…And it happened to be Hatsune Mix!

If you follow the manga as well (as in read it online), you’d realize that it wasn’t getting updated since the Graduation Mix chapter.

I happened to hear that volumes of Hatsune Mix were being sold at Kinokuniya a couple of months ago, and I played with the idea of scanning the newer chapters (whilst acquiring them for Onii-chan).

Woxxy (who happened to know me since he happens to be a Rin fan as well) happened to hear about my idea, and proposed that I contributed scans of the newest volume to his team.

And through a great deal of coincidences, FoOlRulez presents to you the scan-lated result! It’s just the first chapter, though; I haven’t gotten around to scanning the rest just yet.

There’s also the “prologue” chapter with all of ‘dem pretty pictures by KEI. Sorry SaLaNoS, you won’t be the only one with them anymore. =D

Also, goddamn is de-binding hard. ( *A*)

Good Smile Company recently announced this new iteration of the Hatsune Miku Nendoroid, which will retail for 3,000 JPY.

1,000 JPY of every purchase will go towards the Japanese Red Cross to support Japan in their time of need.

The Nendoroid Hatsune Miku Support Ver. is actually a re-release of the original, plus a few extras:

Pom-poms (and a new cheerful expression to go with them)

Support flag with detachable note head

GSC also collaborated with Re:NG to give you this 30-second advert with a song titled “SING & SMILE”.

Pre-orders are open now on the GSC Online Shop, and it will be released locally on the 7th of April. A worldwide release is planned on the 8th as well.

Sources: Mikatan’s blog, Wcloudxkumo

Officially that is. I mean, she Engrishes already right?

Hatsune Miku appears to be on the verge of gaining an English version, providing her fans are dutiful enough in fulfilling her wishes.

The announcement of sorts comes by way of an address given to Vocaloid fans at a recent US convention, with Miku creators Hiroyuki Ito and Wataru Sasaki suggesting an English version will be forthcoming if Miku’s demand for 39,390 likes (the odd number is the result of Japanese wordplay: “miku” and “sankyu”) on her Facebook page is met.

As gathering likes on Facebook is akin to catching flies on flypaper, the statement can basically be taken as an announcement that there will be an English version and the decision is already something of a fait accompli; certainly making a business decision based on Facebook likes is not something which anyone would expect from the decidedly canny businessmen at Crypton.

Crypton have in fact been talking about the need for an English version since 2008, so her recent burst of publicity may well form the momentum for an imminent announcement.

Facebook users wishing to accelerate the inevitable or simply bathe in her exalted virtual light can proceed to her profile here – with over 33,000 likes already it seems it will not be long in coming.

Just whether this will be a success is another question of course – Miku’s success so far is essentially the result of an extremely strong community of (Japanese) artists and musicians, rather than any central group under the control of Crypton, Yamaha, Sega or others, so her dual nature of both being a virtual idol and a creative tool may yet complicate her establishment overseas.

Source: Sankaku Complex

Ok, so I copied EVERYTHING off Sankaku. Sorry! o-o

Today, the 31st of August marks a special occasion for Hatsune Miku fans who celebrate her 3rd Birthday Anniversary.. It is quite a subtle yet happy moment to celebrate her birthday after so many things that happened within just 3 short years.. From a humble beginning of just being known as just a simple Voice Synthesizer program to a “World Renown” Virtual Idol, Hatsune Miku has gone where no other character does..

Although it isn’t as grand as last year where there was a concert to celebrate her birthday a.k.a. Miku FES’09, people do still remember her till these day.. Well, ever since her last birthday, Miku has gotten an “upgrade” which is the Miku Append package..

Original Hatsune Miku with Hatsune Miku Append~

It consist of six different tones for Miku; Soft (gentle, delicate voice), Sweet (young, chibi voice), Dark (mature, heartbroken-like voice), Vivid (bright, cheerful voice), Solid (loud, clear voice), and Light (innocent, heavenly voice).

Also, SEGA has finally released the 2nd game for the Hatsune Miku Project DIVA rhythm game.. It features more new songs + new gameplay mode and of course for the first time a Max difficulty for a song, “Intense Song of Hatsune Miku”.. Not to mention a few songs by Megurine Luka when there were none in the previous game..

For figurine, there are quite a number of them which haven’t been officially announced like the “Love is War” or I would like to call it the “Tower 39″.. The recent one that was announced are the Nendo Petite Racing Vocaloids [2nd Version] by Good Smile Company (GSC) and the Tony Taka Hatsune Miku by Max Factory (Below)..

Well, thats all I have for now.. It has been a very interesting 3 years since Hatsune Miku was “born” and I quite enjoyed having her as my idol.. Alot of cosplays of her had been done, not just the default one but a variety of versions as well.. I’m hoping there would be something quite epic happening before her 4th birthday next year!! XD

As for now, do enjoy these pictures~

Source: RD@ぴくセミB組 @ pixiv

Source: ソニ @ pixiv

Souce: はなの @ pixiv

Source: 夢衣@塗りが定まらない @ pixiv

Source: スだち＠ついった @ pixiv

Source: meisa @ pixiv

Source: ほりみー＠ @ pixiv

Source: 犬飼 @ pixiv

Source: おがこっつ＠ニコ生 @ pixiv

Source: 千鶴＠ついった @ pixiv

Source: 捺妃 @ pixiv

Source: ぽんず飴沢 @ pixiv

Source: Neena @ pixiv

Sega has recently announced a new costume model of the Hatsune Miku Append Module for both the 「Project DIVA 2nd」 PSP rhythm game and the 「Project DIVA Arcade」. For the PSP game itself, it should be available on August 31st at the Japanese Playstation Store – on the 3rd anniversary of Crypton’s 「Vocaloid 2 – CV01 Hatsune Miku」 software.. XD

Left: Miku Append for the PSP ; Right: Miku Append Module for the 「Project DIVA Arcade」.

*Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd DLC:

* Module: Hatsune Miku Append
* Release Date: August 31st, 2010
* Price: 300 yen (tax included)
* Available at: Japanese Playstation Store

*Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- Arcade Add-on:

* Module: Hatsune Miku Append
* Release Date: August 31st, 2010
* VP: 300 points
* A fee is required to play

Here are some screengrabs of Hatsune Miku Append in both the PSP game as well as the Arcade version as well.. Enjoy the pictures~

Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd DLC:

Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- Arcade Add-on:

I’m so gonna get this DLC for my Project DIVA 2nd game.. Would most probably be suited for the song, “Intense Song of Hatsune Miku”.. Here is the how one get Perfect for it in “EXTREME” mode…

“Intense Song of Hatsune Miku [Perfect - EXTREME]:

Source: Miku.Sega.Jp via Moetron

After months of waiting, I finally got my hands on these wonderful collection.. Not just any standard collection; It’s the Project DIVA 2nd “Super” Collection which I painstakingly tried to get since most of the usual sites don’t offer such products.. It was thanks to my brother, “Fuzzy” for his ultra knowledge and our good friend, “Zh3us” for helping us get the stuff via AmiAmi..

If you are wondering how it got shipped here, below is what the box looks like~

If you are wondering why the box is freaking huge for such a loot, well “Zh3us” pre-ordered one more for one of our friends as well, the same whole collection as mine..

The whole collection consists of:

1 – “Super” Accesory Set and “Pouch” Set~

“Special” Accesory Set Containing:

1) Pouch,
2) Unique UMD case,
3) Cleaning cloth,
4) Special Project DIVA 2nd PSP cover,
5) PSP Strap, and
6) 4 decorative stickers (1 of each Vocaloid 2 characters, excluding Meiko and Kaito.)

“Pouch” Set Containing:

1) Monogram pouch, and
2) Another PSP strap.

2 – AmiAmi Special Goodies~

Containing:

1) Special DVD containing 2 full PV of the songs “こっち向いてBaby”　and “Yellow”,
2) Microfiber cloth printed with a Megurine Luka’s “Just be Friends” picture,
3) A card holder, and
4) A super nendo puchi Miku keychain.

To see how the items look like, we did a post 4 months back.. Total cost? SGD$283!! o.O

Well, forgot to add this one more stuff inside; the Black Rock Shooter’s “Rock Cannon” Metal Charm (below).. X3

Wait till Fuzzy comes back from Field Camp to post on the “Rock Cannon”.. Till then, here is the video that can be found in the DVD itself.. Enjoy~

“こっち向いてBaby” & “Yellow” PV – Project DIVA 2nd:

It has been quite a long while since the release of the preview for the Opening video of the upcoming game, Hatsune Miku – Project DIVA 2 - by SEGA.. Now just a few weeks before the release of the game itself, someone got a chance to grab a video of the full version of the video, with the song being played titled “こっち向いて Baby”..

Now, get ready to be mesmerized by the wonderful and awesome video itself.. Enjoy~

Project DIVA 2 Opening Full Version:

When I watched the whole video, I was totally awed by its wonderful animation, especially the band-singing sequence.. This is also a first time SEGA decided to make a whole Opening PV with a full song.. Unlike the previous “Project DIVA” which plays a shorter version of the song, “The Secret Garden”, the 2nd one plays at a more energetic note and so-called allow players to listen to the cool song composed by “Ryo” himself.. XD

I kinda love it when I saw they put Tako Luka in the video as well apart from the tiny chibi Mikus.. Another thing to note is that Miku, Luka and the Kagamine twins are more detailed in the video itself.. I hope to see something like that if it is possible to play “Project DIVA 2″ on “Dreamy Theater”.. =3

After hearing this, I’m so excited to play the gmae once I received it on its release date which is on the July 29th..

Thanks to “inferno0748″ for the info.. XD

I saw the videos and I was awed by their sheer awesomeness.. Although they aren’t as good as the Arcade version, at least its a graphical improvement for those who wished to watch it on their HD TVs via PS3 while playing the game from their PSP..

Even though I’m abit slow in reporting this, I have true intention in doing so which is to post the long-awaited videos uploaded by users playing 「Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- “Dreamy Theater“」.. Like said in the above statement, a player is able to play their 「Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA-」 game in a much better 3D quality using the “Dreamy Theater” program on the PS3..

In order to get “Dreamy Theater”, you have to purchase it via the Japanese Playstation Store for about 3,000yen or about SGD$47..

Below here are some of the videos taken from the game played using “Dreamy Theater”.. Enjoy~

「Project DIVA “Dreamy Theater”」 – Bad Mood Waltz:

「Project DIVA “Dreamy Theater”」 – Dear Cocoa Girls:

「Project DIVA “Dreamy Theater”」 – Marginal:

「Project DIVA “Dreamy Theater”」 – Melt:

「Project DIVA “Dreamy Theater”」 – Moon:

「Project DIVA “Dreamy Theater”」 – Packaged:

「Project DIVA “Dreamy Theater”」 – World Is Mine:

「Project DIVA “Dreamy Theater”」 – Disappearence of Hatsune Miku:

I wish I have my very own PS3 to play Dreamy Theater.. =3

Source: Moetron

Sega has again released new gameplay videos from the game 「Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd」.. This time, the videos showcased 3 well-known songs back in the days; “Innocence” by Kazu-P, “Promise” by Samfree & “VOiCE” by Lovely-P. More after the jump~

After the release of the gameplay videos of “PoPiPo” and “Sound”, I had a 50/50 view that they would release more gameplay videos from the game itself.. Although “PoPiPo” do caught my attention with its hyperness, I still don’t feel the vibe for the “Sound” PV in the game, but thats just my own opinion.. XD

This time however, all 3 videos really catch my attention for their own respective reasons, not just for their own unique outfits chosen perfectly for the PVs. So let us begin with the song “Innocence”..

“Innocence” [Project DIVA 2] – Hatsune Miku:

What I like about this PV is the stage used for the song; it really suits the theme the original animation showed.. However, instead of using the same colour theme, it is more of a white colour scheme, giving a livelier atmosphere..

Moving on to “Promise”~

“Promise” [Project DIVA 2] – Hatsune Miku & Kagamine Rin:

For this PV, I really like the dance sequence of Rin and Miku.. Although it resembles abit like “Magnet”, it’s really dynamic.. I and Fuzzy still remember the dance sequence from the Thanks Giving concert but it looks way better with the new costumes.. XD

Last but not least, we have “VOiCE”..

“VOiCE” [Project DIVA 2] – Hatsune Miku:

I particularly love this PV due to the fact that they recreated the room in the mansion, taking every detail that you’ve seen in the original 3DPV itself.. From the furniture to the painting, it is quite accurate.. For this scene, its part of the flashback for Miku who is now wandering around a post-apocalyptic landscape..

Here’s the original PV, in case you’re curious..

I can’t wait for the game to be finally released on the July 29th.. Just one more month to go~ Maybe SEGA will upload more gameplay videos..

As you all know, Sega’s PSP rhythm game DLC data for your PS3, titled 「Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- “Dreamy Theater“」 will make your gaming experience more interesting. You’ll be able to play as your favorite virtual singing idols in full HD, from Hatsune Miku to Megurine Luka~ All you need is your PSP and the 「Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA-」 game, connected to the Playstation 3 system.

Although there isnt any news if this will also be compatible with the upcoming 「Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd」 PSP game which is coming out in July, I doubt Sega will forget about doing the same for the 2nd game.. XD 「Dreamy Theater」 will be available for purchase on June 24th at the Japanese Playstation Store; priced at 3,000 Yen or at about SGD$45.

A promotional video was just released quite recently by Sega and its available to view below. Enjoy~

Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- “Dreamy Theater” PV:

UPDATE: Longer version here:

By the way, it’s out right now.