274 articles published in 2010
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #111 If anything seems a little off guys, I apologize, but I’m getting over a little illness. Isn’t this weather great? /sarcasm However, a good ole dose of Weekly UTAU should help knock out that runny nose! (please note that I am NOT a doctor and I don’t guarantee results from a UTAU treatment)
Just in case you haven’t noticed Crypton has updated the Rin/Len Append page on the Kagamines’ birthday yesterday with 5 new sample songs and with this update there’s now a total of 28 sample songs available for listening on the site. You can listen to the songs right below. Wasurenbou – Rin Power – AgoanikiP […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Welcome back to the last (full) vocaran of 2010! I hope all of you had a great Christmas with your families, and had fun (but not too much with alcohol…) over the holidays. Watch out for Rin/Len Append songs coming out next week!
Ever since Kagamine Rin and Len were officially born back on December 27th 2007 we have been hearing lots of great songs from them thanks to the many talented producers around, and this year of 2010 is no exception. What’s better still is that Append Rin and Len will also be released today, which makes […]
Yes, you have probably been hearing about this “VOCALO Revolution” lately and wondering what it is about. Well, it’s a TV program which consists of interviews with the respective software creators and developers, Producers and their fans while showcasing some of the latest Vocaloid PVs around, and all in all helping to bring the cultural […]
With a mere couple of days before the official release of Rin/Len Append there’s been more demo and sample songs which was updated on the Rin/Len Append page thanks to Crypton. Demo Song 4 – Ningyo Hime – Main: Rin Sweet, Chrous: Rin Sweet, Producer – MezameP [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Ningyo-Hime-Rin-Sweet-MezameP.mp3] Demo Song 5 – Sanity – Main: […]
【ニコニコ動画】【初音ミク】「Dreamy Theater 2nd（仮）」ちょっと先だけど配信することになりましたよ！【Project DIVA 2nd】 Sega continues to give Vocaloid fans more reasons to own both a PSP and PS3 with Dreamy Theater 2nd (tentative title). This game/add-on is now in development (still in the early stages) and will be slated for the summer of next year, so look forward to it! DK says: I’m […]
Recently Crypton has yet again updated the Rin/Len Append page with new sample songs and you can listen to them below. Rin-Hai Sengen – Rin Warm, Producer – JevanniP [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Rin-Hai-Sengen-Rin-Warm-JevanniP.mp3] Darkness Six – Len Power, Producer – AVTechNO! [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Darkness-Six-Len-Power-AVTechNO.mp3] Boku wa Haineko – Len Power (Cold), Lyrics – Urahanabi, Compose – NioP [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Boku-wa-Haineko-Len-PowerCold-NioP.mp3] Yotsuba no […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #110 Last week, I was kind of blah. I’m sorry for that. This week, however, is fantastic, and I’m sincerely excited to bring you this crop of new songs! (Seriously, they’re all new, except for two). Who will come in number one? Well, we all probably already know. But who will come in numbers two […]
Have an Xbox? Have Kinect? Have a computer w/ MikuMikuDance? Then you’re all set to start moving and have Miku follow your lead! Read on to see what has recently developed in the MMD world.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Sorry for the vocaran being a bit later than usual. I didn’t have school today, and I was sitting there, thinking I forgot something, and then I was reminded of the Vocaloid Ranking. Half of this weeks ranking are new songs, and half are the same songs […]
As the release date for Rin/Len Append draws nearer Crypton has updated the Rin/Len Append page with two new demo songs and four more sample songs just recently and you can listen to some of them below. Demo songs – Pulse – Main: Len Cold, Chorus: Len Cold – ShisukonP [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Pulse-RinLen-Append-ShisukonP.mp3] Supersensitive – Main: Rin […]
In celebration of Rin and Len’s birthday which falls on December 27th SEGA has announced a new Project DIVA 2nd DLC for the Kagamines which will be coming up soon. For more information on the rest of the DLC just continue reading as always!
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #109 The weather sucks, getting sick sucks, being broke sucks, everything sucks. But there’s still music! Let’s go enjoy some.
Hello Vocaloidism-ers! PowerFX, developers of Vocaloids Sweet Ann and Big Al, and the developers of Soundation Studio, the music-making web app, have just released over 130 Christmas and New Year loops and sounds for everyone to use. Included are 6 Christmas song excerpts from Big Al and Sweet Ann as well as both saying “Merry […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Christmas songs have started coming in, some are happy and some are sad, but they are still good songs either way. Lots of giving this week with new songs in the top 30, and songs that didn’t quite make it last week. Hopefully those of you who […]
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of old calendars being thrown away. 2010 is slowly fading into 2011, and that means it’s time for the 2010 Vocaloidism Awards. Last year‘s was pretty epic, and the staff here wants to go even higher. And of course, we can’t do anything without your help. Hit the […]
Update on Dec 10th 2010 – Added boxart illustration for Rin/Len Append Crypton has updated the Rin/Len Append site earlier today to reveal the official illustration for Append Rin and Len. The first demo song has since been uploaded and you can listen to it as well as look at the boxart illustration after the […]
Crypton has earlier updated the Rin/Len Append site with more samples and you can listen to the songs below. Hello Nostradamus – Rin Power (Warm, Sweet), Producer – Rin&FutureNow (CapMiraP) Tsumugi Uta – Rin Sweet/Len Power, Producer – DATEKEN Renraku Mada – Rin Power, Producer – LiveP Shuujin – Len Power (Cold, Serious), Producer – […]
Recently it was announced on the official Project DIVA website regarding the Hatsune Miku live concert which will be taking place in Tokyo on March 9th 2011. The event will be held at ZeppTokyo Music Hall just like earlier this year and you can continue reading the rest of the information after the break.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #108 Hey guys, it’s Bunny here, taking over the article for dez this week (hope I did everything correctly!). This is our first WUR of December and burrr, is it cold outside! So grab a hot drink, a warm blanket, and join us for some UTAU that will warm your ears.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” It’s December now, which means ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS! The first vocaran of December means that christmas songs will not be on here… yet, but I have seen songs popping up on NND that have a christmas theme. This is a time for giving, but it seems like […]
The SP5 Part 2 is here! How will the Vocaloid movement evolve in the future? Do we still need Miku? But more importantly, are the P’s more popular with girls thanks to Vocaloid? Find out the answers to all these questions, and more, in this Questionnaire Special! 【ニコニコ動画】VOCALOIDランキングSP5 第2部 アンケートスペシャル
SAM(samfree) has produced two short demos for Sony’s new Vocaloid Utatane Piko.
With a week left before Utatane Piko’s release it seems the official site is finally up now and the trial version of the software will be made available for download. For more information do continue reading as always!
The internet has never taken kindly to people who steal other people’s work. Yesterday, popular Vocaloid producer AVTechNO! removed all of his videos from Nico Nico Douga without explanation. Sure enough, within hours, the internet was buzzing. The plot thickened when a post was made that strongly implied the video removal was connected to the […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #107 Wondering where 1st color will fall in the rankings? So am I. Me too, me too! Let’s go find out! But first, would you like to see a totally unrelated 15-year-old in a bikini? >Yes Yes
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Welcome back to another Weekly Vocaran! Hopefully all of you that celebrated Thanksgiving enjoyed your break, and had a great dinner. This week on the vocaran we have new songs from Deco*27 and cosMo that made it to the top 3!
Recently SEGA has announced five new songs that will be added for Project DIVA Arcade and here’s the song list below with a video for it. Song list: Meiteki Cybernetics (Luka) – Music/Lyrics: otetsu, Illustration: riria009 Pink Moon (Miku) – Music/Lyrics: MojoP, Illustration: Aben Toumei Suisai (Miku) – Music/Lyrics: yasuo, Guitar: KotsubanP, Illustration: Iroha Uta […]
On November 12 of 2010 at 21:26 Japan time, Ginsaku’s “Iroha Uta” song hit one million views on NND. To see the video and more information, please continue after the break.
【ニコニコ動画】【めぐっぽいどオリジナル曲】ぼくらの１６ｂｉｔ戦争【ＰＶ付き】 The song that is arguably GUMI’s first big hit, “Bokura no 16bit Wars” by sasakureP, has as of today finally reached one million views!
To all the translators out there reading this: we now officially feel your pain. Translating these rankings have been so hard, we barely even have half of it done! A little help would be nice… but before that, let’s just enjoy the show. UPDATE: The final part of the ranking has finally been uploaded! Previous […]
Earlier this week Crypton has updated the Kagamines’ Append page giving us a sneak preview of how Append Rin and Len will look like when they are released. Rin’s Append will consist of “Power”, “Warm” and “Sweet” while Len will have Append “Power”, “Cold” and “Serious”. Also, more samples using the Appends have been uploaded […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #106 Here we are in the second week of our new system… Testing. Testing. Can you hear me out there? Good. Time for some music! For great justice!
Edit on Nov 30th: Updated with more images, pricing and pre-order information. A few days ago the official Racing Miku blog was updated with a preview of the upcoming 1/8 scale Racing Miku figure from Good Smile Racing by Good Smile Company. For more information just continue reading after the break.
Recently SEGA has made known that it will be releasing Christmas modules for Project DIVA 2nd and there will be one module each for Miku, Rin, Len, Luka, KAITO and MEIKO. For more information and images do continue reading after the break.
Image source: ナス（なめくじら） Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Hmmm, this will be my first time posting! \o/ Anyways, now with the English version of Miku that’s supposed to be released by Crypton, will we be seeing lots of English songs on the Vocaran? Comment below on it. Oh and have a happy […]
【ニコニコ動画】【重音テト】おちゃめ機能【アニメ風PV】 The first UTAU song ever to reach one million views on Nico Nico Douga is none other than ラマーズP/ゴジマジP’s catchy hit “Ochame Kinou”.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #105 Title does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors of the UTAU Ranking posts. Actually, just the opposite. They revamped the UtaRan video format, and I, personally, kind of like it. In turn, I revamped the layout for these posts. I sincerely hope you enjoy. =) Got a lot in store for you […]
On DeviantArt, desubunny has made several patterns for 3-D paper vocaloid dolls! They’re free, and anyone can make them. The only tools required are scissors, a printer and glue or tape. She has made multiple paper Vocaloid patterns and she’s even put up the links to some other users who have also put together some […]
Hatsune Miku is One Step Closer to World Domination! An English Hatsune Miku will be made by Crypton. On Facebook she got over 39,390 likes on her official page.
Crypton has recently released a new demo of Len’s Append Cold! To hear it and for more info, please continue reading after the break.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #163 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Anyone else see all those news stories about Miku that have been popping up everywhere? I mean everywhere. Poland. Turkey. France. Mexico. It’s crazy. I’m 99% sure Crypton has something to do with it. In slightly more relevent news, Miku is back on top of the […]
Gentlemen… It is finally here. No comments and/or charts for the moment, so let’s just enjoy the videos below (after the break). UPDATE #1: Partial translations are now up! UPDATE #2: Part 3 is now up for viewing below! 【ニコニコ動画】VOCALOIDランキングSP5 第3部 きりばん☆ちゃんねる
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #162 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Hey everyone, it’s that time of the week again. Thanksgiving and exams are around the corner, but do take a little time out of your busy life to check out all the great new songs. And why is it November already?? D: Oh well, an ungodly […]
Some of you may have noticed the new Project Diva release of Trading Strap Track02, which offers us more straps with Miku’s Project Diva outfits! Piapro also released news on some trading straps as well, containing Haku and Teto!
Source: なおとえぬ 週刊UTAUランキング #103 YouTube Video Part 1 YouTube Video Part 2 Wow, even while catching up with school assignments, I can still do this... Hope I didn't jinx it. Yeah, I'm also waiting for the last part of SP5, if you haven;t taken notice of the title. Anyways...
Another year on and our first Japanese Vocaloid MEIKO is actually celebrating her 6th birthday since her official release back in 2004. Venturing out as the first Vocaloid from Crypton our beloved neesan MEIKO has since paved the way for the rest of the Crypton Vocaloids, here’s to a long life and legacy for her! […]
Yes, if you are reading this then chance will be that you are part of the history-making moment here on Vocaloidism. This blog may still be young but we are glad to say that it has finally reached a million hits on November 2nd 2010 at about 19:30 hours GMT +7, which of course we […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #161 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Just throwing this out there to fill the gap between part 2 and 3 of VocaRan SP5, since it’s gonna be an entire week before we get the next one.
On November 1st of 2010 at 22:06 Japan time, cosMo’s “Kagamine Len no Bousou” song hit one million views on NND. To see the video and more information, please continue after the break.
Earlier in the day Crypton tweeted via their Vocaloid2 CV account regarding a new Append for Kagamine Rin which will be known as “Warm” (originally “Tired”) and you can listen to the song demos right after the break.
Latest information has revealed that there will be a new Vocaloid joining the family and this time round Sony Music has decided to join in the market. This Vocaloid will be distributed under Sony Music Distribution and the name for the Japanese male Vocaloid (utilizing the Vocaloid2 engine) will be known as Utatane Piko (歌手音ピコ). […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #102 …Man, I can’t think of anything at all. Well, on with the rankings! Just say “trick or treat!” and we’ll be on our merry way.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #160 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” SP5… Where are you? ;_; Oh, and uh… Happy Halloween…! I guess…
As the newest addition to their Voiceroid series, AH-Software (AHS) is planning to release “Voiceroid+ Tamiyasu Tomoe” on November 12th. It is now available for preorder for the low price of 8900 yen (until October 30th). If you preorder by November 11th, you can get a postcard to send in for a special “Heart Catch […]
Its been a very interesting couple of months for the entire Vocaloid movement hasn’t it? Ever since the big hit that was the March 9th Giving Day Concert it seems that more and more people outside of Japan and/or the Vocaloid fan community are starting to take notice. While reactions have been mixed, its easy […]
YouTube Video Part 1 YouTube Video Part 2 YouTube Video Part 3 Wow, it’s two parts this week. From what deztora said last week, she’ll be barely here till the end of the first semester, so I guess I’ll be posting it till then. Well I’m still busy with with school work, including finding a […]
Crypton has just announced on their Twitter account a sample of a new Append for Kagamine Rin called Sweet. You can hear this new demo by continuing to read below.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #159 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Dayum… still no SP5? Maybe we should start betting on what songs will appear on the Top-5… My bet is on Mosaic Roll and YowaMon somewhere in the top spot. I would love some GUMI in the top five, but I would love some Kagamine there […]
Update on October 19th 2010: Added reservation links from Hobby Search and AmiAmi. Recently Mikatan has updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming Tako Luka plushies which will be released by Gift. More images and information after the break~
Earlier on Friday Crypton has updated via Twitter account regarding a new Append Power sample for the Kagamines and another demo for Rin. To listen to the demos just continue reading below.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #100 YouTube Video Part 1 YouTube Video Part 2 UTAUran’s 100th has finally come! Unfortunately, I’m busy at the moment so I’ll let someone else take care of the rest. Hello everyone; dez here. You guys probably don’t know who I am, but the truth is, a long, long time ago, I used to post […]
As some of you may recall, Miku had her first 'Live Concert' in the US back in September. We, unfortunately, weren't able to be present at the event. However, the turnout for that was high enough that they scheduled an encore performance on the 11th of October, complete with a guest appearance by, as they put it, "The creator of Miku." We did manage to attend this event. The CEO of Crypton Future Media, Inc., Hiroyuki Itoh, was the aforementioned "creator of Miku," and was present at the beginning of the encore concert to give a presentation about what Vocaloids were and how they've evolved. Prior to Mr. Itoh's presentation, there was a short lead-in by the editor-in-chief of Tokyo Kawaii Magazine (an iPod/iPhone e-magazine), Toshihiro Fukuoka, during which he talked briefly about their upcoming, Hatsune Miku-centric, November issue. As a number of Vocaloidism members were in attendance, we have a 5-part (shaky, phone-cam'd) recording of both the presentation and the lead-in, for your viewing pleasure (after the break).
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #158 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Is SP5 really just around the corner? I’ve been anticipating it since… oh, I dunno… half a year ago? And it still hasn’t arrived yet! Well, it ain’t here yet, maybe I can get some suggestions for you guys on how we’ll go about the format […]
Recently it was made known during the “Hatsune Miku: Meet the Makers of a Digital Idol” panel over at New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival 2010 with regards to the future plans for Miku and the rest of Crypton Vocaloids in the US according to the co-creators of Vocaloid, Hiroyuki Ito and Wataru Sasaki. […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #99 YouTube Video Part 1 YouTube Video Part 2 Again, I’ve got nothing to say, so…
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #157 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” At work… Too busy… Must make money… Just head on over down for the charts.
Early last month, it was announced that a Miku concert was finally coming to America. On October 1st, ANN announced that Miku has two more concerts, another one in San Fran, and one in New York: The Viz Cinema in San Francisco’s Japantown district has scheduled a October 11 screening of virtual idol Hatsune Miku’s […]
Crypton has earlier tweeted through their Vocaloid2 CV account regarding two new Append Power beta demos from Kagamine Len, which you can listen to them below: Servant of Evil (Aku no Meshitsukai) short version (1:30) (Unedited VSQ) by mothy/AkunoP IkeLenka short version (1:30) (Unedited VSQ) by LeleleP (Lyrics – darari) That’s about it, we will […]
AH-Software sure likes to release programs in succession. Here we have Yoshida-kun, a new Voiceroid! Yoshida-kun will be joining the ranks of Tsukuyomi Ai and Tsukuyomi Shouta released last December. Yoshida-kun is directly based on a character of the flash animation “秘密結社 鷹の爪 Secret Society Eagle Talon“.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #98 YouTube Video Part 1 YouTube Video Part 2 YouTube Video Part 3 Here’s to another week’s UTAU rankings!
Greetings, true believers! Reports of my death were. . . mostly accurate. Sadly, working the 9 to 5 has derived me of time and energy to do regular columns. However, that won’t stop me from doing something. Hence, this. Twice a month, I’ll put up a question for you all to respond to (hence the […]
Yes, the Hatsune Miku Project DIVA Arcade location test was available here in Singapore for about three weeks and I was fortunate enough to try it out and experience the game as a Vocaloid fan. Read on for more information with images of the machine and gameplay~
Dango~ Dango~ Dango~ Dango~ Dango~ Daikazoku! ^_^ Now, related that song to what's happening the Vocaloid family recently...
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #97 Pokénatic here. deztora hasn’t been on for a while, so until she’s back, I’ll take over the UTAU Ranking posts.
Earlier yesterday Piapro blog was updated with news on Kagamine Len’s new Append Power demos and you can listen to them below. – Migikata no Chou 40 sec short version (by NoriP) – Soundless Voice 35 sec short version (by HitoShizukuP, mixing by yama△) Do take note that the Appends are still under development and […]
Information from AH-Software has recently revealed of a trial version of Vocaloid Nekomura Iroha software which is now available at their website for download. This trial version is available until September 30th 2010 and is in place for Iroha’s expected release next month.
Just recently, The International Voice Engineering Institute in University of Nagoya, uploaded a video titled 「【MMDAgent】初音ミクとおしゃべりできるソフトをつくってみた」 (TL: We created software that allows speaking with Hatsune Miku; lit.) to NicoNicoDouga, and currently becoming a hot topic on discussions. MMDAgent is a compilation of several modules of tools: voice recognition, voice synthesizing, 3D character rendering, voice interaction control and other tools. This toolkit, as stated by the contributor: "It makes conversation with a lively 3D character on screen and giving wonderful responses possible". (more after the jump)
Information from Mikatan’s blog has revealed that there will be a re-release of the Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka Nendoroid by Good Smile Company. The reservation links are currently up on AmiAmi and you can go over to pre-order the Miku and Luka Nendoroid, to be priced at 3,000 and 3,500 yen respectively. Hobby Search […]
On September 23rd of 2010 at 23:42 Japan time, DECO*27’S “Yowamushi Montblanc” song hit one million views on NND. To see the video and more information, please continue after the break.
Well, a new Hachi song has just reached the million views milestone and it’s none other than Matryoshka, in which the feat was achieved on September 21st 2010 at 14:41 hours Japan Time. For more information and images about the song just continue reading after the break~
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #155 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Well.. I’m back from a very busy week to say the least, and looking back at last week’s VocaRan, I don’t think I really missed that much. Heck, I might as well say that I’m glad I didn’t waste any time making an article for it […]
From the same company which brought us Gakupo, GUMI and Lily there will be another new Vocaloid joining the family and it will be Gachapoid. The news was revealed weeks earlier but for those who may not know about this new Vocaloid then please continue reading after the jump to know more~
Earlier yesterday Crypton has tweeted from their Vocaloid2 CV Twitter account regarding new test samples of Kagamine Rin and Len’s Append Power, which are now in their Beta stages. Continue reading after the jump to listen to the test samples~
Earlier on it was reported on the blog that there will be a new Vocaloid by AH-Software together with collaboration from Sanrio. And now more information have finally been made available on her, so just continue reading for the news on that~
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #154 “Unselected” Hello everyone, descent87 here, finally making my return from amongst the quagmire of illness combined with college to help with this week’s VocaRan (and yes to work on the blog more…). The amazing Holocauxt is a bit busy, so for now Pokenatic, TodayisOK, and I all […]
Yes, it’s been made known that the popular Len song “Servant of Evil” which has over two million views on Nico Nico Douga will be serialized in the monthly issue of “Comic Rush” magazine. For more information just continue reading after the break!
Welp… what can I say? Your prayers have finally been answered (somewhat): Hatsune Miku is finally having her first overseas concert in San Francisco. Here’s a bit more info from ANN: The New People center in San Francisco’s Japantown has announced that it will host what it describes as “the first-ever U.S. appearance” of the […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #152 “Unselected” It’s Labor Day in America, which means everyone gets the day off. You would think this would apply to Vocaloid bloggers, too, but us being off actually means that we can all do our job. Just take our word for it and enjoy this wonderful picture […]
Recently SEGA has announced of a add-on known as “Hatsune Miku Append Module” for the PSP game “Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd”, which was made available on PSN (PlayStation Network) Japan store. For information and images just continue reading.
It’s been three years since our virtual diva was released and the staff here at Vocaloidism have definitely remembered her special day. So this will be a birthday article dedicated to Hatsune Miku for all the great songs she has sung thanks to the talented Producers around so just continue reading after the break for […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #151 “Unselected” Is it just me, or can I hear the thunderous roar of a thousand NND singers to the tune of Lily Lily Burning Night? Well, we’ll just have to find out below!
Update on Aug 31st 2010: Reservation links from Hobby Search and AmiAmi now up. Earlier yesterday Mikatan has updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming “Absolute HMO. Edition” Hatsune Miku Nendoroid which will be released by Good Smile Company. For more preview images and information just continue reading after the break~
Information from Crypton’s Vocaloid2 CV Twitter account has made known of a new Append known as “Moody” for Kagamine Len together with a new Append Sweet demo for Rin as well, which you can listen to both of them below. [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Len-Append-Moody-Alpha.mp3] Len – Append Moody (Alpha) [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Rin-Append-Sweet-Alpha.mp3] Rin – Append Sweet (Alpha) As these Appends […]
Earlier on Monday Mikatan updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming Dead Master Nendoroid which will be released by Good Smile Company. For more images and information just continue reading~
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #93 MMD Cup V is in full swing now, and we get to behold the wonders of a bad AAple, a Yatterman parody, and an intense hatred of mosquitoes. The title for this week’s UtaRan comes from the three themes for this MMD Cup, although the kanji themselves can be interpreted in whatever way the […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #151 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #150 “Unselected” Uh… hi guys. Dez here. Um… so I imagine a lot of people are starting school again around this time, right? As am I. Currently, I am fifteen credit hours away from graduating, so I really can’t afford to screw this up. If I seem […]
Crypton has recently tweeted from their Vocaloid2 CV account about the test versions of Rin’s Power Append (Beta) and Len’s Soft Append (beta), which you can listen to them below. [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Rin-Power-Test.mp3] Rin’s Power Append (Beta) [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Len-Soft-Test.mp3] Len’s Soft Append (Beta) Do take note that these Append demos are still in the test stages so we […]
On August 13th, Yamaha updated their store with pre-orders for their new Vocaloid, simply titled VY1 — the “MIZKI” codename was just in relation to the ‘hanamizuki‘ theme (a type of flower). Read on below for more info.
Earlier yesterday Mikatan has updated her blog with more preview images of the Black★Rock Shooter Nendoroid and Figma which will be released by Good Smile Company and Max Factory later this month. For more images just continue reading~
First of all I would like to apologize on the misinformation brought about by the article earlier regarding the new Vocaloid which will be released by AH-Software and any inconveniences resulting from that. I am sorry about that. Update on Aug 21st: Further clarifications made, “Rio” is NOT the official name of the Vocaloid, her […]
Yes, after Miku’s previous appearances in monthly magazines such as “Monthly Comic Rush” she will finally be starting her first appearance in the 40th issue of the weekly “Young Jump” magazine published by Shueisha. The four-panel manga series will start with a full-color installment done by Kentaro Hayashi, in which the magazine will go on […]
On August 8th of 2010 at 17:33 Japan time, T-POCKET’S “1925” song hit one million views on NND. To see the video and more information, please continue after the break.
週刊UTAUランキング #92 I had something here about how I shouldn’t use this space to rant about my personal life, but then I ended up without computer access for the better part of a week for no real reason (except perhaps that the universe doesn’t like me anymore), and I realized something. A couple of days ago, […]
Information from Crypton’s Vocaloid2 CV Twitter account has revealed a test version of Rin’s Append Sweet and there’s also more information regarding Len’s Append which was made known recently. More to be revealed after the jump!
Finally we have our first Len song with over two million views on Nico Nico Douga and unsurprisingly it’s Servant of Evil (Or Aku no Meshitsukai), in which this feat was achieved on Aug 16th 2010 @ 12:07 hours Japan Time. Coincidentally this is also the first Len song to reach over one million views […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #150 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #149 “Unselected” First off, allow me to vent for a while about my work: IT SUCKS, plain and simple. But at least I made some friends at work to make it all a little bit easier. Unfortunately, the world of office politics is a fickle one, and […]
Update on Aug 16th: A song demo video for the new Vocaloid has been included in the article. Update on Aug 20th: Edits made to correct all relevant information in the article. Update on Aug 21st: More clarifications made, “Rio” is NOT confirmed to be the Vocaloid’s name as from what we know. Yes, we […]
Information from Hatsune MikuMiku has made known that the Black★Rock Shooter will be made into a RPG game and a official website has been set up for it. Currently it is not known which console system it will be made for but what’s known is that the game will be done by the same company […]
Internet Co. Ltd. has recently announced a 30-day trial version for the Vocaloid Lily software which is now available at their website for download. This trial version is up in place for a song contest in which users are encouraged to create original songs for Lily just before her official debut on Aug 25th. The […]
Finally, after more than a year we have our first GUMI song which has reached one million views over on Nico Nico Douga and it’s none other than Mozaik Role on Aug 10th 2010 at 17:33 hours Japan Time. And what’s more amazing is that this song managed to achieve the feat in less than […]
Earlier it was announced that this “Nendoroid Plus Plushie Series 17: Black Rock Shooter” by Gift will be made available later in October 2010. For more images and information just continue reading below~ This B★RS Plushie is set to be priced at 3,500 yen with Hobby Search and AmiAmi taking reservations for it currently. Image […]
週刊UTAUランキング #91 More MMD Cup, more Teto, more Teto, more Teto, and more Yufu. Sounds good to me. Let’s dive right in.
I'm still infatuated with MEIKO's tush... can you tell?
A rather cryptic website has popped up featuring two sample songs from an upcoming Vocaloid, simply titled VY1. Other sources say that her name is “Mizuki,” and even more speculate that this might actually be a splicing project, as the two featured songs seem to have different voices each. The truth? Only time will tell.
With all the despair and disgust surrounding our lives, we must turn to the greatest hero of our times to save us and end our week with something positive. And here she is! 【ニコニコ動画】【B★RS】ブラック★ロックチューター【3DPV】 And so, the day is saved, thanks to a blog cut.
週刊UTAUランキング #90 In case you haven’t been hanging around Nico Nico recently, it’s time for another round of the MMD Cup. This is especially good news for UTAU fans, since MMD Cup entries often employ UTAU models, thus giving them more fame. In case you forgot, “All Starts Are The ‘M'” won TWO judges awards in […]
Welcome to the second edition of “Wide World of Vocaloid”, a new spotlight column that will be showcasing with diversity and breadth of Vocaloid music. In writing these pieces it is my wish that our readers will be able to learn more a about wide variety of musical genres and see how they tie in […]
Before you guys start to wonder why V-ism hasn’t blogged about this yet, we are withholding expressing our opinions until all the facts have been cleared up. No doubt that this is a shocking development, but it still needs more time to settle down, otherwise we would just be adding more fuel to the fire. […]
Although many have forgotten of his existence (this is the only reason I can think of to justify the severe lack of good Gakupo originals), we here at V-ism have not forgotten about our favorite singing samurai– despite the late birthday article. (Gakupo celebrated his second birthday on July 31st.) Well, here we are now, […]
On August 3, 2010 at 05:56 Japan time, Len’s third chart-topping song achieved one million views on NND. This time it was his version of “Migikata no Chou” by NoriP. To see the original video and more information, please continue after the break.
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Recently it was made known that the 1/7 scale of the Hatsune Miku Tony Taka Version PVC figure is now up for reservations and for those wondering about it this figure was actually based on popular illustrator Tony’s rendition of Hatsune Miku. You can see the original image and others as well as reservation links […]
Mikatan has earlier updated her blog with preview images for the upcoming Nendoroid Puchi set by Good Smile Company which consists of Black★Rock Shooter and Dead Master. For more preview images and information as well as a look into the behind-the-scenes images for the making of the “Black★Rock Shooter Stop Motion Video” just continue reading […]
In today’s installment, we look at an old Japanese music tradition: enka. The pithy explanation is that it’s the Japanese equivalent of an American country-western song, but instead of beer, trucks, dogs, and break-ups, there’s sake, sakura, nostalgia, and break-ups. Of course, that’s only a small fraction of the story. Wikipedia has a decent-length entry […]
Before we start, let me say big thanks to Vocaloidism reader Lua for passing on this news. With the released date for new Vocaloid Lily (August 25th) fast approaching, it appears that Internet Co. Ltd. has readied yet another demo for her. With Gakupo once again doing some backup, the demo features Lily performing a […]
週刊UTAUランキング #80 Having a twitter in another language is hard work. But we’re not here to talk about that. I kind of missed a lot of the new UTAU stuff this week, but I do remember an awesomesauce Yufu original song + PV, so hopefully that’ll rank up there. We haven’t had an awesomesauce Yufu original […]
It's the very late Black Rock Shooter OVA review! WEEEE~!!!
週刊VOCALOIDランキング #147 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #146 “Unselected” Things have been more than a little crazy lately. It seems like it’s just one thing after another for everyone… maybe that’s why there’s a lack of new material floating around in the Vocaloidverse lately. At least the songs we do get are good… of […]
The countdown is finally nearing its end and the arrival of the highly anticipated PSP title: “Project DIVA 2nd” is just around the corner. Soon thousands of avid Vocaloid fans will be receiving their first-edition pre-orders, complete with commemorative Nendoroid Plus Hatsune Miku Charms. Many will quickly begin killing themselves to clear songs on the […]
週刊UTAUランキング #88 Aw man, I was kinda hoping the UtaRan would end up being delayed until Friday, so I could have a good excuse to push it off on someone else… It’s too freakin’ hot for this… [/epitome of laziness] Yes, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I’ll be at an anime convention. Don’t look for me. […]
Only six more days until the official Project DIVA 2nd release folks! For all you lucky people who will be receiving your copies soon I am envious. I will probably be dragging my feet on the matter until at least October when I will have a little less on my plate school-wise and fewer financial […]
Recently this week Mikatan has updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming Dead Master Figma, which will be released by Max Factory later this year. For more information on this figure as well as reservation links for other merchandises such as the 1/8 scale B★RS PVC figure, B★RS Metal Charm Collection 01 (Rock […]
Just a quick reminder: the Vocaloid Ranking SP for individual categories are now up on NicoNicoDouga. Most of them are about individual Vocaloids (though the AHS and English Vocaloids are grouped together), and the rest consist of PVs and MMDs. If you want to watch, here’s a MyList to start you off. Have fun!
Hello and welcome to the first post of a newly planned feature of mine: Wide World of Vocaloid. These posts will bring you a wide range of songs that highlight the amazing potential of Vocaloid software. These works will range from the very popular to the obscure. I hope they will be a way for […]
Just recently TinierMe has announced a special collaboration with Crypton, in which Vocaloid related items will be made available on the site for a limited time, allowing users to customize their avatars to look like some of the Vocaloids. For more information just continue reading below. Well, what is TinierMe exactly? It’s a online community […]
I'm back to review the VocaRan... for now. Now, where did our new recruits go?
Hi there, It’s been a while since I post here. I just think that this movement should see some light, as the easiest way of informing such movement is through popular blogs. I have been informed by a friend on Youtube (Masaruoka2003) that he and his colleagues has started an online petition, in hope to […]
As the release date for the game nears SEGA has yet again updated the official Project DIVA site with news of three more songs that will be included in the game as well as the PVs to go along. These three songs are Migikata no Chou (Len’s version) by NoriP, Cantarella by WhiteFlame (KurousaP) and […]
It’s another edition of Weekend Spotlight. The current request: more covers. Look up what we’ve done before before investigating this week’s half-boiled list of hits. Now, count up your songs!
Information from Hatsune MikuMiku blog has revealed that in the August issue of the Gemaga magazine there will be a special collaboration between the two PSP game titles as gamers can expect music and costumes from Idolmaster SP will be offered in Project DIVA 2nd through DLC on the Japanese PSN (PlayStation Network). For more […]
Earlier this week Internet Co. Ltd. updated Lily’s product page with the first official song demo, titled “SUPER SONIC DANCE” which is a CD single released by m.o.v.e back in June 2001 and you can watch the song demo below, thanks to pKjd over at Moetron. Vocaloid Lily is set to be released on August […]
【ニコニコ動画】ブラック★ロックシューター PV This is the trailer you will see if you head over to the Black★Rock Shooter channel on Nico. The site opened on Tuesday to help promote the anime which will be bundled with the September issue of Hobby Japan (available July 24th), as well as upcoming issues of Megami Magazine (July 30) and Monthly […]
Earlier on Tuesday Mikatan updated her blog with images of the upcoming “Nendoroid Puchi Racing Miku Set 2010” by Good Smile Company. For more images and information on the reservation just continue reading as always.
週刊UTAUランキング #87 There are a couple of good surprises in store for this week. For one, the legendary UTAU producer 耳ロボP returns! Will his new song land on top? Most definitely, but where exactly is still TBA. Also, the UtaRan debut of the star of the Marble CD collaboration project, Shirataki Ito! Will she make it […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #144 “Unselected” The summer is heating up (at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere) and it’s only gotten hotter with new news on Vocaloids Lily and Tonio. It’s shaping up to be a battle of East and West, Europe and Asia, green tea and black […]
“Conpeitou” by BF. Just a friendly reminder (or first notice, if you weren’t here last week) that the Weekly Vocaloid Ranking is taking a personal day and will air tomorrow. In order to tide you over, you can check out Nico’s weekly ranking, the Week 144 omake, a recommended video from last week’s sub-30, or […]
There’s actually a lot of stuff going on in the UTAU world recently. There’s the Marble compilation CD coming out, there’s The UTAU M@STER, we just had the Ritsu festival, Yufu’s day is coming up, as is Towano’s official birthday celebration, and there’s Anone Diary… I think it’s a good time to be an UTAU […]
Earlier last week SEGA has updated the official Project DIVA website with news of a new gameplay video which will feature another three new songs and a simple introduction about the different difficulty modes in the game. To watch the video as well as more information on the songs just continue reading after the break~
Finally after some months we get to see more of Tonio’s demos as his release date nears and you can listen to the songs right after the jump~
Just earlier Internet Co. Ltd. has revealed more information on Vocaloid Lily, in which the illustration art was done by KEI, the same person who did the design for Vocaloid Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin/Len and Megurine Luka. She will be voiced by Masuda Yuri, who’s the vocalist for the band m.o.v.e.. For those interested you […]
Mikatan has recently updated her blog with new screenshots from the upcoming “Black★Rock Shooter Anime 50-Minute OVA” which was taken at a BRS event lately. For more images and information on the OVA just continue reading after the break~
A full PV of "Koicchi Muite, Baby!" has been released to the starving masses. Go take a gander, and be sated.
If you’ve been following this blog long enough and carefully enough, you’ll notice that I was conspicuously absent for most of the Spring. I apologize for that, and all I have to explain myself are a diploma and these pictures from my Las Vegas trip. Seriously, though, I do feel bad for disappearing and hope […]
Just earlier SEGA has updated the Project DIVA site with more videos for the game and this time round it’s the songs Saihate, Kokoro and Double Lariat and you can watch the videos below.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #143 “Unselected” On our last trip to see Naho and friends, we came upon what we thought was a troll or two. Thanks to some skillful bargaining, we were able to watch the VocaRan and escape without incident. Today is a new week, and before I stretch this […]
Earlier yesterday SEGA has updated the official Project DIVA website with new videos for three of the songs in the game and you can watch them below.
This weekend is an interesting coincidence. Anime Expo is going on right now, with quite an array of guests. One being Megumi “Gumi” Nakajima (her Macross foil, May’n, is there, too) and another is Yuu “Luka” Asakawa. Such an odd pairing in such an odd place captures the imagination. Well, it captures my imagination, anyway, […]
Update on July 1st 2010 – Added the pre-order links for the BD, DVD and CD version of the concert. Update on July 3rd 2010 – Added BD, DVD and CD pre-order links from CDJapan. Information from the official Project DIVA website has mentioned that Miku’s 39’s Giving Day live concert which was held on […]
週刊UTAUランキング #85 Another week, another LATE UtaRan. Seriously, the person/people who upload/s the UtaRan videos is/are almost as unreliable as I am. It’s kinda scary. 6_6 Anyway, this week marks the entry of Sukone Tei into the UTAU ranks. Watch as she utterly dominates this week’s ranking, then fades in popularity, then gets revived and becomes […]
Well, after Len’s Aku no Meshitsukai (Servant of Evil) which hit one million views on Nico Nico Douga back in March 2009 we finally have another Len song which got the same achievement and it’s none other than OwataP’s “Paradichlorobenzene”, in which the feat was achieved on June 27th, 2010 at 16:14 hours Japan Time. […]
Information from the official Project DIVA website has announced of a upcoming CD album for Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- Arcade as some of the songs in the game will be included in this album as well. And here’s the song list below: 01. Doushite Kounatta – UdongergeP feat. Hatsune Miku 02. SYMPHONIC DIVE -DIVA edit- […]
Earlier today Mikatan updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming Megurine Luka figma which will be released by Max Factory. For more info, images and the reservations just continue reading after the break.
The search for the next VocaRan editor begins...
Ah yes, it’s been one whole year since GUMI was released as we got to listen to a number of great GUMI songs created by the producers around. For some of the most memorable songs as well as illustrations celebrating her birthday just continue reading as always.
週刊UTAUランキング #84 After a lot of deep introspective thought and reflection on my part on the importance of the UtaRan articles and their place on the V-ism blog (read: I was lonely and depressed about being the only one who cared), the articles are back as of this week– but, they’re on life support. I’ll […]
Recently SEGA has uploaded new gameplay videos for three of the songs in Project DIVA 2nd and a long version PV for Dreamy Theatre as new songs that will be included in the Edit Mode of the game have been announced as well. For more information on the songs as well as videos just continue […]
Earlier last week Mikatan updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming Dead Master -Original Version- 1/8 scaled figure which will be released by Good Smile Company. For more images as well as the reservation links just continue reading after the break~
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Earlier yesterday Piapro has announced more new costumes that will appear in the game and this time round there are a total of 11, so jump right in after this for a better preview of the new costumes~
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #140 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #140 “Unselected” ‘Sup guys, dez here. I kinda flaked last week, and there was some stuff about Hayabusa in the Vocaloid news that just recently went down and was awesome, spawning a couple of songs and boosting songs like Starduster and stuff. So if you’re mad about […]
Recently SEGA has updated the Project DIVA website with information on the new Project DIVA DLC Pack for the PSP which will be out on the July 1st 2010 and this time round, the pack will feature well known Rin, Len, and Luka songs in it. For the list of the 18 songs as well […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #140 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #139 “Unselected”: LINK HERE …We have WVR tonight? It’s Tuesday already? Oh, sorry, I was too buzy trolling /ɐ/ with FMA spoilers that I kinda forgot. Plus I’ve been busy stocking up on playlists on my new phone to make my office work a lot […]
red2 is doing something difficult. Highlighting a song he doesn't like. Hopefully he'll be able to find something that makes it grow on him.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #139 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #138 “Unselected”: LINK HERE Welp, another busy week for me… plus I can’t view the video since my Intarwebs decided to be a (term for a female canine) and go as slow as hell. Sigh~ I really need a secretary for these kinds of things. […]
Sega has released two previews to the highly anticipated Project Diva 2nd! They both showcase the songs and costumes! The costumes looks amazing and “Kocchi Muite Baby” is starting to become extremely catchy.
Today, Mikatan has released images of the upcoming Black★Rock Shooter – Anime Version. As always the quality is amazing; the base and the “★Rock Cannon” is extravagantly detailed. Personally, this is my favorite one but enough talk time to look at the figure and all its glory! Do not forget preorders start May 27th! So, […]
FRIENDS AND COMRADES! It was a glorious week for Vocaloid CD sales! Oricon states that Vocalogensis was the top album CD sole on the May 17th – 23rd week! Selling 23,000 copies it became the first Vocaloid CD to top the weekly Oricon rankings! The album had the best of the best in recent Vocaloid […]
Note: Updated on May 27th 2010 with more info on “Dreamy Theater”. Sega has posted the OP sequence of Project Diva 2nd! It is as amazing as the screenshots seem! The song is “こっち向いて Baby” part of ryo’s new single “こっち向いて Baby／Yellow”; which releases July 14th.
週刊UTAUランキング #80 Another week of going at it alone… Aside from wishing Momone Momo a belated Happy Birthday, this troper isn’t really feeling up to an intro post, so let’s just jump right in.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #138 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #137 “Unselected”: LINK HERE Welp, it finally happened: I burned myself out from work and now I’m too tired to stay up to watch this week’s WVR. I’ll just hand the rest of the editing to the other staff. I’ll try to make up to […]
It’s been a while since we heard news about the wonderful Vocaloid song typing game, Typenist. And because of that, I’m sure there are people who have yet to hear of this game. Well, looking at the previous post about Typenist, it’s been a very long time. The game was released in ’08, close to […]
週刊UTAUランキング #79 A thousand apologies for the tardiness; however, I wanted to wait until the UtaRan video was uploaded before I posted this article. Yes, it was just now posted a few days ago. The uploader was sick. Again, very sorry for the delay. m(_ _;m) Today’s title comes from a strange meme that has swept […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #137 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #136 “Unselected”: LINK HERE For an Internet and Video Game junkie like me, reality can be quite a sobering experience. Lately, I can’t afford to bum around when there’s a lot of work to be done: wrapping up my college requisites for graduation, doing modules […]
After being out of commission for a while, I have returned to start bringing you, the loyal readers, UtaRan posts once again. But it’s been a while since the last one… so in this week’s spotlight, I’m taking the helm to bring you back up to speed on what’s been going on in the UTAU […]
The all powerful Mika-tan has posted on their site that a promotional B★RS charm will be given to anyone who purchases the August edition of “Monthly Hobby Japan.” This charm is a product of the Good Smile Company, so you do not have to worry about the quality. The charm will be approximately 30mm in […]
Thanks to a “scoop” in DTM Magazine’s latest issue, there have been lots of talk about a new Vocaloid called “Lily” for the past couple of days. According to DTM Magazine, a new Vocaloid, codenamed “Lily,” will be illustrated by KEI. Crypton confirmed via twitter that there is no connection between the new Vocaloid Lily […]
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This week’s Weekend Spotlight is filled with robots. Robot girls and robots who love girls. Wait… That didn’t sound right. Well, you’ll see what I really mean after the break.
I just happened to visit the original author site nonchalantly, when I spotted a Ver7.0.4 release (I remember the last time I wrote about it when it was v5.0 or something. Anyway what’s new in Ver7.0.4 is: Ver7.0.4(2010/04/29) Movement of physics joint on Y axis are restricted in -90<90 degree setting. Should be acknowledged that […]
Earlier last week Masaki Aspy’s blog was updated with more preview images of the Miku figure which was based on the box art of the Miku Append package which will be up for sale on April 30th. For more images on this figure just continue reading after the break.
This week, Holo reminisces the good ol' days... Yeah, it's been that long already.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #133 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #132 “Unselected”: LINK HERE Shamelessly ripping off Megatokyo aside, it looks as though some of the V-blog editorial staff are indisposed at the moment: deztora is getting busy with real life that she can’t deal with the UtaRan for a while. Anyways, on to the […]
SEGA has posted the official trailer for the sequel to the first -Project DIVA- game by SEGA in which Project DIVA 2nd is set to be out on July 29th, 2010 at 6,090 yen with taxes included. GameTrailer has later released a slightly edited version of the trailer as well and you can watch it […]
Red2 guest-hosts the Weekend Spotlight, where Deco*27 is giving GUMI the best chance she's had to make a #1 finish.
Recently iLOUD has carried out a interview with minato (Ryuusei-P) as we get to know more about the person behind popular Vocaloid songs such as “RIP=RELEASE” and “magnet” as he talks about his latest album “magnet -favorites plus-” as well. To know more about the interview just continue reading after the break~
While Supercell is under the Sony Music label, many other composers do not have the chance to be under such a powerful label. The following statement is from KarenT: “KarenT is the CGM(Consumer Generated Media) style Record label which is for the artist and by the artist. On KarenT, the artist themselves can control their […]
Following the upcoming release of the sequel to the music rhythm game, SEGA will be re-releasing the first Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- PSP game and at a lower price as well. Known as “Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- Okaidoku ban” (deal version), the game will be sold starting from June 24th 2010 at a price of […]
Crypton has updated Miku Append’s page with the latest illustration together with a fifth demo song by chiquewa which was uploaded recently and you can listen to it below. Miku Append 5th demo – Chocolat by chiquewa (using Append Sweet) [audio:http://www.vocaloidism.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Miku-Append-5th-demo.mp3]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #131 “Unselected”: LINK HERE …no, not the rankings. I am. I think there’s a heatwave happening here in my country and I’m literally on the verge of having a heatstroke. The only thing keeping me alive right now is my trusty industrial-grade electric fan, but even […]
Happy birthday once again, Teto, and it’s– holy crap, what’s up with the UtaRan? It’s split into two parts? We have the top thirty songs listed? It’s starting with over two thousand points?! Yes, well, understandable, given the huge impact that Teto’s birthday had. I know the boost won’t last, but I’m going to enjoy […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #130 “Unselected”: LINK HERE So yeah… I really have nothing interesting to say. I haven’t been listening to Vocaloid songs until very recently (thanks to chibikarla), and I’ve slowly gone back to my original pastime: FPS gaming. I’m especially excited about going back to gaming since […]
Earlier yesterday Hatsune MikuMiku blog revealed more information about the Hatsune Miku Append that will go on sale later this month and also, a new demo song made by k-shi using Append Dark has been uploaded as well. For more information just continue reading after the break.
Today is a very special day for UTAU fans, for today we celebrate the birth of the pioneer UTAU herself, Kasane Teto. Although she began as a mere April Fool’s joke, she’s become a real character, loved by thousands of people. Here are some videos and pictures to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Teto’s creation, […]
In a few days, we will celebrate the birth of someone who is even now considered (incorrectly) as another one of the Vocaloids: Kasane Teto, the flagship UTAU with the doriru hair and chimera wings who won the hearts of people all over with her desire to sing. Needless to say, that means the number […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #130 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #129 “Unselected”: LINK HERE Finally, with my practicum report over and done with and my graduation patiently waiting around the corner, at last I can do what I’ve wanted to do for the past several months: slack off. But that don’t mean I’m gonna let […]
The B★RS animation site announced that the 50-minute anime will be streamed for free June 25th through August 31st. It is unclear at this point if it’ll be Japan-only or not. This is all part of a big promo push during that time that starts with a free DVD extra as part of Hobby Japan […]
Update: Included release date and pre-order information. Earlier today Mikatan updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming Black★Rock Shooter Figma by Max Factory. More images available after the break~
Update: Included release date and pre-order information. Earlier yesterday Mikatan updated her blog with preview images of the Black★Rock Shooter Nendoroid by Good Smile Company. More images available after the jump~
Earlier last week Mikatan updated her blog with images of the upcoming Nendoroid Racing Miku which will be released by Good Smile Company. For more information and images just continue reading after the break.
A strange thing has been happening lately concerning the UTAU Ranking. Of course we here at the UtaRan are on the case to try and find out why. We’ll keep you informed, but for now, just enjoy this week’s ranking and try not to fret too much over it. We know how much the UtaRan […]
An eerie silence befalls V-blog as more and more editors suddenly turn up missing. Can anyone solve this bizarre and unsettling mystery?
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Introducing, VocaRan Format Version 5.2 (yes, I keep track of how many times I revise the code, why do you ask?). Now, it's time to kick some butt with- oh wait, it doesn't do that. Well, at least it looks pretty now.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
"Remember when the WVR review articles used to be good...?" <_< "They were never good." ¬_¬
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 […]
【ニコニコ動画】【初音ミク】コンビニＰＶ(Full.ver)【オリジナル曲】 Unfortunately, my seemingly endless job search has prevented this week’s column to be all that productive. My loss is your gain, however, which will be explained after the jump, but until then, enjoy what has to be one of the strangest on-the-job incidents anyone has ever seen.
Update 1: Included more information and costume images for the game. Information from Hatsune MikuMiku blog has pointed out that SEGA will be releasing a sequel to the original Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- game and this time round the platform will still be for the PSP. New songs and features will be available for the […]
Yes, following Roshin Yukai (Meltdown) and Aku no Musume (Daughter of Evil) we finally have another Rin song which hit one million views as well on Nico Nico Douga. And it’s none other than ToraborutaP’s Kokoro, which achieved the feat on March 2nd 2010 at 18:10 hours Japan Time. For more videos on the song, […]
See article title. We here at the UtaRan reviews are doing our best to make sure we bring you the coverage you want, when you want it. That means no more late/missed deadlines! Aren’t you excited? I know I am. 😀 Well here we are, ready for another installment of UTAU-filled goodness. Last week we […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊VOCALOIDランキング #126 Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #125 “Unselected”: LINK HERE This week, we will begin to implement a little system to avoid comment overcrowding on individual songs. This has a few exceptions of course: I will still be making the article (though I can always opt not to comment on songs), […]
【ニコニコ動画】【第4回MMD杯本選】Chaining Intention【PV】 The 3D Anime Olympics known as the 4th MMD Cup has now concluded and all the awards have been given out. Over 200 people created over 11 hours of MikuMikuDance footage, which ended up being watch over 4.3 million times. Above is what was deemed best of the best, but I think some […]
Some of the more observant people in the audience might have noticed that this is a day later than usual. And you are correct! We apologize again for the delay. I thought that since the VocaRan video (and hence, post) was delayed by a full day, then we would push our schedule back too, just […]
This week... well, umm... slow day is slow. That is all.
If you bought a Nendoroid Puchi and wondered, “Wait, why is Meiko’s hair yellow?” You have bought a counterfeit Nendoroid Puchi! Today, Good Smile has posted an article on counterfeit Puchi Nendoroids. Differences are quite easy to spot actually. Even so, anyone who is planning to buy a set should be on their toes! So, […]
Winter is birthday season in the Vocaloid world. 2/3 of the current roster (12 of 18) celebrate in December, January, or February, with the most relevant to this week’s column being the birthday of KAITO. The character made whole by Naoto Fuuta’s voice is celebrating his 4th anniversary this week. He’s a real classic, so […]
Ah yes, it’s been four years since Kaito was officially released back on 17th February 2006 by Crypton. The staff here at Vocaloidism are glad to be celebrating Kaito’s birthday so just hop right in for some of the memorable and birthday songs as well as images created especially for his birthday~
Well, even though we had a major event this past weekend, everything seems to be normal here on the UTAU front. Or is it? Well, we’ve got some more good tunes in store, so yeah, it is! We’re trying something new this week, something that I’d been thinking about doing for the past couple of […]
This week, DK laments being single and stuck in the office for most of the week... Bitter... so, very bitter... ;_;
Sorry for the late report; life got in the way. The DirectX9 version of MikuMikuDance is now up to Version 7.0, with major changes coming to the Self-shadow mode. Both the high-end and low-end versions got a new model in the “Rin act2” which is displayed at right in the above picture (using v5.22a). Also […]
This week in Cryptically Titled Song Feature Column we celebrate a very popular holiday. No, not that one. I’m talking about Singles Awareness Day. Now, I won’t be participating in this holiday (for the first time since 200…7?) but I know some of you are. Therefore, I waste your time today by highlighting some of […]
Information from Crypton’s Vocaloid CV Twitter account has revealed that a new demo song made using Miku’s Append vivid has been announced. The song is “shoelace” by DotP and you can listen to it here. Info source: Hatsune MikuMiku
As the gap between Vocaloid and UTAU closes bit by bit, there have been more and more instances of popular songs combining the two groups, such as the more recent 向こう. This week’s ranking should prove that Vocaloid and UTAU can be in harmony, with fantastic results. Curious? Read on to find out what the […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #122 “Unselected”: LINK HERE Yep, no witty subtitle for this week. Ah, the wonders of being jaded in the office does to a young post-grad. Not to worry though, as this is just a phase I’m going through right now. We’ll get back to the wackiness […]
It’s been 4 weeks since the Weekly Vocaloid Ranking entered its 2010 Season and implemented new changes, namely the MyList Modifer. As you can see, results were mixed. Four out of five like that there was change, but half didn’t like this specific change. Our Vocaloidism number monkeys have now had time to figure out what’s […]
As a veteran of anime fandom, conventions are nothing new to me. However, conventions that coincide with important dates are. This year’s Ohayocon fell on Megurine Luka’s birthday, so as a Vocaloidism editor with a camera, I just had to volunteer myself for duty. After the break is Day 1 in pics. Two notes, though. […]
【ニコニコ動画】全部ＫＡＩＴＯで奏でるOlympic Fanfare[42人] The Winter Olympics begin this week. Kaito’s ready; are you?
Earlier on Engloids’ Blog was able to carry out an interview with a staff from Zero-G as they talk about the development of Sonika, what plans they have for their older Vocaloids and a bit about Tonio as well. Read up on the interview right after the jump!
Well, here we are at week two of ‘project get more people to care about UTAU through blog posts’– er, I mean, the Weekly UTAU Ranking. First, one note: since the UtaRan and the VocaRan are normally uploaded at around the same time, to avoid messy overlap, UtaRan posts will always be made on sometime […]
Apologies for the late posting of this article. I've been very busy and experiencing some errors from the V-blog 'site. Hope you guys understand...
Earlier this week Mikatan updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming soft vinyl figure of “Toeto” by Good Smile Company which is scheduled to be released in April 2010. This figure comes from the popular Luka song “Toeto” by ToraborutaP which has got close to 600K views on Nico Nico Douga and you […]
We’re gonna have a good time this week. Well I will, at least, because by the time you read this, I’ll be well-entrenched in Ohio otaku craziness. So in honor of Megurine Luka’s retcon, we’ll look back on her first year of Age 20 by counting down her top hits like you (probably) have never […]
Hello everyone! deztora reporting in on the UTAU front for what will hopefully become another regular spot on Vocaloidism: reviewing the Weekly UTAU Ranking. Here we will review the ranking every week, following which songs go up and which ones go down, and keep up with the latest UTAU news during the “This week’s UTAU […]
…to a convention near you. If there are Vocaloid-related events that we are able to cover*, we’ll be there, hopefully while wearing a sweet hat. With next Saturday being a special day on the calendar, expect “blow out the budget SD card” coverage! *-Ability to cover events is dependent on our ability to pay for […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking: LINK HERE Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #120 “Unselected”: LINK HERE Talk about a spoilerific title, but given their debut album release on Vocaloid@Master11, this shouldn’t really come as a surprise (I’m more surprised at the fact that they “renamed” KAITO as Kyte… XTREEMLY KOOL LETTERZ FTW!!!). On a minor note, my presence […]
Update on January 27th 2009: Release date updated and added reservation links for the Rin figure. Remember “Meltdown (Hard-R.K.mix)?” For those who may have forgotten about it, this “Meltdown Hard R.K. mix” was a remix by cosMo (暴走P) of iroha’s(sasaki) popular Rin song “Meltdown”, which has now gained over 400,000 views! The original image was […]
Miku wants YOU to give her your cell phones... well, to the Japanese government at least.
Since JM will be a little bit busy with some errands to run just week, I guess I’ll be the first “guest-spotlighter” to take over for him… I always thought that there was a central theme to these articles, until recently I found out that it’s just “post Vocaloid-made or Vocaloid-related songs that caught your […]
Following the release of the Kagamine plushies last month Gift has announced two more Vocaloid Nendoroid Plushies that will be be joining the group and they are none other than MEIKO and Luka. MEIKO is scheduled to be released later this month while Luka will be released in February 2010. For more images and information […]
Earlier last week at the “GSC x COSPA x Bushi Road New Year Party” a new Black★Rock Shooter figure was announced and this time round it’s based on the anime that is scheduled to air in Spring 2010. Not much information has been given about this figure at the moment, but for more preview images […]
Due to the apparent change in the time-slot for uploading the WVRs, DK may not be able to keep the review up-to-date. Please bear with us.
Just in time (well, almost) for Prima’s birthday, Zero-G announces a new Vocaloid to join the group. A press release post made on Zero-G’s website has announced the release of a new male Vocaloid called Tonio and you can view his boxart below. From the website: Following on from the success of Vocaloid PRIMA, Zero-G […]
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere that’s somewhere above the Tropic of Cancer, then chances are you’ve experienced some cold weather recently. After all, it is winter. It gets so cold that you may just want to snuggle under your bed covers and stay warm. I know I don’t go anywhere in my apartment […]
♪♪ BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY nani ga koko made anata wo ugo. . . oh hi. I have it on good authority (read: the calendar) that three English Vocaloids celebrate birthdays this week. Usually, we celebrate with pictures and songs and at least one of the editors gets stupid drunk. Well, tonight’s a school night, so […]
Crypton has tweeted from their Vocaloid2 CV account that a test version of “Kagamine Len Soft Append” has been uploaded onto Crypton’s blog. Additionally, Hatsune MikuMiku blog has revealed that a sample of Len’s “Whispering Voice Recording” using Asami Shimoda’s raw voice has also been uploaded. To listen to the voice samples just continue reading […]
What do you think about the new MyList modifier?(polls) As we mentioned in our latest WVR entry, the VocaRan scoring is new for 2010. It complicates things to the point where tallying a score is now just as complex as judging Olympic gymnastics, but it’s for the better, right? Well, we don’t know yet. We […]
Though my time with Vocaloidism has so far been very short, I’ve been very busy analyzing the rankings each week, making charts to compare and contrast the methodology of the countdown. With the addition of the new multiplier for the Mylist points, a lot of questions come out about how it will affect the ranking. […]
Another week, another review. But something's kinda "off" with the WVR recently... Maybe people have yet to recover from the transition.
Around Christmas, there was a fairly quiet announcement about the Project DIVA Arcade game getting two location tests. We didn't write about it at the time, as there was fairly little to cover (and maybe we were just a little preoccupied with getting and giving gifts). That said, however, the first of the two loketests is now underway, and some videos are beginning to show up on the net....
It goes without saying, but the fandom likes “magnet.” Not enough to make it Song of the Year, but it at least was an uncontested 2nd. With popular songs like this, covers, parodies, and all sorts of things come out of the woodwork as a show of support. Here’s a short list of the high […]
For the first time after a long while, MikuMikuDance did not see an upgrade this month, meaning it stayed at Version 6.08. However that doesn’t mean that nothing happened. There were plenty of news and notes and holiday festivities.
Hi everyone! Kevin here. If you are reading this message right now, then it means we are now successfully on the new server that we talked about several months ago. The blog was down for a short period of time somewhere during the start of the New Year but now it’s back up again better […]
Information from the Engloids’ blog has revealed that they recently had an interview with Bil Bryant, who’s the Production and CEO of PowerFX, the company behind English Vocaloids such as Sweet Ann and Big Al. The interview talks mainly about PowerFX’s involvement with making Vocaloids and the development of Big Al. For more on the […]
New year, new Weekly Vocaloid Ranking to review... Urgh... I still have a bad hangover... What, MELTDOWN is still uber-famous!? HANGOVER INSTA-CURED!!!
Quick show of hands: how many of you spent most of January 1 sleeping? Yeah, thought so. You aren’t alone. While a lot of you probably can remember what you did the last day of last “decade”, some of you may not. While you try to remember what you did overnight, I’ll be spending this […]
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