Hatsune Miku Spring 2016 ver. Happy Kuji (Lottery) Event Now Underway!

 Posted by at 12:29 pm  Events, Hatsune Miku, Merchandise  4 Responses »
Feb 282016
 

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Happy Kuji’s bi-yearly lottery event is again underway in Japan for Spring 2016, with Hatsune Miku and fellow Cryptonloids taking the theme of the prize event. The event works by buying “lottery tickets” from any participating store, such as Family Mart and Animate shops. You will instantly win a prize from a random prize tier, with the higher ranked prizes being more rare. There are also prizes for buying the very last ticket from any store!

2016 Spring Kuji Event Page: http://www.h-kuji.com/goods/goods21.html

Ticket prices are around 800 Yen, and there’s roughly 100 prizes total per participating store. The event started February 27th (JST), and will continue until the prizes run out! If you can’t participate by buying tickets in Japan, these prizes often appear for resale on sites like Mandarake and Buyee. Here’s a list of available prizes:

A Prize: Hug Doll (Hatsune Miku)
B Prize: Hug Doll (Kagamine Rin)
C Prize: Hug Doll (Kagamine Len)
D Prize: Hug Doll (Megurine Luka)
E Prize: Room Decoration Stickers (7 possible Sets)
F Prize: Rubber Pass Case (10 Possible Designs)
G Prize: Relief Figure w/ Attached Stand (6 Possible Designs)
H Prize: Postcard Book (10 Possible Sets)
I Prize: Metal Charms (28 Possible Designs)
LAST Prize (Family Mart): Hug Doll Hatsune Miku Family Mart Ver.
LAST Prize (Other Stores): Hug Doll Hatsune Miku V3 Ver.

Senbonzakura Themed PC Glasses Released By Washin

 Posted by at 7:22 pm  Hatsune Miku, Merchandise  1 Response »
Feb 222016
 

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You may or may not have heard about the original Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F collaboration PC glasses by Washin, released back in 2013 (we missed writing an article on them!). The collaboration seems to have gone well for them, as they have since released Racing Miku 2014 and 2015 glasses and sunglasses. Their newest collaboration combines their frames with the design theme of Senbonzakura, the highly popular Hatsune Miku song by WhiteFlame.

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Similar to the Project Diva glasses, the Senbonzakura frames feature green-accented rims, although with a bit more “green” this time versus the previous pair’s teal. A golden strip with sakura flower decorate the sides of both arms, and a sakura flower pattern accents the rear of the right side arm.

As “PC” glasses, the lenses of these frames feature the ability to reduce “blue light”, the spectrum of light from device screens most harmful to the human eye. The lenses can of course be swapped out for prescription lenses if you have less than perfect vision, but you sacrifice the blue light reduction feature.

The original frame version seen above is available now from Washin’s online store for 15,012 Yen ($133 USD), although it’s available only within Japan for the time being (have a friend or proxy pick it up for you!). Washin also plans to release a round frame version in late February 2016, so expect that to also appear on their site soon.

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Back to the earlier subject, would you be interested in a photo review of the first Project Diva F collaboration glasses? Let us know in the comments below!

> Official Senbonzakura x Washin collaboration page
> Official Online Store Page

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X: Portrait, Album, New Songs and Medley

 Posted by at 6:27 am  Hatsune Miku, Merchandise, Project Diva, Videogames  3 Responses »
Feb 182016
 

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Sega has released new details regarding Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X today, with the main focus on AR mode, new features in Home, and new songs and medley. Home in Project DIVA X has came to develop a number of fascinating interaction systems with the characters.

Portrait:

Just like the photo mode in the previous titles, Portrait allows players on PlayStation Vita to take photos of Miku and friends with PlayStation Vita’s built-in camera. New poses have been added to the collection for more diversity in AR photography experience.

Event Collection & Visual Library:

The newly announced feature today for Home “Event Collection” allows the players to revisit many exciting experiences occurred during the gameplay, such as when you received a gift, enjoying Magic show together with Miku, band session, etc.


Also announced is the “Visual Library” feature, which contains many fantastic visuals for each songs unlocked during the gameplay. Both features are located under the “Album” section in Home.

New Songs:

New Modules:

Goodsmile Racing Reveals New Mercedes AMG GT3 and Racing Miku 2016: Team Ukyo Cheering Ver.

 Posted by at 5:30 am  Events, Goodsmile Racing, Hatsune Miku  No Responses »
Feb 162016
 

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Goodsmile Racing revealed an all-new Mercedes Benz AMG GT3 2016 edition for this year’s racing season on the past Valentine’s Day. The car comes fully wrapped in a new Racing Miku 2016 illustration presented at the Winter Wonder Festival 2016 on February 7th.

In addition to the car reveal, Goodsmile Racing also released the design for Racing Miku 2016: Team Ukyo Cheering Ver. in a cycle jersey.  This is the second year in a row that Racing Miku got a cycle jersey look since the first design reveal in October last year.

Below is a gallery of photos taken at Aeon Mall Makuhari New City in Chiba prefecture via AUTOSPORT web.

 

Full Miku Expo 2016 Theme Song “Blue Star” Released

 Posted by at 6:01 pm  Events, Exhibitions, Hatsune Miku, J-Pop, Music  1 Response »
Feb 152016
 

The full Miku Expo 2016 theme song and music video “Blue Star” has made its debut on YouTube! The music was composed by HachiojiP, with illustration and video work by Mochidzuki Kei and Okiku, respectively. Check out the full music video below!

True to its title, the song features a bright electropop tone with plenty of stars and twinkling effects. “Blue Star” easily takes the title of cutest sounding Miku Expo theme song to date.

Today also marks the end of the MIKU EXPO Let’s Go campaign, which hit 387% of its funding goal (so close to 390%!). The rewards from that campaign will be sent out on March 9th!




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