The massive hit kabuki play from last year “Kuruwa Kotoba Awase Kagami“, starring the virtual idol Hatsune Miku and the kabuki actor Nakamura Shidō II, will be getting its own VR application for PlayStation VR starting in April for free, Dwango announced. The play told of a love story in a geisha quarter, and was performed at the Nico Nico Chokaigi 2017 event on April 29th~30th, 2017.
The VR application allows you to relive the Chokabuki experience in virtual reality, walk around the virtual world with a lantern, or snap photos with Hatsune Miku on the spot and share them online. Visit the official sites below for full gallery, or check out the official trailer now on Nicovideo!
Excited for Miku Expo 2018 in USA and Mexico? How about a chance to win two tickets for free, and your own art designs featured on Miku Expo shirts? For Fans By Fans is running a Fan Forge Challenge until April 9th, 2018, where artists can submit their own original shirt designs for a chance to win Miku Expo 2018 tickets! Worried that you can’t make it to the event? You can also choose to win 5 pieces of Miku Expo merchandise! Winners will also receive commission for their merchandise.
Besides the grand prize, there will be 2 runner-ups that can win 3 items of merchandise from the Miku Expo tour. Just be sure to follow these guidelines in your entries! Just be sure to follow the guidelines below.
1: Design something original, creative and inspired by any of the Piapro characters.
2: Must be 18 years of age or older. Submissions are open internationally to all countries.
3: “Mashups-” or “Cross-overs” will not be accepted.
4: Use only characters from the Piapro family: Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, Kaito and Meiko.
5: Don’t submit similar versions of the same design, this will only divide your votes.
6: Your own take on or own versions of costumes is encouraged. BUT, please do not use costumes created by other artists in the community.
7: Please do not submit anything overtly sexual.
Had an amazing Miku Day? The celebration hasn’t ended yet by the folks over at For Fans By Fans, as they’re offering 39% off all Miku merch until March 11th at 11:59 PM PST (tonight)!
The Miku Expo 2018 main visual artworks are now live on the Miku Expo 2018 USA & MX website! The first artwork is the illustrator JohnSu from the United States, while the second is by Hikusa from Mexico! You can expect to see these artworks used in promotional materials and merchandise for the event.
Lastly, the full version of the Miku Expo 2018 theme song “Decade”, composed by Dixie Flatline is now up on the official Hatsune Miku YouTube channel! Dixie’s music and vocal tuning style takes a very different approach with this song, what do you think? Listen below!
Happy Miku Day, 2018! It’s once again March 9th, meaning it’s that special time of year where Hatsune Miku fans show their appreciation for the digital angel. On top of various illustrations, there’s also new music videos special for the occasion (more on that later!), and major news releases. Here’s what happened on this day so far!
The long-awaited Gatebox virtual assistant system released today! You can find many retweeted videos from new happy owners on the official Gatebox twitter → https://twitter.com/gatebox
The last tidbit of news we were waiting for was the price of Hatsune Miku VR, and today’s steam release finally answered that. For the Miku Day launch, it’s on promo for just $19.99 instead of the regular $21.99 price. Go check it out on Steam! → http://store.steampowered.com/app/707300/Hatsune_Miku_VR___VR/
We always knew that Kanzaki Hiro, aka HSP, would be the one to compose GSR’s theme song for 2018 after he was selected to be the main visual artist. After all, he’s also a talented musician! Check out the theme song below, titled “Rennfahrer”!
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Two popular Hatsune Miku illustrators, Agonasubi and MayoRiyo, partnered to create “Mayonasubi“, and announced another “Hand in Hand” fan illustration project for Miku Day, this time with the theme of Sakura Miku! The project finally concluded with the video below, joining the hands of Sakura Mikus created by many illustrators. The music is a Remix of kz’s “Hand in Hand“, composed by Keisei!
Finally, here’s some of our favorite highlight illustrations for Miku Day from Pixiv and Twitter!
