March 2016 Archives

Korean Hatsune Miku Fans Celebrated 3/9 Day By Buying Subway Billboard Space For 4 Weeks

Posted by jrharbort at 1:54 pm Hatsune Miku, Illustrations 7 Responses »

Mar 242016

How would you celebrate 3/9 day (Miku Day)? Some Hatsune Miku fans in South Korea came up with the idea to show their love by purchasing some advertising space at the Seoul Sadang subway station.

25 fans pitched in for the fundraiser that began in January 2016, and raised a total of 2,766,977 South Korean Won, or around $2400 USD. This was used to commission the artwork (seen above) from the illustrator BTRP, and purchase the billboard advertising space from February 22nd until March 22nd. The artwork is available on Pixiv in high resolution, so it can be used as a wallpaper!

March 9th is a popular Hatsune Miku appreciation day among fans, since “39” can sound like “Miku” when mixing old and new forms of Japanese. It also sounds like “Thank You”, which is where the “appreciation” part comes into play. So how did you celebrate your 39’s day?

Via Ruliweb and Kotaku

Nendoroid Co-de: Hatsune Miku – Ha2ne Miku Version Preorders Now Open! Vote for the Next Co-de Figure!

Posted by jrharbort at 8:36 pm Figures, Hatsune Miku, Merchandise 5 Responses »

Mar 222016

The first Hatsune Miku nendoroid in Good Smile Company’s ‘Nendoroid Co-de’ figure lineup is here! Hatsune Miku – Ha2ne Miku Co-de takes the design of the “Ha2ne Miku” module from the Project Diva series, largely recognized from the promotional video for SEGA’s first Project Diva game for PSP. Read more about Nendoroid Co-de from here. You can read Kahotan’s photo review on her blog.

Miku is joining the Nendoroid Co-de series! ♡

Hatsune Miku is joining the ‘Nendoroid Co-de’ brand of figures! She has been sculpted wearing the ‘Ha2ne Miku’ module that was seen in SEGA feat. HATSUNE MIKU Project’s ‘Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA-‘ promotional video!♪

Various other modules from the series are also in production, so look forward to coordinating your very own outfits for Miku!

The nendoroid is now available for preorder until April 20th at 9:00 PM JST from Good Smile Company’s shop, for 3000 Yen ($26 USD). Shipments are expected sometime in July 2016. If you like extra goodies, a preorder bonus of a “Ha2ne Miku” pin badge is exclusive to GSC’s shop! You can also find her from these other sites (minus the pin badge):

> Nendoroid Co-de: Hatsune Miku – Ha2ne Miku Version on CDJapan
> Nendoroid Co-de: Hatsune Miku – Ha2ne Miku Version on Amiami
> Nendoroid Co-de: Hatsune Miku – Ha2ne Miku Version on Hobby Search

In collaboration with the SEGA feat. Hatsune Miku Project, Good Smile Company has launched a public poll where fans can pick from 6 favorite modules from the Project Diva series to be selected as the next Nendoroid Co-de! Modules from all 6 Cryptonloids (Miku, Rin, Len, Meiko, Kaito, and Luka) are available! The poll will remain open until April 13th JST. You can cast votes every day until poll closes!

Nendoroid Co-de Poll Page: http://event.goodsmile.info/nendoro10thanniv/en/diva-code/

Hatsune Miku Expo’s 2016 Japan Tour Begins Today, March 23rd in Fukuoka!

Posted by jrharbort at 6:42 pm Concerts, Events, Exhibitions, Hatsune Miku No Responses »

Mar 222016

The 2016 season of Hatsune Miku Expo’s tour kicks off today, with the first event starting today in Fukuoka, Japan! The concert will begin tonight at 7:00 PM JST at Zepp Fukuoka, while the local exhibition is on display at the local Fukuoka Animate store. There will also be a show on the 24th at 7:00 PM JST.

Hatsune Miku Expo’s tour across Japan will visit 4 more cities, including Osaka (1 show), Nagoya (1 show), Sapporo (1 show) and Tokyo (2 shows). The Jaspan tour will finally conclude on April 10th, with the North America tour to follow soon afterwards! Are you visiting any of the Miku Expo Japan Tour events? Please share your experiences with us!

Miku Expo 2016 in Japan Official Site: http://mikuexpo.com/jp2016/
Miku Expo 2016 in Japan Official Twitter: http://mikuexpo.com/jp2016/

Photo via Photofunia Generator

Project Diva Future Tone PS4 Version To Be Split Into Two Versions Totaling 220 Songs

Posted by jrharbort at 5:42 pm Hatsune Miku, Merchandise, Project Diva, Project Mirai, Videogames 8 Responses »

Mar 222016

News of Project Diva Arcade: Future Tone’s PS4 port (simply known as Project Diva Future Tone) has been quite for the past while, but an update today from Famitsu Magazine reveals the game will launch in two versions with new titles, which can be combined to create a total of 220 songs and 340 modules. Each “half” of the game can be purchased and played independently, while the second half can be purchased later if desired as an “add-on”.

The first half is titled Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone – Future Sound, and comes with 120 songs. This song selection features songs around the Project Diva home console series. The second half, titled Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone – Colorful Tone, contains 100 songs with tracks taken from the Arcade version, as well as Project Mirai on 3DS.

You will have the ability to customize your controller input, and can even set a button with combo presses (Want to set those 4 button holds to a single button? Now you can.). Thanks to the PS4’s superior hardware compared to arcade, you can set up to 6 characters on screen at a single time, and also run the game at 1080p and 60 frames per second.

SEGA’s quote from the magazine assures fans that the game’s cost will have a “bargain price”. The game is slated for release sometime later in 2016.

Via Hachima Kikou and Gematsu

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X Launches Tomorrow For PS Vita! Game Demo and DLC Available Day 1

Posted by jrharbort at 11:33 pm Hatsune Miku, Merchandise, Project Diva, Videogames 7 Responses »

Mar 212016

It’s just one more day until Hatsune Miku Project Diva X launches in Japan (March 24th, JST), so it’s now or never to choose if you want to preorder to receive the extra bonuses! On top of the Aime game card featuring artwork by KEI, preorders will also include a DLC code for the AIR DO collaboration module “CA Style A”, which gives Miku a flight stewardess outfit (which is gorgeous!). The code is good for 39 days after the game release. A version with twintails called “CA Style 39” will be a famitsu-exclusive benefit via a DLC code included in the April 7th edition magazine (releasing March 24th). The code is also included with the digital magazine!

Preorder bonus AIR DO collaboration module

A Snow Miku 2016 module will also be available be available as DLC on day 1 (as much as we hate to say it) for 300 Yen. She’s not the only one, however, as Mikudayo is also being tossed in as a module for good measure, at a cost of 500 Yen. You can also get Akita Neru, Yowane Haku, Sakine Meiko and Kasane Teto with 3 different modules for each in a sizeable character DLC pack for just 600 Yen.

Mikudayo Module

Akita Neru, Yowane Haku, Sakine Meiko, and Kasane Teto Modules

If you were hoping for a demo version of the game to be available, you’re in luck! It will be available the same day as the game’s launch on March 24th. Use it to get in some practice, since the game is arriving soon! You have one more day to preorder Project Diva X on CDJapan to get an additional microfiber cloth with art by LamazeP as a free extra. Check out SEGA’s official game introduction videos below!

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