Aug 022019
 

The latest blog update from Good Smile Company’s figure reviewer and blogger “Kahotan” is a spotlight on our favorite idol-themed Racing Miku 2019 ver. 1/8 scale figure! Based on the visual by Annin Oiko, she has been carefully brought to life with expert craftsmanship and thorough attention to details, from her partially translucent twintails to her skin-tight boots.

Preorders will open on GOODSMILE ONLINE SHOP from August 6th. Be sure to keep an eye out for her on Good Smile Company official site, or on other various online stores available!

Check out the full review and gallery on Kahotan’s blog!
https://mikatan.goodsmile.info/en/2019/08/02/racing-miku-2019-ver-feat-annindoufu/

Jul 242019
 

From the recent Goodsmile Racing’s live stream comes a Racing Miku visual for the 2019 SUZUKA 10 HOURS race, to which the team will be participating in next month. Drawn by the artist Annin Oiko with direction by Shigeto Koyama, she wears a beautiful pink haregi surrounded in cherry blossoms.

The machine featuring the design is expected at the upcoming 2019 SUZUKA 10 HOURS race, which will be hled at Suzuka circuit on August 23rd~25th. She’s the also second Racing Miku Haregi ver. design to date since Tony Taka’s in 2017-2018. Fight, GSR!

2019 SUZUKA 10 HOURS: https://www.suzukacircuit.jp/10h_en/
Goodsmile Racing team: https://www.goodsmileracing.com/en/team2019_suzuka/

Jul 032019
 

Last weekend was Round 4 of SUPER GT, which took place at the Chang International circuit at Buriram in Thailand. Goodsmile Racing finished 8th in qualifying for the start of the race the following day.

The race started off clean with all the cars making it through without colliding into each other. Things were calm until teams started to do their pit stops. The #4 Hatsune Miku AMG would stay out as other teams pitted. But suddenly the #16 Motul Mugen NSX-GT, #8 ARTA NSX-GT and #1 Raybrig NSX-GT in the GT500 category all collided bringing the Safety Car out which would compromise the #4 Miku AMG, as they have yet to make their mandatory pit stop. And by the rules, the pit lane is closed during the Safety Car.

As the race restarted, the team would eventually pit for a driver change and refuel but kept the same tires. The #4 Miku AMG would leave the pit lane in 14th place. In the end the team would cross the finish line in 13th, overtaking the #7 D’station Aston Martin Vantage as they suffered a blown tire during the closing stages of the race. The team went up to 12th as the #21 Hitotsuyama Audi dropped position, possibly for failing post-race inspections.

Goodsmile Racing now stands 11th in the championship standing. We may only be halfway through the season, but the team still has a chance in fighting for the championship. The next race will be at Fuji International Speedway on the 3rd and 4th of August for the endurance round of the season. Fight, GSR!

Jun 122019
 

The POP UP PARADE Racing Miku 2010 Ver. is now open for preorder! She’s the second Hatsune Miku figure and the fifth figure in Good Smile Company’s new figure line, the POP UP PARADE series.

Miku from the 2010 Hatsune Miku GT Project!

“POP UP PARADE is a new series of figures that are easy to collect with affordable prices and releases planned just four months after preorders begin! Each figure stands around 17-18cm in height and the series features a vast selection of characters from popular anime and game series, with many more to be added soon!

The fifth figure in the series is Racing Miku 2010 Ver. from the 2010 Racing Miku GT Project! Illustrator redjuice’s mechanic style design has been faithfully recreated, including Miku’s unique heels, her tools and her adorable smile. The figure has been painted to accurately reflect the different textures each material, making for a truly stunning appearance.”

Preorders for the POP UP PARADE Racing Miku 2010 Ver. are open from now until July 11th at 12:00 JST. She’s priced at 3,900 yen on Good Smile’s Online Shop, and is expected to ship in October 2019. She’s also available from these other online shops!

> Tokyo Otaku Mode (Supports MikuFan!)
> CDJapan (Supports MikuFan!)
> Good Smile Company
> AmiAmi
> Hobby Search
> Hobby Link Japan
> Nippon Yasan

You can check out more of the POP UP PARADE figure series here!
http://special.goodsmile.info/popupparade/en/

May 292019
 

From now and until June 16th, 2019, Goodsmile Racing will have a Hatsune Miku GT Project exhibition open at Akiba Co Gallery in Akihabara, Japan!

Activities include some displays showing the history of Racing Miku and Goodsmile Racing, Racer cardboard cutouts for photos, and a Grand Turismo time attack driving simulation setup for setting some records!

There is also an additional can badge benefit for personal sponsors visiting the exhibition! If you bring the “Special 1” voucher from the sheet of personal sponsors coupons (which you should have received as a personal sponsor), you’ll receive a limited can badge in return!

Exhibition Hours
Weekdays: 3:00 PM ~ 7:00 PM
Weekends: 11:00 AM ~ 7:00 PM