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Magical Mirai this year is held at two different locations. The first took place in Osaka, Japan at Osaka Intex on August 30th, while another is scheduled in Tokyo, Japan at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on September 20th.  The new life-sized Miku statue was presented in the recent Osaka event. Unlike other previous statues we’ve witnessed, this seems to be the first to ever go public with real fabric clothing. Including this new Miku, we now have the sixth life-sized statue ever created to date (you can view the other 5 here).


 
The mysterious Nendoroid that was teased way back in early May was also showcased in Osaka event, with the title of “ NendoroidHatsune Miku Halloween version”. She will be available for purchase at Miku Expo in Los Angeles and New York. Further details including pricing are expected to be announced later.


 
On another side, here we have a surprise launched from Volks booth, where an additional outfit “Mikuzukin” will be coming soon. Details have not been released yet and are expected to arrive later.  


 
Lastly, it has been confirmed from that figma Racing Miku 2014 sponsorship courses will come with three usual different accessories. These include: umbrellas(folded and unfolded ver.), trophies(amount varies with victories during the season), and the team iconic flag

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Illustration “Happy Birthday Miku!” by Tsuzakitsu Nomi from Pixiv.

Hatsune Miku has finally reached the 7th year of her journey since her first release on August 31st, 2007. Seven is quite a lucky number, and we’ve certainly been lucky to be able to enjoy what she’s been able to bring to the lives of fans around the world for all those years.

The past year has brought brought us the release of Hatsune Miku’s VOCALOID3 software, the beginning of an international Miku Expo event, a new Racing Miku and Snow Miku design, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd’s international release, and so much more. And not to forget the endless amounts of video, music and illustrative art works.

And as per tradition, artists have taken to Pixiv to overload the servers with a vast amount of illustrations to celebrate the birthday of our beloved virtual diva. Below are some of our personal favorite picks, but you can view the full selection of images for Hatsune Miku’s 7th anniversary from here: http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?word=ミク誕生祭2014

Happy 7th Birthday, Hatsune Miku!

6 by えこいくしま on pixiv

Happy Birthday by TID on pixiv

おめでとう by うさしろまに on pixiv

8/31 by 萌葱 on pixiv

ハジメテノオト by Rella on pixiv

~MIKU’S 7TH BIRTHDAY~ by 薯子Chuko on pixiv

miku by mery on pixiv

❤HAPPY BIRTHDAY❤ by 黑川紙 on pixiv

歌姫 by kina on pixiv