VANQUISH x Miku: A Virtual Idol Modeling Real Life Fashion

 Posted by at 4:09 am  Hatsune Miku  7 Responses »
Oct 262012
 

The 4th promotional series of  VENUS by VANQUISH, scheduled for release in November, will feature a collaborative project between Crypton and six different illustrative artists. VANQUISH retail stores will be displaying digital signs showing our twin-tailed diva modeling different fashion designs.  The event is due to start November 1st.

Below is a promotional video for the project. The song, titled “Vanquish”, is composed by y0c1e, while the video was done by HARDLOVE.

What an interesting age we live in, where a virtual diva can model clothes in a real life stores. Official website can be found here: [Link]

EDIT: I apologize for the incorrect information earlier. I jumped on this before more information was made available.

Story Reference: Hatsune Miku’s Facebook
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXQdihpRzwk]

Domino’s Japan Creating Their Own Vocaloid Song?

 Posted by at 3:18 am  Hatsune Miku  3 Responses »
Oct 262012
 

This news comes as nothing short of very intriguing and interesting. It seems that Domino’s of Japan is working to create their own song using Hatsune Miku as a part of some special event or promotion.

From what I know, Domino’s asked Crypton for a partnership or collaboration deal involving Hatsune Miku. Crypton agreed, under the terms that Domino’s becomes a “Vocaloid Producer”. Essentially, they need to create a song.

Domino’s has taken up Crypton’s challenge, and it seems that the next site update (and possibly even the song release) will be on November 5th. You can view the official website here (Japanese only, sorry!): [Link]

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRgzyC55Va0]

“Thanks” Releases his latest MMDPV, “Schrödinger’s Kitten”

 Posted by at 10:07 pm  Hatsune Miku, MMD, Music  8 Responses »
Oct 202012
 

It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a music video, but this one really caught my attention.

The PV producer named “Thanks” has released his latest work, which is a full version PV based on the song “Schrödinger’s Kitten (シュレディンガイガーのこねこ)” by DaniwellP.

Being a fan of Daniwell’s work, I absolutely love everything he makes. His musical style is always very bright, cheerful and cute. This PV captured all of that emotion perfectly in a wonderfully animated and colorful display.

I feel obligated to give a cuteness advisory warning. This video is just too adorable. The song originated from the “LIFEWORK” compilation album, and is still available for purchase on Amazon Japan from here: [LINK]

Enjoy the video below! Please note that the quality will be lower during Japan’s daytime hours.

Official Nicovideo version.

Vocaloid Fans Rejoice! Nicovideo Now Available in English

 Posted by at 10:55 pm  Other  24 Responses »
Oct 162012
 


It’s about time!

Back on October 1st, Nicovideo announced that they would be updating the site to support English visitors. This change comes at the same time as Nicovideo’s full transition to their new “Niconico Zero” interface.

Go ahead and check it out for yourself. This will certainly make site usage and navigation much easier for Vocaloid fans.

EDIT: Please make sure that you are registered on either niconico.com or nicovideo.jp. Then change the language setting at the bottom of the page.

Today is Miku’s 5th “Disappearance Day” Anniversary

 Posted by at 2:47 pm  Classic, Hatsune Miku  22 Responses »
Oct 162012
 


 
It is now October 17th Japan time, which means today marks the 5th year anniversary of Hatsune Miku’s “disappearance” from the internet.

On October 17th 2007, less than 2 months after her software release, Miku’s online popularity had begun to explode on an extremely large scale. The large number of people searching “Hatsune Miku” or “初音ミク” caused Google and Yahoo’s servers to automatically block her name due to suspected spam or search abuse. Even a popular wiki page about her suddenly vanished due to suspected copyright violation. Without anyone able to search her name online, things suddenly went very dark and quiet…

The fans, being outraged, slammed the two major search companies for suspicion of trying to wipe out Miku from existence. Google and Yahoo conducted an investigation of the incident on October 18th, and they soon discovered what had happened and removed the block from their engines. Even the wiki page was restored.

The event lead to the creation of one of the most popular Hatsune Miku derivatives, Akita Neru. After it was confirmed that Hatsune Miku was alright, several posts on 2Channel contained the phrase “akita neru (飽きた、寝る。)” to show they were bored that nothing exciting was happening anymore. This phrase lead to the creation of Neru’s character. Thanks to MikuStar for the tip.

This was the first, but certainly not the last time that the Vocaloid community had banded together to stand up for our Virtual Diva. Needless to say, Miku will not be going anywhere anytime soon. On a semi-related note, here’s the official video for “The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku”.

The official “Disappearance of Hatsune Miku” PV.

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