Jan 042021
 

Happy New Year, and we hope you’re all doing well and safe this holiday season! We hope it’s not too early to look forward to Spring, as Sakura Miku has been making a bit of a splash recently with new figure releases. Check them out below!

Spiritale Sakura Miku: Sakura Fairy Ver. 1/7 Scale Figure

We’re happy to present the next in the TAITO SPIRITALE line, an amazing figure of Sakura Miku! Miku is in her signature outfit with a cherry blossom twist, featuring bright pinks and translucent hair that is adorned with lovely cherry blossoms as well. With Miku is sitting atop a Sakura branch that is adorned with soft flower blossoms and petals she will be a fantastic addition to any Hatsune Miku collection!

Preorder her over at →Tokyo Otaku Mode←! Preorders are expected to ship out November 2021.

Hatsune Miku Sakura Miku Noodle Stopper Figure

From Furyu comes this Noodle Stopper figure of Sakura Miku. Sitting at a height of 5.1″, she is wearing her pastel pink Vocaloid outfit with cherries in her hair as she grabs her long twintails as they fall down beside her and gives a big, bright smile. With Miku sitting atop your Cup Noodle as the noodles cook you’ll have perfect noodles every time, and when you’re done feasting you can display her in your collection atop the included base.

She’s currently on preorder on →Tokyo Otaku Mode←, and is expected to ship out in June 2021.

Sakura Miku Big Plush

Measuring 11.8″, she features high-quality embroidery that makes her multi-color pink eyes look great! Some of the cherry blossoms that adorn her super plush twintails are also embroidered while others are made out of felt like her hair and coordinating outfit. She, of course, also has cherry hair ties and a little ahoge. And just look at those blushed cheeks! Display her in your plushie collection!🌸

You can preorder this orderable plushie over at →Tokyo Otaku Mode←. She’s expected to release in June 2021.

Dec 252020
 

Goodsmile Racing reveals the livery of their Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo they will be racing with for the 2021 Super GT season. Donning the 2021 Racing Miku designed by En Morikura, the team aims for their fourth championship next season. On top of that, the second Racing Miku visual has also been revealed which is displayed on the doors of the car.

Dec 202020
 

Good Smile Company is surprising us today with not one, but two preorder openings for Hatsune Miku Nendoroids. First up is Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2019 ver.!

Miku from Magical Mirai 2019 has arrived!
From “Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku” comes a Nendoroid of Hatsune Miku wearing her outfit from the Magical Mirai 2019 main visual illustration! Illustrator ni02’s “future circus” version of Miku has been brought to life.

She comes with three face plates including an energetic standard expression, a smiling expression and a winking expression. She can be displayed with her top hat either on or off. Both a microphone and a cube are included as optional parts. Be sure to add her to your collection!

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2019 Ver. is available for preorder exclusively from Good Smile Company’s online shop for 5500 JPY ($54.99 USD), and can be ordered until February 4th 2021 at 12:00 PM JST. She’s expected to ship out in June 2021.

> Preorder from Good Smile Online Shop (Global)
> Preorder from Good Smile Online Shop (USA & Canada)

Next up is Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2020 Summer Festival Ver.!

Miku in a festival outfit from Magical Mirai 2020 Summer Festival has arrived!
From “Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku” comes a Nendoroid of Hatsune Miku wearing her outfit from the Magical Mirai 2019 Summer Festival main visual illustration! Illustrator Fuzichoco’s “Festival” version of Miku has been brought to life.

She comes with three face plates including a standard expression, an expression with her tongue sticking out and a smiling expression. A hand fan, cotton candy and a goldfish are all included as optional parts! Be sure to add her to your collection!

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2020 Summer Festival Ver. is available for preorder exclusively from Good Smile Company’s online shop for 5500 JPY ($52.99 USD), and can be ordered until February 4th 2021 at 12:00 PM JST. She’s expected to ship out in June 2021.

> Preorder from Good Smile Online Shop (Global)
> Preorder from Good Smile Online Shop (USA & Canada)

Dec 172020
 

The Nendoroid celebrating 5 years of Hatsune Miku Symphony, and co-designed by Rella, is finally here and ready for preorder!

From “Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku” comes a Nendoroid of Hatsune Miku based off of the main visual from the full orchestra concert “Hatsune Miku Symphony 2020 ~5th Anniversary~”. The Nendoroid faithfully captures the beautiful design originally illustrated by Rella. She comes with two face plates including a smiling expression and an expression with closed eyes.

Her gramophone-inspired dress has been recreated in detail with translucent parts and gold paintwork. The Nendoroid also comes included with a box-style stand that can also be used as a storage box. Additionally, a joined hands part that can be used with Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Symphony 2018-2019 Ver. (sold separately) to display them holding hands is included as well. Be sure to add her to your collection!



There is also a comment from the costume illustrator, Rella:

Once again, congratulations to Hatsune Miku Symphony on its 5th Anniversary! For this special occasion, I designed the symphony version of Hatsune Miku in a gramophone-inspired outfit. The gramophone is “a device for recording and reproducing sound.” Using the gramophone as a base, I aimed to create a somewhat different outfit for Miku that fit the Hatsune Miku Symphony theme of orchestral performances of Vocaloid masterpieces.

When I saw the initial painted prototype, I was so happy to see that so much attention to detail was put into the figure, and that the gold, pearl and transparent textures of her outfit were preserved beautifully in Nendoroid form! Thank you, Good Smile Company!

The nendoroid is available for preorder from Good Smile Company’s online shop for 7800 Yen ($74.99 USD), and will be available for preorder until January 28th at 12:00 PM JST, and GSC shop orders will also get an exclusive 5th anniversary base. She’s expected to ship out in August of 2021, but the uncertainty of COVID-19 may cause delays in overseas shipments. A safer bet for overseas buyers would be Tokyo Otaku Mode, but it does end up a bit more expensive (and no bonus base).

> Tokyo Otaku Mode
> Good Smile Company (Global)
> Good Smile Company (North America)

Dec 172020
 

Goodsmile Racing has announced that they will take part in the 2021 season of Super GT in the GT300 class. The structure of the team remains the same as before with Goodsmile Company’s President Aki Takanori as the team owner. Former racing driver Ukyo Katayama as the team manager and Kono Takao as the team’s chief engineer. The driver line up remains the same with Nobuteru Taniguchi and Tatsuya Kataoka, and the team will still use the Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo.

A new Racing Miku for 2021 has also been revealed illustrated by En Morikura who is most notable for their character design of the Virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI.

Their website has also been updated and personal sponsors for next year have been opened.

https://www.goodsmileracing.com/en/sponsor/personal

And finally, a line up of Racing Miku 2021 merchandise and more will be on sale at Magical Mirai in Tokyo this weekend from the 18th to 20th of December.