News

August, 2015

  • 4 August

    Design Contest for New Male VOCALOID Fukase Now Open

    YAMAHA has surprised the fandom with an announcement of yet another male VOCALOID. The new library will be VOCALOID Fukase and its voice provider is none other than Fukase from SEKAI NO OWARI. This marks the second high profile singer (the first being Sachiko Kobayashi voicing VOCALOID Sachiko) and the third high profile person (the

  • 4 August

    VOCALOID UNI Illustration Revealed!

    A while back we got an announcement for VOCALOID UNI, a new Korean VOCALOID created by ST MEDiA. The project went quiet for a while. However, recently they have started answering fan questions and it seems like a release was on its way in the near future. Today they released a silhouette of UNI and

July, 2015

  • 30 July

    IA/VT Colorful Released Today!

    One year ago, fans were eagerly awaiting the release of the video game IA/VT Colorful as its release date was set for July 31st, 2014. Unfortunately, a delay was announced shortly before and then another delay was seen after the first. But after a long wait, the PS Vita game is finally being released! http

  • 30 July

    Possible Delay for YueZheng Longya? Fans Can Help Avoid This!

    Recently VSinger announced a new male VOCALOID set for release, YueZheng Longya. However they are not sure of its release date. A campaign was launched to help show investors the interest in this VOCALOID. Not enough interest could lead to a possible delay in the voice bank due to investors having doubts and not wanting

  • 30 July

    ARSMAGNA VOCALOID Arsloid Pre-orders Open July 30th

    The first demo of the upcoming VOCALOID Arsloid was released on June 15th, 2015 and ARSMAGNA fans were absolutely thrilled. The idea of there being a VOCALOID based on one of the characters in the cosplaying dance group was exciting. However, no one was sure if the VOCALOID would be private or distributed. Many assumed

  • 26 July

    VOCALOID Summer Wonder Festival 2015 Highlights

    This year's Summer Wonder Festival (also known as WonFes) was an exhibit filled with VOCALOID related reveals (as well as an UTAU). Though Miku dominated, many other VOCALOIDs have figures in the making as well. Below is a collection of information on the exhibited figures. Hatsune Miku Figures For image sources, click the names

  • 24 July

    Enka Singing VOCALOID Announced: Sachiko

    YAMAHA recently announced a new VOCALOID to their lineup: Sachiko. Using the voice of famous Enka singer Sachiko Kobayashi who is known for singing everything from songs in the Pokémon anime to covers of VOCALOID songs such as Senbonzakura and Akahitoha, as well as her elaborate costumes which are wonderfully represented by VOCALOID Sachiko's design.

  • 17 July

    Ruby: The Controversial VOCALOID

    On July 4th, 2015, English VOCALOID Ruby was revealed at Anime Expo in Los Angeles in front of a television crew and many expecting fans. Just the day before, Ruby's voice actress Misha was shown the design set to be unveiled. And it wasn't the one that those outside of PowerFX had created. Instead, it

  • 15 July

    “Gohatto Disco” Featured in the 24th YOSAKOI Soran Festival

    The popular song Gohatto Disco was released earlier this year on the official Miku Channel with talk of it being part of the YOSAKOI Soran Festival in Sapporo, Crypton's home town. Now Miku Channel has given us a video of the young dancers who took to the streets in the festival, dancing in the Yosakoi

  • 15 July

    Hatsune Miku Event at Hirakata Park Features First Life Sized Luka

    Hirakata Park, an amusement park in Hirakata, Osaka, is set to have a Crypton VOCALOID themed event running from July 11th to September 6 (they will be closed on July 14th and September 1st). This event will feature Cryptonloid themed food, drinks, activities, and features. However, the main attraction for VOCALOID fans will be