New Featured Artist: Imy

Imy brings a new flavor of Japanese rock to the Featured Artist lineup!

Weaving cinematic Japanese rock tunes with that quintessentially 'anime' sound since 2014, Imy is something of a sleeper hit that we're excited to introduce to you all.

He's performed alongside artists like ELFENSJóN, Eri Kitamura, Maon Kurosaki and a whole load more, plus has had his work featured in projects like Digimon Adventure tri. (where you might recognize the OP Butter-Fly), the SOUND VOLTEX games, PXZ2 and Crossbeats.

We've got a sizable collection of 24 tracks from him now available, sure to scratch that J-rock mapping itch for some of you, if the uptake from the ever-talented Mappers' Guild has been anything to go by!

Check out a few previews, plus some new showcase maps:

Ray of hope

Check out this collaborative showcase set hosted by Lasse of the Mappers' Guild!

Last words

Check out this 2019 single-difficulty set from captin1!

Just believe

Check out this collaborative showcase set hosted by Agatsu from the Mappers' Guild!

Countdown

Check out this collaborative showcase set hosted by jonathanlfj from the Mappers' Guild!

Sylphia

Check out this collaborative set hosted by Nyquill!

You know how this goes by now - all of the above plus a whole bunch more are available from Imy's Featured Artist listing pre-timed and straight up ready for your creative input, so what are you waiting for?

Tweeter @JoeCastleVen nailed this week's hint in full with a complete explanation, scoring full marks. Just in case you didn't see it, the hint combines together to refer to Imy's track "Ray of hope", for which there is a very recent showcase set that bears 'Resolve' as the top difficulty. @Kazegaaa came in very close shortly afterwards, with @_Kiranaide, @ShinyRay_, @P1Twist, @Fluorine_osu, and @DatVeno trailing just a bit behind. It wasn't an easy hint this week, so to see people go the extra mile is wonderful!

The big triple digit release is slated for next week, and it is going to be epic. Why? Because all of our Featured Artist releases are epic, and this one's going to be no exception! 100 is just a number, so don't dial your hopes up too high for a certain draconic artist (hint: it isn't them), but do keep your eyes and ears peeled for something we're sure you'll enjoy.

Until then, keep tabs on the @osugame Twitter for all the news you're sure to want to know. See you next week!

—Ephemeral