Mar 182016
 

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MIKU-Pack volume 18 has been outed! This month’s issue features a wide range of contents from Sakura Miku history, Snow Miku festival 2016 report, illustrations by KEI, Senbonzakura novel, to VOCALOID manga by various artists.

MIKU-Pack is a monthly music and art magazine featuring Hatsune Miku, and is published by Ascii Media Works. The magazine is now available for purchase internationally via CDJapan for 917 Yen.

This issue does not come with a CD, and is the last scheduled release in the MIKU-Pack series. Future issues will release on more special occasions, such as special events.

Below is a gallery showing a few contents inside this month’s issue.

Mar 162016
 

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Hatsune Miku’s 2016 tour across North America isn’t finished with announcements yet! Two all new locations have been confirmed: Houston, Texas and Monterrey, Mexico! This brings the total North America city tour count to 10. Two more show times were also announced for Mexico City.

The Houston event begins May 17th at the NRG Arena. The concert it set to start at 8:00 PM, and tickets will be available starting March 23rd. The Monterrey event is scheduled for June 1st at the Auditorio Banimex venue. The concert show time is 8:00 PM, and tickets go on sale April 5th.

The two new show times for Mexico City are 2:30 PM and 8:30 PM on June 5th at the El Plaza Condesa venue. Ticket sales go live on March 23rd.

No further locations will be announced for Miku Expo 2016 in North America! There will be a total of 15 shows in 10 cities for the NA tour.

Congratulations to the newly announced cities! Check the current Miku Expo NA location list below, or visit the official Miku Expo 2016 North America site: http://mikuexpo.com/na2016/

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Mar 152016
 

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The latest news update for Magical Mirai 2016 has announced the event dates and location! Start setting your travel plans, as the event will take place at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba, Japan between September 9th and 11th.

Check the map below for the venue location! Future event announcements should detail ticket information, along with the concert and exhibition start times, as well as available activities, attractions and goods. Stay tuned!

Magical Mirai official site → http://magicalmirai.com/2016/
Magical Mirai official twitter → https://twitter.com/magicalmirai


Mar 152016
 

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Batteries in phones these days just don’t seem to last as long as they used to, so portable battery packs have become common place for many people who use their smartphones frequently. But what about for the avid Hatsune Miku fan? Cheero has announced an official collaboration battery pack that will likely fit your style.

The “Cheero Energy Plus Hatsune Miku Version” power bank comes with a modest 4400mAh capacity in a 105×64×12mm size, making it small enough for easy travel, and pack enough power to fully charge an iPhone 6 about 1.5 times. While it’s not the first official Hatsune Miku battery pack (that title goes to Racing Miku 2014), it’s definitely one of the easier ones to get your hands on.


 
The adorably cute and colorful art design comes from the popular artist Murakami Yuichi, and it’s certainly an eye catcher! The itty bitty Miku yelling “Help!” near the power pack’s charge port is a cute touch. Remember to keep your Miku charged~.

The power bank will be going on sale on Amazon Japan for a respectable price of 2900 Yen (tax included), and will launch on March 23rd. Amazon Japan likely wont sell the product directly overseas, but that’s not a problem that Buyee can’t solve. Check out the full gallery and product specs on Cheero’s site!

Via nlab itmedia

Mar 142016
 

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The anticipated “renewal” of the Cryptonloid petite series is here! With “Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Renewal”, the petite for each character has a fresh look with their more modern VOCALOID3 & 4 outfits.

A brand new series of Vocaloid characters is joining the cute articulated ‘Nendoroid Petite’ trading figure series – Hatsune Miku Renewal! The set includes six different characters all dressed up in the outfits of their most recent versions – including Hatsune Miku V3, Kagamine Rin V4X, Kagamine Len V4X, Megurine Luka V4X, MEIKO V3, KAITO V3.

In addition there is also one secret character that fans are sure to love! Enjoy the brand new, highly detailed and absolutely adorable figures of Miku and friends in your collection! ♪

There is a box preorder campaign where you get a set of petite-sized wings as a preorder bonus! There’s 8 boxes total in the set, meaning that besides the 6 Cryptonloids and wings, there is a 7th secret character included in the set! The silhouette and color makes it obvious who the character is, but we wont spoil it.

Preorders from Good Smile Company’s online shop start now, and will remain open until April 13th, 2016 at 9:00 PM JST. The price is 7,200 Yen with an expected release sometime in September 2016. You can also find the set from these other online stores!

> Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Renewal on CDJapan! (Cheaper shipping than Amiami!)
> Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Renewal on Amiami!
> Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Renewal on Hobby Search!