July, 2017

  • 25 July

    Sasakure.UK Reveals PV for “Hello Planet feat. Hatsune Miku” Made Almost Entirely in MS Paint

    Sometimes Vocaloid producers use the most unexpected and unconventional tools to create artworks or music videos. A recent tweet by Vocaloid producer Sasakure.UK reveals that the widely recognized music video for “Hello Planet” used art assets made almost entirely in Microsoft Paint. 「MSペイント」32年の歴史に終止符……次のWindows10アップグレードで「廃止予定」に https://t.co/YzWLDHquki ?なんとショック！！ ＊ハロー、プラネット。のドット絵制作はほぼMSペイントでした?https://t.co/wDodq4vtr3 — sasakure.UK (@sasakure__UK) July …

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  • 24 July

    PICTcake Announced Hatsune Miku 10th Anniversary Summer Design Cakes, Now Available for Order!

    Celebrate Hatsune Miku 10th anniversary with these limited cakes from PICTcake! PICTcake has announced the summer design cakes for celebrating the upcoming Hatsune Miku 10th anniversary available in two designs by LEN[A-7], best known as the official illustrator of Magical Mirai 2016. The special cakes are now available for order in Japan, …

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  • 22 July

    Yuzuki Yukari Kappōgi & Police Ver. Figures Available for Pre-Order Again!

    Figure company Pulchra announced on their official blog that they are now taking pre-orders for the soon to be re-released Yuzuki Yukari Kappōgi Ver. and Yuzuki Yukari Police Ver. 1/8 scale figures! Kappōgi Ver. Details The figure is based on Yukari’s Kappōgi (割烹着) or “cooking apron” design. This design is …

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  • 21 July

    Music Video For Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2017 Theme Song “Sand Planet” Now on Youtube

    The music video for Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2017 theme song “Sand Planet” by Hachi is now online, and features animation by minakata laboratory! The song and music video will be available via the official Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2017 album which we’ve previously covered in May 2017. Preorder for the album is …

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  • 20 July

    2018 Racing Miku Design Contest Now Open!

    Goodsmile Racing has announced the 2018 Racing Miku design contest to begin starting from now! This makes the second Racing Miku design contest to date, with the first being the 2016 Racing Miku design contest. There is no theme for this contest, so be as creative as possible!  Winner with the adopted design will …

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  • 20 July

    Participate in “MIKU DANCING FES.” with “DANCING MIKU MAKER”!

    Hatsune Miku’s 10 Anniversary celebrations are in full swing as Adobe hosts the “MIKU DANCING FES.” collab. They’ve updated their website with “DANCING MIKU MAKER“. Upload your illustration of Miku to the website and have her dance! Furthermore, if you upload your Miku by August 14th, it will appear in Hachioji …

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  • 19 July

    Hatsune Miku 10th Anniversary Album Re:Start Announced, Releasing August 30th

    A special Hatsune Miku 10th anniversary celebration album was announced today, titled “Re:Start”. Planned for an August 30th release (just 1 day before Hatsune Miku’s anniversary!), the album will feature songs spanning two disks, and will be available in regular and limited editions. The total number of songs is yet …

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  • 19 July

    Goodsmile Racing Re-Opens Nendoroid & Figma Racing Miku 2017 Sponsorship Courses Until August 30th

    Goodsmile Racing has reopened both the Nendoroid and Figma Racing Miku 2017 sponsorship courses starting from now, as they announced in early May this year. The sponsorship courses will feature the same benefits as the first round courses, and will be open until August 30th. There are five tiers with rewarding …

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  • 17 July

    Hanairogoromo Rin & Len Figures Now Available for Pre-order!

    At long last, Kagamine fans can grab the Hanairogoromo Rin & Len figures! All of the other Crypton VOCALOIDs have already been released, leaving the Kagamines to be the last figures of the series. Of course, they’re far from the least loved and are well worth the wait! Much like …

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  • 17 July

    VOCALOID LUMi Song Contest Preliminary Round Results Announced!

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    Fans following the LUMi song contest probably know the preliminary judging ended on July 13th, and now we finally have the results! These songs are heading to the next round. The Songs The songs that passed preliminary judging are: “ラヴィズポラリス” by 弓 “ハートビート” by Kris “LUMinous” by 集ウ “Addiction” by …

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  • 14 July

    39 Vocaloid Producers Announced For Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2017’s Creators Market

    The list of participating Vocaloid producers for this year’s Creators Market at Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai has been announced, with no-less than 39 different producers! This makes the number of participating artists nearly 4X larger than last year. The Creators Market is a dedicated section of the Magical Mirai exhibition …

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  • 13 July

    Get Discounted VOCALOID Figures During TOM’s Summer Figure Sale!

    Tokyo Otaku Mode is having a huge summer figure sale, with over 30 pages worth of figures and figure accessories! While fans can grab tons of different figures, we all know VNN’s readers want to know about the VOCALOID figures. So, here’s a list of all the VOCALOID goods on …

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  • 13 July

    VNN’s “Hatsune Miku 10th Anniversary PPP-Party in AEON” LakeTown Report!

    Hello. I’m NAT, one of the article writers and editors from VNN Japan. Today, I’d like to report on the sights and sounds from the Hatsune Miku 10th Anniversary PPP-Party in AEON. The event took place from Saturday, June 17th to Sunday, June 18th at the AEON Mall LakeTown location …

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  • 13 July

    “Valkyrie Connect” x Hatsune Miku Collaboration’s Season 2 Begins!

    Fans following VNN likely saw the announcement of the “Valkyrie Connect” x Hatsune Miku collab last week. However, everything wasn’t revealed at once! While new features have been added, old ones are around as well. So let’s get into what Season 2 is all about! Main information Season 2 will …

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  • 12 July

    Kagepro Merch Bundles Now Available at TOM

    Fans of Kagepro who’ve always wanted Animate exclusive merchandise can now purchase select Kagepro merch bundles at prices much lower than retail prices. Quantities are limited on these bundles! Kagerou Project Stationery Set, MSRP: $17.99: Includes the following items: Ringed notebook (randomly chosen from three designs) Sticky note set 2 …

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