Back in September, Quadimension launched an art book contest for the VOCALOID Stardust. More information on this can be found in our previous article. The contest is now closed and five winners have been revealed on Weibo. Although only five winners have been chosen, the art book will consist of 30 to 40 pages.
Events
January, 2016
December, 2015
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23 December
New Information on Unity-chan and PROJECT AKAZA Revealed!
Lots of information about Unity-chan and PROJECT AKAZA has been revealed since the Comiket announcement. It seems AKAZA will be a VOCALOID while Unity-chan's VOCALOID title is questionable. There are also several demos available for Unity-chan and VOCALOID SDK for Unity. VOCALOID SDK for Unity Demos On the official VOCALOID website, one can download three
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23 December
GSR Reveals Racing Miku 2016 Details, Team Drivers, and Mercedes AMG GT3 Continuation
Goodsmile Racing’s year-end live stream and website update brought some news about the upcoming 2016 racing season, which includes the new Racing Miku design, racing vehicle choice, and team drivers. To start, both previous drivers, Tatsuya Kataoka and Nobteru Taniguchi, will continue racing for the team in the 2016 race season. GSR caused some
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23 December
Concerts, a Figure, and Other Yuzuki Yukari Merchandise Announced
The live stream held by AH-Software a few days ago brought with it a plethora of information on upcoming plans for Yuzuki Yukari and the AHS VOCALOIDs. They will be holding two live concerts and fans can expect a lot of Yuzuki Yukari merchandise in the future. Concerts There are currently two live concerts planned
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21 December
MAIKA Design Contest for Art Book Announced
Noriko Hayashi, in collaboration with Akuo and Yoistyle, has announced a design contest for a new version of VOCALOID MAIKA. This MAIKA Design Contest asks fans to design a new outfit with the theme of "Sky". The Contest The theme of the contest is "Sky". Using either the template provided or your own, you must
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8 December
VOCALOID Unity-chan Release Date Announced!
In August, YAMAHA announced their collaboration with Unity Japan Technologies to release a VOCALOID version of Unity Technologies' mascot Unity-chan. The latest update from their website reveals that VOCALOID V4 Unity-chan will have her sales premier at the "COMIKET 89" event on December 29th, 2015 in Tokyo Big Sight. This VOCALOID Project will be called
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8 December
IA Holiday Events and 2016 Asian Tour Announced
Recently, IA's Global Facebook page announced that the virtual singer will continue to make "appearances" at three Kinokuniya bookstores across the United States this month. During these special holiday events, they will premier the live footage from IA’s U.S. debut concert held at Club Nokia - L.A. Live during Anime Expo on July 4th, 2015.
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3 December
Crypton Future Media Announces “MIKU EXPO Let’s Go Campaign”, MikuFan’s Brief Interview
With Hatsune Miku Expo’s 2016 tour plans well under way, it’s clear that 2016 is shaping to be an exciting year for many Hatsune Miku fans everywhere. But Crypton Future Media is not finished yet! Today, Crypton Future Media is ready to announce a new campaign to help bring Miku Expo to more locations around
November, 2015
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27 November
Hatsune Miku Expo Song Contest Winners Announced
The winners of the Hatsune Miku Expo song contest have finally been announced! First up on the list is the grand prize winner, Circus-P for his song “Ten Thousand Stars”! The grand prize includes 30,000 Yen in products from Sonicwire, tickets to a location where the song will be performed, as well as his
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19 November
Mexico City Confirmed as 7th Location for Hatsune Miku Expo 2016 North America Tour
The 7th location in North America for Hatsune Miku Expo in 2016 is… Mexico City! Crypton has confirmed this location via the official Hatsune Miku Expo North America 2016 website. The event is scheduled for July 4th (Saturday) at the El Plaza Condesa venue (specific times and ticket info will be posted sometime soon).