This week, Miku and Stardust took the spotlight. We got to hear Stardust’s album crossfade, learned more about Project Diva X, saw some new merchandise, and received a teaser for a new MMD model. Here’s your VOCALOID week in review.
Stardust News
The newest Chinese VOCALOID Stardust made news in the VOCALOID world this week with the release of the crossfade for her first album Starwish. There will be eight songs in total featuring various genres from ballad to rock, and even a song that sounds quite a bit like salsa. For the track list and crossfade, check out our article here.
Miku News
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X Adds New “Ultimate Medley”
You know how every Hatsune Miku: Project Diva game to date has had that one “boss” song that is just too difficult to clear compared to the rest of the music set? Thanks to the introduction of the “medley” concept, it looks like Project Diva X will also be adding what has been dubbed the “ultimate medley”. Want to know what songs will be in the melody that are sure to drive PDX players mad? Check out Mikufan’s article.
Hatsune Miku V4Xβ MikuMikuDance Model Teased by REMmaple
The MikuMikuDance modeler named REMmaple, known for his excellent Hatsune Miku V3 model based on official illustrations by iXima, has gone ahead and created his own teaser model based on iXima’s tentative Hatsune Miku V4Xβ illustration (which happens to make a nice wallpaper!). See more (including a video of the model in action) at Mikufan.
Hatsune Miku Squishable Announced
Squishable recently announced a collaboration with Crypton Future Media to make a Hatsune Miku Squishable brand hanging plush. Currently, the item is up for preorder with orders closing in June 2016. You can read more here.