If you’ve been keeping up with the local times, you would’ve realised that the arcade machines have already been set up in arcades around the mainland. If you haven’t though, now’s the time to take a look at the official list.

The above photo shows the machines in TIMEZONE at West Mall. Which happens to be a five-minute walk from where we live. I’d imagine Fariz is going to clock his hours like crazy (as if he didn’t already during the location test).

Those machines have been laying dormant for quite a while now. Well, that ends (approximately) tomorrow. It’s time to bring out the tap cards.

The only reason I know is because fellow comrade nutcase23 SMSed me very recently that a couple of these machines were already up and running. While he didn’t tell me where exactly, it’s obvious at least a couple of operators have taken the liberty of turning their machines on early.

And when the arcades listed in the Project DIVA Arcade website open their doors next morning, well, you know what to do. Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, you’ve had your fun. Now it’s our turn.

Everyone else… >_>

Of course, on the off chance that I’m jumping the gun and the machines don’t turn hordes of fans into money-burning zombies just yet, do point it out, and I’ll edit this post accordingly.

P.S. Oh, and since this is a popular question, if you don’t have the Project DIVA Arcade card, you can likely get it from the arcade counter. Like other arcade games with progress tracking. Yeah, thought I’d point this out.

Games still cost about $2 each.

The details for the second Thanksgiving concert were released not too long ago (yesterday, in fact).

Right now it’s all just information on a single webpage, complete with a leek countdown timer, but I’ll machine-translate it to the best of my ability. >_>

The concert is officially titled “Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011 –39’s LIVE IN TOKYO-”, though apparently that mouthful can be shortened to “ミクパ♪”, or “Mikupa♪”.

Mikupa♪ will be held on the 9th of March next year at ZeppTokyo (again), and the concert halls open at 6PM. The concert itself will be approximately 2 1/2 hours long, lasting from 7PM till 9.30PM.

This year, it’ll cost 5,390 JPY to attend, but the cost not only earns you entry; it earns you a single drink (at least, that’s what I think it means) and a Hatsune Miku Nendoroid Plus Charm Sakura Version! I do believe it’ll be similar to the charm distributed with Project DIVA 2nd, except probably either simply pink or donning the kimono costume featured in the game.

If you’re interested in ordering tickets, the early bird orders will open on the 27th this month at 12PM on e+, but they’ll close on the 5th of January at 6PM. Regular orders will (tentatively) open on the 30th of January (elsewhere?).

If you’re curious, Mikupa♪ will mainly be sponsored by 5pb, but Crypton, SEGA, Good Smile Company and AG-ONE will all have a hand in it, so expect heavy merchandising, too.

The website also promises that the outfits the virtual divas will don next year will also be different, to celebrate the concert’s one-year anniversary. Either that, or I’m mis-reading the message totally. >_<

There are no details of any available live streams as of yet, but assuming it’ll be held the same way as last year’s concert, Nico Nico Douga will open up that live stream for us.

Looking forward to Mikupa♪? =3

I’ll cut this short, since I really should sleep soon.

Firstly, the queue-before-the-gates-open. As it turned out, few knew where tp queue, and 10 minutes to show-time, the queue turned into less of a queue and more of a zerg rush waiting to happen. Thankfully the gatekeepers turned it into nothing but a bottleneck, but I expected better from AFA, being in in its third year running.

Secondly, yes, the Project DIVA Arcade machines work just fine, though you’ll have to queue for quite a bit before you’ll get your turn. The machines are in full demo mode; everything’s unlocked and free-to-play, but you can’t save any progress on your card.

Thirdly, Aki Takanori (GSC’s head honcho) announced a second BRS OVA during the Kana Hanazawa panel (which I missed FFFFF). Wait, let me reiterate that properly, lest you be skimming through this post.

BRS SEQUEL B****ES

There aren’t any more details, and heck, it’s not even officially announced on the website yet (though apparently it got a mention over at 2ch). I’m kinda glad that we were the first to find out about this. Inb4 speculation about the plot. Again.

Oh, and they’re gonna try to get huke to come over next year too! I APPROVE.

And lastly, Anisong. JAM Project and Aniki were good (though JAM Project’s performance obviously outshone Mizuki’s, judging by the crowd activity), but the Miku “bonus performance” was…horrible. They actually managed to make it worse than last year’s fiasco by simply playing back videos, as opposed to rendering it live. Here’s the songlist, for the curious:

1. こっち向いて Baby
2. 恋スル VOC@LOID
3. StargazeR

They used the PV of こっち向いて Baby found in the DVD included with the split single, and Project DIVA Arcade gameplay videos for the next two. All 3 of which a typical Miku fan would’ve already seen by now.

Total fail.

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..

At last, the designers behind Project DIVA have finally rendered the rest of the contest winners’ entries.

Let’s see how they look in 3D.

Angel Miku by Tomio

This one turned out as epic as I expected. Check out all those wings! I can’t wait to see this one dancing to a trance song.

Nurse+Spacy (Miku) by 奈良立鹿

Just to clarify, this one’s Miku. She barely resembles her, though.

Young Adult Dancer (Len) by only1

And then there’s this. I’m not sure how you can turn something so cool into something so…trap-worthy, but there you have it. Well done, SEGA. I suppose the Len fangirls will be all over this one. *runs*

Left to right:
Shirt and Tie and Glasses (KAITO) by あさひ
Geisha Style (Luka) by OHSE
Untitled (Rin) by eb
Idol Style (Miku) by 帯之

So now that there aren’t any more fan-made costumes to look forward to, it’s time to eagerly wait for the rest of the official costumes for the Project DIVA sequel. They’re probably not going to showcase them prior to the game’s release though, so you’ll probably see them only when you get the game yourself. Or if someone else does and uploads a few in-game videos or something.

Left to right:
White (Miku) by しんれい
Lady Luka by 箱（はこ）
70′s Moga (Modern Girl) Retro Pop (Meiko) by 志乃
Winter Ballad (Miku) by 壱飼ハノ

I just hope they don’t pull a fast one and make most of the rest of the costumes consist of the same one, only recoloured (read: P-Style). I mean, they will do it anyway (or at least just include the original P-Style), but I just hope they don’t overdo it. Seriously.

Here’s hoping. >w<

UPDATE: Apparently the developers thought it fit to re-render a couple of the costumes (namely the untitled Rin costume, and Luka’s Geisha Style) for Miku:

Sources:

• NotCliche
• Vocaloidism
• Piapro Developer Blog [1], [2]

Now let’s take a look at the second Project DIVA DLC.

Motto Okawari, Rin, Len, Luka will contain a total of 18 song sequences for Rin, Len and Luka (hence the name).

The official song listing is as follows:

• 「Nayuta no Kanata Made」 – Tsurishi-P (Len)
• 「Sandscrapper – The Desert Line Express-」 -　Mikusagi-P (Len)
• 「RING×RING×RING」 – OSTER project (Rin)
• 「Li-li-li-li-I like you, I love you」 – Jevanni-P/Mr.DDR (Rin)
• 「MobiRe SenS@tion (C.A.LLME-EDIT)」 – sasakure.UK (Rin)
• 「Bucchigiri-ni-shiteageru♪」 – ika_mo/Bucchigiri-P (Rin)
• 「Transmit」 – Dios/Signal-P (Rin)
• 「Jiko Ken-o」 – Ginsaku (Rin)
• 「Why Don’t You Call Me Yet?」 – Live-P (Rin)
• 「RIP=RELEASE」 – minato(Ryuusei-P) (Luka)
• 「Palette」 – Yuyoyuppe, meola (Luka)
• 「The Wanderlast (A.R.MAGE-EDIT)」 – sasakure.UK (Luka)
• 「Meguri-hime Buyoukyoku」 – No.D (Luka)
• 「filozofio」 – Pandolist-P (Luka)
• 「Luka Luka★Night Fever」 – samfree (Luka)
• 「Akahitoha」 -　WhiteFlame (Luka)
• 「No Logic」 -　Jimmy-Thumb-P (Luka)
• 「Toeto」 – Travolta (Luka)

It seems like Len’s getting the short end of the stick here, what with Luka and Rin dominating his couple of songs with their 9 and 7 respectively. XD

Like its predecessor, the music pack comes with a couple of custom themes (for Rin/Len and Luka) and high-quality rendered videos of all the included sequences. It’s also compatible with the PS3 Dreamy Theater add-on (mostly due to the way it works, but I’m starting to sound like a broken record here).

And finally, the Toeto mini-game is included. Unlike the Hello, Planet mini-game, this one doesn’t appear to have a linear story; instead you can dress, play, and talk to Luka Toeto (think Tamagotchi). I find it hilarious that they included a Project DIVA-like rhythm game in there, and that the rest of the VOCALOIDs make cameos in their default outfits.

The game’s slated for release for digital download on the 1st of July this year, and will cost you 3,000 JPY (1,000 more than the previous one).

Sources:

• moetron
• Images from GAME Watch

Also, credit goes to inferno0748 for the heads up. Thankies! ^_^