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Aniplex USA Announces Mikunopolis Release Details

Aniplex USA has finally announced release details for Mikunopolis concert footage in the US. Mikunopolis, held during Anime Expo 2011, was the first large-scale VOCALOID concert held outside of Japan. The video release coming on April 16 will come in a combo package that contains both a Bluray disc and a CD recording of the […]

Project DIVA AC Holding Fourth Recruitment Drive for Songs

A new post on the Project DIVA Arcade website has announced details for an upcoming recruitment drive for new songs to use in the arcade game. A special upload page will be open on niconico at 3PM on March 6 and the contest will run through the end of May 6. Winners will have their […]

Megpoid English Getting Another Illustration for Release Day

According to a tweet from INTERNET’s Noboru Murakami, the official Megpoid English website will reveal an all-new character illustration specifically for Megpoid English on February 28, when the sound bank is scheduled to be released. A followup tweet states that this new illustration will be very different from the illustrations up until now and suggests […]

Swedish Singer YOHIO to Voice New English-Japanese Sound Bank

On his official Twitter account, Swedish singer YOHIO has confirmed that he will be voicing an upcoming English-Japanese bilingual voice bank for music software company PowerFX, the company behind English VOCALOID voice banks Sweet Ann, Big Al and Oliver. PowerFX CEO Bil Bryant also confirmed with us the news, stating that recording had already begun, […]

Crypton CEO Itoh Visits Singapore

Crypton Future Media CEO Hiroyuki Itoh visited Singapore to attend Manga FESTIVAL in Singapore held on February 15-17, 2013. He gave a short presentation and held an autograph session at a stage setup inside a Kinokuniya book store. Enthusiastic fans brought their own goods to get signed, and Kinokuniya also set up special sections in […]

Piapro Studio Teaser Site Open

With the release of KAITO V3, Crypton has set up a special site for Piapro Studio, the bundled VOCALOID editing software package. Currently there is not much there except for a link to the original demonstration video and a list of frequently asked questions. The FAQ page does include some useful information.

Round1 Starts Arcade Playtest Run of Project DIVA

Round1 on its official Facebook page has announced the start of a playtest run of Project DIVA Arcade machines at their Puente Hills location after many photos of the machines had started popping up on social networks. This confirms previous rumors of the presence of these arcade cabinets at Round1, although instead of being permanent […]

Upcoming Japanese Release of Zedd Album to Include Remix Using English Miku

Universal Music Japan has announced that they will be including a remix track by livetune on well-known electronic dance music producer Zedd’s upcoming Japanese release of the album Clarity. Zedd has previously made many remixes of his own and had also written songs for Skrillex, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga; he’s also producing her upcoming […]

Official Hatsune Miku YouTube Channel to Start Featuring Weekly Content

According to a new post on the official Hatsune Miku Facebook page, the official Hatsune Miku channel, now dubbed “39ch” or “MIKU channel”, will start syndicating weekly content. A teaser video (featuring the song Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!) shows off the various types of content that will appear on the channel, including art, music, live performances and interviews, […]

Rumor: Project DIVA Possibly Appearing in US Arcade

Word has been spreading on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites with unconfirmed reports about the appearance of SEGA’s Project DIVA arcade cabinets in an arcade in Southern California. According to one post on Facebook, the machines have been spotted at a ROUND1, although they are currently not out on the gaming floor yet, […]

Megpoid English Trial Version Now Online

As was noted in a pamphlet being passed out at NAMM, INTERNET is making available a demo version of their upcoming Megpoid English sound bank. As of now, people interested in trying out the new VOCALOID3 sound bank for 14 days can register to obtain a download link via email, with an unique user identification […]

Mikupa Concert Announced for March 9 in Wakayama

The official Mikupa website has now announced that MAGES. in cooperation with WOWOW will be holding a concert in Wakayama on March 9, 2013. The event, titled “Hatsune Miku Live Party 2013 in Kansai (Mikupa♪) -39’s Spring the 3rd Synthesis-” will be held at the Wakayama Big Whale and is expected to start at 2PM […]