Hatsune Miku ‘Deep Sea Girl ver.’ 1/8 Scale Figure Up For Preorder Starting May 31st

 Posted by at 4:03 am  Figures, Hatsune Miku, Merchandise  6 Responses »
May 302013
 

Mikatan from Good Smile Company has finally posted additional images of the Hatsune Miku Deep Sea Girl ver. figure, available for preorder starting tomorrow (Japan Standard Time)!

Needless to say, this particular figure is a beautiful work of art, and took a large amount of development time by the GSC team. The first unpainted prototype was teased at the Winter Wonder Festival, then visitors of the Niconico Chokaigi event and Anime Central were treated to a painted prototype on display.

The figure appears to be finished at last, and will be available for preorder starting on May 31st from Good Smile’s online shop, and possibly other online vendors. The price is set at 14800 Yen from the GSC store, and is scheduled to ship in December 2013.

At 1/8 scale, you would think the figure would be relatively small. But the decorative landscape base takes up a fair bit of space, more than even larger figures. Check out the images below, and give Mikatan’s blog post a quick read!

2345678910

And the Winning 2014 Snow Miku Design Is…

 Posted by at 6:43 am  Events, Hatsune Miku, Merchandise  2 Responses »
May 172013
 

 

Just announced in the recent nicovideo livestream event was the winning 2014 Snow Miku design, as well as the winning pet design that will accompany her. The designs were chosen by fans by using a voting system on the live stream itself. Selection boxes appeared over each choice, and the votes (clicks) were tallied.

The winners of the event are the #8 finalist of the Snow Miku design contest, and the #7 finalist for the associated pet that will also be included with her design. The theme of next year’s design was “magic”, and required that all design entries of Miku included a wand.

Congratulations to both winners! Now comes the long wait before the designs are refined and finally processed for creating a Nendoroid. You can view larger and more detailed images of the winning designs from here (Miku) and here (pet).


 

The Next Family Mart x Hatsune Miku Promotional Campaign Announced for Summer

 Posted by at 6:22 am  Events, Figures, Hatsune Miku, Merchandise, Other Vocaloids  1 Response »
May 172013
 

 

After the previous Winter and even Spring Family Mart promotional campaigns featuring Snow Miku and Sakura Miku, it seems that the fans just can’t get enough. With the demand for promotional goods still high, Family Mart will be launching another promotional campaign this summer, starting at a currently unspecified date.

The recent livestream event on nicovideo detailed many of the prizes that can be expected in the lottery of the upcoming promotion. Like the last time, each store will carry 100 tickets and 100 prizes. Tickets will cost 800 yen each. The majority of prizes will be the smaller rewards, such as the Graphigs and clear files. The much rarer prizes include the 2013 Family Mart version Nendoroids of Rin, Len and Miku.

The rarest prize of all is a Family Mart Swimsuit Miku Nendoroid, which will be rewarded to whoever buys the last (100th) ticket from each Family Mart store. So not only will this figure be rarer, but fans will have to camp near stores to be able to snatch it.

Better images and more detailed info will follow soon.

Images borrowed from 初音ミクみく.

lv137133495_21lv137133495_24lv137133495_30lv137133495_31lv137133495_32lv137133495_33lv137133495_34lv137133495_35lv137133495_36lv137133495_37lv137133495_38lv137133495_39

Figma KAITO Now Available For Preorder

 Posted by at 5:12 am  Figures, Merchandise, Other Vocaloids  4 Responses »
May 162013
 

Up for preorder starting today is the new Figma of KAITO by Max Factory, as selected by fans for Good Smile Company’s 10th anniversary product poll. This makes Kaito the 5th Crypton Vocaloid to receive the Figma treatment (now how about Meiko to finish the whole family?).

For accessories, Kaito will come with three different expressions, two different scarf sizes, and an ice cream bar. As a small hidden bonus, he seems capable of holding many various Nendoroid accessories (many of which are ironically perfectly sized for Figmas). So if you have any laying around, go nuts.

Preorders can be made in the usual places (CDJapan, Amiami, Amazon JP, Hobby Search). But those who preorder directly from GSC’s online shop will receive a bonus Nendoroid/Figma clip that allows you to pose your figures from additional surfaces.

Preorders from GSC’s online shop will close on June 12th at 9:00 PM JST, while preorders from other sites will remain open until their limits are reached. Orders are scheduled to ship in September 2013. You can view the official GSC product page here, and view additional images from Mikatan’s blog.

JimmyThumbP’s Album ‘Reboot’ Scheduled For Release Tomorrow

 Posted by at 2:57 am  Albums, Hatsune Miku, Merchandise, Music  2 Responses »
May 132013
 


Click image to view album site.

As a followup for my previous post regarding this album, Reboot is finally scheduled for release tomorrow on May 15th, 2013 JST. If you haven’t preordered your own copy yet, it’s not too late to score some cool bonus items with the album. Below are a couple options to choose from.

cdjapanAlong with the album, CDJapan’s preorder bonuses include 5 collectable character straps, and a full reproduction key-ring, all of which was seen in the promotional video for Reboot.

The special bonus for ordering from CDJapan is a Reboot poster. The price is set at 1905 Yen, or about $19 USD. Click here to order from CDJapan.

amazonThe second preorder option is Amazon Japan, which offers similar bonuses as CDJapan, but with a single change: Instead of a poster, you will receive two decorative clear files.

Like CDJapan, Amazon Japan also ships albums internationally. The price is set at 2000 Yen, or about $20 USD. Click here to order from Amazon Japan.

 

Below is the crossfade previewing all 16 tracks from the album.