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Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #230

Miku is back up at the half way count, but that doesn’t mean that GUMI and IA aren’t in this ranking. Niki is back with another Lily Vocarock song, as well as millstones and an IA song. Topping off this week is another famous P that you just have to check out!

Crypton Hints at Bilingual VOCALOID3 and Robots on Twitter

The VOCALOID news blog Hatsune Miku Miku brings up an interesting collection of tweets made this month from @vocaloid_cv_cfm about projects currently in planning. Of note are hints at a VOCALOID3 KAITO that supports both Japanese and English, as well as multiple female English soundbanks being in production.

SEGA Amusement and PIAPRO Hold Coca-Cola Costume Contest

In collaboration with the Coca-Cola company, SEGA and PIAPRO are running a contest for original poster illustrations that feature Hatsune Miku in a “refreshing red that matches the image of Coca-Cola.” The grand prize winner will receive a special Project DIVA Arcade IC card, a PlayStation Vita 3G/WiFi Crystal Black model with one game and […]

AOD 2012 VOCALOID Event Recording Uploaded

For those who were unable to visit San Francisco for Anime on Demand 2012’s VOCALOID event, footage of essentially the entire event has been uploaded to YouTube. The event consisted of performances by cosplay dance group WVD01 (World Vocaloid Dance 01) and a concert of VOCALOID songs from Vocalekt Visions. WVD01, of which the winner […]

VOCALOID3 3.0.4.0 Brings Multi-track Export, UI Improvements

YAMAHA has just released an update to their VOCALOID3 Editor software, with some user interface improvements. Notably, keyboard shortcuts have been added for note placement and selection, and the ability to export tracks to their own separate sound files has also been added. The Alt key can now be used to bypass quantization settings, and […]

Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #229

んふんふんふ んふんふんふ んふ~! (Translation: Not a lot of new songs this week either, and once again Miku isn’t dominating the ranking. Check out this weeks Vocaran!)

Chinese Children’s Literature Author Visits Miku

Crypton’s CEO, Itoh Hiroyuki, tweeted yesterday that he had the pleasure of meeting with Chinese children’s literature author Zheng Yuanjie. He received a copy of his book as well as a note addressed to Miku asking her to come perform in China for her fans. Zheng Yuanjie is a prolific and well-to-do author in China, […]

Niisan turns se – sorry, six!

Six years guys, six years! That’s how long our beloved male Vocaloid Kaito (affectionately called niisan by fans) has been amongst us for. I wonder what kind of birthday shenanigans him and his fans have been up to this year. Let’s all follow me after the break and find out, shall we?

Mikubook Opens Voting for VOCALOID Cosplay Contest

As part of the on-going collaboration between Crypton Future Media and Romania-based world-oriented cosplay magazine Cosplay Gen, Crypton’s social networking site Mikubook is now currently taking votes on cosplay photographs submitted by fans last month. Each cosplayer was allowed to submit one photograph of himself or herself in order to enter the competition. Voting simply […]

Aoki Lapis and Megpoid Native Release Dates Announced

Aoki Lapis, i-style Project’s VOCALOID3 sound bank, has now received a release date of April 6, 2012. The software package will come in at 12,800 JPY for the standard Limited Edition version, 14,800 JPY for the Deluxe Edition and 19,800 JPY for the starter pack. Meanwhile, INTERNET Co., Ltd. has announced a March 16, 2012 […]