Aug 102017
 

It looks like Hatsune Miku’s V4 Chinese Vocaloid software release date (?) has possibly been decided, as a special countdown page has opened up at http://www.poppro.cn/, linked from the main SCLA teaser page. Poppro.cn is suspected to become China’s own version of Piapro.jp, which is Crypton Future Media’s peer professional collaboration site for Vocaloid content creators.

The countdown shows 20 days remaining in China time, which translates to the timer ending on Hatsune Miku’s birthday on August 31st. The timer runs off your system time, so it’ll show different timers for different countries, be careful! Whether or not the countdown is for the launch of Hatsune Miku V4 Chinese, Poppro.cn, or both, is still a mystery. Stay tuned!

Easter Egg: Try swiping left or right while visiting the countdown website on mobile!

Dec 042016
 

Following the announcement of Hatsune Miku’s Chinese voicebank development, the first Chinese demo song has been played at a panel at Miku Expo in Shanghai, China. Our partner site VNN was able to capture a sample of the demo. Check it out below!

Barring the reduced quality of the recording, what do you guys think of it?

Dec 022016
 

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It’s been a confusing 24 hours, but after some back and forth communication with official sources, we can finally confirm that the heavily spread “China Miku Project” is indeed a real thing!

An official poster board and fliers distributed at the currently on-going Miku Expo event in Shanghai advertise the website poppro.cn, which teases a Hatsune Miku V4 Chinese voicebank development (original image seen above). The website has since updated asking users to please wait for additional updates.

Confirmation comes from a quick briefing with Hiroyuki Itoh, Crypton Future Media’s CEO. We’re extremely sorry for the confusion!

Official web: http://poppro.cn/

Mar 142016
 

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The anticipated “renewal” of the Cryptonloid petite series is here! With “Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Renewal”, the petite for each character has a fresh look with their more modern VOCALOID3 & 4 outfits.

A brand new series of Vocaloid characters is joining the cute articulated ‘Nendoroid Petite’ trading figure series – Hatsune Miku Renewal! The set includes six different characters all dressed up in the outfits of their most recent versions – including Hatsune Miku V3, Kagamine Rin V4X, Kagamine Len V4X, Megurine Luka V4X, MEIKO V3, KAITO V3.

In addition there is also one secret character that fans are sure to love! Enjoy the brand new, highly detailed and absolutely adorable figures of Miku and friends in your collection! ♪

There is a box preorder campaign where you get a set of petite-sized wings as a preorder bonus! There’s 8 boxes total in the set, meaning that besides the 6 Cryptonloids and wings, there is a 7th secret character included in the set! The silhouette and color makes it obvious who the character is, but we wont spoil it.

Preorders from Good Smile Company’s online shop start now, and will remain open until April 13th, 2016 at 9:00 PM JST. The price is 7,200 Yen with an expected release sometime in September 2016. You can also find the set from these other online stores!

> Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Renewal on CDJapan! (Cheaper shipping than Amiami!)
> Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Renewal on Amiami!
> Nendoroid Petite: Hatsune Miku Renewal on Hobby Search!