Nico Nico Douga hit 10 Million uploads last Friday night, nearly approximately 3 years and 1 week after the site went live.  It’s a major milestone and everyone involved at Niwango should be proud.  So who got the magic 10 Million?  Click the jump and find out.

Here’s your winner. Unfortunately, it can’t be [...]]]>

artist: Saya

Nico Nico Douga hit 10 Million uploads last Friday night, nearly approximately 3 years and 1 week after the site went live.  It’s a major milestone and everyone involved at Niwango should be proud.  So who got the magic 10 Million?  Click the jump and find out.

Here’s your winner. Unfortunately, it can’t be embedded, but there it is.  Nicopedia has a nice article about the milestone.  I find it interesting that only 38% of the 1000万 videos have survived.

Here are a couple of Vocaloid songs that got close, but missed.

Also getting close was a medley of songs from Giving Day.  You can get started here.

Too busy ripping up my brackets to follow the charts.  Will do better next week. >_<

Now back on subject, Crypton has announced on their site that a Miku parka [...]]]> It seems like the Vocaloid fandom has grown and the amount of merchandise has been exponentially increasing. Why even here (Texas, USA) there has been a great difference in the amount of Vocaloid merchandise from last year to the present.

Miku Parka Jacket

Now back on subject, Crypton has announced on their site that a Miku parka jacket is going to be released for sale on March 31st!  Below is a picture of the front of the jacket based from Miku’s uniform.

Miku Parka Jacket

Information from Crypton:

■ Product Name: Miku Hatsune Parka Jacket
■ Includes: Jacket, Storage Pouch
■  Material: Nylon Outer 100%, 100% polyester lining
■ Sizes Available: M / L / XL
■Price: 14,700 yen (tax included)
■ Release Date: March 31, 2010

For more pictures and information follow this link!

Miku Jeans

Character Party has designed jeans with Miku registrations on them! Prefect match for your Black Rock Shooter t-shirt with your Miku Parka huh?

Below are the 3 versions of the jeans.

The jeans come in 3 sizes: S, M, L.  Prices are pretty confusing but they range from 11,550￥ to 18,900￥. These can be ordered from Character Party.

Or if the site is beyond you, they are also available on Amazon.  However, they only offer the first pattern. The price on Amazon is 18,900￥.

So, if you are ready to make your closet Vocaloid happy there are the items to do it!

Sources: Crypton, Character Party, & Amazon

(image source: メタボ/pixiv)

Well looks like there haven’t been any huge hits in the UTAU world recently… still, if the trend from last week (overall points being higher) keeps up, I’ll be a happy death tiger. If the average of points keeps rising, it’s also a sign of [...]]]>

(image source: メタボ/pixiv)

Well looks like there haven’t been any huge hits in the UTAU world recently… still, if the trend from last week (overall points being higher) keeps up, I’ll be a happy death tiger. If the average of points keeps rising, it’s also a sign of rising popularity, right? Right?

So even with school, my part-time job, and even my friends, none of it matters, in the end, just throw it all aw– no wait, that’s not right. Rather, even with all of this going on all at once in our lives, we here at the UtaRan are determined to hang in there. However, with that having been said, I must inform you that the translations will not necessarily be part of the article as soon as it’s published– school has to come first right now, and we don’t want the cuddly neighborhood death tiger living in a cardboard box under a bridge because she flunked out of college, do we? D: In the same way, comments will be added to the article later, just like the VocaRan articles. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience the lack of our opinions might cause you. D:

But as for now, we present week 70 of the Weekly UTAU Ranking. Onward to victory!

NAMI’s OPENING STATEMENT:
Sorry for the wait. It’s time for this week’s UtaRan.

When everyone here is comfortable with UTAU is when the 2010 term will really begin, I think.♪

NOTES:
History:
-Editors: deztora, chibikarla, Aster Selene, Holocauxt
-Song Stats: Rank-Up, Rank-Down, Unmoved, Unranked, NEW

• OP: 【蒼音タヤ】高天が歌【UTAUオリジナル曲】 – Eh kinda flat. By the looks of the previews we will see more of the Hamachi Meme this week. I gotta get off my butt and finish my UTAU’s Toeto…

WEEKLY RANKING PART 1

• #20: 【UTAU】あきら様の声を抽出してみた（テスト） (Down from 10) – Ronald, Miku, Teto, and Akira…um…okay. Look, I don’t know what was so popular about the video, but admittedly it did drop 10 slots.
• #19: 【UTAU】　B.D.　【重音テトオリジナル曲】 (NEW) – Whoa high pitch Teto. It’s not like you.
• #18: 【雪歌ユフ】雪華-ユキハナ-【オリジナル】 (NEW) – Yufu…is staring…at me. Like that. –backs away- I think the picture really fits the lyrics though. Yandere!Yufu FTW.
• #17: 鈴音アリカオリジナル曲『トリップ・トリップ』 (Down from 5) – Arika is back!
• #16: 【UTAU】「モモの日」の動画2010【三人娘】 (Down from 2) – THIS IS NOT A LEGAL VIDEO Hush you. I think since a good amount of it is Teto’s “singing” it’s perfectly fine here.
• #15: 【重音テト】迷走ジェット【オリジナル】 (NEW) – Suddenly, I had this image of all of the other UTAU bundled together all clutching onto one rope tied to one plane. Yeah, I’m evil. Whoa, the Pop’n feel is strong with this.
• #14: 穂歌ソラによる五輪クワド組賛歌【鬼畜クワド】※修正版 (NEW) – The UTAUlympics? …Hm.
• #13: 【天音ルナ】 オリジナル曲 『アーミラリ・スフィア』 【MMD】 (Down from 3) – Huge drop. Oh well…I still salute this pwnsome song. Epic song is epic, and I’ll be sad to see it go.
• #12: 【型破ルト＆穂歌ソラ】magnet【カバー】 (NEW) – Ruto and Sora, eh…? Is this like the default duet song nowadays? I don’t even like it that much. Yum. Hotness anyone? (The fastest way to get me to like something again is to somehow incorporate BL. It’s relatively easy in this instance though…)
• #11: 【UTAUカバー】Alice（PVもどき付）【あえて旧型デフォ子】 (NEW) – I want brain bleach for that PV. NOW.

THIS WEEK’S PICK-UPS

• #25: 【重音テト】 Perfect World 【オリジナル曲】 (NEW) – …eh pretty boring song. Eh, I kinda like it.
• #29: 【UTAUオリジナル】わかれ歌【楓歌コト・翔歌トリ】 (NEW) – An interesting pair. Were they together as a package? AFAIK, no. But they do go well together.
• #30: 【桃音モモ】スケッチブック【UTAUオリジナル】 (NEW) – I can barely even hear Momo. いい感じ!
• #50: 【白鐘ヒヨリ　重音テト】薄紅色【２つめにつくったうた】 (NEW) – …Seriously, AVTechNO does it badly enough. Suddenly all of the fangirls flubbing up their Japanese doesn’t look as bad. But we have Hiyori back! Yay!
• #60: 【重音テト】　虹色コントレイル　【オリジナル曲】　～修正版～ (NEW) – Judgment on this song suspended until someone translates it, which is probably like never. Oh, I like the feel of this one. I might translate it someday (read: never)…

EXTRA RANKING

• #7: 【MMD】しまぱんテトさんでブリ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ハマチ【重音テト】 – What is it with the Hamachi Meme? Wow, still here. Gotta respect the panchira.
• #6: 【MMD】桃音モモで『We are POP☆CANDY!』 – Momo doesn’t do very well with this song; her voice is too strong for it. There needs to be an attack on “pop”. モモかわいいよモモ!
• #5: 【トークロイド】ボーカロイドたちの日常26『ミクと家族の絆』 – Teto, what are you doing to Gumi?!?
• #4: 【MMD】ねんどろテトさんでブリ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ハマチ【重音テト】 – That loaf of bread is oddly tiny.
• #3: 【MMD】驫麤～例の3人でとりぷるばか～shortver – What the hell is this a parody of and why must it scar my eyes? *headdesk*
• #2: 【鏡音レン】オリジナル曲「春慕えど君遠く」【歌造ツバメ・鵞鳴建】 – This is honestly more of a Len song than an UTAU song. Hence why it’s in the extra ranking…?
• #1: 【テニミュ】最終決戦見に来たよ！【KAITO】 – Ah, this is when I really get to see Teto in tsundere mode. I had a hard time seeing her as one before…weird because she sounds more yandere in this video. Kaito and Teto are a good pair. I think they’re so cute together– wait, am I supporting a pairing?! Oh n–*explodes*

WEEKLY RANKING PART 2

• #10: 【重音テト】 バンビーナ 【 vs HOTEI 】 (NEW) – That picture makes me wonder if it is possible to really have drill twin-tails. cool song bro *gets slaughtered*
• #9: 穂歌ソラによる瑞典男子賛歌【ジャンプ！スウェーデン男子】※修正版 (NEW) – More UTAUlympics. I’m… happy Sora’s here but… why not his cover of Butter-fly? D:
• #8: 【リツ＆がくぽ】 錚々と焔は詠いて 【-オリジナル-】 (Down from 1) – The song is still doing well I guess… This one fell the least. I guess people do still like it. I don’t care for it, but whatev.
• #7: 【穂歌ソラ・和音マコ】雪解けサンセット【オリジナル曲】 (NEW) – Sora and Mako. Interesting duet. Sora could’ve been tuned better here. Can’t speak for Mako, as she’s just singing accompaniment and I can’t really tell…
• #6: 【メグメグ☆ファイアーエンドレスナイト】３姉弟で【カバー】 (NEW) – Ruko! I missed yooooou! It really has been a while for Ruko, hasn’t it? And could someone please make a better dance for this??
• #5: 春歌ナナでブリ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ハマチ (NEW) – And now Nana does the Hamachi Meme. Hm, she sounds oddly like Teto. ナナかわいいよナナ!
• #4: 【重音テト】辞めてやるよ歌い手なんか【オリジナル】 (NEW) – What is the point of that animation?
• THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: Teto in weird poses, Teto covered in dots, a chorus singing about pretty lights, Roshin Yuukai again, and Teto in a band. Must have been an interesting week.
• #3: 【UTAU】波音リツ上下装備連続音配布 (NEW) – Ritsu Roshin Yuukai again? Is this going to turn into something like the 3-Teto-Fest?
• #2: 【重音テト】閃光のカドルヴェイン【オリジナル曲】 (NEW) – Cannot read that katakana even though I’m perfectly capable of reading katakana. I want to say it’s a place name, but I’m not sure.
• #1: 【重音テト】最終鬼畜全部テト【MMDでMIDIアニメ風】 (NEW) – U.N. Owen Was Teto? (I think she’s singing the remix.) Touhou cannot be detracted from its awesomeness. What’s with the random UTAU models? It must be Flandre’s doing.
• ED: 【和音マコ連続音】My Tiny World【UTAUオリジナル】 – WTF?

THIS WEEK’S UTAU TOPIC:
Here’s the news corner. First is the new voicebanks section. But before that, an apology. Moll was introduced last week, but was for some reason overlooked. We’ll show the introductory video with this week’s new voicebanks instead.

This week there are six new voiebanks, but with Moll added there are seven. Here they are:

Moll
Bakune Riku
Lavan Ash
Shion and Ruon
Dokune Noko
Kamene Kozo

FINAL THOUGHTS

An interesting random week. Nothing of major interest to me; I suppose my iPod will be lonely for another week.

Article has been updated, and everything should be here. Please enjoy!

Sorry again for the wait. I won’t bore you with details, but suffice to say I hope this situation never arises again. I know not a lot of people count on us for UtaRan news since there aren’t a lot of people that care about it to begin with, but I would like to think that we can become a reliable source for UtaRan information and reviews for when people decide that they do care. I promise I’ll do my best to continue bringing you the coverage of the UTAU front. まかせてにゃ～★

Now, about the ranking. Teto’s reclained her throne, but other UTAU are still managing to pop up and survive. If I could talk about Nana for a minute: the meme that Nana covered is really the perfect kind of song for her to sing, and if there were more songs featuring her like this, I think she would be more popular among UTAU users. Her voice can easily be annoying, but it can also sound cute and realistic when used right. Nana’s sort of a favorite of mine if only because she’s so out there, so… pink, so… filled to the brim with cuteness. It’s endearing, I guess. So. Don’t be hatin’ on Nana. That’s all.

Tune in next week for more UtaRan coverage, and maybe… a surprise…? :O

Yeah, we know how late we are in posting this article and we apologize. Earlier this week saw Hatsune Miku’s concert, both as a “thank you” to the Vocaloid community as well as a preview of what’s to come, more specifically in -Project DIVA-. For more pictures and song list, please read on after the [...]]]>

Yeah, we know how late we are in posting this article and we apologize. Earlier this week saw Hatsune Miku’s concert, both as a “thank you” to the Vocaloid community as well as a preview of what’s to come, more specifically in -Project DIVA-. For more pictures and song list, please read on after the break.

You can view a copy of the online streamed-version (with comments before the actual concert begins) here.

And here’s the Concert Songs List, concert images are below the list~

• Hajimete no Oto – Hatsune Miku
• Project DIVA desu. – Hatsune Miku
• World is Mine – Hatsune Miku
• Electric Angel – Hatsune Miku
• Sound – Hatsune Miku
• Koisuru VOC@LOID – Hatsune Miku
• Dear cocoa girls – Hatsune Miku
• StargazeR - Hatsune Miku
• The secret garden – Hatsune Miku
• Miracle Paint (first half) – Hatsune Miku
• Innocence – Hatsune Miku
• Hato – Hatsune Miku
• Beware of Miku Miku Bacteria! – Hatsune Miku
• Popipo – Hatsune Miku
• Sayonara Goodbye – Hatsune Miku
• Miracle Paint (second half) – Hatsune Miku
• Romeo and Cinderella – Hatsune Miku
• Dear – Hatsune Miku
• Teach me! Magical Lyric – DANCEROID
• Luka Luka☆Night Fever – DANCEROID
• Dear cocoa girls – Yui Kaori & Noto Arisa
• Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru – Yui Kaori & Noto Arisa
• Ura-Omote Lovers – Hatsune Miku
• Puzzle – Hatsune Miku
• VOiCE – Hatsune Miku
• 1/6 – Hatsune Miku
• Stardust Utopia – Megurine Luka
• Double Lariat – Megurine Luka
• Just Be Friends – Megurine Luka
• magnet – Miku & Luka
• Alice – Hatsune Miku
• I’m Your Diva – Hatsune Miku
• moon – Hatsune Miku
• Disappearance of Hatsune Miku – Hatsune Miku
• Meltdown – Kagamine Rin
• Kokoro – Kagamine Rin
• Butterfly on the Right Shoulder – Rin & Len
• Promise – Miku & Rin
• from Y to Y – Hatsune Miku
• Saihate – Hatsune Miku
• Strobo Nights – Hatsune Miku
• SPiCa – Hatsune Miku
• Ai Kotoba – Hatsune Miku
• Melt – Hatsune Miku

Note: Songs in italics denotes part of the Konnichiwa (Afternoon) live while the rest are part of the Konbanwa (Evening) live. Thanks to Mi for the notice.

DANCEROID

DANCEROID

Kagamine Rin - Meltdown (Roshin Yuukai)

Rin and Len singing "Migikata no Chou"

Miku and Luka singing "magnet"

Rin and Len - Butterfly on the Right Shoulder (Migikata no Chou)

Miku and Rin - Promise

Also, it’s been revealed during the concert that SEGA will be planning a downloadable expansion for “Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA-” known as “Dreamy Theater” which allows the user to play the game on his or her PS3, graphics wise it’s going to be comparable to Project DIVA Arcade. We will post more information about this when it’s made available.

Info and image source thanks to Dengeki
Additional image sources: Gamespot and Famitsu

For those of you in locations that follow Daylight Savings Time, we set the clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night/Sunday morning.  Since that hour is lost, we need to budget our time accordingly, so some short but sweet songs await you after the break.

No [...]]]>

This may be the most obscure picture I've ever used

For those of you in locations that follow Daylight Savings Time, we set the clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night/Sunday morning.  Since that hour is lost, we need to budget our time accordingly, so some short but sweet songs await you after the break.

No set up for these.  Gotta save that time.

And here are your two videos on the Rankings Watch.

Information from 4Gamer has revealed that the price for the first Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- DLC pack is set to be at 2,000 yen with taxes included and scheduled for release on March 25th 2010. And here’s the full song list below:

1/6 -d2 mix- by VocaloidP Nisoku Hokou by DECO＊27 celluloid by baker remix：Aether_Eru Uraomote [...]]]>

Image source: CHRIS

Information from 4Gamer has revealed that the price for the first Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- DLC pack is set to be at 2,000 yen with taxes included and scheduled for release on March 25th 2010. And here’s the full song list below:

1/6 -d2 mix- by VocaloidP
Nisoku Hokou by DECO＊27
celluloid by baker remix：Aether_Eru
Uraomote Lovers by wowaka （GenjitsutouhiP）
Alice-DIVA mix by FullkawaP
Uta ni Katachi Hanaikeredo by doriko
SPiCa by TokuP
Puzzle by KuwagataP
Hello, Planet by sasakure.UK

Also, the official website for the -Project DIVA- sequel is now up and you can go to the website here.

Info source: 4Gamer

Image Source: easy_hed / pixiv

I… somehow get the feeling I’ve been one-upped… Hmm. Well anyway. Let’s avoid the obvious jokes one could make about this week’s ranking and just focus on the good stuff, yes? No, wait, that didn’t come out right– oh, I give up.

Image Source: easy_hed / pixiv

I… somehow get the feeling I’ve been one-upped… Hmm. Well anyway. Let’s avoid the obvious jokes one could make about this week’s ranking and just focus on the good stuff, yes? No, wait, that didn’t come out right– oh, I give up.

UTAU has been out for two whole years already… feels like just yesterday I was listening to UTAU songs on youtube (this is before I learned youtube sucked compared to NND) and wondering how people could put so much effort into something with such little chance of any gratitude or recognition being given back. And now here I am, toiling away every week to bring all of you the best UTAU Ranking coverage I can, even though only a single-digit number of people actually care outside of Aster and CK. Funny how life works sometimes.

But enough about irony. Onto the ranking!

NAMI’s OPENING STATEMENT:
<my translation will be coming up. So stay tuned!>

NOTES:
History:
-Editors: deztora, chibikarla, Aster Selene, Holocauxt
-Song Stats: Rank-Up, Rank-Down, Unmoved, Unranked, NEW

• OP: 【重音テト】ミスターシューゲイザー【オリジナル】 – What the…

WEEKLY RANKING PART 1

• #20: 【UTAU】重音テトで「ローリンガール」【カバー】 (NEW) – Oh, Rolling Girl…I think I like the original better… This is actually pretty unimpressive for a Teto cover. Coulda been a lot better. So-so.
• #19: 【重音テト】 あの鐘を鳴らすのは、あたし。【オリジナル】 (NEW) – Reminds me of those old-style Korean songs. It kinda does feel old-school… not bad though. It’s alright.
• #18: 【UTAU】波音リツ” 強”単独音配布／飛べない鳥（カバー） (NEW) – Whoa, Ritsu actually has…cleavage… Yeah, what’s up with that? o.O Sounds a tad too high pitch. Not the best use.
• #17: 【重音テト】No Reaction【オリジナル曲】 (Up from 31) – Whoa, this got picked up! Hey now, no copying. (j/k) Lovely song.
• #16: 【UTAU】　いつもここから　【重音テトオリジナル曲】 (NEW) – Aw, a sad song…I wonder what this one is about. Teto sounds sweet. Cute drawings. Like the chimes in the bgm.
• #15: 【UTAU】重音テトで「恋愛サーキュレーション」【カバー】 (NEW) – Aw, Ren’ai Circulation…the standard UTAU testing song (along with Greed’s accident and LOVE&JOY)… Wait, Greed’s what? I don’t know that one. This song was a must, eh?
• #14: 【重音テト】artifact 【オリジナル曲】 (NEW) – Loli Teto! This rock sounds a little different.
• #13: デフォ子で「ぽっぴっぽーmkⅡ」【カバー】提携店？の勝手に2号店だよ！ (NEW) – Defoko and her amazing PoPiPo dance. Not bad. Defoko needs her own version of the song, though. agreed with the motion that Defoko needs her own version. What are the different lyrics saying?
• #12: 【ようじょと】 UTAU新音源・鳩音キユ【やらないか】 (NEW) – New UTAU…she scares me a bit. That might be the point. Her voice is full of lulz. Yoooooo!
• #11: 【波音リツ】Solitude 【UTAUオリジナル】 (NEW) – Awesome Ritsu song. Yay! Ritsu originals that don’t suck!! Snazzy song!

THIS WEEK’S PICK-UPS

• #23: 【UTAU】星の還る場所【テトオリジナル】 (NEW) – Adorable but I wish I could hear her voice more clearly. Sounds like from a story book.
• #31: 【桃音モモ】あした　あめふれ【オリジナル】 (NEW) – It doesn’t sound like the light fluffy Momo I know. Momo’s voice sounds a little muffled.
• #56: 【重音テト】 ぼくは０えん 【UTAUオリジナル】 (NEW) – That picture is just…weird… Heheh.
• #57: 【朝音ボウ・雲之ツキ】calling【オリジナル】 (NEW) – CATS! More catloids? They are in season.
• #59: 【さてまろ・ストラ】 password 【オリジナル】 (NEW) – Have I seen these UTAU before? This is the only one that jumped out at me because we haven’t seen these UTAU– let alone originals for them– in a while. Welcome back! Hope this gets picked up. Need to hear moar of them. :I

EXTRA RANKING

• #4: 【MikuMikuDance】O157 でワールドイズマイン (NEW) – MUST UNSEE Looks like a jellyfish.
• #3: 根音ネネさん描いてみたりした (NEW) – Defoko and Miku are an interesting mix. And the Nene craze continues… That’s Nene, not Defoko, although they sort of look alike.
• #2: 【MMD】しまぱんテトさんでブリ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ハマチ【重音テト】 (NEW) – MMD Tuna Meme! Aww. it’s missing the cosplay… PANTSU ALERT. -brickd-
• #1: 【MMD】驫麤～例の3人でとりぷるばか～shortver (NEW) – Brain Bleach. Give it to me. NOW. What is this? I don’t even.

WEEKLY RANKING PART 2

• #10: 【UTAU】あきら様の声を抽出してみた（テスト） (NEW) – Lucky Star. Best anime in the world. With this and Ronald McDonald, we’re pretty much set for life, right? Another commercial voice? How do they get the permission for this? Actually, I wondered about that myself…
• #9: 【UTAUカバー】人間が大好きなこわれた妖怪の唄(修正版)【３眼鏡】 (NEW) - Needs translation. And Taya returns as well! What a great week. THE THREE GLASSES GANG RETURNS. I haven’t seen them in ages.
• #8: 【重音テト】ヒトリ､二重奏｡【オリジナル曲】 (Down from 5) – It dropped, aw. Saw this coming. Didn’t drop as much.
• #7: 【根音ネネ】Muddy Creeper【オリジナル】 (Down from 3) – Also went down. Saw this coming too, sadly. Good, but doesn’t have the staying power that it’d need… People still love it for the insane rock skills and her voice.
• #6: 【UTAUで】神曲メドレー『二次元』【リレー】 (NEW) – Who on earth…are these? BLASPHEMY! Pam is adorable and should be loved by everyone. D: And there are quite a few non-Japanese UTAU in there… FINALLY, A CHORUS!!! It’s epic, the voices are well selected. recognizable. Definitely agreed on the epic part.
• #5: 鈴音アリカオリジナル曲『トリップ・トリップ』 (NEW) – An Ill Girl UTAU! This song sounds really good and has piqued my interest. Dynamic song! Arika has a swell voice!
• #4: 【重音テト】ちびテトで恋愛サーキュレーション【MMD】 (NEW) – Chimera Teto Bakemonogatari? Let’s make the next arc Tetomonogatari. Don’t you mean BakemonogaTETO? Haha, pun. [/geek] Also, chibi-Teto is surprisingly cute. More versions of this song?
• THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: I don’t recognize most of these songs.  I can tell that there was a new UTAU this week last year… Kanipan sure was popular when he came out! Or wait, is it she? But th- *brain explodes* Kanipan’s voice sure did dominate here. The Yokkara sex cover is quite weird.
• #3: 【天音ルナ】 オリジナル曲 『アーミラリ・スフィア』 【MMD】 (NEW) – Unearthly but awesome. The wonders someone can do with MMD…Megpoid and Luna, awesome combo. This is amazing. Haven’t really heard anything with Luna in a while (outside of the MMD Cup sketch), so this is a treat. Welcome back, Luna! Such an embracing song. Very well deserved. Luna sings so well.
• #2: 【UTAU】「モモの日」の動画2010【三人娘】 (NEW) – It’s a talkloid…what’s this doing here? I know Teto has a small part with singing, but… Sh-shut up, it’s not cheating, it counts… >_>; But anyway, I think it’s cute. Yes! Talkloid and song time! congrats Momo on your b-day.
• #1: 【リツ＆がくぽ】 錚々と焔は詠いて 【-オリジナル-】 (NEW) – An epic Ritsu song that outlasts all epicness this ranking. I actually don’t really care for this, but it’s got Gakupo in it, so I guess it can’t be all bad. Epic rock skills! I like it very much!
• ED: 【桃音モモ】ピンクセラピー【UTAUオリジナル】 – ED Song – Can’t make out any words. Anyway, everyone seems to be doing the Hamachi Meme this week…

THIS WEEK’S UTAU TOPIC:
Welcome to the news corner. Here is the new voicebanks section. This week we have ten new voicebanks, but since Kiyu was in the ranking, here are the other nine.

Kawazuya Tao (the original video was deleted, so use this link instead)
(currently unnamed)
Enpitsune Linda
Chen Nokogiri
Kumone Kana
*Nanako
Sogone Shizu
Higure Kiki
(currently unnamed)
(*there is no kana spelling given for the last name, and there are too many combination possibilities for me to feel comfortable guessing. I apologize for any inconvenience)

FINAL THOUGHTS:

A lot of points this week, which caused there to be very few stuff in the Extra Ranking (something that nearly made me flub up the Ranking format and made dez worry her head off about both of our sanities when I panicked). Most of the UTAU this week were of the same old crowd, though more Yufu (and Ruko~) would be nice. Still taking offense at the fact my UTAU seems to never be mentioned but this is the last week I’ll complain. If anyone can tell me what I’m doing wrong I’d appreciate it! Seriously, they pick a chainsaw and not mine?

It’s not that they pick and choose; something must’ve gone wrong in the process… anyway. Another great week. Higher scores overall is something I’m really happy with, but something to note is that although Teto didn’t claim the number one spot this week, she showed up just about everywhere else! Almost the entire first half was Tetoriffic, and her improv Momo song landed her in the top three. Looks like you can’t keep the doriru away for long…

Well, the idea is we want more diversity in the rankings. I don’t mind people using Teto and loving Teto– heck, I like Teto– as long as she’s not the only one around. The UtaRan SP ranking was released a few days ago, and most of the songs were Teto songs. Most of the top ten were Teto songs. This isn’t surprising, but it is still a bit disheartening. Still, there were a lot of old faces returning this week, and for that and the higher point values, I’d say overall, this was a pretty good week.

Speaking of the SP Ranking, we plan on bringing you coverage of that as well. There will be defeats and triumphs! Romance! Comedy! Drama! Controversy! Se– no wait, none of that… Be sure to tune in for our UtaRan SP Ranking special! (what do you mean it’s not redundant)

Higher points? I thought it went lower… Also the emergence of Vocaloid and UTAU union is still strong, and my hopes of group songs were accomplished for now. I’m enthusiastic about the Sp, but some of the results were not expected….Also, not many extras for the Ranking. Why would that be? last but not least, HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY UTAU! -gets out the party poppers-

Do you have a Birthday in the summer? No? Well, tell your parents to send you to Los Angeles between July 1st-4th!  Why you ask? Because Yuu Asakawa, the voice actress of Megurine Luka, is going to be there!

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Image source: Anime Center

Do you have a Birthday in the summer? No? Well, tell your parents to send you to Los Angeles between July 1st-4th!  Why you ask? Because Yuu Asakawa, the voice actress of Megurine Luka, is going to be there!

Anime Expo has announced that Ms. Asakawa is going to be their guest of honor this year! And what an honor it is, I would love to have a Luka Nendoroid autographed by her.  Anime Expo is the largest anime and manga convention in the United States and has been bringing in famous guests every year.

Quote from Anime News Network:

“Yuu Asakawa has enjoyed much success over her career as a seiyuu. Her extensive list of credits include work on some of the most famous anime titles in the industry, such as the Love Hina series (Motoko Aoyama), School Rumble (Otoko Osakabe), the Vandread series (Jura Basil Elden), Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (Priss S. Asagiri) and Azumanga Daioh (Sakaki). Ms. Asakawa has lent her vocal talents in more than 70+ anime titles, including such others as Kaleido Star, Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny and Fate/stay night. “

So if you are in the area or just want to go, you can go pre-register now!

Below is the promotional video from Anime Expo.

Sources: ANN & Anime Expo