2021 Snow Miku & Rabbit Yukine Design Contest Underway

It’s that time of year again! piapro has begun accepting design entries for the 2021 Snow Miku and Rabbit Yukine design contest! Winners will see their design become the official Snow Miku 2021, plus receive related goods!

Contest Details

Theme

ๅŒ—ๆตท้“ใฎ้›ชใ‚’ใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใ—ใŸใ€Žใ‚คใƒซใƒŸใƒใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ€ (“Illumination that captures the spirit of Hokkaido winters”)

Prizes

Your design turned into a Nendoroid figure
โ€ปRabbit Yukine will be an optional part for the 2021 Snow Miku Nendoroid figure

Your designs turned into the official Snow Miku 2021 design

2021 Nendoroid Snow Miku and other related goods

Entry Period

March 18, 2020 through April 17 at 5:00 PM (JST)

Results to be announced before the end of April

Character Templates

The contest organizers suggest that you use these templates for your entries to the best of your ability.

Miku template

Rabbit Yukine template

Entry Guidelines

Upload your entry to piapro.
Those without accounts can sign up here.

After uploading, tag your entry with the hashtag #2021ๅนด้›ชใƒŸใ‚ฏ่กฃ่ฃ…
Then tag lock (ใ‚ฟใ‚ฐใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏ) it

File format: JPEG, PNG

Color mode: RGB

Resolution: at least 350 dpi

Make sure not to select license for your entry

If your entry is accepted, it will appear in this list:
https://piapro.jp/pages/official_collabo/2021snowmiku/list

Cautionary Points

It might be necessary for the contest organizers to crop your design

It might be necessary for the contest organizers to shorten or omit your entry title

Entrants younger than 18 years of age must supply parental or guardian consent

Entries must be the work of a single individual; entries created by companies or a group of people are not allowed

Make sure to not change your email address after completing your entry

You are solely responsible if claims are filed against your entry for infringing on the rights of any third party. The contest organizers bear no responsibility.

Your entry must be an original work that has never been uploaded online before or used in other contests

The final entry day before the deadline is often flooded with entries, and yours may not be uploaded in time, so please upload your entry well ahead of the deadline

Under no circumstances will any more entries be accepted after the deadline

Entries and their information (titles, descriptions, etc.) cannot be modified after the deadline

Your nickname that will be displayed with your entry will be the one that you set at the licensing step. If a name is not set, then your piapro nickname piapro ID will be displayed instead.

Links

Official contest page

Hatsune Miku Official Blog

MIKU EXPO 2020: New USA and Canada Tour Dates Announced

Due to the postponement of Coachella until October, it was announced last week that the MIKU EXPO 2020 tour dates in USA and Canada would likewise be rescheduled.

Thankfully, today, the new dates have finally been announced, and it has also been confirmed that tickets that were already purchased can be used for the new dates!

To recap, here are the locations for each of the different stops:

Orlando: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Location
Tickets

Washington DC: MGM National Harbor
Location
Tickets

Ashbury Park: Asbury Park Convention Hall
Location
Tickets

Boston: House of Blues Boston
Location
Tickets

Montreal: Place Bell
Location
Tickets

Toronto: Coca-Cola Coliseum
Location
Tickets

Chicago: Aragon Ballroom
Location
Tickets

Vancouver: Thunderbird Arena
Location
Tickets

San Jose: San Jose Civic
Location
Day Ticket
Night Ticket

Los Angeles: Shrine Auditorium
Location
Ticket

Dallas: Bomb Factory
Location
Tickets

Atlanta: Gateway Center Arena
Location
Tickets

Also: Coachella
October 9 ticket
October 16 ticket

Links

MIKU EXPO 2020 USA & Canada Official Site

MIKU EXPO Official Twitter

MIKU EXPO Official Instagram

Hatsune Miku Official English-Language Facebook and Twitter

Hatsune Miku Official Blog

Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku Character Spotlight: Saki Tenma

Following up on yesterday’s reveal for Ichika’s introduction video, illustration, and message from her voice actress, today we learn more about another member of Leo/need, Saki Tenma!

Below is her self introduction video from the official SEGA feat. HATSUNE MIKU Project YouTube channel where she is voiced by Karin Isobe:

Transcript:

โ€ปThe following is an unofficial fan translation

“Hey everybody in the house!! Getting fired up?”

“Thank you for coming to watch us at Leo/need perform today!

“Now, let me introduce myself! I’m the keyboardist for Leo/need…”

“What? You say I’m getting overly excited and loud?”

“Ahaha, sorry about that. I’ve never been an MC for a concert before and I wasn’t sure what kind of mood I’m supposed to create.”

“Umm, alright. Let me try that again.”

“I’m Saki Tenma, and I play the keyboard for Leo/need.”

“I’m a freshman at Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy and a member of the soft tennis club.”

“My hobbies are watching fashion and makeup videos!”

“I started watching them in middle school and continue to do so quite a bit nowโ™ช”

“I’m also really into fashion magazines…. ah, and my specialty is hair styling!”

“While trying out some hair styles that I see in magazines, I got good at it pretty quickly.

“Also, I really enjoy snacks and sweets.”

“Once I start eating them, I just can’t stop.”

“Ah, as for food I dislike, that would be congee.”

“I used to eat it all the time when I was in the hospital, but it’s got nooooo taste at all….”

“Eh? I’m talking too much about stuff that has nothing to do with music?”

“Aww, there’s still so much I wanted to say…”

“So then… ah, okay! Then I’ll talk about why I started playing the keyboard.”

“It’s because I learned to play the piano when I was little.”

“My mom is a piano instructor, so my big brother and I would learn to play the piano together.”

“When I was little, my body was really weak, and there were a lot of days when I had to stay at home. On those days, I would often play the piano.”

“Oh, but whenever I was feeling well, I’d play with Ich-chan, Hona-chan and Shiho-chan!”

“That makes us childhood friends, playing together ever since we were in grade school!”

“My favorite memory is when the four of us watched a meteor shower together!”

“I still remember clearly how beautiful it was. What fun times those were…”

“…oh, I went off topic again? Ahaha, sorry about that.”

“Throughout middle school, I had to stay in the hospital, and couldn’t experience school life with my friends…”

“But because of that, we now do lots of high school girl stuff together, and even play in a band!”

“Skill-wise, we’re still pretty inexperienced, but I hope everyone continues to support us!”

Official Illustration

“Let’s get bubble tea after school! I’ve always wanted to try it!”

Message from Karin Isobe:

“I listened to Miku songs all the time in my student days, so I’m thrilled to be involved in the project like this! Saki-chan is a really cute and lovable girl who always gives it her all and cares deeply about her friends.”

“Look forward to more from Saki-chan and Leo/need, and more of their activities jam-packed with the beautiful sentiments of childhood friendship! Thank you for your continued support for Project SEKAI!”

Links

Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku official site

Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku official Twitter

Initial game announcement and โ€œrumorsโ€

โ€œDaily Life at Project SEKAIโ€ Comics

Highlights from the October 23, 2019 livestream

Highlights from the March 9 (Miku Day), 2020 livestream

Ongoing song contest details

Character Profiles

Virtual Singers
Leo/need
ใƒปIchika Hoshino
MORE MORE JUMP!
Vivid BAD SQUAD
Wonderlands x Showtime
25 oโ€™clock by Night Code

VOICEROID to be Utilized in Upcoming Nintendo Switch Game ‘Don Swagger’

AHS has announced a new collaboration with Hearts Technology to bring VOICEROID to their upcoming Nintendo Switch game, Don Swagger!

Don Swagger is described as a 1-on-1 or 2-on-2 competitive action game scheduled for release this summer. The object of the game is to drive a giant acorn to your opponent’s side of a tennis court-like field before it bursts open. The player who causes the most acorns to burst on their opponent’s side of the field wins!

One of the noteworthy points of Don Swagger is how it will utilize Genvid interactive streaming technology so that even non-players who are watching a match can participate. They can accomplish this by clicking on ‘Don Points (DP)’ that generate throughout the field on their monitors, and then spending them to cheer their preferred player on or even send them items to use! This will, in fact, be the first ever Nintendo Switch game to feature such a capability!

Stay tuned for details on how VOICEROID will also play a role in this very novel game!

Links

AHS official press report

Don Swagger official site

Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku Character Spotlight: Ichika Hoshino

The full self introduction video for Ichika Hoshino – first shown partially during the Miku Day 2020 livestream – is now available for viewing on the official SEGA feat. HATSUNE MIKU Project YouTube channel!

Video Transcript:

โ€ปThe following is an unofficial fan translation

[Lesson Studio]

โ€œIs everyone enjoying themselves?โ€

โ€œIโ€™m Ichika Hoshino, the guitarist and vocalist for Leo/need. Thank you for coming to watch our show.โ€

โ€œUmโ€ฆโ€

โ€œThatโ€™s my best shot at a greeting for the real thing, but what else should an MC talk aboutโ€ฆโ€

โ€œOh, my hobbies?โ€

โ€œHobbies, huhโ€ฆ I donโ€™t really have any in particularโ€ฆโ€

โ€œAh, I do listen to Miku songs a lot. I really like them.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆWhen do I listen to them?โ€

โ€œWhenever Iโ€™m freeโ€ฆ ah, and I also listen to them when Iโ€™m feeling down or lonely. When I do, they help me calm down a little.โ€

โ€œAlso, when I first got my guitar from my dad, I wondered if I could play Miku songs on it, so I started practicing them.โ€

โ€œAhโ€ฆ now that I think about it, it was at that moment when my dad told me how I got my name.โ€

โ€œMy parents both like the same song, and that was how they met.โ€

โ€œThen they fell in love and later had meโ€ฆโ€

โ€œThey met over a song, and were blessed with a child. So for that reason, they gave me the name Ichika.โ€

[Note: Ichikaโ€™s name (ไธ€ๆญŒ) literally means โ€œone songโ€]

โ€œMy dad told me how he hopes that I, too, can someday meet someone precious to me through a song.โ€

(I guess Saki, Honami, and Shiho are kind of like that to meโ€ฆ)

โ€œFufufuโ€ฆโ€

โ€œAh, itโ€™s nothing.โ€

โ€œNow, what else should I talk aboutโ€ฆ?โ€

โ€œโ€ฆWhat my future goals are? Hmm, let me thinkโ€ฆโ€

โ€œAfter starting high school, I wasnโ€™t able to find what it is that I want to do, and just sort of passed each day without a real purposeโ€ฆโ€

โ€œBut then I was able to start a band with Saki, and then Honami and Shiho joined us, too.โ€

โ€œA lot of stuff happened between us before thatโ€ฆโ€

โ€œBut now we spend our days together as four childhood friends. Itโ€™s a lot of fun, and makes me very happy.โ€

โ€œSo I want to do my very best for this band that the four us have created.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆSo, um, how was that?โ€

Official Illustration

A tweet from the official Project SEKAI Twitter account also shares her official artwork with us!

Quote: โ€œMiku sure is amazingโ€ฆ No matter what style she takes, she fits into it.โ€œ

Message from Ruriko Noguchi

Finally, another tweet conveys a message to us from Ichika’s voice actress, Ruriko Noguchi:

โ€œI am honored to be able to participate in such a wonderful project. I hope you all look forward to learning the stories behind each of these characters, from the internationally loved Hatsune Miku and her delightful friends to the original characters created in this project.โ€

โ€œThe character whom I voice, Ichika Hoshino, is a very kind-hearted girl who always thinks about her friends.โ€

โ€œI will do my very best to convey her feelings to everyone through my voice-acting and singing.โ€

โ€œPlease look forward to Project SEKAI!โ€


Stay tuned for more Project SEKAI coverage as the game nears its pre-registration period in late April!

Links

Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku official site

Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku official Twitter

Initial game announcement and โ€œrumorsโ€

โ€œDaily Life at Project SEKAIโ€ Comics

Highlights from the October 23, 2019 livestream

Highlights from the March 9 (Miku Day), 2020 livestream

Ongoing song contest details

Character Profiles

Virtual Singers
Leo/need
MORE MORE JUMP!
Vivid BAD SQUAD
Wonderlands x Showtime
25 oโ€™clock by Night Code

Snow Miku Collaboration Petunias and Flower Pots Announced

Starting in May, flower shops across Hokkaido will be selling special Snow Miku petunia and flower pot items, created in collaboration with Yokohama Nursery Co., Ltd.!

Illustrations for the items were provided by ๅ €ๆณ‰ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ณ / Horiizumi Inco.

Product Details

Item name: Snow Miku Petunia Snow Blue (้›ชใƒŸใ‚ฏใƒšใƒใƒฅใƒ‹ใ‚ขใ‚นใƒŽใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใƒผ)

Price: ๏ฟฅ800 JPY before tax

Release day: May 2, 2020

On the flower pot, you’ll see now only the artist’s illustration of Snow Miku and Rabbit Yukine, but for all of the piapro characters!

Participating Stores

AEON Mall Tomakomai
https://goo.gl/maps/skR6JgFBKLnrExnD9

AEON Mall Sapporo Hassamu
https://goo.gl/maps/SWAuMyWszBYo3HSt9

AEON Supercenter Mikasa
https://goo.gl/maps/62Fh2Ho2bLVVktqe9

AEON Mall Asahikawa-nishi
https://goo.gl/maps/fakU7w5DFy3ZwvXM8

Tokou Store Toyohira
https://goo.gl/maps/XhGWqQZzH8LqxSjD7

Hiragishi Big House Extra Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/Ba9ZmmuTthfmWruA9

Super ARCS Tsukisamu-Higashi Shoo
https://goo.gl/maps/dDRK3LMUfKPTxx8T6

Ralse Store Hiragishi Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/oZv6ixfcfxPFNTGt6

Ralse Mart Misono Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/vmazM8dpCV99jmL99

Tokou Store Maryuyama Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/3JWyDDNF3XfQD7jdA

Ralse Mart Keimei Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/2q9uwDgYrrrqzft69

Ralse Mart Yamahana Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/9gP6JiptBDTYC2w4A

Big House Taihei Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/SurvHxXzqvpiWo287

Shinoro Super ARCS North Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/H5hbJ331QtxnkYop7

Super ARCS Kita-24 Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/M1QSsXM6ohNrshHf6

Super ARCS Kikusui Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/QS5FKApR2zn6LpB76

Ralse Mart Shin-Hokuto Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/68pKkZbuMgRBvS4c7

Big House Shiroishi Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/kaj1VwQdPTCEB1sA9

Super ARCS Naebo Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/1SxRjerRceSBZS7U6

Big House East Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/oosTKHkqJHS9wywE9

Ralse Mart Makomanai Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/zfcHPFQLDYPuY6fe9

Kawazoe Big House South Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/PmUMeB8HP86B2fTf9

SuperARCS Kitano Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/8uHuZXQn55hat5tH7

Super ARCS Miyanosawaten Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/mAEQCh67x5vPaJDL9

Super ARCS Hoshioki Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/VVhNVzmatoEj9GR6A

Ralse Mart Yamanote Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/pzTb7Ve8tikH8uis7

Ralse Mart Hassamu Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/yfJ4of4JH5bnD4Wa8

Hassamu Big House West Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/FPM8BnxAaH88EWoE6

Super ARCS Shin-Kotoni Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/nzrf6ezHBUAyP3L37

Big House Nopporo Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/C3ZU2Jq4pErmxJUr9

Super ARCS Omagari Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/FauWknaMm13aDgRN9

Nagasakiya Otaru Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/LGgg2F33tCPLJZ7h9

Big House Chitose Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/uUHs3cEnDcxb7fCR8

Chitose Super ARCS Osatsu Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/CdpvNShEMSTnVMK17

Asahikawa Big House Pulp Town Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/Aunitfkq1SoGrDfx6

Takikawa Big House East Town Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/1zdoJcMv3MLPuBAF8

Kushiro Big House Asahicho Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/EFMkjcoshkPMnCcC8

Kushiro Super ARCS Tottoriodori Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/4azRYVFRCwimTKZX9

Kushiro Fukuhara Aikoku Shops (3 locations)

Super ARCS Date Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/AWUnTfWiDVR2SQLk6

Muroran Super ARCS Nakajima Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/9vmReriDgYXwpFiy6

Hakodate Super ARCS Tokura Shop
https://goo.gl/maps/bXfc7P4R9oduxkBq9

Links

Hatsune Miku Official Blog

Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku: Leo/need Unit PV and Other Media Now Online

Today, the developers of Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku have uploaded the PV trailer for Leo/need – first introduced during the Miku Day 2020 livestream – on the official SEGA feat. HATSUNE MIKU Project YouTube channel!

Trailer Breakdown

โ€ปAll translations below are unofficial fan translations

Here are the lines being spoken at various parts of the trailer:

0:04

Ichika: โ€œI wonder if every day will just be the same as alwaysโ€

#The cool-headed girl who’s always thinking about her friends

Ichika Hoshino, CV: Ruriko Noguchi

0:08

Saki: โ€œI want to try something that the four of us can do together!โ€

#The ever-cheerful mood-maker

Saki Tenma, CV: Karin Isobe

0:12

Honami: โ€œYou canโ€™t live life in fear of being hurtโ€

#The honor student who is kind to everyone

Honami Mochizuki, CV: Reina Ueda

0:18

Shiho: โ€œLeave me alone. I got stuff to doโ€

#The lone wolf who hates interaction

Shiho Hinomori, CV: Yuki Nakashima

0:22

“In the sekai where these four estranged childhood friends find themselves lost…”

Miku: “Fufu! I want to hear you all perform together!”

0:33

Performance of the band’s cover of ใƒญใ‚ญ / Roki by ใฟใใจP / MikitoP plays

0:46

Leo/need

0:48

Ichika: “I want the four of us to be in a band together…”

More Content Coming

If you enjoyed this PV, then rest assured that even more of them for the other units in the game will be coming every day starting today!

Up next: character introduction videos and illustrations for the members of Leo/need! We will update this article as soon as they are revealed!

**UPDATE ON MARCH 17, 2020**

Ichika’s full self introduction video is now online!

Transcript:

[Lesson Studio]

“Is everyone enjoying themselves?”

“Iโ€™m Ichika Hoshino, the guitarist and vocalist for Leo/need. Thank you for coming to watch our show.”

“Umโ€ฆ”

“Thatโ€™s my best shot at a greeting for the real thing, but what else should an MC talk aboutโ€ฆ”

“Oh, my hobbies?”

“Hobbies, huhโ€ฆ I donโ€™t really have any in particularโ€ฆ”

“Ah, I do listen to Miku songs a lot. I really like them.”

“…When do I listen to them?”

“Whenever I’m free… ah, and I also listen to them when I’m feeling down or lonely. When I do, they help me calm down a little.”

“Also, when I first got my guitar from my dad, I wondered if I could play Miku songs on it, so I started practicing them.”

“Ah… now that I think about it, it was at that moment when my dad told me how I got my name.”

“My parents both like the same song, and that was how they met.”

“Then they fell in love and later had me…”

“They met over a song, and were blessed with a child. So for that reason, they gave me the name Ichika.”

[Note: Ichika’s name (ไธ€ๆญŒ) literally means “one song”]

“My dad told me how he hopes that I, too, can someday meet someone precious to me through a song.”

(I guess Saki, Honami, and Shiho are kind of like that to me…)

“Fufufu…”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”

“Now, what else should I talk about…?”

“…What my future goals are? Hmm, let me think…”

“After starting high school, I wasn’t able to find what it is that I want to do, and just sort of passed each day without a real purpose…”

“But then I was able to start a band with Saki, and then Honami and Shiho joined us, too.”

“A lot of stuff happened between us before that…”

“But now we spend our days together as four childhood friends. It’s a lot of fun, and makes me very happy.”

“So I want to do my very best for this band that the four us have created.”

“…So, um, how was that?”

Official Illustration

Quote: “Miku sure is amazing… No matter what style she takes, she fits into it.

Message from Ruriko Noguchi

“I am honored to be able to participate in such a wonderful project. I hope you all look forward to learning the stories behind each of these characters, from the internationally loved Hatsune Miku and her delightful friends to the original characters created in this project.”

“The character whom I voice, Ichika Hoshino, is a very kind-hearted girl who always thinks about her friends.”

“I will do my very best to convey her feelings to everyone through my voice-acting and singing.”

“Please look forward to Project SEKAI!”

NOTE: you can now also access the content for this character spotlight on Ichika Hoshino here!

Links

Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku official site

Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku official Twitter

Initial game announcement and โ€œrumorsโ€

“Daily Life at Project SEKAI” Comics

Highlights from the October 23, 2019 livestream

Highlights from the March 9 (Miku Day), 2020 livestream

Ongoing song contest details

Character Profiles

Virtual Singers
Leo/need
MORE MORE JUMP!
Vivid BAD SQUAD
Wonderlands x Showtime
25 oโ€™clock by Night Code

MIKU WITH YOU 2019 Official Album Now Available on NetEase

The official MIKU WITH YOU 2019 album, ็ผค็บทไธ–็•Œ / Bฤซnfฤ“n Shรฌjiรจ (Colorful World) – previously only sold in hard copy form at the concert venues – is now available in digital form online through NetEase Music for only ๏ฟฅ5 RMB!

Cover illustration by ็ป‡ๅธƒๆœบloom / Zhฤซbรนjฤซ loom.

Tracklist

โ€ปAll translated and transliterated song titles and artist names are unofficial

1. COME BACK~้‡่ฟ”ๅท…ๅณฐ~
Music and lyrics by ๅˆๅฟƒ็คพ็ฑณๅบ“ๅ–ต / Mikunya

2. Omatsuri
Music by NekockยทLK
Lyrics by ็žไธ€ / Luรฒyฤซ

3. ็ฅžไธๅœจ็š„ไธŠ่ฏพๆ—ฅ / Shรฉn Bรน Zร i de Shร ngkรจrรฌ (School Day Without God)
Music by ้—น้—น / Nร onร o
Lyrics by ็ฉบ้’ / Kลngqฤซng

4. Ooh..light!!
Music by NINE
Lyrics by ็ƒŸ็ฐAshloct

5. ๆƒ‘ๆ˜ŸFloating
Music by ็ปทๅธฆ็ณปDOS
Lyrics by ่“่“nexus

6. COME BACK~้‡่ฟ”ๅท…ๅณฐ~ (instrumental)

7. Omatsuri (instrumental)

8. ็ฅžไธๅœจ็š„ไธŠ่ฏพๆ—ฅ / Shรฉn Bรนzร i de Shร ngkรจrรฌ (School Day Without God) (instrumental)

9. Ooh..light!! (instrumental)

10. ๆƒ‘ๆ˜ŸFloating (instrumental)

How to Purchase

Find the album here on NetEase Music!

Those with the NetEase Music app can use it to scan the below QR code:

Either way, the price is only ๏ฟฅ5 RMB, quite the steal for such a collection of memorable songs!

Links

POPPRO press release

Gynoid Talk flower to be Released on April 3, Now Available for Pre-Order

Starting today, March 13, 2020, Gynoid Talk flower – the newest text-to-speech synthesis software from AI Inc. – is available for pre-order until her release on April 3! Listen to a sample of her below!

Product Description

Name: ใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒŽใ‚คใƒ‰Talk flower / Gynoid Talk flower

Release day: April 3, 2020

Expected boxed version price: about ๏ฟฅ10,000 JPY before tax
Amazon page

Download version price: ๏ฟฅ9,000 JPY before tax
Amazon page

Product page: https://gynoid.thebase.in/items/26953565

Operating conditions:
Windows : Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (latest update)
CPU : Intel / AMD Dual Core Processor (Intel Core i3 and alater)
Memory: recommended at least 4GB (at the very least 2GB)
Storage: recommended at least 1.5GB
Display resolution: recommended at least XGA (1024 x 768)

Official Art

Her box featuring new designs by โ–ณโ—‹โ–กร— / miwasiba was revealed as well. Furthermore, new tachi-e illustrations by ๆ–ฐๅณถ็ง‹ไธ€ / Niijima Akiichi and a 3D model by mqdl will be made available for free download on her release day here!

These designs are also being used for new goods that are now available on the Gynoid official store!

Acrylic figure: ๏ฟฅ3,000 JPY
https://gynoid.thebase.in/items/26954079

Acrylic keychain A: ๏ฟฅ1,000 JPY
https://gynoid.thebase.in/items/26954143

Acrylic keychain B: ๏ฟฅ1,000 JPY
https://gynoid.thebase.in/items/26954194

Can badge (large): ๏ฟฅ700 JPY
https://gynoid.thebase.in/items/26954257

Can badge (small) set: ๏ฟฅ1,500 JPY
https://gynoid.thebase.in/items/26954360

Demo

See below for her official product page where you can try out a demo of her voice for yourself!

http://www.gynoid.co.jp/items/view/21

A: Enter text to be spoken here
B: Adjust speed
C: Adjust pitch
D: Adjust intonation
E: Synth!

Here’s an example that we came up with!

Stay tuned for more info as the release date for Gynoid Talk flower approaches!

Links

Gynoid official press release

Gynoid Talk flower product page

Niconico Chokaigi 2020 Cancelled, To Be Reborn as Niconico Net Chokaigi 2020

At 4:05 PM (JST) on March 11, 2020, the official Niconico Chokaigi Twitter account tweeted some bad – but not entirely unexpected – news to would-be attendees:

“Due to the spread of COVID-19 infection, we have decided to cancel Niconico Chokaigi 2020 to protect the safety of all attendees, performers, and related personnel.”

“Please see our official site for information on how to get refunds on ticket purchases and crowdfunding donations. chokaigi.jp

However, the somber news was quickly followed by another major announcement:

“Niconico Net Chokaigi 2020 Confirmed!! This year, Niconico Chokaigi will be held online for 8 days from April 12 through 19!”

“We aim to turn it into Japan’s largest ever online festival, bringing together all of Chokaigi’s popular booths, online content, canceled concerts and more! Expect details to be announced by late March! #ใƒใƒƒใƒˆ่ถ…ไผš่ญฐ2020

While cancellation of the offline event will no doubt come as a blow to many who were planning on attending, the followup news is a major turn of events for fans outside Japan who can soon experience Chokaigi completely online!

See below for a list of VOCALOID-related events that were planned for Niconico Cho Kaigi 2020, and stay tuned for info on how they will be reproduced online for Niconico Net Chokaigi 2020!

1. Cho Virtual Music Festival ใƒผVOCALOID Fesใƒผ

2. Cho VOCALOID Area

3. Cho Kabuki: Otogi-zลshi Koi no Sugatae

Links

Niconico Chokaigi Official Site

Niconico Chokaigi Official Twitter