SNOW MIKU AhR iOS App Updates to HATSUNE MIKU AhR, Available Globally

 Posted by at 6:14 pm  Hatsune Miku, Merchandise, Software  2 Responses »
May 302014
 


 
Some of you may recall hearing about or even playing the “Snow Miku AhR” iOS application that was released by Crypton last February during the 2014 Snow Miku festival. Rather than letting the application feel out of season, Crypton has pushed an update that adds a number of new features, and changes the title to “Hatsune Miku AhR”.

Snow Miku AhR was an augmented reality application that allowed you to take photos anywhere with a cute Snow Miku 3D model, as well as enjoy AR “concerts” through your iOS device by using the provided AR marker. Hatsune Miku AhR expands upon this functionality.

What’s new:

■ New title screen artwork by Nanna.
■ A new shop has been added where you can buy additional models and motions, with more to be added later. Several models are already included for free.
■ A rack storage menu where you can quickly access the models you’ve collected.
■ A new AR marker is now available: http://app.sp.jx.org/armarker/miku_marker.jpg

Hatsune Miku AhR is available for free on all global iTunes stores, and requires devices running iOS 6.1 or greater. Application Page: https://itunes.apple.com/app/snow-miku-ahr/id804642181

EDIT 9/15: Now also available on Android! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.crypton.AhR

Via Crypton and 4gamer

Hatsune Miku Expo 2014 In Jakarta, Indonesia: Day 1 Highlights

 Posted by at 4:33 pm  Concerts, Events, Hatsune Miku  10 Responses »
May 282014
 


 
The first day of Miku Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia came to an end, and gives us a look at what the event may be like for attendees of future Miku Expo locations. The event took place at the Jakarta Convention Center, and day 2 of the event will begin later today.

The variety of activities has already been fully covered on the Miku Expo website, but a surprise event not mentioned until later is that Crypton Future Media’s CEO Hiroyuki Itoh would hold a chat session near the Kunokuniya book shop. There he revealed a few details of how Miku Expo came to be, including how Jakarta received over 100,000 votes on the Find Me campaign on Mikubook.

As a special surprise for Indonesian fans, one of the songs performed at the concert was Venus di Ujung Jari, produced by the Indonesian music circle called VOCALO.ID. Here was the full song setlist:

1. Senbozakura
2. Kocchi Muite Baby
3. Marginal
4. Love Colored Ward
5. Colorful x Melody
6. Fire Flower
7. Butterfly on Your Right Shoulder
8. Melancholic
9. Kokoro
10. Torinoko City
11. Musunde Hiraite Rasetsu to Mukuro
12. Romeo and Cinderella
13. Piano x Forte x Scandal
14. Pane Dhiria
15. Thousand Year Solo
16. PoPiPo
17. Shiroi Yuki no Princess wa
18. Venus di Ujung Jari
19. Double Lariat
20. Luka Luka Night Fever
21. Himitsu Keisatsu
22. Yellow
23. Hatsune Miku no Gekishou
24. Melt
#ENCORE#
E1. Tell Your World
E2. Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru
#End song#
Letter Song

Official photos from the first concert event have been shared online, and we have also gathered fan photos and compiled them into a gallery below. If this looks like something you’d like to see in your area, be sure to vote for your own city at mikubook.com/findme!

Post by mikufan.com.

Massive Vocaloid Album ‘Vocaloid Parade’ Now On iTunes

 Posted by at 6:05 am  Albums, Hatsune Miku, Merchandise, Other Vocaloids  7 Responses »
May 272014
 

One of the largest Vocaloid albums to date, and likely the largest digital release, Vocaloid Parade was a massive collaboration project that brought together the efforts of 35 different producers from all over the world for a total of 36 songs. Despite the album’s massive size, it has a rather tiny price point: Only $9.99 for all 36 songs. It features several vocaloids including Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, GUMI, Yuzuki Yukari and more. Give the crossfade below a listen.

If the album or just a single song tickles your fancy, you can find it available on all global iTunes stores: https://itunes.apple.com/album/bokaronoparedo-feat.-chu-yinmiku/id872541010

Album Announcement Poster (Click for larger)

Family Mart and Piapro Opens Art Collaboration For Upcoming Fall Promotion

 Posted by at 2:02 am  Events, Hatsune Miku  1 Response »
May 182014
 


 
Family Mart collaborations with Piapro are pretty much the norm now, and Family Mart is preparing for another promotion event featuring Hatsune Miku for this Fall. This time, they are asking for fan art to be used on melamine plates and pins/badges. The winning artworks will also be used for in-store posters and promotional item packaging. The deadline to submit your entries is June 12th at 5:00 PM JST.

Section A of the artist collaboration is for the melamine plate illustrations. It will feature a border pattern that matches Hatsune Miku’s hair ribbons. Entries must follow these guidelines:

1: It must use only the following Vocaloid characters, but there is no limit on how many of them can be included: Hatsune Miku, Kaito, Meiko, Kagamine Rin and Len, and Megurine Luka.
2: Please use the provided template file (linked here) to illustrate your entry. Please make sure the artwork is drawn inside the blue line.
3: Submissions must be in jpeg format, and at least 350dpi. Please submit your illustrations with CMYK color format, or design your illustrations with the fact that it will be converted to CMYK color format if it is used for the promotion.
4: Submissions must be uploaded to Piapro.jp with the tag “ＦＭ２０１４Ａ” (copy and paste without quotes), and the tag MUST BE LOCKED.

Section B of the artist collaboration is for pins/badges, and follows similar rules to above:

1: It must use only the following Vocaloid characters, but there is no limit on how many of them can be included: Hatsune Miku, Kaito, Meiko, Kagamine Rin and Len, and Megurine Luka. Remember that the badge will be small and may make the illustration difficult to see.
2: Please use the provided template file (linked here) to illustrate your entry. Please make sure the artwork is drawn inside the blue line.
3: Feel free to draw the badge in any shape you wish! Just make sure it fits within the blue line.
4: Submissions must be in jpeg format, and at least 350dpi. Please submit your illustrations with CMYK color format, or design your illustrations with the fact that it will be converted to CMYK color format if it is used for the promotion.
5: Submissions must be uploaded to Piapro.jp with the tag “ＦＭ２０１４Ｂ” (copy and paste without quotes), and the tag MUST BE LOCKED.

Good luck to all participants!

The 2015 Snow Miku Design Winner Chosen, Recap of Livestream Events

 Posted by at 6:04 am  Events, Figures, Hatsune Miku, Merchandise  2 Responses »
May 162014
 


Thanks to votes from all Vocaloid community participants that joined the Good Smile Company stream, the winning outfit designs for Snow Miku 2015 and her pet rabbit Yukine have been chosen! The winning illustrators were Taran with 45.7% of the vote for Snow Miku, and Hayuki with 58.6% of the vote for Yukine. These designs will be used in Winter promotions starting late 2014.

Additionally, Good Smile Company has confirmed a Figma for Snow Miku 2015, with more information to come later.

During the stream, GSC also teased a photo of a backside view of a currently unknown and unannounced Hatsune Miku (?) nendoroid design. Any guesses on what it could be?


 
Good Smile gave their viewers a 360 degree view of a few other figures. These included the sculpture for the 1/7 scale Mikuzukin ver. figure, the 2013 EV Mirai ver. figma, the Deep Sea Girl 1/8 scale figure, and the Type-2020 1/7 scale figure.

The backside view of the Mikuzukin figure and EV Mirai Figma was the most important part of their reveal, along with a photo showing that Miku can wear that helmet that will be included. And thank you to Kahotan for the first official photoshoot picture of the figma!

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