MikuFan Wishes All People of Japan Safety and Speedy Recovery After Recent Typhoon and Earthquake

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Sep 062018
 

Japan was recently bombarded by Typhoon Jebi on September 4th 2018, the worst Typhoon that Japan has seen in 25 years. The storm caused catastrophic damage across the Kansai region of Japan, and neighboring areas. Following this recent event, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake was reported in the Hokkaido region of Japan on September 6th, causing widespread water and power outages.

Recoveries from the typhoon will take many months, possibly years. And it will take up to a week for water and electricity to be restored to all areas of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido region of Japan is also home to Sapporo, the hometown of Crypton Future Media, the creators of Hatsune Miku. Hiroyuki Itoh, the CEO of Crypton Future Media, has reported that their office was thankfully not majorly affected by the earthquake. But many areas were not as fortunate.

We here at MikuFan wish all people of Japan safety and speedy recovery from the recent natural disasters. Below are tweets from Hiroyuki Itoh of Crypton Future Media, and a summary video showing the severity of Typhoon Jebi.


Sony Store Sapporo Wishes Hatsune Miku Happy 11th Birthday in Touching Video

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Sep 062018
 

For Hatsune Miku’s 11th anniversary, the Sony Sapporo Store staff uploaded a rather touching video to their official Twitter. It starts with Hatsune Miku wandering the Sapporo streets at night, when the Sony Sapporo store catches her eye. Miku takes a look around inside, and is caught by surprise with a heartwarming birthday greeting from the store staff.

Sony Store Sapporo has had several collaborations with Hatsune Miku in the past with exclusive merchandise, and Sapporo is also Hatsune Miku’s hometown. So it’s nice to see Sony Sapporo remembering Hatsune Miku on her birthday. Watch the video below!

CFM Releases “Hatsune Miku Talk” App for Google Assistant, How to Use

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Sep 052018
 

Starting on September 4th 2018, Crypton Future Media made a new app called “Hatsune Miku Talk” available on Google Assistant! This means the app can work with any Google Home device, Android devices running OS version 5.0 or higher, and even iOS 10.0 or higher. All you need is the “Google” app to activate the Google Assistant, and adjust some settings to allow Japanese speech on your device.

The app functions very similarly to the “Hey Miku!” app on Alexa, but without the need for a Japanese Google account. Hatsune Miku is able to converse and reply to basic phrases, such as “Utatte” (sing), “Ohayou” (good morning), “Hajimemashite” (nice to meet you), and “Mata Ne” (see you later). Accompanying Miku’s voice in the app are cute illustrations by “7:24“.

How to activate outside Japan
You need to launch the “Google” app on your Android or iOS device, then go to the “Settings” menu. From here, there is an additional “Settings” option, as well as “Search Region” and “Search Language”. Under “Settings”, go to “preferences” and “Assistant Languages” and enable Japanese language.

Finally, enable “Japanese” for the “Search Region” and “Search Language” sub-menus, then reboot your device. Enabling “Japanese” on the “Google voice typing” keyboard may also be necessary. EDIT: It’s possible there may be some regions blocked, but we’ve tested from Japan and U.S. regions so far.

Now just ask Google Assistant “Hatsune Miku Touku Ni Tsunaide” to activate the app, or just type 「初音ミクトークにつないで」. Enjoy! Below is a video of me testing out the new app.

Via Hatsune Miku Blog

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2017 Preorders Open

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Sep 032018
 

Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2017 is now open for preorder! Based on the design by iXima, she comes with three different faceplates (one of which is designed by Nokuhashi), a microphone staff, and a nendoroid-sized glow stick.

A Magical Mirai Memorial edition of Miku has arrived!

From the “Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku” comes a new Nendoroid of Hatsune Miku wearing the outfit used for the 2017 Magical Mirai key visual illustration! Illustrator iXima’s gorgeous-yet-adorable version of Miku has been brought to life.

She comes with three face plates, including her happy standard expression, an energetic smiling expression as well as a gleeful expression, a face plate based on an illustration by Magical Mirai 2017 PR Ambassador Nokuhashi. The plaid pattern on her clothes has been carefully recreated even in small Nendoroid form! Optional parts include her microphone staff as well as a lightstick. Be sure to add this special Magical Mirai edition of Miku to your collection!

She’s priced at 4,700 yen on Good Smile’s Online Shop (Good Smile’s Online Shop exclusive), and will be open for preorder until October 4th at 12:00 JST. Shipping will begin in February 2019.

Good Smile’s Online Shop: https://goodsmileshop.com/en/p/G_NEN_WD_00930/

 

MIKU WITH YOU 2018 Officially Announced for China this October

 Posted by at 5:30 am  Concerts, Events, Exhibitions, Hatsune Miku  1 Response »
Sep 032018
 

The MIKU WITH YOU 2018 concert tour has officially been announced! While most of the details have been leaked in late August this year, the event will be held in October with the accompanying main visual by the artist YYB. Additionally, in celebration of the announcement, a limited edition MIKU WITH YOU 2018 trolley case has been announced for pre-sale on Tmall for 499 RMB (approximately 73.10 USD). More information will be available soon.

Hatsune Miku on Weibo: https://www.weibo.com/u/2462905490
MIKU WITH YOU on Weibo: https://www.weibo.com/Hatsunemikuexpo

MIKU WITH YOU trolley case on Tmall: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=576379297773

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