The CEO of the company responsible for the live Miku concert fans have condemned as “pathetic” has issued an apology, but fans remain unimpressed.
For some reason deciding to awkwardly deliver a long and tedious series of explanations by way of Twitter, organiser 5pb’s CEO Chiyomaru Shikura attempted to extinguish the flames of Mikumaniac outrage:
“Regarding our inability to satisfy the expectations of some of you, I must apologise. It was inexcusable.”
However, when it comes to addressing the major complaint about the event – that 5pb didn’t even bother using a transparent screen as in previous performances – he expresses surprise that it was omitted, but as a reason only lamely offers “this was the result of the choice that was made,” even after checking with stage staff.
In earlier exchanges he had stated rather oddly claimed he could not apologise, as it would be on behalf of the other parties involved as well as 5pb – this buck-passing only further incited angry Miku fans however, and he soon recanted:
“It’s not that ‘I can’t apologise,’ it is more that ‘I can’t just apologise on my own without consulting everyone involved,’ and this delayed the apology.”
Fans seem less concerned about “what went wrong?” than they are with “why did you think you could get away with this?”, so it seems unlikely this level of contrition will really appease them.
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CEO uses "apology"
It wasn't very effective!
Fan uses fissure, CEO faints.
Miku uses Sing, Miku missed...
Fans use "Rage"
CEO runs away....
Fans still under "Rage" effect.
CEO is too scared to move!
Fans Use Rage Lazer
To much Pokémon White/Black for you guys.
Way to little Pokémon for me...
I need to pick it up sometime.
CEO lost all HP.
CEO is down.
Corporation releases another CEO on field.
Corporation steals Fans' Mana Pool.
Corporation still wins.
CEO Cycles through it's ball bag.
CEO Uses an Apology Pokeball.
CEO ain't got the balls!
It's super effective!
It doesn't even sound like an apology, it's sounds like he's saying people's expectations were too high or unrealistic. Apology my ass (well that's how it sounds to me).
"I apologise for our shitty organisation"
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"But i dont care because we got enough money from you scum, kthxbye"
It's certainly possible that 5pb isn't entirely to blame though. They might have been given a much lower budget to work with than the team at Sega who organized it last year. Perhaps he's implying that they just weren't able to match last year's show with the resources allocated to them, but he doesn't want to directly blame the people who hired them.
Still, I can't imagine that adding a half hour commercial break was outside their control. Couldn't they have just had commercials before and after the show, if they found them necessary? If the musicians needed an intermission, I'm sure they could have found something more entertaining to fill that time with.
"lower budget" - that's ridiculous. They all just were trying to milk it for more profit! And/or were just way over their heads in trying to produce this concert. The 30min commercial filled break was probably massive technical glitch.
They've might have single-handedly totally wrecked any future Vocaloid concert.
CEO Apologizes
Fans Rage Continues
Wild Magikarp Appears
Splash No Effect
CEO Uses Payday on Fans
CEO Retreats
next time they should have a company with a better budget to hold these concerts cuz this shit was all kinds of "cheap and lazy"
A tv screen with animated characters.
Seriously, if people wanted to see that, they could just go on youtube and probably get better quality.
Its not "we didn't have enough resources" its "we ripped people off and will not give them their money back."
an apology wont cut it seriously....
he should promise to never hold an event regarding miku hatsune... seriously that thing was horrible..
You think it was a budget cut due to last year's perfect performance...
APOLOGIZE
Spell it right for god's sake
Lol yank fag. English is apologise.
K.O.! Anon wins! Perfect!
Which anon?
maybe the left one :o
Lol brit fag. English is cigarette.
Actually, I think it can be spelled either way.
DURR
IT'S SOCCER, NOT FOOTBALL
is as if they only cared about making money.
People go to these things to watch a tv? Why don't they just have it in a movie theater?
Need to remind you that the band playing the music is real people...
Even with the transparent screen I think it would have be only so-so. The models are nice but you don't get the "wow I forgot they are not real" feeling.
It was just far too MMD for my taste (just based on the videos I have seen so far).
Gee thats kinda like most top concerts in the US!
If they were really sorry, they'd give a full refund of the ticket to each person.
The concert wasn't THAT bad. It was worse than last year, true, but it was enjoyable enough.
I still had chills when some of the songs played and some moments, like, for instance, Miku running away from the spotlight during "E? Aa, sou" were cute.
People are exaggerating, as always. I'd wager most of those who comment here haven't even seen the concert and base their own opinion around whatever opinion was posted on SanCon. Many people actually say they enjoyed it and are waiting to buy the BD/DVD, so there.
It was bad enough to raise so many complains the CEO had to apologize, and that's the whole point of the comment, numbnuts; not if it was bad or shitty-bad.
Still waiting on the Engrish version.
SEGA-man, to the rescue!
.... about now would be good.
SEGATA SANSHIRO!!! SEGATA SANSHIRO!!!
haha the fans are angry because they were forced to acknowledge the reality that they were all gathering in front of and cheering for a giant monitor like a bunch of noobs. the transparent monitor at least allowed the illusion that they were cheering for hatsune, but no, the CEO had to mess it up and accidentally bring them back to reality. stupid CEO.
It's more that this year's concert was several steps BACK in overall quality from the previous year's, there was a half hour intermission in an hour show and some other singer nobody had ever heard of showed up and took up stage time as well.
Now compare this to last year's concert.
yeah, screw reality, otherwise we wouldn't be here and instead at the bar failing to pick up chicks.
Ha, only if the bar was animated.
The best apology would be a refund. Follow that with an announcement that they would be holding the concert again, properly this time.
Unfortunately, there looks like no refund for the live viewer..
this is like the catholic priest who molested you when you were young finally decided to apologize with the same bullshit reasons after getting caught.
OR
this is like the retarded US live by VIZ who decided to show a blu ray version of the live instead of an actual live.
They can apologize with a world concert tour
I am not impressed by his apology. If he really wants me to forgive him, he should bow down before me and lick my shoes. No, I did not see the Vocaloid show.
Best part of the show in a sad sad way:
Miku: Now it's time for a 30min break
Audience: (in unison) Ehhhhh!?!?
It's obvious 5pb isn't even nearly capable of handling a project like this. So please let SEGA helm the ship again next time.
Fans use "Get Naked!".
The Third World War starts.
A Dying Scream Makes No Sound
Eden of The East Begins