section. His carefully placed sliders really bring out the energy of the song while remaining so gentle at the same time. He also deserves some credit for providing Korean translations on some of pishifat's videos. Sadly he seems to have grown inactive recently, we're hoping to see his name appear again!

ailv written by Halfslashed
  • A self proclaimed follower of the "Anxient Style", ailv - not to be confused with aliv - brings a heavily pattern based approach to the ranked section, most notably on Diao ye zong's Touhou arrangements, but definitely not limited to them. His pattern based approach definitely doesn't neglect the song or gameplay though, which is refreshing. ailv also started his career as a BN earlier this year, promoting all kinds of great content, and also worked as a mentor in the community mentorship program. Last but not least, none can forget the four Saifu 'Kamiasobi no Uta' sets he ranked this year. Make sure you keep an eye out for kerokero again again again again, yet again in 2019!

AIR written by Halfslashed
  • Relatively obscure until the end of last year, AIR spent this year gracing the ranked section with two sasakure.UK sets. His style is heavily reliant on symmetry at a glance, but that definitely does not bind him, as he introduces pattern variety and manages to maintain high movement that isn't straining throughout his maps, leading to very fun gameplay for all kinds of players. For fans of maps made to be fun, AIR is definitely someone you want to watch out for.

AirinCat written by Nao Tomori
  • AirinCat ranked their first map near the end of 2018. They focus mostly on male vocalists such as mafumafu, soraru, Amatsuki and Eve. If you like those types of singers, be sure to check out their maps for a selection of excellent songs accompanied by clean jump maps which lie around the mid 5* range.

Aka written by Mirash
  • Back from a somewhat long break, Aka ranked a pretty long drum and bass marathon in a clean and enjoyable to play style, which shows that time doesn't make you any weaker but in fact only stronger. She has ambitions for 2019 and all we can do is wish for the motivation not to leave her on those projects that have been born in her mind by now and will be executed later on.

Akareh written by Mordred
  • Akareh is one of the rare few Spanish mappers. Having ranked 2 sets in 2017, they ranked another one in 2018, M2U & NICODE - Myosotis (feat. Guriri & Lucy), featuring taiko guest difficulties as well.

Akitoshi written by Mirash
  • God of nor... Akitoshi did very well this year, and that was only to be expected. Being able to map full spreads and also making a modern style "tech" map, he surely succeeded in many fields. Ranking 4 sets by himself and, as we all expect from him, a bunch of guest difficulties, 2018 was a pretty solid year for him. Hope 2019 IRL stuff will leave space for osu!.

Alexsander written by Nao Tomori
  • Alexsander joined the ranked section in March 2018 and quickly ranked several maps in the anime/eroge genre including "killy killy Joker" by Wakeshima Kanon and "Kimi to Iu Tokituen" by fhana. Most of his maps lie in the mid 4* range, topping out around 5.7. If you enjoy anime and eroge songs, especially Duca and ClariS, check out Alexsander's maps when you get the chance.

Alheak written by ScubDomino
  • Throughout 2018, Alheak has experienced a major change in their mapping style and mindset, as shown from his earlier ranked maps like Beyond the Seven to his guest difficulty on eiri-'s Meikyuu Lyrith. Despite that, he still manages to keep his engaging and fun charm through his mastery in rhythmic composition, especially in his lower tempo electronic maps. All that being said, we're undoubtedly hyped to see more maps from them in the future!

Alphabet written by ScubDomino
  • At a glance, this year didn't seem like an active year for Alphabet, until you realize that most of this guy's contributions this year come from his very well made guest difficulties for other maps. With a very geometric, cleanly designed and fun style, these maps are sure to be great for both your eyes and hands!

Altuth written by yaspo
  • A rather unique mapper presents themselves to the ranked section. With 1 ranked map but no pending or graveyarded maps, Altuth comes across as an enigma to many. The way their map of "Counter raid Another D" exploits the intensity contrast of the song is definitely a sign of experience, but where did they get it? The world might never learn the secret to this mystery; perhaps we'll learn about it when - or if - he returns from the shadows.

Alumetri written by Mirash
  • He loves his short maps, made in a well established style that has been proven over the years. He also discovered more Russian music for osu! content, and that's always good for the community. Will be waiting for 2019 to bring Alumetri even more motivation on mapping fields than he had previously.

Amandia written by Nao Tomori
  • Amandia appeared on the mapping scene in the early parts of 2018, showing remarkable improvement and ranking a map by the end of the year. She's also made GD's here and there, and is continuing to map more and more with her unique take on a hybrid CS5 grid style. Be sure to check out her maps if you like alt-style mapping, CS 5 and great song choice!

Ambient written by ScubDomino
  • Most famous for being Moph's Slaveâ„¢, Ambient's maps feature extremely clean design and exciting gameplay! Although Ambient has only ranked one approval-length collab map in 2018, it showed exactly how exciting their maps can be. And that's not to say they've only ranked that, though. They've also ranked a couple of comparable quality guest difficulties this year, and they're still looking to do more projects in 2019! With that in mind, we definitely can't wait to see more of those this year!

Ametrin written by Stack
  • Starting out 2018 as a purely TK from Ling tosite sigure mapper, they surely showed 2019 that they are much more than that. With his very succesful attempts at mapping 1/3 in his map from Luz or his way of handling rhythm in more complex songs like his Prayer X, he showed that he was capable of much more. Big expectations for Ametrin in 2019 to see what else they can bring to the mapping community as this surely isn't the last thing they'll do.

Amiya written by Nao Tomori
  • Formerly known as Sparhten, Amiya uploaded his first map in 2018 and improved quickly under the direction of Kibbleru, ranking his first map "Jitter Doll" by the end of the year while focusing on modding with the aim of joining the Beatmap Nominators. He maps mostly female vocals, focusing on Reol and LiSA songs with the occasional anime map thrown in. Check out his maps if you enjoy a mix between intense jump mapping, streams, and extended slider designs. We look forward to seeing great things from him in the future!

Andrea written by Niva
  • "(Sometimes) greatness is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." -- Antoine de Saint-ExuperyAndrea is... truly an interesting mapper. Despite his preference for simplistic mapping structure, Andrea is able to incorporate his 10+ years of mapping experience to produce maps that are very clean and interesting thanks to his distinct usage of symmetrical patterns. He's definitely a mapper from whom many could learn a thing or two not because of edgy mapping or such, but rather because of his capability to get everything properly working together in its place without going overboard.

Anto written by Niva
  • In the mapping scene, some mappers were just destined to be associated with a particular song genre due to their dedication in mapping songs from that genre. You might've observed some of the more recent pairings -- such as galvenize and DnB -- but do you know that many many years earlier, there's already Anto and Italodance? Yes -- with three ranked Italodance maps in 2018, Anto finally marked his comeback after seven years with all of the glories of Italodance behind him.

Anxient written by Mirash
  • The mapper known as Anxient ranked two mapsets in 2018 and tried to rank a really fun to play marathon, but something didn't go quite right there. Being very experienced with a bag of 85 graveyard maps on his shoulders it is sad to see that he prefers being inactive. His style resembles no one else's, or at least it is not straightforward or understandable. Will be seeing news from him as he is always a breath of fresh air into the mapping scene.

Anze written by yaspo
  • Formerly known as "ayalis", Anze ranked their third mapset in 2018. The short and sweet "Miageru Ano Sora de" is all they need to get sola fans behind their work. Despite not being very active recently, we're eagerly waiting for their next excellent choice in female vocalists.

appleeaterx written by Hobbes2
  • 2018 saw another strong year for one of osu!'s best; apple's maps continued to be of consistently strong quality throughout the year. Alongside his hosted sets, apple's GDs were also of top quality, as you'll find an apple's expert on quite a few sets. apple's mastery of making maps fun to play while being a sight for sore eyes consistently lands him on the favorites list of many.

Arf written by StarrStyx
  • Most well known for his Hello Zepp map back in 2016, Arf managed to produce quite a decent amount of maps this year of various genres. Ranging from anime songs and game music to metal and classic rock, there is bound to be a map to fit most, if not all, people's tastes. He's also quiet proficient at timing, which came in handy due to most of his maps having weird timing.

Arphimigon written by yaspo
  • Perhaps one of the cutest users in the game, Arphi comes back to the ranked section with the classic "Fireflies" by Owl City. With a mapset as gentle as the song, he captivates the hearts of players who grew up with this song, like myself! If you played it and thought "Not baaaad , but let's face it. That was easy", then his loved and unranked maps are a great fit for you. There's a good chance you'll find yourself sweating bullets even attempting to pass them. Wether it's in Loved or Ranked, I'm sure Arphimigon will show everyone who's Boss this year as well!

ArThasCD written by Stack
  • Coming pretty much out of nowhere ranking 1 map in late 2017, he started off 2018 with a bang by ranking 4 maps in just a couple of month which put him on the map. Especially notable was his map of Amatsu Kitsune in which he for the first time ranked an extra diff and got a lot of attention. Hoping for more in 2019 but it doesn't look like they have done much recently.

Arutsuki written by Nao Tomori
  • Arutsuki ranked a map of Camellia's remix of kors k's "Nirvana" as well as a GD for Benibotan, but went inactive in the later parts of the year. Best known for rhythmically intricate "tech" mapping, Arutsuki has a litany of Camellia maps uploaded. He also enjoys Demetori, so make sure to check out his uploaded maps if that interests you.

Asahina Momoko written by StarrStyx
  • Asahina Momoko is a fine example of unique mapping; his style has stood out from others', and despite him being quite inactive from mapping recently, he still managed to rank his map of a_hisa's Tokei no Heya to Seishin Sekai, a map that despite being a really good map in its own right has sadly not aged well and has clearly received less attention than it could have.

Asaiga written by yaspo
  • Asaiga didn't meme around in 2018 .. or did he? In any case, Asaiga has really become an established name in the community. Alt maps are really his niche; standout examples are the challenging collab on Sound Souler's "Paradise" and his own flashy set of the electronic "Memes (Speed Up Ver.)". Personally I have a blast playing Asaiga's maps, so I'm glad to see that he kept going at it this year!

Ascendance written by Mordred
  • Haven't you heard? It's Ascendance! Not really someone that needs an introduction, and certainly not a name you'd expect to see on the comments for osu!standard, but he actually ranked a standard map this year! Aside from standard, his set of senya - Utakata, Ai no Mahoroba also features taiko and ctb difficulties. Will he rank more standard maps in 2019? Who knows, but I'm sure he won't be leaving ctb any time soon!

Asonate written by Niva
  • A heavy admirer of val0108's mapping (who even -- according to himself -- "still unconsciously creates patterns inspired [by] val0108's works while mapping even to this day"), Asonate is an emerging mapper whose mapping horizon expands towards a vast library within the mapping realm. Even although he only managed to first rank a map this year, his Graveyard section offered plenty of interesting contents (of many different styles as well, ranging from calm songs to alternating maps) which demonstrated his great potential and mapping versatility.

Asphyxia written by lcfc
  • While Asphyxia's activity in the mapping scene has dropped, his mapping skill certainly hasn't! Despite having ranked only one set (which the one writing this had the honor of participating in) as well as a couple of guest difficulties in 2018, this was enough for the community to still acknowledge his existence, and made us hopeful we'll see more of him in 2019!

Asuka_- written by ScubDomino
  • osu! needs more eroge! Eroge has been a pretty underrated source of great music, and it's awesome that a lot of mappers have picked up on this the past few years, Asuka_- being one of them! This mapper has been actively ranking quite an amount of eroge maps that showcase a cute and simple style, a style I would say is widely enjoyable by many, including myself! I'm definitely looking for more eroge stuff to fap to play in 2019!

Atalanta written by Stack
  • Ranking 3 maps in 2018, Atalanta showed how alt mapping is done; with their high difficulty and their constantly high intensity their maps never give you a break and make you invested until the ending. 2019 so far has shown that he also doesn't become fully locked into one style, so there is much more to look out for in the future.

Ataraxia written by Mirash
  • New to the ranked section, a mapper that came in and established from the start that he cares about hitsounding and that, unlike most mappers, he loves to do it. Ataraxia ranked two of his own mapsets and did lots of guest hitsounding for others to suit their maps as best as could possibly be done. Will be waiting for more maps and hitsounding adventures of Ataraxia in 2019!

AtHeoN written by Mirash
  • An experienced mapper and player who ranked a big and interesting mapset in the year 2018 of the energetic song called "Kakushigoto". He is probably known better for his unranked maps though, because they are often done in the hardest way possible, while still managing to capture songs' feeling and not going overboard. You may say that is also because he is a highly ranked player and can actually play what he is mapping. I'm sure AtHeoN will bring us even more interesting ideas and maps in 2019.

Atsuro written by yaspo
  • Atsuro is a name that needs little introduction at this point. They have a spot on many popular mapsets, while also pushing forwards their own love for One Piece and Dragonforce. In 2018 they continued doing just that; the slower "Hope", electronic "Showdown" and their own stream-heavy map of Dragonforce's "Inside the Winter Storm" show us just how easily Atsuro can adapt to just about any style and genre. They've built up a memorable list of maps at this point, and looking at their pending maps makes me excited about how it will be extended.

Avena written by ScubDomino
  • Avena, otherwise known as Priti, has always been known for making great and clean maps of popular arcade rhythm game songs. They've done the same this year too with the ranking of Arabian Rave Night, their only ranked mapset throughout the entire year, unfortunately, as they've decided that it was time to leave the game as a whole. Whatever decision they may make, we can only wish them all the best for every single one of their future endeavors, and were they to return to the game in the future, we will always welcome them back with open arms!

Axaptice written by yaspo
  • Even though the difficulty name might be silly, Axaptice's first ranked map on Kikuo's "Neko no Shokutaku" is nothing to scoff at. Not only does he provide us with a map for a severely underrepresented artist, the way he handles this full length song shows clear signs of experience. Undeniably impressive for a rookie, we're eagerly awaiting his next release.

AyanokoRin written by UndeadCapulet
  • AyanokoRin surprised even themself in 2018 when they were accepted into the BNG. During their time as a BN they helped out a wide group of mappers, and their hard work during this time is very appreciated. After they left they pushed their own "MitiS - Living Color (Original Mix)" mapset, setting a good foundation for their mapping career in the future, should they ever decide to continue again.

Azunyan- written by yaspo
  • Under the arguably less adorable name "Xexyz", Azunyan- started off by mapping "Hitorigoto" alongside many other Claris fans. While their entry drowns on the ranked listing, it being the only full version makes it definitely worth checking out! Azunyan's other maps are clear evidence of their love for full songs, so we're anticipating to enjoy more of them this year!

Azzedd written by Sulfur
  • A newer mapper who managed to rank 5 mapsets this year. All of their ranked maps are instrumental songs that make for a simple yet very pleasing experience!

B U R R written by Nao Tomori
  • B U R R ranked his first map, a Normal diff on "Greetings" by VINXIS, in August of 2018. His other uploaded maps include an Easy diff on his set of "Melty Land Nightmare" and a collab with Namki dating back to March 2018.

b00 written by yaspo
  • Don't be spooked, b00 is a cute mapper who made his first appearance in the ranked section this year! On both Nanahira's "Petals" and a completely self-made anime set, he convincly puts what he learned in mentorship to good use. Excited to see him take us by surprise again this year!

BaAR_Vendel written by Niva
  • Most people would probably know BaAR_Vendel more from his dedication to the modding scene -- in which he has statistically been one of the most active modders in terms of kudosu earned per day ratio at the time of writing -- but alongside that, throughout the past year BaAR_Vendel also has offered his own take of Yasashisa no Riyuu to the Ranked section. With his prominent activity in the game, it's definitely interesting to see what the future holds for him!

Bariton written by yaspo
  • Even though Bariton was only a rookie with 1 ranked map in 2017, nowadays their insane expert difficulties are commonplace. By ranking interesting 1/4 patterns on "Shape my Story" and a surpising full version of Katamari Damacy OST, they definitely surpassed their newcomer status to become someone noteworthy. I'm curious to what other twists Bariton will make on their fun patterning approach in 2019!

BarkingMadDog written by byfar
  • Despite having only ranked a single map in 2018, BarkingMadDog remains a prominent mapper who places emphasis on building clean patterns that focus on the playability aspect. Though his mapping style may stay consistent across different maps, BMD is capable of adding a flavorful twist when the song suggests it. His primary realm of dominance remains in the loved section, where seven of his maps have been selected and passed through community voting.

Battle written by Niva
  • One of Metadata Heap server's most forefront helpers, Battle held on to a strong display on his maps during the last year despite his declining activity rate in general. In all three maps that he ranked in 2018, Battle consistently demonstrated a huge array of versatility in which he was often able to incorporate clever uses of thoroughly adequate jump, stream, and alternating patterns all into a challenging and progressive map.

bbu written by ScubDomino
  • What else can I say about this mapper, other than the fact that bbu fits perfectly within the Korean mapping community! Despite being a 2018 rookie, he's already gained lots of connections, and in turn was able to rank his first map easily. Aside from all that, he's also a pretty good rookie, as his maps feature very solid structure with clean visuals and smooth gameplay. This mapper grew fast and furious in 2018, and I'm waiting to see more bbu maps this year too!

Bearizm written by Niva
  • The real Ice Bear himself (not fake). Most of the userbase probably knows him from Cold Green Eyes -- the super famous DnB map that has garnered over 6000 favourites at the time of writing -- but his newer works, such as Take Your Way and Kimi no Gin no Niwa, also prove that he is a very versatile mapper who is able to experiment with unorthodox concepts very well and create unique maps that exceed expectations.

BeatofIke written by yaspo
  • Known from the BAT days, BeatofIke is still present in today's mapping scene. With a short and cute anime set full of nice symmetry and blanket patterns, BeatofIke shows us that this mapping style is still as fun as ever. Hoping to see more of them this year!

beenscared written by Niva
  • In retrospect, beenscared's journey in the mapping scene so far has been a rather unconventional one. Having always been someone who is focused more on playing, one day he decided to create his first map, a 9* rendition of Zetsubou Plantation, for fun. Needless to say his maps were destined to be lost into oblivion after quite a while, but by sheer luck someone from the Indonesian mapping community spotted his true potential and months later here he is -- a promising mapper with two ranked maps to his delight at the time of writing.

Beomsan written by Niva
  • A notable absentee from last year's AYIM, Beomsan finally returned to the Ranked section this year with some really well-constructed maps which were visibly influenced by the likes of Nakagawa-Kanon and handsome among many others. With many of his latest maps being mapped with CS4.5 or higher, Beomsan is definitely a profile you should look up into if you're looking for great and challenging structure-heavy maps to your delight!

Bergy written by Nao Tomori
  • Bergy likes metal. His ranked maps in 2018 included his first and only hosted set, "Mikasa" by Veil of Maya, as well as several Foreground Eclipse GDs and two collaborations with DavidEd. He also took up storyboarding, creating the storyboards for popular maps like Fatfan Kolek's "Megalovania" and Ayyri's "SAD!" set. While he doesn't seem to map much any more, check out his graveyard for a collection of intense metal songs and maps.

Bibbity Bill written by Hobbes2
  • When he's not mapping, he's sure as heck modding; Bibbity Bill's contribution to maps by modding in 2018 was one of the most active we've ever seen from any modder. Honestly, though, that's probably not what most people know him for; his Honesty map was quite infamous over 2018 as a stream map that saw quite a bit of attention from top players. His clean style and stream design lent themselves to a map that many would end up talking about. Let's hope to see more from this modder and mapper in 2019.

bigfrog written by yaspo
  • It was quite a surprise to see bigfrog return so actively after a few years without any ranked maps. While she mostly shows up on sets with her carefully made guest difficulties, bigfrog's own set of "Answer" is definitely worth checking out. The way she lets you flow across the screen is a perfect fit for this song, hoping to see more of this in the future!

bite you death written by Hobbes2
  • After his breakout in late 2017, bite you death (also known as byd) had a very consistent 2018. Commonly found as a guest mapper, he also hosted a few sets of his own. Despite being on the newer end relatively, you probably couldn't tell if you played his maps going in blind. His clean style and consistent quality feigns years of experience. Maybe 2019 will see him level up to become a proven profecient mapper.

Blizs written by Niva
  • Barely making it into this list (with only a single map ranked in very early January) we have Blizs, a figure that has been heavily revered in the Indonesian mapping circle for a long while due to his clean mapping and his thorough understanding of geometrical patterns. Unfortunately Blizs himself has gone inactive since then though, however -- just in case you were reading this -- ScubDomino and AncuL has been looking for you for quite a while actually...

Bonsai written by UndeadCapulet
  • Bonsai is known for bringing a wide variety of unique music to the game, ranging from chiptune, to English rock, to the borderline untimeable mp3s. Unfortunately they were largely inactive in his own mapping this year, but they did help rank a set for a very old mapper named Sushi. These respectful gestures to the mappers of old are always appreciated.

bossandy written by Niva
  • Having been an instrumental figure to the Taiwanese mapping/modding community since 2011, 2018 saw bossandy staying true to his specialty of helping others and putting forward his interesting approach on the creation of low-BPM and calming beatmaps in general. Beyond his mapping, throughout the calendar year he also improved himself to become a prudent storyboarder while personally also being a supportive figure to talk to as always.

BOUYAAA written by ScubDomino
  • Being a mapper who mainly tackles western/progressive rock songs, BOUYAAA handles complex syncopated songs like none other, creating engaging maps no matter what sort of funky rhythmic pattern is thrown at them! Aside from that, they've also contributed to the game as a beatmap nominator, albeit for a rather short time. While he's gone somewhat passive in both mapping and modding, we can only hope that he can provide us with more content in 2019!

Bubblun written by Niva
  • Faithful companion in nanachii's werewolf server who has developed his very own mapping views through his extensive study of broad (and often esoteric) mapping-related concepts. With his maps often characterized by a heavy usage of sharp linear sliders and its variations, it's interesting to note how over time Bubblun has been uniquely incorporating his red anchor-heavy mapping philosophy very well into technical maps and other mapping horizons!

byfar written by ScubDomino
  • Who could forget the guy who's influenced a literal new mapping meta within the wub mapping community? Bringing his proficiency in aesthetic and visual design along with him, byfar has brought some great-looking maps in 2018 too! His rendition of Function Phantom's "Paradox", for example, sets a good continuation to the map that started it all, Euclid, along with him ranking "Kami no Kotoba" this year as well, a map with elements that defy the current meta regarding jumps. He's brought great additions to the ranked section in 2018, and we can't wait to see more from him in 2019!

C00L written by lcfc
  • Known for hosting two successful iterations of the osu!International Discord Mapping Contest, C00L has also made one marathon map and several guest difficulties this year that all are of high quality. It is said the third iteration of his server's contest might be just around the corner in 2019, and so may be more maps of his!

Cami written by Mirash
  • A new gem that comes to 2019 already showing that he can create pretty decent and well-constructed maps such as "Kurosaki Maon - Last Desire" and "Chata - len". Cami knows what he wants from mapping and has big plans in mind for the upcoming year of 2019. We will be closely looking into how he will implement those in real life.

captin1 written by Mirash
  • With new standards in mapping captin1 ranked a map this year, one of his older ones that was waiting for a long time. Contributing to the Mappers Guild and some other guest difficulties and unranked maps, you can say that 2018 was a pretty solid year for him. Glad that people like him still spend time on that game, making everyone's life better. Will see him in 2019, as usual.

Celektus written by Halfslashed
  • Celektus starts out his mapping career with a heavily concept based take on Featured Artist Dictate & Culprate's "Pencilina". Subscribers to pishifat and handsome's schools of thought will be sure to find something they like in Celektus's style.

celerih written by Halfslashed
  • For fans of rhythm games and Touhou, look no further than celerih. His mapping emphasizes the "rhythm game" aspects of osu!, as most of his maps focus on complex and/or straining rhythms while otherwise staying strict to the way the song presents them. Most of this year he was a BN in both standard and catch, striving to promote the highest quality of beatmaps at any given time. We hope to continue to see more from this skilled rowlet in 2019!
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Cellina written by Niva
  • A very prominent figure in the South Korean osu! community (both mapping and playing alike) who has been consistently producing very clean and solid maps throughout the past year. His maps are often highly intense in many aspects yet still sophisticatedly elegant, with many of them bearing an interesting challenge that tests your mastery of various skills in the game.

Chanci written by Nao Tomori
  • Chanci ranked his first map, "everything gon be alright" by bo en, in the later stages of 2018. It's a short piece with some interesting snapping accompanied by a cute video. Don't be fooled though; most of his maps are 7* stream maps, by artists such as Xavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffx (no, really) and GYZE.

Chaoslitz written by StarrStyx
  • The god himself in not only one way, but three. Proficient in tournament playing, mapping and modding, Chaoslitz is a well-established figure in the community not only for his tournament carries, but also for his very clean mapping style. Most people, especially those in the Chinese mapping community, will certainly know him for winning Pending Cup two years in a row! Oh, and did I mention he is good at skinning and can do storyboards as well?

Cheesecake written by VINXIS
  • The one and only easy diff mapper ranked a well polished set for kors k's der wald remix, making the top 6 star diff himself, showing that he can definitely make more than just low diffs! Definitely his most memorable map (and set) to date, creating a map that is both enjoyable and interesting!

Chekito written by Nao Tomori
  • Chekito, formerly known as Lince Cosmico, returned to the ranked section in 2018 after ranking a map in 2017 in a taiko mapper's marathon set and subsequently getting unbanned. He ranked several GDs as well as two sets of his own, and remains an active and helpful mapper of several genres including DnB, j-pop, and rock. We hope to see more development from him as time goes on, as he shows a lot of potential!

Cherry Blossom written by Mirash
  • Started by ranking a map at the end of 2018, but that doesn't really matter, as his maps are always welcomed by osu! players and mappers. Making an appearance was an old Touhou track that gives a nostalgic feeling which provided a great experience with influences from the DJPop style of mapping. Hope to see more maps from him in 2019!

Chromoxx written by yaspo
  • Always surprising to see an active taiko mapper also appear in the standard listing. Chromoxx really shows he knows how to handle mapping circles and sliders; their first ranked standard set on "SAD!" is nearly indistinguishable from more experienced mappers. His standard maps do have a clear bias towards gameplay elements taiko can't offer, like jumps. I'm curious to see if he'll continue this trend or if he will play more with sliders this year. Only one way to find out!

ChuuritsuTv written by lcfc
  • ChuuritsuTv ranked two music box maps this year, sharing his taste of melodic and calm parts or remixes of two renowned songs with the osu! community. While they aren't the most difficult maps, it seems that he has plans to rank harder stuff in 2019 as well as more music box maps.

Cloudchaser written by Niva
  • Cloud! It's really interesting actually to see how we both have actually interacted with each other six years ago without us realizing until just recently!No stranger to the osu!editor since 2013, it was just only recently that Cloudchaser's name rose in the mapping scene as a prominent member of the Chilean mapping circle. Don't be fooled by her collection of maps that are mostly "only" in the 4* range though -- these maps are all very refined and are very fun to play especially for DoubleTime mains!

cococolaco written by Halfslashed
  • Players and mappers who grew to love the mapping of four years ago need not look further than cococolaco. Relatively new to the scene, coco has delved into the past and absorbed patterning and design philosophies, then combined them with modern ideas of consistency to breed a super enjoyable style for most of the playerbase. His take on "Kairikou" illustrates this very well with its vocal focus and conservative spacing choices. coco also mentored in the community mentorship program - looking forward to those who studied under him!

CoLouRed GlaZeE written by Mirash
  • Despite being new to ranked section he managed to copy some of the older mappers pretty well; that was done not only by using bezier-style sliders, but also through spacing/visuals that really resemble maps that he took inspiration from. Great variety to Chinese mapping community i should say, and that's good. I definitely can say that CoLouRed GlaZeE will make a strong appearance in 2019.

Come[Back]Home written by yaspo
  • Also known as CBH, this og mapper of electronic music has been around forever. By mapping many songs that most mappers deem too repetitive, CBH has found himself a niche in the mapping scene that only few can compete on. His intuitive, freeform placements make a perfect fit for songs like "Wait For Me" and "Fade". Personally, having found a new way of appreciating simpler mapping styles makes me hope Come[Back]Home continues doing what he's doing this year!

CookieBite written by StarrStyx
  • One notable thing about CookieBite would be that he ranked not one but two Tenacious D map in 2017. He still managed to rank a couple of sets this year as well.

cosmiccc written by Nao Tomori
  • cosmiccc began mapping k-pop in early 2017 and continues to this day. Along the way, he ranked his first map "Bad Boy" in mid 2018. If you enjoy k-pop accompanied by clean jumpy insane diffs, stay on the lookout for his future maps.

Cosmolade written by Hobbes2
  • Cosmolade's music taste is a refreshing sight in the ranked section, ranking an english covery of a Fire Emblem song. Aside from this, she also ranked a few guest difficulties. Cosmolade's ranked sets are always a delight, so hopefully we see more from her in 2019!

CptSqBany written by ScubDomino
  • CptSqBany is known for making challenging maps aimed at top players to flex their aim on everyone, but that does not mean he is not someone who can not make competent maps. In fact, he's ranked a lot of maps of Polish songs in 2018, just like he always does in the loved section. While these songs only click with a niche amount of players, they are always great additions to the ranked section, and his efforts in pushing a new, untouched genre will always be appreciated!

Cris- written by Nao Tomori
  • Cris- joined the ranked section right at the start of 2018 and enjoyed a brief stint as a Beatmap Nominator. His maps are clean and represent the song without extreme spacing or excessive SV manipulation; most of them lie in the mid 4* to mid 5* range. Cris- mostly focuses on anime and k-pop in his GDs and sets. Be sure to check out his sets if you enjoy jump mapping set to cute female vocals.

Crissa written by Mordred
  • A member of the Demetori fanclub, Crissa makes his contribution by ranking quite a few Demetori maps himself. Exclusively being (usually fairly hard) marathon-style sets, they are sure to test your consistency skills to the extreme. He also started to become an active modder with the aim to join the Beatmap Nominators, in which he succeeded in early 2019.

Croissant written by Nao Tomori
  • Croissant ranked one map, a song from the Atelier series featuring some cute Japanese vocals. While the map is quite simple, it follows and highlights the unique features of the song. Unfortunately, they were restricted shortly after ranking it, so we probably won't be seeing any more maps from them for a while.

Crystal written by StarrStyx
  • Not to be confused with the CTB mapper, Crystal is a mapper who is also very well-known in the tournament scene, as well as the mapset host of one of the largest sets in 2017. He hasn't really been active in 2018, but has still managed to rank a mapset this year which contains interesting 1/3 rhythms.

CrystilonZ written by yaspo
  • Even though CrystilonZ's profile page shows a lot of pride as a furry, that's not the only thing they can be proud of. Their mapping is just as remarkable, always finding cool pattern gimmicks to add an interesting flavour to their style. Most notable in 2018 are the overlap gimmick on Junna's "Here" and the stream patterning on Paroto's "Ju Tou San Chi Tian Qi Qing". Curious to see how Crys will continue their march through the ranked section in 2019!

CXu written by Mordred
  • After 3 years CXu somehow managed to rank his set of sweet ARMS' "Trust In You", featuring fullscreen jumps pretty much everywhere! If you are looking for a challenging aim map you should definitely give this a try.

Dada written by Mirash
  • A player and tournament map selector that was strongly influenced by older mapping styles and with motivation to map songs from Umineko, Dada succeeded in ranking a stream heavy, ar8-dt-like map that is enjoyable to play even for a noob like me. Let 2019 not take away his ambition and a new Ryukishi game to come out soon for even more songs for him to map.

Dailycare written by Mirash
  • 2018 was a good year for Dailycare (also known as Morinaga). Making the majority of the difficulties by himself, he ranked three mapsets and made a bunch of guest difficulties for others, despite doing military service for almost the whole of 2018. Dailycare went on to join the Mappers Guild in the later part of the year and all I can say is 2019 will take him with a warm hug from the community.

DakiniBrave written by ScubDomino
  • DakiniBrave is a fascinating example of an endangered species. After the near-extinction of modern Australian mappers, he is among the only ones left in the scene. As he is a lone kind, he has also come to terms with the anime mapping pack to keep his sanity as a human being with social needs. Despite adhering to his pack, he is quite the deviant compared to his anime-jump mapper mates with their TV-size rituals. More full-size anime maps, he hopes. Advocating for it, he does.

Damnjelly written by Halfslashed
  • Few people have been as successful as Damnjelly with their first ranked map, "Iwashi ga Tsuchi kara Haete Kurunda". The mapset shows a great deal of skill and dedication, as the entire spread focuses on a geometry based concept yet also provides great gameplay with a unique challenge that fits the song. These mapset attributes won him the top spot on the April 2018 spotlights. Hopefully we'll see more from him in 2019!

Darcsol written by UndeadCapulet
  • Darcsol came back from a 4-year absence from the ranked section with their mapset "IOSYS - Alice Dere," which was first uploaded 7 years ago. It was really cool to see it in the ranked section after all this time, and we hope to see them continue to stick around.

Darksonic written by yaspo
  • With a name that will definitely bring up memories for some, Darksonic strikes the ranked section again after his long hiatus. Through his own ranked sets on "Mugen Mirai" and "Endless Tears", we can tell that he's on his way to finding a sweetspot between his older style and more modern mapping. He also made a retun to the GMT in 2018, looking out for all chat users once again. Whether it's for his cute blankets or for his moderation skills, we'll be happy to have him around in the coming years!

Dashyy- written by Nao Tomori
  • Dashyy- ranked his first set at the beginning of 2018, a song by rock group Waterparks. He then immediately turned to anime mapping, ranking a few TV size sets over the course of the year. His GDs and uploaded maps encompass many genres, including rhythm game, rock, anime and electronic songs. Take a look at his maps if you enjoy a nice blend of sharp and rotational jumps reminiscent of pishifat's older rock mapping style.

David- written by yaspo
  • David- finds a comfortable start to his mapping carreer, ranking 3 GDs and his own mapset! Those who like the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series will definitely find enjoyment in David's song choice. Hoping to see him explore mapping more this year; there still are a lot of really cool PMD tracks waiting to be mapped!

DaxMasterix written by Stack
  • Ranking 1 ENH spread in 2018 may not look like much, but the map he ranked is of a rather unconventional genre and has multiple speedups and slowdowns which make it stand out over the other more normal ENH sets. They haven't done anything else recently but hopefully they'll try to show off more of what they can do with this type of songs in 2019.

deadcode written by StarrStyx
  • deadcode ranked a version of Yuc'e's Future Cider. We hope to see more from him in the future.

deetz written by Mirash
  • Never expect people to leave osu! forever. deetz ranked a full spread made by himself in 2018 and did a bunch of guest difficulties. Hope 2019 will see even more deetz maps, or at least one like in 2018.

defiance written by Halfslashed
  • Previously known as osuskrub and quanhitter39, defiance has not only advanced in his display of memes, but also in mapping, where he moved on from strictly low difficulty sets to having an insane on his M2U mapset. Fans of cleaner mapping styles will be sure to find something they like among his maps!

Delis written by Mirash
  • Kirito has been doing great with his black swords as always. Ranked 10 enjoyable mapsets, each with a unique gameplay experience, that often included no guest difficulties, which shows how determined he is in mapping the songs for a wide audience. Started the year as a part of the Beatmap Nominators Group and ended it with participation in the osu! World Cup as a strong player who complemented Japan's roster greatly. 2018 was very solid for him in every aspect of osu!, and we hope 2019 will bring us even more of Delis!

den0saur written by lcfc
  • Don't let the fact that he's a rookie fool you; den0saur has had a very stable and fast growth and has caught many renowned mappers' attention for the creativity and versatility seen in every map of his. Furthermore, his skills in hitsounding can also be seen in a handful of ranked maps this year, which is not limited to only his own maps. He's without a doubt a force to be reckoned with for the Rookie Award in this year's Mappers' Choice Awards and we are hopeful he only delivers more next year!

DendyHere written by Mirash
  • Starting his career as a ranked mapper this year, he sadly got restricted after and was pretty much inactive the whole time, except some occasional guest difficulties. Will see news from him in 2019.

Deppyforce written by ScubDomino
  • This year, Deppyforce became absolutely infamous for mapping the full version of Harumachi Clover!!....In all seriousness though, Deppyforce is a Thai mapper who often experiments with lots of different mapping styles, techniques and mindsets in this maps. He does map anime for the most part, but that's not to say he doesn't know how to map anything else! Checking his ranked and unranked maps should show a plethora of maps made with various concepts and gimmicks, and it only goes to show that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover!

Deramok written by Halfslashed
  • New to the ranked section but definitely not to mapping, Deramok brings a large variety of reading based challenges with several GDs and his "Shoujo Shikake no Libretto" mapset. If you're in the game for maps you'll have to work to FC, this is the guy to watch out for.

DeRandom Otaku written by ScubDomino
  • If you've ever been in a multi lobby before, you should know him....or well, you should know him from one of his most famous maps, osu!memories! DeRandom Otaku makes pretty simple and clean but highly enjoyable maps for casual players, and that didn't change even through today! Not only should you appreciate him from his contributions to the mapping scene as a mapper, but DeRandom Otaku also achieved his beatmap nominator title and was responsible for ranking a good amount of maps this year! Overall it's been a great year for him, and we can't wait to see more!

Diasios written by Niva
  • A very knowledgeable mapper who is probably best known in the mapping community as one of the most prominent modders during the modding v1 era. After last ranking a map in 2013, Diasios (previously known as xxheroxx) returned to the mapping scene this year with a very unique snapping-heavy CS6 map of Triodust & KuensanP - Bad Karma which very much showed that even the oldest generation of mappers still alive could still deliver fresh and interesting content to the game.

Dilectus written by ScubDomino
  • From the outside, Dilectus seemed like one of those mappers who only exclusively map western rock/metal songs, and his ranked map list certainly showed that. Despite that, he's also contributed lots of guest difficulties to anime mapsets! Although this dichotomy of personalities is already weird as is, what's even better is how he manages to utilize his style in BOTH genres, while still fitting the music well! Very weird combo, but I like it!

DivineEnigma written by Nao Tomori
  • DivineEnigma likes male vocals and j-rock. He ranked his first set in March 2018 and he also ranked an Insane GD in September. Most of the songs he's mapped are sung by male vocalists such as The Oral Cigarettes, Ryo-kun and amazarashi. He doesn't seem very actively currently, but we hope to see his return to mapping when he has more free time.

DJ Lucky written by Halfslashed
  • A somewhat new name to the scene, DJ Lucky (more famously known as Hailie) mapping sates the niche of players who can't get enough of harsh cursor motions and tricky reading challenges, as well as fans of Diao ye zong. Challenge seekers will have a lot of work to do with maps like hers ranked last year such as "Shiten" and "Shinzou Connect". Maps like "Sandglass" also show that even a calmer song can produce a highly engaging map without going overboard. Quite impressive handling of gameplay at times, despite their lack of play experience.

DJPop written by Niva
  • The man. The myth. The legend himself. Throughout the entire osu! environment, there are only a few names that have made a legacy so impactful to both players and mappers alike, and there were even fewer who have ascended to the level DJPop is at currently. With a heavy emphasis on clever rhythm choice and coherent usage of mapping approaches many have thought to be lost (i.e. Grid Snap-based mapping), DJPop continued to prove that -- despite coming from a totally different generation -- his works and influences were indeed timeless.

Djulus written by Mirash
  • Improving from making short maps in the previous year, Djulus made two TV size beatmapsets and a bunch of guest difficulties for others. Constantly seeking the way for becoming better it is clear that 2019 will be a great year for him and his creations.

DNR written by UndeadCapulet
  • Better known by their previous username "CDFA", DNR has been a staple community member for longer than most users have had accounts. After a brief period of restriction, DNR made their triumphant return to the ranked section by pushing polished sets that were years old, even picking back up a five-year-old collab mapset "Aya Hirano - Hare Hare Yukai", showing there is no need to hurry to the ranked section. While they may have since taken their leave from the game for personal reasons, their hard work in the community has left a lasting legacy that osu! will never forget.

Doj written by ScubDomino
  • After loads of work and effort learning through the mentorship program, Doj has finally gotten himself his very first ranked map! With the ranking of Masshiro na Yuki, a cute and simple map of a Halozy song, it marks his first steps in finding his untouched potential. However, it's been a pretty slow and inactive path, and we hope that with his skills, Doj will, some day, rise again and map some more stuff!

domSaur written by ScubDomino
  • 2018 has been domSaur's most active year yet, having ranked a total of 6 contributions, whether it be mapsets or guest difficulties. domSaur's maps are rather generic, yet very nicely structured with well-represented ideas and clean design. These maps are always well appreciated as additions to the ranked section, and we look forward to more activity from them in 2019!

Doormat written by Hobbes2
  • Doormat is a prominent figure in the mapping community, contributing heavily with his BN work and in the metadata field. Alongside his contributions, his mapping is no slouch, often having popular mapsets due to his favorite genre (anime) and mapping style. A pleasure to come across in the scene, Doormat is a name you'll find yourself quite familiar with if you're a member of the mapping community.

Dored written by Mirash
  • A new mapper from China, but the maps of whose look pretty different from what you would usually expect from a Chinese mapper. Instead, they resemble 2014-era mapping, and that's great. Being a fan of eroge, he did rank a bunch of songs from various titles, providing content for his fellow brothers from the VN community even outside of China to play. 2018 year of osu! would have suffer without him; we will see how in 2019 Dored will become even more active.

Down written by ScubDomino
  • Even though Down may be an underground name in the mapping community, he is certainly not someone who's incompetent. Being the winner of OMC #2 and beating mappers like Len and Taeyang, he's definitely someone who you should look out for! Aside from that, he has also brought solid maps to the ranked section with his fun and clean style! Definitely not a name to ignore in 2019!

DreaM117er written by ScubDomino
  • DreaM117er, otherwise known as 117, is known for making maps highly representative of the song itself, and by playing them, you might feel like you're actually feeling the vibe of every single aspect of the song! Although 2018 has been a pretty slow year for them, 117 has brought lots of great stuff into the ranked section, whatever song it may be. They are trying to keep the activity up for 2019 with the revival of some graveyarded maps they've made, so let's see how this goes!

dsco written by VINXIS
  • My man climbed rocks while he maps he goes hard........... Also he ranked Utsukushii Kodoku this year, a really enjoyable top diff with a strong set to hold it up! That's one of his best so far, and he's got even better stuff in line for 2019!

DTM9 Nowa written by ScubDomino
  • If you're an avid osu!mapping Twitch stream chatter, this name shouldn't be too unrecognizable for you. DTM9 Nowa, a.k.a Nowaie, is a mapper who's capable of creating various competent maps of any genre! Aside from that, he's also contributed a lot into pushing more unconventional maps out there in the ranked section as a beatmap nominator which we all know is always great. Overall, he's been a great contributor to the healthy variety of osu! maps out there, and his efforts will always be appreciated!

Dubturt written by Mirash
  • Mapper who ranked two beatmapsets in 2018 in which every difficulty was made by him without outside help. That tells much more of him than what I can describe here. He is determined to map osu! maps and can do a whole range of difficulties from Easy to Extra; what else a mapper can desire? That is yet to be discovered in 2019 - wishing luck for him and more motivation to continue!

egg and cheese written by Stack
  • In 2018 egg and cheese, also known as Hakura, showed us the variety of mapping styles he can use for different genres, from lower insanes of calmer songs utilizing wide angles to bigger challenges on more intense songs like Fairytale. Some of his well known maps from 2018 that weren't ranked - like Paris Taxi Ride and Duck Tales - may also make their return in 2019, so there is plenty to look forward to.

ego_17 written by Mordred
  • ego_17 has been mapping for a long time, but only just ranked their first 2 maps! Not very often do you see someone rank a 3 or even 4 year old map as their first and 2nd, yet they did just that. I wonder if they'll keep doing that in 2019.

eINess written by ScubDomino
  • While 2018 has been a less active year for eINess (with an I and not L) compared to their last few years in the ranked section, they have made a good amount of contributions, both in guest difficulties and mapsets. eINess' style is quite simple, yet enjoyable, and with the maps they've put out over their mapping career, it shows that this mapper definitely has a solid place in the ranked section!

eiri- written by lcfc
  • Ever since her account has, on a happy note, been unrestricted, she has gone ham on the ranked section, with a whopping amount of *drumroll* 50 ranked maps in 2018! She contributed to the Standard and Taiko gamemodes almost equally; specifically, she ranked 22 maps in Standard, which is a very impressive amount! Only time will tell if she reaches a three-digit number of ranked maps before the end of 2019, but so far it seems definitely doable should she keep that speed up.

Electoz written by ScubDomino
  • Aside from being a pretty good mapper themselves, Electoz is also an active beatmap nominator responsible for pushing a huge amount of maps to the ranked section over the past couple of years. Not only that, but they've also arranged some modding puzzles for you to practice your modding skills if you ever want to try to become a beatmap nominator yourself! Electoz has made quite a lot of contributions to the mapping and modding community as a whole, and we can only thank them for all the work they've done thus far!

emu1337 written by Mordred
  • Usually you'd see someone get their first ranked map with some anime TV size set; however, this wasn't the case for emu. By making a set for the well known "Heart of Courage" by Two Steps From Hell, they managed to rank their first map, blessing us with an extremely underrepresented artist. They also ranked another song from the same artist near the end of 2018, and hopefully we'll get to see more of those in 2019!

EncoreW written by Mordred
  • Previously known as T-Mac, EncoreW continued to show their love for Nightwish after a 2 year hiatus, mapping not just another set, but an entire 11 minute long compilation! Should you enjoy Nightwish as much as they do, you should definitely check it out.

Enkrypton written by Niva
  • Despite only ranking a single map with an N-H spread in 2018, Enkrypton's contribution to the mapping scene went far beyond that thanks to his prominent storyboarding works and his other side projects as such as his GD Displayer webtool. Take a look at his storyboards though if you haven't -- they're truly a magnificent feast to your eyes!

Enon written by Mordred
  • If a map already has a very popular set, most wouldn't dare to create their own take on it. But this didn't stop Enon from mapping their own interpretation of Tatsh's "Image Material", a collab with Dailycare. Featuring quite a lot of rather long and spaced 260bpm streams, it is sure to challenge even the best players in this game!

ErunamoJAZZ written by yaspo
  • Sporting the alumni role, there's no doubt that ErunamoJAZZ has gone through quite the journey on osu!. Even so, he's definitely not done yet, ranking 2 of his older sets and a completely new one for "To the Abyss!". It was definitely inspiring to see their rendition of SoundTeMP's "Title", which cleverly combines complex timing with spacing usage to very closely represent the song's intense motions. One can only wonder what other hidden gems are to be found in Erunamo's graveyard; here's hoping we see more of them uncovered this year!

Euny written by yaspo
  • Representing the Kpop scene, Korean native Euny keeps making sure players aren't missing out on this cool genre! Over the years she has proven that even the lowest of BPMs can be intense to play, and this year she continued her streak on "Gashina", a fun mapset full of engaging jump and slider patterns for kpop lovers to enjoy. We can only wonder how many more will fall in luv with her mapping this year!

ezek written by Niva
  • As a fellow mapper who was also described as "very old" in last year's AYIM it's interesting to see that even after another year both of us are still here, isn't it?...anyway, ezec is a mapper whose mapping wisdom and experience has definitely surpassed many other names in this list. In 2018, exected was able to push forward some interesting content to the Ranked category (including a very unconventional CS6.3 rendition of Harumachi Clover) -- feel free to check them out!

F D Flourite written by Mordred
  • F D Flourite ranked a set of Mamoru Miyano - Canon in 2018, mapping nearly all the standard diffs themselves, which is something I consider quite impressive for a 6 diff 4 minute spread. They also continued to work as a BN for about half of the year, which will always be appreciated.

fanzhen0019 written by ScubDomino
  • It has been 7 whole years since fanzhen0019 started mapping, and yet somehow he's still cranking out very unique yet representative maps to this day! Through his renditions of "Gyogyotto Ningyo Bakkon Bridal" and "VOICE OF TRUTH", he solidified his place yet again as the "Steady Surprise" of the mapping community.

Faputa written by yaspo
  • Despite being an active Taiko mapper, Faputa also gave a shot to Standard mapping last year. Even though mastering two modes can be a demanding goal, their lower difficulties are a solid start. We wish them the best of luck in juggling both modes!

fartownik written by Mordred
  • Not very often do you see someone disappear from the ranked section for a whole 6 years and then come back with a map that has a style even older than that. However it doesn't just have 1 style, but 7 different ones, all done by the same mapper! Will fartownik quit ranking maps for 6 years again or will we see more of them in 2019?

Fatfan Kolek written by Mirash
  • He kept mapping Toby Fox, making a streak of 5 ranked maps of songs by him; great dedication to a game's music! He doesn't strain himself too much into borders of what is possible and instead maps however he wants to, and yeah, he ranked a 8 star Megalovania track. 2019 is waiting for more maps from him of course.

felys written by Mirash
  • Despite not being that active on osu! felys managed to move one of his older creations into the ranked section and it was indeed a great choice as this map of a song from beatmania was totally worth it! He also started some maps which await their time coming in 2019! Alongside his mapping, he organized an Italian Beatmapping Contest which hopefully will drive the community of Italy to their best times.

FiddleBlue written by Nao Tomori
  • FiddleBlue started mapping in late 2016, but ranked his first map in early 2018. The map is a 5* marathon of "Hoshi Miru Koro o Sugite mo" by HAG. Aside from that, he mostly maps anime and j-pop

fieryrage written by Hobbes2
  • fieryrage made a name for himself as a mapper in 2018, ranking a plethora of challenging maps (often exceeding 7 whole stars) and representing quite a large variety of songs in the ranked section, ranging from rock to american TV show openings. Along with his entrance to the BNG, fieryrage managed to prove that he's a capable mapper, modder, and player; not an easy task!

Finshie written by ScubDomino
  • Inspired by mappers like dsco and guy, Finshie's maps represent a mindset between those two mappers. Visually compelling maps are definitely in the checklist, as well as looking natural and not being too strict with aesthetics. In pairing these concepts with their versatility in representing the song, Finshie definitely made some great maps in 2018. Play them and you'll what I'm talking about!

Firis Mistlud written by Stack
  • Improving a lot in 2018, Firis also showed he can map other genres and styles than just Japanese songs with female vocals; they did this in their collab with Miura, which resulted in "Amenohoakari", a great map to play which shows off the nice flowing movement they have in their maps. Hopefully 2019 will bring more of this!

FlyingTurbina written by yaspo
  • Contradictory with his prior username "WORSTPOLACKEU," FlyingTurbina is not the worst in the slightest. In 2018 he really showed the ranked section what he's made off, with as highlight finally ranking his "Necro Fantasia". Polack generally showcases a very different, refreshing approach to geometric styles in his mapping. So, even without many signs of new maps, we'll be happy if he does appear in the ranked listing again this year!

Foxy Grandpa written by Stack
  • 2018 was a varied year for Foxy Grandpa, as he didn't stick to one genre but instead showed his mapping skill across multiple types of music from melodic dubstep tracks like Thrones to high intensity, high BPM songs like Abyss by Asriel. 2019 also shows great promise as Foxy Grandpa continues his trend of not sticking to one particular style, putting forth a wide variety of maps.

FrenZ396 written by Nao Tomori
  • FrenZ396 managed to rank his first map in September of 2018, shortly followed by another one in December. While both of those top out at the Insane level, most of his maps are Extra difficulty stream maps, featuring songs from xi, Ice, and other popular rhythm game artists. This is definitely a mapper to follow if you enjoy rhythm game music and well-constructed stream challenges!

Frey written by Mirash
  • A mapper that always manages to surprise with his clean and very enjoyable to play maps who managed to rank 2 of his mapsets in 2018. As always they were done in a style that can be hardly seen these days, despite being great. Simple patterns, squares, variable rhythm and hitsounds that provide pleasant gameplay. See him in 2019 again!

Frostings written by Niva
  • Frostings is a name who, despite not being the most prolific by any means, really has the potential to break himself away as an extraordinary mapper in the eyes of the entire community soon enough. He may have only ranked two maps so far, but both of them (which were stream-heavy) have been critically acclaimed with his Calamity Fortune set even having been included in an OWC mappool. Truly a deserving name to set your high hopes upon!

Frostmourne written by Mirash
  • Frostmourne, or FrostxE, came back this year to rank his "ChouCho - Aozora no Kodou". Always nice to see such big names returning and providing content for players and their admirers to enjoy! As always, the map is done in a clean style, capturing the song's feeling very well and providing gameplay that touches your heart, making you want to play these maps more than. Hopefully will see him in 2019 as well!

FunnyA written by Niva
  • I can't forget how FunnyA at one point, as a relatively inexperienced mapper, showed me her My First and Last map and asked me to take a look at it. Needless to say, the map was a huge mess -- the entire foundation of the map was nonexistent and the objects were incorrectly snapped to 1/4 on a 1/6-based song. Fast forward a few months later and the map got Ranked with FunnyA herself showing an incredible improvement mapping-wise. It was truly a great experience to be a part of, really.

Fursum written by ScubDomino
  • A newcomer to the osu!mapping scene, Fursum has followed the route taken by mappers like Fort and Asphyxia which is to map a lot of drum and bass music. Through his knowledge in the editor and powerful rhythms, he is able to bring the genre he always wanted to bring to the ranked section in style!

Fushimi Rio written by Halfslashed
  • Simplicity is good and all for eroge tracks, but an interesting take such as that offered by Fushimi Rio aka imoutosan is always appreciated. His mastery of gameplay really shows with his slider designs and overall spacing philosophies, which create high paced gameplay that is both fitting of the song and very enjoyable. Hoping to see more of this awesome mapper in years to come!

Fycho written by StarrStyx
  • Any pp farmer will have played at least one Fycho map; his jumpy mapping style has defined pp mapping since the times of Best FriendS. This year he was mostly known for his position as a QAT, but still managed to put out a few maps including "Daisy Blue" by his beloved Kano.

Gabe written by Niva
  • BN, BAT, QAT, GMT, Mappers' Guild member, Mapping World Cup host, Christmas Queue organizer, #osu-loved contributor... Name a single position in osu!, and chances are Gabe has been involved with said directive in one way or another. As with the year before, in 2018 Gabe continued to be a beloved community member whose contributions were more visible in the background, but up front he has also managed to rank some interesting maps for all kinds of players to enjoy.

Gaia written by ScubDomino
  • Gaia absolutely knows how to make engaging and really fun maps of any J-pop song out there! Inspired by mappers like Kibbleru and iyasine, Gaia maps feature design that is rather simple but very well executed. This year is no different, as Gaia has gotten a couple of maps and guest difficulties to osu!'s ranked section with quality just as great as ever! This mapper won't disappoint you for sure, especially if you're a big fan of good anime maps.

GalenTori written by yaspo
  • GalenTori's Christmas must have been as exciting as their avatar, they got exactly the present they've been waiting for: a very first ranked map! Even though it's a simple start, their pending and graveyarded maps are signs of untapped potential. If they keep it up, there is no doubt that a wonderful mapping year awaits them!

Gamu written by Mordred
  • After being absent from the ranked section for 3 years, Gamu returned with their take on Memme's "Marionette". Mapped in a clean style, it is sure to please both the eyes and the player.

Garden written by Mordred
  • Ever since their first ranked map, Garden has consistenly been pushing high quality maps to the ranked section, and 2018 was no exception to that. Ranking both long and short versions, nearly everyone should be table to find something to enjoy in their maps. Aside from ranking their own maps, they also maintained a high level of activity as a BN for almost all of 2018, helping countless mappers to rank their own sets. It is sad to see them leave the BNG in early 2019, but it looks like they're still mapping so I'm excited to see what they'll do!

gary00737 written by ScubDomino
  • This guy is everywhere! Whether you've seen him within the ludicrous amount of guest difficulties he's made or through his own maps, gary00737 is definitely a recognizable name. Though he has a particularly simple style, this doesn't stop him from making really fun maps of any difficulty, of any song, and of any genre! This guy definitely has lots of knowledge in making difficulties of all kinds, and he does it within only a bit over a year of mapping! With this level of improvement, I won't doubt that we will get even more enjoyable maps from gary00737 this year!

Gens written by Niva
  • After nearly six years of inactivity, Gens surprised the entire mapping scene in 2018 not only by managing a to rank a couple of maps, but also by revealing that in all these years he has been profoundly keeping himself in vision with the world of mapping while also working on some un-submitted maps every now and then. His maps may be structurally different compared to most modern maps, but don't let it fool you -- each of his maps promises a unique experience!

Gero written by Hobbes2
  • Gero continues to stand the test of time. Despite a mapping style many would consider 'dated', his maps continue to thrive in the modern era with fun to play maps of some actual bops. Interestingly, Gero's mapping has become more freestyle as time has gone on, as he has begun to experiment with different ideas. Although his maps maintain their roots in his older techniques, his newer developments show that Gero has much more to offer us as the years go by

GIDZ written by StarrStyx
  • GIDZ spent most of 2018 known as "Dirty Farmer" and established himself as a high level player. Despite this, he has also managed to put out a couple of quite decent maps this year, including a version of the Umaru opening and a couple of GDs on Chaoslitz and Regou's sets.

Gillstar written by Niva
  • Although he only managed to rank a single mapset very late into 2018 and his name is still relatively obscure to many at this point, his understanding of mapping is definitely not something to be underestimated. Unlike many other beginner mappers out there who often were still in search of their mapping identity, Gillstar has already proven himself as a very solid technical/alternating map specialist with a very distinct EvilElvis influence and is definitely a name to look forward upon in 2019.

Glaceon written by Hobbes2
  • Glaceon is one of the newest mappers on this list, ranking their first map in mid-late December. As with any new mapper, Glaceon is full of potential. Hopefully they can expand on their skills in 2019!

Godot written by Mordred
  • Godot ranked their first map towards the end of 2018, an interesting take on Agent Fresco's "Dark Water". Featuring multiple concepts, it expresses the song surprisingly well, utilizing different concepts for different sections of the map.

GoldenWolf written by Halfslashed
  • Known for keeping Demetori at the forefront of the ranked section since 2014, GoldenWolf definitely started off the year strong with his take on "Furuki Yuanxian", which showcases his mastery of stream design and overall rhythm. However, he has also started to branch off by mapping other metal artists such as Persefone, and dedicated his efforts towards remixing popular anime songs as an aspiring musician throughout the earlier parts of the year. If you don't think anime songs have enough interesting rhythm, keep your eyes peeled for the next "GoldenWolf Metal Mix".

Gordon123 written by Niva
  • Fellow Ib enthusiast whom I've been closely collaborating on several occasions. Unlike many other names on this list, Gordon123 specializes himself more on the art of crafting maps at the lower end of the star rating and creating chill storyboards in general -- definitely a great profile to visit at if you're looking for maps to unwind yourself after a rough and stressful day!

gowww written by Niva
  • It has been no secret that gowww has been a name long missed in the mapping scene by many. Prior to last year, his previous ranked map was actually "xi - Time files", a solid stream-heavy map that I pushed into rank during my BAT days in 2012. Needless to say, it was really nice to see gowww came back to the mapping scene in 2018 with Suna no Wakusei. complete with his trademark overlap-heavy flow and prominent usage of distorted 3/4 sliders that has been loved by many since a long time ago.

GreenHue written by ScubDomino
  • GreenHue is a newer mapper, only ranking his first map in 2018. Despite that, he's made absolutely ludicrous amounts of maps, whether it be in the form of mapsets, or through his guest difficulties! Aside from that, he is also a versatile mapper who has ranked maps of various songs spanning numerous genres. Whether it be his rendition of *namirin's "only my railgun" or Hatsuki Yura's "Lunicode", GreenHue has proven his competence, and we're pumped to see more maps from this dude in 2019!

Gust written by Halfslashed
  • Gust, also known as Ultimate Madoka, continues to keep older difficulty settings more relevant along with his pattern based style. Particularly for tournament mappoolers but also for fans of older challenge maps, this is a guy you don't want to forget about, as he produces maps with wider angled jumps on AR8 and CS5 difficulty settings that are of good quality on full version songs. The future is bright with a mapper like this around.

HabiHolic written by yaspo
  • Where to even start. HabiHolic, a Korean mapper who is in no need of introduction nor one who is easy to summarize. They're pretty much a machine, ranking multiple GDs each month and hosting their own sets on top of that. -On top of that- , every single one of their maps keeps up an impressively high level of polish and enjoyment. Fans of My First Story will definitely find a welcome home on Habi's userpage, offering more high quality maps they could wish for. There's no doubt they'll keep going throughout 2019, so only one question remains: how do they keep doing it? This level of productivity is beyond me, so I'm hoping to find out about their secret techniques this year!

haha5957 written by Niva
  • Normally when a mapper comes back to the mapping scene after a long hiatus, the mapper tends to bring something completely new with a hope to fit with what's trending nowadays. Not with haha5957 though -- instead of doing everything all over from scratch, he instead took an interesting approach to remaster Croatian Rhapsody, a song he ranked before in 2012, in a completely new mapset while still keeping the same general atmosphere of the original mapset that has been played over 1.5 million times. The result is beautifully compelling!

Hakurei Yoru written by ScubDomino
  • Ever since winning Newspaper Cup #2, Hakurei Yoru has definitely not wasted his potential in becoming a competent mapper! Through his growth within the Chinese mapping community, he's developed a complex sense of patterning and slider velocity control, and he was able to use these to make some interesting maps in 2018. His recent maps feature usage of unusual slider velocity handling that is nonetheless weirdly fitting to the music, and you will never know where this unique niche will bring Yoru in 2019!

Half written by Halfslashed
  • New to the scene, Half brings a modern take on some legendary songs in osu! by Hatsuki Yura, as well as two arrangements of "Ringo Uri no Utakata Shoujo". If you're into simpler maps with good songs, here's your guy.

Halfslashed written by Mordred
  • Sadly a somewhat unknown name, though mostly because he rarely finishes and ranks maps. As one of the lead organizers of the community mentorship program, Halfslashed went above and beyond to provide an opportunity for a ridiculous amount of new mappers to improve their skills in a guided environment. During his time as a BN he kept up a very solid level of activity and nominated a lot of maps most BNs wouldn't even dare to touch. While he did get removed from the BNG in mid 2018, rumor has it he's been farming activity to reapply soon. While doing all of that, he also ranked a map of SYNC.ART'S - Graveyard in lake. It is also noteworthy that he is extremely talented in procrastinating to do his collab parts.

Hanazawa Kana written by ScubDomino
  • When I first heard about this mapper, I thought of some random who ranks generic anime stuff. After playing some of their maps, though, I can assure you that this is not at all the case with Hanazawa Kana! While they do upload some cutesy maps from time to time, that doesn't stop them from mapping some great vibey stuff nicely. Their most recent maps should show off their ability too, with highly entertaining gameplay and movement. With all this in mind, I'll be sure to check out more from this mapper, and recommend you do too!

handsome written by Hobbes2
  • A mapper who needs no introduction, handsome's 2018 was as clean as ever. The year saw handsome push his style to the limit, with maps such as Eiyuu Unmei no Uta and T&J challenging players in unique ways. While he didn't have as prolific a project as say Impulse from 2017, his consistent map quality continues to place handsome as one of the best mappers of the year. To put it succently, he's alright, I guess.

Hari written by Nao Tomori
  • In 2018, Hari ranked two k-pop GDs as well as a set of "ONLYWONDER" by frederic. Their song taste is quite diverse: they've mapped rock, all varieties of pop, and even some electronic music, and they don't seem to be slowing down. Stay on the look out for more of their sets hitting the ranked section soon!

Haruto written by ScubDomino
  • Haruto told me in DM once that he's been trying to copy more appleeaterx this year, and traits of this definitely show in his more recent maps! Through this clean and fun style, he's brought good additions like his rendition of yanaginagi's "Haru Modoki" to the ranked section. He's also told me that he may be planning to explore more styles, so I'm hyped for what he makes in 2019!
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Hazu- written by ScubDomino
  • To Hazu-, 2018 was the year of Osomatsu-san songs! Bringing two Osomatsu-san maps into the ranked section, they have definitely done the justice of giving this anime more traction within the osu!community. While not particularly complex or special, these maps do have their own good aspects! I would recommend playing these maps, both because of the maps themselves and the anime the maps came from!

Hey lululu written by ScubDomino
  • Having a literal addiction to the artist "Diao Ye Zong", it should be clear that this guy also brought a proficiency in alternator style maps along with him. He's ranked a truckload of fun and challenging alternator style maps ranging various tempos, and it doesn't like he'll stop soon, either!

hi-mei written by Hobbes2
  • handsome's Impulse might have been one of the most popular maps from 2017 among mappers, but it's actually not the only one; hi-mei's map of Impulse demonstrated his unique visuals and slider design and contains some interesting patterns. hi-mei's more well known creation, Be Wild, truly demonstrates his mapping philosophies: not taking players for granted and knowing that patterns that might seem impossible are actually more than doable.

Hiicantpk written by Mordred
  • The mapper of the famous "Weaponized" returns with their interpretation of Sawano Hiroyuki's "sh0ut". While the song has a rather high bpm, the map compensates for that by utilizing a really simple style, allowing tons of players to enjoy a map of this song should they not be able to play the harder versions, or if they simply wish to relax to a nice piece of music.

Hikan written by ScubDomino
  • Hikan is a mapper who ranked a clean map of an idol song in 2018, yet sadly disappeared from the mapping community soon after. They are showing signs of life in 2019 though, so let's see how this year goes!

Hinsvar written by Niva
  • Despite being relatively more active on the moderation side since his promotion into the GMT earlier in the year, Hinsvar kept on holding strong towards the mapping scene through his endless dedication on mapping melancholic songs as has been his trademark since 2013. Now that he's nearing completion of his studies and is ready to return his focus back to mapping, it's safe for us to expect more maps coming from him in the near future!

Hishiro Chizuru written by Nao Tomori
  • Also known as [ amb1d3x ], Hishiro Chizuru ranked a collab map of Sayuri's "Tsuki to Hanataba" in October before getting restricted. He also had a few other sets uploaded, including a collab with Hailie and Shanipika, and a few anime GDs. Hopefully he keeps mapping and GDing as he was showing a lot of progress in the past few months!

Hobbes2 written by UndeadCapulet
  • Hobbes2's contributions to the mapping scene in 2018 cannot be understated. They were omnipresent in the qualified section, helping rank a wide variety of mapsets as a BN and being one of the most active members of the QAH we've ever seen, with their dedication to assuring quality being rightly rewarded with a promotion to the QAT midway through the year. They also added diversity to the ranked section with their own ranked sets, both in terms of song choice and mapping style. While it appears they may be fading away from the game to pursue a career in the Smash community instead, they will always be remembered as a good friend to everyone in the community. Oh, and make sure to follow them on Twitch!

Hokichi written by ScubDomino
  • Although more known for his storyboard work, Hokichi is also a skilled mapper whose abilities definitely showed when they brought, for example, a fun, relaxing, and cohesive mapset of yanaginagi's "landscape" to the ranked section! Please keep us entertained in 2019 as well!

Hollow Wings written by Halfslashed
  • Hollow Wings hasn't failed to show the mapping community unique map designs with extreme attention to detail into gameplay and song representation in the past few years, and she certainly hasn't failed in 2018. This year hollow wings ranked an electronic song with high paced reverse sliders as the focus, a CS7 map with interesting stream designs, two highly varied swing songs, and more. As always, it will be interesting what kinds of unconventional ideas HW will bring about next year, and a pleasure to continue to see her art!

HonKAn written by yaspo
  • HonKAn has finally opened the door to their mapping career by ranking their first map: Garnidelia's "Mirai". Taking full advantage of the gentle 80bpm, this map's flow feels both nuanced and impactful. With their clean style, there's no doubt HonKAn will have a succesful mapping future.

HypebeastHijabi written by Mirash
  • HypebeastHijabi, better known as Kaine, started this year by ranking his first ever beatmap for the charming song "The Marias - Only in My Dreams" and ended it with a weird artist name's map called "YUNG BAE - Sailor Babe". Making the right decisions about placements in those maps, he also did fancy stuff that provides additional experience such as hiragana sliders or really slow and small sliders that fit songs so much. He surely will continue to surprise the ranked section in 2019 year as well, so best of luck to him.

hypercyte written by Nao Tomori
  • hypercyte uploaded his first map in early 2017 and showed steady improvement until ranking a map in March of 2018. He went on to join the BNG in April, continuing to map and mod actively. His song taste leans heavily towards anime and j-pop, and his mapping style focuses on using overlaps, unique sliders, and stacked patterns to represent changes in song structure. Take a look at his maps if you enjoy mid 4* to 5* mapping with more of a focus on representing unique parts of the song than your average anime map.

Hysteria written by lcfc
  • Hysteria ranked two sets in 2018, with the most prominent being Crystalia by DJ TOTTO. While being a very fast song, Hysteria managed to create a difficult, yet fun experience with their map. If the top difficulties are too fast for you, worry not, for there are lower difficulties catered to all skill levels.

i love traps written by Halfslashed
  • Also known as rawrneru, i love traps makes an unexpected appearance into the ranked section with his take on "Youka to Yumeutsutsu" - a map that shows quite a bit of proficiency in overall design and song representation, without going overboard. He really lived the dream when he used this to apply for the mentorship program, only to be denied because the map was too solid. Looking to see more from him in the future!

Icekalt written by Halfslashed
  • Nearly in disbelief that he's a new mapper, as Icekalt has shown off a high level of quality throughout several mapsets and song genres throughout the year. Icekalt also contributed to the community as a member of the BNG, mentor, and mentorship program organizer. Definitely many things accomplished this year and a potential rookie of the year; his future is looking very promising.

idke written by VINXIS
  • Big Kite fan who made his mapping debut with a hard and exciting Asriel - Abyss map, showing his influences with a clearly defined style while also making an enjoyable beatmap! Although that's his only ranked map, it would be really cool to see him rank some more maps in the future, showing his growth as a mapper as well!

Imakuri written by ScubDomino
  • Imakuri is a small guy with BIG plans! Despite never ranking anything above a hard difficulty, this doesn't stop him from connecting with more mappers to plan out the biggest mapping contest in the history of osu! for the coming year! Let's see how this contest holds up!

Imouto koko written by Mordred
  • Despite only ranking 3 sets in 2018, the types of maps Imouto koko ranked are surprisingly diverse. Ranging from a simple NH map for a calm song to a full size eroge spread to a marathon USAO map, they are sure to have something that suits your taste.

ImpurePug written by Halfslashed
  • A follower of the Shimotsuki Haruka clan, ImpurePug comes to the ranked section with their take on PinkHeart's style, which in time ended up almost going hand in hand with his songs of choice. For fans of clean maps with enjoyable gameplay, the future looks bright.

IntellectualBoy written by ScubDomino
  • IntellectualBoy, or better known from their previous in-game moniker, Gloria Guard, is an old mapper who's shifted their style towards mapping songs from the Japanese Drum and Bass genre. In 2018, they ranked an approval length mapset of an USAO remix, but sadly, it might be the map that marks the end of their osu!mapping career, as he's shown to have quit pretty recently. Whatever their endeavors may be, we can only appreciate their efforts within the mapping community and wish them all the best!

InternalLight written by lcfc
  • While ranking only only one N-H set in 2017, InternalLight has nonetheless made sure to showcase more of his mapping capabilities this time around, ranking another set as well as several interestingly designed guest difficulties, including one that seems to be a... cover of Yuima-ru*World? His mapping skills aren't limited to those difficulties, though, as his maps in the graveyard are only better and are surely worth checking out!

Ipas written by ScubDomino
  • While Ipas isn't a particularly well known name, he should be! His maps always feature very fun and relaxing gameplay, and though this was the first time he was active since 2015, his skills definitely haven't rusted one bit; some would even say he's the opposite of rusty! Ranking two mapsets and two guest difficulties this year, Ipas has definitely made positive progress on his mapping activity, and we hope he keeps it up for 2019!

Irohas written by ScubDomino
  • If you've ever indulged in anime mapping or just marathoning J-pop maps before, Irohas shouldn't be a strange name to you! This mapper created loads of fun maps for you to enjoy this year, whether through his guest difficulties or through his own maps. This shouldn't be too surprising either, considering some of his inspirations are appleeaterx and Milan-, who are known for making seriously fun maps themselves! This year has been great for Irohas, and I'm looking forward to what he'll be doing the coming year!

Irreversible written by StarrStyx
  • The CS7 man himself.

Irya written by yaspo
  • Formerly known as [XV], Irya ranked their first 2 maps under 2 different names. Both feature cleanly mapped normal and expert diffs as well as a ton of different guest difficulties for players to enjoy. Especially notable is Irya's cute song choice, and we hope they'll return to the mapping scene this year!

IsomirDiAngelo written by Mirash
  • New name that came to the ranked section with an interesting map on a song, or I'd say on sort of a compilation of songs, "Eine Kleine - Kyouki Douwa 'Daiyonshou OZ'", accompanied by a themed storyboard; the experience this map provides surely needs to be seen by everyone. Great job on another map for a gothic-metal song, "Unlucky Morpheus - Angreifer". Long streams with spaced jumps do a good job in representing such a powerful song. IsomirDiAngelo will provide great maps in 2019 as well, pretty sure; let's wait for it.

iYiyo written by Monstrata
  • Would you believe I've known iYiyo since before I even had a ranked map?! iYiyo maps are characterized by a loose geometric style that emphasizes fun jump patterns while still being faithful to the song's emphatic structure. He's been a significant contributor to osu's growing collection of ranked Naruto, One Piece, and other shounen anime songs. Oh, and he also does k-pop! In addition to being a mapper, iYiyo also contributed to the ranked section as a BN in 2018. He has since retired, but we thank you for your service man!

J1_ written by Niva
  • Looking back, I'm sure no one was expecting J1_'s meteoric rise in the mapping scene throughout the last year. A name foreign to many at first, his first major breakthrough came when he shockingly finished 3rd in the French Beatmapping Contest which was soon followed after by his victory in Pending Cup #6 and his welcome entry to the Mappers' Guild despite having zero ranked maps prior. He's... definitely a mapping prodigy, although for me the word "prodigy" is still an understatement for a mapper of his caliber.

Jabba written by Nao Tomori
  • Jabba ranked his first map, a set of "Jounetsu Utopia" from Koi to Koisuru Utopia, in 2018. It features interesting techniques like jumpstreams, kickslider streams, and unique rhythm. His other maps include various energetic anime songs like My Sweet Maiden and Uncontrollable as well as some more electronic stuff.

jas written by Nao Tomori
  • jas ranked a well known song from Stranger Things at the start of 2018. However, his focus in mapping mostly lies in creative use of slider patterns and mechanics; check out his Marble Soda map if you want a taste of some interesting Aspire-style techniques. Aside from electronic music, he has mapped anime, punk rock and pop - truly a man of many tastes. It's hard to summarize jas's mapping in one or two lines, so go and play his maps yourselves: each one will be sure to provide a unique experience from the others.

Jean-Michel Jr written by yaspo
  • Even though he's only a junior when it comes to ranking maps, Jean-Michel's mapping shouldn't to be underestimated. With cleanly handled stream design on "The MadPiero Laughs" and his recent "Sakura Mirage", it's clear that he isn't afraid of challenging the stamina and accuracy of top players. Definitely looking forward to burning through my keyboard on his future maps!

Jenny written by Hobbes2
  • 2018 marked the return of renowned mapper Jenny, who showed off her skills yet again with the fantastic map Nhato - Magic. Featuring complex patterns and challenging rhythms, this map showed that even the older mappers among us often still have what it takes to stick out. Despite not mapping for a while, her execution is just as good as ever. Hopefully she can continue her efforts into 2019 as well.

jimmy55555 written by Mirash
  • New mapper that got good pretty fast. Ranked two solo difficulties in a style similar to the old days that follows the song nicely and isn't overdone. He is also good at timing songs, which is a skill not everybody has. Good job; will be looking for more stuff in 2019 from him!

Joe Castle written by Hobbes2
  • In a year of 8 star extras, 7 star extras, 6 star extras, and, dare I say ... 5 star extras?, Joe Castle stood out among the crowd with his dedication to ranking Easy / Normal difficulty sets. 2019 showed an evolution in Joe Castle's technique, with his mapsets now having Hard icons in them. Maybe in 2019 we'll see an Insane? Only time will tell.

jonathanlfj written by Mirash
  • Consistently doing his job as a part of the Beatmap Nominators group he also mapped a great deal; he ranked a total of 7 mapsets of his own as well as several guest difficulties. Some of those mapsets were mapped and ranked on behalf of Mappers' Guild, a group that he is a member of that helps the game grow through music that is licensed for the game to use. His style changes slightly every once in a while, taking into account yearly trends in mapping; we will see where this leads him in 2019.

Jonis221 written by Niva
  • Having taken the uncommon route of being a specialist in mapping Western-oriented pop and video game songs in general for quite a while, Jonis221 (previously known as EggsGone) finally debuted in the Ranked section last year with his interpretation of the short chiptune song Iuri Rodrigues - Junkyard. It might not be much, but it is a delight to be cherished!

Jounzan written by Mirash
  • Despite leaving the game and coming back many times, Jounzan (who still is better known as EvilElvis) managed to create a bunch of maps for his graveyard folder and also ranked two sets. He also worked as a part of the Mappers' Guild, won MCA 2018, taught newcomers via the mentorship program, and was active in supporting Russian community enthusiasts. Throughout 2018, he continuously worked to create a style that he was satisfied with, which many enjoyed and even now consider to be a "Russian" style. He also had ambitions on doing a "birthday maps" project, though this fell by the wayside. Jounzan made great contributions despite his numerous attempts to leave the game - as always we will see him in 2019!

JrSzZ written by Nao Tomori
  • JrSzZ ranked his first map in November, an upbeat USAO song full of jumps, streams, and creative slider patterning. If you enjoyed that one, he has plenty of similar maps in his graveyard - he's mapped USAO, aran, Panda Eyes and Yukacco. Unfortunately, he's also restricted, so we probably won't see much more than what's already there for a while.

KaedekaShizuru written by Stack
  • Previously a pretty active ranked mapper, Kaedeka only ranked one map of an eroge song in which they mapped the Normal and the Insane. Maybe 2019 will bring more as they have ranked a map every year for the past couple of years.

Kagetsu written by Mordred
  • Known for their incredibly comfortable maps, Kagetsu ranked 2 more sets this year, both featuring songs by The Oral Cigarettes. While this artist wasn't really mapped a lot in osu before, Kagetsu's sets sparked the inspiration for tons of other sets to follow, which ultimately resulted in The Oral Cigarettes becoming as popular in osu as they are now. They also continued their work as a BN for half of the year before resigning in mid 2018.

Kaifin written by Hobbes2
  • Kaifin started 2018 off with a bang, ranking Polygon, a mapset which features insanely challenging patterns playable by only the most skilled among us. This would set the stage for what would be a fantastic year of mapping by someone who was truly able to translate their playing talents into their mapping ones. Any Kaifin map you play is sure to test skills you didn't even know you had, regardless of the star rating.

Kaitjuh written by Niva
  • A Quagsire devotee who has been mapping since a couple of years ago but hasn't really gotten his moment to shine until the past year where he improved greatly. Aside from getting accepted to the BN role, in 2018 Kaitjuh had some interesting maps up his sleeve such as his Wa -cycle- map in which he utilized clever linear jumps on a small circle size. With all that in mind, he will be an interesting name to watch in 2019 hopefully!

Kalibe written by Mirash
  • Taking a 180 degree turn in his mapping style, Kalibe began creating what are considered "anti-pp" maps; to be more specific, he started copying Jounzan's style, one with which many were previously unfamiliar. This style utilizes unconvential movements such as lower spacing on strong sounds and slider shapes that may not impress on their own but work together as a composition. His mapping started to heavily depend on contrasts between different sections in music, and his hitsounding went from the point of "just being there" to a level where it greatly improved his maps. 2018 was a very productive year in both mapping and modding for Kalibe, as he even became a member of the BNG, pushing maps to ranked that tickle his fancy. We'll see him in 2019, of course!

Kalindraz written by yaspo
  • If you're looking for a tough but consistent challenge, then Kalindraz is a perfect fit for you. Their mapset of "Avalanche" and guest difficulty on "KAEDE" are deceptively tricky but still balanced, ideal for those who are looking to improve. Here's hoping that Kalindraz can keep this up in 2019; players can always use someone who catches them off guard!

kanor written by ScubDomino
  • Despite them rarely ranking anything that reaches an extra icon, kanor is still a competent mapper who's made some great contributions, especially in the Chinese mapping community, through his very well made and visually compelling guest difficulties of various songs! Despite having made lots of high-effort contributions, they don't seem to be stopping. This only goes to show how dedicated they are to contributing to the ranked section of osu!, and we can't wait to see more!

Karen written by Mirash
  • Despite being less active than he used to be as well as being retired from the Beatmap Nominators Group and generally being less interested in mapping, Karen ranked one mapset of his own as well as creating several guest difficulties and maps for the graveyard. This decrease in activity doesn't mean that Karen's mapping skill decreased, as his style still manages to capture songs' rhythm and provide the joy of clicking diligently. Hoping to see his mapping stay alive in 2019!

Kashima written by ScubDomino
  • Taking inspiration from mappers like Karen, it should be no surprise that Kashima also becomes a mapper who makes challenging maps of generic anime maps. Despite seemingly appearing just now in 2018, Kashima has actually been mapping since the year before, and even won runner-up places in several contests such as the 3rd iteration of Newspaper Cup! It's almost certain that this guy is going to be very well respected once he reaches his peak, hopefully in 2019!

Kawa written by Mordred
  • After mapping for 3 years, Kawa finally managed to rank their first map, a 7 minute long DnB marathon collab. As expected, it provides a relaxing gameplay experience, accompanied by a nice storyboard.

Kawashiro written by UndeadCapulet
  • Kawashiro ranked a couple interesting mapsets this year, with their most popular being the very serious original metal remix "Kizuna AI - FUCK YOU!" Unfortunately, they had to leave for the army halfway through the year. We wish them the best, and hope they return in full in 2020.

Kayne written by yaspo
  • 2 years of waiting was only the calm before (Fury of) the Storm. Kayne, also known as Kiyro, finally added another Dragonforce map to the game this year, ready to test the streaming ability of all who dare to atempt it. After going through the "Valley of the Damned" and conquering "Fury of the Storm", I wonder what the next step will be in their Dragonforce mapping journey.

Keada written by Halfslashed
  • Keada debuted onto the scene by picking up where legendary mappers left off: mapping more Demetori. Sometimes it really is that simple.

Kencho written by StarrStyx
  • Aside from his GDs, Kencho ranked a Cantopop song this year, which is a breath of fresh air from oversaturated genres. If you are looking for something different to play, especially if you are a Cantonese speaker or even a Cantopop lover, look no further.

Kibbleru written by UndeadCapulet
  • Kibbleru was a huge contributor to osu! in 2018, offering countless GD's and ranking some of their most unique and memorable sets yet alongside all their hard work as a BN. Their expertise and work ethic resulted in them being promoted to the QAT, where they further worked in the Qualified section. Their commitment to this game is admirable, and while we hope to see them continue to promote high quality maps in 2019, we understand they may be too distracted playing Risk of Rain 2, the 3d shoot and loot game with gradual difficulty scale that makes infinite replayability on top of rogue like elements, sequel to Risk of Rain, the 2d side-scrolling class-based roguelike.

Kite written by ScubDomino
  • Kite has long been known for mapping some of the more famous intense and challenging maps, and this certainly remained the case in 2018. Their most recent map of TERRA's EDEN shows their ability, with map elements that test aim to the fullest while remaining a fun map overall! They've made really solid additions to the ranked section, and we hpe to see more good maps in the coming year!

KKipalt written by Mordred
  • Not a lot of mappers can say that they ranked a full 4 minute set as their first ranked map, even less if they've created four whole difficulties all by themselves, yet KKipalt did exactly that! Sharing their map of Hatsuki Yura's "Dark Night Fairy: finis", a severely underrepresented artist, they own all the bragging rights when it comes to first ranked maps. They also ranked another marathon set towards the end of the year, featuring an underrepresented artist yet again.

Kloyd written by Mirash
  • The Japanese CS5 god, luckily for us, descended from the clouds and delivered to us the pleasure of playing his map "Team Grimoire - C18H27NO3(extend)" for ranked scores at long last. We will be waiting for another such delivery in 2019 as well!

Kotori-Chan written by ScubDomino
  • Ever since his finalist-worthy map of Aspire 2017, Kotori-Chan has been mapping on the lower end of the spectrum, with the ranking of a cute low-diff solo mapset of a Christmas song at the end of 2018. As osu! lacks them, low star rating maps of calm and relaxing songs are always appreciated, especially coming from a mapper who specializes in them! All in all, it's been a pretty nice year for Kotori-Chan, and we can only hope to see more stuff from them in 2019!

Kowari written by Mordred
  • Joining the ranked section in 2018, Kowari presents "nameless x toa - Patchwork Staccato", a simple cs5.5 Insane. However, they also helped others to complete their sets by creating quite a few guest difficulties!

kpx-x written by Nao Tomori
  • kpx-x entered the ranked section in December 2018 with "Futatsu no Kage" by Harukaze Mayuki. The map is a cute 3.8* marathon matching the similarly cute vocals of the song. He doesn't seem to map much anymore, but his other uploaded maps include several eroge and rhythm game songs, so give him a shot if you enjoy those genres.

Krfawy written by UndeadCapulet
  • Krfawy has been around the scene for a good while, promoting the importance of caring about lower difficulties. They continued this in 2018 by ranking a plethora of lower diff GD's, along with a set of their own where they mapped the Easy and Normal. Mappers like this that focus on the less-popular aspects of mapping are always appreciated, and we hope to see them continue in 2019.

Kroytz written by Hobbes2
  • Kroytz is well known for his maps of absurd difficulty, but 2018 saw him take it to the next level. While most mappers don't dare to tread the 8 star level, Kroytz managed to rank 5 mapsets featuring 8+ star difficulties (including the deadly iLLness LiLin, which boasts 3 whole passes). Despite this, he's also made quite a few maps at a level more friendly to the general audience, be it his lower extra diffs or his sets of songs that just don't support 280 BPM streams. Regardless of the difficulty, Kroytz' highly structured mapping style is sure to please the eyes. Just....maybe not the hands.

ktgster written by Halfslashed
  • Elite Mapper ktgster continues to bring interesting challenges to the ranked section, sometimes on the most unexpected of songs. Not many mappers have the level of mastery over map design that allows them to keep such a consistent style that brings about very enjoyable gameplay, especially not with the variety of tricks he's able to pull out. Looking forward towards his continued contributions to the ranked section!

kunka written by yaspo
  • With a ranked set count that vastly surpasses their graveyarded maps, kunka is probably one of the most reliable set hosts you can find. Reliability in ranking sets isn't the only proof of their experience: their maps show this off even better. With interesting angle usage on "Grand Symphony" and unconventional low bpm patterns on "Shiny Days", it's clear that kunka has no issues handling less common mapping ideas. Definitely hoping to see more kunka this year.. as long as they don't apply it to their username.

Kurai written by ScubDomino
  • Despite their work as Global Moderator, Kurai still had enough free time to whip up a simple and vintage yet entertaining map in 2018! I am, of course, talking about their rendition of capsule's Hello, a cute normal-hard mapset of a chiptune-composition style song. With a map this entertaining and cute, I can only hope for more stuff from Kurai!

Kuron-kun written by yaspo
  • 2018 was a phenomenal year for Kuron-kun. Rejoining the BNG in early january was a great start, and things only improved from there, as they followed up by ranking their intense 8 star rendition of SOOOO's "Happpy Song," which landed with a huge impact on the community. Little did they know this artist would later be added to the Featured Artist listing -and- that the map would end up highly rated in Community Choice. It doesn't end there; climbing up to QAT later in the year was an ideal way to close it out. There's no doubt Kuron can look back on 2018 positively in the years to come, and we're hoping they keep up their great efforts. Thank you!

kwk written by Halfslashed
  • Kwk started off this year by ranking "Nadeshiko color Heart", continuing his mission of producing quality alt maps with interesting challenges. However, later in the year with his "Paradise" mapset, he showed the community that he can handle more complex songs with his clean and well thought out style. Definitely a mapper to keep an eye out for if you're looking for high quality challenge maps.

Kyle73 written by ScubDomino
  • Recently I was in a multi with a bunch of people when someone chose a Kyle73 map. Going in blind, I didn't have high expectationg as it was a name I'd never heard of before. But to my pleasant surprise, he actually turned out to be a pretty good mapper! After the multi was over, I went to check more from him, and I can say that Kyle does have very solid additions to the ranked section himself! While it's true that TV size anime mapping has been pretty abundant over the past few years, I can safely say that I genuinely enjoy his maps, and I hope to see more from this guy in the coming year!

KyotoYushiro written by Nao Tomori
  • KyotoYushiro enjoys calm amazarashi songs. His first ranked set "Seikatsu-kan" clocks in at 84 bpm and 2.4 stars, and his next set featured a similarly peaceful song. As calm music is a severely lacking genre in osu!, we hope to see more from him in the future!

Kyuukai written by ScubDomino
  • A lot of people would recognize their name, as Kyuukai's name has been on a lot, and by that I mean a LOT, of osu!'s most played (24 hours) maps. Despite mapping almost exclusively anime songs, they also show competence in mapping lots of different tempos, from the calmest to the most intense! With this level of versatility, especially within their few ranked maps that were not tied to the anime genre, they are able to satisfy a great amount of players, and additions such as this are very much appreciated within the osu! community.

Lafayla written by Mordred
  • New to the ranked section, Lafayla makes their debut with a single Insane diff set of Hanatan's "Kokoronashi", showing that not everything has to be an Extra diff to be enjoyable. On top of ranking another short set with a lot of difficulties, they also joined the Beatmap Nominators, helping lots of mappers to rank their own sets!

Lami written by ScubDomino
  • Lami is definitely no stranger to the anime mapping community, as they've ranked lots of competent maps of cutesy songs, as well as contributing a great amount of guest difficulties to other sets! Despite these maps being simple and straightfoward, Lami's anime maps are always pretty fun to play, and are good additions to the ranked section! Definitely looking for more moe~Kyun☆ maps from Lami in 2019!

Lanturn written by Icekalt
  • Not only did they join the QAT this year, but they also ranked a total of 3 mapsets as an addition to their existing 24 ranked sets. Normally their mapsets focus mainly on lower difficulties, but in 2018, they ranked their very first expert difficulty on the set "Aozora Jumping Heart". Aside from their mapping work, Lanturn is also a major contributor in the metadata team. We really hope to see his contribution for the game remaining for the future!

Lasse written by UndeadCapulet
  • Lasse was a huge standout in the modding community this year, being promoted to QAT early on and being an omnipresent force in the Qualified section ever since. He also pushed out a ton of high quality Japanese music sets and even more GD's and collabs throughout the year. He also has by far the most lit Twitter account among the QAT. We don't know what we'd do without him.

Lavender written by Mordred
  • Lavender might not have been the most active mapper in 2018, but they made up for it by ranking an entire compilation of Shimotsuki Haruka & Suzuyu songs right before the end of the year. I'm not sure how much they'll do in 2019, but let's hope for the best.

lazyboy007 written by Niva
  • lazyboy007 is a mapper whose focus has shifted more into osu!taiko mapping throughout the past year. Although he is perhaps most famous for his Piccadilly mapset that was featured in this year's osu!taiko World Cup, in 2018 he also managed to rank his Road To The LegenD mapset which boasts various interesting cut-stream arrangements and high-intensity jumps -- definitely something worth to be checking out if you're looking for a streamy challenge map!

lcfc written by StarrStyx
  • After only ranking a mediocre R3 Music Box set in 2017, lcfc started his 2018 with a banger - his rendition of Booth of Fighers was a great addition to the Ranked section, along with his participation in many other sets was a delight to see. If you are looking for a mapper that manages to stick out while still maintaining great aesthetics and structure, lcfc is the guy for you.

Leader written by Mirash
  • Surprising to see Leader being that active on osu! for most of the year. He moved to the ranked section not onyl some of his already finished maps but also a bunch of fresh ones, including interesting collaborations (though some of them took too much time). Hoping for 2019 to become an even better year for him regarding mapping.

Left written by Niva
  • An extremely dedicated rhythm game (and eroge) player who had studied the likes of handsome and Karen's mapping extensively. With regards to his acquired knowledge of charting in other custom rhythm games as well, he has since developed and perfected a very distinct mapping style that often represents the music in a unique fashion through his mastery of slider creation, slider velocity manipulation, and visual pattern arrangement.

Lego man written by Halfslashed
  • Lego man, also known as blacksocks, bor, imbor, Meat Inspector, HalfsIashed, 102335, _83, pyroflayer, borborygmos, [alt][f4], and Pyroflayer, is a mapper that definitely has an impressive repertoire of maps to match the names he's ranked them under. Few mappers are able to craft lower difficulties as refreshing as his while also preparing players for bigger and better things in the future. If you were a fan of songs ranked in 2014 but are a fan of a more modern approach to mapping, he's definitely a mapper to watch out for - though i'd memorize his user id (4116573) to do that.

Len written by Mirash
  • After being afk from osu! for a long time during their military service, Len reappeared and ranked his "Ghost Rule" mapset at long last; becoming ranked was the icing on this mapset's 1000 favorites cake. This Korean mapper will surprise you even more next year for sure!

leo16834 written by yaspo
  • Avid low diff mapper and pokemon fan leo18634 definitely graduated from their rookie status. Seemingly easily multiplying their ranked difficulty count by almost 10, they gained the experience to conquer the ranked section on their own. I'm hoping to see this cute Hydreigon come back with more ranked pokemon songs!

LeQuack written by Nao Tomori
  • Chino in 2018? Really? LeQuack ranked his first map, "Mirai Puzzle" by Minase Inori, in September 2018. Unfortunately he seems to have fallen victim to his university workload - but check out his graveyarded maps, which present a mix of intense streams on artcore songs and anime jump maps. Hopefully we'll see more from him when the school year ends!

Lian2002 written by Nao Tomori
  • Lian2002's first ranked map, "LINE" by SUKIMASWITCH, is an iconic Naruto opening sure to incite wistful feelngs of nostalgia and thoughts of a simpler time. His other maps are from similar shounen animes - JoJo, Boruto, Assassination Classroom, and Dragonball Super. He mostly maps lower difficulties, so if playing jumpy extra difficulties isn't your strong suit, you'll want to check out Lian2002's maps.

Lily Bread written by ScubDomino
  • While not being particularly active, Lily Bread has brought some solid additions of their favorite songs to the ranked section, those being two nice songs originating from different anime series. Being competent at making lowdiffs, we can only expect, well, competently low made diffs that are relaxing to play! Overall, we would definitely enjoy more stuff from Lily Bread, should they keep it up in the coming year.

Lilyanna written by ScubDomino
  • Literally no one is more known for mapping K-pop songs more than she is. Lilyanna has accelerated the growth of K-pop songs in the ranked section, and her burning passion for such a niche genre doesn't seem likely to stop soon. She's continuously whipped out maps one by one towards the end of 2018, finishing the year with the absolute finisher pose of a map that is her rendition of K/DA's POP/STARS! She's made great impact towards the K-pop scene in the ranked section, and we appreciate all the effort she's brought into popularizing this genre!

Linada written by Mordred
  • Linada might mostly be known as a GD mapper, but that shouldn't distract you from their own sets, as they are definitely worth checking out! It is rare to see good cs7 maps, and even rarer for them to be on 5 minute long maps. However, Linada managed to create a surprisingly well done map for "My Truth~Rondo Capriccioso", making an interesting map for something you'd usually see mapped as a normal diff. Aside from that they also ranked a short Pokémon set as well as ranking a set of Shikata Akiko's amazing "Akatsuki". Again, despite the song being rather slow, the map is sure to challenge you, so be sure to give it a try should you seek a challenging map of a great song!

lit120 written by ScubDomino
  • lit120 has made a lot of additions to the ranked section this year with his clean yet challenging mapping style! If you are looking for a fun challenge to your aim hand, then his maps are for you, as lit120 maps feature lots of difficult jumps while still keeping his good mapping style on various J-pop/anime songs. With more maps to come, he is certainly a mapper to look out for in 2019!

LMT written by Icekalt
  • For everyone who really likes rock and metal songs but has never heard of LMT, you are really missing out on a lot of great mapsets. He ranked a total of five sets in 2018, and every single one of them provides a unique and special gameplay experience, not just for high rank players but also for those who are less able to play hard maps. Aside from his mapping career, he also received the BN status later in the year. Really excited to see more from this talented individual!

Lobelia written by ScubDomino
  • Lobelia is pretty unknown and underground as a mapper, but despite that, they're not a new mapper at all! In fact, Lobelia has worked with a couple of mappers since 2015 to popularize male vocal maps within the osu! community. Mostly known for their collaborative works with Regraz, Lobelia's brought in lots of clean and fun maps of male vocal songs, even in 2018. If you're absolutely starving for more male vocal maps, Lobelia will satisfy your hunger for them!

Log Off Now written by ScubDomino
  • Log Off Now has definitely made a name for himself in the mapping community for bringing lots of visual novel openings into the ranked beatmaps section in 2018. With his clean and enjoyable style, he's managed to make great additions to the ranked section with maps such as Pleasure Garden and Girls' Carnival! Aside from that, he's also made lots of contributions in the form of normal difficulties for other sets as well, so if you're a person who enjoys well-done normal diffs of anime songs sometimes, Log Off Now is the mapper you're looking for. Needless to say, we can't wait for the guy to make more great visual novel maps in 2019!

Logic Agent written by Hobbes2
  • Logic Agent, while not having his most active year in 2018, still managed to rank two highly popular mapsets, including one of Los! Los! Los!, a 7 star anime mapset that shows off Logic Agent's ability to create something that is enjoyable for the player. Aside from this, he also helped a couple mapsets by making quality Guest Difficulties. While his activity has declined in recent times, the return of Logic Agent should be something everyone can look out for.

lolia written by yaspo
  • Karia hasn't stopped the ranking train ever since they started in 2014, and the massive search listing is proof of just how much energy they have. With this much experience it's no surprise that they have developed a consistent style that they can adjust to just about any song. Especially notable are their full version set of "Ashita no Kimi sae Ireba Ii." and the bouncy fun 1/3 jumps "Jin Jin Jingle Bells". Whether it's on their own maps or on guest difficulties, they never seem to run out of fun patterns, making them a favorite amongst players. There's no doubt they'll continue to be a big figure in the Korean mapping scene under their new, sensational ... and also questionable name "lolia".

Loneight written by Halfslashed
  • Returning from a hiatus of sorts, Loneight returns to the ranked section with "Happy Halloween", showing off his mastery of SV usage. Most of his maps cater towards people who just want to enjoy a quality map to a cute song, but the care he shows in his spacing/sv and movement really set him apart from most mappers with the same goal. 2019 will be a much better year if he's around, for sure.

Lorkee written by Niva
  • I first heard of Lorkee on EvilElvis' old Discord server, when someone linked out and recommended his Tak a ja lubie map sometime after it got Ranked. To my curiosity I downloaded the map, and oh boy it's indeed a good one! With all the clever and cunning use of stacks and anti-jumps, the map already has that estabilished feeling to it despite Lorkee only being classified a Rookie mapper this year. It's unfortunate that he went rather inactive after that though...

Lulu- written by Icekalt
  • In early 2018, Lulu- ranked his first and only ranked map, his rendition of Nekomata Master's "Greening", which provides a very clean and chill gameplay experience. Aside from him being a Nekomata Master fanboy, he's also trying to change his mapping to a more technical style.

Lumael written by yaspo
  • Lumael is one of those mappers that stays extremely consistent over the years. Every single one of their maps is tidy and comfortable for the lower skill brackets to play. Though, this year they stood out with change in style on their Christmas map for nekodex' "aureole". Whether they keep experimenting or not, it'll be nice to see Lumael return this year.

luxoDeh written by yaspo
  • luxoDeh, an Italian mapper who is undoubtedly recognized due to his many years of presence in the mapping scene. This year they briefly pop in with their set for Moseek's "Elliot", a fun rhythmical challenge for everyone who wants to enjoy this song to the fullest. Even though luxo's mapping status is set to inactive, we'll be happy to find ourselves dazed if they rank more songs in the future!

m3gB3g written by Mirash
  • A long journey of trying to make a fun and a comfortable map, suitable for the ranking page, has finally come to success. m3gB3g has ranked a short mapset of the opening for the TV show "My Life as a Teenage Robot". With a bunch of unranked beatmaps as well, m3gB3g managed to spend 2018 focusing on the improvement of his creations; we will see where that will lead him in 2019.

m980 written by Niva
  • Having been "here since the beginning", it was certainly a surprise to see m980 coming back to the mapping scene this year after around seven years of absence. In line with his background of being a prominent iNiS map scholar, he marked his return by ranking Jumpin' Jack Flash -- an iNiS-authentic map that sparked a strong sense of nostalgia to everyone who has played the original Ouendan game at some point. Needless to say, welcome back to the mapping scene!

Maffe written by Halfslashed
  • Unremarkable at a glance, Maffe's clean style does a good job of incorporating particularly fitting ways to express the song. If he keeps this up, he could likely be a very popular mapper among both players and mappers; would be cool to see more from him in 2019!

Makeli written by ScubDomino
  • Known in the metal mapping community as the "Diet Mazzerin", Makeli, or more known from his old nickname, Maakkeli, has been notorious for making outlandish and technically demanding difficult maps of some of the most rhythmically complex metal songs. This year is no different, of course! With the ranking of "War Squids" and "Where Owls Know My Name", you're dang right that he's still doing what he is infamous for. Will 2019 finally hold the king down, or will he rise to become one of the best metal mappers? We may never know!

makisokk written by yaspo
  • Only few would dare to start off their mapping carreer on a hardstyle track, but this newcomer shows no fear. Makisokk shares his Russian nationality with the community on the iconic banger "Wodka". Aside from that he eagerly helped out his mapper friends with low diff GDs. Makisokk won't be holding back in 2019 either: he already has another hardstyle set coming our way!

mancuso_JM_ written by yaspo
  • Despite their account being on a road to 10 years old, mancuso_JM_ is still present in today's ranking scene! Last year they ranked Owl City's "Kiss Me Babe, It's Christmas Time" .. in early March. Even though their timing is a little off, I'm really curious to find out when we get mancuso's Christmas present this year!

Mao written by Icekalt
  • Not only did Mao become the QAT lead this year but he's also ranked a massive amount of 12 maps. Even though he has over 5 years of mapping experience, he is still unable to make proper waves and master basic aesthetics. Let's hope for improvement in 2019!

marcuddles written by Nao Tomori
  • Formerly known as Marcuddles, marcuddles ranked his first set (TRUE's "DREAM SOLISTER") in March 2018. He also ranked two Insane GDs. Take a look at his maps if you enjoy a solid selection of popular female vocalists of all pop genres.

MaridiuS written by yaspo
  • When searching his name on the beatmap listing, you'd never realize that Maridius only started ranking maps last year. Kickstarting his career with a banger on "Lost Emotion" energized him enough to produce a steady stream of ranked maps and GDs. Even though these maps contain a clear love for jumps, some notable entries like "K8107" or GDs on "Jue" and "Myosotis" show he can handle a variety of complex styles and genres. Mapping this much -and- performing excellently as a BN made him a staple in the community, and his recent resignation from the BNG is quite sad in that regard, though we're 100% sure he'll use this time to map more top tier songs to bring to the players. Thanks for your good work, Maridius, and may this wind of chAngE be what you needed!

Marmowka written by Mirash
  • Marmowka came back from military service to bring three mapsets into the ranked section, all of Russian songs with a dubstep remix. Gone to a halt at the end of the year, but, as we all know, you can't leave osu! forever, so will see him in 2019!

MashaSG written by Mirash
  • Idolizing those with triangles in head, MashaSG ranked a bunch of mapsets in 2018; five, to be exact. As was said before, they try their best to create maps that are good looking, yet still playable and enjoyable for the player. Look to see him ranking another DragonForce song in 2019 too.

Mazziv written by yaspo
  • Yes. A mapper of few words, and also of few maps. Ranking his own set and first insane difficulty on Zebrahead's "All For None And None For All" means he shouldn't be counted out. With short but intense experience in mapping, there's no doubt players want more of his creations. I'm sure Mazziv has more potential as a mapper; let's hope he shows it off this year!

Mcen314 written by Nao Tomori
  • Mcen314 focuses on female j-pop artists like Shimotsuki Haruka and Nanjo Yoshino. He ranked "Hikari no Hajimari" by Nanjo Yoshino in August of 2018 and produces mid 5* maps for various artists that pique his interest. If you want a fresh take on some cute j-pop songs, make sure to check out his pending maps and GDs.
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Mechanizen written by byfar
  • If I had to use a word to describe Mechanizen's mapping, it would be "fearless". While having shown little activity in the year of 2018, Mechanizen has shown remarkable technique in song representation. With several refinements in the aesthetic department, there is no stopping him in conquering the mapping scene of 2019

Meg written by Mordred
  • This should be a familiar name to most by now. After consistently ranking lots of maps for quite a few years already, Meg continues to do so in 2018, presenting yaseta's "Bluenation" and the full opening for the well known anime Blend S, a challenging alternating style map. If you like simple, fun to play maps you should definitely give them a try!

Mentai written by Halfslashed
  • Fans of future bass and house will love the mapsets Mentai brings to ranked. Improving significantly from only mapping normal difficulties in 2017, Mentai has brought consistently decent insane difficulties on a variety of electronic songs. Although his activity trailed off towards the later half of the year, rumor has it he's brewing up a new mapping style, so keep an eye out for that!

Milan- written by ScubDomino
  • You might know Milan- from some of his high-star maps of fast Japanese rock songs, or from his contributions in the Mappers' Guild ... or from his renditions of obscure western music ... or ... you know him from a lot of places, that's for sure, and that's all because Milan- is one of those mappers without a real style! Milan-, bringing his versatility along with him, has brought some great additions to the ranked section this year, too. So with everything said, this mapper is bound to have made at least one map you enjoy, no matter what you choose to play!

milr_ written by Niva
  • A great individual and mapper who heavily took influences from a select list of mappers of various generations (including the very beginning) and developed them further to make them his own. Don't let the listing of Ranked maps on his profile fool you though -- on his own he may only seem to rank chill songs so far, but beyond that he has marked his name through his high placing throughout various mapping competitions and his captivatingly made guest difficulties on mapsets such as Altros and Crystal Illusion.

mindmaster107 written by Nao Tomori
  • mindmaster107 uploaded his first few maps near the end of 2016. However, he held off on ranking a set till September 2018, when he ranked a Bill Wurtz song. He also has a few ranked GDs, including the top diff of "Greetings" and several other insane diffs around the 4.3* mark.

Minorsonek written by ScubDomino
  • Minorsonek changed their name to "M2Usonek" for much of 2018, so I think it's rather obvious which artist they admire. Towards the end of the year, they ranked a couple of mapsets featuring M2U songs, such as "Velocity" and "Moon Halo". These contributions are always appreciated in the ranked section, and we look forward to seeing more maps from them in 2019.

Mir written by Mirash
  • After the huge contribution that Mir provided for osu! in various ways, he decided to himself that enough was enough and resigned from QAT position and decreased his activity at the later half of 2018. That doesn't mean he stopped mapping, though! Mir created some cool guest difficulties and ranked a large number of 22 mapsets. I wish I had such passion and amount of motivation, but at any rate, I'm sure he'll keep doing what he's been doing in 2019 and make osu!'s life better.

Mirash written by Niva
  • Something is bothering me lately -- is Mirash a "tech" or an "old" style mapper? Regardless, I know for sure that Mirash is an extremely talented mapper whose creations are greatly adored and looked up to by many in the community (myself included). With many of his maps having been critically acclaimed by being featured in various beatmap spotlights and community tournaments, you're definitely missing out oni something big if you haven't checked out any of Mirash's maps!

Mismagius written by Niva
  • It's never easy to achieve excellence on both sides of two constrasting edges. Yet Mismagius -- who has in the been mapping scene since 2009 -- managed to win the hearts of many through his two sides of mapping: through his chill maps, which have received critical acclaim every now and then (to the point that Ephemeral once said on Twitter "[they] have always been like a breath of fresh air"), and through his more hardcore maps that have also been a favorite to the playerbase. This, by any means, is truly a display of his remarkable versatility.

mithew written by Hobbes2
  • 15 minutes of drain, 6.8 stars, high bpm streams mapped to a long progressive metal song: a project like Painters of the Tempest is what you'd probably expect from a seasoned mapper with plenty of qualifications. That's why it might have been a surprise to many to learn that this fantastic map was made by someone who had not yet ranked a single mapset. mithew burst onto the scene with what you could call one of the most unique "first ranked map"s out there. This also isn't to mention his plethora of GDs, including an expert on a Kroytz set that isn't too far off the top difficulty.

Mitsuna- written by ScubDomino
  • Mitsuna- is a new mapper with a mission to bring more idol songs to the ranked section, and so far this mission is going pretty well! Starting it with a big set of a Love Live! song, Mitsuna- definitely has a great future ahead of him as a mapper!

MkGuh written by ScubDomino
  • MkGuh has certainly taken a much different mindset compared to mappers of today. Mapping almost exclusively western songs and taking a more conservative and old style inspired by Andrea and Gero while still complying with modern standards, MkGuh is definitely a unique mapper you shouldn't pass by in 2018! He's ranked a couple of maps this year, so if you ever feel like playing something simple but different from the norm, this guy's maps will definitely fulfill that thirst for you!

Moa written by yaspo
  • Not to be confused with Mao, Moa picks up the ranking journey they started back in 2016 once again. They do so with their own groovy Nanahira mapset and the much calmer "Naeirui Neoegero". I wonder what they'll have in the mix for us in 2019, but there's no doubt Moa can keep pushing the mapping they True Truly Love with their friend Riana.

Modem written by Mordred
  • Modem is one of the very few people who keep making skins for every set they rank, coming up with new ideas every single time. They also like to include seemingly unrelated videos in their maps, but as unrelated as they may be, they always fit the map really well. That being said, Modem ranked a bunch of these sets, and you should definitely check them out!

Mohab500 written by Nao Tomori
  • Rank Escape! Mohab began mapping in early 2018, exploring several genres like rap, DnB and anime. He then pushed towards ranked status with "escape" by XX:me, steadily gaining notoriety in a similar fashion to Owntrolf. Upon finally ranking it after 6 months of hard work, he retired from mapping, but has recently returned to lead Team Egypt in the Mapping World Championship.

MokouSmoke written by UndeadCapulet
  • After a 2 year hiatus, MokouSmoke came back to the ranked section with their second FELT mapset, as well as a Normal difficulty on another FELT mapset. Their dedication to ranking the best music in the game is very appreciated, and we hope to continue to see them push these types of sets in the future.

Momochikun written by yaspo
  • Pyon! Gochiusa fan Momochikun jumps into the ranked section again this year. Even though they mostly appear on guest difficulties, their adorable set of "Sekai ga Cafe ni Nacchatta!" was enough to increase their following by a tenfold. Does osu need more Gochiusa in 2019? Momochikun will definitely be the first to answer that through their mapping!

Monarch written by Mordred
  • Not many mappers have the motivation to completely remap their sets to rank them. However, Monarch didn't do this just once, but multiple times! After over 2 years of doing so the map finally reached the qualified section for the first time, where the one and only Azer saw it and decided to improve its hitsounding in order to make the map as enjoyable as possible.

Monstrata written by UndeadCapulet
  • A mapper that needs no introduction, Monstrata is one of the most well-known and respected of modern mappers. He continued to step out of his comfort zone this year by focusing on pushing some very polished alternator style beatmaps. He also killed mapping commissions, so it's safe to say he still remains as one of the most influential community members of our time.

MoodyRPG written by Niva
  • MoodyRPG is a mapper from the older ages who, after years of consistently dedicating himself to mapping video game soundtracks almost exclusively, managed to strive and adapt into almost every age of mapping without deviating too much from his roots. As a result of this, his maps -- which often relied on clean Distance Snap-based patterns -- often evoke a sense of nostalgia to players while still being solidly in compliance with the evolving quality standards of the modern era.

moonlightleaf written by UndeadCapulet
  • moonlightleaf has been ranking clean maps for years, and in 2018 they continued their consistent output by ranking a new version of their first ranked song, "Halozy - Secret Sister Complex" in an attempt to show off the song with everything they've learned over the years. It's always cool to see mappers return to songs to give them their more modern approach, and we hope to see moonlightleaf continue to rank polished sets in 2019.

moph written by ScubDomino
  • This dude just wouldn't stop bringing us exciting and fun maps of obscure songs throughout the year! Although he is mostly known for bringing fun alternator maps of ethnic-folk songs, he's tried to branch out to more artists, seemingly as a form of exploration, and I think it worked well! All that being said, we can't wait for him to bring more fun maps throughout 2019 just as he always does!

Mordred written by Halfslashed
  • Full version anime maps were going extinct at the beginning of 2018, but Mordred refused to let them die out as he spent a good portion of the year putting out several 3-4 minute sets pre-spread rework. Stylistically, he tends towards a generic style with squares sprinkled about, but shows that he can make well-designed and interesting maps with his top difficulty on "Fable". He has also spent time as a BN for most of the year and towards the end became an organizer for mentorship. 2018 is not the last we'll be seeing of him, I'm sure.

Mortem written by yaspo
  • In an age where maps are getting faster and harder, more flashy and spectacular, Mortem comes back from 2015 to remind us that sometimes simple is best. With his rather unique song choice, Mortem doesn't fail at providing players with a relaxing or even emotional experience as they get sucked into the game. It's a take on mapping that often falls outside of the spotlights, but definitely one that players will want more of in the coming years.

MrKosiej written by Nao Tomori
  • MrKosiej, founder of the Black Vultures, focused heavily on metal songs by groups like Whispered and ICDD. He ranked a map of Whispered's "Upon My Honor" and has a Loved map of "Tsukiakari" as well. His maps focus heavily on stream designs mixed with clean jump patterns and slider arrangements. Unfortunately, he seems to be taking a break, but make sure to check out his uploaded maps if you enjoy intense metal mapping.

MrSergio written by Halfslashed
  • After disappearing towards the later half of 2017, MrSergio made a comeback this year to his former roles of BNG and GMT. Mapping wise he wasn't very active this year, only completing the spread for one of his 2017 sets, but if you're a fan of highly structured mapsets, he's worth checking out.

Murasaki Nova written by Nao Tomori
  • Murasaki Nova ranked their first map in May 2018. It features rigid structures and engaging jump patterns not commonly seen in most modern maps. They only seem to have three other uploaded maps: a WALKUERE song, a ZUN song and a t+paz song.

Muya written by Halfslashed
  • After a two year hiatus, 2018 sees the return of Muya with their set of "JOINT STRUGGLE" and many other sets. Their style definitely emphasizes the clicking based aspects of osu! as their maps feature complex rhythms, long streams, and simple yet fitting cursor movement -- a perfect way to complement their rhythm game based song selections. Hopefully we'll see more from this mapper in the coming years!

my angel yayoi written by yaspo
  • Previously known as "Nika Mika", my angel yayoi took a spot on the ranked stage this year. While their map of "Citrus" is a ton of fun, they especially impress with "Sanshi Suimei". This map is full of tricky reading patterns that even the best of players trip up on. Let's hope they complete their resurrection spell succesfully, it's too soon for this budding mapper to die!

Myxomatosis written by Halfslashed
  • Previously known as Desperate-kun, Myxomatosis took his name change as a chance to change his approach to osu! as a whole. Throughout the years, he's been mainly known for his work as a QAT, making a few simple maps here and there, primarily on lower difficulties. This year though, we saw him return to modding work as a BN and rank a lot more higher difficulty sets on bizarre songs. If you're looking for quality spreads from top to bottom and want to see what kinds of crazy songs are out there, Myxo's a mapper you've gotta keep an eye on.

Naitoshi written by UndeadCapulet
  • Naitoshi is a well-known storyboarder and a mapper with a very passionate following. They ranked a single mapset this year, "Aa... Hisui Chazuke... - Stardust Prism", where they tried something very different from their previous mapsets, and ended up with a map that's still yet to be full combo'd. While it appears they have since left osu! behind, their contributions to the game so far will always be remembered, and they would be welcomed back with open arms if they ever show up again.

Naitsirk written by ScubDomino
  • Despite only recently starting off his career in the ranked section, Naitsirk, previously known as Icebolt, has definitely developed great knowledge into making visually clean and compelling maps! In 2018, he ranked a couple of great DnB maps, but his knowledge goes much further with the various genres he's mapped in the graveyarded section in the same year!

Namki written by Mirash
  • 2018 was a special year for him because he finally made it to the beatmap nominators group and started helping others to push their creations. He also succeeded in ranking 5 mapsets, providing a good variety of tracks for the community, even including Russian versions of anime openings. He shows no signs of stopping and 2019 is waiting for him.

Nao Tomori written by UndeadCapulet
  • Coming out of last year, where they near-singlehandedly carried the Qualified section during the tiers era, Nao Tomori continued to make a huge impact on the ranked section in 2018, not just with their own maps, but also with their insane work ethic as a BN. Pushing out the second-most ranked sets of the year, they were a near-endless presence in the Ranked section. Featuring a huge variety of music, mapping styles, and even gamemodes, Nao's efforts are some of the highest osu's seen. The day he decides to step down from the BNG will be a very sad one.

Narcissu written by Mordred
  • Narcissu is a name you'll hear praised a lot between mappers, and not without reason. After sadly only ranking 1 map towards the end of 2017, they returned with 2 maps in 2018: DJ NAGAI feat. Ayumi Nomiya's "Mono Logic" and Fujita Maiko's "Hotaru". Despite the latter only being an Insane difficulty, it captures the feeling of the song incredibly well with both really cute patterns and fitting additive rhythm. Really hoping to see more of Narcissu in 2019!

Nathan written by ScubDomino
  • Nathan absolutely POPS (haha get it) OFF this year, ranking everything the community could have wished for in 2018, starting from his originally-loved rendition of YUC'e's "Future Candy", then PSYQUI's "Hysteric Night Girl" featuring Such, and finally climaxing it this year with the #1 most voted map of Community Choice 2018, POP/STARS! Seeing how much he completely exploded this year, we're absolutely terrified of what will come next in 2019. also read island.

Natsu written by ScubDomino
  • Although more known for his more challenging maps such as Chase Me and Sky of Twilight, Natsu has definitely mapped more great stuff, especially from the K-pop scene! With his usage of consecutive patterns and structured design, Natsu has definitely brought some great additions to the ranked section as well! Aside from that, Natsu is also a beatmap nominator with 4 years of experience bringing maps to the ranked section, but unfortunately he has decided to retire from the group in early 2019. Whatever his endeavors and reasons may be, we appreciate all the efforts he's put into contributing to the mapping and modding community!

negusver written by Halfslashed
  • An unknown name to most, negusver brought a mapset of "Lv.0" to ranked. It's quite rare to see a new mapper enter ranked with such a polished map and even rarer on a song this complex. Watching him develop further will be an interesting journey for everyone involved.

NeilPerry written by lcfc
  • Mostly known for his slider-heavy maps, NeilPerry took this year's mapping scene by storm and only became better at what he's already known for. Including but not limited to collabs with renowned mappers such as the likes of rrtyui and Sing, he hosted several mapsets of electronic music accompanied by a list of other renowned mappers as well. If slider-heavy maps are your cup of tea, then it's highly encouraged you check his mapsets out; it's a certainty there will be something you like!

Nekomata written by ScubDomino
  • With the evergrowing demand for more K-pop maps, Nekomata joined the scene bringing their favorite stuff to the forefront of the ranked section. Despite not being particularly active, they have whipped out some cute maps over their career as a mapper. This year, they have brought a good solo mapset of a popular K-pop song, and while it's not innovative or special, it did get more people yelling "osu! needs more k-pop!", so you know Nekomata is doing something right!

neonat written by yaspo
  • Neonat definitely isn't a new face in the mapping community anymore, keeping up their presence in 2018 as well. Despite the supply of their maps being limited, the constantly intense mapping on Nightwish' "Storytime" definitely meets the players' demand. Neonat also kept up with their work as a BNG member, earning themselves a badge for a whopping 3 years of contribution. We're happy to see them keep up their splendid mapping and modding, and hope they'll keep on going in 2019!

NeonLights written by yaspo
  • With friends providing GDs, tournament organizer NeonLights placed their first mark in the mapping scene. Their rendition of ClariS' "PRIMALove" is definite proof that maps don't need high bpm to feel super upbeat! Neon isn't done just yet, as they already added another highlight to the ranked section in 2019. Hoping there's more to come!

Nerova Riuz GX written by Niva
  • Often referred to as N/A, Nerova Riuz GX is a mapper whose mapping style has been very well adapted to the native sound of rhythm gaming, savvy electronic beats, and so on. His maps often sport a great variety of dynamic patterns and interesting stream sequences, but what truly connects his maps to one another is his decision to often incorporate uncommon circle sizes outside the usual CS4 mapping meta. Oh, and on top of that he's a really proficient Taiko mapper and storyboarder as well!

Net0 written by Mirash
  • After a long period of trying to become a part of the beatmap nominators group, he finally did it in 2018, and it proved to well deserved as he has done a great job with his position. Other than that, he made his style more distinguishable and succeeded in his Grave Revival Project by taking graveyarded maps from old mappers, making whole sets for them and pushing them to the ranked section. By the end of the year he managed to rank a total of 14 mapsets for people to play. He also did a lot of activity in his internal Brazil mapping Discord server, keeping the community alive and moving forward. Net0 did the best he could in 2018; great job! It's worth noting that he also is just a rookie; what a legend.

Neta written by yaspo
  • Neta briefly peeks into the ranked section in 2018, ranking their cute old set for "Glossy:MMM". Even though they haven't showed any other activity mapping wise, we wish them luck in their tournament endeavours!

NEVlR written by Nao Tomori
  • NEVlR began mapping in 2017, but ranked his first set in late 2018. He then created a tribute to Komore in "Best of My Love" while beginning to mod actively in order to join the Beatmap Nominators. He prefers female vocals, and most of his uploaded maps are of the anime genre. Be sure to check out his maps if you enjoy maps between 5* and 6* which focus on interesting jump patterns set to cute anime songs.

Nevo written by Niva
  • Not to be confused with Niva, Nevo is a mapper who in the past year has been working really hard to enhance his reputation as one of the great sages of the hex-grid mapping branch while also being incredibly prolific with his works and other dedications in general. Not only that, he's also known as a very nice and supportive individual throughout and someone who has mastered the secret of the blobs!

newton- written by yaspo
  • Another great year for newton- to show off their self-proclaimed equidistant mapping style. Even though in the past this often led to tightly controlled hexgrid arranges, recently newton has started to show different approaches to this idea. Most notable is their "Kaze no Uta", combining varied slidershapes and blankets to add a whole new layer to their mapping. Witnessing new iterations of newton's style will make the upcoming year very exciting!

nextplay written by yaspo
  • Another solid showing from Nextplay this year. Even though they mostly reside in the bottom of mapsets with their easy and normal GDs, they're not a mapper to miss out on. With Nextplay's steady growth in the everchanging game of mapping, we can only wonder what their next play is.

Nhawak written by yaspo
  • Nhawak went for another banger this year, ranking a stacked set of Ocelot's "Yukari". Their map fits the song on a conceptual level, representing the mix of genres with a mix of gameplay elements for players to test their skill on. Even though they aren't very active recently, we're sure they'll be successful at Whatever they Do.

Nikakis written by lcfc
  • Nikakis, even as a newbie, managed to make the most out of 2018 by being an active modder as well as getting his name on over 20 mapsets ranked this year, either as guest difficulties or sets he hosted, which is quite a feat for someone's first year in the ranked section. It seems that he won't be stopping either in 2019, thus one can look forward to more cool sets and difficulties he'll be making.

Nines written by yaspo
  • Nines is looking to make an impact, taking a Full Dive into the ranked section with Psyqui's "Hype feat. Such". Matching this rollercoaster of a song with its mapping equivalent, it's no surprise that even top players are overwhelmed by this ride. For a first ranked map, Nines showed a remarkable know-how of mixing and matching patterns and slidershapes. Keep your eyes open for when he drops his next one, certainly it will be a blast to play!

niruko written by Nao Tomori
  • niruko ranked the first of their two uploaded maps, "Takane no Hanako-san" by Kobasolo and Lefty Hand Cream, in April. They also ranked an easy GD, and are currently working on their other uploaded map, a Honeyworks set.

Nitrous written by yaspo
  • "Let's start the year right with cute girls doing cute things!" is a flawless description by Nitrous themselves. This idol lover definitely isn't afraid of sharing his fandom, sneaking in a guest difficulty on any idol related set they set their eyes on. It all comes together in the completion of "our masterpiece", a giant collaboration between all leading figures of osu's idol scene. With a new focus on BanG Dream, we're sure Nitrous will keep creating fun memories like these!

Nitroz written by Niva
  • As one of the most prominent members of the osu!restoration project, Nitroz came into the mapping scene with a personal goal unlike any other: to pursue the long-lost older generation mapping philosophies through conserving the relics of the ancient mapping styles. Needless to say, his only ranked map this year -- I Love Egg -- reflects that goal very well; he was able to bring a sense of nostalgia to many players through his mapping and the inclusion of names such as Card N' FoRcE, mtmcl, Gens, and m980 in the mapset.

Niva written by Mirash
  • An old mapper coming to us from 2010, Niva ranked 5 mapsets this year, all of which were copyright-free, many through the Featured Artist program or the Mapper's Guild. His maps seem simple at first glance or on sightread, but that is just what is needed from them. As soon as you start looking at what's actually going on, you'll be amazed at how thoughtful his maps are. I really like the movements and shapes he uses; pattern-heavy maps like his will always stand out from others. Something that is also worth mentioning is that Niva can map a wide range of BPMs - whether 115 or 210 - while still creating highly playable maps that you will surely be satisfied by. Niva's contributions to osu! do not show any signs of stopping, and it's always a pleasure to work with him, so we will be watching his 2019 closely.

Noffy written by Niva
  • To begin with, I genuinely don't know if there's a bigger Vocaloid enthusiast in this list than Noffy -- even in the very beginnings of her mapping journey, Noffy was always someone who was incredibly dedicated to mapping Vocaloid songs. As well as being a very prominent storyboarder and metadata researcher, over the years Noffy's dedication to the subject has turned her into a walking Vocaloid encyclopedia -- if you're looking for assistance regarding your Vocaloid maps, Dr. Noffy Noff Noffers is rest assured ready to help!

Nokris written by Mirash
  • Nokris was very active at the start of 2018 but his activity came to a halt in the later part of the year. Previously ranking mostly marathon maps, he mapped and ranked two big spreads in which the whole set was done by himself, showing how passionately persistent he is when his motivation is high. As always, we will see him next year for maybe an even greater period of activity.

not very smart written by Niva
  • It's not often that we see a rookie mapper debuting him/herself in the Ranked section with a 7* marathon map, let alone ranking a map with a plethora of timing sections. But that's just what not very smart (previously known as Flezlin) did -- his only ranked map of the year, a rendition of Hanatan - If, was in general a very well made map that greatly defies the public's expectations with all the carefully curated high intensity jumps and artistic merit.

NotEnough written by Nao Tomori
  • NotEnough began mapping in June 2017 and ranked his first map in 2018. He mostly maps anime; his ranked maps include Bang Dream and supercell. His other uploaded maps are similar genres: j-rock and j-pop. He's been more and more active lately, so stay on the lookout for more maps from him hitting ranked soon!

Nozhomi written by yaspo
  • 2018 was yet another super productive year for Nozhomi. They added more to their considerable ranked listing with standouts like the virtuously mapped "Help" and short yet super fun Saradisk maps. Combined with their continuous activity in the BNG, it's no wonder Nozhomi has become a staple in the French mapping community. We'll be happy to see Nozhomi extend their well-deserved badge for longstanding contribution this year!

Nuvolina written by Nao Tomori
  • Nuvolina began mapping in 2018 and focuses on the EDM and Nightcore genres with a modern take on the traditional symmetry-oriented style. Check out their ranked and pending maps if you enjoy S3rl and similar artists. They've also recently began modding with the intent of joining the BNG, so if you enjoy the same type of songs be sure to keep track of that for all your mod requesting needs.

Nyantiaz written by Nao Tomori
  • Nyantiaz focuses mostly on mapping low diffs; his diffs on his 4 ranked sets in 2018 all cap out around the Hard diff level, and most of his GDs are also in the Normal and Easy range. He's recently been branching out into higher difficulties though, so stay on the lookout for more from him.

Ohwow written by Monstrata
  • As his name implies (haha, original joke) Ohwow consistently produces top quality maps, even very early on when he started mapping. As someone who was able to mentor him and watch him develop as a mapper, I am super proud of the high quality work he consistently pumps out.

Okoratu written by Mirash
  • In the year 2018 Okoratu, otherwise known as Okorin, stepped back from being very active to "still being not dead but having fewer responsibilities". Don't get it wrong though, he is still contributing a great amount through leading the mentorship program, correcting ranking criteria, occasionally nominations of something he found being interesting enough for the ranked section, and more. Speaking of mapping, he managed to rank 4 anime sets, the difficulties of which mostly were done by himself alone, which is amazing. Hope that 2019 will see more maps by Oko! Nageki no Mori

Onlybiscuit written by Nao Tomori
  • Onlybiscuit ranked his first map, "Korekara" by Machico, near the end of 2018. He also has several ranked GDs, generally in the mid-high 5* territory. He maps j-pop and has a particular liking for LiSA, having mapped more than 10 of her songs since March 2018. His maps feature high intensity jumps and simple rhythm, so if that's your taste, make sure to check out his maps!

Opsi written by Hobbes2
  • A mentee of renowned mapper ProfessionalBox, Opsi managed to catch eyes with his dazzling first ranked map, Light it Up by Camellia. The map features the technical rhythms and challenging patterns you'd expect from a Camellia map, but put together by an newer mapper. Unfortunately, it was his only project, so we didn't get to see Opsi develop through the rest of 2018. Here's to hoping for the return of an impressive rookie.

Otosaka-Yu written by StarrStyx
  • Better known as Suzuki_1112, Otosaka-Yu has made quite the name for himself not just within the mapping community, but also among some players ever since he won Pending Cup 2017. His maps not only contain very well executed and sometimes quite well thought out ideas, but also feel very fun and intuitive to play. His choice of electro songs while mapping will be a delight for those who like electro music as well.

Owens written by Nao Tomori
  • Owens began his ranked career in January 2018 with "Climber's High" from Fuuka. He went on to rank several GDs in the 4-5.5* range, as well as another anime set of his own.

P A N written by ScubDomino
  • Having been in the mapping community for a long time, P A N has certainly developed advanced knowledge in applying patterns, especially with geometrically placed jumps! In 2018, P A N ranked a map of the instrumental version of TWICE's CHEER UP. Although it's nowhere near innovative or creative by P A N's standards, these maps are always appreciated in the ranked section for being something fun for a lot of players. Definitely looking forward for more in 2019!

Pachiru written by yaspo
  • Pachiru really is a free birb who flutters around the community. Having been involved in spotlights, mentorship organization, and running the Mapping World Cup and French mapping contests, he really shows that he wants to help out whereever he can. Of course that doesn't hold him back from mapping: 2018 really helped with solidifying "Pachiru's Normal" and the artist Marshmello as commonplace terms. I can only wonder where Pachiru's wings will take him this year!

PandaHero written by Niva
  • For me, looking at PandaHero's maps in a sense is like reminiscing at the early days of traditional Russian-style mapping in its earlier days a la tieff and La Cataline, a style that has been long adored by many -- slightly curved sliders, anti-jumps, doubles and other improvised rhythms, godlike hitsounding... PandaHero's maps often have it all. Her maps are a great example of how one can further elevate a shining legacy of the past by staying faithful to their mapping inspirations at heart.

Pandize written by Mordred
  • A rather new face to the ranked section, Pandize ranked Blaster & Extra Terra - Spacecraft right before going inactive for a year. As you'd expect from a dubstep map, this map challenges both reading and aim with its slider-heavy style. Lets see what else they'll show us in 2019.

pappl e 104 written by Mordred
  • A new Chinese mapper, pappl e 104 joined the ranked section with their map of "fripSide - an evening calm". Mapped in a really simple style, it allows lots of players to enjoy the map even if they struggle with rather high bpm. Curious to see if they will continue this style in 2019.

Pappy written by yaspo
  • Solitude. Relaxing. Difficulty names that don't necessarily tell the player about the difficulty level but rather about the emotion they convey. With "Somewhere Far Away" Pappy offers something that goes a lot deeper than just circles and sliders. An emotional confrontation. There's something special inside here, and we're curious to see what else Pappy will do to enhance this mapping approach.

Parachute written by Mirash
  • Parachute started his career as a mapper long ago, well before his first ranked beatmap, which happened in 2018. That map was a ZUN Touhou track made in a clean symmetric style that can be also considered something "old" - but that doesn't mean anything bad; moreover, Parachute did it just right so that it feels good even now in 2018. Glad that we have that diversity in the mapping scene, and can say that surely 2019 will be a good year with maps from him.

Pata-Mon written by Mordred
  • As a fellow fan of anime music, Pata-mon continues to do their part in ranking anime songs, albeit only 1 set this year. However, they also did make quite a few guest difficulties for other mappers in order to help them progress to the ranked section.

Pentori written by Hobbes2
  • Being a professional HotS player wasn't the only interesting thing about Pentori; 2018 was another display of his profiency in combining visuals and movement in order to create a splending play experience. While not his most active year, the maps he did rank managed to stand out.

Pereira006 written by Niva
  • Hailing from of the beatiful archipelago of Azores, Pereira006 is an experienced mapper who has been extremely prolific in producing maps of various video game songs since his first appearance in the Ranked section back in 2011. Last year saw him being arguably more active in the moderation department due to his re-admittance to the GMT, but worry not -- Pereira006 still contributes to the mapping scene as well every now and then.

Peter written by yaspo
  • Even though Peter cut the EU part from their name, nothing was cut from their mapping in the slightest. 2018 really marks their Break Away in the ranked section compared to the humble beginnings in 2017. Peter provides us with a nice collection of lower bpm EDM songs, all accompanied with equally fun maps. It's no wonder players are so positive in the beatmap comments, so we're glad to see that he isn't done yet!

Pho written by Niva
  • Pho may be best known in the community for his ultra-high intensity 7* maps such as Yakubyougami or HIBANA, but looking beyond, Pho is actually always a very capable and versatile mapper himself. His catalogue of maps has proven himself as a mapper who has been able to nail a wide variety of songs from stream-intensive maps to alternating tech maps -- all delivered through a very clean yet crisp mapping style!

pimp written by Mordred
  • The kudosu police. When he's not denying unjustified kudosu, there is a high chance he's helping people with complex timing! Aside from those endeavors, he also ranked his marathon of 3L's "Macrophylla Parasol", one of the few ranked maps that still use tickrate 4 nowadays. He also joined the BNG in early 2018, helping lots of mappers rank their own sets.

pinataman written by Hobbes2
  • pinataman ranked his first mapset in 2018, Thaehan - Saiyajin. Unfortunately, he's been mostly inactive since. Maybe he will return in the future to show us if he can improve beyond his rookie status.

PinkHeart written by UndeadCapulet
  • A mapper that needs no introduction, PinkHeart has made a huge impact on the mapping scene, winning multiple awards in previous MCA's and influencing many prolific mappers. In 2018 they took a bit of a break from ranking their own sets, instead making multiple guest difficulties for short anime and eroge songs. They did, however, rank their "Denkishiki Karen Ongaku Shuudan - Gareki no Yume" set, a very different song than they normally map. We hope to see their impact continue into 2019.

pishifat written by Hobbes2
  • pishifat needs no introduction. There's a reason he's constantly voted as top community contributor; his mapping videos and contributions to the ranking criteria are well respected among the community. He even manages the Mapper's Guild program alongside being a QAT. The zinger? All of this is before even considering his mapping talents. In the past year, pishifat continued to push his skills, spending a portion of 2018 attempting to make interesting maps on songs you wouldn't expect them from. To put it succintly, he's alright, I guess.

pkhg written by Mordred
  • pkhg was mostly active in 2016 and 2017, but that doesn't mean they did nothing in 2018! While only ranking one set themselves, they helped a bunch of others to rank their sets by making guest difficulties for them, something that will always be appreciated.

Plaudible written by Hobbes2
  • Plaudible continued to find success in 2018; a combination of his song choice and fun to play mapping style lent him some mapsets with very high playcounts. If you're a fan of electronic music, Plaudible's maps are must plays, as his musical expression is top notch. While he retired from the BNG in 2018, a recent return to activity shows hope for a strong 2019 as well. Here's hoping!

PoNo written by lcfc
  • Mostly known for his stream-heavy maps and pretty storyboards, PoNo certainly makes sure he leaves his mark on this year as well. Though he focused more on making storyboards for several popular maps in 2018, he also ranked a song of the renowned band Imperial Circus Dead Decadence as well as several guest difficulties. Rumors say he's planning to rank more stuff in 2019, and his versatility he's shown in his maps currently in the graveyard can ensure us that great maps await!

Present written by Nao Tomori
  • A consummate fan of cute anime girl vocals, Present (formerly known as AngelSnow) ranked two sets in 2018: the opening to Aho Girl and a mimimemeMIMI song. His other uploaded maps feature a litany of cute female vocalists such as ClariS and Sangatsu no Phantasia. He's been mapping quite actively recently, so watch for more of his stuff getting ranked soon!

ProfessionalBox written by UndeadCapulet
  • One of the biggest household names for fans of EDM maps, ProfessionalBox continued to make a huge impact on the ranked section. They have cemented themselves as a primary influencer on the mapping styles of the genre, with their incredibly popular "Camellia - Exit This Earth's Atomosphere (Camellia's ''PLANETARY//200STEP'' Remix)" marathon rocketing through the Qualified section with over 4000 favourites. Their impact on mapping cannot be understated and we hope to see them continue to push boundaries in 2019.

Pulse written by Nao Tomori
  • Pulse ranked a collab marathon with several other members of the Brazilian community in March 2018. It features interesting "alternator style" mapping on a classic Touhou arrangement. While Pulse hasn't returned to the ranked section since then, he still has a few other maps uploaded, including a Bring Me The Horizon song and an Eminem song.

pw384 written by Mirash
  • How long does it take to map a single difficulty? Well, the answer doesn't matter here, as we're talking about a mapper who can create a full spread for a 5 minute long song featuring tons of different patterns and unusual gimmicks completely by himself. He ranked three mapsets in 2018 and has several pending maps as well. pw384 (formerly known as 384059043) dedicates his mapping interest to Western songs exclusively. We'll be watching his amazing perseverance in 2019 as well.

pyrowar56 written by Niva
  • I first heard of this mapper by accident, really -- back then I was searching for a neat and comfortable map to put in the DT pool for a tournament mappool when I stumbled upon his Mienai kara, Mieru Mono map (which was AR8 while still Pending). I was pleasantly surprised to see his maps are so well constructed while also offering some interesting stream constructions here and there - definitely a mapper to keep your eye on if you haven't!

Rakuen written by Niva
  • After the inactivity of xsrsbsns and HeatKai post-2013, Rakuen has arguably been the name that stepped up as one of the most exemplary figures in the Malaysian mapping community in recent times. Although Rakuen's most anticipated beatmap -- The Distance, which has been in the works since 2014 -- may still not be Ranked yet at the time of writing, throughout the last year he managed to instead rank his Katayoku no Tori which showcased how close his nurturing relationship with the Malaysian mapping community is.

RanthFox written by Nao Tomori
  • RanthFox ranked his first map, "Zetsubo to no Wakare ~Kyozo to no Tatakai~" by Ohtani Kow, in September 2018. It's a song from Shadow of the Colussus accompanied by an insane diff full of long slider patterns which represent the prominent brass instruments in the song. His other uploaded maps encompass a variety of genres - give them a try yourself; each one has its own unique way of presenting the songs.

Realazy written by StarrStyx
  • The Skype x Can Can mapper has increased his amount of ranked maps tenfold this year; if you have played osu at all in the last year, you are bound to have seen his maps hit the ranked section either as a GD or of his own mapsets every now and then. His maps also encompass a wide range of songs; whether it's anime, or electro, Realazy's maps are bound to fit your music tastes.

Reform written by Hobbes2
  • Perhaps a more familiar name now, 2018 was when Reform (formerly Kujinn) was starting to get his feet on the ground. A mentee of Sotarks, Reform started to take his mentor's style into his own, making comfortable maps that are easy on the player. There's a possibility we look back at this entry in the future and marvel at how little attention Reform was really getting around this time. It's not unlikely that 2019 will end with Reform at the top of the table when it comes to well known mappers.

Regou written by StarrStyx
  • What more is there to say about Regou? He is not only a man of clean, structured mapping, but also able to throw in a lot of cool concepts from time to time. Despite most of his maps being quite unorthodox and at times unpleasant to play, there is no denying that his maps are some of the best that we have ever seen. Truly a hell mapper in his own right.

Regraz written by yaspo
  • If you're looking for song variety, Regraz' ranked maps are a perfect fit for you. With sets for various Western pop artists, Chinese vocalists, j-rock and more, you can find anything you'd possibly want. The way these fit the song's intensity just right often leads to low diff sets, though sometimes Regraz takes a real twist and releases an intense 7 star SDVX map. That said, Regraz is so much more than just a mapper. 2018 really was a year for them to showcase their modding profiency to the community by joining the QAT and judging contests like the osu Mapping World Cup. All summarized, Regraz follows up many remarkable years with another one, and we're glad to see that they're still around to help out the community!

Reillia written by ScubDomino
  • Most famous for hosting some of the most popular anime/utaite mapsets like Akatsuki Zukuyo and Koi no Hime Hime Pettanko, [C u r i] (now namechanged to Reillia), has certainly gotten his name out there in the osu! community. Despite not having mapsets that relive those old popular times, [C u r i] still makes anime maps of comparable quality to this day. So if you're bored of the popular maps you've played over and over again, give his newly ranked maps a try and you're sure to have a great time!

Reisen Udongein written by Halfslashed
  • Likely one of the bigger comebacks this year, Reisen Udongein returns to osu! to rank their 2013 set of "squall". Having mostly been active between 2011-2013, they sport an older style of map design but also feature compelling gameplay to boot, allowing them to appeal to fans of both modern and older styles. I sure wasn't expecting to see them come back after such a long period of inactivity, but I'm definitely hoping to see more of them in the future!

Renumi written by Niva
  • People often say that the true joy of mapping comes from being successfully able to introduce the songs you love to the world, and Renumi's profile perfectly showcases this statement: with all four of his Ranked maps being connected through the same trippy feel and ethereal ambience, Renumi has brought forth some really solid (and often relaxing) content with a vibe completely different from any other generic mainstream maps for the community to enjoy.

RepL4y written by yaspo
  • Even though Repl4y ranked just their second map last year, judging by the map alone doesn't give that impression in the slightest. Their rendition of kamome sano's "starlights feat. TEA" really is a great match for the song, covering all its complex rhythms and fluctuating vocals all in one cohesive package. Now that they've shown the skill to map cool full songs, I'm curious about what we'll get to see next!

Riana written by yaspo
  • Riana had a blast in 2018, a great start for a great rookie. He made a very eager entry to the ranked section with spacing-heavy maps like "Infinite Sky" and "Shine", a style that players enjoy greatly. Riana knows how to make full usage of jumps, going for more unconventional designs like wide angles and anti-jumps. Even though he only started out last year, the start of 2019 is full of progress for Riana. We hope he'll keep going and continue making the maps they True truly love!

Rieri written by yaspo
  • While they've moved on from their old name ProEzreal, the Pro part still reflects through Rieri's mapping. With fun jump maps like "Dear Brave" and "Fireworks of shoes" they have no trouble getting love from players. Judging from their recent activity, they even seem to be venturing into ctb. 2019 will undoubtedly be an interesting year for Rieri!

riffy written by Mirash
  • A cool guy straight from the old times, riffy is a Russian dude who has been contributing great mapsets to the game for a very long time! Never expect him to get away from it, even though he became less active in the later half of the year. Ranked three beatmapsets did and some guest difficulties in his lovely style that doesn't go overboard and that is magnificent in combination with the songs he chose. We will see where 2019 journey brings him. (And yeah, he has been known as Bakari as well as tolya97)

Rin Desu written by Mordred
  • As someone who likes English-language rock music, and especially the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rin Desu made their contribution by ranking 2 RHCP sets. Should these not be enough for you, feel free to check out their pending maps and graveyard for a lot more of those!
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Riven written by UndeadCapulet
  • Despite only ranking 2 sets in 2018, Riven made a surprisingly large impact on the mapping scene, as one of those sets was the first ever R3 Music Box extended mp3. This created a trend of maps that partially led to the complete rework of mapset spread drain time rules that happened later in the year. We hope to see Riven continue to break boundaries in 2019 .. just preferably in map design and not in mp3 design.

Rizen written by Mordred
  • A familiar name to most in the mapping and modding community. After failing to get into the BNG countless times, he finally succeeded in mid 2018, making his long dream come true. Aside from that, he also ranked 2 sets, one 5 min collab and a 4 min spread.

Rizia written by StarrStyx
  • Sadly, this year has seen fewer of Rizia's maps, as he only ranked one set which was mapped last year and was only ranked much later.

Rolniczy written by Nao Tomori
  • Rolniczy began mapping in late 2017. His first ranked map, "crystallized" by Camellia, featured intricate 1/4 rhythm. In October, he ranked "Manten" by Kalafina, which earned a spot on the seasonal spotlights for its use of extended sliders and non-standard circle patterning. His music taste includes anime, DnB, and electronic songs; his uploaded maps display incredible diversity in both mapping and song style.

Rose Pacifica written by yaspo
  • Players better put on thick gloves before they come near Rose Pacifica's first ranked map if they don't want to hurt themselves on its thorns. With countless complex patterns and spaced 1/4 at 200bpm, Rose's "put' l'da" is deceptively difficult for its 6.37 stars. We can only wonder if the world is ready for their potential return this year.

rrtyui written by lcfc
  • A name in the community you've no doubt heard of already, either in the playing, mapping or storyboarding scene, rrtyui definitely started 2018 off with a bang with his map of Reality Distortion, a highly varied electronic track made by none other than Camellia, which is a collab with Sing that also includes a stellar storyboard made by rrtyui himself. Furthermore, he participated in a few collabs with other popular mappers, including another map you've surely heard of: ProfessionalBox's Exit This Earth's Atomosphere (this time "Camellia's ''PLANETARY//200STEP'' Remix", two years after mapping the original song himself). rrtyui also had several more maps added into the Loved section in 2018, showcasing versatility and mastery of map design in all of them. His currently pending maps hint to us that we may see more of him in the ranked section in 2019!

Rtyzen written by Stack
  • Ranking a map after a 3-year break, Rtyzen still shows he can map really well, taking this normal sounding opening and mapping the chorus in an alternator style which packs a big extra punch when you get to it. Apart from that they sadly haven't done much.

rui written by yaspo
  • The lack of rui maps in 2017 was quite worrying, but luckily they made a return in 2018. With a full 4 minute set on "Justitia of Life," they combine old ideas with new ones, reminding us of the fun style they've built up over the years. Having been reminded, we hope rui has enough weekends to spend on mapping another set this year!

Rukaru written by yaspo
  • Is this rukaru's rebirth? After not ranking anything in 2017, this Neptunia-loving mapper returns with a mapset for their favorite game series' OST! It's a nice mapset full of cute patterns that match the song's rhythm and intensity nicely; rukaru definitely hasn't lost their touch. I'm surely hoping rukaru will continue sharing the things they love with the community!

Rumia- written by yaspo
  • Rumia- is a mapper who, despite their history in mania mapping, has made a full conversion to standard. They're not afraid of providing players with a similar level of challenge in both modes however. Rumia's maps like "S.A.T.O.R.A.R.E" and their GD on "New World" are filled with complex and varied patterns that keep players on the tips of their toes. Players appreciate this mapping style as well, granting Rumia 2 loved maps on top of their ranked repertoire. Comparing Rumia's first standard maps to their latest work is a big difference, so they're definitely someone to keep an eye on this year!

RVMathew written by yaspo
  • RVMathew is a Touhou fan primarily known for hard difficulties that quite often defy generic trends. With good usage of patterning, they really establish a clean relation with the song. Unsurprisingly, these hards easily become a lot of fun with any mod combination you can think of. Their geometric mapping style culminates in "Summer time Heaven -after", a well done solo set utilizing ar8 on the highest difficulties. RVMathew's fun mapping style fills a nice niche in the ranked section, so we're glad to see them keep it up this year!

Ryuusei Aika written by Mirash
  • Ryuusei Aika spent this year ranking 6 mapsets by himself, and by joining the Beatmap Nominators group started helping others doing so as well! Ambitious projects with big spreads and a huge backlog of nominations make him the picture of a hard worker, and that is the truth about him! Non-conventional mapping decisions together with song choice make Ryuusei Aika stand out among others. Hope motivation doesn't leave him in 2019.

saggi written by Nao Tomori
  • saggi, previously known as DominiGG, ranked a cut version of Dreamcatcher's "Chase Me" at the start of 2018. Most of his maps are over 6*, so if you enjoy high intensity mapping on j- or k-rock songs, take a look at his graveyard as well.

sahuang written by StarrStyx
  • This year has seen a slight decline in the amount of maps sahuang has put out, but he has still managed to rank a couple of very decent maps; the most notable one, for example, would be his rendition of Meramipop's Gensou Roman Kikou (is the limit.)

Sakurauchi Riko written by yaspo
  • Formerly known as Phyloukz, Sakurauchi Riko changed their name to be even closer to their beloved idol. This is also reflected through their mapping, as Riko and Riko make a great combo to convey the feeling of the idol's voice. Especially notable in their maps is great usage of small circles, like on "Loveless World" and both versions of "Pianoforte Monologue". We hope Sakurauchi Riko can find what they're looking for in 2019, and we pray that love won't be so unforgiving.

samosita written by UndeadCapulet
  • samosita snuck in to the ranked section near the end of the year with their first ranked map, "FELT - Day after," a pleasant marathon map that shows off the song's nice piano melody and vocals. We hope to see this mapper keep up their strong start to the ranked section in the future.

samplefish written by yaspo
  • Skipping 2017, samplefish returns to the ranked section with more solid mapsets for players to enjoy. These maps can be heartwarming like the Undertale OST "An Ending", or full of bouncy fun on "winter tale". Samplefish definitely knows how to bring a song's vibe to the player, so we're hoping that they're not skipping this year!

Sandrew written by yaspo
  • One map away from being a rookie, Sandrew had a great year to start out his mapping career. It's clear that this mapper has high appreciation for lower difficulties, as even on their own sets, Sandrew keeps their focus on high quality Hards and Normals. It was actually quite surprising to see Sandrew GD a nice top difficulty on "nonfantasy". Whether Sandrew branches out to higher star rating in 2019 or not, their name will definitely be worth keeping around!

Satellite written by Mirash
  • Lord and Kami-sama of Youhei Satellite - better known by their singer's name, senya - Satellite (forgive my repetitiveness) ranked one mapset of a song by, once again, Youhei Satellite, "Utakata, Ai no Mahoroba." Besides that, he took part in some ambitious collaborations that remain hidden ... I hope to see them revealed in 2019!

Saten written by Niva
  • Ah, yes. Saten and Yousei Teikoku maps -- they are inseparable from one another. In line with his reputation as arguably one of the first mappers to master the double-BPM mapping meta, in the last year Saten managed to rank Oroka na Ketsumatsu, yet another singletap-heavy Yousei Teikoku map that features a lot of symmetry and polygonal star patterns which have been his trademark since time immemorial. Go give the map a try if you haven't though, it's really fun!

Saturnalize written by Niva
  • Saturnalize has actually been producing high quality maps over and over for years -- even to the point that he had a diff featured in last year's OWC mappool -- but since most of the time he didn't really intend to push his maps to Ranked or Loved, many of his true masterpieces (such as Euclid or Mirage) were left unknown to many. If by chance you stumbled upon Saturnalize's profile, make sure to check his graveyard in order to unearth yourself some great mapping gems!

scanter written by UndeadCapulet
  • scanter, also known as "Anais", made a bit of a splash in the mapping scene back in 2014. They returned to the ranked section this year with their set "Roselia - LOUDER", a nice clean set showing everyone they haven't lost their charm. We hope to see them continue ranking more sets in the future, hopefully before 2022.

schoolboy written by Mirash
  • schoolboy, also known as Komore, ranked a huge amount of 11 beatmapsets in 2018, joined the Mappers Guild and started contributing to the game even more by mapping officially licensed songs. Nice to see such persistence from him for a long period of time! The great style that he developed through the years has reached even higher standards. This guy slayed your boredom in 2018 and will continue to do so in 2019 hopefully.

ScubDomino written by Niva
  • A personal mentee of handsome himself, ScubDomino (previously known as anime girl) managed to take the mapping scene by storm through his seemingly endless mapping breakthroughs and innovations despite only being a rookie this year. From his slider node mechanic-breaking Pencilina to his insane keysounding in skyshifter vip, he's definitely an extremely rare case of a mapper whose maps are extremely unique and different (in a good way) over one another.

sdafsf written by Halfslashed
  • More often seen for his GDs than his mapsets, sdafsf is one of those talents that made themselves known last year. This year he ended up hosting a set with entries from Just Another Beatmap Contest #3, as well as making his own set of Racemization, which received praise from fanzhen himself. Skilled at mapping any genre of music well, it'd be nice to see him pop in again during 2019 to show us what else he's got in store.

Seikatu written by Mirash
  • A kinda old Russian mapper who is the definition of "underrated". Despite having a clean and simple style, he still manages to surprise you with how well everything is done in the end. Ranked two mapsets in 2018, both of which are full spreads mapped by himself, one of them is for a 4:30-long song. Shows exactly how passionate he is when there are both motivation and free time. Would like to see more of Seikatu in 2019 as he seems to have the time now!

Seni written by yaspo
  • Seni's name has become synonymous with the artist Foreground Eclipse. With 5 ranked sets all under this same artist, complete with a songs compilation, they're really building up quite the collection. Even so, Seni's work definitely doesn't lack variety. Maps like "Storytellers" and "In A Night When Her Sorrow Resounds Around" show that they can easily adapt different styles within a similar genre. For 2019 we can only wonder one thing: which will be longer, Seni's mapping career or these extensive song titles?

Serizawa Haruki written by Nao Tomori
  • Serizawa Haruki, formerly known as J a c k, spent most of 2018 mapping Honeyworks and other similarly pleasant j-pop tracks. He enjoys low diffs and joined the BNG after founding the Low Diff Assurance Team, a modding queue focused on low difficulties in all modes. If you like cute girls (or cute guys) singing cute things, be sure to check out his pending and ranked difficulties - he's mapped several male vocalists, like Galileo Galilei and mafumafu, as well as several prominent female j-pop singers.

seselis1 written by Mirash
  • By ranking a great set in which he mapped every difficulty by himself, seselis1 impressed with the ability to map so cleanly and consistently. He provided such a good difficulty progression that you could say that if a player was stranded on an uninhabited island, with no chance of escape, and only a PC with osu! installed to keep them company, and only this mapset to play, that player could still have the ability to improve to greatness even starting from zero. Wishing the best of luck in his mapping adventures in 2019!

Seto Kousuke written by Stack
  • Certainly not a no-name, Seto achieved a lot in 2018 not only ranking multiple maps but also getting bn in the summer. His positive attitude also makes him a great addition to every team. When talking about his mapping he sticks mostly to anime songs, but occasionally dabbles in the more exclusive songs like Pepsi Man. Here is my message to Seto for 2019 in which I hope to see more of him: "HAEOHOEAHOEUAHUEOAE".

Shad0w1and written by yaspo
  • "Good artists copy, great artists steal." An inspiring quote straight from Shad0w1and's userpage, though one can only wonder just how many aspiring mappers are stealing patterns from their maps these days. Even while closely sticking to Japanese music, Shadow has built up an impressively varied portfolio of mapping styles over the years. It's hardly a surprise that they've become a staple in the Chinese community. Shad0w1and hasn't hit the brakes on ranking maps ever since they started, so we hope they keep pushing forwards their colorful mapping!

Shadren written by Mirash
  • A Russian compositor and quite an old name that mostly became known for his maps of electronic songs. Shadren came back in 2018 and ranked a full spread set for a song called "Cry Baby", where every difficulty was made by himself! Great perseverance! Hoping for Shadren to map a Shadren song in 2019 maybe....

Shanipika written by Halfslashed
  • Few mappers dare to create maps as interesting as Shanipika's. Though he mainly sticks to more popular song genres like anime and vocaloid, his style consistently makes use of obscure yet fitting techniques to represent the songs and does so well enough that I didn't even believe he was a rookie this year. Hope to see more of this mapper in the future!

Sharlo written by yaspo
  • Despite their rather inactive status "AFK for all", Sharlo still briefly peeks in. In 2018, she did so with one ranked map, a collab on "chrono diver -fragment-". It's easy to forget the time while playing this map: the way the patterns play and the beautiful storyboard make for a wholesome experience. Even if she doesn't return in 2019, we're sure the community won't forget her voice!

Sharu written by ScubDomino
  • Sharu's main strength is versatility. Looking through his few ranked maps, he seems to have made some really well done J-vocal and anime maps of various genres, but, as I've said, that's not to say he's not good at everything else. Quite the opposite, in fact, as he's also known in the mapping community for making high-quality and visually compelling maps of various maps in the wubs scene. This just goes to show that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, especially when talking about mappers!

Shiguma written by Halfslashed
  • If you really liked an anime in the past several years and wondered why no one had made a map of that particular opening, Shiguma is here to change that. What some consider to be an unpolished style upon cracking open their maps in the editor actually turns out to be a fitting and enjoyable map during play. Outside of contributing to the ranked section, Shiguma also participated as an organizer in the mentorship program towards the earlier half of the year. It will definitely be interesting to see what kinds of contributions, mapping or otherwise, he'll put forth in the future.

Shiirn written by Halfslashed
  • Recognizable to some as a pioneer of freestyle placements in mapping, Shiirn continued to push boundaries as he did the years before, primarily with his mapset "Forest of the Spirits". His style typically appeals to those who are looking for an interesting challenge, or perhaps even a meaningful experience from the strange electronic songs he typically maps. Though he disappeared early in the year, there will likely be something for everyone to remember him by: his vocal presence in pushing for changes in the community, his unique mapsets, his contributions towards deviating from unnecessary rigidity in mapping, or even his edgy poetry.

Shiratoi written by yaspo
  • Continuing what they started last year, Shiratoi established themselves in the scene. Teaming up with Nevo gives them plenty of ranked insane diffs, though their own maps on "Mirai" and "Deep in Abyss" really are a step ahead. They also deserve praise for their placement in the mentorship traditional contest, granting them the top expert difficulty on "confusion". With how much they've grown over the past year, there undoubtedly is a bright future ahead of them!

Shmiklak written by Mirash
  • Shmiklak went IRL this year, but osu! doesn't let you go 100% IRL, and he did rank a great amount of 8 beatmapsets! They were mostly Russian songs, bringing variety to the game's content; that's cool. Best of luck to him in 2019!

Shunao written by yaspo
  • Even though they're formerly known as ShogunMoon, at this point "Shunao's Hard" is a trademarked product. While they might seem inseparable from Sotarks' sets, Shunao has plenty of own work that is worth appreciating. Both "Hibiwareta Sekai" and "Panorama Blue" are excellent examples of their ability to stand their own ground. The amount of work Shunao is putting out is quite a feat, so we'll be excited when their ranked difficulty count finally reaches 100!

Shurelia written by ScubDomino
  • Despite having almost no experience in playing the Standard gamemode at all, Shurelia managed to break through and create very relaxing maps throughout 2018, showing through in his collaborative renditions of "Chata's Hoshizora no Memoria" and stellatram's "EXEC_with.METHOD_METAFALICA/. ~at A.D.3310~"! That being said, we are thrilled to see and relax to more maps from this guy in the future!

Side written by Mordred
  • After not ranking anything for 2 years, they return with a set of "USAO - Showdown", featuring not one, not two, but three different game modes, giving lots of players an enjoyable set of this song.

Sidetail written by yaspo
  • If you think girls with sidetails are adorable, then the extensive list of them on Sidetail's profile is just the place for you! Aside from the many anime girls, you'll also be able to find their equally charming ranked maps and GDs. There's no way you won't enjoy these, as Sidetail's gentle and simple mapping is a perfect fit for yaniginagi's smooth vocals. Here's hoping to seeing more of their work, or cute girl choice, in 2019!

Sieg written by Mordred
  • Despite not being very active in 2018, Sieg still managed to rank 3 maps, including EPICA's cover of the second Attack on Titan opening, a finger control challenging low bpm map. They also rejoined the Beatmap Nominators for a few months, helping others rank their own maps.

Sing written by StarrStyx
  • It'd be best to describe Sing in two styles. One would be his RLC-like style, which draws heavy inspiration in the form of cleanly structured patterns and shapes; the other would be around the fast-slider mapping meta, which involves quite distinctive slider velocity changes frequently throughout a map. Regardless of the style he chooses to go for, there should be no shortage of maps to cater to your tastes, whether it be the cursor flying around the screen or if you just fancy some nice looking patterns while playing.

Sinnoh written by Niva
  • If you're looking for a mapper who is extremely proficient at mapping all four game modes, look no further than Sinnoh! Although the last year arguably saw Sinnoh being active in the osu!catch mode the most, Sinnoh is still by any means a prolific mapper in the osu!standard gamemode whose dedication to the mapping scene in general is something to be admired.

Skidooskei written by Nao Tomori
  • Skidooskei started mapping in early 2017 and ranked his first map in late 2018, a marathon of a song by electronic artist mrsimon. His mapping style is oriented around interlocking slider patterns and blankets with moderate visual spacing rather than having massive jumps between everything. We hope to see more unique progression and development in the future!

Skite59 written by Niva
  • The name Skite59 may not be the one that stood out the most amongst many other rookie mappers on this list, but his first and only Ranked map so far -- a rendition of hyleo & sakuraburst - Galaxy Cutter -- is definitely an absolute banger of its own! Comprising a bit of everything from wub parts to alternating sections and even streams, it's truly an uncommon sight for a newcomer to mark their first appearance in the Ranked section with such a high display of versatility. Definitely an interesting name to keep your eye on!

Skystar written by Niva
  • Satellite, Urushi38, Pho, Enkrypton, Regou -- PandaHero, Reiji-RJ, Okoratu -- Mafiamaster, AngelHoney, P o M u T a, Patchouli, EvilElvisV2, Rue. Also he's still very much most likely to be your favorite mapper's favorite mapper.

Slips written by Hobbes2
  • Known more as a player, Slips entered the mapping scene with his first ranked map, a DnB set of Metrik - Freefall VIP. Featuring traditional DnB rhythms, it's a very solid map for someone's first ranked map. Hopefully Slips can continue to improve and show off more DnB maps for us in the future, picking up where some now retired mappers of the genre have left off.

smallboat written by Mirash
  • A big name in the osu!community who was a long-serving beatmap nominator and mapper, smallboat went to his rest in 2018 as he resigned from the BNG and only ranked one mapset (though not an uninteresting one) of a song called "Yoshifumi Ushima - FLYING IN THE SKY." Wish to see him ranking another map in 2019.

SMOKELIND written by Nao Tomori
  • SMOKELIND, perhaps dubiously known for arousing suspicions of being a Sotarks multiaccount, gained popularity throughout the year while ranking several anime GDs as well as a few sets of his own. He has a passion for Japanese rock, mapping My First Story and Oral Cigarettes extensively. We hope to see more from him in the coming years - hopefully without the 1-2s.

Smokeman written by yaspo
  • Even though he's informally known as (the) WOKEMAN, Smokeman might seem like just another low diff mapper at a first glance. No less is true, as he manages to provide deep and daring map designs to the lower brackets of players. Opting for the largely unexplored orchestral genre with songs like "Kyoumen no Nami" and "Shinsha", Smokeman really leaves an emotional impact for everyone to enjoy. I'm excited to see what other adventurous slidershapes he can come up with during 2019.

Smug Nanachi written by lcfc
  • Smug Nanachi ranked his first two maps this year, with the most notable one being a cut of Feryquitous' Central Nucleus, featuring interestingly designed difficulties that cater to many types of players.

SnowNiNo_ written by ScubDomino
  • SnowNiNo_ has really made a name for themselves in 2018 with the ranking of maps like Sidetracked Day and Shukusai no Elementalia. With a good understanding of visual composition derived from mappers such as Monstrata and Nathan, they are able to bring Insane additions to the ranked maps listing, and we hope to see more from them in 2019!

sodarose written by Mordred
  • sodarose sadly was not very active this year, however they still managed to rank a full size spread with all diffs made by themselves, something I will always consider impressive.

Sonnyc written by Mirash
  • A modder and mapper who was sent to us from the heavens, Sonnyc took part in the BNG for almost the whole year while mapping and ranking 8 mapsets in total, including several as part of the Mappers' Guild. His style has been developing to utilize modern fast sliders - shown in his mapset of Cranky's "Rave 2 Rave" - but he also occasionally maps "gimmicky" mapsets, for example his map of "Los! Los! Los!" where he used zero sliders. Let's hope his contribution to the game keeps being present in 2019 as well.

Sotarks written by Hobbes2
  • Just as he was in 2017, Sotarks has undoubtedly been one of 2018's most prolific mappers. Quite the controversial and infamous figure in the community, Sotarks continued his highly active ranking of maps. Sotarks can safely claim the title of "mapper with the most plays on their maps." Regardless of your opinion on him, it's hard to deny that being something of an achievement, for better or for worse.

SquareTude written by yaspo
  • They say "be there or be square", but Squaretude is a notable exception to the rule. As a rookie they quite literally dabbed their way into the ranked section, getting their first ranked map "More One Night" into top played. For All I Know, that was enough to keep Squaretude Glued to the ranked section. They really Rise to the occasion by adding another 5 ranked sets to the listing. Whatever he does, Squaretude has carved his name into the game, and he definitely won't be forgotten anytime soon with his most recent and upcoming works!

squirrelpascals written by Hobbes2
  • Perhaps best known for his circle size choices and song selection, squirrelpascals is a mapper and BN who made outstanding contributions to the game across 2018. He started the year off strong with a beautiful mapset of Shindig - Stutter, an artist he would continue to map for. Whenever you load up a squirrelpascals map, you can be certain of a couple things: 1 - the map will be unique, and 2 - the song will be a banger.

squishi written by Nao Tomori
  • squishi ranked "Mimikyu no Uta" by YUPPA at the start of 2018, an upbeat Pokemon song. He doesn't seem to map too much anymore, but make sure to check out his other uploaded maps, which are set to a mix of Pokemon and j-pop related songs.

SrSkyPlayer written by yaspo
  • Even though they weren't very active in 2017, SrSkyPlayer definitely showed their presence last year. Both sets and GDs they ranked are a testament of their ability to map clean and engaging insane diffs. Especially notable is their GD on "Kaen", proving that SrSkyPlayer can make any type of pattern work smoothly. Can't wait to see more of this Senhor in 2019!

Stack written by Nao Tomori
  • Stack truly lived up to his name, speedrunning the entire mapping system and ending up as a QAT after a few short months of high-activity BN work. He mostly maps utaite covers and anime songs, but also ranked a few songs by Touhou doujin circle Akatsuki Records. In addition to mapping, he maintains high nomination and QAT activity alongside reviewing BN apps and keeping the system running smoothly.

Starfy written by StarrStyx
  • Starfy, despite not being an exceptionally popular name, is still fairly well known within the mapping community for his very nicely executed mapping concepts in maps such as Little Little Wish and Six Trillion Years. Although this year he only ranked a version of X-encounter, he is still semi active in mapping, and we look forward to what this hell mapper will bring us in the following year.

StarrStyx written by lcfc
  • Even though StarrStyx's activity has dropped since, say, 2016 (having made the mapsets he's mostly known for, such as Paradisus-Paradoxum as well as the trio of seal songs), he still has made meaningful contributions to making the ranked section a better place, mapping many different genres. Whether you have liked or disliked his maps previously, his new ones are undoubtedly worth a look for they show his improvement throughout the years!

Stjpa written by Mordred
  • Despite having more or less quit mapping, Stjpa still ranked a set of Cream puff's "Mermaid girl" in early 2018. While he was aiming to get back into the BNG after leaving it in early 2017, it appears he lost motivation to do so. Lets hope he regains some of that in 2019!

Strategas written by Niva
  • One of a few mappers who are very closely associated with DnB song mapping, Strategas managed to get a single DnB ranked map this year (The Journey (feat. Veela)) despite becoming generally less active in the community now after stepping down from his BN role. If there's one thing that I would like to see him do personally in the future, it is for him to map a High Tea Music song (aside from No More) now that the label has become featured in osu! as that would be very interesting!

Sulfur written by ScubDomino
  • An avid follower of the "pathing" style developed by big mappers like kiddly and Kloyd, Sulfur's maps feature powerful rhythms and placements you can ever get bored of playing. Go play some of his recent maps like "Une mage blanche" and "FAFNIR" and you'll see what I'm talking about!

Sun Rainbow written by Niva
  • Sun Rainbow may have at first debuted in the Ranked section by mapping songs from popular anime series, but as of recently he has been shifting more towards exploring the exotic influences of oriental-sounding atmospheric tracks. His only Ranked map in 2018 -- Luan Feng Ming's All In The Past, a traditional ambient Chinese song -- may not be the most challenging in terms of difficulty, but it's definitely worth the download as it'll instead immerse your mind on a spiritual level through its storyboard and its general ambience.

Sure written by Sulfur
  • After roughly one year of a break from mapping, Sure ranked Believe -- their 55th ranked set, done in an old fashion with a clean, based around symmetry mapping style. Let's hope their contribution to the game keeps being present in 2019 as well.

Sylas written by yaspo
  • More recognizable as TheKoala. Sylas is a fellow Belgian mapper I 100% support. Even though there wasn't really any need for another version of "Granat", they made up for it by ranking one of Camellia's new bangers: "Quaoar". This map has literally everything you'd expect for a song like this, from exotic slidershapes to tricky stream patterns. An intense map paired with an insane difficulty that does a solid job at introducing it, TheKoala shows what he's made of to both mappers and players. Hoping to see them keep up the great work this year!

Syph written by yaspo
  • Syph had another great year in the ranked section with maps that can be both unsurprisingly or surprisingly difficult. The high bpm aim challenge "Sky of the Ocean" and the creeping build-up in "Marigold" are prime examples of this. 2019 shows no signs of pausing for Syph, though with their maps' difficulty we aren't sure if we are ... Ready For It?

SyraxAxoJaxco written by yaspo
  • Another pleasant year for the digidestined SyraxAxoJaxco. With a second ranked map on the Digimon Universe OP "DIVE", their love for lower difficulties only becomes more apparent. It's only a small thing, but many small things can make something great! We're hoping to see SyraxAxoJaxco continue just that this year.

Takekii written by Halfslashed
  • By temporarily name changing to "Hanasaka Yui", Takekii made sure to go above and beyond the call of 2017's most popular song, "Harumachi Clover," by becoming one with the singer herself, then mapping a difficulty on "Aozora Morning Glory (TV Size)". Aside from that, he did rank a mapset of his own, further cementing his tastes in anime/eroge songs. Fans of these songs will be delighted in 2019, i'm sure.

tasuke912 written by Niva
  • Contrary to popular belief, yes, tasuke912, the osu!taiko BN and Champion himself, does map osu!standard as well! Although we only saw two Ranked osu!standard sets coming out from him this year, it's obvious though that he developed a solid view of the osu!standard mapping scene especially looking at his yanaginagi - here and there map.

Tatan written by Nao Tomori
  • Tatan maps various genres of pop music - k-pop, j-pop, and even reggaeton. His uploaded maps show a unique blend of Love Live, Post Malone, and several other rarely mapped styles of music. Be sure to keep up with his mapping if you enjoy pop genres that are rarely mapped in osu!

tatemae written by Mirash
  • Formerly known as Anishina Kodoku, tatemae is a dreamer and a romantic who, some may not know, prevented the Russian community from stalling thanks to his useful content. He kept ranking his maps this year too and managed to move 4 of them to the Ranked section for the osu! audience. Clean and attractive maps, interesting and enjoyable patterns, inspiring and warming songs — all of that you can find in Anishina maps really quickly, just download any of them, it's all there, waiting for the strangers to click. 2019 will suffer without him.

Testo written by Mirash
  • Testo made a huge amount of 17 ranked mapsets in the year of 2018. You can see an early inspiration from "clean"-style mappers and a more "tech"-style later. He also has a pretty established view on how to hitsound his maps and you can see it across almost every mapset. Variety in song choice is also a thing that makes his player-audience bigger; good job and will see him making maps in 2019 too!

Theaceae written by Hobbes2
  • If you hadn't known that he changed his name, you may have downloaded Theaceae's "first" ranked map and been blown away at its quality. But make no mistake, Theaceae is a well experienced mapper and player who ranked a single mapset in 2018, a cool rock song called My Famed Disappearing Act by Thank You Scientist. The song's interesting rhythms are fully explored in what is quite the map. It can only be considered a disappointment that Theaceae wasn't more active (his other map was a GD); hopefully we can see great things from him in 2019.

TheKingHenry written by yaspo
  • TheKingHenry is a rather surprising name on this year's rookie listing. Where most upcoming mappers get told to start off with something that isn't 8 minutes of high bpm deathstreams, this metal fan went the complete opposite direction. He pushed out an insane total 45 minutes drain time across only 6 ranked maps, topped off by "Libera" which is over 12 minutes long. Players who wanted more maps in this niche couldn't have asked for more. That's not even mentioning that he also got into the BNG in January. Undoubtedly this is an incredible start for a mapper, so let's see if TheKingHenry can keep it up!

TheNexus written by Nao Tomori
  • TheNexus ranked their first set, a marathon map of "The Undertaker's Daughter" by steampianist, in November 2018. Their other maps feature various EDM artists like Aero Chord, Noisestorm and Panda Eyes. They don't seem to be very active recently, but take a look at their graveyard for a litany of other Insane and Extra difficulty maps.

thiev written by yaspo
  • 2018 is an exciting year for thiev, as he adds another entry to Hype feat. Such listing for players to enjoy. Being new to the ranked scene, this map shows that he's plenty capable of bundling a bunch of interesting patterns into one fun package. With their super groovy start of 2019, thiev undoubtedly is someone worth checking out.

Tigger written by Nao Tomori
  • Tigger, formerly known as Xoul and [Soul], ranked his first set in February 2018. While that set is a chill spread on a calm anime song, many of his uploaded maps are much more intense; he's mapped things like Unlucky Morpheus, Reol, ICDD and My First Story in addition to the calm piano songs.

Time Freeze written by Mirash
  • New to the ranked section, Time Freeze, also known as _Sh1ro, ranked a short mapset for a song called "Sassou Toujou!Neko-san" and then came to a halt. Other than that map, he occasionally uploaded some of his other creations; will see if he decides to push some of them in 2019!

timemon written by Mirash
  • Fellow VN-club buddy who ranked a total of 8 mapsets in 2018, most of which were spreads. Mainly focusing on, unexpectedly enough, eroge music, he also mapped tracks from some of his favorite singers in a style that doesn't go overboard and is pretty simple yet structured nicely, just enough for people to enjoy the music. Good luck in exploring the depth of Japanese language and seeing more maps from him in 2019!

Tofu1222 written by Niva
  • Tofu1222 may be best known for his plethora of contributions to the osu!mania sphere in and out, but beyond that he is actually someone who had done a lot of hybrid sets and has a firm grasp on other game modes as well! Despite on last year thoughout the osu!standard ranking scene he only contributed on a single Normal diff on his Datte Atashi no Hero mapset, Tofu1222 also has some other osu!standard maps on his graveyard to be sought out for the curious.

tokiko written by Mordred
  • Certainly not a new name to those familiar with the Touhou mapping scene, tokiko returns to the ranked section once again, bringing you 4 really cute simple maps, including their own take on Demetori's "Kourou ~ Eastern Dream", showcasing that you can make very nice experiences without the need of concepts. They seem to be staying for longer so I'm excited to see what 2019 will bring!

Tomadoi written by Mordred
  • Not many mappers can say they've completed over a 100 maps. Tomadoi is one of those. Having submitted 130 maps by the time of writing this comment, it is sure to say that he seems to enjoy what he's doing. And all that hard work paid off in the end resulting in him ranking his first map in october 2018, and another right at the end of the year. Now that he's set the cornerstone for his mapping career, only time can tell how far he'll go in 2019.

Toumei Dragon written by Niva
  • An up and coming potential star, Toumei Dragon has been no stranger to the editor despite only first appearing in the Ranked section this year with his rendition of Mizuki Nana's VIRGIN CODE. Prior to this map, he has however self-taught a great deal by getting his hands on a broad range of songs (he even attempted to chart osu!mania once) -- the result is an exceptionally clean mapset that is highly commendable for a mapper who only debuted this year's MCA in the Rookie category.

toybot written by Mirash
  • toybot has ranked 10 of his mapsets in 2018 and showed good activity throughout almost whole year, but eventually found himself as an osu! gamer. Now he clicks circles, not places them. Clean maps that catch song very well, accompanied with thoughtful movements provide a pleasant gameplay experience. He was a part of Mappers Guild and did some cool beatmaps for new featured artists too. Will see if 2019 will bring us more maps from toybot!

Toyosaki Aki written by yaspo
  • A pretty quiet year for Toyosaki Aki, just ranking one set in March. That set does not disappoint however. Matching DJ Totto's energetic "Illumina" with a very compatible map, Aki really shows that they shouldn't be underestimated. Even if they weren't very active in 2018, Toyosaki Aki's pending maps look promising for the year to come!

Troponoop written by yaspo
  • With a play history graph that flatlines in recent times, it's clear that Troponoop has Forsaken playing to dedicate himself to mapping and modding. In 2018 that dedication finally got rewarded with a first ranked map! Troponoop's mapping style is all about not holding back, perplexing the player with one unique slidershape after the other. I'm certain they'll make a return this year if they keep up the good work.

Trust written by Mordred
  • A rather old member of the community at this point, Trust once again decides to push something to ranked, the map being SMiLE.dk - Koko Soko. Featuring a simple style, it shows that maps can be enjoyable without any complexity.

Trynna written by Mirash
  • Fellow dorchadas crew buddy that came into 2018 and spent it ranking his lovely maps, with 11 in total as well as a bunch of guest difficulties too. Despite being a rookie, he also achieved beatmap nominator status on his first try and gave his heart to Sharlo; great job on that! Joined Mappers Guild and started helping the licensed side of osu! grow. Despite his retirement from BN at the end of the year, Trynna kept his activity at a good pace; he is still young and has a long journey of mapping ahead, if IRL stuff keeps being consistent. Hopefully will see him with a strong appearance throughout 2019.

TT Mouse written by Mordred
  • If you like Sawano Hiroyuki, you should take a look at TT Mouse's maps from this year. Coming back to the ranked section after taking a break for a few years, they continue to deliver quality nzk maps, one marathon and one shorter full spread.

tutuhaha written by Halfslashed
  • Known mainly for her presence in earlier years with some of the more interesting vocaloid and anime maps, tutuhaha has continued the trend this year with maps like "All I Need are Things I Like" and "Unknown Mother-Goose", the former of which was featured in spotlights. Her maps may provoke a positive response from those entranced by older mapping styles, as they are definitely designed to provide a fun challenge that doesn't really go overboard. Hoping to continue see more from her in the future.

Uberzolik written by lcfc
  • Even as a rookie, Uberzolik managed to deliver some very uniquely designed maps this year. From his own sets to his guest difficulties, his irregular object placement and movement make up for a very interesting experience. Should you be looking for something different than your typical map, Uberzolik's maps are bound to deliver. Only time will tell what else we can expect from him in the future!

Ultima Fox written by Icekalt
  • After ranking two sets in 2016 and 2017, Ultima Fox really started to get active in 2018 with 6 different mapsets in the ranked section. His rendition of "M2U - Stellar" in particular, showed their ability to create maps with exciting gameplay, without being too hard to play. Another great achievement or theirs was joining the BNG in early 2018. Let's hope that they will show his mapping skills as well this year.

Ulysses written by StarrStyx
  • You will most likely know Ulysses as nold_1702, well-known for multiple maps such as Ningen Shikkaku, Blu, and more. Sadly this year is probably the last year we would be seeing nold in the ranked section, with his last map Nostalgic getting ranked earlier this year, yet he and his maps will still be praised in the years to come.

UndeadCapulet written by Hobbes2
  • 2018 was a wild year for UndeadCapulet. Starting off with controversial projects such as Rendezvous and Deal with the devil left a sour taste in the mouths of many. Despite the negative reputation UC managed to bring himself, you’ll find many mappers and players saying that some of UC’s projects were among their favorites in 2018. It’s not often that you’ll find a mapper whose maps are this polarizing. Love him or hate him, you can’t deny his influence on the mapping sphere through his mapping or nominations.

Underdogs written by Mordred
  • The one and only updog. Being a fan of idol and especially Roselia, they ranked 4 maps this year, with 3 of them being Roselia songs. I am fairly certain that Underdogs contribution with these maps resulted in Roselia becoming a lot more popular later on in 2018.

Underforest written by yaspo
  • UnderForest was super active again this year, easily doubling their amount of ranked maps and gds. All of them them are crispy clean and better than the previous ones. Most notable is that each of Forest's own sets is a lot more fleshed out than in 2017, making them enjoyable by all imaginable audiences. It's great to see that UnderForest has turned over a new leaf, they certainly will be welcomed back after their mapping break!

UnitedWeSin written by UndeadCapulet
  • UnitedWeSin was a respected mapper during the 2013-2014 era, but went on a roughly 4 year hiatus from the ranked section. In 2018 they returned to rank their interpretation of "Fujijo Seitokai Shikkou-bu - Best FriendS". It's always cool to see older mappers returning, and always cool to see different interpretations of well-known osu! songs. We hope to see them rank more stuff before 2022.

Uta written by Niva
  • Having only discovered the game in very late 2016, it feels unreal to this day that Uta has achieved so much (including being accepted as a BN) in a very short time -- during his early osu! days he quickly discovered that the osu!editor is the wonderland he had been longing for, and what followed was a blazing hot trail of fire. Considering his significant improvement history, it will surely be very interesting to take note of what 2019 has to offer for Uta!

val0108 written by ScubDomino
  • val0108 is a great example of a mapper who's adapted their style to modern standards well! Bringing his signature style, with a few modern refinements, he's managed to rank his "Chiisana Koi no Uta" map and get to have a say to both the mapping and playing community that despite being an old mapper, he can, indeed, still keep up with the community's roaring expectations! With his recent upsurge in mapping activity in 2018, I'm hyped to see more from val this year also!

Vell written by VINXIS
  • Vell is a wonderful mapper who creates very unique and diverse types of maps. From mapping fleshbound in 2017 to MALFORMED BOX in 2018, Vell is an unstoppable force in creating beatmaps that have their own personality as well as being super enjoyable to play. Always excited to see a new Vell map in ranked! Can't wait to see what else he has in stock for the future!

Venix written by Mordred
  • After being absent from the ranked section for nearly 2 years, Venix decided to start ranking maps again, mostly really short sub 1 minute ones. Glad someone is trying to help people who easily get nervous to fc maps.

Veridian written by Mordred
  • A mapper who really likes animal crossing. After exclusively ranking songs from it, including the legendary 12 low diff set "Manaka Kataoka & Atsuko Asahi - Gozen 1-ji (Rain)", they decided it's time for a change of pace and made a very challenging map of "AAAA - carnation". If you've grown tired of animal crossing, you should definitely check this out!

Vert written by Mirash
  • Mentee of a yf_bmp, good and unconventional mapper from China, ranked a pretty straighforward mapset for a song called "nano - DREAMCATCHER" in 2018 with some guest difficulties, that are also not trying their best at being unconventional. Change in pace is good for maintaining fun in what you do sometimes. Hoping to see Vert coming back in 2019, as for the most part of previous from it year, he did nothing.

Vespirit written by yaspo
  • Hearing the opening of "My Life As A Teenage Robot" is a nostalgia trip I didn't expect to have while writing this. However, Vespirit is here to bring back memories of a joyful past. Nostalgia aside, Vesiprit definitely blasted into the ranked section last year with their own ranked set and a list of ranked gds. Even though HC likes to map shorter songs, that doesn't hold them back from filling every difficulty with a ton of fun patterns. With all the OSTs in their graveyard, I wouldn't be surprised if Vespirit triggers my nostalgia again this year!

victorfernando written by Mordred
  • victorfernando ranked their first set in mid 2018, a short version of nameless x toa - Patchwork Staccato. Lets see if they will continue ranking maps in 2019.

VINXIS written by Halfslashed
  • Previously known as Mishima Yurara, VINXIS aka Omar Kamal has continued to show the community that there is no limit to contribution. Omar is the primary organizer behind community events such as Corsace Open, Corsace Invitational, and the very MCA/AYIM that makes this comment possible. Additionally, he has even reached the ranks of a Featured Artist, providing tracks like "Sidetracked Day" to the community, in which all ranked mapsets combined total nearly 2 million plays. Somehow in his busy schedule, he also finds time to map and rank several interesting mapsets. Through all these efforts, his love for the game and the joy it brings to people is clear as day, to the point where it'd be hard to imagine osu! without these contributions.
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Voli written by Hobbes2
  • Want to play some good pop songs? Look no further than Voli. You won't find much anime here; Voli's maps from 2018 were some pop, some rock, and some VGM; a far cry from the typical genre spread. His maps can be described as a modern twist on a classic style, something many will find themselves enjoying.

Wafu written by Stack
  • Only ranking one normal diff in 2018 and not really doing much aside from that, the good thing is that its an Aimer song and I will always welcome that. 2019 also hasn't showed any activity at all, maybe with a future Aimer song they'll come back to bring us more.

wajinshu written by Mirash
  • wajinshu wasn't that active as she used to be, but still ranked three mapsets for a variable songs of languages: Ukrainian, Korean and Japanese. Providing that content she spent 2018 well and will do so in 2019 as it seems.

Walshy written by Sulfur
  • After roughly 2 years of mapping Walshy finally managed to rank their own mapset -- walls, a lo-fi song to relax/study to.

wcx19911123 written by Mirash
  • Well known mapper, that wasn't too active for past few years, has ranked a mapset, full made by himself, on a song called "BAND JA NAIMON! - METAMORISER", shows his vibes in anime shows. Wasn't so active otherwise, definitely will be waiting for his appearance in 2019.

William K written by UndeadCapulet
  • William K ranked 2 mapsets in 2018, both on calmer, more relaxing songs than the usual ranked map. Their clean style is a good fit for these types of songs, making for a nice relaxing experience. They also supported other sets this year through lower difficulty gd's. These sorts of contributions to the ranked section are always appreciated.

wolf3211 written by yaspo
  • GD'ing for the similarly named friends Cris- and Crissa, Wolf3211 hits the ranked section for the first time in 2018. While they had a humble start, with strides of improvement they also ranked their own mapset for "Kowareyasuki". Contrary to their favorite mappers, Wolf's maps are simple but still heaps of fun. Here's to seeing more of them this year!

Wuab written by Nao Tomori
  • Wuab ranked his first map in May 2018. He then name changed to kuaib in order to get a BN check on what became his second ranked map in November. His maps are mostly j-pop, anime, and eroge songs, coming in around the Insane difficulty level. He recently began mapping more actively, so stay on the lookout for more of his stuff in the ranked section.

Xarr written by yaspo
  • Making his debut on the energetic dnb song "When Time Sleeps" by Helblinde, Xarr shows us he has a knack for mapping in a clean and enjoyable style. On top of that, it's clear that he can competently map every difficulty level. This set is no small feat for a newcomer to the ranked section, let's hope he keeps up the good work!

Xayler written by yaspo
  • Taking clearly after his inspirations and mentor, Xayler finally makes his first steps into the ranked section in 2018. Both "Slow Dive" and "Onward" feature insane difficulties that allow players to get absorbed into the song.Even though Xayler's style is simple, it's a solid foundation that makes me curious of how he will journey Onward in 2019.

Xenok written by yaspo
  • If you're looking for more Hatsuki Yura, then Xenok is your new go-to. This rookie's debut on "Fairlady:Reincarnation" is only the beginning of their love for strong vocals and intense instrumentals, as it's soon followed by impressive gds on "Amatsu Kitsune" and Mili's "Vulnerability". Sadly Xenok doesn't seem very active lately, though we hope they stick around to share more of this incredible song choice!

Xilver15 written by Halfslashed
  • Previously known as Xilver, Xilver15 continued to put out high quality mapsets of rhythm game songs this year, including "Once Upon a Time" and the infamous high CS HR pick in the OWC 2018 Grand Finals, "Izanami's wail". His style varies quite a bit from map to map, but the quality is always solid, as are the ideas he brings to the ranked section. Definitely a trend I'd like to see continue into 2019 and beyond.

xLolicore- written by StarrStyx
  • Ah, yes. A mapper that has the infamous Harumachi Clover as their first ranked difficulty. xLolicore- is mostly known for his GD's, especially on sets such as Realazy's Dropz -Line- and Grayed Out, but he still manages to rank a set of his own, a version of the the popular Lost Emotion hardcore remix. He certainly is a fast improving mapper, and we hope to see more of his stuff in 2019!

XVoIR written by yaspo
  • Not afraid of mapping a song in his native language, Xvoir makes his first entry in the ranked section with the polish "Tarzan JJayJoker". I wonder if this mysterious joker will make a return in 2019, but I'm certain he'll make progress as a high level player.

Yahuri written by Monstrata
  • I had the opportunity to nominate Yahuri's first ranked map, and immediately saw a lot of promise in her unique take on hex-grid mapping. Yahuri's mapping style incorporates a wonderful combination of equidistant patterns and spacing techniques, along with a looser mapping structure. This results in visually pleasing patterns while still giving a wealth of variety to her maps. If you like Bungo Stray Dogs, male vocals, BL, or just want to play some high quality and enjoyable maps, definitely look up Yahuri!

Yales written by Mirash
  • 2018 brought us a great comeback from a great mapper; it's nice to see such a cool person being very active on mapping fields again! Despite his sudden shift into the taiko game mode at the later half of 2018, Yales still managed to rank some standard maps too! His maps connect the vocals and intensity of the song to the mapping and often you'll forget you're even playing an osu! map; it's like looking at a piece of artwork in a museum. The songs he mapped were mostly from other rhythm games, but later on he joined Drum Circle and started mapping songs that are licensed for osu! to use, contributing to the community even more content to play. I can say for sure that 2019 will be a solid year for him and maybe we will see something mapped using circles and sliders too!

Yamicchi written by yaspo
  • Yamicchu? Yamichui? Yomochoi?? Yummycchi?! As a mapper with as many nicknames as maps, Yamicchi definitely was well received again this year. They stand out with engaging electronic maps which will easily catch you off guard, like "Tuy Am" and "Venom". Their tv size maps also are just a blast to play. We're happy to see Yamicchi continue what they're doing this year, as all the praises they've collected are definitely well deserved!

Yasaija 714 written by Mordred
  • Ranking 15 maps in a single year is no easy feat, yet Yasaija accomplished just that! Exclusively ranking songs with female japanese vocals, they are sure to have something to fit people's taste. It's also worth noting that they often give up the highest difficulty on their sets to let others take the spotlight or just have lots of guest difficulties above their own difficulties in general in order to have as many different takes on a song as possible.

yaspo written by Halfslashed
  • A rookie in 2017, yaspo has definitely taken the past year as chance to improve from being hopeful to accomplished. This year he became a member of the BNG, as well as ranked more concept based sets for both mappers and players to enjoy. He's also taken on a great amount of responsibility in the community mentorship program, both as an organizer and mentor. Really hope we'll continue to see more great things from him in years to come!

Yauxo written by yaspo
  • Yauxo shows their love for energetic rhythm game music once again, following up 2017's "We're so Happy" with "I'm so Happy". This even more rhythm-oriented map definitely is worth checking out! We can only wonder if there will come a part 3 this year on a track called "They're so Happy" ..Yauxo also briefly joined the BNG during 2018, but stepped out before the end of the year. Even though his stay was short, his efforts are highly appreciated!

yf_bmp written by ScubDomino
  • yf_bmp has never disappointed us, not even this year! With his mastery on visual-patterning coherence, he has made lots of very great maps, despite most of them being guest difficulties for other mappers. His renditions of sakuzyo's "Laplace" and Camellia and Akira Complex's "Railgun Roulette (VIP)" proves this, and all in all we can't wait to see more maps from this guy in 2019!

Yohanes written by Mirash
  • I'll try to avoid that word this time. Yohanes spent the year of 2018 not being very active and yet ranked 5 mapsets in his charming style, complex yet simple. His mapping provides an experience that you'll never forget, accompanied by fun songs and solid hitsounding that represent the song nicely. Will be waiting for 2019 maps by him!

Yonaka- written by Mirash
  • New mapper to the ranked section that did very well in mapping the Evangelion opening in a double-bpm style, which represents the intense moments of the song greatly. She has ideas for what to do in a map to tie it better with the song, like mapping for the video for example. See her in 2019 with a solid appearance.

YooA written by yaspo
  • Priorly known as "Revia", this newcomer adds another solid set to the "Re:Tryment" listing. With an overflow of guest difficulties, they ensure every player has something they'll love playing. YooA's difficulty absolutely doesn't fall short to some of the experienced mappers on the set. Sadly, they haven't been very active recently, but we're still hopeful for their return!

Yoshimaro written by Sulfur
  • New to the ranked scene, Yoshimaro managed to rank two fantastic beatmaps, and easily stands out from other rookies with DANCE ALL NIGHT -- their first ranked mapset with 10 difficulties, being a pleasant experience to everyone who appreciates variety in rhythm choices and challenging patterns. Hope to see more from them in 2019!

yShadowXOP_ written by Nao Tomori
  • yShadowXOP_ ranked two sets in 2018, the opening from Katanagatari and the opening from Pan de Peace. Both cap out around the Insane difficulty level. However, his maps are not exclusively of anime songs: he's also mapped Imperial Circus Dead Decadence as well as various other metal artists. We look forward to seeing him continue his fast improvement into the future.

Yudragen written by Nao Tomori
  • Yudragen, formerly known as ChaoticRed, entered the ranked section in April 2018 with a Sawano Hiroyuki songs compilation. He maps nearly exclusively anime, and most of his top difficulties reach around the 6* mark. He has a particular taste for Sawano, Kawada Mami and other female vocalists. Be sure to give his maps a try if you enjoy those artists.

Yugu written by yaspo
  • With how established Yugu has become, you'd almost forget they only barely weren't a rookie in 2018. No matter what gd or set, Yugu's CS4-avoidant style always has an interesting aim challenge to offer. Stand-out examples are the precise cs4.5 aim map "Towa ni Saku Hana" and surpising 1/4 patterns on both "Feel it" and "Jue". I'm interested in seeing Yugu's progress this year, will he push his circle sizes even further, or will he find even more inventive ways to use them? Only one way to find out!

Yukiyo written by Stack
  • Starting 2018 as a mapper known purely for supercell that has changed for sure. Branching out to other kinds of music and away from the pretty hexgrid style from before has opened up a lot of new ways of mapping which can very clearly be seen in all of his recent maps like kyuutie ladies. Not only that as he has also become a bn later in the year. All in all yukiyo has proven their capability in all different kinds of fields!

YukiZura- written by Nao Tomori
  • YukiZura- enjoys mapping anime and Kano. He entered the ranked section with a map of "Daisy Blue" by Kano, and followed it up with two TV sizes later in the year, along with two Easy GDs. His other uploaded maps include various other Kano and anime songs, so give YukiZura- a shot if you like clean Insane and Extras accompanied by cute j-pop vocals.

Yusomi written by lcfc
  • While previously known for several of his maps in the graveyard, Yusomi decided to step his game up and rank 3 maps this year, all of which showcase the mapping experience he's accumulated over the years very well! Should you be looking for irregular yet fun and well designed maps, look no further; Yusomi's creations might just be your cup of tea!

z1085684963 written by Mirash
  • He was active enough to rank three of his mapsets and generally mapped some various rhythm-game-like tracks in his, I'd say, unique style that uses anti-jumps and non conventional movements that are often much easier to play than they look. Great representation of music and solid hitsounding, what else would you want from a map? Hopefully z1085684963 or else known as [rasis] will be as active as possible in 2019!

Zallies written by Niva
  • Have you ever been -- or at least seen someone who has been -- trying to map something but quickly backed off due to the song being a timing hell? Now, how about if you were a rookie mapper who desired to map a particular song you really love but the song turned out to be in the need of 472 timing lines in order to be timed correctly? It might not sound plausible, but that's just what exactly struck Zallies in 2018 with his Sayonara Memories map. Yes, sometimes wonders do happen!

Zer0- written by Halfslashed
  • A mapper who made his debut last year, Zer0- both appealed to players and mappers alike with a ranked set and a loved set of popular songs. If you're into electronic songs, he's definitely someone to check out.

Zero__wind written by UndeadCapulet
  • Zero__wind has been a prolific mapper and active BN for many years now, as well as helping the community as a GMT. In 2018 they started to drift from the mapping community, and resigning from BN at the start of the year. They did still rank 2 mapsets this year, with their "Lynn - Fair wind" set made to show off a collab difficulty from two ancient mappers. We hope to see Zero__wind return to the ranked section or the BNG another day, but wish them the best in their life should they choose otherwise.

Zetera written by Niva
  • Being one of the only six certified Skylords in the game (at the time of writing), it is only fitting to describe Zetera's mapping as being very vivid with a high display of versatility. But what truly epitomizes Zetera as a proficient mapper is his capability to map with complex SV manipulations and multi-BPM songs without cluttering the general structure -- something he has very much mastered through his experience in being an active osu!taiko mapper as well. Cool and good!

zhu written by yaspo
  • Zhu had an insane start to their mapping carreer in 2018. A debut with a whopping 11 own ranked sets turns them into a mapper who's already known around the community. Even more impressive is the variety in their mapping, the alt styled "Ooedo Ranvu", slow "Ref:rain" and unique stream designs on their "5150" really show just how versatile Zhu can be. We've seen a lot of growth from Zhu throughout the year, so we're excited to see how much further they can take it this year!

ZinedineZidane written by Mordred
  • Not to be confused with the french football player, ZinedineZidane joins the ranked mappers club with their map of Waterflame's "Wingless". It is noteworthy that they made the entire set themselves, something you don't see that often for new mappers.

Zinreu written by Mirash
  • Zinreu had joy mapping meme Russian song and fun maps for a while, but he eventually decided to make something with a clear goal of ranking in mind and has succeeded with his "Liz Triangle - Who Killed U.N.Owen". It turned out to be a pretty solid ar8 map that keeps players attention attached to the song greatly. Let motivation not leave him in 2019 and ideas to come.

ZLOdeuka- written by Mirash
  • Glad to see such an old mapper coming back to rank two of their sets; you can never expect anyone to leave osu! forever. She gifted players a New Year's themed map and tried her hand at modern mapping techniques Will see what her contributions it be in 2019!

ZZHBOY written by Niva
  • The name ZZHBOY is perhaps most associated with the osu!mania mapping scene and other VSRGs in general (I even saw his name accidentally on Arcaea's leaderboard once) but beyond that, he's actually a very capable osu!standard mapper as well! Although he's not very active nowadays, in 2018 ZZHBOY managed to rank Yokuatsu Sakuran Girl -- a highly chaotic song in its nature which was very fittingly mapped with a lot of sharp linear angles and turns.
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_DUSK_ written by Raiden
  • I remember getting to know him waaay back in at least 2015 when I had just gotten into the BNG. His enthusiasm in the mode fascinated me quite a bit for a 13 year old. Now he's all grown up, having gained enough maturity as well as fantastic mapping and modding (and playing!) skills at taiko. Each and every one of his ranked mapsets were ranked this year, so I expect lots of things from this guy in the coming years!

-GN Junior written by Alwaysyukaz
  • A person who is also known as "The One Room Anime Series Maniac Mapper", -GN Junior marked the end of 2018 with a doublet of "Harumachi Clover" mapsets, and another anime mapset which is really interesting to see. His mapping skills improved substantially from October until December, which is proven with his streak of three ranked maps in three months! That's insanely fast for a person who's fairly new in the taiko community. Can't wait to see his progress in the next year, by the way!

-Kazu- written by Greenshell
  • Quite an unique mapper we've got here, -Kazu- made his way from your "regular" modder over to the BNG and now stands here as one of our three QAT members. That aside, after a long-lasting absence of ranking maps (and occasionally GDs) on his own, he came back big this year with a number of maps that are all masterpieces for themselves! If I had to name one or two of his maps coming right to my mind, I'd definitely pick "Figue Folle" and "Feline, the White...". The former is impeccably diverse and pinpoints everything in the rather chaotic song perfectly along with cleverly implemented extras, while the latter brings a one-of-a-kind approach to o!taiko with its SV concepts and sheer beautiful translation of a breakcore song into a map. I'm not gonna give away too much though, as all of his maps, both ranked and graveyarded, are worth playing through!

-Leafeon written by Nepuri
  • Primarily known as one of the best players in Germany today, Leaf is by no means an illiterate when it comes to mapping, due to the fact that he ranked his first mapset "Drop - Granat" in 2018, showing that he does have the brains to make a solid mapset and rank it as well. In him I see a lot of untapped potential as a mapper and a modder (more than he would like to admit), and I think he would be an excellent mapper if given the push in the right direction.

-Sh1n1- written by Raiden
  • An old friend of mine who finally managed to get into the BNG. He's fairly known for having a certain degree of multi-mode proficiency, and while he's not an osu!taiko BN, I would certainly not mind having him aboard. His knowledge of several modes (but most importantly, osu!taiko, obviously!) and his great capabilities at pushing solid mapsets to rank from various genres make him a great asset to the community. Keep it up!

-Tenshi- written by komasy
  • -Tenshi- is a French mapper that mainly makes maps with videogame tracks. He has ranked mapsets from many famous game tracks until recently, in particular he made a mapset that can be enjoyed even by beginners with "Snowdin Town", from the widely popular game UNDERTALE in 2018. We hope that from now on -Tenshi- will continue to make maps which players can feel the charm of videogame music!

[_Chichinya_] written by -Kazu-
  • Chichinya is the kind of guy who shines in positivism and cheers up everybody around him and I think most of us can agree on that and even admire him for it. He is also a really one of the most grindy mappers, as he has done a lot of maps throughout the year, even though he only managed to rank one. Parodia Sonatina is truly a beautiful map that I felt was worth pushing towards ranking (even though it costed everything to get ranked) and a quite exquisite experience from a mapper that is still trying to establish himself as one of the most known, truly a masterpiece and something you should really go ahead and play.

[R] written by Alwaysyukaz
  • Being known as a mapper with solid structure in each of his Guest Difficulties, [R] a.k.a Ron provides us with his interesting eroge and Japanese songs this year. Something different from the previous years is that he pushed songs that are the first time for him like Ryu* feat. moimoi - OOO into the Ranked Section. So he has proven to us that he also wants to tried something new this year.

[Zeth] written by Nepuri
  • I can hardly think of anyone else that has just appeared out of nowhere with a high difficulty marathon map and managed to pull through successfully without much trouble like he did. Seriously, others may not think of Zeth in such a way, but he has clearly shown he knows what he is doing with his harder difficulties, leaving us looking forward to what he would bring to us when he maps lower difficulties

Aisha written by Backfire
  • Former BN perhaps better known as "Frac" had a slightly inactive year (partially due to a restriction), but still managed to scrape by and rank 2 very nice maps. His mapping style is peculiar, focusing on more of almost you could say an "old" style of mapping, where the difficulty does not go much higher than 5 stars. He also seems to prefer even numbered patterns to odds, which is a very different choice than most mappers! Aisha is also well known for his tournaments, one of which this year was "DonKat 2.0" which was a very popular taiko tournament featuring 2v2 matches, before TWC started doing it!

Ak1o written by Greenshell
  • A new face to the ranked section and a cool dude, Ak1o, having been mentored by Chromoxx, applied the knowledge and passed it on to his maps, which turn out to be quite fun with beautiful flow, like his mapsets of BassTest, a pretty technical set across the board, and Ice Angel, a streamy consistency challenge. As someone who's been involved in the modding process of both maps, I'm looking forward to seeing more maps from him in the future!

Alchyr written by Backfire
  • The formless, speechless entity known only as "Alchyr". What can I say? They have employed a style of mapping and promise for their future that is nigh unmatched in the community. They only managed to rank a single map this year, "Hysteresis", but most know them for 2 things in particular. For one, they have made a great contribution to the community in the form of the new pp proposition, and for the other, they have also made a ton of impressive and challenging maps that have been appreciated by top Players and Mappers alike. I can't wait for them to rank more challenging maps in the future and help shape the meta in 2019. Look out for them!

Aloda written by Raiden
  • Our Australian QAT. His premature departure has certainly taken a toll on the team as he is, like Nardo, a very integral and reliable person. His impeccable attitude and outstanding modding capabilities are what made him a worthy addition for us. Lest we forget about his mapping in 2018, ho! This year, Aloda managed to push some maps to rank such as "SOSOSO - Try for Keeps", a very solid vocaloid mapset. I wish you luck in your future endeavours, and I also want to thank you dearly for the service you have provided to this mode. It will not be forgotten.

Alwaysyukaz written by Raiden
  • Yukaz is a fairly new community member, but that does not imply he is bad at what he does. On the contrary, the quick improvement of his mapping and modding skills goes to show how much one can progress in the community if they put a good amount of effort into their work. In this year of mapping, he's blessed the ranked section with maps like "High Free Spirits (nenpulse bootleg remix)" and "Daisy", a marathon and a set respectively, which demonstrates his proficiency in both these areas of mapping. Can't wait to see what he provides us in 2019.

ARGENTINE DREAM written by Raiden
  • I'd be lying if I said that she is not one of my closest osu! pals. DREAM (now _WWWWWW_WWWWWW_) has clearly shown her profound interest in the game mode, especially after the takedown on Ishukan Communication. Having so many years of music studies and TnT behind her back, it surely was not a big deal for her to quickly and firmly grasp the concepts of osu!taiko mapping, ensuring an astoundingly rapid ascension to the top tier of mappers and modders as well as her position among the Beatmap Nominators. By far, the map I like the most from her this year is, without any kind of a doubt, "An Elegy Of Icaros", a black metal song that is beautifully mapped (and is also spotlighted in last year's Autumn Spotlights, check it out!). All in all, one of the, if not the most promising individual in our community from my perspective.

Arrival written by hikiko-
  • Arrival has certainly been less active in 2018 than in previous years, only having ranked one mapset under his own name. He's known for high-energy mapping with an emphasis on gameplay flow and strategic SV usage, and his map of "YOLO ft. Numb'n'dub" is a perfect encapsulation of his style. While it is uncertain if his contributions to osu!taiko will continue into the future, his existing contributions will definitely last.

Ascendance written by hikiko-
  • Ascendance is well-known for his many contributions to the osu!catch community, but his ranked efforts have also at various points branched out to osu!taiko. His vast mapping experience in general allows him to pick up osu!taiko mapping fairly easily, so if he were to take on some larger endeavors, he would certainly do well.

ASPIRIN written by Greenshell
  • ASPIRIN has made their debut in late 2017 with Diao ye zong feat. Meramipop's Saifu "Kamiasobi no Uta", which I personally really liked, and kept going in 2018 with two maps easily keeping up to the first one, with Karakurenai being an amazing and tastefully designed set showing the mapper's effort across five difficulties, as well as Kourou ~ Eastern Dream, which is honestly a masterpiece in itself. If you haven't played the map already, I strongly recommend you to change that, as the map takes you on a journey through 10 minutes of a rather calm-natured, soothing yet progressive Demetori song, covering all of the song's ups and downs beautifully. ASPIRIN really has proven to me to be a mapper with great potential, and I'd love to see more from them. Keep it up!

Axer written by Greenshell
  • BOY♂NEXT♂DOOR. Axer made quite a name for himself among both players and mappers with his rendition of Cycle Hit, getting himself on the board of Community Choice 2018 in a close 10th place. What I want to focus on, however, is his other ranked map, "The Grimoire of Alice ~ Fushigi no Kuni no Alice", which is a pretty streamy and fun map to play through, lots of 1/6 where fit and a good bunch of finishers. If you like hard maps, you should also check out his catalogue of unranked maps, as he likes to map everything in the song without holding back, making a bunch of his works pretty challenging!

Backfire written by -Kazu-
  • Stranger to no one at this point, Backfire is one of the most well-known mappers and one of the most liked in the community. His improvisation-focused style and heavy SV creations have been a staple for most of us and all-time classics. This year we received only a map from his part, sadly, although a really popular one: Slash Dot has been in the mouths of everybody for a really long time due to it being both a catchy song and a really difficult map (being the most highly rated for a while, too). He does show why he is so popular on his creations and although he barely got maps ranked this year (mostly due to his services in the Loved community and running tournaments) you can always expect high quality maps from his part.

Blackener written by Alwaysyukaz
  • Blackener is a fairly new mapper in taiko. Even though he's still new in taiko he has proven to us that he's not a "Common Rookie". He got 3 GDs ranked and brought his mother language based song as his first ranked mapset to the ranked section this year. And I'd like to say he's the mapper that brings a good potential in both of taiko mapping and modding. Can't wait to see his progress in the next year!

butter0414 written by komasy
  • butter0414 is a Japanese mapper who came from TaikoJiro which can make from a stable map to a violent map! He has earned a solid record of successes in the TaikoJiro and TJBC contests! He only had two ranked maps in 2018, but numerous wonderful maps are sleeping in his Graveyard. We are looking forward to seeing you awake them...!

chaica written by komasy
  • chaica is one of the Japanese mappers who mainly makes maps with anime and eroge songs! He is good at making a simple map, and he made a mapset which everyone can enjoy with "crossing way" in 2018! He currently focuses on playing rather than mapping, so I don't know whether we can see more of his maps this year, but I hope I can see more!

Charlotte written by komasy
  • As you know Charlotte is a very famous and experienced Japanese mapper! He makes orthodox maps which anyone can enjoy, with a wide range of song genres from Anime to Electronic. Personally I like "Sarutobi Champion is Sessha" and "Omoide", especially "Sarutobi Champion is Sessha" was very creative and great. In 2019, too many players will be looking forward to your map!

Chromoxx written by hikiko-
  • Chromoxx is one of the more well-known osu!taiko mappers. Although he's become less involved with the community in the last year, having only ranked four sets in 2018 (a significant drop compared to 2017), the sets have certainly made a splash both in and out of the osu!taiko-specific community. While it's unlikely he will remain connected with the game in the future, his contributions will certainly have a lasting impact.

Coryn written by -Kazu-
  • One of if not the friendliest member of the Brazilian community as I can't even think of somebody that could not get along with this individual. This year they gave us only a map, LOrbSheddy - The Grand Trek, a simple and practical map that shows how they focus on giving a good playing experience rather than striving for becoming an unique mapper or getting glory for making difficult maps. I personally enjoy his mapping style a lot and his concepts are quite fun to play so I'm totally rooting for more Coryn maps this 2019.

D o t written by Nwolf
  • For a few years there hasn't been much activity from China's osu!taiko community, but as 2018 went on it seemed to have changed again and D o t is one of the reasons I'm saying that, debuting with his set to AAAA Chazuke's "Sayonara Cosmonaut". A great set, with the highest difficulty being incredibly well done despite its variety, and that being a first ranked map makes it even more amazing. Definitely a map worth playing if you haven't. I'm sure we will see more great things from D o t in 2019!

DakeDekaane written by Nwolf
  • DakeDekaane, a long-time member of the osu!taiko community and ex-QAT member, is mostly known for using ninja notes and mapping in a more authentic style. Neither of those are true for the maps he ranked in 2018, however what is true is that his set of "Heterochromia Iridis" is a LeaF song, and that's his third staple. I hope your fingers are ready for this piece of art, as you will have to go through many and long monocolor bursts before you even reach half of the song. Give the map a try, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

DarkVortex written by Greenshell
  • Don't let the number of his ranked maps fool you, because DarkVortex certainly carries more experience into his maps than you'd think! Not the most active mapper around, he still provided us with a masterpiece in the form of "Daedalus" by S.S.H., an amazing mapset to an amazing song making for a challenge of the different kind, which was even featured in the TWC 2018! I highly recommend to check out his catalogue of graveyarded maps as well, you might find a few gems in there. ;)

davidminh0111 written by Raiden
  • David joined taiko in 2017, but his efforts were not noticed until 2018, when he ranked all of his three ranked mapsets, two in January and one in April. One, "bells!", is from the Featured Artist cYsmix, and the other two are fairly simple anime mapsets. Unfortunately, this promising young mapper made the decision to leave the game not long ago. It would have been nice to see how he evolved in the mapping and modding scene. Let's hope he returns some day so he can progress further!

Dellvangel written by Alwaysyukaz
  • Dellvangel is more known as a Osu!Mania Beatmap Nominator than Taiko Mapper, but never judge a person from their cover! He marked this year with his anime mapset "Wagamama MIRROR HEART". So he has proven himself to us that he also has good knowledge in the Taiko gamemode and I'd like to see his progress in Taiko Mapping for the next year!.

duski written by Nwolf
  • Two of 2018's many Camellia songs were ranked by the debuting mapper duski, and he's done a quite nice job with them. Additionally, he's the one of very few - if not the only - Finnish osu!taiko mappers with ranked maps and I can already see in the ranked section that he will continue to represent Finland in 2019!

EdamaMe411 written by komasy
  • EdamaMe411 is one of Japan's most energetic mappers! The big news in 2018 are that he finally had a ranked map of Icicle Stinger! Many players were longing for it and pleased them a lot! This map could make both beginner players and advanced players enjoy. At the moment he doesn't have many ranked maps, but since he has potential, we are hoping to see more ranked maps in 2019!

eiri- written by Backfire
  • Though possibly known more these days for her standard sets recently, eiri-'s work ethic and contributions to the taiko mode have been gigantic and historically saturating. Her amount of maps ranked in this amount of time far outweighs any other mapper, and there are gems among her catalogue such as "Accept your fate now" and "Anoko no Jinta" that deserve to be truly respected among the best maps of the year! I have watched her grow as a mapper over the years and truly believe she is one of the most valuable mappers we have in the game today, setting a good standard to look up to for new mappers.

Elfin written by Raiden
  • Elfin is no newcomer to taiko; he's been in the scene for at least 3 years. While he may not have a super big presence in the mode, his contributions certainly do not go unnoticed. Being a prolific modder, he's helped many mappers improve their creations. This year, he gifted us "EOS (kamome sano rmx)" by ginkiha, a super chill song that you'll surely enjoy playing, so make sure to check it out!

Etsu written by -Kazu-
  • Although his participation in the ranked section was fleeting and has been barely active since then, I had the chance to meet Etsu and his struggle: He has been trying to become an active part of the modding/mapping community for quite a long time and has been wanting to become a BN for a while too. His "Yoko Shimomura - It's a Small World" set really brings back memories of those days where both of us were waiting for the BN results and although he never got the chance to help the community in a bigger way, I'm pretty sure he will reach his goal and help in the Beatmap Nomination once he gets back on track. Good luck ♥

Fallmorph written by Greenshell
  • Fallmorph already made their first appearance in 2017, and while not being present in the ranked section too much, his map of Enantiomorphs, being one of the Camellia songs finding their way into the ranked section, shows impressively well-constructed Slider Velocity usage in a rather gimmicky way, as well as tricky, tech-focused patterns that will make for a challenge even for the best accuracy players! To me they've established themselves as a damn proficient gimmicky-oriented mapper by usage of uncommon SV, and that makes me want to see more of this promising mapper!

Faputa written by Nepuri
  • Faputa has an amazingly diverse mapping history that he can talk of, having gotten mapping experience across multiple game modes: Standard, Taiko and Mania. The most notable of these is taiko, where he attained the BN status in early 2018. So far, I can only speak of his as one of the most polite people around and as a person that is respectable (you don't even have to mention his map quality to realize he's great!). Working with him has been a blast so far and I sure hope this can continue, with him bringing us new maps into the ranked section, both his and the ones he nominates.

Fleure De Lapin written by Alwaysyukaz
  • Fleure De Lapin a.k.a. Franklin_DeJavu is more known as a Guest Difficulty creator rather than as a mapper himself. But believe it or not, he pushed his 2 mapsets to the Ranked Section this year which means that he is actually "A Half Rookie" and only needs a little more polish to become a great mapper in the future!

frukoyurdakul written by Raiden
  • ♪ ♪ Another one bites the dust ♪ ♪. On a more serious note, his departure from the BNG was a great loss for the mode. Widely known for his famous dedication to metal songs (a shared trait with me, ho!), as well as high proficiency in the timing field, not to forget the incredibly useful mapping tool (https://osu.ppy.sh/community/forums/topics/673325) that made all of our lives easier, his contributions to the mode are in no way forgettable. He still managed to push forward to rank some outstanding maps such as "Angel Vivaldi - A Mercurian Summer" and "Rings of Saturn - The macrocosm", both of which show very characteristic patterns from his mapping style. Make sure to check them out if you'd like a high level challenge!

gaston_2199 written by Nwolf
  • I don't know how slick he is, how quick he is or how thick his neck is, but I know he's pretty damn good in mapping, with his map to Asterisk's "Rain" being quite complex in pattern usage, yet still fun and challenging to play. If the song is not your jam, he also has mapped some anime and rhythm game songs this year, so make sure to check them out.

GoldenWolf written by Greenshell
  • ☆DE★ME☆TO★RI☆. What else can I say except this? There's no way you could not possibly associate him with Demetori, and he clearly shows his passion for the artist as a mapper, ranking almost exclusively Demetori maps, like his "Kamisabita Kosenjou ~ Suwa Foughten Field". Even though he's mostly known amongst the osu!standard base, he did crank out this map for o!taiko, and as someone who's been testplaying a lot of his maps and generally overwatching his progress, I can confidently say that he's got quite the potential to be one of my personal favorite mappers amongst Taiko, if only he'd get back to it and actually rank stuff, which may partially come from bias towards his song choice, but also his understanding of emphasis and pattern consistency make him a special flake to me, being one of the few mappers to shine despite not actively playing the mode.

Greenshell written by Raiden
  • During my tenure as a QAT so far, there are certain people who have made me feel anything but indifferent. Most of them are incredible people who have shown very promising skills and attitude, and Greenshell is one of those people today. Not many people have dedicated this much time to improve themselves, not only on this game or mode, but also personally. While unfortunately he has not had the chance to join the BNG yet (he is now a BN, ha!), I'm sure he will be able to soon enough, as his modding and mapping skill, paired with his mostly impeccable attitude (and his love of red pandas, of course) make him a most suitable candidate. This year, he's managed to push to rank one of my favourite mapsets of the year, "Sayonara Planet Wars", which shows how a spread is actually supposed to be created as well as having an incredibly well built top difficulty which squeezes every last musical element from the song. All in all, Greenshell is a healthy and desirable presence in any kind of community, and we are lucky to have him. Keep it up, boy.

guro written by Nwolf
  • I don't know if guro has found the cheese yet, but he has found one of Lovecraft's Outer Gods in the form of a song by Nhato. This map features a variety of snaps, streams and mild slider velocity changes. Despite not having ranked much more than this set, guro has returned with some solid maps after being absent in 2017. Will he stay for 2019, or does he hate uneven years? We can only wait and see.

hikiko- written by Raiden
  • The one-handed osu!taiko player. That, by itself, should already tell you a lot. It's not that she's one handed, it's that she plays with only one hand! A former osu!taiko BN known for her outstanding musical ear on a variety of genres and impressively solid mapping skills; while having departed from the BNG, her contributions to the mode will certainly not be easily forgotten.

HiroK written by -Kazu-
  • Probably the biggest name in the Brazilian community right now, HiroK is either well known as an extremely skilled player or as a mapper that makes really fun maps. Whether it's his contributions to other people's sets like in Inverse World or XINOBIKILL, or his own maps GRiDGALAXY and specially Sulfide, he really is living proof that the Brazilian community has a lot of potential within their ranks and that he truly is a mapper we should all look forward to more of his creations.

Hitsu written by Alwaysyukaz
  • Hitsu is a fairly new member in the taiko community who got initiated with "nano - PARALAYZE:D" as his first ranked mapset in 2018. Even if he's still new, that doesn't mean that he is bad in the slightest. He tries very hard and never gives up in order to push his maps to rank and also never lets his mapping spirit falter. I can see his good effort through this map and of course, I can't wait to see his mapping spirit in 2019!

iceOC written by komasy
  • iceOC is a Japanese player and a mapper who played a big part in the 2018 competitive scene, making full use of his playing skills. The map he made for TJBC was a very avant-garde map where SV was heavily used, I felt it was very interesting. He has been mapping for three years, but in 2018 he finally had a ranked mapset! His ranked mapset "FEELING AROUND (TV Size)" is completed as a simple map that everyone can enjoy. Since iceOC has a very high playing skill, I'm looking forward to having a challenging ranked mapset that makes use of it!

igorsprite written by Alwaysyukaz
  • igorsprite is a fairly new mapper that has ranked 1 anime mapset "Silent Siren - LOVE no Shirushi" in early 2018. Both his modding and mapping skills are actually growing pretty rapidly, and for your information, he also began 2019 with a new ranked mapset! Hope I can see more from him ranked in 2019.

iloveyou4ever written by Nwolf
  • Despite True Blue being ranked for two years now, they're thankfully still around! Not only do they like long songs, or more precisely, extended rhythm game songs, they also really like streams. Know who I'm talking about? If not, don't worry, I'll tell you - it's iloveyou4ever! And with an introduction like this, it's only fair of me to specifically talk about their map to xi's "World Fragments", a song that's almost 11 minutes long and features short streams, 1/6, short streams, piano shenanigans, BPM changes and, I think I haven't mentioned them yet, short streams! This is not the streamiest map iloveyou4ever's done, but it still perfectly fits what you imagine an iloveyou4ever map to look like. They've done great work in 2018 and will probably continue to do so in 2019!

incandescence written by hikiko-
  • A notably hardworking member of the community, incandescence spent a bit over half of 2018 as a Beatmap Nominator. Although he ranked five sets of his own, many would agree that his work shines in the effort he put into modding. He also involves himself in the mapping circle in several other ways: running community servers, helping newer mappers through the mentorship program, and judging contests. Although he has scaled back his involvement in the game recently, any contributions from him to the gamemode will always be welcomed!

jacky10186 written by Alwaysyukaz
  • Jacky is a fairly new mapper that has ranked one anime mapset "Machico - Korekara" at the end of 2018 with the help of his Hong Kong friends (Faputa, Sing, and -GN Junior). Finally, he's proven that he can provide good mapsets to the ranked section. Can't wait to see his progression in 2019!

JarvisGaming written by BabySnakes
  • Possibly known for his many taiko maps/mods and/or dodge the beatmaps, JarvisGaming has yet to set a mark on the ranked scene. While their currently ranked maps are quite tame, they can handle from high bpm difficult maps to sv technical maps with perfection. JarvisGaming's skill truly shows, especially after their huge catalogue of mods and maps. It's a shame they've only started ranking maps in 2018. On the other hand, I'm quite hopeful as Jarvis has already ranked a map in 2019, where the high diff maps at tho? Like seriously, your graveyard is filled with so much effort it hurts.

JeirYagtama written by Nepuri
  • JeirYagtama, former osu!catch Beatmap Nominator, is now trying his skills out in another game mode, taiko! Having submitted his first taiko set in mid-2018, he managed to rank it just about 2 weeks later in August! While the map may be simple, it showcases his understanding about taiko-specific mapping concepts and makes me see potential in him as a full-fledged taiko mapper!

Jonawaga written by Raiden
  • Jona is an American taiko community member who also happened to be a very proficient beatmap nominator and a mapper. Unfortunately, he left us not a long ago due to real life issues. Before leaving, however, he pushed three maps to the ranked section in 2018. One of my favourites is "DEAN FUJIOKA - History Maker", the opening of a very popular anime (Yuri On Ice). We wish you the best on your future endeavors and appreciate your work for the community!

JUDYDANNY written by Nwolf
  • JUDYDANNY is an old, well-respected member of the community, having provided countless maps for the ranked section, to be used in tournaments, and also being a Beatmap Nominator for several years. He's currently inactive, but not done yet, but it looks like he has some maps in store for 2019 already, and I wouldn't be surprised if there will be more to come. Maybe, just maybe, he will return to beatmap nominating one more time, as well.

KamizonoShinobu written by -Kazu-
  • Even though he quit in late 2018 due to saddening circumstances, KamizonoShinobu (a.k.a Chocola_2287) is one of my favourite mappers and even though he only brought idol games/anime sets this year, he left a lot of half-baked projects in the oven, with absolute bangers like Valgus, DEADHEAT or TOXIC VIBRATION. His leaving is a huge loss for the community as he is easily one of the most talented mappers out there and a really good player too.

Karee Pan written by Alwaysyukaz
  • Karee Pan is a fairy new taiko mapper that has one anime mapset "Fillin - Mayoi ga Ongaku ni Awasete Araragi-san no Namae o Yobu Douga" in early 2018 and one Muzukashii Guest Difficulty in "Team Hanayamata - Hana wa Odore ya Irohaniho" in late 2018. Looking at his progression in 2018, I hope he can prove himself worthy with other good mapsets in 2019!

Kbludoh written by -Kazu-
  • Kbludoh might be one of the lesser known names from the Brazilian community. But this year, he gave us one of the most interesting maps of the year, Venetian Snares - She Runs. He has an interesting approach to mapping that shows in his works very prominently, either by his patterning choices or his musical taste. This year brought us many newcomers to the mapping scene and I certainly hope to see more of Kbludoh's work.

kei821 written by komasy
  • kei821 is a Japanese mapper and advanced player who grew rapidly in 2018. He had a ranked mapset with BlackY's "Paradission". He constantly makes maps with cool songs and there are a lot of challenging maps in his graveyard. Why don't you try challenging them? Anyway, I'm looking forward to his success for playing and mapping in 2019!

Kin written by Greenshell
  • Ah, yes, my gool ol' mentor Kin. What can I say about him? He's the one who got me into mentorship and the mapping community as a whole, really. A guy who isn't around on osu! a lot these days, one who does things slow and steady. Also a fun dude to talk to and share memes with :^). Kin has been around for quite a while, ranking a bunch of the so-called "pp maps" ever since 2017, as well as being a BN since then, but got unfortunately kicked in late 2018 due to inactivity. That aside, he only ranked a single map this year "Camellia feat. Nanahira - We Love Hardcore", but it sure has made a name for itself! "Chinese - simplified" was my first impression of it, but it does its job at emphasizing the song quite well in the end. I hope he gets back to the game someday, he's a good soul. Thank you for getting me into the mapping community and for more, Kin.

kitafuma written by komasy
  • kitafuma grew rapidly in 2018 and had two ranked maps! Every song he chooses is nice and has a sense. Cage (Mtell Remix) is a map with a story line, Slow Step is a map in which can enjoy a unique rhythm. It's obvious that he has certain potential. Thank you for giving us high quality maps. We are very hoping for your success in 2019!

komasy written by -Kazu-
  • As he is one of the most experienced mappers from Japan, you can easily find yourself not being able to find a single bad komasy map given that his style and execution truly are among the best added to the fact that he has really ranked a lot of guest diffs and mapsets of his own. I have personally enjoyed a lot his huge repertoire of maps, specially one of the last ranked maps of 2018, Touhou Youyoumu ULTIMATE MEDLEY. If you're looking for some really fun maps to have a good time, komasy is very likely one of your best bets.

Kqrth written by -Kazu-
  • Even though he often times ends up being pointed out as the most controversial member of the Brazilian taiko community and one of those who always steps into drama, he has shown his worth in the ranked section this year with his two gems, Myoujin Henka and #sawg, two maps with a lot of personality into them that truly came to tell us all that we don't need to lose an eye to have all the games and fun we want!

Kuron-kun written by Raiden
  • Kuron is no stranger to taiko. At least, not any longer, as he managed to push two maps forward this year: "Placa no Chao" and "Natsuiro Egao de 1,2, Jump!" One of the most renown names in the Brazilian community, and also an osu!standard QAT member, he has taken some of his time to properly learn how taiko works, and that is certainly admirable. I wish to see more from him in the future. P.S.: He's CUTE. AS. HELL.

KyouRekii87 written by Greenshell
  • I did not know about this mapper at all before his first map popped up in the mapfeed, which surprisingly was a song both composed and mapped all on their own, as well as featuring one of the highest star ratings amongst ranked maps of 2018. That's right, I'm talking about "Bostonian Life!", which might look like your usual pp map at first glance, but due to his experience as a player the map had a few unusual things in it while still being quite nice to play. What else can I say? I deeply respect the effort of mappers also being composers, and I see some potential blooming up in this guy, both as a composer and as a mapper!

Lasse written by Raiden
  • Yet another German QAT. When will the dictatorship end? Oh wait... While Lasse is not too widely known amongst osu!taiko community members, he has managed to push some maps to rank, most of them being solid anime sets with a decent spread. I'm sure he could improve very fast and get into the osu!taiko BNG if he tried hard enough.

lazyboy007 written by Nwolf
  • First a little geography lesson: Luxembourg is, indeed, an European country. That being said, lazyboy007 is the only Luxembourgish osu!taiko mapper, and his most notable map is Piccadilly, which you might remember from the 2018 osu!taiko World Cup Finals. This map is especially noteworthy, because not only is it very well mapped, even ignoring that it's lazyboy's first ranked map, it is also a song with swing rhythm which is something you basically never see in osu!taiko, ranked or unranked. This, together with him being from an otherwise unknown country for osu!taiko, makes lazyboy007 a more special newcomer of 2018.

Lno written by Greenshell
  • When I hear the name Lno, I think of a mappool selector, but more importantly of a mapper who hasn't been around in the ranked section too much, but provided players who like to search for gems among the graveyard with insanely fun maps, be it due to fancy slider velocities, unusual concepts or just challenging maps in general. His addition to the ranked section in the form of "Beat Saber", while not aimed towards these extremes, is still a nice 'n enjoyable set and shows that they're proficient at mapping all difficulty levels, not just the highest ones. With that said, if you haven't already, go give their catalogue of graved maps a try, as there certainly are aforementioned gems among them, but also their ranked mapset, of course!

Loctav written by Nwolf
  • Loctav, a long time Community Manager and one of the most noteworthy members of the osu! history, contributing to many improvements of the game and the annual world cups, returned to the ranked section this year with a new rendition of the well-known song "furioso melodia" by gmtn. (witch's slave), featuring tricky rhythms, tricky slider velocity changes and - how else could it be - big notes. A lot of them. And seeing as his 10th osu! anniversary is coming soon (yes the game is THAT old), who knows, maybe we will see another classic Loctav map again this year!

Lost The Lights written by Nwolf
  • He has been missing in 2017, but Lost The Lights returned to the living in 2018, and I think it's safe to say it would've been a disappointment if he had done it with anything but Demetori. Luckily, he has done exactly that. "Warabe Matsuri ~ Innocent Treasaures" feels like a very classic Demetori beatmap, featuring lots of syncopated rhythms, occasional bursts and the obligatory guitar stream in the beginning of the last third of the song. Lost The Lights has proven that even with a break, he is still in top form.

mancuso_JM_ written by -Kazu-
  • One of the oldest mappers in the community, mancuso_JM_ has been there for most of us for a really long time, being an admirable and friendly BN (BAT, back in the day) while also doing nice creations by himself. In 2018 we only got a single map from him, Owl City - Kiss Me Babe, It's Christmas Time (although it got ranked in March...), a map that shows his minimalistic view in mapping and that follows the music beautifully. In late 2018 he quit BNG and hasn't been around in a long time, so wherever he is now I truly wish him the best on his future endeavors.

Marm written by Greenshell
  • Another member of o!taiko BR, Marm has also shown their presence in the Ranked section; starting off with a complex marathon in 2017, in 2018 they continued with two sweet mapsets, one of them being "Sweet Requiem", the other being "Inverse World". Personally, I think both are enjoyable pieces to play through, with Sweet Requiem being a set holding patterns that feel pleasant to play to the song, and with Inverse World being one of the more complex kind gain, going all-out on everything the song has to offer with lots of variable snappings, making it quite a challenge! Sadly they aren't around actively, if they get back to rank maps actively though, I'm gonna be looking forward to that!

Mew104 written by Raiden
  • Mew is fairly known among the community for being an incredibly good player and mapper, but also for being Weegee-eyed Mr. Krabs. His avatar is obviously his most well-known aspect. Jokes aside, this year he managed to push forward a map to rank ("The Rift"), and let me assure you that this is nothing short of a multi-rhythm masterpiece. Despite having only two ranked maps, he certainly is no stranger to the ranking process, and the amazing quality of his works do pay off in the end. Not only is it a fantastic set difficulty-wise, but the highest difficulty shows how perceptive his ears are as well as his capability of interpreting a plethora of various rhythms and smashing them together to create pieces of art. He ranked one map in 2017 and one in 2018. Can't wait for the 2019 one. P.S.: I only need 45 more for the Maw.

Midnaait written by hikiko-
  • Midnaait is a very long-standing member of the osu!taiko Argentinan community, known historically for maps of meme songs. This year marked an eventful year for him, winning the osu!taiko Argentina Mapping Contest with his set of "Nexta" and capping the gold in Summer Spotlights with "Bison Charge". As a member of the osu!taiko Drum Circle, his contributions to the mode will certainly continue, so it should be exciting to see what he does next!

Nao Tomori written by Nepuri
  • Nao got most of his recognition in Taiko via mapping Taiko guest difficulties in hybrid sets, making him probably one of the most commonly recognized taiko mappers around. He has, like many others, come from the osu!standard mapping scene and managed to learn taiko quite quickly. If I were to suggest a map of his: I can't. There are just too many and you would lose track of how much he has contributed to the ranked section. Whenever you feel like having a more relaxed and standard approach to taiko mapping, I recommend you look up one of his difficulties.

Nardoxyribonucleic written by Raiden
  • What else needs to be said about this madman? The one and only Nardo. Having had the chance to work alongside him for more than a year now, I can safely say that he is one of if not the most integral people I have ever met in this game. His profound work ethic and impressive discipline is something to be reckoned with. He has, this year, almost single handedly managed Quality Assurance on his own, checking almost if not every single map that went on to be qualified. Not many people can do that consistently while simultaneously pushing a handful of their own maps to rank and managing a real life job at the same time. But Nardo can, and I certainly am grateful that he exists. I look forward to continue working with him for as long as possible, and would certainly not mind meeting him in real life at all! One of my favourite maps from him this year is "EPICA - Universal Death Squad", which is a symphonic metal masterpiece. You should definitely check it out!

neonat written by Raiden
  • Though he's more known in the standard community, neonat hopped onto the taiko train and really showed off his proficiency by becoming a beatmap nominator for the mode. This year, he has managed to push "Nightwish - Storytime" for rank, a beautiful symphonic metal marathon which is a collab with known taiko mappers cdhsausageboy and Jerry. Make sure to check it out!

Nepuri written by Greenshell
  • The 200% MAD guy around and one of the people that helped me grow as a mapper, modder and as a person the most. Nepuri has come and brought many maps to us into the ranked section, not only as a mapper, as which he excels especially at spread management, but also as a hard-working nominator! Aside of the infamous "New Game Plus", pushing human limits to the extreme, there are also very neatly arranged maps like "ESCAPE" and "Aimless Voyage", which may not be the hardest maps, but just enjoyable pieces to play through. Go try them!

Ney written by Raiden
  • Ney, previously known as n1doking, is one of our top players who also happens to provide us maps to the ranked section. He made his debut in 2016 with two guest difficulties on "Cory in the House", and he has surely stepped up to meet today's standards, making his way into the ranked section this year with maps such as "Harmonize Clover" and a fantastic guest difficulty on the Pendulum track "Showdown", which makes use of potentially controversial yet interesting 1/8 patterning choices. Definitely check his Loved map "minefield surfing", since it's one of the most interesting Loved maps I've seen in a long time.

Nifty written by Nepuri
  • If there is anything that screams "Nifty", it is his contributions to the meta, as well as to the BNG in recent times. Whether it was him being heavily creative in SV usage or him being unarguably the most active BN in his time, his efforts left a major footprint in the osu!taiko mapping community either way. Although he is not a BN anymore, we can all be sure his name will not be forgotten that easily.

Nishizumi written by Backfire
  • The King of the Meta, Nishizumi didn't make any groundbreaking maps compared to previous years which had him shaping our mapping meta as it currently has continued to be, but he provided us with at least one extreme challenge once again with "Destroyer". I would consider Nishizumi to be a prime example of a mapper who continues to keep his name in the air and proving himself to not be a one-trick pony in terms of content and style!

Noffy written by Nepuri
  • Though probably better known for her tenure in the Quality Assurance Team for the osu!standard gamemode or her Storyboards, she has also proven her proficiency in taiko mapping (and in a relatively short time at that!). Despite standard being her main mode of mapping, I gladly look forward to any future mapsets or difficulties from her in the taiko game mode! I highly recommend checking out her Oni in the "Kasane Teto" set she ranked recently, as it contains quite fun finisher patterns and is enjoyable overall.

Nofool written by hikiko-
  • For a long time now, Nofool has been known to push the boundaries of mapping with his SV-wild creations. Although he ranked only three mapsets of his own this year, his name is nevertheless very prominent within the osu!taiko community. Four of his sets were also promoted to Loved, ones which display his knack for combining visual effects and gameplay flow into a fun, engaging experience for the player.

Nwolf written by Raiden
  • What's there to say about Nwolf that hasn't been said already? Our good ol' German pal and ex-Beatmap Nominator (possibly returning soon™), he's both a good community member and a good person. He may have his occasional rants, but we still love him nonetheless. This year, he ranked one of the maps he had featured in the osu!taiko World Cup 2018: "onoken - Viden", which is a complex rhythm piece that uses a lot of off-beat patterns. Don't let the lack of mixed snaps fool you! The rhythm is already complex by itself!

nyanmi-1828 written by komasy
  • nyanmi-1828 was revived from a restriction in 2018, and was active as a member of Loved. It would be appropriate to say that it's been a turbulent year. We show you respect for your work! His map is very rich in groove, everyone can enjoy playing. Especially when you play his "Exit This Earth's Atomosphere" and "Feelin Sky", you will be able to "feel the wind"...

Okoratu written by Raiden
  • It is Wednesday, my dudes. Nothing defines Okoratu/Okorin/Okoyue/Okowhatever better than this catchphrase. I'm writing this comment on a Wednesday, too. Now for the serious part: Okoratu is... strange. There is no adjective that I can actually think of to fully define him, but this only makes him more interesting as a person and as a community member. His presence in taiko has mostly been via sporadic appearances to either rank something (he can nominate taiko, yes) or to get something ranked himself, but this does not mean he has not spent much time in this mode. He has actually contributed greatly to the discussion on the initial rework of the RC as well as the continued updates. This year, he's pushed to rank a huge hybrid set "Gabriel Drop Kick", which features a total of 20 difficulties, 5 of which are for taiko. You seriously need some patience for that. I hope these comments come out also on a Wednesday.

Oui written by Greenshell
  • Oui, being one of the many mappers making their debut in the ranked section this year, may be one of those that went by rather unnoticed, but should definitely not be overlooked because of that! His mapset of Renard - Feel Better is a damn nice short mapset clocking in at a pretty high BPM and shows that he certainly is no slouch at mapping. As with many other rookies, I can't wait to see what our Swiss rookie can bring to us in the future!

Pachiru written by Greenshell
  • Though possibly more well-known among the osu!standard community, Pachiru spent a fair share of time to get into Taiko mapping, and brought two solid sets to the ranked section. "Jpop Drop" is a cute, solid little mapset; while the other map, "Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui", though not the most difficult or extraordinary, is still damn good, and probably my favorite set among anime songs on Taiko. These two maps prove to me that he has a good grasp on how to manage all levels of difficulty ranging from Kantan to Inner Oni, and his overall super friendly and positive attitude makes him a healthy member in the community. Keep it up my man, you've got a lot more potential than you'd probably like to admit!

pishifat written by Nepuri
  • Hello there! Although pishifat is widely known in the osu!standard gamemode, he has shown me with his map "Kiritorisen" that taiko mapping is extremely accessible even to mappers of other game modes. This especially is clear considering that it is his first taiko-specific mapset, as well as having decent quality on top of that. I would highly recommend also watching his video about his detour into taiko mapping!

Poii written by BabySnakes
  • Poii is a fairly new member of the mapping community. After only ranking one map in 2017, they showed determination in improving and mapping more, gaining a lot of experience through mapping and participating in the community mentorship program. Poii focuses mainly on the Kantan-Oni range, delivering entertaining maps to beginners and intermediate players while occasionally mapping some quality Inner Oni difficulties. This year Poii ranked a lot of new maps, most of them being slow anime/jpop songs. 2019 will be a big year to either leave a big footprint on easier maps or explore harder difficulties and letting their name be known by more experienced players.
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Prophecy written by Raiden
  • I remember getting to know Prophecy way back in 2015. Back then, he constantly struggled to get a map ranked. Nowadays, his skills have improved so much that he finds little trouble when he wishes to rank something. This year he has gifted us with the map "Hitomi ni Kakusareta Omoi," a normal senya track. While he ranked only one map this year, I look forward to see what he brings to the ranked section in 2019!

qoot8123 written by Raiden
  • A true veteran of osu!taiko, qoot returned to the BNG this year and proved to be up to nowadays' standards. This year he has provided us with three ranked maps, "Bittersweet", "Sincerely" and "ZERO!!", all of which are Japanese songs. Let's see what he does in 2019.

Raiden written by Greenshell
  • Along with fruko, one of the mappers I immediately associate with metal when I hear his name, Raiden still holds a big role in the game, even if not as active as other members due to studies. A really chill guy, great mapper and fellow red panda lover (seriously red pandas are so cute). On a different note, despite his real life duties he's still working hard behind the scenes, partaking in the o!taiko Ranking Criteria, managing things in the Spotlights Team and obviously doing the QAT work. When it comes to ranking maps this year, he went a little outside of his known metal zone and ranked quite technical maps with "Transport -Extended Mix-" and "Passage D", of which the latter has made a name for itself in the TWC Finals. Anyway, both of these maps are absolute masterpieces and definitely two of my favorite maps of 2018, and I'm looking forward to whatever else he's providing to the ranked section in the future!

Raphalge written by Raiden
  • A kind and trustworthy Swedish dude who is also a godlike HR player. I have to admit that I was honestly shocked the first time I saw him mapping. This guy quickly adapted to how mapping works and showed it in his first ranked map (I ranked it myself) in 2017. This year he showed his proficiency again with a fantastic song "Astral Dogma" from Yousei Teikoku. While both of these maps are marathons, I'm sure he could map a full spread as well as mod one. I wouldn't mind at all to see him become more invested in mapping and modding and trying to join the Beatmap Nominators.

Realazy written by Nepuri
  • And here comes yet another mainly osu!Standard proficient mapper into the ranks of taiko mappers! While Realazy is probably more known as a Beatmap Nominator for osu!Standard, he still has shown his proficiency in taiko in recent times, mainly collaborating with eiri-! I would highly suggest you check out his difficulties on "Oriental Blossom"!

realy0_ written by Alwaysyukaz
  • realy0_ is a mapper that is known for making lots of calm or slow anime beatmaps, especially for the standard mode. However, I'm suprised that an electronic song was the first choice to get a ranked map in taiko. Whenever I see his modding profile, I reach the conclusion that both his mapping and modding skills are growing quite rapidly this year. Fun fact is, he got his first ranked beatmap at the end of 2018. Can't wait to see his mapping progress in 2019!

Remus written by Greenshell
  • Probably not the most well-known mapper, Remus has been around actively for the first half of the year, and even despite the drama about a certain map, his "Ascension to Heaven" map is still a noteworthy addition to the ranked section, offering a challenge to people through techy, as well as streamy difficulty. Sad to see him not being around to push maps to rank anymore, since he held quite some potential as an already solid mapper.

rew0825 written by Alwaysyukaz
  • rew is actually more active in osu!catch, but he's not a new face in taiko since he got his first ranked Guest Dfficulty in 2015. And he's been more active than previous years to make a bunch of Guest Difficulties in taiko. His most outstanding mapset is "PUNCH*MIND*HAPPINESS", in which he proves himself to us that he's a more than capable mapper, and marks this year as the beginning of his taiko career!

Rhytoly written by Nepuri
  • While just having gotten his first ranked set in 2018, he is by no means an inexperienced mapper in any way, even though he is a very young mapper (both as a mapper and as a person!). He was able to learn quickly and become a pretty solid mapper in a span of just a few months! Proving both his proficiency in higher difficulties as well as managing a spread, he is very much someone who knows what they are doing.

salchow written by Nwolf
  • salchow is a Norwegian osu!taiko mapper, who joined the ranked section as rookie now in 2018. Map-wise there is not much to say about them yet, except that they seem to like FELT, and having their first set ranked after almost exactly one year after it was submitted. Also, their avatar on discord is a wolf (and I'm sure it used to be in osu! as well but it's a girl now, ewwww), so they are clearly a good person. Nevertheless, their ranked maps so far bring a nice amount of slider velocity changes with them, and some of their unranked maps as well so I'm hoping that some of them get ranked in 2019!

Sansheng written by Backfire
  • Sansheng is a pretty underrated, and overlooked mapper. Their single map ranked this year is "epimerization" is a map which is flawless in the SV execution, and is one of the most impressively emotive and life-filled maps I have played in the year. I would say I hope this blurb gets some of you to try it, and hopefully to encourage Sansheng to rank more maps because he surely has potential to be one of our bests!

sing216 written by hikiko-
  • Having already been a well-established top Hong Kong player, sing216 made his debut in the ranked section this year with several guest difficults, along with his map of "Stay Alive (Jun Kuroda Bootleg Remix)". His first ranked set is incredibly well-made, which is a reflection of all the mapping experience he accumulated beforehand. Looking forward to seeing all the progress he makes as both a mapper and player in the future!

Skull Kid written by -Kazu-
  • Having previously proven his worth as a mapper in the later years with maps like Fast Paced Society and Reality Check Through The Skull, this year he made his return in full force with his set Whatever I Do and one of the most liked maps of the last quarter of 2018, XINOBIKILL. He really is quite good at making enjoyable maps and definitely holds one of my favourite maps of the entire year.

Skylish written by Nwolf
  • Skylish has showed up in the ranked section in 2017, and has continued to be present throughout 2018. Most of his ranked maps are calm Japanese anime or anime-style songs, but on the very last day of 2018 a more unusual map has made its way into Skylish's list of ranked guest difficulties, featuring some tricky patterns and, more noticeably, quite experimental slider velocity usage. They are hard to predict on the first playthrough, and I'm a big fan of such SV. Let's see if Skylish continues to expand his range of different map types in 2019!

Smallwu written by Alwaysyukaz
  • Smallwu is a mapper known due to his love of cute songs. However, in 2018 he pushed himself to get a full beamapset to rank with "Ray - Kimi to Ita Sora" which is a 4-minute song, which is rare to see for rookie mapper. So, that's an impressive achievement for his first step in 2018. I'd like to see his progression in 2019

Stefan written by -Kazu-
  • You can truly see how good of an artist Stefan is by how he structures his maps. He is definitely one of the most helpful members of the community too and I'm extremely glad to have shared some time with him as he really is a cool guy, which he often also shows through his mapping and his rather peculiar song choice, ranging from the most happy, memeish songs to rather serious or even dark songs. I hope we get to see more of his works this 2019 and that he finally reaches the glory as a mapper that I whole-heartedly believe he deserves.

Stingy written by Raiden
  • Stingy is an American mapper who made his debut in the ranked section in 2017. Since then, he has ranked two t+pazolite maps "seedy try" and "Oshama Scramble!" in 2018, which are fantastic songs with a very good mapset spread to accompany them. Even if he is a little more active in osu!standard, let's see if he can keep up in 2019 for osu!taiko!

strickluke written by BabySnakes
  • strickluke is a fairly unknown mapper. They map standard and mainly taiko, having ranked 3 mapsets in total: one tech and two low BPM (one of which was ranked in 2018). It's sad strickluke hasn't dedicated more time to improve his mapping and push more things to ranked since he has some fun experimental maps and excellent collabs sitting in his graveyard. All their ranked mapsets have great ratings and if they managed to pump out more quality maps into the public's eyes, they'd definitely be more well known amongst the community.

Surono written by Nwolf
  • Surono never disappoints when it comes to which maps he ranks every year. You've got your Wrestling Festival song, a Demetori song, Infected Mushroom, and an Indonesian song, just to name the maps you simply expect when you hear the name "Surono", but there's of course more than just that. Song-wise ,my personal favorite was Chata's "Yuune Zekka, Ryouran no Sai", something I wanted to see ranked in taiko for a long time. Like many of his maps, you will notice that each section of the song has its own SV, which is one of the many reasons Surono maps continue to be fun in 2018, and in the future!

tasuke912 written by hikiko-
  • A long-beloved member of the osu!taiko community, tasuke912 continued to impact the mapping scene in 2018, notably with his groundbreaking set of t+pazolite's "Ultrasonic Anthem (Kobaryo's FTN-Remix)". Since he is a top Japanese player and Beatmap Nominator as well, you would be hard-pressed to find a member of the osu!taiko community who isn't aware of him. tasuke912 has consistently contributed to the osu!taiko mapping community for years, so it will be interesting to see what he does next.

tatatat written by Nepuri
  • What is there to say about tatatat? He's well-known around the community for both being one of the most talkative people around, as well as being one of the few mappers that are left who focus on mapping exclusively lower difficulties in their mapsets! Though they are not crazy fast or challenging, they are quite enjoyable. Please do check out his "Another Moon" or "Stolen Dreams, Lost Light" Mapsets, as they are both enjoyable and feature solid mapping.

Tofu1222 written by -Kazu-
  • Tofu1222 is, while known as a prominent mapper and BN from the mania scene, a name we have seen in the taiko ranked section more than a just a few times. His mapping is very clean and has a considerable variety of genres, ranging from the most cheerful anime songs to the wobbly Camellia songs. Although he mostly does Inner Oni or Oni diffs, he has also shown capable of mapping good lower diffs and that is always something you have to thank a mapper for, specially one as friendly as Tofu1222.

Tomoka Rin written by komasy
  • Tomoka Rin is a Taiwanese mapper with two ranked mapsets in 2018. Tomoka Rin is good at making maps that everyone can enjoy, and demonstrates it in maps such as "Signal Graph (TV Size)" and "Tenka Toitsu A to Z *" in 2018. Especially my favorite is "Tenka Toitsu A to Z *", this mapset is designed to be easy to beat even for beginners, Oni captures the rhythm of the song exactly, and it is very complete as a whole mapset. If you have not played it yet, how about playing?

Tyistiana written by Raiden
  • While this sentiment may not be shared with many, I do have to recognize his potential. I remember seeing his mods for the BNG application, and all I could think was "he needs a little push in the right direction!". I highly value applicants like that, and especially if they keep trying very hard (he is now a BN, yes!). This guy certainly has an acute sense of what modding actually means, and I am fairly sure we will see him working as a nominator soon enough. We shouldn't forget the mapping part, too! Tyistiana has pushed to rank 2 solid mapsets, which means he is very aware of how ranking works. I look forward to working with him.

Ulqui written by -Kazu-
  • Talking about Ulqui here is a rather odd exercise for me to do. Starting by his mapping, he has done TONS of good maps I enjoy playing everyday and that I always end up playing as warmups or simply because I wanna beat them, but then you see he barely has any ranked maps... I mean, yeah, #sawg is one of those maps most people will mention in their top 10 and is truly a cool experience, so in this regard I truly hope to see more of this rising star mapper. He's most known for being a beast of a player, being insanely accurate and great at reading, with Hidden being his main modifier and truly a force to be reckoned with but he is also one of the friendliest members of this community and I definitely see him getting along with anybody that wishes to talk with him.

Ulysses written by Nwolf
  • While he is more known in osu!standard, Ulysses, who you might know as "nold_1702", has been a part of osu!taiko for years. Mostly providing a solid ground for other mappers to build on, by making the easier taiko difficulties of a set, he has given us timeless maps like "Terminal". This year, he has done it again for his final set to S3RL's "Nostalgic". He has since then retired from the osu! community, and I think he deserves to rest now. Thanks for your contributions to osu!, and enjoy your time outside!

uone written by komasy
  • uone is one of the Japanese mappers who can make various types of maps. Having acquired 1st place in TJBC #5 in 2018 proves that he has reliable mapping skills. He can make a wide range of maps, from simple to technical maps. Especially his "Igomoyos - Omul no Thema ni yoru Buyobuyo Sketch no Kokoromi" map has been completed with diversity and technical difficulty so it made a lot of players have fun! He mainly makes maps for fun, but all of them capture the characteristics of songs and have very high quality, so we are certainly looking forward to seeing you have a ranked map in 2019!

Volta written by Nepuri
  • While probably not known for anything blisteringly fast or challenging, Volta deserves my #1 award in terms of flawless and nicely executed lower difficulties across all his recent mapsets. Beside low difficulties, he is also excellent at mapping higher difficulty maps, most notably "HONESTY", which is an absolute blast to try and play; give it a shot!

vrnl written by -Kazu-
  • This mapper right here has grown exponentially this year and has really shown a lot of potential. Even though he has tripped onto a few obstacles in his mapping career, he has truly learned from his past mistakes and made a great mapper out of himself, not to mention that he has mapped something which happens to be my favourite map of 2018: Loctek - Oldskool. Keep a close eye on him, as he is probably one of the most promising mappers of the year.

xtrem3x written by Raiden
  • xtrem3x is truly an osu!taiko veteran. With nearly 10 years of tenure in this game, he most likely has seen everything pass in front of his eyes. His presence in the ranked section this year consists of a relatively simple set, "Jingle Bells ga Tomaranai", ranked in January. He already ranked his first map of 2019, also in January. Is he the Jan-man?

Yales written by hikiko-
  • In retrospect, it's mildly surprising that Yales is a rookie given all that he has accomplished in 2018. He's been a fast learner, with his own maps improving noticeably quickly since the start. Furthermore, since joining the BNG last October, he has consistently remained an active nominator and as such continues to have a significant impact on the ranked section. Looking forward to what he accomplishes in 2019!

yassu- written by komasy
  • yassu- is one of the experienced mappers in Japan and always gets a good result in the TJBC! He makes very high quality and enjoyable maps, it is very difficult to find bad points. Especially I love "Endless Tears", which gives us a natural playing experience. We are looking forward to your maps in 2019 too!

yea written by Nepuri
  • yea has definitely proven to me and to a lot of other mappers that a map's SV can be crucial to how it's enjoyed and received. Of course, I'm talking about his absolute banger of a map "Sound Chimera" by Laur! In 2018, yea has not ceased in his efforts to bring maps to the ranked section, which clearly shows in the aforementioned map. I can only describe it as an absolute joy to play, as well as the pinnacle of SV manipulation. I really do hope that whatever 2019 brings for us, it is more enjoyable maps like these. Best of luck, yea!

yuki_momoiro722 written by Alwaysyukaz
  • The "One Room Anime Series Maniac Mapper" this year, Yuki momoiro provided us with his 3 mapsets of the One Room Anime Series. But not only that, he also provided us with his 1 Filipino Language based song's GDs and 2 other Anime mapsets. Even though he's still in young age, it's a great achievment for him this year that he got 6 Ranked Mapset in total. I Hope he can improve himself with other great mapsets in the next year!

Yumyum- written by -Kazu-
  • Yumyum- is one of the many mappers that went unnoticed this year with only one ranked map. You can see how she is very positive and hard working on learning the gamemode and rest assured we will always welcome new mappers trying to dive into the taiko world. Keep a close eye on her as she will for sure keep becoming better and better.

yuzu__rinrin written by komasy
  • yuzu__rinrin provided this year simple and catchy maps with eroge song and Anime songs! Palpitation in his graveyard is one of my favorite map and I'm looking forward to it being ranked! Activity was not very high in the second half of 2018, but people will be waiting for your maps!

Zedther written by Nepuri
  • A very new face to taiko mapping scene, with barely 3 months of mapping experience, he has improved quite quickly and even managed to rank his first mapset "Cold Green Eyes" before 2018 came to an end! It's a nicely arranged mapset with solid lower difficulties, and it makes me look forward to future maps of his.

Zetera written by Greenshell
  • Hallo lieber Wirt, mach mir den Bierkrug voll, ganz randvoll, so ist's toll! Even if Wirtshaus Gaudi is the only Taiko map Zetera ranked this year, he still has a whole load of difficult maps in his graveyard just waiting to be played! His signature Majin Oni series consists of both aforementioned difficult and/or gimmicky (and sometimes just meme) maps, lots of them being mapped to a variety songs one would consider unusual on this game, but also more common rhythm game songs. If you're looking for different kinds of maps, Zetera is your man! PS: Shoutouts to SimpleFlips

zigizigiefe written by Backfire
  • The "other" Turkish taiko mapper, ranking this year the sequel "Monosugoi Satori Gear" to his popular 2017 map "Monosugoi Space Shuttle", zigi also shows a surprising amount of appreciation for Spanish music as well from his Mago de Oz maps! His mapping style has grown more and more over the last couple years and he has aquired a respectable name for himself.
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-Hex- written by JeirYagtama
  • -Hex- is a mapper that brings simplicity and user-friendliness to his recently Ranked maps, which whilst not the most complex or technical, still provides great satisfaction through his patterns which accurately expresses the music well. Without being the most experienced mapper, he still attempts to provide quite the creative stance on turning slow songs into interesting maps for players of all skill levels to enjoy. Let us hope in 2019 that he delivers more quality content for everyone to play!

-Luminate written by Nelly
  • -Luminate is another newcomer to the ranking process despite starting his mapping career in early 2017. His first appearance in a Ranked mapset was in June with a guest difficulty for rew0825's "nao - Towa naru Kizuna to Omoi no Kiseki", with his own first Ranked set being "*namirin - Koi no Hime Hime Pettanko" later in the same month. However, he received the most attention in October when he joined the Beatmap Nominations, where he has since worked to improve the speed and quality of the beatmap Ranking process steadily whilst continuing to grow in experience and confidence. During this time he also ranked a second beatmap, "Marie - Clover Day's", as well as a guest difficulty on "Suzuyu - Euphorium" by AJamez. He has improved tremendously over these past months, and though he has only just started to make major contributions to osu!catch, we will be looking forward to his progress in 2019!

-Nicotine written by JBHyperion
  • -Nicotine has been actively mapping for almost three years now, but 2018 marked their first arrival in the Ranked section with the promotion of three Cup guest difficulties. Whilst this may not seem like much, it is clear for all to see that -Nictonie is a rapidly improving mapper, winning the second edition of the community-organised" Ultimate osu!catch Mapping Contest" in June. Whilst there has been no real indication of their spread-constructing ability as yet, expect to see a few more guest contributions from -Nicotine at both extreme ends of the difficulty scale over the following year.

-Plus- written by Sanyi
  • -Plus- (previously well known as Chara) is known for mapping extremely difficult unranked "challenge" beatmaps, which she continued in 2018. However, not content to leave all her creations in the graveyard, she managed to push some very unique beatmaps in 2018 at completely opposite ends of the skill spectrum. Starting off with "AAAA - Dreamer.", a mapset with astonishing hitsounding and very nice and fitting flow on both difficulties. She also managed to rank "RoughSketch feat. DD "Nakata" Metal - Booths of Fighters (Camellia's "Barrage of Flurries" Remix)", a collaborative marathon-length beatmap with Ascendance, which is a real challenge for even the best players, providing different kinds of harsh yet well-fitting patterns in every section of the entire difficulty. I hope to see more from her in 2019, may it be Ranked or unranked, because her creations are always something special.

-Sh1n1- written by alienflybot
  • -Sh1n1- was slightly quiet last year in the osu!catch mapping field, having only two mapsets and a single guest difficulty achieving Ranked status. Despite the small amount of Ranked difficulties, both of his sets command interest and respect. Partnered with Ascendance and Spectator, -Sh1n1- successfully Ranked “fhana – Kimi to Iu Tokuiten [singular you]”, which is a marathon showcasing coherent mapping style and structure among the three mappers. With toil and sweat, -Sh1n1- also pushed “Shiena Nishizawa – Meaning” to the Ranked section. Despite the significant drain time, -Sh1n1- did not reduce the size of the spread, but instead decided on extending the size to the fullest. As -Sh1n1- started to produce more new maps (and revive old ones) lately, 2019 may be another year for him to showcase his talents.

Absolute Zero written by JBHyperion
  • Absolute Zero doubled his count of Ranked difficulties this year, with a pair of guest contributions (one Salad and one Platter) in the first quarter of the year. Whilst this may seem strange for such an experienced member of the community, it's worth remembering that Absolute Zero has always provided much more through modding contributions rather than mapping in the past. However, with two completed mapsets of his own that have been steadily improved and reworked over the course of the past year, 2019 may be AZ's opportunity to leave a more significant mark on the osu!catch Ranked section as a mapper in his own right.

AJamez written by Ascendance
  • A complete newcomer to osu!catch mapping for 2018, it was quite a shock when AJamez made it into the Beatmap Nominators earlier this year. However, after some initial struggles, AJamez has made an explosive entry into the modding and mapping world. Boasting some impressive numbers for his rookie year, alongside his numerous contributions to the Beatmap Nominators, AJamez has become a face that you can consistently see across mapsets, whether it be as a set owner, guest contributor or Nominatior. With a beginning like this, we're hoping to see an incredibly impressive 2019 from him!

alienflybot written by Spectator
  • Despite having a few Ranked sets in 2018, it was the inspirational beatmap for "Yooh - salvation" by alienflybot that broadened the field of mapping, highlighting the potential of hyperdashes within sliders and many other gimmicks, will be remembered for a long time as an historical achivement. Not only trying to keep patterns unorthodox, he knows how to retain his sense of aesthetics and make patterns that correspond well with the song. It is still too early, however, to end the talk of his achievements. As a prominent member of Beatmap Nominators, he accepted the challenge of nominating highly challenging maps as possibly the most skilled player within the team, which has definitely been beneficial to the community. Astonished with his upswing in mapping skills and activity as a Nominator, we have no choice but to expect more great things from AFB in 2019.

Ascendance written by Sanyi
  • Do you remember when Ascendance absolutely dominated the osu!catch mapping scene in 2017? Well, In 2018, he outperformed not just all other mappers but even eclipsed his own performance from last year with such ease that it seems almost unbelievable. His achievements are almost endless: over 100 Ranked difficulties alone in 2018, the Ranked mapset with the most difficulties ("League of Legends - Hanami ON THE RIFT (PV ver.)") and many more. In 2018 he became a true mapping connoisseur; the variety of beatmaps he created is incredible. When you look at beatmaps like "Akiyama Uni - Kanpan Tasogare Shinbun", "Black Hole - Pluto", "RoughSketch feat. DD "Nakata" Metal - Booths of Fighters (Camellia's "Barrage of Flurries" Remix)", "Culprate & Au5 - Impulse" and "Function Phantom - Euclid", how can you not be envious of his skills and achievements after seeing these beatmaps? Additionally, his contribution in 2018 extends even beyond his mapping, rejoining the Beatmap Nominators to check and nominate an incredible number of mapsets. He established the "Ultimate Catch Mapping Contest", which has run three iterations, featuring a number of participants putting forth many very interesting entries. He set up and maintained a Discord server for osu!catch mappers and modders that has already grown to over two hundred members, allowing mappers to meet new community members and to receive assistance with their many mapping and modding related questions. Perhaps most impressive is the fact that despite everything just mentioned, Ascendance has already showed that there is still much he wants to accomplish, so I am very excited to see what he can achieve in 2019.

Benita written by alienflybot
  • Widely recognized as Benny- (or BennyBananas), Benita greatly contributed to the osu!catch mapping field last year. In 2018, Benita managed to rank seven mapsets and numerous guest difficulties. A great fan of Touhou doujin circles (most notably FELT), Benita paired up with other enthusiasts such as JBHyperion and Spectator to compose and push many of these impressive beatmaps to Ranked status. It is recommended to check out “FELT – Songs Compilation”, a collaboration between Benita and Spectator, as their effort of mapping a ten-minute long medley should be highly appreciated. Benita’s renditions always demonstrate solid mapping structure, with patterns being used expertly to emphasize different sections of the music. Two sets of hers which showcase this conclusively are “Lindsey Stirling – Senbonzakura” and “fhana – Genzaichi”. Expect more great work from Benita in the near future!

BoberOfDarkness written by wonjae
  • Being both a long time player and mapper, in 2018 BoberOfDarkness finally managed to rank his beatmapset for “Halozy - Snow Changes to a Beat Again” after a period of inactivity seen in the previous year. Mapping the Overdose, Salad and Platter in that mapset, Bober showcased his proficiency in mapping across all skill levels. The beatmap itself is both easily accessible and fun for any player, regardless of skill and is expertly structured in accordance with the song. The [Blizzard] difficulty in particular is filled with tons of slow sliders that will challenge any seasoned rain player, creating a short yet unique experience that I would love to to see more of in 2019.

celerih written by Ascendance
  • celerih truly lived up to the hype as the "Most Promising" mapper for 2018 in last year's edition of the Mapper's Choice Awards. While not ranking the most maps, those he put out were far above the quality you'd expect from someone who'd just started mapping a year prior, but if you truly knew celerih's potential as a mapper, it shouldn't have come as a surprise. Among some of my personal favorites was his set of "Eisyo-kobu - Oriental Blossom", which most people thought would be overshadowed by Spectator's larger set of it earlier in the year. However, upon playing it, you could really tell that celerih had not only lived up to expectations, but surpassed them. While celerih unfortunately retired from the osu!catch Beatmap Nominators and from osu!catch mapping and modding in general late last year, I think a large majority of people would be happy to see a guest difficulty or two from him reach Ranked status in the upcoming year.

chickenbible written by JBHyperion
  • Despite being well-known as a world-class fruit catcher to almost anyone, it may come as a surprise to know that chickenbible has experimented on the periphery of the mapping scene for almost three years now. After slowly but steadily gaining experience and confidence, 2018 was the year chickenbible rose to find his first success as a Ranked osu!catch mapper, achieving an impressive medley of two Ranked guest difficulties, a Ranked spread and an Approval-length beatmap in the last quarter of the year. As someone who is highly motivated and leans more towards less-conventional mapping styles and techniques, with a little patience and further growth, 2019 may bring some rather interesting offerings to the Ranked section with chickenbible's name on them.

Cowboy written by wonjae
  • It was quite the quiet year in the osu!catch mapping scene for Cowboy (formerly known as Jusenkyo). A skillful mapper in all aspects, Cowboy followed up his 2017 year by quietly ranking two guest diffuculties in 2018. Although considerably less in terms of quantity, Cowboy still proved his varied skill pallete in mapping with a Cup for BoberOfDarkness' "Halozy - Snow Changes to a Bear Again" mapset, and an Overdose for Ponchiwi's mapset of "TRONIC - Supervelocidad", covering two distinctly different songs at opposite ends of the diffuculty spectrum. Someone who is equally skilled in both playing and mapping, I would very much like for Cowboy to make a return to the Ranked section in the coming year.

Crowley written by JeirYagtama
  • Despite the difficulties new mappers usually face when learning their game mode, Crowley is a mapper that forgoes the easy routes and frequently prefers to tackle challenging marathon or approval-length songs, as shown in his Ranked beatmaps of "DragonForce - Seasons", which leans more on challenging long stream patterns, as well as "IV OF SPADES - Mundo", which focuses more on low approach rate readability. Overall, Crowley has made a name for himself in the osu!catch mapping community as someone not afraid to tackle even the toughest challenges, and surely has blooming potential for this 2019 with more great works to come!

cursedcookies written by JBHyperion
  • An individual who has flown almost entirely under the radar in 2018 for the obvious reason that their only contribution to the osu!catch Ranked section was a collaborative effort on the Cup difficulty for MBomb's "Yura Hatsuki - TRICK or TREAT". At just over 30 seconds long and reaching Ranked status on the second day of the year there really isn't much to remember cursedcookies by, or to indicate when (or even if, since there haven't been any further submissions from cursedcookies to date) a return may occur. If nothing else, the aforementioned mapset has some amazing difficulty names, so check those out if nothing else!

cyanine written by wonjae
  • From a single Rain collaboration on Ascendance's "Vanic - Samurai (Spirix Remix)" beatmapset in 2017, to having four diffuculties in the Ranked section in 2018, cyanine (previously Californian) proved to be knowledgable in mapping across all diffuculties from Cups to Rains last year. Having worked with him personally on sets such as "Chito (CV: Minase Inori), Yuuri (CV: Kubo Yurika) - Ugoku, Ugoku (TV Size)", cyanine is always a pleasure to collaborate with and always manages to teach me new and intresting ways to work the osu!catch editor. It may not be the most apparent, but cyanine is a mapper who is able to showcase a myriad of different skillsets regarding both map structure and patterns, and I wish to see some more Ranked guest difficulties or even hosted mapsets coming from him in 2019.

Daletto written by Sanyi
  • Daletto produced some interesting beatmaps in 2018 after joining the Mapping and Modding Mentorship program this year to improve his skills and understanding. With this knowledge gained he was able to Rank his first guest difficulties, one being a collaborative Cup difficulty with -Nicotine on "M2U - Wicked Fate" and the second being a solo Cup difficulty on "Yuigahama Yui (CV: Touyama Nao) - Hello Alone -Yui Ballade- (TV Size)". However, he can map far more than just Cups! Whilst not yet reaching Ranked status, I have been especially impressed by his Overdose difficulties, with "USAO - BroGamer" being my favorite one so far - it is a hidden gem in my eyes. I'd like to see more from him in 2019!

Dapuluous written by Sanyi
  • First appearing in 2017, Dapuluous (previously known as Skycreeper-) improved a lot in 2018. Mainly mapping Salad and Platter difficulties initially, he steadily expanded his mapping abilities over the course of the year and is now a solid mapper for all difficulties. As the result of his improvements, he was able to Rank his first two beatmapsets this year - "Kola Kid - press start" and "Yamamoto Mineko - Falling, The Star Light" - as well as 2 Salad guest difficulties ("Yuigahama Yui (CV: Touyama Nao) - Hello Alone -Yui Ballade- (TV Size)" and "Mami Kawada - L'Oiseau bleu"), in which his flow execution in lower BPM songs really stands out. His newest maps, "Poppin'Party - Tokimeki Experience! (TV Size)" and "Roselia - LOUDER", are really promising, so I am sure that he can achieve even more in 2019. I am looking forward to it!

Deif written by MBomb
  • Once again, Deif has not failed to impress us with his amazing performance in ranking beatmaps this year, matching and possibly even surpassing his previous levels with challenging creations of outstanding quality. He started off the year strong with "Memme - Force of Ra", a full spread fully mapped by himself, which had his unique style mixed with the intense song choice to make for a challenging top difficulty, as well as consistently well mapped lower difficulties, showcasing his mastery of the game mode. Throughout the year, he continued to repeatedly match this quality through his extraordinary talent for adapting songs not only to fit his style, but accompany it with incredible levels of accuracy to the song. To me, his final map ranked this year, another spread solely mapped by him for "LeaF - Alice in Misanthrope -Ensei Alice-", fully displays what is so breathtakingly beautiful about his style, through very unique use of symmetry combined with surprisingly difficult yet fun patterns, which makes me very excited to see what maps he will make next, going into 2019.

eiri- written by MBomb
  • As someone who had previously had a Ranked map in osu!, osu!taiko and osu!mania, it was only natural that eiri- would inevitably choose to map the final (and best!) game mode eventually. Her first contribution came this year in the form of a Platter difficulty for the cut version of "Sporty-O - Let Me Hit It (Audiostalkers Original Mix)", which relied on interesting stream patterns combined with consistent hyperdash usage, and a noticeable increase in difficulty as the song repeats. Whilst it may appear only as a small addition to the game mode, having managed to reach Ranked status is still a small step in the larger scale of improving as an osu!catch mapper. Whilst she has yet to push much else in terms of osu!catch beatmaps for Ranked status, next year has more possibilities for her to attempt to continue this journey.

Error- written by JBHyperion
  • A reasonably established osu! mapper, Error- decided to throw their hat into the osu!catch ring during the second half of 2018 in submitting a modest offering of guest difficulties. Of these, one reached Ranked status, this being a Cup difficulty on "Ling Yuan yousa - Hoshi to Kimi ga Kieta Hi". This doesn't seem to be a simple fleeting interest however, as additional osu!catch guest difficulties and an (almost) completed spread have recently been uploaded also. Whilst still inexperienced, Error- has been very receptive of advice and criticism, and should see further improvements and returns in 2019 regardless of how they balance their focus between osu! and osu!catch.

F D Flourite written by alienflybot
  • F D Flourite is a mapper full of gimmicks and new ideas. Devoting herself to the 2018 osu!catch World Cup as part of the map selection team, F D Flourite constantly offers HD reading challenges, typically consisting of cruel difficulty settings, tricky patterns and complex flows, such as “kanonxkanon – Calendula Requiem”. As F D Flourite focused on promoting tournament-styled maps, she was slightly less active in the Ranked section of osu!catch in 2018, pushing only “Mamoru Miyano – Canon” to Ranked status. Despite this less "Rank-oriented" approach, innovative maps from F D Flourite are definitely a great addition to our collections and am looking forward to seeing more of her groundbreaking mapping projects very soon.

Fii written by Ascendance
  • Considered to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing mappers in osu!catch, Fii came off of a hot 2017 year looking to continue just that in 2018. Early in the year, Fii promoted two of her own sets, which included "t=NODE - Four Seasons, an eight minute map that had no lapse in quality at all and a beautiful storyboard made by herself as well. Her impressive contributions towards the first half of the year paired with her entry into the Beatmap Nominators, but sadly both came to a halt after her activity began to wane and she moved away from osu! to focus on out-of-game matters. While she no longer maintains the activity that brought her to popularity in previous years, her mapsets and difficulties are still looked on as incredibly high quality, and there are definitely people looking to the future for a prospective return.

Hareimu written by Sanyi
  • With 21 difficulties in total, Hareimu contributed significantly to the Ranked section in 2018. He showed us once more that he can map difficulties of any kind - from very relaxing and easy maps (like "Jijjin - pi" and "Nishiki Yasunori - Stolen Dreams, Lost Light") to intensely challenging ones such as (like "Camellia - ill intelligence"). Hareimu maps with such a clear and straightforward style that it blows my mind, making him one of my role models for emphasis. On top of that, his patterning is easy-to-grasp, yet varying enough to make his maps always fun to play. He was also a Beatmap Nominator in early 2018, providing mappers with reliable checks on their mapsets and also helped out fellow mappers with his guest difficulties, timing workshop and much more, making him a huge gain for the community. I love his beatmaps (especially his harder ones), so I hope to see more maps from him in 2019!

IDu5t written by Sanyi
  • IDu5t is fairly new to the mapping community - when I saw his "ryo (supercell) feat.chelly - Great Distance" beatmap in the Pending section back in September 2018, he had no notable connections to speak of and was almost completely unknown. Seeing potential in his mapping, I introduced him to the community, and since then he has impressed me even more than I expected! Though he struggled with lower difficulties in the beginning, he kept improving at an exponential rate and by the end of the year he had already Ranked a full-spread solo mapset ("Ling tosite sigure - abnormalize (TV Size)") and two guest difficulties (a Platter on "Itou Kanako - Hacking to the Gate (TV Size)" and an Overdose on "Memme - Blessing Snow"), in which he combined good emphasis with easy-to-grasp yet interesting patterning. He is also an incredibly active modder who always has useful suggestions, and these efforts have recently been rewarded with a rapid promotion to the Beatmap Nominators. With his Pending section and beatmap Graveyard overflowing with great maps, at his current rate of improvement, he can become something huge in 2019.

JBHyperion written by Nelly
  • JBHyperion is a mapper who needs no introduction. A winner of Mapper's Choice 2017, a former QAT leader, a commentator for osu!catch World Cup for 2 years now, and a "Professional Chair Thrower". This guy is simply amazing. He often tends to experiment with various styles like "No Hyperdashes" or "Antimeta," bringing an additional challenge for a player, on maps such as Akitan - Prayer and hsi guest difficulty for Akiyama Uni - Kanpan Tasogare Shinbun. However, he also has other projects which blew up the osu!catch scene like Halozy - 143 (extended mix), a 7 minute marathon with a full mapset spread featuring very few additional contributors to the set. Not to mention he also won the Ultimate Catch Mapping Contest II by Ascendance for his map of lapix - Good Time ft. Mayumi Morinaga, an extreme map with dozens of patterns to play. I personally can't wait for a serious comeback to see his full potential in all spheres of the mapping scene in 2019, and I believe that he can showcase even more than he has.

JeirYagtama written by Spectator
  • Despite only Ranking his first beatmap this year, JeirYagtama accomplished a great deal both as a mapper and Beatmap Nominator in 2018. His variation as a mapper, in particular, is amongst the best in the game mode, and shows how fast he has achieved growth and experience with a variety of styles. Not only producing a clean maps like "Hoshii Miki (CV: Hasegawa Akiko) - GO MY WAY!!", he also managed to create gimmicky and more unique projects such as "Mili - Gertrauda", which adopted the idea of using low slider tick rates to make droplets more exciting, bucking the trend of most osu!catch maps that employ tick rate 2. Members of the community are frequently appreciative of his ardour and dedication as both a modder and mapper, and we will also looking forward to his continued growth in 2019.

Kin written by JBHyperion
  • Kin, rather impressively, achieved multiple Ranked difficulties in three different modes in 2018. His two offerings in osu!catch came in the form of a pair of Overdose guest difficulties in March and April, which brought a greatly appreciated variety to the Ranked section. Perhaps even more impressive however, was Kin's return to the Ranked category for osu!catch for the first time in over four years! First appearing in the Ranked category in late-2013, Kin is one of the few mappers from those early times who have managed to successfully adapt to the significant meta evolution and expectation of quality over such a long period of time, but has thankfully managed to retain much of the old-school charm.

Kyuare written by Nelly
  • Kyuare's mapping activity was only slightly increased compared to 2017, but he nonetheless provided some astonishing maps to the Ranked section like "Zektbach - Turii ~Panta rhei~" and his rendition of "Imperial Circus Dead Decadence - Uta". On top of those, he appeared as a valued guest contributor in mapsets like "League of Legends - Hanami ON THE RIFT" and a collaboration difficulty on "a_hisa - Tokei no Heya to Seishin Sekai", showcasing his wide range of skills and interests. Although Kyuare certainly prioritises quality over quantity in his mapping, hopefully he can be more active in 2019 and deliver both!

lulu lemon written by MBomb
  • lulu lemon is a mapper who has been heavily involved in the modding and mapping scene for multiple years now, also known under his previous name of klonoa; however never managed to finish fully pushing a map to get it to Ranked status. However, that all changed in 2018 with a map of "Erik "Jit" Scheele - Negastrife", an interesting and unique marathon collaboration with Elite Mapper Ascendance that flew under the radar in terms of popularity, but was definitely high in terms of quality. This map was something which to me stood out as very unorthodox, yet still fundamentally enjoyable and well fitting to the song. The intensity of the piano track is matched with some quite difficult edge dash patterns, as well as a variety of buildups and wind-downs to match the changing pace of the song. I hope to see lulu lemon continue across this path, and maybe push another beatmap or two towards the Ranked section in 2019!

MBomb written by Sanyi
  • Despite being rather inactive for the majority of the year, MBomb delivered quite a few maps in 2018. He showed once more that he can map all kinds of difficulties, for all kinds of songs, leading to a unqiue and varied portfolio of Ranked beatmaps. Outstanding is his contribution of top quality Salad and Platter difficulties to the Ranked section, in which he combines clear emphasis and easy-to-grasp, yet varying patterning, proving once more that he is one of the best low difficulty mappers around. Since he has become considerably more active since late 2018, we can expect to see more great maps from MBomb in 2019. I am looking forward to it!

Minato Yukina written by Spectator
  • A famed mapper who burst onto the osu!catch stage in 2015, Minato Yukina (formerly known as CLSW), has made a resurgent comeback in 2018, once again showing his still outstanding mapping skills and even more clean structures, with the creations such as "orangentle / Yu_Asahina - HAELEQUIN (Extended ver.)" and "KASAI HARCORES - Cycle Hit" reaching Ranked status last year. Having earned a reputation for mapping uniquely challenging beatmaps that test even the most experienced players to their very limits, he has continued expanding his field of mapping with some more technological advancements in his recent maps. As a mapper who is always loved for his own unique style, I hope that he will revitalize the community through continuous and conspicuous activities in 2019.

murutattack written by Ascendance
  • After a quiet 2017 for murutattack, he returned in 2018 with a single Ranked beatmap. This map, which introduced a new Ranked mapper in YukaRei, provided two unique difficulties featuring challenging reading, funky stream shapes and smaller circles. Even though there were no other offerings from murutattack, considering the beatmap brings a unique and satisfying experience each time, we’ll be glad to see more in the future!

Myle written by Nelly
  • Myle didn't let anyone down this year, bringing to us more of his perfectly balanced beatmaps after Ranking his first in 2017. Though he was not that active in the ranking process in 2018, during his improvement upon the previous year he managed to produce some outstanding offerings such as "yanaginagi - Haru Modoki" and "xi - Happy End of the World", as well as guest difficultiess on "Mili - Vulnerability" and "DJ TOTTO feat. Enako - Precious * Star". Both of these difficulties have expertly-organised flow and play very well in general. Hopefully he'll be able to balance his real life responsibilities and his mapping career in the upcoming year!

Nanachii written by Sanyi
  • Nanachii (formerly known as "kotnana3131") showed us this year that hard work and perserverance indeed pays off. He joined the Mapping and Modding Mentorship Program as a complete newbie. Always asking for help and feedback, never too lazy to apply huge mods or even to entirely remap the his creations when not happy with them. As a result, he became quite a competent mapper within just a year. His Rain difficulties stand out the most, which can be seen in his Ranked beatmaps - a marathon Rain difficulty for "Rezonate - The Phoenix", which provides an interesting structure and very fitting usage of sliders, as well as 2 Rain guest difficulties ( a collaborative effort with JeirYagtama on "M2U - Wicked Fate" and a solo offering on "Lindsey Stirling - Senbonzakura"). If he maintains his hard-working attitude, he will surely become a very good mapper for all difficulties and pump out some cool maps in 2019!

Nelly written by Sanyi
  • With only 1 Ranked difficulty at the beginning of the year, Nelly surprised many of us with his huge improvements in 2018. Through hard work and perserverance, he became an accomplished mapper for every kind of difficulty, which resulted in an impressive haul of 23 Ranked difficulties by the end of the year. He was able to finally push some of his passion projects ("ensou ft. GUMI - Coma" and "Hanatan - If") and gained a lot of recognition in the mapping community, making 2018 a hugely successful year for him. What stands out the most in his maps for me is his flow usage - it matches the expected intensity almost perfectly, making his maps very enjoyable to play. I'd really like to see a solo mapset for a long song from him, as well as potentially a marathon Deluge difficulty - maybe he can surprise me with one (or even both) of those in 2019!

Ollapeu written by JeirYagtama
  • Whilst not being the most active mapper in osu!catch, Ollapeu gave me a new perspective on Rain difficulties in 2018, with his mapset of "JUN. K - love letter remix", helping to show that combining unusual patterns with good rhythm selection and interesting aesthetics creates a significant positive impact for people playing it. Additionally, his work allowed me to appreciate different song choices and made me more open-minded about what I feel able to and comfortable with mapping. I hope that he can continue to maintain that for all of us in 2019.

P i k u written by Sanyi
  • Piku is a mapper well known for his impressive Rain difficulties, and despite his rather low activity throughout 2018, he managed to push quite a few such difficulties on beatmapsets including "Halozy - 143 (extended mix)", "Mili - Vulnerability" and others. His beatmaps are so consistent and accessible that they impress me every time! However, Piku's biggest success in 2018 was Ranked his mapset for "Helblinde - Above the Clouds", this being not only his first Ranked mapset, but also his firstRanked Cup and Platter difficulties as well. It is unknown how active he will be in 2019, but I'll be glad to see more beatmaps from him!

Ponchiwi written by Sanyi
  • Ponchiwi expanded his ranked song genres this year - mainly known for his refreshing Spanish rock songs such as "TRONIC - Supervelocidad", he also reached Ranked status with some anime themes including "ULTRA TOWER - Kibou no Uta (TV Size)" and his guest difficulty on "Aqours - Yuuki wa Doko ni? Kimi no Mune ni! (TV Size)". This came in addition to his guest difficulty for Ascendance's monster set of "League of Legends - Hanami ON THE RIFT (PV ver.)", showcasing his expanse into the videogame genre. He uses many different angles and curves not found in other mapping styles, as well as quite a large number of vertical sliders - this makes his flow usage different from many other mappers, leading to a unique and refreshing gameplay experience. I hope to see more maps from him with uncommon song genres in 2019!

Razor Sharp written by alienflybot
  • Being one of the top-tier fruit catchers, Razor Sharp is keen on creating truly challenging maps that offer eye-opening and thrilling game experience to hardcore players. In 2018, three marathons from Razor Sharp were introduced to the Loved section. Among these renditions, I particularly enjoyed “Ata – Euphoria”, which comprises various stream patterns and beat snap usage. Daredevils may find “Spawn Of Possession – Apparition” interesting too, as it pushes beyond the limits and provides finger-breaking challenge to players at the very highest echelons of skill. As Razor Sharp is competent to craft hard maps, his difficulties are also found in several Ranked beatmapsets, notably “Black Hole – Pluto” and “U1 High-Speed – EGOISM 440”. Seeing newly submitted maps that showcase a wide range of gimmicks, a breakthrough in osu!catch mapping is expected from him in the future.

rew0825 written by JBHyperion
  • After making their debut in the Ranked category in 2017, rew0825 made significant strides last year to build on that initial success. 2018 brought us two guest difficulties and two full spread mapsets, including "nao - Towa naru Kizuna to Omoi no Kiseki" - a past feature from the 2017 osu!catch World Cup Grand Finals that we're pleased to see finally get the wider recognition it deserves. Whilst they typically prefer to shy away from the spotlight and quietly produce great content, rew0825 has been steadily growing both in experience and popularity, and we hope that continues into 2019 and beyond!

Rocma written by JeirYagtama
  • Rocma is well known as a top-tier player, and despite having struggles with mapping for the Ranked section in the past, he has always managed to produce unique content for the upper reaches of the player base that give many good impressions of his polished mapping. While having no Ranked sets of his own last year, his Ranked guest difficulty from Ascendance's "Memme - Blessing Snow" that he has the full potential to be a great mapper of his own with his understanding of aesthetics and flow. 2019 already looks like a breakout year for Rocma, and I look forward to seeing him reach further in giving his best to create more interesting content over the rest of the year.

RoseusJaeger written by wonjae
  • Despite not being the most skilled player, RoseusJaeger (now known as Wei Wuxian) proved to be quite the force when it comes to mapping Overdose difficulties in 2018. From their "Rib - Akaito" marathon difficulty, to their collaborative mapset of "OLDCODEX - Dried Up Youthful Fame (TV Size)", Roseus showed strength in mapping a wide variety of songs and styles, challenging both endurance and reaction speed. Already being an accomplished mapper at other diffuculty levels, I am excited to see Wei Wuxian grow and produce more great content within the osu!catch mapping scene in 2019!

Sakary written by Nelly
  • Previously known as Hi_Hello, Sakary had a breakout year in 2018 after steadily building in experience and confidence for many years. Right now he's well-known for mapping under-represented Filipino (Tagalog) and Thai songs for rank such as "Sam Concepcion - 1SANG Daan", "Inigo Pascual - Dahil Sa'Yo", and "Lipta - Ok Tua". All of these maps are playable and enjoyable for players of all skill levels, so anyone can experience clean, familiar patterning and structure through his maps. He's also featured on two collabartive difficulties, these being for "ensou ft. GUMI - COMA" and "M2U - Wicked Fate". All of this that I've mentioned is only the beginning for him in the osu!catch Ranked section and we should expect to see his full potential in the upcoming year.

Sanyi written by alienflybot
  • Sanyi has been incredibly supportive of fellow mappers in the osu!catch community, contributing many guest difficulties to fill beatmap spreads, as well as providing substantial assistance to improve others’ work. Ten guest difficulties from Sanyi were Ranked just in the past year, earning him recognition as the mapper with the most Ranked guest difficulties without any Ranked sets. Sanyi has vast experience in creating various difficulties, ranging from Cups featured in sets like “Black Hole – Pluto” to Rains such as “u’s – Angelic Angel (Movie Edit)”. Sanyi tends to follow vocals and instruments closely and applies easily-recognizable rhythms in the making of his difficulties. He also puts gameplay into consideration, ensuring that the flow and patterns are clear, lenient and most importantly, fun to play. Will Sanyi achieve his first Ranked set in the coming year? This question certainly provides food for thought.

Sc4v4ng3r written by JBHyperion
  • Sc4v4ng3r was one of 2017's fastest improving mappers, but was sadly unable to realise his full potential in 2018 following a lengthy break from osu! to focus on his career. Thankfully, he's managed to find some time to return towards the end of the past year and doesn't sem to have missed a step, adding a Ranked Rain guest difficulty in December to his collection. Even in a near total absence from the game however, Sc4v4ng3r's work has found a way to reach the spotlight, with a further Rain guest difficult collaboration, and amazingly, even a full spread of difficulties on "Tomita Miyu, Onishi Saori, Ohzora Naomi, Hanazawa Kana - Gabriel Drop Kick" hitting Ranked in the late Spring thanks to help from the community. This show of goodwill is a testament to both the lasting quality of Sc4v4ng3r's maps, as well as his extremely likeable nature. Here's hoping that 2019 has enough free time for a resurgence from the former Beatmap Nominator.

Seija written by wonjae
  • Sejia has made quite the entrance into the Ranked section this year through their “Nekomata Master feat. Shimotsuki Haruka - Element of SPADA” marathon difficulty. Although new to the nomination process, it’s obvious that Seija is no novice mapper, having crafted plenty of challenging and technical Overdose difficulties, as his experience is showcased brilliantly throughout the beatmap. The difficulty itself is well-structured and carefully considered, able to provide a challenge for even the most seasoned of players by encompassing a wide range of patterns and rhythms. Seija has proven that they can map Overdose difficulties at a high level, and I hope to see more such maps and perhaps even sets remain out of the graveyard and find their way into the Ranked section this year.

Shad0w1and written by Nelly
  • Most people would recognise Shad0w1and as an osu! mode mapper and from his significant contributions to video encoding, but I believe that the majority of people don't know about his mapping scene in osu!catch. Indeed, he made a few fruity difficulties that reached Ranked status last year - one of them is from 2016, which is "Yoshino Nanjo - Kimi o Sagashi ni", and the most recent of his career is "Miku Sawai - Colorful. (AnimeVer.)" in collaboration with Ascendance. Whilst not the most innovative, technical or complex creations, Shad0w1and is a mapper who has a reputation for making high quality beatmaps, and to see him translate this ability into osu!catch demonstrates his skill and understanding. Hopefully he'll remain involved in the osu!catch scene and can provide a few more beatmaps for this game mode in the upcoming year!

Sinnoh written by JBHyperion
  • Following on from an impressive debut year in 2017, Sinnoh was statistically one of the most active osu!catch mappers of 2018, contributing 48 Ranked difficulties across a wide spectrum of genres and mapping styles. Possessing a taste for the less conventional, Sinnoh has made a concerted effort to push the boundaries of osu!catch mapping over the past year, as both a mapper and Beatmap Nominator, and has been mostly successful in doing so. With a highly motivated work ethic and a good deal of experience, Sinnoh has become somewhat of a "jack-of-all-trades" in the osu!catch mapping scene, so rarely does anything with his name attatched to it fail to make a positive impact.

Sorcerer written by JBHyperion
  • Despite taking a significant period of time away from osu! in 2018, Sorcerer bookended the year with a Ranked beatmap in both the first and last months, as well as a trio of guest difficulties to match his quantity of contributions from 2017. Despite departing from the Beatmap Nominators in June, the experiences gained seem to have had a significant positive impact on Sorcerer's work ethic and quality, as it is now extremely rare to see a beatmap submission from him that has not already undergone substantial self-scrutiny and polish before reaching the public eye. Regardless of whether he continues with this careful and meticulous mapping nature, or decides to spread his wings, 2019 should be a very successful year for Sorcerer.

Spectator written by alienflybot
  • 2018 was undoubtedly a fruitful year for Spectator, the most prolific of his now seven year mapping career. Twelve ranked sets, more than twenty Ranked guest difficulties, and even the coveted “Elite Mapper: Aspirant” title emphasizes the incredible accomplishments of Spectator in the previous year. Despite his lasting reputation and popularity, Spectator always tries to step out of his comfort zone and expand his expertise. Aside from the difficulties with conventional style of mapping such as “LiSA – EGOiSTiC SHOOTER”, Spectator headed on to craft state-of-the-art maps, each of them emphasizing creative gimmicks: “M2U – Stellar” for example does not include any hyperdashes, whereas “Culprate & Au5 – Impulse”, a collaboration project with Ascendance features quick movements and burst streams. Also Ranked in the past year, “OISHII – ONIGIRI FREEWAY” is another golden offering that you won’t want to miss out on, as it is the winning entry of the Aspire 2017: osu!catch! contest. Whilst Spectator is unfortunately expected to be absent for most of 2019 due to his service as part of the national Air Force, his inevitable comeback in June 2020 will be long-awaited!

tasuke912 written by alienflybot
  • As an osu!taiko mapping veteran and long-standing tournament champion, tasuke912 has a firm understanding of what a good map should be. In light of this, he is also able to design high-quality fruit-catching maps on par with high modern mapping standards. tasuke912 often gain insights from other experienced mappers such as Spectator and Minato Yukina, and will likely soon develop a unique mapping style of his own characterized by smooth flow and great visuals. Renditions such as "Suzuki Konomi – Redo" and "yanaginagi – here and there" are just too good to be missed! Watchful eyes should be on him in the upcoming osu!catch mapping field.

Tenshichan written by chickenbible
  • Tenshichan is one of those old names that you see and you remember as a veteran presence in the osu!catch scene. Starting his journey out in 2013, Tenshichan still continues to provide quality offerings to the osu!catch mapping scene with works such as his iconic marathon "Nekomata Master feat. Shimotsuki Haruka - Element of SPADA" as previously featured as a TieBreaker in the 2017 osu!catch World Cup. With his beatmaps, Tenshichan brings an unrivaled amount of flow and smooth gameplay for all skill levels of play. Regardless of difficulty, you can be assured that when you see a Tenshichan beatmap, you know that you're bound for a high quality, enjoyable experience .

Tyrell written by wonjae
  • Although considered an older mapper whose activity is very much inconsistent nowadays, Tyrell remained on the periphery of the Ranked section in 2018 by participating on the Rain difficulty for "Chito (CV: Minase Inori), Yuuri (CV: Kubo Yurika) - Ugoku, Ugoku (TV Size)" alongside cyanine and myself. Known for being a remarkably consistent and well-structured mapper of lower diffuculties, it is only natural that his contributions to the mapset would follow suit. With a slight resurgence in activity and some minor adaptations to a much more modern mapping style, I can totally see Tyrell becoming the renowned mapper he can be. Hopefully this wasn't the last we'll see from him in the osu!catch ranking section over the coming months.

Vincs written by JeirYagtama
  • As a veteran player but relatively inexperienced mapper, Vincs has given a breath of fresh air regarding new patterns and gimmicks with his first Ranked map "PUSHER - Feel U". As the winner of a 2017 Mapping and Modding Mentorship contest, Vincs' entry managed to impress the vast majority with his unique take on rhythm and patterning. Not only does Vincs draw out unorthodox and anti-meta patterns, but he also retains the eye candy aesthetics that anyone will look for and delivers the satisfying punch of achievement when playing. With that being said, let's hope he will deliver more impressive content in 2019!

WildOne94 written by JBHyperion
  • WildOne has never been a mapper of quantity, but makes up for this by pouring everything into one or two mapsets to create high-quality spreads for longer songs in less well-represented genres that everyone can enjoy. 2018 was no exception, as we kick-started the year with his stream-centric rendition of "WRLD - By Design". For the remainder of the year, WildOne has been crafting two further mapsets that we will likely be talking about next year: "Muzzy - Crescendo (feat. MYLK)", a labour of love that featured in the 2017 osu!catch World Cup, and the much newer (and funk-tastic) "Glacier - Neos".

Withered Lotus written by MBomb
  • Withered Lotus is a mapper that manages to consistently find an innovative method to express songs, but in a way that still follows the song. His maps, as few and far between as they are in the ranked section, continuously impress me, and both of the difficulties he ranked this year were no exception. His challenging rain for When It Falls was a smooth difficulty, yet filled with antiflow patterns to match the intensity of the song, as well as very interesting stream usage and consistent HDash placements. His second difficulty on the other hand, an overdose for Secret Energy, showed a very strong level of understanding for the usage of antiflow and how to make it extremely enjoyable to play, as well as a nice incorporation of some tight movements. Hopefully we will see more of his difficulties reach the Ranked section next year, and see more of what he has to offer.

wonjae written by chickenbible
  • After several years of trying to break through in the osu!catch mapping and modding scene, wonjae turned a new leaf this year. Following his name change from Paranoid Grapes, and after finally ranking his mapset for "Chito (CV: Minase Inori), Yuuri (CV: Kubo Yurika) - Ugoku, Ugoku (TV Size)" after countless months of patience, he quickly pushed onwards to make a name for himself, joining the Beatmap Nominators soon after. There, wonjae has taken on new levels of activity in both mapping and modding, ranking another one of his sets "Nekomata Master feat. *spiLa* - Clumsy thoughts", as well as several guest difficulties in a short span of time. Looking towards the future, wonjae could become a great representative for the next generation of mapping and modding within the United States.

Xetopia written by Nelly
  • A newcomer to osu!catch's Ranked section, Xetopia made his name known in 2018 by showing a great deal of potential! Most of his Ranked beatmaps were of songs originating from mobile rhythm games such as Love Live and Bandori, such as "u's - Angelic Angel" or "Poppin'Party - Romeo to Cinderella". With an incredibly pleasing modern mapping style and wonderful aesthetics, he also managed to sneak onto a few famous mappers' sets like Spectator's "BUTAOTOME - Gensou no Satellite" and Ascendance's "Memme - Blessing Snow". Thanks to his rapid advancement and understanding of osu!catch mapping, Xetopia can definitely create some awesome maps in the next year, and we're looking forward to it!

YukaRei written by Sanyi
  • After having been a somehwat experienced beatmapper for a couple of years now, YukaRei (also known as "breathless") finally achieved his first Ranked difficulty in 2018! In his Rain difficulty for “Akiyama Uni - Kaoru Juyouka”, he combined good structure and emphasis with fitting wiggling patterns, which lead to a very well executed difficulty. I am also a big fan of his Loved beatmap for "Halozy - Three Magic (DiGiTAL WiNG TRANCE Remix)", since it provides challenging patterns that are really fun to play! If he makes some more connections in the mapping community, he will have a good chance to achieve the success he truly deserves in 2019.

Yumeno Himiko written by JBHyperion
  • If the expression "New Year, New You" could apply to anyone in osu!catch, it would be Yumeno Himiko. Taking on a new name at the end of 2017, the mapper formerly known as examination had their most successful and consistently productive year yet in 2018, with four Ranked mapsets, two guest difficulties and three storyboards, all produced to an impressively high standard. Yumeno's rapid growth earned them a position in the Beatmap Nominators in June, and they have since continued to improve (and help others to do the same) with each passing month. With a recent activity featuring nothing but beatmap submissions and updates, 2019 could be an even more impressive year for China's most successful osu!catch mapper.

ZiRoX written by Ascendance
  • While ZiRoX brought forward only one of his own sets to the Ranked section in "S-C-U - heron" this year, he again contributed to a wide variety of Ranked beatmapsets of multiple genres with some of the most flawless guest difficulties. "S-C-U - heron" provides an exquisite take on an incredibly hard technique to get right in high CS mapping. This, coupled with his continuous contribution to the osu!catch Ranking Criteria and his promotion to the Quality Assurance Team made 2018 a massive step up for one of the community’s oldest and most respected members.
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_Asha written by -MysticEyes
  • _Asha is a new mapper who only started mapping in April 2018, but has shown an impressive dedication towards learning by ranking his first set only 5 months later! His hard work is clearly paying off, as he is developing a talent for making comfortable yet fun patterns based off flow as well as well-executed LN usage. We can't wait to see more of his growing talent!

_Stan written by -MysticEyes
  • With a positve attitude and an increasing mapping skillset, _Stan has been making waves through the mapping world. Though 2017 was quiet for _Stan, 2018 has been quite an exciting year. Besides his impressive BN work and his amazing modding talent, he has ranked 2 mapsets this year as well as one GD, allowing him to show his ability to juxtapose cozy patterning and comfy LNs with ambitious SV usage in order to create visually exciting and challenging mapsets for players of all levels. His dedication to the mania community is incredibly admirable and we'll greatly appreciate his work in the coming year.

_underjoy written by Maxus
  • _Underjoy comes back stronger each year with ranking some of the hardest maps in the mania community. His Volcanic and Deublithick pushes musical layering to the upmost limit as well as bringing high level content that is quite scarce to be seen in the ranked section nowadays. He focused on bringing dense chordstream and slipped some bracketstream in-between to enhance the technicality and the difficulty level of the map to fit more with the star rating expectation from the players. Overall a really intriguing mapper that constantly brings a different style focus each year.

_VianK_ written by Hydria
  • A mapper for a couple years now, _VianK_ pops his head into the ranked section this year on K a b i -'s citrus set. Whilst being a low star difficulty, the map focuses more on comfortable patterning than anything else, being an enriching experience for newer players, and hopefully we can see more maps from them in the future!

- Aries - written by qqqant
  • A talented mapper in both unranked and ranked, - Aries - ranked the Bang Dream cover of Guren no Yumiya this year in a period around June when it was quite popular to rank Bang Dream maps. With a simple and enjoyable approach to the song, people from a wide variety of skill levels have been able to enjoy the map. The map's popularity partly has to do with its source was well, and - Aries - is continuing to map more Bang Dream songs, potentially for rank.

- Ly0572 - written by Hydria
  • A pretty established mapper at this point, - Ly0572 - brings a number of sets into the ranked section this year alongside a number of GDs, mainly Torikago and Kotoba no Iranai Yakusoku. Torikago features heavy LN usage in it's highest diff collab with Ibrahim as well as featuring hand biased LN-based patterning in the HD diff below, each diff containing a unique aspect to it, making it stand out from the usual TV Size maps out there. Meanwhile, Kotoba no Iranai Yakusoku tries to keep it simple, with repetitive comfortable patterning for users, making it a good map for acc players overall. A generally nice sight to see in the ranked section, hopefully we can see more from them in the future!

-H i k a r i- written by Lusty Platypus
  • Known as Das-[Hikari]- when they ranked their first beatmap this year: Magical Musical Masterpiece by Sakuyzo garnered quite a lot of attention from players of all different skill levels due to its accessible and somewhat traditional patterning, the easier charts featuring good PR usage as well as the occasional minijack, whilst the harder charts featured general comfortable chord patterning but with daring jumpstream-designed bursts and a beautifully crafted LN solo in the middle. Being -H i k a r i-'s first ranked beatmap we can hope to see more coming from them in the future.

-MysticEyes written by Maxus
  • Even with -MysticEyes only just appearing in the mapping scene as of 2018, the influence and contribution he has brought to the community is arguably one of the topmost within mania history, especially in the modding department where he managed to become mania BN as of October. His mapping features LN based layering that differs in style in both currently ranked beatmaps. While his Xperanza has a hefty usage of stacked 1/4 LN to emphasize certain hard instruments which adapt each sound to a specific length, his Quaoar brings it to an entirely new dimension when it emphasizes the inverse LN layering with irregular releases and abnormal hold length variation that looks intimidating at first to read, but in actual gameplay can be executed flawlessly for players at this level. This is proof of his mapping prowess and level of mastery towards pattern understanding that not a lot of people have. With him keep being a prominent member of the community, it's not surprising that he will bring a new wind to the mapping meta and it's best to be promoting his style to be an inspiration towards other mappers.

[ A v a l o n ] written by Maxus
  • [ A v a l o n ] returns to the mania mapping scene once again after being in hiatus for quite some time. He still retains his comfortable and conventional approach of mapping with his latest ranked beatmap that focused more on casual players. The map deserves the respect it has because of how the majority of the community prefer his mapping style. Alongside that, his maps have a generally high playcount, favourite count, and overall positive reception which makes him a clear idol in the community.

[Shana Lesus] written by Hydria
  • A mapper truly known by all at this point, Shana works from beyond the wall to bring us another two GDs for the ranked section this year, breaking away from the normality of 4K and extending their skills into the realm of 8K. Whilst none of his maps feature the complexity the community has come to know, they still stand out well in their own right, focusing mostly on comfortness and enjoyability whilst still keeping density and pitch relevancy in check, leading to the skills of an experienced mapper. Hopefully we can see more GDs from them in the future!

Abraxos written by qqqant
  • A well-known mapper with a unique approach in mapping, Abraxos snuck back in this year to the ranked section with one guest difficulty on riunosk's Heaven's Fall. His difficulty, being an Insane on the set, included fast jumpstreams, structured with fine use of repetition and vocal layering. Of course, this difficulty alone does not give anywhere near the credit that Abraxos deserves, what with two of his spectacular maps getting into the Loved section this year. Abraxos is a very expressive and detailed mapper, as can be seen in his maps in Loved, but most especially in his Rhuzerv, an underplayed chart with a unique LN release style. We hope that Abraxos will be back to the ranked section with more of his amazing maps!

AchsanLovers written by Maxus
  • AchsanLovers, being notable in mania community as the Qrispy Joybox mapper, keeps bringing content that expresses himself the best to the players. Starting his first ranked beatmap of the year back in January 2018, AchsanLovers didn't stop trying something new as proven by his latest ranked beatmap in October 2018, where he did a piano-based keysound map, which is uncommon within the mania ranked section, alongside giving an extremely beautiful interpretation of the song. To add even more to how astounding the map is, the patterns themselves also feature complex snapping such as 1/6, 1/8 or even 1/12 slipped in-between, making it quite a challenge to read properly but, at the same time, enhancing the intricate layering to the fullest.

Agayers written by Hydria
  • A relatively new mapper to the scene, Agayers grants the ranked section an extra map this year with the full marathon Isuzu no TRACK. This full 5:40 track and map give the feel of old-style DJ SHARPNEL maps, though you have to be careful as the SVs inside can catch you out if you're not paying attention! Definitely a wonderful sight to see in the ranked section and we hope we can see more from this mapper in the near future.

AJIekceu written by -MysticEyes
  • Though 2018 was a quiet year for him, AJIekceu, a mapper known for his Pump it Up sets, had his first 7k difficulty featured in the ranked section in Nysrogh's Mama ft. William Singe set, bringing out the calm pop song to the fullest using comfortable yet slightly challenging patterns for intermediate players.

AlisceaSparku written by Maxus
  • AlisceaSparku is one of the earliest members of the modding community, making quite a noticeable presence in the old times and certainly still not forgotten now. His layering approach in his GD, Kotoba no Iranai Yakusoku, consists of the solid and rigid patterning and structured that are focused on the usage of more advanced type of LN that are consistently been applied throughout the chart as the main foundation of the map.

Alsty- written by Hydria
  • A pretty old mapper by today's standards, Alsty- takes another shot at the ranked section this year with his normal GD on Mama Minta Pulsa. With it's focus on melody, it takes a daring trip into 1/4 notes for a normal, though still focusing on comfortable patterning throughout, something a user can definitely find enjoyment in playing. Hopefully we can see more ranked sets for them in the future!

AYAYAA written by Unpredictable
  • Better known as Alternater, AYAYAA is a high ranked, well skilled, and extremely talented player and mapper that seems to improve not only in playing mania, but his mapping proficiency too, making him a well-versed mapper within the mapping scene. When it comes to mapping, he preferably makes 4K based maps, but with interesting concepts to follow up with them. Last year, he was able to put some of his maps into the ranked section which really showcased some of his SV and jumpstream mapping capabilities which really shed some light on interesting, conceptual ideas through his in which many players seem to enjoy. With the amount of dedication and passion he has for the game, we hope to see more him and his maps in the future.

Amiichii written by Hydria
  • Amiichii blows away the ranked mania collection this year, ranking 4 sets of their own whilst also GDing in 5 of them. Focusing mainly on anime-related tunes, their distinct LN-mixed chord based style mixed with the occasional anchor-based jumpstream is definitely one to stand out and catch the eye of the community. We hope to see more wonderful maps from them in the future!

AncuL written by Hydria
  • AncuL, a name nearly as old as mania itself, finally treats the ranked section with one of his own mapsets, and what a first map to start with! Given the title for mania's longest map this year at a whopping 9 minutes, it features a wonderful flowing mixture of LNs accompanied by an inspiring and uplifting folk song, a map easily bringing tears to the eyes of many. We hope he can keep this top tier quality throughout the rest of his career and can be treated to more wonderous ranked maps in the very near future.

arcwinolivirus written by Maxus
  • Being a top player and well-known figure in the community, arcwinolivirus consistently ranked beatmaps each year starting from 2014 and is still doing so even in 2018 which is a respectable achievement to have. His mapping style moved from mostly challenging high level beatmaps that focused on top players to more casual friendly beatmaps which have relatively easy chording patterns along with pure-rice patterning. With his chart designs being for both 4 key and 7 key player, it expands the playerbase even more considering the scarcity for other keymodes.

arpia97 written by -MysticEyes
  • arpia97, a well known top-level vibro player, had his first appearance in the ranked section with his GD for Lude's I mapset. His focus on trill/stacked based jumpstreams and jack based handstreams made for a unique interpretation of the fast-paced chiptune track. Make sure to check out his vibro maps if you're interested in vibro, and watch out for his future ranked maps/GDs!

Arzenvald written by Maxus
  • Arzenvald is already a long-standing figure and has developed a mapping experience that only a few other community members have due to him being a mapper, a modder and also a BN simultaneously. He always put an emphasis on the fact that maps need to have a decent amount of variation and layering in a way that it reflects the song to its fullest instead of only mapping the percussion that doesn't give the song justice. His mapping style isn't afraid to go overboard and even sometimes receives community controversy due to implementing something new and creative. However it's worth the effort when in the end, his mapping idea and techniques becoming more refined and better as time goes. Although Arzenvald only can contribute to the GD in 2018 due to in real life issues, we sure hope that he will mapping and ranking his own charts in 2019!

Asherz007 written by Maxus
  • Usually we see Asherz007's mapping style being rice-oriented that focuses on either jumpstream and handstream in most of his notable charts, but, specifically for 2018, he crafted an uncommon LN based map that is completely unusual given what he's known for. His S.O.S chart mostly substitutes the 1/8 jumpstream burst from 4 key to a pure 1/8 single LN stream for 6 key. This shows that Asherz007 is starting to develop an understanding towards incorporating other pattern styles that still retain his identity. With his tangible improvement that shows in his latest ranked chart, next year there will be a high expectation for him to bring something different to the scene once again.

Aste- written by -MysticEyes
  • Aste-, a mapper who first appeared in the ranked section in 2016, is an occasional GDer who has made a significant contribution to quite a few well-known ranked mappers' sets. This year he appeared in an Intermediate difficulty in Rivals_7's cyanine mapset, introducing upper-normal level players to 1/3 rhythms and simple 1/4 bursts. Though his appearances in the ranked section are spread out, Aste- always makes sure to make an interesting impression in the difficulties he makes!

atian540 written by Hydria
  • atian540 brings himself into the limelight this year with not one but two ranked mapsets. A fairly new mapper, his maps offer simplistic yet enjoyable patterns for every user to play, and with the slight play with LN patterning, it'll be nice to see what the future can hold for this aspiring mapper!

Benzopirene written by Unpredictable
  • Benzopirene has been one of the longer lasting members within the osu!mania community, and has generally promoted various anti-keymodes through their maps, whether in ranked or in graveyard. For the most part, they map mostly 7K maps and through the ranked section of last year, they were able to show how capable they are when it comes to mapping. Through this, they were able to showcase a well-crafted jack heavy map and one that spotlights every keymode for everyone to enjoy. On top of this, they also make a lot of 7K maps that go to the graveyard, but their maps really display some interesting and well thought out concepts that many 7K players will enjoy. A very knowledge and highly experienced mapper that has proven their worth through their maps over the years and we hope to see more of them in the future.

biemote written by Hydria
  • biemote, an old but not forgotten name in this community, has another go at the ranked section this year with two hard GDs on Koi and YUKARI. Featuring really dense jumpstream-style patterns alongside anchors and hand-bias bursts, the complexity in each difficulty truly shows that their years here have definitely paid off, and hopefully we can see more from them in the near future!

Blocko written by qqqant
  • ET Blocko made a single appearance in the ranked section this year on _underjoy's set of Deublithick. This year was a good year for highly difficult 7K sets, and Deublithick was no exception. In his guest difficulty, ET Blocko uses challenging chordstreams to test the player's finger independence. Now, ET Blocko is pushing his set of goreshit - o'er the flood, a large 7K set with a variety of expertly crafted difficulties. We hope that ET Blocko can come back to the ranked section in 2019!

booty written by -MysticEyes
  • Though he mostly makes 4k mapsets, booty's first ranked GD wasn't only in a famous mapset, specifically Insp1r3's Mazare Party, he also stepped outside of his norms to create an exciting insane-level 6k mapset that provides a good introduction to faster light chordstreams for 6k players. We're excited to see both 4k and 6k difficulties and sets from him in the future, so definitely stay tuned for his future maps.

ByeForNow written by qqqant
  • ByeForNow appeared in the ranked section with two guest difficulties this year, both on riunosk's set of Heaven's Fall, one being geared towards longer LN lengths, the other being a bit more speed-oriented. With this unique contrast in difficulty, we hope to see ByeForNow return in 2019 with more of his maps in the ranked section. Be it LN or speed, we know that ByeForNow can get any of it covered.

Calcyon written by -MysticEyes
  • Calcyon's progression from 2017 to 2018 was nothing short of astonishing, stunning the mania community with his latest ranked map, envidia. He showcased his prowess in creating unorthodox maps by perfectly matching daring patterns such as long 1/8 trills and ambitious jack/LN usage to the lush guitar-heavy melody in order to maximize musicality and to create an incredibly unique playing experience arguably never seen before in the ranked seciton. We are incredibly excited to see how he will showcase his sheer mapping talent and versatility in the future since his contributions to the ranked section have been absolutely amazing so far.

capsafangirl written by Hydria
  • A relatively old mapper by today's standards, capsafangirl finally breaks into the ranked section this year with their insane diff on underjoy's Deublithick. Diving into 7K, the patterns used throughout resemble similar to easier BMS-style charts, which, at 228bpm, makes the map feel more enjoyable instead of being a ridiculous speed race. With some tricky 1/4 streams trickled in as well, the map feels fitting and pleasant for users that are not quite used to the harsher patterns of 7K at this fast speed. Hopefully we can see more maps from them in the future!

Carol written by -MysticEyes
  • Coming back into the ranked scene in September of this year, Carol's ranked (as well as unranked) mapsets have shown their talent for mapping out challenging jacks, chordjacks, and even exciting SVs in their unranked mapsets. Though Carol's new ranked set is short, it's interpreted in an interestingly unique way as they continue to create sets that simultaneously provide fun content for new players and provide accuracy challenges for experienced ones. Their enthusiam for mapping clearly shines through and we can't wait to see the new content they have to offer next year.

Chilly- written by -MysticEyes
  • Though he is a relatively new mapper, Chilly- has pleasantly surprised many through his rapid improvement in mapping, ranking his first mapset in November this year. With his first ranked set, he utilized a song with complicated time signatures in a well-polished and fun way by using excellently patterned 1/4 bursts and classy long LN usage that combined into a suitable and accessible mapset that any player can enjoy, a quality that is always appreciated and a sure sign of his future success as a mapper!

chouyaa written by -MysticEyes
  • chouyaa is a new GDer to the ranked section, but he showcased his style very appropriately in riunosk's Sweet Dreams (11t dnb mix). His normal difficulty provides a comfortable playing experience for novices through cozy 1/2 melodies, challenging 1/2 stacks of doubles and single notes, as well as friendly LN patterning. His unranked sets prove that he can map a variety of songs as well with his style, and we hope to see more of his work soon.

Civilization written by qqqant
  • Civilization has been known to create SV maps that appear simplistic in nature, but are rather quite difficult to hit accurately. This is demonstrated quite well in her ranked map, Interlude, a short but challenging map. Though this was Civilization's only contribution to the ranked section this year, she has been seen in the mapping scene outside of unranked quite frequently. Civilization hosted SBFB, an SV sightreading tournament, and also mapped for it along with Couil, Hydria, Evening, and me. In addition, Civilization's KAMISORI was featured in the semi-finals pool of 4K MWC 2018, with difficult anchor jack and technical patterns.

Cokiiplay written by -MysticEyes
  • Cokiiplay is an extremely prolific unranked mapper with quite a bit of experience behind him, especially in mapping unorthodox song choices. Therefore it wasn't a surprise when he came out with a well-made 4k hard GD for Insp1r3's Mazare Party mapset that focused on a variety of patterning including introductory LNs and simple yet elegant jumpstreams

Couil written by -MysticEyes
  • A mapper made famous for his absolute showstopper of a first ranked map, Couil started off 2018 with a bang. He displayed his incredible mapping talent by utilizing intense bursts and beautifully executed SVs in fuego (sakuraburst remix). While he is most famous for his first ranked map, Couil displays a remarkable versatility sought after in the mania community. His second ranked map, Harumachi Clover, proved his talent in making accessible mapsets and, to the delight of many players and mappers, he has continued to improve even more in creating experimental maps such as his loved SV mapset Epollo. Alongside that, he also has a variety of well-made unranked mapsets that show off his ability to make amazing jumpstream, technical, dump, and LN oriented sets along with his aforementioned SV talent. In addition to all of this, he also had an impact on the tournament scene as a mapper in SBFB, a sightreading SV tournament. Definitely a mapper who will continue to impress and excite us in the future!

Critical_Star written by Maxus
  • Being one of the senior and veteran charter of the community, Critical_Star constantly proves himself that his technique and high level of prowess and execution for both 4 and 7 keymodes are one to be sought for, especially considering the difficulty of his charts being mostly an X icon to begin with. Starting from his first ranked map of the year, he utilizes a lot of chordjacks combined with short bursts that makes it really difficult for the map to be nailed properly even for top level players. Not to mention the amount of long trills combined with the stream, followed up with extremely harsh bump SV section that gives even more of a fervor for the player with how the chart emphasizes the instrument, which heightens musicality to the max. As for his 7K chart, he uses a lot of intricate bracketstream along with some advanced LN patterning that cannot be breezed through easily. Especially on his Destr0yer ranked chart, he did an additional gimmick that centered around his back and forth 1/16 burst that required high finger independency but at the same time fast finger reaction to properly hit the pattern. With a huge amount of variation, he consistantly brings his best to the ranking section for both keymodes; it's not an exaggeration to say that the amount of anticipation and the excitement that the community expect from him is getting higher and higher each year.

CrumpetFiddler written by Maxus
  • Through his latest ranked beatmap, CrumpetFiddler shows that he willing to branch into another genres of music that have different styles from his usual Dragon Ball maps. Although his map still mostly comprises of simple jumpstream type of pattern, he also incorporated new types of patterning within his chart such as a long minijack section and a small LN gimmick that shows his versality to keep improving throughout the year.

Cryolien written by Maxus
  • A well-seasoned and experienced player that was a runner up of OMWC 2018, Cryolien doesn't usually join the mapping scene which changed at the beginning of 2018 where he mapped more than 30 beatmaps throughout the year, to which one got ranked in April, making it his first ever mania ranked beatmap. The first section of the map mostly contained simple 1/2 chord patterning mixed with simple LN layering that reached the climax when the song arrived at the bridge section. For being relatively new in the mapping scene, he managed to create a decent chart worthy for ranked which is a great achievement.

Crystal written by Hydria
  • A famous quad-mode player and CTB champion, Crystal takes another shot this year into the mania ranked section with his collab on LiFE Garden. With free-flowing patterns and column-based placements which show expertise in the field, we hope to see Crystal aim higher and higher in the future!

Curiossity written by Raveille
  • As a follow-up to his previous ranked map Airborne Robots, Curiossity added Feelin Sky to the ranked section, as well as his guest difficulty on Ethnik Khemikal Teknologi, both maps having met great reception, with his very interesting and equally as unique designs and patterns. He has also been very active in mapping in 2018, notably mapping various Camellia songs, and with his interesting blend of LN and SV, he is a mapper to definitely look out for in the following year.

DarckoSeth written by -MysticEyes
  • DarckoSeth, a new mapper to the ranked section, made an impressive effort over the span of five months to create an effective handstream oriented map from a beautiful piano-oriented instrumental track. His excellent work ethic helped him learn essensial mapping concepts and have greatly fueled his growth as a mapper, and will surely help him grow even more in the coming year.

DE-CADE written by Unpredictable
  • As someone who started mapping mania as early as 2014, DE-CADE as really stands out in the mania community as an outstanding mapper, pushing multiple 4K and 7K sets and GDs into the ranked section throughout his career. He typically chooses rhythm game based songs that's to his liking and always makes something enjoyable for everyone. He was also an excellent modder which helped him regain being a Beatmap Nominator during 2018 for a short period of time, helping people within the community by pushing mania maps into the ranked section. DE-CADE has done a great deal with helping the mania section grow, whether its making ranked or unranked or help push maps to the ranked section, we hope to see more of him in the near future.

Dellvangel written by Maxus
  • After being in hiatus for some time from the mapping and modding scene, Dellvangel came back strong in both departments by ranking his Axium Crisis map, along with being a mania BN once again. While in the past he was completely focused on providing a balancedand clean chart that was comfortable to read due to high visual readability, in 2018 he evolves his style to focusing on stacked 1/4 LN that accents the small essence of sound along with a combination of basic and advanced LN pattern that spreaded across the chart. His chart indirectly gives the hidden message to other charters that variation changes throughout the map are indeed an important aspect, avoiding only doing one same unique concept for the entire map.

Div written by -MysticEyes
  • With an eye for consistent patterning and a superb sense of structuring (as well as a hilarious sense of humor), Div made his way into the ranked section with Mou Ii kai?, a set with jumpstreams and chordjacks that provide an excellent introduction to players getting used to playing denser patterns and a fun accuracy challenge for advanced players. The preparation he put into his work was impressive since it was obvious that he had a clear vision of how he wanted his set to play and how to execute it. We will definitely expect more expertly crafted maps in ranked from Div in the future!

DoNotMess written by Maxus
  • With a strong start that he showed back in 2017, he makes himself even more notable within the community by ranking total of 4 charts as of 2018. The highlight of his 2018 ranked list comes mainly from 2 beatmaps. The first one being Disperagioia, which focuses on high amount of dense chordjack and minijack that requires high amount of stamina to be nailed properly, combined with some intricate bursts that occur in the middle of chord patterning, combined with advanced long note patterns as well as some SVs to spice things up furthermore. The second map is Inverse World, which incorporates tricky LN releases and an Inverse wall LN that gets trickier when the song gets more intense, while the last kiai part arguably utilizes the hardest inverse releases in the difficulty. The amount of advanced patterning that DoNotMess is capable of executing flawlessly is astounding to the point where he manages to be a front runner mapper of this community.

dosyeru written by Maxus
  • dosyeru is an old face that is known for mapping 7K+1, ranking his charts and GDs as early as 2014. Although he already retired from the mania mapping scene, the amount of anti-meta charts that already made are specifically good for newcomers that want to learn the modes, because his patterning mostly features a more basic approach to the scratching column that makes it more accessible. The example would be in his GD in Pocket-Gao's chart which he delivers light and convenient patterning by using a lot of linear stairs as one of the map's, and his own distinguishable feature.

Dr_Marc written by -MysticEyes
  • Featured in TheNewBungping's Iwai kedo ne. set, Dr_Marc's GD debut in the ranked section was an interesting departure from other normal level difficulties, utilizing creative 1/4 rhythms as well as 1/6 grace notes that allowed players to learn new rhythms in a safe, low-BPM enviornment. An accessible yet slightly unusual GD like this is quite interesting to have in the ranked section and definitely reflects the work he put into it.

Draftnell written by -MysticEyes
  • Combining density with accessibility, Draftnell continued his long and well-known career in the ranked section in 2018 with 2 mapsets: Jounetsu Utopia and Mama Minta Pulsa (Speed Up Ver.). Both sets are quite effective in introducing advanced players to insane-level mapsets via smooth SVs, frequent quad usage to emphasize stronger sounds, and longer jumptrill/ 1/8 sections in his upper level difficulties. His commitment to creating player-friendly maps and unique song choices have allowed him to create sets that appeal to a wide audience: from casual players looking to enjoy the song to higher-level players looking for a fun accuracy challenge. As such we're excited for him to continue making more fun beatmaps that anyone can enjoy!

Dreamwalker written by Unpredictable
  • Formerly known as Otakujanai, Dreamwalker is definitely one of the most talented and noteworthy mappers we have seen this year. Although he's one of the newer faces of the ranked section, he's been actively mapping and modding for past two years and since then, he has really found creative and expressive ways in mapping distinctive song choices through SV usage and unique patterns that will definitely leave you on the edge of your seat. On top of that, he was incredibily active within the modding scene earlier of 2018, making his own modding team which specifically focused on mania maps in hopes of helping mappers get their maps into the ranked section. Truly, one of most influential mappers that has really left a mark on the mapping and modding scene and we hope to see more of his maps in the near future.

dudehacker written by Maxus
  • A renowned member of the community for his hitsounding capability and flexibility to adapt his hitsounds to any instrument present within various type of songs, dudehacker surely doesn't fall short when it comes to charting prowess that extends to any keymode. Although most of his ranked charts are quite simple for lower skilled players and are more focused towards accuracy, he is still capable of mapping even anti-keymodes which is rare in today's ranking which deserves quite a recognition on its own. With the astounding 4 new beatmaps that he ranked in 2018, we can expect an even greater product for him to produce in the future.

DustMoon written by Unpredictable
  • Although they only has 2 guest difficulties in the ranked section, Dustmoon was one of the most active modders between 2017-2018 and continues to map every so often till this day. They often pick japanese based songs or rhythm game based songs to his liking and expresses these songs through interesting and unique maps that they create. He was also an active modder from previous years, making his modding and mapping experience grow with him as a whole. Overall, a mapper and modder we would like to see more of in the upcoming future.

Eedow written by Unpredictable
  • Although they only have a single guest difficulty in ranked, Eedow has been mapping for at least 3 years now and has been continuing to map every so often with their maps in the graveyard or as guest difficulties for other people. They preferably pick rhythm-game based songs or electronic music from japanese artists to convey their mapping through SVs and difficult patterning, making their maps enjoyable, but also challenging. They are always willing to try something new when it comes to mapping and they aren’t afraid of stepping over what they’re comfortable with. Overall, a mapper and player who is well-experienced in the osu!mania community in general and we hope to see of more of them soon.

eiri- written by Unpredictable
  • Although she might be a new face to the mania section during 2018, she’s not a new face to the ranked section as eiri- has dedicated her work to over 150+ beatmaps in the ranked section and is currently still going strong through her many taiko and standard maps. Many people recognize her by her previous alias being Ayyri and before her account change, she was putting maps into the ranked section since mid-2016 and since last year, she was able to push 2 mania maps that showed how capable she is when it comes to mapping other modes she’s not too familiar with. Although both sets showed she wasn’t too experienced with mapping anything with high SR, both showcased some interesting concepts and ideas through her maps with things such as interesting snapping arrangement and LN usage that her made her maps a bit hard than something you might typically expect, but it was also enjoyable as well. With how active she is in the osu! community, we plan to see her produce more content for the ranked section and hopefully for mania as well.

Eldergleam written by Hydria
  • A well known though hidden talent in the community, Eldergleam finally shines through to the ranked section this year with his GD on MEGAtive's Minus 2. Despite it only being of easy difficulty, the repetitive patterning to follow the music alongside the technicality of the continuous column usage shows that this mapper definitely has a lot of potential if they want to try something more daring this year!

Envory written by -MysticEyes
  • 2018 proved to be a very successful year for Envory! He made his first foray into the ranked section with his first ranked set, &Z (TV Size), and his first GD in DoNotMess' Inverse World mapset. &Z focused on dense yet comfortable layering, moving between light LN sections that brought out the song's emotional vocal parts with dense regular note layering for the more intense parts of the song. On the other hand his normal difficulty in Inverse World showed his prowess at creating introductory LN patterns that help players prepare themselves for later difficulties, alternating between standard normal-level sections and fun LN sections that utilized 1/1 and 1/2 LNs. Surely a promising career is ahead for this new ranked mapper.

error_exe777 written by Unpredictable
  • While he may have a low rank for mania standards, don’t let that distract you from what he’s really capable of when it comes to mapping as error_exe777 had showcased in 2018 some of the most unique and interesting maps we’ve seen yet in the ranked section. Not only is he extremely well adept in mapping, he is also really experienced in modding as well which also led him to be a Beatmap Nominator last year and promoted maps into the ranked section. To add onto that, he is very knowledgeable when it comes to SVs and experiments with songs from artists that he enjoys such as sakuraburst and KOAN Sound that will leave you stunned once you get a chance to play them. A very talented mapper indeed from his unique song choices and his eccentric mapping style to follow up with it, he’s definitely someone we really hope to see more of in the near future.

ExNeko written by Hydria
  • A relatively well known name in the community, ExNeko managed to rank 2 more sets this year, Horangpungnyuga and Crystal World ~Fracture~. Horangpungnyuga is quite heavily broken JS based, with dense chords filling the gaps in-between, whilst Crystal World ~Fracture~ follows similar structure but goes more into the full on JS aspect of the map, including a few triples in there as well, a sight that will excite most common players to date. With this, we hope to see more from this mapper in the near future!

ExPew written by Maxus
  • A former mania QAT that holds the elite mapper title for his award in winning 2014 mania mapping contest, Expew leans towards patterns that generally are uncommon to be seen, even outside the mapping ranking scene which means that he already has a hold on his own style and his own understanding on what kind of chart he wants to be known for. The layering that he normally uses requires players to learn the muscle memory and reading comprehesiveness that are rarely / never encountered in their previous practice, which makes it even more difficult because it's pretty much the same as re-learning patterns from beginning again. Despite that, his patterns in Glorious Crown flow really well with the instrument and he did a nice job incorporating note density that also following the music intensity, which means that from musical relevance standpoint, his chart does have a high mark and also great amount of creativity to even think of the idea in the first place.

eyes written by Unpredictable
  • Being such a memorable member within the mania community with a name like “eyes”, eyes in 2018 had shed some light on anti-keymode maps, especially with his 8K and 9K map they ranked and even made quite a feat with some maps that had impressive and remarkable SVs usage for ranked and graveyard. eyes typically has a distinct and unique set of song choices to showcase their mapping abilities to the world whether it be through anti-keymodes or SVs or even both, all these show that they have proven themselves as a well-skilled mapper and continue to make something interesting each time through each of their maps. Their song choices usually vary, but the maps that come with it really show interesting, conceptual designs that really showcase eyes’ full capability in what their able to produce. Truly, a distinguishable mapper that has a passion for making mania maps with their SV concepts or anti-keymode mapping, we hope to see more of them and their maps in the future.

FadillSan written by -MysticEyes
  • FadillSan's easy level GD for atian540's MONSTER mapset provides a challenge for beginners by introducing them to consistent 2/1 double usage and simple 1/2 streams. However he has contributed quite a bit more to the mapping world than just one GD. He is an accomplished storyboarder as well, creating the storyboard for the aforementioned MONSTER mapset, Virtue-'s Stray Star map, and 2 more mapsets as well. His storyboards are quite well made with gorgeous particle effects alongside amazing backgrounds with well placed song lyrics. Whether he creates maps or crafts storyboards, his work will continue to be greatly appreciated!

Falcon written by -MysticEyes
  • A new face to the ranked section, Falcon's first GD was featured in DoNotMess' Inverse World mapset. As a prelude to later difficulties, Falcon helped introduce new players to excellently patterned LNs appropriate to the difficulty level. His balanced approach to this easy diff (and some nicely executed instances of repetition and stack usage) definitely shine through, providing a nice experience for beginners overall.

FAMoss written by K a b i -
  • Widely known as the hitsound god, FAMoss has made himself known throughout the community for his skill and passion on doing hitsounds. There are already over 70 maps that are hitsounded by him by request, while also ranking 3 of his maps this year. One of his maps, Tsukidokei ~ Luna Dial, was even featured in Seasonal Spotlights: Summer 2018 too! The outstanding usage of the positioning of the notes, and the spectacular hitsounds in this map have definitely earned him the spot in the Seasonal Spotlight. He's not done just yet though. We can totally see what's coming next for our hitsound god; obviously, ranking more maps with awesome hitsounds!

Feerum written by Raveille
  • Despite retiring from all BN and QAT activities in early January 2018, he returned shortly in late March 2018 and has gone full force in the QAT once again! His 2 ranked maps in 2018, EARPHONES - Arakajime Ushinawareta Bokura no Ballad and Jason Hayes - War has shown that he has not ran out of fuel in his mapping career, despite having busy schedules. 2019 will be a big year of Feerum as he continues his QAT role and we hope that he serves his role well!

Fontes written by -MysticEyes
  • Fontes had a small yet noticable impact on the ranked section in 2018 with 2 ranked GDs. One was in Dreamwalker's Lost mapset and featured streamlined patterning along with visually stunning SVs to back it up, providing an exciting yet accessible experience for players interested in more complicated yet approachable SVs. He also provided an extremely approachable GD for [A v a l o n]'s M1917 mapset, which maximized playability to create a fun introductory insane difficulty for intermediate level players

Fresh Chicken written by Maxus
  • Undoubtedly, Fresh Chicken is one of the most popular charters in the mania community, with his reputation already spread and resided with all the mania players. Although he had to go hiatus from both mapping and BN works because of real life issues, he still managed to rank at least one beatmap in 2018 that still follow his SDVX roots. The highlight of the chart that still follows his previous gimmicks is undoubtedly the coarse SV bumps and 10x teleport which gives his map a memorization and reading challenge for players to figure out in conjunction with lot of other dense handstream and complex LN patterning. Although with his hiatus, he can still provide high quality chart that the community love, and we definitely wish for this expert mapper to be able to return and rank even more challenging and fun beatmaps!

Garalulu written by Maxus
  • Garalulu is, without question, always bring a distinct gimmick which is very special on its own considering that his layering approach often tries to break music boundaries by using excessive amount of patterning that doesn't hold high musical relevancy in general. That being said though, in his "The Everlasting Guilty Crown" chart, he is still capable of bringing a combination of layering that uphold good musical layering albeit not as high as other ranked chart in general, which is compensated by the inverse LN releases gimmick that is impossible to get through without experience and expertise in said field due to a very high HP drain. His other ranked chart, GO! GO! MANIAC, has generally decent musical layering to follow, however, due to very high BPM and irregular 1/3 patterning being condensed into a mainly advanced bracket pattern mixing with hefty LN layering, this one is very challenging to even get a pass. With how Garalulu is always bringing interesting concepts to the mania ranked section, it's expected that he will always bring creativity and inspiration for other members of the community as a notable figure.

Hanss written by Lusty Platypus
  • Hanss, previously known as Noxus (and six other names), gave us two beatmaps for the ranked section this year and both of them did not fail to deliver interesting and quality patterning and design. Intro + Dualive by Quarks, a collaboration between Camellia and Kradness is especially interesting of the two being a marathon length beatmap with a lot of tricky SV and LN patterning making it no cakewalk for even the best of the best. We look forward to seeing what comes from Hanss in the future as the innovative and unique mapping style brings with it interesting and high quality maps which we can never have too much of.

Hilmi Ghazian written by -MysticEyes
  • Hilmi Ghazian had a pretty nice start to his ranking career in 2018, GDing in 2 ranked mapsets. In Syadow's Zutto set he ran the highest hard difficulty. Here he focused on combining denser 1/2 patterning with simple LNs to follow the beautiful violin parts. However in atian540's The Party We Have Never Seen mapset, his main focus for his hard difficulty was on lighter patterning and mixing in light LN sections with faster 1/4 sections as well as hybrid sections mixing the two styles. We wish him luck in his mapping career and hope to see him next year!

Hlimak written by Hydria
  • Hlimak, a relatively new mapper to the scene, brings forward a cheerful and perfectly balanced lapfox mapset for ranked, containing exactly 300 long notes and 700 normal notes. Despite being relatively new, his minijack usage and LN length usage show promising signs for this mapper's future career, hoping to see more wonderful sets from them in the future!

HXJ_Crafter written by -MysticEyes
  • HXJ_Crafter's clean style has proven quite successful this year as he has been featured in 3 ranked mapsets, a strong start for a new mapper. He had 1 hyper GD in Tofu1222's ENERGY SYNERGY MATRIX and NINJA IS DEAD IIDX ver. sets as well as 1 normal GD in _Stan's Dream to Nightmare set. With simple yet logical pattern, his GDs have proven to be quite accessible to players. One GD that stands out in particular is his ESM GD, where he helps introduce players to 1/4 jumpstreams in a flowing, comfortable way. New, accessible works will absolutely be seen in the future from this mapper!

Hydria written by Raveille
  • The man who maps too many, Hydria has been ranking maps consistently since 2016, and added 2 more to his collection in 2018 with olli - i want to tell you i love you but i can't (ft. tomppabeats) and M2U - A Bella! (feat. Lucy), the former having interesting SV usage and the latter having intriguing LN vocal mapping. It will be exciting to see where Hydria takes his mapping style to next!

Ibrahim written by Maxus
  • Trying to rank charts as early as 2016, Ibrahim started to climb his way up with HoneyWorks as his artist preference as showed by first 4 maps he ranked, and he still continued, even in 2018. He started to rank his charts again around late june where he successfully ranked 2 beatmaps which comes from movie and anime. The patterning is mostly simplistic and yet have some uncomfortable sections that might seem like a challenge for accuracy players. However, his success mainly comes from his song choices that are quite straightforward with mapper intentions of having the target audience mainly be casual players that play beatmaps for the song they like and play together in multiplayer.

Ichigaki written by Maxus
  • Ichigaki is a former mania BN that has a ton of experience mapping instrumental music and has developed a huge understanding in using deliberate rythm choices that captivate players the most in the upper level difficulty. His charts truly shine when he mapped something around insane level which many also consider it as his main forte. Other than simply mapping on his own, he also works well in collaborating with people in a way where the chart transition flows well without feeling forced, which means that he also shows a compassion and humbleness to adapt his style according to other charter as shown in his collab GD in Glorious Crown. Truly an inspirational mapper that deserves his spotlight more often.

Ilham written by Maxus
  • Ilham is a well known o2i3 mapper that is still active charting songs from his favourite artist, consistently gaining quite a high amount of exposure from the community overall. Especially in 2018, Ilham still inherit his previous charting style with a little bit of a twist, which is an addition of couple SV that's quite soft and readable to made it more engaging and fun to play for the players but, also at the same time, to enhance the musical relevancy furthermore. The amount of anticipation that community waits from him is obvious based on the amount of favourites his maps get alone, already proof that he is becoming one of the more upstanding community members in mania.

infilect written by qqqant
  • Early in the year, infilect ranked Lifetheory's Daisy, a fairly well-known song in the mania community. infilect managed to capture the simplicity and beauty of the song in their set, which makes the map adored by many, from those first starting the game to top accuracy players looking for another map to SS.

Insp1r3 written by qqqant
  • Insp1r3 hit the mapping scene with a daring first set of Mazare Party, containing both 4K and 6K sets that go up to beyond 5 stars. With guest difficulties by Chilly-, Cokiiplay, Asherz007, booty, and jakads, the entire set definitely did not disappoint, gaining an insane amount of popularity among beginner players all the way up to 6K 7* players. In November, with a guest difficulty by Jesuren, Insp1r3 came back with another set, Black Lotus, a 4K set that many have also enjoyed. We hope that Insp1r3 will be back with more daring mapsets in the future.

Jakads written by K a b i -
  • Who wouldn't know this beast of a man? It is none other than the Mr.NumberOne himself. He came back into the ranked scene early this year by giving us a couple of mapsets, with one of them being an anti-meta keymode. Jakads is known for his outstanding skill in high level maps, as well as an unconventional approach to mapping. His maps usually features different style of creative patterning. From streams, jacks, LNs, bursts, which complements the music itself nicely. Also, his obsession to PP has led him into making maps that what people would call as "PP map". That being said, the maps themselves are not exactly easy as it seems, as only fairly experienced players can nail down his maps. We will be looking forward as to what surprises that he will give us in the near future.
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Jakads written by K a b i -
  • Who wouldn't know this beast of a man? It is none other than the Mr.NumberOne himself. He came back into the ranked scene early this year by giving us a couple of mapsets, with one of them being an anti-meta keymode. Jakads is known for his outstanding skill in high level maps, as well as an unconventional approach to mapping. His maps usually features different style of creative patterning. From streams, jacks, LNs, bursts, which complements the music itself nicely. Also, his obsession to PP has led him into making maps that what people would call as "PP map". That being said, the maps themselves are not exactly easy as it seems, as only fairly experienced players can nail down his maps. We will be looking forward as to what surprises that he will give us in the near future.

Janko written by Unpredictable
  • Janko, being one of the older members of the osu!mania community, has generally been producing 4K maps over the course of their mania career and last year had really showcased their mapping capabilities through the ranked section with a 5K guest difficulty and a jumpstream-based 4K map that had caught everyone’s attention. Since mid-2015, Janko has been producing multiple mapsets, showing how not only how he’s grown as a player, but as a mapper as well and how his concepts on different maps really has taken shape over time. They generally pick different genres of music to convey multiple concepts, whether it be pattern-based or SV-based, they always create something new and innovating through their maps for everyone to enjoy. From his active presence in the mapping community, we hope to see more of them and their maps soon.

Jesuren written by Hydria
  • Jesuren showed promise this year with his ranked maps, mainly with the aptly named YUKINOFUNK, a map with a sick beat and an amazing map to follow, containing a mix of broken jumpstream along with a flurry of LNs and the occasional minijack, showing great promise for this mapper's future works, hopefully to which we can see in GDs relatively soon!

K a b i - written by -MysticEyes
  • A new prodigy of LN musicality, K a b i -, aka the "kamome sano mapper", had a strong first year as a ranked mapper with two fantastic LN-oriented mapsets: one for the beautifully flowing and aptly named </emotional>, and one for the upbeat yet slightly bittersweet citrus. Both maps rely on fluidly patterned, excellently emphasized LNs that perfectly represent the intensity of each section he maps. His ability to maximize quieter sections cannot be ignored, as his talent to use addictive patterns to draw out the full potential of simpler melodies makes his maps even more enjoyable. His proficiency has only increased over time as his 4k maps are getting more and more polished, and his lesser-known talent for making incredibly complicated yet gorgeous 7k LN oriented maps is being honed over time. Truely a mapper that any LN enthusiast can enjoy!

Kaito-kun written by Maxus
  • Being well known for his handstream ranked map, aldnoah zero, Kaito-kun is a long time mania modding member that already established himself since the early days of mania. Preferring the style that makes the most out of player's enjoyment and being generous with it, his humbleness shows not only from the way he charts but from the way he mods, forming a more throughout conversation with the mapper in regards of respecting others style. Most of his GDs, including the one that ranked this year, more focused on lower difficulties because of his intention to give a softer introduction chart for beginners whilst still featuring more prominent mapping ideas such as pitch relevancy.

Kamikaze written by qqqant
  • In September, Kamikaze ranked Theme of Miki Sayaka (best girl by the way), a heavily emotional throwback to his first map ranked in 2015, titled Theme of Puella Magi. One of the most well-established 8K mappers in the community, Kamikaze has never ceased to impress players and mappers alike with his mapping in many keymodes.

Kawawa written by Maxus
  • Being one of the longest mania BN in history and also one of the most influential charter in the 7K department, Kawawa consistantly brings fresh high level content that keeps top players on their toes whenever they play it. His capability extends from charting songs with the hefty amount of timing like Ongaku Resolve, to making full LN chordstream beatmaps such as smiling. Both charts have a different style that separately defines the maps entity in general, however, the solid and profounding structure with clean concepts that gradually make the chart harder the longer it goes are still giving a distinct mapper's identity with its own persona, which in turn gives a noticeably different vibe that is immediately noticed by either fellow mappers or players. The quality charts that Kawawa brings into the ranked section have never been dissapointing and always hold a certain high standard with a high expectation for other charters to take example of, and we certainly hope that he keeps carrying his content for mania community!

kaythen written by Maxus
  • Kaythen is a relatively new mapper in the mania ranked section and yet actually experienced enough to hold his own by ranking the most rare anti meta keymodes in mania history, 9K. In 2017, Kaythen partook in the ranking section by joining hannanos' mapset with a GD, however, his 2018 map is the first time he actually ranked a map on his own and a nonetheless full version of the song which is 4+ minutes, featuring some piano keysound as an additional touch. The effort put into the set is extremely phenomenal and ranking 9K is a very courageous thing to attempt, considering the fact that it's his very first ranked chart and the song itself features complex instruments that needs to be mapped comprehensively. Yet, after all of his valiant effort, it finally reached it's goal while still upholding the high standard that the community expected from it. Truly an outstanding accomplishment that deserves even more attention from the entire community.

KeppSado written by K a b i -
  • Early in the year, rapid improvement is not an exaggerated way to describe the TV size maniac as KeppSado has finally made his debut into the ranked scene after going through hardships in mapping, of course with the guidance from experienced mappers around him. His maps mostly featuring light layering and structure to make it widely accessible to all kinds of players with different skill level. Newcomers would definitely find themselves enjoying his maps. Lately, he has been trying to integrate more Long Notes into his maps to express the music itself in a different way. We hope to see the TV Size maniac ranking more maps in the future!

keziah written by -MysticEyes
  • Keziah might be new to the ranked section with his 2 mania GDs for Sakary's Dahil Sa'Yo mapset, but he already had a skillset that allowed his difficulties to shine. Besides being beginner-friendly and featuring fitting patterns for the upbeat song, his difficulties utilized gorgeous percussion-based hitsounds and beautiful keysounds that made things even more enjoyable for players wanting a calming experience

Kuo Kyoka written by Maxus
  • Kuo Kyoka is one of the oldest mania mapping and modding members of the community, with having one of the largest GD count spread across the ranked section, along with a huge amount of mapsets he ranked on his own. He is probably one of the most versalite and adapting type of charters which reflects the amount of experience and knowledge he accumulated for the time he spent in the editor. From the list of charts that he ranked in 2018 alone, each one of them has its own theme that distinctly separates it from another. For example, "Reason of being", a chart that implements a lot of jacks in the middle of streams mixed with bursts as the main theme of the map, and later, "Mach Sigma", a 7K map with tricky LN holds along with simple brackets to accomodate the map even further. The third one, "Stasis", implements SV which is inspired from the original Lanota game, having a lot of harsh bumps but calculated in a way that the next pattern are predictable to read, and the last one, Glorious Crown, having both a 4K and 7K spread, a massive mapset that Kuo Kyoka had already been working on for a long time until he finally ranked it at December. With the amount of diversity he promotes in the mania ranking scene, we sure hope that Kuo Kyoka will bring even more masterpieces in 2019!

Lastopia written by Unpredictable
  • Lastopia is currently an active mapper who is constantly looking to improve in both Standard and Mania by testing new concepts that come to mind. Being more experienced with mania in general, he's known for aiming to make something unique and creative. He’s very persistent at improving his mapping capabilities and isn’t afraid to try something new, whether it be SVs or pattern-based maps, he’s always making a difference with his motivation when it comes to mapping. WIth this being said, we hope to see more of Lastopia and his maps in the near future.

laughingcomet written by -MysticEyes
  • In contrast to his intense SV mapset in 2017, laughingcomet returned in 2018 with a beautifully slower-paced yet intense hard GD for Mat's Yume Tourou set. He proves his versatile skillset by mapping out complex LNs to fully express the flowing guitar melody, and fluidly transitions into tougher 1/2 and 1/4 patterns to capture the powerful percussion. laughingcomet's ability to adapt to the songs he maps will definitely be appreciated in the future!

Lenfried- written by Maxus
  • Back in the last couple years, Lenfried- often focused more on ranking 7K charts, being relatively difficult and dense for expert players. However, specifically for this year, he brings to the game a completely different style by mapping a simple 2 E icon chart with an added twist that is simple and yet very effective at the same time in the last difficulty, and that is a teleport SV which completely relies on player memorization based on the vocal cue and hints that essentially teach the player how to hit the keys. It's something that the community has never seen before in the ranked section and yet got a completely positive reception based on the fact that it's not daunting at all, even for relatively novice players, once they understand the correlation of the song with the incorporated concept. With the relatively vast experience that Lenfried- already accumulated over quite a long period of mapping, it's certainly exciting to see his potential map concepts that he will show in the future!

liaoxingyao written by Hydria
  • liaoxingyao, a mapper ranging from the start of mania, presents us with another ranked chart this year to add to their collection despite it being a sparse year for them. Their mapset, YUKARI, features adventurous jacks as well as some solid LN usage and some daring anchor based patterning, making for a relatively challenging but still overall enjoyable experience for the players. We hope to carry this mapper's career on another year and see another set hit ranked very soon!

Lude written by Maxus
  • Lude is one of the mappers with the most rapid improvement in the community, starting from ranking anime maps back in 2016 to now being able to show prowess and versality to whatever type of song he charts, along with the types of patterning he puts into it. In 2018 he managed to rank 3 beatmaps that all have different personas and distinct gimmicks compared to each other. The first one is "Hoshi o Kakeru Adventure", a map where he creates a gradually harder section that optimally captures the song's nature and hidden message while slipping some stacking 1/4 LNs that are relatively difficult given the song's high BPM to begin with. His second chart is Chroma - I, which implements a similar concept but happens in a much earlier part of the song, where it features a lot of short LN streams along with the burst and dense chords accompanying it before the chorus. As for kiai part, the section uses a full 1/3 inverse LN along with the outro part using complex chordjack mixed with the 1/6 mixed-in with 1/12 burst that have stutter SV as the final touch. His final ranked map of the year is "Bassline! Yatteru? w" where the chart focuses more on comfortable SV bump and teleports alongside with hefty LN usage that's relatively comfortable given the low BPM of the song, showing mapper awareness to actually make use of the song's nature to his advantage. The amount of creativity and desire to keep trying something new is really respectful and deserves complete anticipation for each of his future charts.

MadBricktree written by Raveille
  • A mapper and modder for the past 4 years, MadBricktree, formerly known as Minseo2000, finally got his first ranked mapset in late 2018 with AXION, a map that is very LN heavy and focused, sprinkled with a couple of SVs and difficult jack patterning. With his deep experience of modding and experimental mapping, he will definitely want to start to make a name for himself as a ranked mapper.

Madoka2574 written by Hydria
  • Whilst Madoka isn't a new mapper by far, it is their first successful attempt at ranking a map, and whilst Taketori Hishou has a simplistic tone to it, it's an enjoyable experience for all, focusing on what players are most comfortable with as the map includes broken dense jumpstream with the occasional easy LN to hit, definitely one for players to grind out in the future!

Mage written by Lusty Platypus
  • Mage is quite well known in the community for their tendency towards LN style mapping which can be seen quite well in their recent loved addition, Hommarju's Rock It, a highly energetic and accessible LN themed beatmap. On the ranked side, however, Mage showcased their prowess in the uncommon realm of 6K with ParagonX9's Chaoz Japan, featuring a lot of stream based patterning and also packing guest difficulties from semyon422 and Myle on the Normal and Hard difficulties respectively.

MapleSyrup- written by Maxus
  • MapleSyrup- is a new face in the mapping & ranking community, and yet that fact doesn't really show from the decent quality charts that he made which shows his long time experience in the VSRG field. His latest ranked beatmap features a high-tech style that is relatively out of meta given the usual sequential chord stairs that is more popular in the realm of 7K charters. The chart makes the full use the technicality of minijack patterning at the beginning along with abnormal amount of LN lengths that requires full preparation and readiness from the player to be able to discern and anticipate to be able to nail the section. Overall, a really intriguing concept that is polished enough to bring a unqiue challenge to the scene.

Mat written by Lusty Platypus
  • Perhaps best known for the dynamic duo of Kurokotei's Galaxy Collapse and DJ Myosuke & Noizenecio's Architecture, Mat's latest ranked set takes a different approach from the realm of somebody screaming in Yume Tourou by RADWIMPS. Showcasing some interesting 1/6 snapped flams in the starfall difficulty that distinguishes and adds character to the beatmap, quite a refreshing patterning that doesn't impact the structure in a major way while still adding quality to the map. Definitely much more accessible to a beginner compared to Mat's more infamous submissions, and the guest difficulties from snexe and LaughingComet definitely showcase interesting structure and allow for everyone to experience this beautiful song.

Maxus written by Raveille
  • Occupied with his QAT work, Maxus unfortunately was not able to rank a set in 2018, but has contributed to 2 mapsets with his guest difficulties. Maxus has been working non-stop as a recently promoted QAT member, and despite all that, he was still able to help his peers in their mapsets on O2i3 - Capitalism Cannon and HoneyWorks meets TrySail - Senpai. [MOVIE Ver.]. 2019 looks to be an even bigger year for Maxus, and we look forward to see if, this time round, he would be able to rank a new mapset!

MEGAtive written by Maxus
  • MEGAtive is a senior charter that has a lot of experience in the editor with a great understanding of the skill required to incorporate complex patterns in the exact right moment and it shows in his recent ranked mania map. His odin chart, at first glance, looks like an usual handstream chart. However, there are a lot of pattern twists that cause it to not be a walk in the park to play. For instance, the usage of one hand trills being slipped in with the jumpstreams, testing finger versatility to keep it steady and consistent. Moreover, there are also the implementation of short burst along with a longer burst that cannot be spammed or jumptrilled to be approximated, making it a lot more difficult, especially considering that this is a marathon map to begin with. There are also the additional usage of continuous minijack patterns along with some LN section that spice things off even further. The notorious knowledge and the flawless execution to understand this really makes him the charter to watch for and a good example for a novice mapper.

Mentholzzz written by Raveille
  • Hard work, determination and dedication was what Mentholzzz showed in 2018, with his first ever ranked map ONIGIRI FREEWAY, which was selected to be part of the March & April Beatmap Spotlights, coupled with his first Loved map Parodia Sonatina -Grande-. He may have gone inactive throughout the 2nd half of 2018, but his efforts are definitely noted by his peers, and maybe that might influence other new mappers too!

Modren written by -MysticEyes
  • Starring in 2 9k difficulties in Janko's In my room mapset, Modren unleashed the short song's potential to the fullest, creating 2 beautiful difficulties that bring out the instrumental piece's gorgeous held violin notes and echoey synths. He also created a massive set that was Loved in 2018, mapping out every single piece in the Kickmaster soundtrack, providing a nostalgic experience for fans of the game and something for just about every 9k player. However his talents cannot be fully explained by one GD and one set alone. Anti-meta mappers are few and far between these days and Modren has proven to be one of the most dedicated 9k mappers in osu!mania's history, producing a multitude of high quality 9k sets inside and outside of the ranked section for all difficulty levels. The content he contributes to the community is exceptionally unique and his passion for 9k is incredibly admirable.

Moskas written by -MysticEyes
  • Moskas, a talented 4k player and frequent mapper, made his first appearance in the ranked section in Janko's Equinox set, providing a well-made lower-level difficulty that allows players to have a fun introduction to the intense psytrance track. Featuring simple 1/1 patterning that transitions into 1/1 bursts, the difficulty eventually shows off challenging 1/1 LN usage before ending on tough 1/2 bursts and frequent doubles, providing newer players interesting in moving from easy to normal difficulties a wikedly interesting trial. Make sure to check out his other maps as well, as he makes content that is enjoyable for 4k players of all skill levels!

MrDorian written by Hydria
  • MrDorian shows his face once more in the ranked section this year, after his success with furioso melodia, he goes for a more relaxing pop tune this time around, in an unorthodox 5K keymode. Whilst unknown to most due to it's keymode, the map features a enjoyable variable density jumpstream technique which I personally believe makes this map one of the most underrated for this year. We hope to see more spicy sets from Dorian this year!

Muu-chan written by Maxus
  • Muu-chan is one of the older members of the mania ranking community that is quite famous for some of his insane MX GDs scattered across various number of mappers, quite popular amongst players, as well as being played in multiplayer a lot in its era. He likes to do conventional pattern that are quite underlayered but being effective in its own way, which is the source of his popularity. We can see from his GD in the hybrid std sets where the patterns he uses are simple but he has altered it in a way that it's not that easy to breeze through for accuracy player. He did open modding queue in the past and being part of community that helps each other in improving together in building more effective knowledge and targeting a high quality enough map for ranked.

my angel yayoi written by -MysticEyes
  • Formerly known as nika mika, my angel yayoi is a standard and taiko player who was able to rank their first mania GD in Tofu1222's STEP by STEP UP set, creating a normal difficulty that turned out quite clean and polished for a newer mania mapper. The difficulty represents the upbeat song well, using comfortable patterning to give players a relaxing experience playing the map. A good first start like this can only be a good thing for the aspiring mania mapper, and there's no doubt that they will create more cozy content in the future!

Myle written by -MysticEyes
  • Myle is an extremely proficient CTB player who was not only able to rank 2 CTB maps in 2018, but also a hard-level 6k mania difficulty for Mage's Chaoz Japan mapset. The difficulty itself features fast-paced 1/4 streams, complex 1/3 patterns with doubles and triples as well as exciting 1/4 triplets later on, showing his innate talent for mapping an anti-meta keymode even though most of his mapping experience comes from another game mode. We can't wait to see more of this excellent multi-mode mapper's content!

Nixeria-sama written by -MysticEyes
  • Though he only contributed one ranked GD in 2018 for DoNotMess' Ouka Ryouran set, Nixeria-sama definitely made it count. The normal level GD helps prepare players for later difficulties since it quickly propels players into intense 1/2 streams and ends with a slightly LN based section for the kiai. A well crafted-difficulty from a well-rounded mapper!

Nysrogh written by Hydria
  • Someone I've had personal enjoyment working with in the past, and someone mostly known for their classic english pop tunes, Nysrogh finally makes a full showing in the ranked section this year with Mama, a hybrid 4K/7K set containing 5 GDs in classic Nysrogh style. His own maps in this set are enjoyable to play, keeping it simplistic with note placements with the occasional splash of LNs, aiming for player enjoyment than most. Hopefully we can see more of their sets ranked in the near future!

Ochasan written by Hydria
  • A very new mapper to this scene, Ochasan begins their ranked journey with a simple but enjoyable easy GD on Draftnell's Jounetsu Utopia. With a strong focus on melody and vocals, the map uses mostly 1/1 notes in a variety of patterns with the occasional 1/2 burst (including doubles) to add a bit of spice to the mix. On top of that, the chart has good anchor usage alongside perfect LN+note combos, making this a wonderful experience for a new mapper, hoping to see a lot more from them in the future!

Oktawia written by Hydria
  • A fairly rare sight to see, Oktawia manages to enter the ranked section this year, regarding all norms by having an 8K GD on Janko's "In my room". Despite it being an easy, it features wonderful broken stair patterns, similar to easy BMS charting, making it a good start for new players to branch out to other keymodes as they get used to the higher number of buttons. Along with some regular stair patterns, the map has a decent pitch following, giving it all the more reason to deserve being ranked. We hope to see a lot more from this mapper in the future!

pocket-Gao written by Maxus
  • Being quite notorious for his 7K+1 chart that he previously ranked, Pocket-Gao comes back with fighting force, trying to rank the same keymode. Usually having the scratch button being combined with another type of chord to hit is a lot more difficult than just hitting ordinary chords in 7K even for more experienced players. However, his map doesn't felt awkward to play despite being a relatively high difficulty map and is suitable for 7K players to be given a basic learning curve on how to press the scratch button correctly, consistently. The smoothness and pattern flow that he executed even earned him a spot in loved section, although he finally still tried to push it for rank, which is an even more deserved place for his chart after all his effort.

pporse written by Maxus
  • pporse ranked one of his GDs in 2018 which is Hoshi ga Furanai Machi. The GD is considered one of the primary maps for many top players to DT due to its simplistic nature that is intended to build up the patterning from easy early on to being much more difficult later on, being based on the amount of LN layering that gets harsher and denser the longer the song goes on. Although he isn't that famous in the mania community, his charting quality and build-up primary style are one to be respected even outside of the mania community, especially seeing his previous ranked works, some of which have reached loved.

Protastic101 written by Maxus
  • A QAT member that is well known for her past contribution and dilligentness of modding and ranking a lot of charts before, Protastic101 decides to go back to her roots and the anti-meta keymodes that she already mapped since her beginning. Her Sonder chart features an extremely harsh SV bump with a bit of stutter to accomodate it even further. To make the map more accessible for a broader range of players, she decided to make the overall pattern more simplistic to hit so that the gimmick completely focused on the SV. The amount of calculation she put into making the SVs work comfortably is worthy of recognizition.

puxtu written by Unpredictable
  • A name we’re all too familiar with, puxtu has been producing content for osu!mania since 2014 and is still doing so with maps that specifically focused on genres that pertain to japanese rock, american rock, and extremely well-known vocaloid maps that they have stuck with the osu!mania community for quite some time now. Last year, puxtu was a on a big push on hybrid sets, whether it be taiko or standard, they are always bringing something new to the ranked section through their maps whilst providing something new for other modes as well. They are also known for making lots of guest difficulties that include interesting, well-thought out concepts that will leave people on the edge of their seat with their challenging, yet enjoyable maps. Knowing how long puxtu has been with the osu!mania community, we expect to see more of them and their maps in the near future.

pwhk written by Maxus
  • Known for his tendency to chart something that is complex and out of the usual meta for the 7K playerbase, pwhk broadened his ideas even more this year by charting 7K+1 instead which brings his technicality to a whole other level compared to his previous map. The amount of dense 1/3 chordjack combined with scratch jacks made it an extreme challenge even for top players to hit properly. Moreover, there are a lot of sections which have unorthodox snap stream changes along with some bursts that ultimately need a lot of training to Full Combo the map. The map's nature being unpredictable along with pwhk's style of making maps complex brings a new incentive for top players to replay the chart multiple times for the sake of top score.

qqqant written by Unpredictable
  • Famous for some of his early works, qqqant is a prominent player and mapper in the osu!mania community that strives to to make a difference through his presence and mapping. He’s always looking to constantly improve and learn from other mappers that may influence him and apply their concepts through his own and doing so, created some of his most aspired and creative maps that really shows how well-versed and talented he really is. He’s also always willing to help improve other maps and provide feedback on maps going for rank which shows how much of a difference he’s really trying to make for the ranked section. Knowing him, we expect his presence in the mania community to grow even more so than it already has and we expect to see more maps of his in the near future.

Raveille written by qqqant
  • A prominent figure in the tournament mapping community, Raveille has been generally known for his difficult release maps in tournaments such as MWC. 2018 was a great year for Raveille in terms of ranking maps, as he got one marathon ranked in April 2018, two GDs in riunosk's sets, and one mania set in a hybrid by -Aqua. Raveille had been trying to rank Aitakatta Sora for almost a year, and his persistence for ranking the map with its complex snapping and other issues should inspire other mappers not to stop trying because of a few problems. Similarly, the hybrid set, This game by Roselia, was known as the map that was disqualified multiple times (five to be exact), but that did not stop the mappers in the set, including Raveille, to push it forward continuously.

Reba written by Maxus
  • Constantly refining his mapping technique and diversity to open up more possibility in charting difficult maps, Reba managed to rank a map that's considered his most difficult map to date. The map's difficulty mostly comes from the usage of dense chordstream with a couple long bursts that mostly appear in the first half of the song, while the second half part of the song features a lot more bracket chordstream mixed with some of the more elaborate LN patterning. The difficulty spread this map has is also very linear and provides an extremely good learning curve for beginner to expert players, which is quite rare, definitely in extremely difficult map spreads. Overall, the insight and mapping style that Reba contributes within the community is an eye-opening and a good experience for most charters to learn from.

richardfeder written by Maxus
  • Already ranking his maps as early as 2013, richardfeder is one of the oldest members that helped shape the community until the way it is now. Mapping songs that mostly come from VN and doing it within the pace that he prefer is the proof that he mostly charting for fun and doesn't really aim for popularity in the first place. He is considered a respected mapping member that primarily focused around 2014, developing a style that is tricky and challenging due to the amount of bracket that he puts within the chordstream and some other patterns that require intense amount of muscle memory to perfect. For example, in his GD in Glorious Crown this year, richardfeder utilizes a numerous number of patterns that isn't easy even for more skilled players, and yet it's actually done with the intention of putting maximum output on musical emphasis and structural patterning instead of playability, a truly inspirational senior member with a name truly not forgotten!

rinaldi28 written by Unpredictable
  • A pretty rare sight in the mapping community, rinaldi28 has been making maps for over 3 years now and last year they were finally able to rank one of their maps into the ranked section. Although he might be new to the ranked section, their first ranked map proves their mapping capabilities otherwise and really shows how much they knows through interesting, and intricate layering techniques. On top of this, they have also shown that their well-capable of mapping anti-keymodes as well, showing how knowledge and how flexible they are when it comes to mapping into an unfamiliar keymode for them. With this being said though, we hope to see more of them and their work in the future.

Rinzler written by Hydria
  • An old name in this community these days, Rinzler decides to revive one of their old maps for 2018's ranked section. The marathon, Nirvana(Camellia's "BinaryHeaven" Remix), features comfortable broken JS patterning with LN chords throughout, though does contain a few spicy uncommon bursts inside as well to catch the weary off-guard. We hope to see more maps from Rinzler in the ranked section pretty soon!

riunosk written by Raveille
  • As an active mapper and modder, riunosk has definitely not stopped ranking maps after the end of 2017. His perseverence has led him to 2 new ranked maps, Heaven's Fall and Sweet Dreams (11t dnb mix), and he is looking to add another to his collection with United (L.A.O.S Remix). Placing 3rd in the Most Promising category in MCA 2017, he is definitely showing why he was placed that high up, and all eyes will be on his next map!

Rivals_7 written by Hydria
  • A very known mapper in the community and long standing BN, Rivals_7 hits up the ranked section with another map this year. Souzetsu Gekkou features a little mix of everything, from small LN pattering, to light JS, to chords, to anchors, hand-based patterns and even a little bit of SV, this map truly encompases all that is possible in just the space of 100 seconds. We hope to see more wonderful sets from this mapper in the future!

Rizqy written by Maxus
  • Rizqy is one of the former mania BNs that started his mapping career by mapping fhana's songs, which was considered his favourite artist at that time. From there, he started to move to mapping more instrumental songs to build a better understanding on incorporating more complicated layering choices. As shown in his collab GD in Glorious Crown, Rizqy put up a decent chart with pattern designs that take into consideration his collab partner, leading the entire difficulty to be played naturally without an awkwardness cause of differing styles. His style can be considered one of the smoothest in terms of pattern flow and musical relevance due to his strict mapping conduct, focusing within the song's realm and never trying to force the amount of layering to be denser than necessary, a style which is appreciated and should be taken as example for many other charters.

Salty Mermaid written by qqqant
  • The ultimate legend Salty Mermaid entered the ranking section with Dream Catcher. With enjoyable trilly patterns, occasional jacks, and SVs that complement the song fairly well, the map has become quite well known and loved by many players. Despite the nomination history, Salty Mermaid did not hesitate once, finally ranking it in October, calling an end to the wild ride of ranking his first map. We can all learn from Salty Mermaid, in that we should never give up, even when all odds are against you.

Sandalphon written by Maxus
  • Sandalphon (alias YaHao) managed to rank a mind-blowing 6 ranked mania maps in 2018, which is the second highest ranked collection of the year just right after Tofu1222. One of the notable traits from the maps that he ranked is the fact that it's varied in terms of keymodes. They contain the entire keymode range from 4 key until 7 key which is respectable considering most mappers usually only focus on the keymodes that they feel comfortable with. Essentially, Sandalphon isn't afraid to do something new and even controversial at one point, and keeps moving forward mapping passionately. The amount of contributions he's made from the mapping and modding side are delightful to look at.

semyon422 written by Hydria
  • A decently old mapper at this point, semyon422 finally reaches the ranked section this year with anti-meta keymodes, scoring a GD on Mage's 6K "Chaoz Japan" as well as eyes' 8K "Yume Tourou". Mapping everything as pitch perfect as can be, semyon shows with their burst stream patterning mixed in between their normal 1/2 notes that they have the skills and experience to make good quality charts and to stand out above the rest, even if both of these are just normals. We hope to see more of their charts (and hopefully harder ones) in the near future!

Shad0w1and written by Hydria
  • Shad0w1and, mostly known for being a std mapper, dips into the mania ranked section this year with Colourful., a simplistic yet enjoyable chart, a good place to start for any newcomer, and we hope to see more charts from them in the future!

Shoegazer written by Maxus
  • As one of the most influential figures, not only in mania community but also in terms of 4K VSRG in general, Shoegazer has made a lot of articles that he wrote by himself, expressing the sheer amount of knowledge that he accumulated for the amount of time he plays the genre. The subjects that he's brought up covers a wide area of subjects that teaches people from various kinds of aspect, mostly talking about charting tutorials, charting layering and assesment of what makes a chart good quality in the first place. There were also other kind of topics as well that had been brought up as well that are focusing more from a player's aspect such as pattern mindblock, skillset improvement, and also how mental health affects the performance, which gives more insight on how to combat the obstacle that commonly occurs in the middle of a player's learning curve. The contribution that he brought to the community also carries a weight for the better good of the community, such as his mentorship to some of other charters out there, the constant participation in the mania RC updating, and also in the mania tournament scene which he happened to be the main coordinator of 4K MWC, writing up the article analysis regarding each country level of skillset and the possible rank place for each of them. In addition to that, there are also the fact that he managed the loved project as the captain not that long ago, which he coordinated everything there. Regarding his charting style, Shoegazer usually took an approach which he able to encapsulate the rythm nuance to its utmost, mainly have a lighter density with a rigid structure but patterned in a way that it requires a specific skillset that players don't usually get from their usual chart, which is why his charts are, most of the time, tricky and uncomfortable to play, but are perfect training regiment to boost player's skill rapidly and more efficient from a time management aspect. He is also known for utilising and pioneering chord allocation, where charters would use different kinds of chords to distinguish different sounds in the music, to which a lot of people have copied into their own style. In his current 2018 ranked charts, the patterning is generally on the comfortable side to play as a whole, but still retain the solid pattern structure characteristics that he put as his main focus. He has ended up with a decent amount of charts in loved, which is proof of the amount of support that he has gotten from the community. The various amount of things that he's already contributed to the community deserves massive respect and gratitude for the efforts that he already worked on for such a long time.

Side written by Hydria
  • Side, a name not completely unknown in the mania scene, takes another shot at mania charting this year with the gritty sounding Showdown. Whilst his difficulty is aimed at newer players, it flows well and has all the characteristics for a potential shining mania star in the future. Hopefully we can see him trying more daring things in the upcoming future!

Sinnoh written by Raveille
  • A mapper, modder, and BN of both osu!catch and osu!mania, Sinnoh had a much more impressive start to his 2018 ranked map collection with forest of the spirits, an incredible combination of LN, SV, storyboarding and interesting hitsounding, completing the package. As the new year approaches, he looks more interested in mapping than ever before.

SitekX written by Hydria
  • A fairly old mapper by today's standards, SitekX gives the ranked section a shot this year with GDs on both "In my room" and "Fascination MAXX". His 9K Insane on "In my room" features a mix of slow 1/2 doublestreams alongside some nice flowing 1/4 single streams, the intro definitely proving to be the hardest section of the song. His 7K "Standard" diff on "Fascination MAXX" however features a lot more LNs to really emphasise the synths in the track, patterning similar to beginner BMS charts though still managing to squeeze in those same slow 1/2 doublestreams as are present in "In my room". As a mapper that definitely focuses on hand balance the most in these higher key charts, we hope to see more from them in the future!

snexe written by qqqant
  • This year, snexe ranked a single Normal guest difficulty on Mat's set of Yume Tourou, a song from popular Japanese film Kimi no Na wa. A known unranked mapper, snexe has mapped many tournament-geared maps in the past year. It is a nice surprise that snexe ranked a guest difficulty, and we hope that he will rank more in the future.

SolaceXCIX written by Hydria
  • An apparently new mapper entering the ranked scene, SolaceXCIX manages to get their foot into the door with an Easy diff on "The Distance", taking on the world of 9K despite this being their first map. The map focuses on general doubles with occasional singles to spice up the snapping, a tight focus on PR, as well as patterns similar to easy BMS charts. Overall this is an enjoyable experience for newcomers to the world of 9K and we hope to see more from them in the future!

Soul Evans written by Hydria
  • Elite Mapper Soul Evans takes a break this year with only pushing GDs for ranked, namely a hyper in Sandalphon's Dotabata Animation. This mid-range diff contains speed-oriented broken streams, a few LNs here and there, alongside a dangerous light jumpstream pattern in the first climax of the song. We hope to possibly see more ranked maps from them in the future!

SpectorDG written by Maxus
  • With ranked sets as far back as 2015, SpectorDG is a long standing figure in the mania mapping community. They continue their tendency towards difficult beatmaps this year, ranking Yooh's "Road To The LegenD", a marathon length song showcasing a plethora of tricky minijacks, chords alongside LN layering to top it off, proving difficult for many. SpectorDG also made an appearance as a guest difficulty in Tofu1222's set, "ENERGY SYNERGY MATRIX" by Tanchiky, as well as creating SV for Tofu1222's set "Wowie Zowie!" by Hommarju

Spy written by Hydria
  • Despite being absent for most of the year, Spy still left their mark on the ranked section once more with GDs on invoker. Invoker uses technical light JS patterning along with precise chord placements to create an experience which is challenging to users, but still fair in it's difficulty overall, very reminisicent of old-style mapping. Hopefully we can see some more from them in the future!

SurfChu85 written by Raveille
  • A prominent figure in the osu!mania tournament scene, SurfChu85 finally had his first stepping stone into the Ranked section with his 7K map Kikoemasu ka feat. Haruki <Youshouki> (CV: Koinu), which was used in the osu!mania 7K World Cup 2018 Group Stage Mappool. A mapper of different types, he will take that confidence into 2019 proudly and hopefully dish out some more great mapsets!

Surono written by Maxus
  • Surono, being originally a taiko BN and mapper, ventures to the keymodes he's unfamiliar with, rapidly improving over the course of a couple years. Although his approach to his recent ranked mania maps are taking a more convential pattern, he did justice to the song by having synths layered with a more LN-based patterning which is common in his previously older ranked beatmaps. With the amount of potential he has in both modes, we sure hope that he will give more shots to mania and rank more of his charts!

Syadow- written by -MysticEyes
  • Syadow-'s 2018 was quite busy in mania with 6 ranked GDs and 2 ranked sets. At this point Syadow-'s experience in making lower level difficulties is quite well known and surely has an impact on beginners getting into the game, since quality in low-level difficulties is essensial in order to retain players. He's also started to branch out this year into making higher level maps, especially in his unranked sets. Since Syadow- is continuing to perfect his lower level difficulties and is progressing in his ability to create higher level difficuities, 2019 should prove to be another great year for him. (also sya o/)

tailsdk written by Raveille
  • tailsdk was a very quiet and absent figure in 2017, but 2 new ranked maps, Tze-Chiang and Finixe, saw him spring into the mapping scene gracefully this year. With his many collaborations with countless mappers and his ability to map different styles, his open-mindedness is a strong asset to help him push further this year, and he will take as many chances as he can for the new year.

tatatat written by qqqant
  • tatatat, a known member of the taiko community, ranked three mania-related mapsets this year. Though there have been an amount of concern shown for these Easy-only mapsets, tatatat is likely not going to stop anytime soon, which makes him technically one of the most powerful people in the community.

TheNewBungping written by Hydria
  • A popular name in the mania scene, TheNewBungPing manages to push one of his sets for ranked this year. Iwanai kedo ne. is an interesting mapset with constantly changing snaps which they have made work with their comfortable-style patterning, making this an enjoyable experience for most. We hope to see more daring and challenging this from this mapper in the future!

Tidek written by Hydria
  • Mostly known for his outrageous SV charts, Tidek decides to hit the ranked section this year with a couple of GDs in Janko's "In my room". The higher of the two 6K diffs features quite dense brackets layered throughout, LNs braking up the monotony as well as adding another layer of difficulty to the map. The lower diff contains broken 1/2 streams mixed in with a few lighter brackets and hand-based doubles throughout. A clear signs of a BMS player who we hope to see more of in the near future!

Toaph Daddy written by qqqant
  • Better known as TheToaphster, he’s an extremely talented, high-ranked, and a seasoned veteran as a player and mapper in the osu!mania community and he continues to show his strong presence through tournaments, the ranked section, and even the loved section. Last year, he was able to show off some of his maps in the ranked section that include intricate layering and SVs that are incredibly well-made, making him one of the most versatile, yet complex mappers we have seen yet in a very long time. With that being said, he’s also very active within the Loved section with him being a captain which allows him to help push creative and extremely well-made mania maps into a brighter spotlight, making him one of the most active people pushing for quality content still today. With all of this being said, we plan to see more of him through tournaments, his maps, and the Loved section.

Tofu1222 written by -MysticEyes
  • Tofu1222's impact on the 2018 mapping scene was overwhelming to say the least, with a whopping 9 ranked mania mapsets! All of them come with unique and interesting styles ranging from beginner-friendly TV Size sets to fast-paced jumpstreams and challenging jack-oriented maps suitable for higher-level play. His experience in making taiko mapsets as well as his increasing mastery in creating mania mapsets have allowed him to cement himself as an impressive mapping force in multiple communities.

Trainer- written by qqqant
  • In 2018, Trainer- has had one ranked guest difficulty, a 7K Easy on SurfChu85's set of Kikoemasu ka, which has a diverse set of difficulties. Trainer's difficulty in particular uses LNs to clearly emphasize important rhythms in the song. It well represents the song and also introduces long notes to beginner players very well. We hope to see more maps from them in the future.

Turrim written by Maxus
  • Turrim is another newcomer that hits the mapping ranked section with an already refined concept and splendid work that shows his experience in the gamemode. He has noticeable traits of layering the map with an LN based style, and his current ranked maps always seem structured in a way where the first half kiai is a lot easier and easy to breeze through compared with the second kiai where the difficulty curve is much higher, and is usually the main show of the map. His style is tech based, where he mostly uses chord bracketstream that get extended not only in the regular stream, but even in the 1/4 LN stream at the final part as well. Although Turrim has to on hiatus for now because of his korean military duty, we sure hope that he will come back bringing more spectacular charts to ranked soon.

Umo- written by -MysticEyes
  • With his hard GD in atian540's MONSTER set, Umo- created a fun and accessible experience for players looking to start out with denser patterns in a hard diff. His talents extend beyond 4k though since he has experience mapping a variety of different types of 7k maps for a variety of different difficulty levels. He even has the rare talent of mapping 9k difficulties! He is a mapper who can appeal to any kind of player, and absolutely is a mapper to watch out for next year.

Unpredictable written by Maxus
  • Appearing in the mapping scene as of early 2018, Unpredictable shows a big passion and enthusiasm in the mania scene by having multiple mapping projects on his own and joining some other projects as part of the staff. The amount of potential and sheer improvement that he shows over the course of a year is the one to watch for considering the fact that he managed to immediately become BN as of June 2018, after only participating in the modding scene for a couple months which is a huge achievement on its own. The contributions that he shows in 2018 is only the beginning of massive things that we can expect to see in the future, and we're gonna see a lot more to come!

Verniy_Chan written by Maxus
  • Being one of the notable mappers in his era, Verniy_Chan is well known for their tendency to map LiSA songs, which boost his popularity and the amount of people that plays his map to the point where he even won the 2nd place for Community Choice 2016. He was also a notable diverse modder that opened his own queue that also accepting other kind of request such as Background editing, video and mp3 encoding, HS request, etc. He ranked one of his GD this year in Skyreach map, which utilizes his well known convenient style that having simple and yet effective layering.

Virtue- written by K a b i -
  • Virtue- is undoubtedly one of the most notable mappers and modders throughout the past few years. The man himself has given a lot of contributions to the mapping community by actively modding and mapping at the same time. He also did numerous GDs for other mapsets, and several ranked maps of his own. Marathons are definitely his preferred choice of mapping, as 5 out of his 6 maps are exactly that. The maps themselves are also well structured, with various patterning and mixed note / pattern usage, what we would call an all-rounded map, which is most definitely enjoyed by those who love diversities in maps. After ranking two maps in this year, Virtue- had go on a hiatus, but hopefully he will be returning to here again soon!

Wadu written by qqqant
  • Wadu, previously known as CHARGE, charged into 2018 with Cycle Hit and trappola bewitching. Both maps were met with generally well reception, both having specialist approaches to their respective songs and unique SVs. Wadu displayed persistence and hard work while ranking these sets, as they were certainly not easy to rank. Somewhere, somehow, we hope he will come back to show the community more of his mapsets.

Wilben_Chan written by -MysticEyes
  • Wilben_Chan, an incredibly talented multi-key player, made his first appearance in ranked in a hard diff for ExNeko's Horangpungnyuga mapset. His difficulty starts out with simple LN patterning and comfortable 1/4 grace notes, and then transitions to aesthetically pleasing 1/4 streams and triplets before finally ending with his effective LN layering scheme. Hopefully we will see more of his maps in 2019!
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osu!mania WONKI



Wonki written by Maxus
  • Wonki, being a former winner of MCA 2017, once again participates in the mania rank scene by specifically ranking marathon maps as of 2018. Usually we know him from his tendency to rank SV based charts that boost his popularity due to comfortable patterning and a high amount of enjoyment that rarely appear from the usual gimmick maps. This time he comes out trying to do something a bit more different by ranking 7K charts instead, which is something that we never heard from him. Despite him rarely mapping this keymode before, the result that he produced in the end is quite impressive, looking at the amount of variation and solid structure that he put within the map. The possibility of him ranking even more mindblowing charts is endless and we are surely hoping for even more from him in the future.
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osu!storyboard



_xyliac written by Noffy
  • In the event their original storyboarder was not around to fix issues found on their Sunglow map's storyboard, _xyliac was willing to dip their toes in and make fixes themselves, even going so far as to ask fellow storyboarders for help and advice. The final results added a very nice touch to their marathon, and maybe this will be the first of other storyboarding projects they'll take part in? We'll see!

- Frontier - written by yaspo
  • Sometimes beauty is found in the details, and -Frontier- brings us a great example of that through their collab storyboard on namirin's "Kanade". Gentle shifts in hue and background do a wonderful job at matching the gradual rise of the song. Combined with a soothing font, it's hard to not get drawn into the experience. -Frontier- showcases they have a nice touch that we'd love to see more of in the future.

-[Koinuri] written by yaspo
  • While there are many ways to approach storytelling, -[Koinuri]'s storyboard for Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku's opening "Sakebe" has a particularly unique approach. With adorable chat figurines, varied battle effects and a legacy of experience with complex design, we get a cute and dynamic way of showing the story's progress. Hoping to see -[Koinuri] use more of their storyboarding magic this year!

-Aerith- written by yaspo
  • Sometimes you need a reminder of your favorite show's best moments, and -Aerith- does just that. With a simple storyboard for their own map on "Moshi Kono Kabe no Naka ga Ikken no Ie dato Shitara" they effectively showcase how epic the giant battles in Attack on Titan are. We're curious about how they will expand on their storyboarding approach this year!

-Mo- written by TheDuckMask
  • You may recognize him from his video about storyboarding, or perhaps his videos in general, on mapping and the oddities, but who knew he would be such a competent storyboarder? For his set "CHiCO with HoneyWorks - Nostalgic Rainfall", he's done a faithful recreation of the music video, in such grace that it feels like I'm watching it in the comfort of a YouTube video player. Although his main focus is on mapping, he certainly knows his stuff to be able to put together a storyboard on his own.

-Tochi written by Coppertine
  • The pionier of elequint storyboards made through osu!'s Design Editor has made improvements through Storybrew with the creation of byfar's Paradox utilising the famous tunnel effect from Exile-'s Nova sb's and using animated sprites to create a geometric visualisation throughout the song.

[ Kuro Usagi ] written by Noffy
  • "If you want a storyboard, let me make it" in this kind of way, [ Kuro Usagi ] has been putting themselves out there in offering storyboards to various mappers, and it shows in how they have made storyboards for 12 whole ranked maps in 2018! They have a certain style to their storyboards that often makes playing experiences all the more intense, and their improvement over the past year certainly shows too.

[R] written by scub
  • With such a simple yet enjoyable style, [R], or more known as Ron, has definitely made good storyboards for the year, especially looking at his most recent stuff! If you're a fan of these simple lyric-picture storyboards, check his stuff out! I promise you'll enjoy them too!

a_point written by yaspo
  • Although they're only making their debut, with a storyboard for "HEROES" a_point shows that they have the fundamentals down. With well-placed fades and particle effects, every section of the song has a visual counterpart. Lyrics and a spectrum on top of that make something that can be a solid base for making their future storyboards perfect to a point!

ailv written by TheDuckMask
  • Sweeping the ranked section with their plethora of Diao Ye Zong sets, there are a few SBs to be found from the hands of ailv himself. The storyboards are nothing short of wonderful, as whether simple or beyond, they do an excellent job capturing the feel of the music. (Best showcased in his "Secret Liqueur" SB or "Immortal Flame" SB.) Definitely hoping to see more from ailv were he to continue well SBing into 2019.

Ametrin written by scub
  • Despite only starting in mid-2017, Ametrin definitely has the skills the likes of the bigger and more competent storyboarders! Looking at their better storyboards such as what they've put in Fantastic Magic, it definitely shows! With such complex effect paired with their excellence in visual design, this storyboarder is definitely the definition of underrated, and what I would recommend y'all to look forward to in 2019, as they're making a gigantic project this year that you should NOT ever miss!

arviejhay written by TheDuckMask
  • A storyboarder who's been around since as early as late-2014, they're definitely someone who deserves more recognition for their efforts as they graciously provide their SBs for the lesser known gamemodes, amongst other reasons. With many, if not all of their SBs listed on their userpage, it's certainly a trip to see how much they've improved over the years, with "Colorful Pastel" and "Dahil Sa'Yo" being the best examples of their overall skills. While they are currently not active in storyboarding because of college, I certainly hope they will come back to it when time allows! Salamat po~

Asonate written by scub
  • Although Asonate only started ranking their storyboards in 2018, they've already shown great progress in creating simple yet gorgeous storyboards! One of the storyboards they helped develop, "Nhato - Magic" originally created by DJNightmare, went from an already great storyboard to one of 2018's best simple storyboards, all with their magical touches! Aside from that, Asonate also has a couple of great storyboards currently in the works, and we can't wait to see what they will being to the table this year!

b00 written by TheDuckMask
  • A brand new face to storyboarding, and already having 2 ranked SBs of his own, b00 is certainly starting out strong, and his SBs only reinforce that statement. Providing the SBs to Nevo's "Sakura no Uta" set and his very own first ranked map "Nanahira - Petals", b00 has accomplished plenty for someone just starting out, with storyboards that show only a mere glimpse of what he could do were he to continue down this path. Can't wait to see more from him in the future!

Beren written by scub
  • Beren hasn't really been active on osu! since they ranked their last map back in 2014. Despite that, they have occassionally done some storyboards until 2017, and people have brought their works back from the grave. One of them being their work on Yuki no Hana, a cute and compelling storyboard of a minute-long song! With such cutesy and vibeful aura, we can only hope that Beren makes a comeback for storyboarding, or better yet, to mapping sometime in the future!

Bergy written by TheDuckMask
  • Started storyboarding in late 2016, and has 3 ranked storyboards in 2018. Each with their own flare that reflects a unique style, and truly demonstrates his level of understanding in technical and visual aspects through the various effects shown throughout each piece. Also willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in the storyboarding community, Bergy is certainly a cool storyboarder, who has plenty to provide and while he may not be so active with SBing as a whole anymore, the matter of him being a skillful storyboarder will always ring true.

Blizs written by scub
  • Despite him being rather inactive in recent memory, Blizs has served his time to make a storyboard for one of my maps this year, Matsuri Hate no Hana! With a traditional design, usage of handwritten fonts and a gradative layout behind it, this looked like something people would consider bad. But in my eyes, it was everything I could have wished for, as it reflected the traditional-Eastern style the song gave very well! All in all, I was quite satisfied with it and hoped that he could come back to create more stuff soon!

bossandy written by Noffy
  • A valued member of the "୧( ಠ o ಠ )୨ Chill Map Assurance Team ୧( ಠ o ಠ )୨", bossandy's storyboards reflect the same philosophy! Bossandys' storyboards are sweet and simple, especially "Mo Tian Lun De Yan Lei" and "Ni Guang", two songs from produce 101 where bossandy used images and silhouettes to show you the faces of the girls who were currently singing, alongside other cute effects! Bossandy has been in the community since at least 2012 when he ranked his first map and storyboard, and he shows no signs of slowing doing both in coolness and kindness. Bossandy, keep being awesome!

Card N'FoRcE written by Noffy
  • In addition to mapping the easy difficulty for "I Love Egg" (hosted by Nitroz), Card N'FoRcE also supplied a storyboarded speed-up warning in the top difficulty. It's really. Extremely cute. The Cutest Warning I've Ever seen. It also fits really well with the nostalgia the set overall aims for. You're really missing out if you don't see it!

celerih written by Noffy
  • For the sake of his "With Triangle" marathon project, celerih learned storyboarding to be able to add another special something to the experience of playing the map. While it's nothing mindblowing, it's super cool to see him try out storyboarding for the sake of making an awesome marathon that much better :D !

Cheesecake written by WildOne94
  • The main highlight of Cheesecake's storyboard for "o!IMC#2 Compilation" is the introduction. The storyboard is designed well and the animations present are well synced to the song. I feel happy that the SB didn't go overboard and is more about showing the hard work of peoples maps, which really takes the cake. Would love to see more of what Cheesecake has to offer in the future as everything felt clean.

Cloudchaser written by WildOne94
  • Whilst Cloudchaser has ranked storyboards of collaboration names only in 2018 we still get very nice designs and smooth transitions within those beatmaps such as "TWICE - What is Love?" mapped by iYiyo. The main part of this storyboarder is the storyboards in which they're working on right now such as the lovely "Powapowa-P - Strobe Light" which I am SO excited to see ranked! The lyrics and colour changes all fit very well (and I loved that little smile transition detail hehe). After the final kiai your heart will absolutely melt with lovely message to PowaPowa-P. Don't worry Cloudchaser, I think they would be very proud of you for making this beautiful tribute <3. We have yet to see Cloudchaser's bigger works in ranked, but they're showing themselves to be a good storyboarder!

cococolaco written by Noffy
  • 2018 is cococolaco's first foray into storyboarding, and the resulting learning process resulted in their first storyboard for their mapset "Endorfin." Let's hope to see more from them in the future and how they grow if they decide to continue storyboarding!

ComfyWolf written by WildOne94
  • ComfyWolf's storyboard on "*namirin - Kanade" is very fitting to it's music material, giving off a wonderfully light-hearted vibe and also it's emotions conveyed. I specifically love the use of the 3 facial expressed backgrounds ranging from nervous to happy depending on the intensity of the song. The lyircs transition very smoothly and calmy to match the vibes. The kiai's are made interesting with the use of particles and different coloured backgrounds. A nice touch in which I would like to see in other storyboards is a timer as this one has to let people know how long they have been playing for. Finally we get a very lovely ending background which can make you feel very.... Comfy! Can't wait to see what warm and heartfelt storyboards ComfyWolf will have in the future!

Coppertine written by Hokichi
  • Despite being a new face, Coppertine showed us what he's capable of with 2 of his ranked storyboards. While skyshifter vip gives up the feeling of a fancy storyboard, Beggars gives us the rush of a hardcore song. Even though his 2 ranked storyboards did not show us much of his ability, I myself have seen many amazing work from him. Not just stopping at making storyboad, he's also a very helpful member of the storyboarding community by giving lots of help to other member in need. To me, Coppertine is a very good storyboarder with a lot to provide. I'm really looking forward to see what he'll offer us in 2019!

Cosmolade written by TheDuckMask
  • Though their storyboards aren't going around guns blazing, they surely get the job done, from their Undertale SBs and otherwise. Clean visuals, and aesthetics that match the song choice, any Cosmolade SB is a welcome addition to spicing up a map. Hope to see more!

CSLM written by WildOne94
  • Oh my! What a pretty storyboard "fhana - Kimi to Iu Tokuiten [singular you]" is! From the beautiful sunlight rays to the interesting particles that keep changing throughout to show interest to the watcher with it's very colourful elements like the rainbow shown. The lyrics use a nice clean and big font in which transition so smoothly. The key feature in this storyboard is the details that change over time as well as adding new elements to the mix, making it interesting to watch throughout. CLSM has made one of the prettiest storyboards I have ever seen and I can't wait to see what's next from this awesome creator!

Damnae written by WildOne94
  • Damnae is no stranger to storyboards as you can see in some beamaps like "Nekomata Master - Far east nightbird (kors k Remix)". He has shown in "BUTAOTOME - Waizatsu Ideology" that the simpler SBs are also effective, via excellent use of simple swaying lyrics and background brightness depending on intensity. Also providing beautifully done light particles and an ending well in time with the music. Damnae also is the creator of Storybrew, a program used by many storyboarders today in creating their works. Damnae is "Da man" and I highly suggest looking at his other SBs created. He's Damn(ae) good!

Damnjelly written by Noffy
  • Damnjelly's one ranked SB in 2018 was a feat of patience and pure determination, in "Iwashi ga Tsuchi kara Haete Kurunda" also known as "Sardine map" among its fans, Damnjelly went above and beyond. Instead of just including a video with the mapset, they recreated the entire video using over 2000 image files total from the different animation sprite folders. It's one of those storyboards you'll just see and be amazed isn't a video, especially when it is their first ranked mapset and storyboard.

Darky1 written by WildOne94
  • Darky1's dedication and top quality Storyboards have shone in 2018 with five ranked storyboards! (One being a collaboration). Time and time again we see mind boggling masterpieces that can only come from an Darky1. Take for example the mapset "Eleharmonica remixed by kors k - Der Wald (kors k Remix)" by Cheesecake and see how extraordinary every single element is in the storyboard, especially after the first kiai with it's insane coloured shapes dancing in time with the music. The hours of work gone into every polished storyboard is too much to explain in one paragraph! If you haven't seen or heard of Darky1's storyboards then go watch one right now! Seriously!

Diasios written by yaspo
  • Storyboards don't have to be flashy to stand out .. or do they? While simple, with a few handily crafted flash effects Diasios manages to bring out the most intense moments of any song. If they keep it up and expand their ideas, I'm sure there's a bright future ahead of Diasios!

DJNightmare written by Coppertine
  • The first thing that comes to mind when you think about DJNightmare is the accurate recreations and amazing storyboards back in the days that made it fell like it came from an offical music video. Nowadays, he is still out there helping other storyboarders along their journeys and to follow his footsteps for leading storyboarders to make the best out of their designs.

Doj written by Noffy
  • Simple yet effective, Doj's storyboard for "Masshira na Yuki" is sparkly in a way not commonly seen, but really fitting to the feeling and content of the song. This is further added by the sparkling speeding up in the second chorus, which works super well!

Down written by scub
  • Down is most infamous for his storyboard work on Arcana Force (legendary storyboard by the way, 10/10 would recommend), but aside from that, Down has certainly made serious storyboards in 2018, one of them being Passacaglia. Passacaglia has such a simple premise and concept, yet Down is able to bring such an idea to a degree where it's actually entertaining to watch! Great stuff from a competent mapper, too! Waiting for 2019 to see more of Down's storyboards!

Enkrypton written by Coppertine
  • Working up the ladder to Mappers Guild Storyboarder, he has made himself a promonent figure within the community from the Simple yet exquisite projects to the complex and breathtaking feats such as Libera me. and Gacho - His first "Mappers Guild" Storyboard (Libera me is first Featured Artist, before Cranky became one). We hope for the amazing work during the comming year or two!

Enon written by yaspo
  • Scratching guitars play underneath a black screen, building suspense until the words "Image Material" start of the experience. Enon matches this intense classic by giving you a pair of wings to accelerate into the most intense sections of the song. Making players' hearts race with storyboard, song and map makes us excited to see Enon's next works!

Erasome written by Darky1
  • We have seen two ranked Storyboards by Erasome this year that showed, that Erasome isn't just good with flashy particle effects, but also showed that subtle minimalistic effects still have a place in storyboarding, and that they are able to use them! M2U - PandorA shows the flashy side of things, while 7 Minutes Dead - The Follower shows us that subtlety can improve a map's gameplay quality just as good. Definitly someone to look out for at the top this year!

FadillSan written by yaspo
  • Even though Fadillsan mostly focuses on lyrics in their storyboards, all the extra details like broken glass effects and dropping particles definitely add a level of detail! Fadillsan has already storyboarded their way into 2019, so we don't doubt they'll continue polishing their work!

fanzhen0019 written by yaspo
  • Never had I thought to be able to associate playing the flute with such an intense experience. Fanzhen's storyboard for "KAEDE" surprisingly pulls it of, making this map more eventful with just a few resources. Won't be surprised to see more creative twists from Fanzhen, but they're most definitely welcome!

Faputa written by Noffy
  • Taiko storyboards are unfortunately not very common, but Faputa in his map for "Love Song" does one to good effect. Faputa does well in keeping in mind the taiko playfield to put the lyrics above and the background below, and it's a really nice way of working around how taiko gameplay looks while still having an effective storyboard. And with their recent "dragonlands" storyboard, it's easy to see they're already improving a lot! I'm looking forward to see what Faputa does next.

Firis Mistlud written by yaspo
  • For a first storyboard First Mistlud really put in everything you could offer. Like, everything. Spectrums, background changes, animated cursor, gd name animations, sparkle particles and more! You definitely won't get bored as there's always something new to see, so hopefully Firis has something new for us to see this year as well!

Fursum written by scub
  • On the side along with mapping, Fursum also makes simple yet modern-looking and aesthetically compelling storyboards. Looking at his storyboard for Raccoon City should make it clear too! His knowledge in modern font choices and layouts in his storyboards is enough to carry him high in the design section, and we can't wait to see what he'll bring this year!

Fushimi Rio written by scub
  • Fushimi Rio has been known for creating great content for the ranked section, buuuuuut that isn't what we're supposed to talk about here. Instead, we're supposed to talk about his simple yet legible and authentic designs within his storyboard work in 2018. While they are not truly eye-candy or visually stimulating in any way, Fushimi Rio's storyboards aren't supposed to be like such. He tries to provide a closely authentic experience you get from reading a visual novel by incorporating the plot itself, mainly put through the games' art and graphics. Go play a map along with the storyboards of his, as they are definitely worth your time!

Garven written by Noffy
  • Garven's storyboard for "Irus - Jue" which was ranked in 2018 is actually from early 2015. His storyboard and mapset were then adopted by eiri- and ranked after over 3 years. Although the storyboard is actually pretty old, it's still really neat and effective! It has three basic scenes, clouds, Kokoro, then another Kokoro with the original clouds. There's lots of neat details such as the transition from clouds to Kokoro which feature ominous smileys and an animated Kokoro sprite that work really well to add to the experience, this storyboard is worth checking out and definitely stood the test of time!

Gero written by Noffy
  • Gero has ranked two super cute storyboards this year! One is "Til Death" (hosted by Andrea) which revisits Andrea's set of the same song from 2013, and the storyboard makes use of many of the same ideas from XinCrin's 2013 storyboard while ultimately producing something new. Gero's other storyboard for his own mapset "Jump Up, Super Star!" features a lyrics storyboard with a twist! Many words are replaced with images that say the same thing, and it's really super neat. Gero is super cool beans in both mapping and storyboarding!

GoldenWolf written by Noffy
  • GoldenWolf is an epic dude who will stop at nothing in his quest of mapping as much Demotori as possible. Several of his Demetori maps also include fairly simple yet effective SBs. The moral of this story: Demetori will one day rule the world if GoldenWolf has his way. Stay on the look out!

Gordon123 written by yaspo
  • For calm songs you need calm effects. Gordon123 shows this cleanly with storyboards that have their own take on hueshifting, representing day and night by smoothly using the colorful transitions of a sunset. Simple does it, and we hope Gordon123 does it more this year!

Half written by scub
  • Half is a Korean storyboarder who, despite only ranking their first storyboard in 2018, feels like they've been doing it for much longer! With their modern and highly legible design choices, they definitely give the maps they storyboard a whole new feel to it, no matter how simple they may be. With prodigies like them, 2019 is definitely looking bright!

HaruHong written by yaspo
  • Finally Haruhong gets their storyboards to the ranked section, a well deserved feat! Through clever use of framing on "ONLYWONDER" they do a great job at presenting the lyrics in a unique fashion. With a start this great, we can only wonder how far Haruhong will go this year!

Hokichi written by TheDuckMask
  • What is there to be said about Hokichi that hasn't been said already? Genuinely one of the greats in the storyboarding community, and someone whom I've looked up to since the beginning. Seeing from his impressive list of storyboards, they have a distinct, unmatched visual style that could rival that of anime openings, something that almost feels trademarked to Hokichi now. Unfortunately he is bogged down by university and work, so he doesn't have much time to work on SBs currently, but there is no doubt in my mind that he'll come back with storyboards that'll go beyond expectations!

Hollow Wings written by Darky1
  • Hollow Wings made Storyboards?!? Yes! While Ishida Yoko - Negai's Storyboard isn't groundbreaking, it still shows that Hollow Wings isn't afraid of getting their hands dirty! And who knows? Maybe 2019 will see Hollow Wings reinvent modern Storyboarding!

Hoshinomori written by TheDuckMask
  • New face, new storyboard, and for none other than man himself, Sotarks and his set "GALNERYUS - RAISE MY SWORD". A faily simplistic lyrics SB, but has what it takes that could mark the start of the next big named storyboarder, were they to keep pursuing SBing. Rooting for ya!

Irohas written by Hokichi
  • Irohas isn't strange to any of us when talking about mapping. He has contributed many good maps and guess difficulties, as well as his positive attitude towards other member of the community. However, I'm pretty sure not many of us in the community would expect a storyboard from him! Even though it's just a simple storyboard with flashing and color changing, it has showed that he knows what basic things he would need to progress further, which is very important for new storyboarders. I'm really hoping to see more storyboard work from Irohas in 2019!

Left written by scub
  • The master of quit mapping himself, Left, has made a good storyboard of a great song in 2018, being Towa ni Saku Hana! With a vibe that screams memories and reminiscence while still having cutesy visuals, Left has brought to us something that fits the song well while still looking good!

IsomirDiAngelo written by scub
  • Bringing something new to the ranked section is IsomirDiAngelo is his map of a seemingly cute and calm song. The star rating is about 7* but that shouldn't be a red flag, right? lmao of course not have some 200bpm+ metal for you to kill your fingers on. While that's a thing, we can't really forget the storyboard showing some of the wokest moments of the map. Storyboards like these are pretty much mandatory anyways, because how else would you convert to such a surprising part of the song without having major contrast through changing pictures in the storyboard? And on an unrelated note, I can't stop thinking of the WOKE meme looking at the middle chorus section. All that being said, good stuff like these are what we're looking forward to in 2019!

Jakomo73 written by Hokichi
  • Do not, I repeat, DO NOT underestimate this guys for his storyboard works. They are extremely amazing, and will definitely bring pleasure to whoever watching it. Not too complicated, yet not simple either, Jakomo's works are "the best of both worlds"

JarvisGaming written by yaspo
  • For a moment I thought their first storyboard was glitched .. but that means it's working just as intended! With a varied range of effects, JarvisGaming manages to give each section of "Colorful" its own colorful flavour. Hoping to see more from this gamer in 2019!

JBHyperion written by Noffy
  • It's already impressive to make and rank a spread of a song 7 minutes long where he did ~4 difficulties worth of mapping, but on top of that, JBH's "Halozy - 143" catch mapset features a storyboard by him too! Primarily a lyrics SB, it has a lot of small details and variations in how lyrics are presented that definitely took additional time and effort just to make the experience of playing the maps that much better.

Jonawaga written by Noffy
  • He may have quit osu! now, but the works Jonawaga left behind are still pretty nice. He has often made an interesting use of color, such as in his first ranked map from 2016 "Alone In Kyoto". This reappears this year in his storyboard on Xayler's "Slow Dive" mapset as well as his own mapset "What Child Is This". In both cases, the use of colors fiits well and work with Jonawaga's own simple but effective storyboard style. Hopefully Jonawaga does well in his future life endeavors!

KaedekaShizuru written by scub
  • Kaedeka is known for his guest difficulties in a lot of eroge maps involving PinkHeart and Fushimi Rio, but aside from that, he's also a great storyboarder who's made simple, yet vibey and impactful storyboards like Euphorium. Only with simple transitions and lyrics, yet he's apparently able to give huge impact through his design choices! If one can create such impact with such a simple design, I would be terrified in what happens when Kaedeka puts his efforts into creating complex storyboards. Perhaps in 2019!

Kanari written by scub
  • Out of all the underrated names in the storyboarding community, Kanari comes up as one of the most underrated of them all. Despite her capability of making visually stimulating storyboards with stood-out effects specialized to her own style, she is, somehow, still not very well known yet! For that, I'd like to take this moment to say something real quick. That is, you'll have to check at least one of her newer stuff, such as her collab part on "A Sugar Business", or her 2018 published storyboard for "YUKARI". I'm 100% sure that her stuff will have your eyes stuck to the screen, just as it did with mine!

Kawa written by yaspo
  • If I had to describe Kawa's storyboarding in one word, it would be "atmosphere". Especially their version of "Irony" flawlessly expresses the floaty demeanor of the song by combining a continuous stream of particles, wings and gently dispersing lyrics. Refreshing to see storyboards be used to express the song's feeling, so I'm hoping to see more of Kawa's work in the future!

Kencho written by WildOne94
  • Kencho's collaboration with yf_bmp on "Dear Jane - Lost" provides beautiful high quality images from the original music video which tells it's own story in a shorter manner. A striking moment for me was the start of this storyboard, which shows a lovely and well timed series of pictures lighting a match fitting perfectly in time with the opening of the song. Each transition is smooth and well fitted to the song throughout. All we really need to say now is... Ken Cho make more storyboards ? (sorry that was a bad pun).

Kuey written by yaspo
  • With a sweet storyboard that will make your heart light up, Kuey accompanies the gentle Undertale OST "An Ending". Despite Kuey not making storyboards often, they always have a kindred touch that goes a long way. I really hope this wasn't an ending to their work!

Kuo Kyoka written by Hokichi
  • Ah, who could possibly forget this famous mania guy, and his ANiMA storyboard. Kuo has left us with amazing storyboarding works. His works aren't anything complicated or technical, but extremely visual pleasing. Plus, all of his works are manually coded by editing the .osb file! Unlike -Tochi (who used to make storyboard the same way of him), he aims for a more simplistic way. It seems like he's not a very active member anymore, but who knows. I bet most of us is expecting a big comeback from him

LowAccuracySS written by TheDuckMask
  • New to the scene, and was once mentored under PoNo himself, LASS makes waves as he brings in 4 new ranked SBs in 2018 alone! Even though being amongst that of a simplistic nature, in no way does it take away from what they aim to accomplish. Clean, thematically appropiate and straight to the point are what these SBs excel at. Seems to be continuing SBing well into 2019, so can't wait to see more from him!

m980 written by scub
  • Do you remember that one storyboard that got on lots of gaming news sites? That one Ace Attorney storyboard made for a Queen map back in like, 2009? Well here we go again ladies and gentlemen, a blast from the past, as m980 made another storyboard in the same fashion! With a cutely designed EBA style storyboard, this is sure to relive your 2009 self!

Megapcmx written by Coppertine
  • The promonent storyboard that came to this year is the League of Ledgends music video for the Worlds 2018 campain. The music video itself was a hard to work with size, but with powerfull animations and promonent moments from the journey to the summit, his storyboard truly did stand out as one of the masterpieces of the time.

Milan- written by Noffy
  • Milan-'s storyboard "Aurora" is one of the top tier ones of 2018. It is a really remarkable work, using a very strong visual style and excellent technical effects that complement the mysterious yet elegant tone of the music incredibly well. Additionally, a large amount of it is based off of object placement in a way different from usual hit-object lights, and it helps to make each difficulty a more immersive experience with the storyboard on. It's straight up beautiful!

Mykaterasu written by Noffy
  • Mykaterasu's first ranked storyboard on "Myosotis" (mapset hosted by Akareh) is certainly a sight for sore eyes. They make use of a mix of excellent aesthetic sense and technical ability to create a truly beautiful storyboard that fits the contrasting sections of the song extremely well. I can't say in words just how amazing it is, so be sure to go check their work out! Additionally if you want to see their other storyboards, they presently have an easy to access list of them on their userpage too.

Nerova Riuz GX written by Hokichi
  • Skilled mapper? Skilled storyboarder? Nerova has them both. Don't believe me? Check out his "Quaoar" set and be amazed. The storyboard (and the map) really showcased his skills. But this ain't his first work. All of his work are just as amazing as this one. Though he's not really active, I'm hoping he would keep us entertained in 2019!

Noffy written by scub
  • This commentary has been blessed by the :blobcat: Noffy told me in DM once that she isn't particularly well versed in programming, yet here she is, creating storyboards everyone can enjoy! She's mostly known for her storyboards for the Mappers' Guild project, and despite her limitations, she is still able to make visually interesting patterns both simple and complex! All that being said, we absolutely can't wait for more of her new stuff to come out!

Nokris written by scub
  • Not only is he able to make visually attractive maps such as his rendition of Luminous Rage, but Nokris definitely has the skills needed to make storyboards just as visually interesting! Looking at storyboards such as one within the map mentioned before, Nokris tackled rather niche storyboard elements such as frame-by-frame animations, then completely pushes those elements to the absolute cutting edge, while still programming it in a way that's well-optimized too! Definitely looking forward for more stuff from him in 2019!

nold_1702 written by Noffy
  • nold_1702 (now known as Ulysses) is multi-skilled, creating in their mapset "Nostalgic (Nightcore Mix)" multiple awesome difficulties as well as an incredible storyboard that really show the wide variety of what is possible in the medium. In their storyboard they make use of multiple animations, different scenes for each part of the song, and a super wide variety of effects to make an experience that is very much a full music video that can stand on its own. If the storyboard is too intense to run for you in-game, check out the youtube showcase of it here: https://youtu.be/S3kDebcTmKI
    Ohwow written by WildOne94
    • Ohwow has provided a unique taste on lyric storyboards as seen in Gaia’s map "Takagi-san (CV: Rie Takahashi) - AM11:00". First and foremost, it was a great experience seeing the many variety of ways its lyrics were shown with special little details that add beautiful finishing touches like the bubbles. Ohwow also hits us with sudden changes in his storyboard such as a scene transition into falling cherry blossoms and seeing the thoughts of Takagi adding a WHAM! to the mix. I very much look forward to seeing what Ohwow makes next as this project was handled very well and much care was put into it. The future for this storyboarder will surely make us all go “Oh wow!”.

    Peter written by yaspo
    • While Peter has built a fairly safe and consistent style for their storyboarding, details like unique font choices go a long way to make them fit the song. Curious to see if Peter will expand to using more effects, or if he'll stick with what he knows best.

    PoNo written by Coppertine
    • Short for Ponoyoshi, PoNo has been the face of Sotarks' storyboarded maps; as well as taking multiple top awards from the MCA. Starting the year off with SkyshifterVIP (which I appreciated the help along side with both him and Darky1); He went to making Small but elequent storyboards that still capture the eyes of each person playing the map.

    Realazy written by Noffy
    • Realazy collaborated with me in making the standard storyboard for "Party in the HOLLOWood feat. Nanahira", which is first and only finished work (!!!FOR NOW!!!). His parts display well that he's gotten a hang of the basics, as well as having a good taste! It was super neato for me to work together with him on that project :>. He hopes to do more in the near-ish future and I'm excited to see how it goes, he just needs to stop being real lazy and make more stuff.

    Regou written by TheDuckMask
    • Though better known as a mapper, Regou has also dabbled in storyboarding, particularly for their own sets. Despite their simplistic nature, Regou is able to represent a song through storyboard in a concise visual manner that is seemlessly integrated into the mapset as a whole. Although done through using effects that one has seen a dime a dozen, they've been used in a way that only enhances the BG provided. Whether they decide to take storyboarding further on their own accord or not, Regou shows great potential to make something truly outstanding, apparent from the aesthetics of their existing storyboards.

    Rekkursion written by yaspo
    • Despite this being their firs storyboard, Rekkursion shows plenty of potential. With well-placed fades and lyrics impactfully droppping at the key moments of "Arcadia", they defintely have the right mindset. Hoping to see them grow and polish their work this year!

    rrtyui written by Darky1
    • Most seasoned osu! players first got to know rrtyui as one of the best players of their time, but rrtyui doesn't just exceed in playing the game, rrtyui also made some of the better known maps to date! So it shouldn't come to a surprise that rrtyui follows this trend in 2018 with one storyboard that stands out from the rest. Reality Distortion shows us that rrtyui doesn't just know what plays well, but also knows what looks good and how to go around the limits of storyboards!

    ShallICompareThee written by scub
    • ShallICompareThee, or SICT/Shalli for short, is a storyboarder famous for helping out with the storyboards of most of Hollow Wings's more famous maps, but they definitely have more knowledge than just particles following the objects. I've been told by someone that While SICT is not the best at creating general eye candy, they are able to recreate a lot of advanced effects when told to. Looking at their storyboards, especially ones in collaborative form, that seems to be true as well! That said, we definitely wish for more stuff from them in the coming year!

    Sharlo written by Noffy
    • A mapper, singer, and storyboarder too, Sharlo's skills are widespread and she is certainly great at all of these. Her ranked storyboard this year for "chrono driver -fragment-" is elegant and fitting to the context of the song by using a variety of clock related imagery, while not ever being too distracting from the experience of playing her and Chaoslitz' collab marathon.

    Shmiklak written by Hokichi
    • Looking at Shmiklak's works, I can't help but amazed by them. Because those are actually decent ones! Shmiklak is not new to storyboarding, with his lyrics storyboards. But his Red Lips storyboard blew me away. His use of particles and lighting are just, perfect. Please keep us entertained in 2019 as well!

    Sinnoh written by TheDuckMask
    • Were I to describe Sinnoh's storyboards in one word, it would be complimentary. Many of his storyboards compliment the sets they accompany through and through. By its simple demeanour, they faithfully reflect the vibe each song gives off respectively, from the cool, Wintery settings of his Wisp X sets, to his glitch riddled effects in his "forest of the spirits" set. Whether making SBs for himself or others, I can't help but smile over their uncomplicated charm.

    smau5 written by Coppertine
    • smau5 (I think it's pronounced Samus) is mostly known for being storyboarder of the top favorated map ILY. However, his storyboards are not exactly what you expect. With one of his main Storyboards "Suki Suki Zetchucho" has shown the tallents have gone sky high with how much effort has gone into both the sb and the minor details for a 270bpm alternate map that gives nodds to Okanainesai.

    Smokeman written by Darky1
    • How do you have a big impact with without fancy effects? Ask Smokeman! His kensuke ushio - lit(var) shows just how well you can emphasise the mood and feel with one single transition! We can only hope to see plenty more of it in 2019!

    Spectator written by scub
    • Aside from being an amazing CtB mapper, Spectator has also made his way to becoming a storyboarder who's shown their skills in making simple yet effective storyboard works! Looking at maps such as "Marigold" and "EGOiSTiC SHOOTER" showcases great usage of simple particles and effects, and it's no doubt that his works accompanied the maps he's created very well.

    Spkz written by Noffy
    • Spkz's Storyboard for "Itsuwaranai Kimi e" (hosted by Shurelia) is simple, cute, and makes effective use of CGs from the game Rewrite to add a little extra touch to the map. They even positioned particles in the kiai to come from the field instead of the entire screen, which helps them to fit well into the scenery. With attention to detail, it's pretty nice as their first ranked storyboard!

    Starset written by yaspo
    • A little bit of waiting, but when "Fractures" by Illenium finally drops, Starset's storyboard does too. Formerly known as HB24, Starset shows that they have no trouble going from 0 to 100 by combining a lot of effects without it feeling overdone or out of place. With clever introductios they really put their experience to good use, so we're hoping Starset continues doing so in the future!

    Storyboarder written by scub
    • Storyboarder is known for their collaborative work with other mappers towards designing very well made storyboards on electronic songs. While most of their storyboards consist of a formulaically consistent combination of character renders and particles, they have also made storyboards which are nearly fully animated, such as his work on Sweet Dreams (11t remix). Either way, both of these types are really well executed and visually stimulating, and we would definitely look forward to what they do in 2019!

    Sun Rainbow written by yaspo
    • With years of experience, the polish Sun Rainbow brings into their works is a sight to behold. While clean lyrics and nice particle effects are a given, their storyboards are full of small details. Subtly moving backgrounds, cute storytelling and small animation changes to represent the change in a character's mood bring a level of depth that makes each work come to life. Even with the leaving note on Sun Rainbow's profile, the works they leave behind are definitely worth a recommendation.

    Sytarno written by Hokichi
    • Although his storyboards are fairly simple ones, it shows perfection in each and every single effect he implements. Everything from simple things such as lyrics, particles,... to complicated stuff such as particle lyrics, animation,... are done with total perfection. You can tell no flaws in his effects. Even though he hasn't been making anymore storyboards, I hope to see more of his works in the future, because I can't get enough of those!

    Tatan written by yaspo
    • ~Un, dos, tres, calypso~ Tatan brings us the summer vibes with their exciting map and storyboard for Louis Fonsi's calypso. With a colorful spectrum to match the song it's impossible to not groove out while playing along the beat! Curious to see what other tunes they'll make a storyboard for this year.

    TheDuckMask written by scub
    • TheDuckMask has definitely made lots of lo-fi hip hop maps a lot more enjoyable since 2017, and it doesn't take a lot to know that she's still creating good content to this day! Through storyboards like "rain jacket over a puddle (ft. salami rose)", DuckMask expresses the calmness yet modern feel of the song quite well through her simple yet mesmerizing execution. That being said, we look forward for more content from this storyboarder in the coming year!

    tokiko written by TheDuckMask
    • Now, while tokiko's mapping is the star of the show for their sets, the storyboards they make introduce concepts not seen in many other maps/storyboards. Even though they are simple, their storyboards for "moro - Pain Room" and "Diao ye zong - Owaranu Matsuri" (especially old feast) bring in slight horror elements that induce an uneasy feeling, and what I feel, could lead into truly memorable experiences were the concepts developed further. Great job for taking the first steps into such a territory, and hope to see if they'll do more with storyboarding!

    Ultima Fox written by Noffy
    • Ultima Fox really, really, really, really, REALLY, likes the Ancient Magus Bride, and his passion shows in the storyboard for "Tsuki no Mou Hanbun", a theme song from the series, which contains an elegance and detail which is well-balanced with making it not too distracting from the difficulties he also made. It really shows how much they care for making the best experience possible and is an awesome display of how skilled he has become at storyboarding.

    Xenok written by Noffy
    • Xenok's storyboard for "Yuki no Hana (GoldenWolf -METAL MIX-)" is just as woke as the song and map. A true work of art. As well as their storyboard for "Yumemigachi na Cream Puffle [Crossfade]" which is suuuper duuuper cute, this storyboarder definitely has taste in what they make and have graced us with. Be sure to check them out!

    Yahuri written by Noffy
    • When it comes to Yahuri, her storyboarded mapsets can really be described as "full experiences". Both of her storyboards ranked in 2018 year employ not just the storyboard but also skinning and combo color usage to tie a mapset together and create one aesthetic that makes the map really feel like it's own isolated level in a game. While the individual effects are simple, they're really effective in making an experience more immersive and enjoyable overall. Also, she makes cute art that will hopefully be showing up in her future storyboards too. Count me a massive fan!

    yf_bmp written by scub
    • This guy makes me jealous. Not only is yf_bmp an amazing mapper who's able some of the best visually thematic maps, but as an experienced programmer himself, he's also really good at creating complex storyboards. With his latest ranked map, Benibotan, yf_bmp has basically flexed his skills in recreating entire rhythm game BGAs to us. And best part is that it's probably not even his best storyboard yet. He's created lots of great storyboards over the past few years that you should download to enjoy as well!

    Yumeno Himiko written by TheDuckMask
    • An extremely talented programmer, an extremely talented CTB mapper, and most importantly, an extremely talented storyboarder. Started out back in 2014 and has since, accumulated quite the portfolio. Not the most active of the community, but when Yumeno Himiko drops a new storyboard, they're surely to blow me away, with "Eisyo-kobu - Oriental Blossom" being their best one to date. Was even made on their very own storyboard engine (in collaboration with yf_bmp & [Mahua])! Storyboards that flourish through their technical standpoints, it's always a joy to see a new SB from them.

    Zer0- written by TheDuckMask
    • Though primarily a mapper, they've had a couple or so attempts at storyboarding at some points in time. Their newest SB for Benny-'s "FELT - Songs Compilation" set is only a taste of what they could be capable of, as they have made much more complex storyboards in the past. I hope to see if they could take storyboarding much further, as I believe they can do it!

    Zerss written by Hokichi
    • A used-to-be very dedicated storyboarder, Zerss has given us some amazing works with his talent. Simplistic as they are, they never dissapoint us. Though he isn't as hard-working in 2018 as he used to be, his collab with Gordon123 and Down certainly did not let us down! I'm sure to look forward to his grand comeback in 2019 and give us more of his talent to us.


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Beatmap Nominator
910 posts
Joined July 2012
Renumi
epic
Hobbes2
osu! Alumni
2,253 posts
Joined March 2016
Hobbes2
cool
Joe Castle
802 posts
Joined September 2014
Joe Castle
Dab
Kibbleru
osu! Alumni
5,846 posts
Joined August 2013
Kibbleru
uwu
shardex
69 posts
Joined March 2016
shardex
where's my na.. oh yes no ranked maps till 2019 :pepelaugh:
kanpakyin
Global Moderator
4,236 posts
Joined June 2010
kanpakyin
Respect!
realy0_
1,742 posts
Joined August 2016
realy0_
epic combo
Mica45
3 posts
Joined April 2016
Mica45
Sotarks
Sotarks
Sotarks
hypercyte
Elite Mapper
741 posts
Joined October 2016
hypercyte
i sure did exceed my expectations since last time thats for sure 👀

thanks for doing this again for 2018 <3
AchsanLovers
999 posts
Joined April 2015
AchsanLovers
whoa
autofanboy
Elite Mapper / osu!trivium Champion
1,594 posts
Joined January 2011
autofanboy
2020 soon
Shmiklak
Elite Storyboarder
3,287 posts
Joined January 2015
Shmiklak
hello from 2013
Pachiru
Global Moderator
2,957 posts
Joined June 2013
Pachiru
Very nice job from the organizers and the helpers of this project
Nakano Itsuki
1,218 posts
Joined July 2014
Nakano Itsuki
whack
Shadren
Featured Artist
531 posts
Joined March 2011
Shadren
Winx!!!!! только вместе мы сильны
Чудеса творить вольны
И всегда устремлены
К ПОБЕДЕ!
Cris-
Beatmap Nominator
553 posts
Joined March 2015
Cris-
Really cool, good job y'all~!
Skidooskei
378 posts
Joined April 2017
Skidooskei
ok this is cool
Irreversible
osu! Alumni
4,317 posts
Joined December 2011
Irreversible
:D
Come[Back]Home
1,790 posts
Joined October 2011
Come[Back]Home
Damn, really good job once again.
3mplify
222 posts
Joined January 2015
3mplify
Great stuff!!!~
😳😳😳
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_xyliac
829 posts
Joined February 2016
_xyliac
Pog
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