Jan 122018
 

The Snow Miku news update on January 12th was a big one, but we’ll make quick work to help summarize it for you! The Snow Miku 2018 event will take place during the Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan between February 5th~12th.

The Goods

The official goods list for Snow Miku 2017 has more than doubled in size, and added the following items: A hoodie blanket, key holder, random charms, dish set, chopsticks, coin purse, clear poster, rubber band, can badges, assorted gacha prizes, phone cases, 5,000mAh mobile batteries, plushie, rubber strap, backpack, embroidered jacket, silicone watch, printed cream-filled cookies, printed rice crackers, Snow Miku model train set, and a special issue Snow Miku 2018 newspaper.

Phew, that’s a handful! Check out the gallery and pricing on the official goods page, which is still updating! → http://snowmiku.com/2018/goods.html

Exhibition @ Sapporo Factory Hall

The Sapporo Factory Hall map has been posted with info for most exhibitors. Some are still awaiting announcement, so keep checking back for updates: http://snowmiku.com/2018/location_factory.html#factory_hall

FLOOR 1
Booth 1: Hatsune Miku Visa & Master Card
Booth 2: Rohto Digi-Eye
Booth 3: COMING SOON
Booth 4: VOLKS
Booth 5: Hatsune Miku Symphony
Booth 6: COMING SOON
Booth 7: First Rubber Co. ltd (Shoe Collab)
Booth 8: Washin Palette
Booth 9: COSPA
Booth 10: COMING SOON
Booth 11: VOCALOID KEYBOARD
Booth 12: Crypton Sonicwire
Booth 13: COCOLLABO
Booth 14: Snow Miku Sky Town

FLOOR 2
Snow Miku 2018 Illustration Gallery and life-sized statues.

Live Stage @ Sapporo Factory Atrium

Various chat sessions, live DJ performances, and music lessons will be provided at the Live Stage events at the Sapporo Factory Atrium, located just across the street from the Sapporo Factory Hall. Here’s the announced schedule!

February 10th
12:00 PM – COMING SOON

4:00 PM – Connecting The World ~Think Global, Act Local Part 6
Talk Session with Hiroyuki Itoh, Guillaume, and Kumiko Meguro from Crypton Future Media about their events in 2017.

February 11th
12:00 PM – TOKOTOKO (Nishizawa-san P) Live Stage
Live Stage performance with Nishizawa-san (composer of Snow Miku 2018 theme song), 000 and Guu.

2:00 PM – Keisei Live DJ
Also known as the creator of Singularity, the winning song from the Magical Mirai 2018 song contest. Enjoy Keisei’s live DJ performance!

4:00 PM – Hatsune Miku V4X Music Course feat. BIGHEAD
BIGHEAD, creator of well-known songs like Sharing the World and Story Rider, will be giving pointers on the use of Hatsune Miku V4X in music production! Also joining for assistance is Sonicwire’s Koizui Seimei.

Dec 152017
 

The official Snow Miku 2018 info site released quite a few news updates on December 15th, here’s a quick summary of those updates!

An added benefit of visitors attending the exhibition at the Sapporo Factory Hall on February 10th~11th are these collectable charms, one of three different designs chosen at random. You can re-enter the venue to get additional pieces, if you like.

Crypton’s music label KarenT will be distributing this year’s special Snow Miku themed album titled “Nocturne of Snow Light”, priced at 1,200 Yen at the venue. It’ll come with the following tracks:

01. 四角い地球を丸くする / TOKOTOKO(西沢さんP) feat. 初音ミク <SNOW MIKU 2018テーマソング>
02. ひとりぼっちとココロの本と / PIPPO feat. 初音ミク
03. メルヘンスノーマン / RUBY-CATMAN feat. 初音ミク
04. 三冬月。雨と0時 / キョータ(スコアP) feat. 初音ミク
05. カノープスが落ちた夜 / さまぐら feat. 初音ミク
06. アイビィ / ジグ feat. 初音ミク
07. Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya! (Wafooooooo Remix) / daniwellP feat. 初音ミク <bonus track>

Similar to last year, the Dinos amusement centers and theaters will be participating in goods giveaways at their arcades, bowling alleys and movie theaters. These festivities begin December 23rd, and run until February 28th. As examples, you can win a free magnet with one of 8 different designs every time you spend at least 500 yen on a participating prize machine. Just contact a staff member before you insert the money!

At Dinos Bowling (ディノスボウル), you can get a free Snow miku mug with the purchase of a bowling game for just 2,500 Yen, with 4 designs to choose from. You can also collect a 5th design at the Dinos Cinemas (ディノスシネマズ) for 2,000 Yen, which also comes with a soft drink.

Lastly, you can collect 1 of 3 different Snow Miku calendars, and a silicone watch, from crane games as prices! Try your luck!

There will also be a screening of the Magical Mirai 2017 concert at the Dinos Cinemas, but if the event is like last year, they wont plan to make the tickets available to overseas visitors. We’ll post updates if this changes.

A special gallery had been uploaded with various official Snow Miku 2018 artworks, go check them out on the official site! → http://snowmiku.com/2018/special_gallery.html

Aug 162017
 

Following up on our previous article, the goods for the Hatsune Miku x NewDays collaboration have been announced! Additionally, the exclusive JR Station outfit design for the Akihabara store has been revealed (seen above). From August 22nd until September 4th, the following goods will be available from participating NewDays convenience store locations: A4 size clear file sets, trading pin badges, pick sets, acrylic keychains, and rubber pass cases.


■Participating Stores (20 Locations)
【Tokyo】
Shinjuku Station NewDays Shinjuku
Ikebukuro Station NewDays Ikebukuro North Exit
Tokyo Station NewDays Keiyo Street
Akihabara Station NewDays Atre Akihabara
Akabane Station NewDays Akabane
Machida Station NewDays Machida
Hachioji Station NewDays Hachioji
【Saitama】
Omiya Station NewDays Omiya
Higashikawaguchi Station NewDays Higashigakucho
Musashi Urawa Station NewDays Musashi Urawa
【Chiba Prefecture】
Chiba Station NewDays Perrier Chiba Central Ticket gate south
Maihama Station NewDays Maihama
Hiroshima Makuhari Station NewDays Kaihin Makuhari Central
【Kanagawa Prefecture】
Yokohama Station NewDays Yokohama North Exit
Kawasaki Station NewDays Kawasaki
Tsurumi Station NewDays Tsurumi West Exit
Kamoi Station NewDays Kamoi
Fujisawa Station NewDays Fujisawa
【Ibaraki Prefecture】
Mito Station NewDays Mini Mito 1
【Tochigi Prefecture】
Utsunomiya Station NewDays Utsunomiya Central

■Second Volume Exclusives (2 Locations)
A second volume of goods will be released exclusively to two of the above stores starting August 31st. These two stores will also offer benefits not available at other locations. The participating locations are the stores at Akihabara Station and Kaihin Makuhari Central. The following goods will be available from August 31st until September 4th: Storage container, large format multi-cloth, full graphic T-shirts, tote bags/rucksacks, B2-size tapestry, muffler towel, and mugs.

Aug 042017
 

The latest Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2017 news update is a big one! Special extras, goods and activities were announced, check out the details below!

Sub-visual Art Gallery Released

A special gallery has been uploaded featuring illustrations by Magical Mirai co-operating artists! 8 different illustrations are currently on display, check them out here! → http://magicalmirai.com/2017/special.html#special_gallery

Official Goods Announced


The first batch of official goods contains 7 new items: A shopping bag with art by iXima and bob, full graphic T-shirt with art by Apapico, basic T-shirt with art by iXima, pen light featuring art by iXima, pen light sleeve set with art by Murakami Yuichi, pen light holder with art by CHRIS, and a 6 color muffler towel. Check out the goods gallery here → http://magicalmirai.com/2017/goods.html

Workshop & Creative Stage Updates


A special miniature Miku nanoblock kit will be available at the Workshop area of Magical Mirai for 500 yen. This set is limited and exclusive to this event! Additionally, the creative stage events will feature 3 different Vocaloid creators on September 2nd and 3rd. Apapico will host an art coloring session from 1:30 PM~3:30 PM on September 2nd, Saitou Naoki will host a “making of” art session from 11:30~12:30 on September 3rd, and monica:factory will be hosting a music composition and tips session from 4:00 PM~5:00 PM on September 3rd.

A Cosplayer Show will take place September 2nd from 11:30~12:30, where cosplaying participants can have a chance to show off and talk their favorite points of cosplay on stage! The event will be hosted by producer Nyanyannya. More info on participation will be announced later. Next, a video creators show will be hosted by none other than the popular Hatsune Miku video creators MasatakaP and Kasoku Satou! The show will be held September 3rd at 1:30~2:20.

Lastly, a talk session by Crypton Future Media staff will review the topic of Hatsune Miku’s overseas expansion, through events such as MIKU EXPO. The session will be hosted by Hiroyuki Itoh, Guillaume Devigne and Meguro Kumiko.

Workshop & Creative Stage events page: http://magicalmirai.com/2017/ex_workshop.html

Music Area Info

A “huge cake object” is being prepared for display, along with the first ever life-sized statues of Kagamine Rin and Len! Also planned is a special screening and art gallery for the PV “Sand Planet”, the official Magical Mirai 2017 theme song. The following activities will also be available in the music area:

– Musical Instrument Experience Corner hosted by YAMAHA: Experience instruments like Saxophones and Violins for the first time!
– VOCALOID Booth hosted by YAMAHA: Will introduce new Vocaloid products for the first time, and showcase previously popular products.
– Enterprise Development: Get closer to the world of music production. Exhibited by various music companies.
– Karent & SONOCA Corner: Exhibition corner of Crypton Future Media’s music label KarenT and their smart music card SONOCA.
– KarenT presents Creators Market – We previously published the details here! → https://www.mikufan.com/?p=19574

DJ Stage Lineup

Besides the ticketed DJ Live event that wasn’t open to overseas applicants, there will be Free Viewing DJ live events throughout the duration of Magical Mirai! Anyone can join the free viewing area at any time to enjoy the performances, granted there’s room to join. Here’s the lineup:

Day 1 (September 1st)
1:30~3:00 – Opening DJ Party featuring HachiojiP, DJ’TEKINA//SOMETHING and Merochin!
4:00~4:30 – Enjoy various Vocaloid songs arranged by musicians with musical instruments.

Day 2 (September 2nd)
11:10~11:50 – 164P
2:10~3:00 – Nayutan & PinocchioP
3:40~4:20 – The Retrievers & (Coming Soon)
5:00~5:30 – Misumi

Day 3 (September 3rd)
11:00~11:40 – ATOLS
1:00~1:30 – Merochin
2:20~2:50 – Experience a new type of Hatsune Miku live with the R3 animation system.
3:10~3:30 – BIGHEAD
3:50~4:20 – Enjoy various Vocaloid songs arranged by musicians with musical instruments.

May 062017
 

If you’re a Hatsune Miku fan living in Thailand, now’s your chance as Animate Bangkok is bringing in Snow Miku goods! You’ll find Snow Miku goods from Snow Miku Sky Town as well as Snow Miku festival 2017. Many figures will also be on sale including limited items such as Nendoroid & Figma Snow Miku: Twinkle Snow Ver.

Snow Miku Skytown Caravan & Hatsune Miku only shop is now open at Animate Bangkok, Thailand until May 28th. Be sure to drop by at MBK Center on the 7th floor if you get the chance!