Have you ever wondered what it would be like to discover a small Neko Miku on a cold winter day, and then take her home with you? If not, then this adorable story will help draw the image in your head for you.
This video is the third by fGiMr that features both Hatsune Miku and Ika Musume, but this time with a different story line and encounter. The video was created using a CG animation tool known as Shade. The facial detail and sound effects (much like the last video seen here) uses styles similar to those seen in Kirby games. The music is from Chocobo Racing, a playstation game. Enjoy!
By fGiMr on youtube.
Due to the large amount of messages being received over this, it’s certainly something that cannot be ignored.
Starting around 2 weeks ago, many Vocaloid and even UTAUloid YouTube videos started disappearing at an alarming rate due to claims by unknown (and false) copyright holders. The result of course is terminated videos, and even accounts. From the looks of how widespread the problem is, it is suspected that an organized group is behind the activity.
It shouldn’t be too much longer before YouTube shuts down the false claims, but there is something you can do if you or someone you know has been affected.
Users can file a counter-claim against the copyright by going to this page: http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/request.py?hlrm=ja&contact_type=copyright_counternotice
Most users should see their videos returned with view count, ratings, and comments within a couple weeks.
The video below is one of the more popular trending videos on the situation.
Description:
Someone is deleting high ranked Miku Hatsune (and other VOCALOID) videos by filing false reports that the videos are infringing copyright.
If your video is deleted by a false report, please submit a counter-notification:
http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/request.py?hlrm=ja&contact_type=copyright_counternotice
In most cases, the videos will be restored in a few weeks with the views and comments in tact.
This video is free to reprint with translation.
I hope you’re not too overloaded with Vocaloid merchandise after Christmas, because DaniwellP has decided to toss another awesome gift our way. As most educated Vocaloid fans should know, the original Nya! meme was started by DaniwellP on nicovideo back in July 2010. The song was used in various videos and even remade countless times, until it finally hit gold status on a global scale with Nyan Cat.
To celebrate the massive success of his original creation, DaniwellP is releasing a special album with many of his popular feline related tracks, as well as various remixes! With 22 bright and cheerful tracks, you can bet it will lift your mood and put a smile on your face. The album is currently listed on cdjapan for 1905 yen, although they also ship internationally. The first press is sold out, so there’s no bonus items. The album is set to ship on February 1st.
If you know of other (and possibly cheaper) sources, please post them in the comments!
And with that, enjoy this preview of the album posted by the artist himself.
Image found via Pixiv.
From this point on, I’ll be doing a bi-weekly media dump of any interesting tracks or videos I find. So here’s the first batch of videos. You’ll find them all in the full story. Enjoy!
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The Top Tens, a community voting site, has recently opened up an online poll that allows users to vote on the singers they would like to see perform at the 2012 Olympic Winter games (hypothetical of course). Most surprisingly, Hatsune Miku has shown up on the list!
In a matter of 12 hours, she’s moved from rank #91 to rank #39. If you want to take a look and cast a vote for yourself, you can do so here. This is a perfect opportunity to attract publicity from online readers.
Getting her into the top 10 will be difficult, but we’ll see what happens!
EDIT 1/13/2012 10:09PM: After a few message exchanges with the admins on their message board, Miku has been added back to the site!
If you wish to read the other edits to get an idea of what happened earlier, read the entire post.
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