
March 9 – with 3/9 handily being pronounced “Miku” – is here, and Sega has planned a live concert event Matsuri Da Diva to promote the upcoming release of the next iteration of their vocaloid rhythm game series, Project DIVA F 2nd.
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Japanese researchers have finally discovered an acceptable use for VR in general, and the Oculus Rift in particular, enabling lonely otaku everywhere to sleep next to a virtual girl – in this case holographic princess Hatsune Miku herself.
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Musical meister and renowned Vocaloid Hatsune Miku adopts her annual Winter form with this new 14cm Figma by Max Factory, her signature outfit now bearing a frosty color scheme – Miku’s icen form will be available most unseasonably in July, should she not melt by then.
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Whilst most visitors may have had trouble keeping their eyes off Shimakaze, the attire of the numerous meandering cosplayers of Wonder Festival 2014 are of just as high quality as the ever iconic figures decorating the rest of the show – with some baring even more appeal than the figures.
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The latest look scandal seiyuu Aya Hirano has adopted for her “Vivid” single most certainly lives up to its name, so much so that she has already been accused of “trolling otaku,” perhaps not a feat she will be continuing for much longer as according to Oricon her last single “Promise” only sold a decidedly unpromising 1,471 copies…
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Hatsune Miku’s 2014 winter incarnation Snow Miku is proving more of boon than ever for Hokkaido’s tourism industry, with her 5th anniversary being accompanied an even greater array of festivities than in previous years.
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Musically inclined mistress Miku has donned her stylish wardrobe of the well regarded Senbon-zakura work by Kurousa-P, exuding a rather militant and noble aura – the 20cm figure, crafted by FREEing, arrives in July.
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2013 has brought another Miku race queen to represent Team Miku in Super GT, and now race fans will be able take her home – wearing her cuter than ever raceway outfit – this June, from Good Smile.
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Vocaloid fanciers keen to see more of their beloved virtual idols in the English language – and Megurine Luka in particular – now have Udon’s Character Collection CV03: Megurine Luka to contend with.
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Notoriously anime-friendly convenience store chain Lawson has launched what looks to be Japan’s first widely distributed line of anime-themed booze, boasting art by no less than Miku originator Kei.
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Holographic princess Hatsune Miku is at it again, this time wrapping herself around the buses of Beppu.
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Chinese and Japanese Vocaloid fans alike have been outraged at a Chinese singer whose on-stage Hatsune Miku cosplay was “an insult to Miku fans” by way of its sheer sloppiness.
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