Hatsune Miku Calendars For 2016 Are (Almost) Here!

 Posted by at 11:51 am  Hatsune Miku, Illustrations, Merchandise  2 Responses »
Oct 162015
 

After yet another exciting year full of surprises and events, what better way to keep your 2016 schedule organized than with a new Hatsune Miku calendar? There are three different designs to choose from this year, so take your favorite pick! All of the following calendars are expected to ship out this November.

Hatsune Miku 2016 Calendar (A2 Size by Try-X Ltd.)


The first calendar from Try-X Ltd features 14 pages (November 2015~December 2016) in A2 size (42cm x 60cm), making every page a poster-size illustration! The cover art was illustrated by KEI.

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Racing Miku 2016 Calendar (A2 Size by Try-X Ltd.)

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Show your team spirit for Goodsmile Racing with this calendar featuring Racing Miku 2015! The calendar features 7 pages (2 months for each page) in A2 size, with the cover illustration by Taiki!

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Hatsune Miku 2016 Calendar (A5 Size by Piapro)

The new Piapro calendar for 2016 features 16 pages in A5 size (8.5cm x 12cm), making it the perfect size to compliment any desk or work space. As per tradition, the cover illustration was created by KEI! This year the calendar does not appear to be available on any shops outside Japan, but keep your eyes out for it just in case! Let us know in the comments or contact us if you spot it somewhere.

Hatsune Miku Expo Japan Tour Announced For 5 Cities Starting March 2016

 Posted by at 7:48 pm  Events, Exhibitions, Hatsune Miku  9 Responses »
Sep 162015
 

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While the past Hatsune Miku Expo events have been in international locations outside of Japan, it looks like Hatsune Miku fans in Japan will also get to enjoy a taste of what the expo events have to offer. The tour will take place in 5 different cities across the country starting late March 2016.

The event ties in with the recently announced Hatsune Miku Expo song contest, which is scheduled to end on October 19th. So far, only the locations and dates of the Hatsune Miku Expo tour have been announced, with more details promised to be announced soon:

Fukuoka: March 23rd~24th
Osaka: March 29th
Nagoya: March 31st
Sapporo: April 5th
Tokyo: April 9th~10th

Official Site: http://org.mikuexpo.com/jp2016/en
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikuexpo

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Is Coming To PS4 in 2016

 Posted by at 2:17 am  Hatsune Miku, Merchandise, Project Diva, Videogames  14 Responses »
Sep 152015
 

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Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone has been announced by SEGA and Sony today via the SCEJA stream. The news has been teased many times as SEGA has been showing interest in making a similar game to Project DIVA Arcade for home consoles since last year, as well as the poll held in April this year.

The teaser trailer was showcased at the event, and showed many familiar features from the arcade version such as the hold bonus and multiple buttons hold bonus. The game is set to release for sometime in 2016. Below are screenshots we’ve gathered from the stream, and reveal a brief moment of the gameplay.

Hatsune Miku Expo Song Contest Now Open, Accepting All Languages

 Posted by at 5:46 am  Hatsune Miku, Music, Other  1 Response »
Aug 262015
 

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Crypton Future Media has announced today the Hatsune Miku Expo song contest, in search for original tracks to perform at a future Hatsune Miku Expo concert. Fans are invited to participate in the song submissions starting now on Soundcloud.

In celebration of the announcement, a two-week trial version of Hatsune Miku V3 English will be available for free on SONICWIRE. The followings below are essential rules to consider for song submissions:

  • Make sure your submission(s) includes a song title and lyrics in the track description
  • Disable downloads via Soundcloud
  • Submit your song to the Hatsune Miku Expo Song Contest Soundcloud group.

The grand winner will be rewarded with 100,000 JPY worth of products from SONICWIRE and a pair of tickets to Hatsune Miku Expo concert where the winning entry will be performed. Furthermore, the winner will have an opportunity to take a commemorative photo with Hatsune Miku on stage (does not cover travel expenses).

Among other participants, two runner-ups will be chosen and presented with 30,000 JPY worth of products from SONICWIRE. Fans are more than welcome to submit songs in any languages they prefer.

The contest opens now up to October 19th. We look forward to hear songs from fans around the world, and to the next location of Hatsune Miku Expo. Now is your chance to take your song around the world!




2016 Racing Miku Design Submissions Now Open, Start Drawing!

 Posted by at 10:21 pm  Goodsmile Racing, Hatsune Miku, Other  14 Responses »
Jun 212015
 

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The Goodsmile Racing x Piapro collaboration for 2016 Racing Miku design has begun! This will be the first time we’ll witness a completely fan-based Racing Miku design in the battlefield. The collaboration came as a sudden announcement recently via live stream on July 20th.

The concepts are “Blaze”, “Victory”, and “Phoenix” (She sounds ready for another race in Thailand). Participants are free to illustrate their ideas however they please. Rather than focus on colors and lines, your ideas will be heavily recognized. Each submission requires specific tags, and we have prepared a detailed procedure below. Anyone can enter, and you’re not required to be from Japan.

An example provided by the officials:

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HOW TO ENTER:

  • Create your design, and save in JPG format. Keep image size BELOW A4 size, and use 150dpi resolution.
  • Click HERE to begin the submission process.
  • Before submitting the design, click on the Edit Tags button 「編集」.
  • Copy and Paste (do not type) the tag レーシングミク２０１６ into the space (Disregard this step if tag field already has a tag)
  • Click 「ロックする」 to lock the tag.
  • Confirm that the Lock Icon is on the left-hand side of your tag (this is the most important part of the process), then submit.
  • Once your submission is successfully completed, it can be found listed with the other submissions on the official site.
    (*Other rules and details can be found be here)

The submission deadline is on July 21st at 9:00 JST. Once the winning design has been selected, she will be announced via live stream on Hatsune Miku GT Project channel on nicovideo on July 22nd. The winner will be rewarded with a pair of tickets to his/her chosen race in Super GT 2016.

For details on the previous Racing Mikus, you can visit the History of Racing Miku section on Goodsmile Racing site for illustrators, designers, and a complete package of all official illustrations.

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