June, 2017

  • 6 June

    MikuFan’s Review of Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4X Hatsune Miku Special Edition

    We would like to thank our partners from the Chinese VNN team for helping us obtain this unit for review. China’s Hatsune Miku fanbase has seen a surprising growth of attention over the years from various companies. These include companies such as SEGA, Sony, SCLA, and now more recently, Xiaomi. …

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  • 5 June

    Crypton’s “Hope Macaron 2017” Charity Event

    Hope Macaron 2017

    Got a sweet tooth for eating macarons or supporting charities? Well, if you enjoy both, you’ll be delighted to hear that Crypton is currently holding a “Hope Macaron 2017” charity event as part of Macaron Day! With the permission of the producers, they will be selling three album singles showcasing …

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  • 4 June

    Goodsmile Racing Opens 2017 SPA Sponsors Courses Until July 21st

    Goodsmile Racing will be competing in the “Total 24 Hours of SPA” endurance series next month from July 27th~30th, and has opened a special set of sponsorship courses for the occasion! A new visual of Racing Miku 2017 in alternate clothes was created by Tony Taka for the event, as …

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  • 3 June

    VOCALOID LUMi Song Contest Announced + Free Trial and Demos!

    June 3rd officially marks the unofficial LUMi day! Much like with many other virtual synths, there’s a pun that gives LUMi her own day. “Lu/Ru” sounds close to “Lo/Ro,” which is what the Japanese word for 6 (“roku”) starts with. And we all know “Mi” can be for “3” (3/9=Miku …

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  • 3 June

    New VNN Project, VOCALOID Rhythm Games

    For those of you who don’t know, VNN is more than just our main news site, as we have a few other branches under the VNN name. One of them is ProjectDIVA.net and ProjectDIVA.wiki. Originally, these sites were as they implied, meant for Project Diva. However, we felt that by …

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  • 2 June

    Aya Uchida, the VA for Kotori From Love Live, Making a Guest Appearance on Vsinger’s Live Concert!

    As some of you may know, the concert for Vsinger is fast approaching, and with that we are getting more information on the event. The concert will be held on June 17th and will feature all of Vsinger’s characters (Luo Tianyi, Yuezheng Ling, Yuezheng Longya, Zhiyu Moke, YANHE, and Mo Qingxian). …

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  • 2 June

    EMANCIPATION Album Now Available!

    The newest ALYS album, titled EMANCIPATION, is now available for purchase both physically and digitally. In this album however, there is also a song featuring their upcoming voice bank, LEORA! You can purchase the physical album on VoxWave’s official website. You can find the digital download on multiple download sites …

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  • 2 June

    Two More “Zunda Horizon” Character Voice Banks Released!

    Last week, the first batch of UTAU voice banks used for the characters in the anime Zunda Horizon were made available for public download and use. This week, two more voice banks have been released, getting fans ever closer to having access to the voices of the entire cast! Hokkaido …

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May, 2017

  • 31 May

    Yuzuki Yukari 5th Anniversary Talk Festival “KATARI” Announced!

    Following the immense success of “Yuzuki Yukari Fest! -KANADE- 5th Anniversary Music Festival” (or “YUKANADE” for short), VOCALOMAKETS has announced the next big anniversary event for Yuzuki Yukari, entitled “Yuzuki Yukari Fest! -KATARI- 5th Anniversary Talk Festival (or “YUKATARI” for short), to be held on July 2nd, 2017! While “YUKANADE” …

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  • 29 May

    More IA Merchandise Available on Tokyo Otaku Mode!

    While this IA merchandise on TOM isn’t new to the scene, it’s been sold out in many places for quite some time. But now, TOM has some fresh stock ready for purchase! If you missed out on these IA goods before, be sure to grab them while you can! IA …

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  • 29 May

    Fanzine “UTAU is FOREVER” Celebrating UTAU Now Available for Pre-order!

    37 artists have come together to celebrate UTAU with 42 pages featuring more than 150 beloved UTAUs, from ones we all know to ones they personally love. This magazine is for charity and all profits go towards the ACLU. Pre-orders close on June 3rd and this will be the only …

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  • 28 May

    VNN’s Visit at Hanami!

    As mentioned previously, I (Cinzya from our German team) spent a lot of time at the German convention, Hanami, in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, at the Pfalzbau some weeks ago. This was the first time for VNN to attend a convention in Germany, so we wanted to check how active …

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  • 28 May

    Chihiro Ishiguro & EHAMIC Kickstarter Launched!

    AHS now has quite a reputation for creating successful VOCALOID concerts in Japan; Berlin, Germany; and Vienna, Austria! This year, AHS will return to Berlin, however, the concert will feature only VOCALOIDs. Yuzuki Yukari’s voice provider, Chihiro Ishiguro, won’t be at the show. The news was met with some displeasure from both the fans …

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  • 26 May

    “VOCALOID yumemi nemu” Album Now Available for Pre-order!

    As mentioned previously on VNN, nemu‘s first compilation album VOCALOID yumemi nemu is set for release in early July! After a long wait, the album is finally available for pre-order and we have a tracklist! About the Album The album costs ¥2,500 JPY (about $23 USD) and is set to release …

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  • 26 May

    ALYS and Yan Xi Available on Zyon!

    A new update is now available on Zyon, and this time around, it is the French virtual singer ALYS, created by VoxWave! The pack includes the songs “Hajime Ni,” “SHARDS,” “Neutrino,” and “Sous Cette Pluie” performed by ALYS as well as her very own theme. You also have a chance to …

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