May 092019
 

Good Smile Company’s “Snow Miku Time” livestream event has finished, and has a lot of exciting news to share! If you missed the live stream event, you can rewatch the YouTube recording for as long as it’s available. Let’s get started on the announcements!

Even though it was the last part of the live stream, the reveal of the Snow Miku and Yukine 2020 design finalists is what everyone was waiting for! Here’s the list of the 6 finalists:

#1: “Grand Piano” by 杏夏蜜柑 → https://piapro.jp/t/saxQ
#2: “Taiko” by こり → https://piapro.jp/t/YxrR
#3: “Horn” by メープル → https://piapro.jp/t/HnGM
#4: “Accordion” by mgr → https://piapro.jp/t/sWBP
#5: “Flute” by 二六時中 → https://piapro.jp/t/lO2m
#6: “Marching Band” by ππ → https://piapro.jp/t/P9Kf

Community voting will be counted until May 17th, JST. Only one vote per person/device will be counted! The winning design will be announced at Magical Mirai 2019.

-> CLICK HERE TO VOTE! <-

If you’re curious to know the results of the initial community vote on the Nicovideo live stream, here’s a quick screenshot!

Magical Mirai 2019

A new piece of artwork showing off Magical Mirai 2019 themed outfits for Kagamine Rin & Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO and MEIKO were revealed during the livestream. Expect these designs to play part in decorations and goods for Magical Mirai 2019!

The Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2018 ver. was also announced during the stream! Details regarding pricing and release date were not yet announced, but we can expect to hear more soon.

Racing Miku 2019

Good Smile Company announced a 1/8 scale figure for Racing Miku 2018, based on the art design by Annin Oiko! There’s only a prototype sculpture being teased for now. Expect a painted version to be revealed, along with pricing and release info at a later date.

Good Smile Racing and Nitroplus are collaborating together again this year with Racing Miku and Super Sonico. Two new artworks by Minoa and 津路参汰 were released as part of this collaboration. Other details of the collaboration will come at a later time.

Other Goods & Collabs

A scale figure of Hatsune Miku Symphony 2018~2019 will be made! The figure will be based on the original artwork by Rella. Other details are not yet available, so keep watching for that.

Also, a Hatsune Miku x Macaron collaboration was announced, which will make special Cryptonloid themed Macaroons available, along with an A2 size visual poster!

Lastly, SEGA announced the availability and release dates for the following prize plushies and figures: Hatsune Miku: White Dress ver. plushie (releases 3rd week of May 2019), Hatsune Miku: White Dress ver. premium figure (releases 4th week of May 2019), a new trio of Hatsune Miku keychain plushies (releases 3rd week of June 2019) and Mega Jumbo Fuwafuwa ver. Sakura Miku plushie (on preorder at Chara-Ani until May 28th).

May 082019
 

The fairy-sized Racing Miku 2017 Thailand Ver. scale figure from FREEing is now open for preorder from Good Smile Company’s online shop, and various online stores!

Presenting the 2017 Thailand Support Ver. Of Racing Miku from the Hatsune Miku GT Project!

The 2017 Thailand Support Ver. Of Racing Miku 2017 from the Hatsune Miku GT Project is now a scale figure! Based on the design by illustrator Tony, the fairy-like version of Racing Miku has been brought to life in full scale. Her costume and tanned skin is a unique feature of the Thailand Support Ver. Her twintails, wings and parts of her costume have been recreated with translucent parts, making for a truly magical appearance. Be sure to add her to your collection!

The tanned fairy racing queen is priced at 18,700 yen on Good Smile’s Online Shop, and she’ll be available for preorder until June 6th at 12:00 JST. The release date is expected for sometime around November 2019. She’s also available from any of these other shops listed below!

> Tokyo Otaku Mode (Supports MikuFan!)
> Hobby Link (Supports MikuFan!)
> CDJapan (Supports MikuFan!)
> Good Smile Company
> AmiAmi
> Hobby Search
> Nippon Yasan

Official product page: https://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/8306/

 

May 052019
 

We got surprisingly close to another race potentially being cancelled due to heavy rain, but the 2nd round of SUPER GT 2019 at Fuji Speedway on May 4th was able to come to a close with Goodsmile Racing placing 6th! The final minutes of the race was a tough battle for driver TK, who managed to steal back the 6th place position from #33 (a Nissan GT-R) at the last minute. That brings our team’s score to 12.5 points so far for this season, with a 7th place overall team rank.

Round 3 will be at Suzuka on May 25th~26th. Hopefully the weather will be more kind at the next race! Fight, GSR!

Goodsmile Racing also released the first image of the Figma Racing Miku 2019 fully painted! Additionally, GSR has announced that individual item sales of the Figma will be made available sometime soon. If you’d like to obtain the Figma along with additional benefits, the personal sponsors courses are also available!

Goodsmile Racing Personal Sponsors Page: https://www.goodsmileracing.com/en/sponsor/personal/

Apr 242019
 

The 1/7 scale “Racing Miku 2018: Challenging to the TOP” figure by Aquamarine is now available for preorder from Good Smile Company’s online shop, and various online stores!

The Songstress of the Circuit racing to the top!

From the “Hatsune Miku GT Project” comes Racing Miku 2018: Challenging to the TOP! Illustrator Kanzaki Hiro’s Racing Miku design has been brought to life. Her fluttering twintails feature vivid gradation while the details of her costume such as the fur and gold decorations have been carefully captured. Be sure to add her to your collection!

Racing Miku 2018: Challenging to the TOP is now available from Good Smile Company’s online shop for 14,800 Yen ($134 USD), and will be available for preorder until May 23rd, 2019 at 12:00 PM JST. She’s expected to ship in September 2019. She’s also available from the other online stores listed below!

> Tokyo Otaku Mode (Supports MikuFan!)
> Hobby Link (Supports MikuFan!)
> CDJapan (Supports MikuFan!)
> Good Smile Company
> Amiami
> Hobby Search
> Nippon Yasan

Official Product Page: https://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/8282/

Apr 162019
 

Picture via @goodsmileracing

During last night’s news stream by Goodsmile Racing, the design for this year’s Thailand Cheer version of Racing Miku 2019 was announced! The design by @Annin_Oiko features Racing Miku with the usual tanned look, along with a sailor-outfit inspired 2 piece bikini and umbrella. She’s absolutely cute!

This design will be featured in upcoming merchandise, as well as at this year’s Round 4 race in Thailand for the SUPER GT 2019 competition. A figure is also likely to be announced sometime later, so stay tuned for those updates!

Trivia: Thailand version Racing Miku has been a reoccurring idea since the first design in 2014.