Apr 142014
 

Good Smile Company decided to surprise everyone this Spring by silently giving the Sakura Miku Nendoroid another production run. Reservations for the nendoroid started today on April 14th, and seems to have no announced end date. And interestingly, if this isn’t an error, orders will also start shipping later this month!

Product Info & Order Page: http://goodsmile-global.ecq.sc/top/gscotswd00040.html

Even though it’s an additional production run, the Nendoroid will still include all the accessories found in the original release version. The price is set at 4,011 Yen ($39.50 USD), and Good Smile Company is accepting global reservations. If you missed Sakura Miku last year, now you have another chance to add this beautiful Nendoroid to your collection.

EDIT: It looks like reservations already sold out, that was fast!

Apr 122014
 


 
In addition to their already-growing line of Hatsune Miku and Cryptonloid apparel, WeLoveFine has recently announced the all-new Miku chromatic leggings for women. The design has all six Crypton Vocaloids in chibi form, and is a reflective material made of polyester and spandex.

Of course, we don’t want the men to feel left out, and WeLoveFine still offers a large variety of shirt designs to choose from. And if you’re lucky, you can sometimes find them on a special sale. My personal favorite is “I Am Your Melody“.

A lesser known fact is that WeLoveFine does offer international shipping! So whether you live in Hong Kong, Australia or the U.K., you can also enjoy these great fashion items.

Apr 102014
 


Click to visit official Magical Mirai website.

Some time ago back on March 9th, two all new Magical Mirai concert events were announced for later in 2014. The first event is scheduled for August 30th in Osaka, Japan at the Osaka Intex. The second event is scheduled for September 20th in Tokyo, Japan at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Now additional details have been announced, such as event start times, as well as ticket sale start times and prices. There is also a pre-sales lottery both both events, where you can win an early guaranteed ticket to beat the normal sales rush starting July 26th. All applicants of the presales lottery will receive an email on May 30th to notify them if they secured an early ticket, or will have to try again later with normal sales. Here are the details:

Magical Mirai in Osaka

Dates and Times:
Presales Lottery (Overseas and Japan): April 26th 12:00 PM JST ~ May 27th 11:59 PM JST
Ticket Sales Start: July 26th at 10:00 AM JST
Noon Show: OPEN 11:30/START 12:30
Evening Show: OPEN 16:00/START 17:00

Ticket Pricing (Same for noon and evening):
SS Seat: 9,000 Yen
S Seat: 8,000 Yen
A Seat: 7,000 Yen
U-18 (18 and Under): 3,900 Yen
Exhibition Hall: 500 Yen

Magical Mirai in Tokyo

Dates and Times:
Presales Lottery (Overseas and Japan): April 26th 12:00 PM JST ~ May 27th 11:59 PM JST
Ticket Sales Start: July 26th at 10:00 AM JST
Noon Show: OPEN 12:00/START 13:00
Evening Show: OPEN 17:00/START 18:00

Ticket Pricing (Same for noon and evening):
SS Seat: 8,500 Yen
S Seat: 7,500 Yen
A Seat: 6,500 Yen
U-18 (18 and Under): 3,900 Yen

Presale applications can be submitted from the following pages starting April 26th at 12:00 AM JST.

Overseas Applicants: http://event.tike-uke.com/HatsuneMiku/acceptTop.php
Japanese Applicants: http://pia.jp/piajp/v/miku14jp/

Apr 062014
 

The first race of 2014’s SUPER GT racing season has come to an end, with Good Smile Company’s own Good Smile Racing team emerging with a 1st place victory at the Okayama international circuit. Congratulations!

GSR’s vehicle is a BMW Z4 wrapped in 2014’s Racing design for Hatsune Miku, and competes in the GT300 racing class. There was 24 competitors total this year for the GT300 class, and 15 for the GT500 class.

For much of the race, GSR’s own Z4 (vehicle #4) was fighting neck and neck against another Z4 (vehicle #7) owned by TEAM STUDIE. The fight between the two even sparked this hilarious parody image of the two racers. Source currently unknown.

Note: TEAM STUDIE uses Kuma (aka, “pedobear”) as their mascot.

Photos from the race.

 
GSR is off to a great start, and hopefully they can keep up this performance throughout the season. And don’t forget, you can still pledge your sponsorship support to receive a 2014 Racing Miku Nendoroid, among other goodies! Nendoroid sponsorship courses will close on May 5th JST.

Info via supergt.net.

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Apr 012014
 

COSPA is gearing up production of all new apparel based on Hatsune Miku’s V3 artwork by iXima. These items include shirts, tapestries, straps and a messenger bag. All items are scheduled to ship at verious times in May. The single exception is the color full-graphic shirt, which is scheduled for early June.

As a reminder, Japanese sizes differ from U.S. sizes. A Japanese XL is the same size as a U.S. Large, and a Japanese Medium is the same size as a U.S. Small, and so on. Prorders don’t have an actual end date, and will close once the order limits are reached. Click the images for additional photos.

Hatsune Miku V3 Shirt (Full Graphic)

Expected Ship Date: Early June 2014
Order From CDJapan (6000 Yen): XS | S | M | L | XL
Order from Amiami (6480 Yen): XS | S | M | L | XL

 

Hatsune Miku V3 Shirt (Black & White)

Expected Ship Date: Late May 2014
Order From CDJapan (2900 Yen): S | M | L | XL
Order from Amiami (3132 Yen): S | M | L | XL

 

Hatsune Miku V3 Tapestry

Expected Ship Date: Late May 2014
Order from CDJapan (3800 Yen): [Link]
Order from Amiami (4104 Yen): [Link]

 

Hatsune Miku V3 Strap and Messenger Bag

Expected Ship Dates: Mid-May 2014 (Strap) and Late May 2014 (Bag)
Order from CDJapan: Strap (800 Yen) | Messenger Bag (4200 Yen)
Order from Amiami: Strap (864 Yen) | Messenger Bag (4536 Yen)