Mar 092019
 

Today (and yesterday as well, depending on timezones) is another Miku Day, which comes around every year on March 9th! This is the day where Miku fans like to show their apprecation for Hatsune Miku in various ways, such as illustrations, pictures, music, and more!

Here on MikuFan, we’ve made it a yearly tradition to share our favorite Miku Day illustrations! You can click any of the previews below to see their full versions. If you’d like to see more, you can search the #ミクの日 tag on Pixiv or Twitter! There’s always dozens more pages of wonderful artworks to see!

Illustration by 夜ノみつき

Illustration by 松うに

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Mar 012019
 

Hello, Miku and Snow Miku fans! It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally managed to sort through our collection of photos to bring you our photo report of Snow Miku 2019 and its various activities! This year was made extra special, largely in part to it also being the 10th anniversary of Snow Miku.

From the Snow Miku Sky Town, to the week-long festivities, up until the exhibition and concert weekend, we did our best to capture it all! Check out the gallery below!

Snow Miku Sky Town & Pronto Cafe

Located inside the New Chitose airport on the 4th floor, the Snow Miku Sky Town store is open year-round and carries various exclusive goods. The Pronto cafe next to this shop offers Snow Miku collaboration food dishes during the Snow Miku celebration week.

Snow Miku 2019: Day 0

I explored Odori Park in central Sapporo on Sunday, February 3rd, to catch early glimpses of the completed snow sculptures. I also saw the Snow Miku sculpture just as the ice crown was placed on her head, giving a rare look at its jewel-like transparency before it was snowed on the next day! Continue reading »

Jan 252019
 

After the completion of last night’s Hatsune Miku Symphony 2019 performance in Osaka, the next event location for 2019 was announced! The next performance will take place at Pacifico Yokohama National University Hall on October 14th, 2019. Additional event details, such as tickets, is expected to be announced later, so stay tuned!

Hatsune Miku Symphony Website: https://sp.wmg.jp/mikusymphony/

Jan 192019
 

Overseas ticket sales for Hatsune Miku Expo 2019 in Taiwan are now open! You can grab them from the following page. Please note the website is in Chinese-only, but tickets ARE purchasable from overseas.

Ticket page: https://ticket.com.tw/application/UTK02/UTK0201_.aspx?PRODUCT_ID=N01HDKMV

Taiwan’s Miku Expo event is scheduled to take place at New Taipei City Exhibition Hall on May 11th at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Accomodation plan applications are open until January 25th @ 5:00 PM JST. Check those out here: http://entame.knt.co.jp/tour/2019/05/mikuexpo/en/index.html

Miku Expo 2019 HK & TW Official Site: https://mikuexpo.com/twhk2019/

Jan 182019
 

The latest Snow Miku 2019 news update announces many new official goods, and partner collaborations! First up is the full list of Official goods announced so far. Since we’re less than 3 weeks away from the event, this should be pretty close to the final list.

Official Goods

The items pictured below are in the following order.

Image 1: Snow Miku 2019 Plushie, Stained Metal Charm, Stadium Jacket, Big Acrylic Stand, 10,000mAh Mobile Battery, Another Battery, Smartphone Case, Another Case.
Image 2: Trading Straps, Compact Mirror, Keyholder Strap, Full Graphic Shirt, B2 Tapestries, Glass Jewelry, Assorted Gacha Prizes, Model Train.
Image 3: Can Badges, Clear File Set, Rubber Strap Collection, Rabbit Yukine Plushie, T-Shirt, Mushroom Cushion, Card Case, Glasses Case.
Image 4: Glasses Cloth, Full Graphic Happi, Room Key Holder, Mini Flag, Big Photo Towel, Charm, Big Clip, Visual Book.
Image 5: Mini Flag Set, Coffee, Penlight, Penlight Sleeves, T-Shirt, Shopping Bag, Face Towel, Clear File.
Image 6: Rubber Strap, Pin Badge, Official Album, Nendoroid Snow Miku 2019, Figma Snow Miku 2019, Snow Miku 2019 Dress for Snow Miku Dollfie Dream.

Goods Page: https://snowmiku.com/2019/goods.html

Collaborations

There’s also a long list of collaborations for this event. Here’s a quick summary of them!


Animate
The Sapporo Animate shop will be ofering exclusive Snow Miku goods, and rewards for those who spend 2,000 Yen or more in the store. There’s also a twitter campaign where tweeting a photo enters you for a chance to win a special apron.

Details: https://www.animate.co.jp/onlyshop/234384/


Karaoke
Special food items, goods and songs will be available at the Takahashi Group Karaoke Sapporo location.

Details: http://www.takahasi.co.jp/snowmiku2019/


Mirai.St Cafe
From February 2nd~~1th, Crypton Future Media’s Mirai.St cafe will be offering special collaboration food dishes, with drink coasters offered as a free reward for each food item purchased. Verious official goods will also be sold inside the cafe.

Details: https://snowmiku.com/2019/collabo_campaign.html


Sugoi Dinos
Dinos is repeating their previous years collaborations. You can obtain tickets for every 500 Yen you spend on participating machines, which can be redeemed for can badges, or other various prizes. You can also get limited edition mugs from the Dinos bowling alley, and the Dinos theatre while supplies last.

Details: http://www.sugai-dinos.jp/campaign201819win/


Norbesa
The Noria ferris wheel at Norbesa will be wrapped with a Snow Miku theme again this year. Riding the wrapped carrage will cost 800 Yen, which nets you a fantastic view of Sapporo city while enjoying some Hatsune Miku music. You also get a memorial postcard.

Details: https://snowmiku.com/2019/collabo_campaign.html