Events

September, 2016

  • 24 September

    Vsinger Autumn and Winter Cosplay Design Contest!

    On the 12th, the BCY Illustration channel made an announcement on their Weibo that they were collaborating with “漫有引力AScosing” to host a contest, which was officially authorized by Vsinger. The BCY Illustration channel announced a Vsinger autumn and winter design contest has started. It will be similar to the last contest, “VSinger …

  • 23 September

    VNN Highlights & Review From AFAID 2016!

    Anime Festival Asia Indonesia is one of the most anticipated yearly events by anime & J-culture fans in Indonesia. This year, the event was held again at Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran, on September 16~18th, 2016. It featured live performances of many popular Japanese artists in the “I ♥ ANISONG” concert, special …

  • 21 September

    VNN Interview With 1st PLACE’s CEO Murayama Kumiko!

    On August 27th, 1st PLACE had their first live concert in Shanghai, China. Our VNN Chinese staff, Para, Fran, and Funai, got the chance to attend this event. They were very honored to have the opportunity to interview the CEO of 1st PLACE, Murayama Kumiko. Special thanks to 1st PLACE …

  • 20 September

    Blog Series Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Niconico Cho Party VOCALOID Concert Production

    Year after year, the independently-produced live VOCALOID concert at the “Niconico Cho Party” event always manages to surprise and captivate its audience, commanding much attention as it goes above and beyond all business scope. And now, a blog series entitled “Behind the Scenes of the VOCALOID Live Concert” on Niconico …

  • 18 September

    Miku Appears at the Ebina City Annual Scarecrow Festival

    Every year in rural Ebina City, located in Kanagawa Prefecture, the annual Scarecrow Festival takes place, during which all sorts of unique scarecrows often based off of characters are made and put on display. This year, a Miku scarecrow can be seen among them. 話題になっているミクちゃんを見きにた。 pic.twitter.com/RPrh0H5o2V — まろんP (@pompommaron) 2016年9月17日 …

  • 18 September

    Snow Miku 2017 Revealed and Official Site Now Open

    Alongside the unveiling of next year’s Snow Miku at Magical Mirai 2016’s Sponsor Exhibit, Crypton has opened the official Snow Miku 2017 site. Next year’s Snow Miku festival logo follows a dazzling, gorgeous shooting star-like motif with the dates set for Monday, February 6th to Sunday, February 12th, 2017. The …

  • 18 September

    A Look Into the Most Magical of Worlds: Magical Mirai 2016 Cosplayer Close-up Video Will Leave You in Absolute Bliss

    Last week, the massive-scale Miku event Magical Mirai 2016 was held at Makuhari Messe. Among the attendees was someone who took the liberty of filming the many cosplayers present, and creating a video to upload on YouTube for the whole world to see and be in awe at. Before beginning, …

  • 18 September

    “Magical Mirai 2016” & “Miku Expo North America Tour” Official Goods Now Available in Online Post-Event Sale

    Now that the Hatsune Miku Expo 2016 North America Tour from April to June and the Magical Mirai 2016 exhibit from earlier this month have both ended, official goods from those events are being put up for a post-event online sale. First, we have the Magical Mirai 2016 post-event sale …

  • 18 September

    Curtains Rise for the Second Movement: “Magical Mirai 2016” Live Area Report

    Hello, everyone! This is Kowhey of VNN Japan, back with our coverage of the Magical Mirai show floor. Today, I bring you my report of the live concert event! You can check out my exhibition area report and photos here! The Magical Mirai 2016 concert was the fourth of its …

  • 18 September

    From Pre-Show BGM to Encore Songs, Here is “Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2016’s” Full Set List

    Greetings! Kowhey of VNN Japan here, and today I present to you Magical Mirai 2016’s full set list of songs, performed from September 9th to 11th at Makuhari Messe! More than just publishing a set list of songs, I’m even including the pre-show background music that was played, and also …