Jan 202018
 


 
This is likely the last major Snow Miku 2018 news update before the event officially begins in 2 weeks, so here’s what’s new!

Sapporo Factory Hall Exhibitor Update

Our last news update still had 3 pending booths for the exhibition at the Sapporo Factory Hall, but now we have info on those booths!

Booth #3: KarenT Presents Creators Market
After the success at Magical Mirai 2016 and 2017, the KarenT Creators Market is coming to Snow Miku 2018! Albit quite downsized due to the Sapporo Factory Hall’s much smaller size. You can meet a total of 6 well-known Vocaloid music artists on Saturday and Sunday, February 11th and 12th!

Saturday (Feb 10th)
Keisei – 10:00 AM ~ 12:30 PM, 3:00 PM ~ 5:00 PM
daniwell – 11:00 AM ~ 3:00 PM
BIGHEAD – 12:30 PM ~ 6:00 PM

Sunday (Feb 11th)
Harumaki Gohan – 10:00 AM ~ 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM ~ 6:00 PM
Zig – 10:00 AM ~ 3:00 PM
TOKOTOKO – 2:00 PM ~ 6:00 PM


 
Booth #6: EZOCA
The popular point card EZOCA is collaborating with Snow Miku again this year!


 
Booth #10: SEGA Corporation Interactive
SEGA will be displaying a Snow Miku edition Jumbo Fuwafuwa plushie, as well as taking orders!

Chimney Square Snow Miku Daihatsu Exhibition
For the 4th year in a row, there will be a gathering of Snow Miku Daihatsu cars on display at Chimney Square, near Sapporo Factory Atrium. Additionally, the new Hatsune Miku Daihatsu Move Canbus will be showcased! *Image below is from Snow Miku 2017.

Official Goods

Another major Official Goods update has been posted, this time adding an additional 20 items. Some items are found at amusement centers as prizes, some at Snow Miku Sky Town, and others will be sold at participating venues or exhibition locations. Here’s what’s added: 3D Acrylic stand, a giant pillow, a blanket, acrylic key holder, can badges, microfiber cloths, premium cookie can, Snow Miku Dollfie Dream Snow Miku 2018 outfit, Japanese playing cards, bookmark, notebook, Rabbit Yukine plushie, rubber strap set, clear file sets, sunglasses, travel stickers, and metal charms.

Go check the full goods list on the official page for images and pricing! → http://snowmiku.com/2018/goods.html

Jan 182018
 

We’ve been waiting for this ever since we saw this game demoed at Snow Miku 2017: Hatsune Miku VR will be coming to PC via the Steam VR platform in Spring 2018 for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift! The game comes via collaboration with Crypton Future Media and Degica Co.

The “Action Rhythm Game” uses VR controls, and allows you to watch Miku dance as you play the game. It will launch with 8 initial songs with 2 levels of difficulty each. Additional songs are planned to be added later!

The game will be available in English, Japanese and Chinese. Additional info will be announced at a later date. Check out the official Hatsune Miku VR site! → http://promo.degicagames.com/vr/

Via 4gamer

Jan 172018
 

Starting from January 15th, Snow Miku will be promoting subway manners awareness in her hometown, Sapporo, until late March this year. The collaboration campaign features a key visual by the artist Kurisu Toshi, which can be seen across the stations during this time in forms of posters and digital signage. Furthermore, Snow Miku will also be making an announcements on the matter!

If you’re planning for a visit to Snow Miku festival this year, don’t miss out!

Check out the illustrations below, or visit the artist’s Pixiv for high resolution image!

Via Hatsune Miku Blog

Jan 122018
 

The Snow Miku news update on January 12th was a big one, but we’ll make quick work to help summarize it for you! The Snow Miku 2018 event will take place during the Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan between February 5th~12th.

The Goods

The official goods list for Snow Miku 2017 has more than doubled in size, and added the following items: A hoodie blanket, key holder, random charms, dish set, chopsticks, coin purse, clear poster, rubber band, can badges, assorted gacha prizes, phone cases, 5,000mAh mobile batteries, plushie, rubber strap, backpack, embroidered jacket, silicone watch, printed cream-filled cookies, printed rice crackers, Snow Miku model train set, and a special issue Snow Miku 2018 newspaper.

Phew, that’s a handful! Check out the gallery and pricing on the official goods page, which is still updating! → http://snowmiku.com/2018/goods.html

Exhibition @ Sapporo Factory Hall

The Sapporo Factory Hall map has been posted with info for most exhibitors. Some are still awaiting announcement, so keep checking back for updates: http://snowmiku.com/2018/location_factory.html#factory_hall

FLOOR 1
Booth 1: Hatsune Miku Visa & Master Card
Booth 2: Rohto Digi-Eye
Booth 3: COMING SOON
Booth 4: VOLKS
Booth 5: Hatsune Miku Symphony
Booth 6: COMING SOON
Booth 7: First Rubber Co. ltd (Shoe Collab)
Booth 8: Washin Palette
Booth 9: COSPA
Booth 10: COMING SOON
Booth 11: VOCALOID KEYBOARD
Booth 12: Crypton Sonicwire
Booth 13: COCOLLABO
Booth 14: Snow Miku Sky Town

FLOOR 2
Snow Miku 2018 Illustration Gallery and life-sized statues.

Live Stage @ Sapporo Factory Atrium

Various chat sessions, live DJ performances, and music lessons will be provided at the Live Stage events at the Sapporo Factory Atrium, located just across the street from the Sapporo Factory Hall. Here’s the announced schedule!

February 10th
12:00 PM – COMING SOON

4:00 PM – Connecting The World ~Think Global, Act Local Part 6
Talk Session with Hiroyuki Itoh, Guillaume, and Kumiko Meguro from Crypton Future Media about their events in 2017.

February 11th
12:00 PM – TOKOTOKO (Nishizawa-san P) Live Stage
Live Stage performance with Nishizawa-san (composer of Snow Miku 2018 theme song), 000 and Guu.

2:00 PM – Keisei Live DJ
Also known as the creator of Singularity, the winning song from the Magical Mirai 2018 song contest. Enjoy Keisei’s live DJ performance!

4:00 PM – Hatsune Miku V4X Music Course feat. BIGHEAD
BIGHEAD, creator of well-known songs like Sharing the World and Story Rider, will be giving pointers on the use of Hatsune Miku V4X in music production! Also joining for assistance is Sonicwire’s Koizui Seimei.

Jan 072018
 

There is no such thing as “Too Much Miku”, as it simply increases the amount of adorableness and fun. This is especially true for for Tac’s latest MikuMikuDance video, titled “Are You Going To Visit Hatsune Miku?”.

The video is a sequel to Tac’s previous popular work, “LET’S GO SEE MIKU!” (watch here → https://youtu.be/_zjjtkCFkeI), and follows up on Mariel’s previous visit to the mansion of Hatsune Miku(s). She plans to visit them again, but first she tries to explain her previous venture to her friends, and convince them it’s perfectly safe (and that she isn’t crazy).

Watch the video from Tac’s official channel below! Official channel link → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD2gA4RLxNDgGMx97uVWQ5A/

Fun Fact: Tac says he used around 230 different Hatsune Miku MMD models for the creation of this video!