Beatmap Listing » Excel Girls - Ai (Chuuseishin)

Tenth beatmap. This is the opening from the Excel Saga anime. Anyone who's watched it for any amount of time will know that Excel = Insane to the max, so in that difficulty, for once, I've decided to test the limits of the beatmapping guidelines. For example, beat spacing increases gradually from 1.0 to 1.5, at a few points spacing is overridden temporarily and at two points the map follows a person's cough. However, I hope I have gauged the frequency and magnitude of these dirty tricks so that the version is very challenging instead of unfair/unpassable. Obviously, this is a delicate balance, so comments and suggestions are especially appreciated this time around. I hope you enjoy this beatmap!

UPDATE: Drain lowered from 9 to 7.
UPDATE 2: Audio sample volume lowered to 50%.
UPDATE 3: Finally compromised offset to 3,540
UPDATE 4: No video background colour changes, nudged hit circle at 53:80 in Easy 1/4 backwards (Thanks Gemi)