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Commemorating Lily’s 2nd anniversary and VOCALOID3 GUMI’s 1st anniversary, avex management and INTERNET Co., Ltd are holding a music contest, accepting entries in the span of time between August 25, Lily’s release date and October 15, with winners being announced on October 21, VOCALOID3 GUMI’s release date. To enter, the applicant must upload a song […]
According to a post on his website, MASATAKA is recruiting fans to help him draw his next Miku PV. What he wants is for fans to convert a total of 120 frames from a MikuMikuDance animation to drawn art. After submitting a handle name, email address (email addresses might be revealed to other fans because […]
Website http://miku-39.jp/ has now been updated with the addition of a customized music video for Mitchie M’s Birthday Song for Miku. Before watching the video, the viewer has the option of linking in a Twitter account, location information and a smartphone to further enhance the video. For example, the video will show your Twitter icon […]
The music-listening companion iOS app Music Girl Hatsune Miku is now live on the Japanese iTunes App Store. The app features Miku, who bops to songs you play from your music library. The animation was made by MARZA ANIMATION PLANET, who also worked on Project DIVA and Project DIVA 2nd. Listening to songs helps level […]
Recently, a new website called Vocanode sprouted up, offering to be a hub for creative VOCALOID/UTAU works outside Japan. While the website also hosts images and audio, the majority of the site is a directory of videos added by their original creators. Registration on the website automatically confers the user a channel, and users can […]
It appears that i-style Project, the creators behind Aoki Lapis and Merli, are currently looking to fans for two important tasks. First, as was mentioned before, they are asking fans to audition for the role of voice provider for Merli through September 10. However, through September 3, they are also recruiting “official creators” who will […]
Well I was getting skeptical about the new English Celtic VOCALOID and if she was going to be released in summer like sources claimed. I decided to e-mail Zero-G myself about the matter and they told me this.
The PanelPicker for 2013’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences & Festivals opened up for voting on potential panels this Monday, and Alex LeAvitt‘s entry “Miku: The Open-Source Girl Who Conquered the World” needs enough votes to get a chance at being selected. SXSW is a “unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies” […]
Starting now, visitors can send a birthday message to Miku for the fifth anniversary of her sound bank’s release on a specially crafted site. The HTML5 site is a bit broken in Safari but works fine in Chrome and Firefox. Originally, the site used to be a teaser site with a link to Mitchie M’s […]
Hey everyone, it’s been pretty quiet lately, but here are some of the latest happenings in the Vocaloid world! Miku’s 5th anniversary is coming on the 31st of August, so let’s see what’s in store for us!
A broadcast was shown on July 29 at 8PM JST on Nico Nico Live to announce winners out of the 2,251 entries for the VOCALOID3 Release Commemoration Music Contest, which was held from November 15, 2011 to June 30, 2012. A demo of the galaco sound bank was also played and downloads for the galaco […]
Today, i-style Project updated their VOCALOID3 character page to include the character design for Aoki Lapis’s older sister, Merli. In contrast to Lapis’s fair-skinned appearance and jewel accessory, Merli has dark skin and butterflies for accessories. Her voice provider hasn’t been revealed yet, but she now has a character background. According to the official website, […]
