Nov 152016
 

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Prepare for the biggest Hatsune Miku game ever released: Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone will be arriving in the West on January 10th, 2017! It will be available for download for the PlayStation 4 in the Americas and Europe on the same day, and comes with over 200 songs and 300 modules when you combine the two halves of the game.

What is Future Tone? It’s the largest Hatsune Miku game yet, with 200+ songs and 300+ costumes for Miku and her digital friends to play around with. Plus, it’s the arcade incarnation of the Hatsune Miku games, meaning there’s a slightly different control scheme. It’s more of the same great Miku action across five difficulty levels (If you’ve been nailing songs from Project DIVA X on EXTREME, just wait until you load up EXTRA EXTREME in Future Tone.)

Future Tone is a collection of two song packages each priced at $29.99: ‘Future Sound,’ a collection of songs centered around the Project DIVA games and ‘Colorful Tone’ which collects songs related to the Project Mirai games and arcade songs. For those who can’t get enough of the digital singer, there’s a special discount price of $53.99 for those who purchase the bundle containing both packages. European prices will be commensurate to the US Dollar pricing.




Nov 102016
 

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Have you been enjoying the first stage release of Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live on PlayStation VR? Then today’s news of the 2nd stage release should get you excited for more! The 2nd stage is priced at $14.99 on the PlayStation Network, and contains the following songs:

  • shake it! – by emon
  • Quirky Medley – Giga-Remix – by Giga-P/Reol, Mikito P
  • Hello, Worker – by KEI
  • Cat Food – by doriko
  • Tell Your World – by livetune
  • Time Machine – by 1640mP
  • Special encore performance of LOL -lots of laugh- by mikumix

The 3rd and final stage will be released this December! If you haven’t tried the first stage yet, you may consider the season pass, granting access to all 3 stages for $39.99. Or if you just wanna try it out, there’s also a free demo available on the PSN. Check he official launch trailer below if you missed it!




Nov 092016
 

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The bright and colorful Racing Miku 2016 Ver. 1/8 scale figure is now available for preorder! She takes on the original design by the artist Mai Yoneyama,

The official character of the 2016 Hatsune Miku GT Project!

The official character of the Hatsune Miku GT Project ‘Racing Miku’ has been transformed into a 1/8th scale figure based on her 2016 design! The illustration by popular animator Mai Yoneyama has been faithfully captured in figure form for fans to enjoy in their collection!

Racing Miku is posed taking a break at the race track with her parasol opened out as she sits on a pile of tires with an adorable smile! She is posed together with the colorful ‘Weight-chan’ characters that were created based on the handicap weights added to GT cars!

Preorders are now available until December 8th at 12:00 JST. She is priced at 13,800 yen on Good Smile’s Online Shop, and is scheduled for release sometime in September 2017. She’s also available for preorder from the following online shops (prices, preorder end dates, and release dates vary by store):

> Racing Miku 2016 Ver. 1/8 Scale Figure on Tokyo Otaku Mode
> Racing Miku 2016 Ver. 1/8 Scale Figure on CDJapan
> Racing Miku 2016 Ver. 1/8 Scale Figure on Good Smile’s Online Shop
> Racing Miku 2016 Ver. 1/8 Scale Figure on Hobby Search
> Racing Miku 2016 Ver. 1/8 Scale Figure on AmiAmi

Below is an image gallery, and a special video released by Good Smile Company. Also check out the review by Kahotan (part 1) from Good Smile Company!




Nov 092016
 

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Racing Miku 2016 Ver. 1/8 Scale Figure Photos by Kahotan

Kahotan from Good Smile Company has released a review on the Racing Miku 2016 Ver. 1/8 scale figure! The figure is based on the original illustration by Mai Yoneyama, who is known for art direction in anime such as Kill la Kill, Sword Art Online, Black Rock Shooter (TV) and more.

The final race of the season is coming up this weekend. Fight, GSR!

The official character of the Hatsune Miku GT Project ‘Racing Miku’ has been transformed into a 1/8th scale figure based on her 2016 design! The illustration by popular animator Mai Yoneyama has been faithfully captured in figure form for fans to enjoy in their collection!

Racing Miku is posed taking a break at the race track with her parasol opened out as she sits on a pile of tires with an adorable smile! She is posed together with the colorful ‘Weight-chan’ characters that were created based on the handicap weights added to GT cars!

Preoders for the figure will be available starting tomorrow, with prices, release dates, and more details to follow at the same time.

Below is the gallery provided on Kahotan’s blog (EN/JP).

Nov 072016
 


Hatsune Miku fans keep working to find better ways to enjoy projected, or “hologram” style, Hatsune Miku entertainment, whether it be in concerts, or in your own home. A tweet from @aomesan147, a representative of Polid Screen Technology, shows off projections of Hatsune Miku on their screen technology, which allows Miku to be seen from the front and back!

The setup requires the use of multiple projectors, and a couple sheets of polyethylene, and you can read the (Japanese) guide on how to set it up. Double-sided projections are very new, and @aomesan147 says it’s the first time it has been done with Miku.

We can see this technology being useful in entertainment venues where the performance stage is in the center, or for personal home use.

Via Crunchyroll and @aomesan147