Aug 142019
 

A collaboration illustration contest has been launched on Pixiv between Hatsune Miku and KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL, a yearly festival to promote a number of Japan’s traditional culture in the city of Kyoto as part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics promotional campaigns, and the contest begins starting now! The contest is looking for 36 different illustrations of Hatsune Miku with the theme of “Kyoto”, with the prize money of 30,000 yen for each winners!

In additional to the benefit of prize money, each and every of the 36 winning illustrations will be on display at the festival, which is set to be held at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine, a Shinto shrine over a thousand years old in Kyoto, on October 25th~December 8th, 2019. Entries are open starting now, and will close on September 23rd, 2019 at 23:59 JST! 

Size

Size-free*

File Format

JPEG, GIF, PNG* (no more than 23MB per entry)

Result release date

Please wait for notifications until the winning illustrations have been selected.

Other Notes

  • More than one entry is allowed, but not duplicates.
  • *Winning illustrators must be prepared to provide your works in A4-size (210mm x 297mm, 350dpi)
  • IMPORTANT NOTE: Entries must be uploaded with the tag “三十六画仙イラコン” (copy and paste without quotes).
  • IMPORTANT NOTE: Entries with public levels of “my pixiv only” or “private” will be considered invalid.
  • IMPORTANT NOTE: Please reassure that entry is there in the list once submitted. Entries that do not appear in the list will be considered invalid.

-> Click Here To Begin Submission Application <-

For more information on KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL, please stand by and wait patiently for future web updates.

KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL: http://www.kyotonippon.com/
Illustration Contest: https://www.pixiv.net/contest/kyotonippon
Entries list: https://www.pixiv.net/contest/kyotonippon#entries

Main visual by the artist Rella

Jul 142018
 

Hatsune Miku illustrations, like the music, are a quintessential part of what makes Hatsune Miku who she is. It’s another medium for artists to express their feelings and ideas through Hatsune Miku’s character, and there’s a lot of amazing artworks out there! Some of you might be looking to add some of these artworks to your collections, and we found three excellent art books available for order right now from overseas!

These are also official sources, so you’ll also be helping support these artists works. If you know of other great art books, feel free to share below in the comments. Just be sure to keep them official!

Transfer by Rella

After we saw the announcement for Rella’s newest art book, we knew we had to share it! Rella is a highly acclaimed illustrator on Pixiv, and one of the most popular Hatsune Miku and Vocaloid artists of all time. We even interviewed her last year.

Rella’s newly announced 3rd Vocaloid art book contains 36 pages of full-color prints in A4 size, and is available for preorder on Alice-Books until Jul 28th! Regular sales and shipment will begin August 13th after Summer Comiket ends. It’s priced at 1800 Yen ($16 USD) with small packet and EMS shipping options available, and an English website interface.

Artwork Samples

-= Overseas Shipping =-
Alice-Books: http://alice-books.com/item/show/2377-9

-= Others (Proxy Needed) =-
Toranoana: https://ec.toranoana.shop/tora/ec/item/040030646722/
Melonbooks: https://www.melonbooks.co.jp/fromagee/detail/detail.php?product_id=378768

-= Follow Rella! =-
Pixiv: https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=163536
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rellakinoko

Miku Rhythm by QYS3

QYS3, much like Rella, is also a popular Hatsune Miku illustrator from China. His art themes are more diverse, and are known to range anywhere from beautiful, to cool, and even hilarious. He’s offering a really amazing bundle over on Taobao.

You can get his two newest art books “Miku Rhythm” (32 pages) and “Tales From The Thousand and One Nights” (28 pages), two keychains, and your choice from 3 different tapestry designs measuring 80x60cm. And all of this is available for just 150 Yuan, or about $23 USD! You can optionally also choose just the books, keychains or tapestries on their own if you wish.

Bundle Previews

If you don’t know how to order direct from Taobao, you can easily order the bundle using the proxy TaobaoFocus, which has great pricing and flexible shipping options to many countries.

IMPORTANT NOTE: To choose the tapestry, make sure to mention in the buyer’s notes which tapestry design you want in CHINESE. Morning Miku = 初音NEET系列, Beach Miku = 初音泳装, Bride miku = 初音私服系列.

Taobao (Direct): https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=569279044210
TaobaoFocus (Proxy): https://shop.tbfocus.com/item.php?id=569279044210#3822245687011

-= Follow QYS3! =-
Pixiv: https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=7210261
Twitter: https://twitter.com/QYSThree

Snow Miku 3 by Snowmi

Another artist’s book worth adding to your collection is “Snow Miku 3” by Snowmi, and the 3rd book in her “Snowmi’s Miku” series. Snowmi’s art styles are the kind that will make you think “That’s cute!” every time you turn the page.

The book features 12 color illustrations, and is available from Alicebooks for just 500 Yen ($5 USD). This makes it a good bundle item along with Rella’s newest book “Transfer”!

Artwork Samples

Alice-Books: http://alice-books.com/item/show/3558-5

-= Follow Snowmi! =-
Pixiv: https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=679963
Twitter: https://twitter.com/snowmioo

Oct 262017
 

The winning illustration for the Hatsune Miku 10th anniversary figure project by Good Smile Company has been announced!  The grand prize winner will be made into a scale figure, with the top 100 entries (from nearly 2,400 entries) to receive the Hatsune Miku: 10th anniversary 1/7 scale figure as a prize.  Congratulations to the grand prize winner Pomu!

The winning illustration will be on display with the top 100 entries from the contest starting today at pixiv Zingaro in Nakano until November 7th. We’re getting not only one, but two Hatsune Miku 10th anniversary figures this year, and they both will be on display at the aforementioned exhibition.

Stay tuned for more information about the figure!

Official site → http://special.goodsmile.info/miku10th/en/
Pomu’s winning illustration on Pixiv → https://www.pixiv.net/i/65040104
Hatsune Miku 10th anniversary exhibition at pixiv Zingaro → http://pixiv-zingaro.jp/exhibition/miku10th
View the top 100 and all entries → https://www.pixiv.net/contest/miku10th

 

Sep 152017
 

MikuFan will be interviewing the artist Rella soon, and we’d like our fellow Hatsune Miku fans to participate! If you have any questions that you’d like Rella to answer, you can submit your questions in the comments on this article, or comment on the respective posts on any of our social media linked on our site’s widget (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+, etc!).

Question submissions will remain open until September 22nd at 11:59 PM PST! Please make sure to “like” or upvote the questions you like the most, this will help us decide which questions the fans would like answered!

Rella has a long standing as arguably the most popular Hatsune Miku illustrator of all time on Pixiv, with 10 out of the top 20 Hatsune Miku artworks belonging to Rella. Her works are truly beautiful and awe-inspiring! Check out some of the work samples below, or on her Pixiv gallery here → https://pixiv.net/u/163536

Aug 302017
 

Celebrate Hatsune Miku 10th anniversary with the Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: 10th Anniversary Ver! Preorders for the Nendoroid have begun starting today. The Nendoroid features a bright and colorful ribbon matching the key visual by KEI, and a metallic feels with rainbow gradient. Don’t miss out on the winking face plate!

Hatsune Miku celebrates her 10th anniversary on the 31st August 2017, and her special 10th anniversary illustration has been transformed into a Nendoroid to celebrate! The original character designer of Hatsune Miku, KEI, has worked together with the designer and manga artist Mari Shimazaki to create a vivid illustration to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hatsune Miku, which has been faithfully shrunk down into Nendoroid size!

Her colorful body, the iconic ribbon on her back as well as the ribbons in her hair have all been included to capture the more characteristic details of the 10th anniversary version. She comes with two face plates including a lovely smile based on the original illustration, as well as a cute winking expression for all sorts of adorable poses. Be sure to add the commemorative Nendoroid to your collection – the perfect item to celebrate Hatsune Miku’s 10th anniversary!

Preorders are open on Good Smile Company’s online shop at 4,500 yen (~40 USD) until October 12th at 12:00 JST, with release scheduled for January 2018. She’s also available at other online shops. Check out the links below!

> Tokyo Otaku Mode
> Good Smile Company’s online shop
> CD Japan
> AmiAmi
> HobbySearch

Official Product Page → http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/6680/
Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: 10th Anniversary Ver. special page → http://special.goodsmile.info/miku10th/en/
Review by Kahotan → http://mikatan.goodsmile.info/en/2017/08/30/nendoroid-hatsune-miku-10th-anniversary-ver/

Hatsune Miku 10th Anniversary Figure Project Illustration Contest

In addition to the announcement above, Good Smile Company has announced the Hatsune Miku 10th anniversary illustration contest on Pixiv starting now! The winning entry will be made into a figure, with the top 100 entries to receive the Hatsune Miku: 10th anniversary 1/7 scale figure as a prize.

Entries must be uploaded with the tag “初音ミク10thイラコン” (copy and paste without quotes), with the time limit sets on October 2nd. Results announcement will follow at later date.

View entries → https://www.pixiv.net/search.php?word=初音ミク10thイラコン