Nov 292019
 

New figure announcements by MegaHouse

MegaHouse Corp, the creators of the Desktop Army line of deformed-style (aka, chibi) 80mm tall figures, has announced a collaboration to create an all new figure line called Desktop Singer. Three characters have had figures announced for this new line: Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka and Kagamine Rin!

The reveal came today at the Mega Hobby Expo 2019 event in Akihabara, Japan. The designs were arranged by BLADE, and design-wise makes us think of a chibi form of the popular Frame Arms Music Girl Hatsune Miku figure.

Further details such as pricing and release dates are expected later, so stay tuned!

Desktop Army Official Site: https://dt-a.jp/

Nov 232019
 

Photo via @zouzou_bana_kim on Twitter

Today’s the day of the press release reveal of the Snow Miku 2020 Street Car, Nendoroid and figma designs in Sapporo city! Official and fan photos have made their way online, giving us an early glimpse of how they look. The name of the design has also been revealed as the “Snow Parade Ver.”, matching her marching-band style outfit.

Photos via @gsc_hama & @MXF_official

The street car will go into operation starting tomorrow (November 25th JST), and will run until March 25th. The Nendoroid and Figma will be available for early purchase at Snow Miku 2020, with online reservations becoming available after the 2020 Winter Wonder Festival around mid-February.

Check out the additional photos from the tweets below!



Nov 212019
 

As with the past several years of Snow Miku, the 2020 event will also have a DJ Live event at the Sound Lab Mole venue in central Sapporo!

The doors to the venue are scheduled to open at 6:00 PM JST on February 7th (Friday) 2020, with the show beginning at 6:30 PM JST. The event is scheduled to run for 3 hours. Here’s the list of performers for the night!

Camellia
PSYQUI
sasakure.UK
Hachiya Nanashi
DJ Snow Mikudayo & MC Rabbit Yukine

Event tickets are 3900 Yen per person, and will be available via lottery from November 27th at 6:00 PM JST until December 4th at 11:59 PM JST. After the lottery, general sales will be available starting December 15th at 10:00 AM. Check the following link at the lottery start time for links to the reservations page: https://snowmiku.com/2020/location_mole_en.html

-= Ticket Details =-
– Includes entry number
– Limit two tickets per person.
– Purchase of 1 drink required upon entry. *Alcohol not to be sold at this event
– Preschool children (ages 5 and under) are not allowed.

Sound Lab Mole
Japan, 〒060-0063 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami-3jo Nishi-2chome 14

IMPORTANT NOTICES
– There will not be any appearances by Virtual Singers.
– Entry will be in order of ticketing number from 18:00
– Performing lineup may be subject to change due to unforseen circumstances, and tickets will not be refunded in such an event.
– Please do not bring in large suitcases or other baggage that may be obstructive (There are only a limited number of coin lockers in the venue. It is suggested that you rent a locker outside of the venue before arrival.)
– Please do not leave bags or other items on the floor.
– This is a non-smoking venue. Outside food and beverages are not allowed.
– Portions of this event will be filmed by staff.
– Photography equipment such as DSLR cameras, digital cameras, selfie sticks, tripods, monopods, etc. are not allowed in the venue.

DJ Live Event Detail: https://snowmiku.com/2020/location_mole_en.html
Snow Miku 2020 Offical Site (EN): https://snowmiku.com/2020/index_en.html
Snow Miku 2020 Official Site (JP): https://snowmiku.com/2020/

Nov 192019
 

The results are now in for the Miku Expo 5th anniversary song contest! Congratulations to the Grand Prize winner “AlexTrip Sands“, the two runner-ups “Turbo” and “potatoTeto“, and one honorable mention “Lorenly“! This year’s song contest accepts songs in any languages, so you may find yourself in for a surprise!

Expect the Grand Prize winner on the stage at Miku Expo 2020 European tour in January 2020, and the two runner-ups and one honorable mention via Miku Expo 5th anniversary song contest SONOCA. Stay tuned for more info!

Grand Prize

Runner-ups

Honorable Mention

Miku Expo 2020 EUROPE: https://mikuexpo.com/europe2020/
Miku Expo 5th Anniversary Song Contest: https://mikuexpo.com/5thcontest/




Nov 142019
 

A new Hatsune Miku prize figure is hitting the arcades in time for the Winder season! Releasing this month from TAITO is the Hatsune Miku: Winter Live ver. prize figure, and with no less than 3 variations!

The illustration for this festive figure was drawn by Anko Taku, featuring Miku in a parade marching band style outfit with a microphone! The original outfit version will be releasing at arcades and online stores everywhere *sometime* this month. There is also an alternate red-skirted version that will be exclusive to SEGA arcades. Lastly, the 3rd version with eyes closed will be exclusive to TAITO’s online crane prize service.

This figure is part of a 3 release series, which began last month with the release of the Winter Live ver. Kagamine Rin prize figure, and next month in December will see the release of the Kagamine Len: Winter Live ver. figure!