We now have more information for the previously reported MEIKO 15th anniversary event, ~Fleur rouge~!
Theme Song
The first announcement reveals that the event’s theme song will be composed by OSTER project using MEIKO, KAITO, and Luka, and that the lyrics will be written by Meiko Haigou herself! Here’s what the creators have to say:
“I have been given the honor of composing the lyrics for OSTER project’s most lovely theme song commemorating MEIKO’s 15th anniversary eventヾ(*´Д`*)ﾉ I’m super excited to let everyone hear it!!! (here’s me on a private recording day)“
“I’ve been given the honor of creating the MEIKO 15th anniversary event theme song🎂🎊🎉 It’ll be the happiest of birthday songs with MEIKO, Luka, and KAITO all singing! Furthermore, Meiko Haigou will be writing the lyrics! They’re truly splendid lyrics indeed, so look forward to the song!”
Main Visual
Also revealed is the event’s main promotional visual by 鈴ノ助 / Suzunosuke!
“I was given the honor of illustrating the main visual for MEIKO’s 15th anniversary event, ~Fleur rouge~. I haven’t drawn MEI-chan in her official outfit in quite a while, so it was a lot of of fun. There will reportedly be goods made out of it too, so look forward to official info on them.“
That won’t be the only special illustration prepared for ~Fleur rouge~. さかなへん / Sacanahen provided chibi illustrations of MEIKO, KAITO, and Luka that will also be used for event items!
“I was given the honor of preparing chibi illustrations for MEIKO’s 15th anniversary event, ~Fleur rouge~!! There’ll be more info coming soon, which I can’t wait for either!!!“
Finally, we’re treated to a look at the special glass cup that will be given to those who purchase a ticket to the event. The scarlet red, mature-looking design fits MEIKO like a glove!
Tickets
Speaking of tickets, if all this information has piqued your interest in attending ~Fleur rouge~, then find out how to purchase tickets and attend the event below.
The main visual was provided by ことコト / Kotokoto, depicting Miku in traditional garb. Also notice the blue scarf around the fox’s neck.
Merchandise
The visual will also serve as material for merchandise that will be on sale at the event.
※All prices listed below are tax-included. ※All merchandise is available while supplies last ※All merchandise still in development, and below images may not represent final product
鎌倉宮奉納ライブ 【人形浄瑠璃・BUNRAKU-beyond】〜道行初音旅 / 八百屋お三九・火の見櫓の段〜and 楊琴・disappearance Kamakura-gū Hounou Live 【Ningyō jōruri – BUNRAKU-beyond】～Michiyuki Hatsune Tabi / Yaoya O-Sankyuu・Hi no Mi Yagura no Dan and Youkin・disappearance
Dates & Times
※All times are JST
October 13, 2019 Merchandise sales begin at 2:00 PM Doors open at 4:30 PM and performance begins at 5:00 PM
It has been announced that none other than Snow Miku will be serving as the ambassador for the Sapporo Motor Show 2020 (hereafter “SMS 2020”)! The announcement was made earlier today in the October 4 edition of the Hokkaido Newspaper.
The main visual for the event – showing Snow Miku and Rabbit Yukine in new SMS 2020 outfits – was provided by 黒獅子 / Kurojishi. The outfits were designed around the themes of “futuristic,” “sense of speed,” and “coolness,” painting a rather different image of Snow Miku compared to most of her past designs.
※All dates are in 2020, all times in JST, all information subject to change
January 17 10:00 AM ~ 6:00 PM
January 18 9:00 AM ~ 6:00 PM
January 19 9:00 AM ~ 5:00 PM
Entry Fee
Same-day ticket: ￥1,500 JPY
Reservation: ￥1,300 JPY
※Students younger than high school age can enter for free (junior high school students must present student ID, and elementary school students must be accompanied by parents or guardians) ※Groups of 20 persons or more must book in advance ※All prices are tax-included
As the SMS 2020 ambassador, Snow Miku and Rabbit Yukine will serve in all sorts of promotional campaigns for the event. There is even a crowdfunding effort currently being held on find H to fund:
Creation of a 3D model for SMS 2020 Snow Miku
Creation of a video introducing SMS 2020 Snow Miku, shown at the event and broadcast on YouTube
Creation of a 15-second commercial promoting the event with the main visual, broadcast on TV and on YouTube
People who donate can see their name included in the above-mentioned video, as well as earn some SMS 2020 Snow Miku goods!
**UPDATE ON OCTOBER 16, 2019**
The TV commercial for SMS 2020 is now online! Who’s that we see at the very end?
**UPDATE ON DECEMBER 18, 2019**
The 15-second commercial featuring Snow Miku has now been revealed!
Donation Options
※Donating requires that you have an account with find H, which you can create here: https://find-h.jp/sign_in
￥3,000 JPY
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 license plate-shaped keychain x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x1
￥3,000 JPY (Snow Miku Course)
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 Snow Miku sticker x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku acrylic keychain x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x1
￥3,000 JPY (Bring Friends Course)
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x2
￥5,000 JPY
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 clear-top stainless steel 320 mL tumbler cup x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x1
￥5,000 JPY (Snow Miku Course)
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 Snow Miku sticker x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku clear-top stainless steel 320 mL tumbler cup x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x1
￥5,000 JPY (Bring Friends Course)
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x3
￥10,000 JPY
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 mobile battery (151×79×12mm, comes with a micro USB) x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x2
￥10,000 JPY (Snow Miku Course)
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 Snow Miku sticker x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku T-shirt (black, comes in S, M, L, or XL) x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x2
￥30,000 JPY (Premium Snow Miku Course)
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 Snow Miku sticker x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku clear-top stainless steel tumbler cup x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku T-shirt (black, comes in S, M, L, or XL) x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku mobile battery x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku wall clock x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x2
￥50,000 JPY (Premium Snow Miku Course)※Limited to 5 only
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 Snow Miku sticker x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku clear-top stainless steel tumbler cup x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku T-shirt (black, comes in S, M, L, or XL) x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku optical glass ornament x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku official poster x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x2
￥100,000 JPY (Premium Snow Miku Course) ※ Limited to 3 only
Receive a thank-you letter from the organizers
Your name published in the introduction video’s “Special Thanks” section (nicknames allowed)
SMS 2020 Snow Miku life-size panel display x1
SMS 2020 Snow Miku ticket x2
Stretch Goals (**UPDATED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2019**)
They may have already reached their ￥1,000,000 JPY goal, but that’s what stretch goals are for!
￥1,500,000 JPY Stretch Goal:
Live-size SMS 2020 Snow Miku panel displays will be set up throughout the show floor! You can get your pictures taken with them, and partake in a related Instagram hashtag campaign in which you can win some fabulous prizes! Details will be announced once this goal is reached.
￥2,000,000 JPY Stretch Goal:
An article will be published on the front page of the Hokkaido Newspaper in December. The article will expressing SMS 2020 Snow Miku’s thanks to all her supporters, and list the names (or nicknames) of those who donated!
Head to the find H crowdfunding page below to start donating!
￥3,939,000 JPY (**UPDATED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2019**)
As a final stretch goal, an original song will be composed for the Sapporo Motor Show! If they can raise￥3,939,000 JPY, then the song will be created and played at the show grounds, as well as uploaded to YouTube and other official social media accounts for the convention.
Thanks to the successful crowdfunding, the new song titled “bright horizon” is has been made by ねじ式 / Nejishiki! On January 14, both the short version and full version will be uploaded to YouTube, the latter on Hatsune Miku’s official channel!
“bright horizon” can now be listened to on Hatsune Miku’s official YouTube channel!
**UPDATE ON JANUARY 20, 2020**
The Sapporo Motor Show 2020 has now concluded, and the special video featuring Snow Miku that played at the show grounds is now available for viewing online!
VOICEROID2 Tsuina-chan’s voice is described as being cheerful and cute. Plus, she can recite your lines in either the standard Tokyo dialect of Japanese, or in the Kansai dialect!
Remember that you have the choice between her Tokyo and Kansai dialect voice banks!
AHS Official Livestream
To learn more about VOICEROID2 Tsuina-chan, tune in to the AHS Official Livestream Episode 150 at 8:00 PM (JST) on Thursday, October 3, where Mai Kadowaki and Saki Oohenri themselves will be the guests of honor!
On November 22, 2019, the official AHS livestream celebrating the 10th anniversary of AHS VOCALOID and VOICEROID software will air from the Tokyo Culture Culture event space at cocoti SHIBUYA! Those who attend the event in person will also have the chance to purchase official goods, and enjoy food and beverages from a collaboration menu!
Plus their entire series of VOICEROID and VOCALOID software!
**UPDATE ON November 15, 2019**
On top of the above-mentioned merchandise, those who attend the event will be given free coasters. On the back of those coasters are numbers that will be used in a lottery drawing at the end of the livestream, and winners in the lottery will be able to score the below prizes!
For those who could not attend DIVE XR FESTIVAL, you’ll soon have your chance to hear “T.A.O.” when it serves as the ending theme song to the TV Asahi program “お願い！ランキング / Onegai! Ranking!”
The program airs every Monday through Thursday night at 12:50 AM (JST) on TV Asahi, and starting in October, viewers will be able to listen to “T.A.O.” when it ends.
Furthermore, the song will be distributed by avex trax beginning on October 18! Scan the QR code from the official site to be directed to the download page on the appointed day!
The first contest is an illustration contest being held by For Fans By Fans. It challenges entrants to submit T-shirt designs with a cyberpunk theme! Prizes and guidelines below come from the official contest page:
Your song will be performed at the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2020 EUROPE concert tour, and will be included in the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 5th Anniversary SONOCA Music Download Card as well as published via Crypton Future Media’s music label KARENT
A pair of tickets to any HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2020 EUROPE Concerts (travel expenses not covered).
￥100,000 JPY voucher for music production products from SONICWIRE
An assortment of Hatsune Miku and Piapro Characters goods.
Runner Up Prizes (2):
Your song will be included in the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 5th Anniversary SONOCA (＋Released via KARENT).
A pair of tickets to any HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2020 EUROPE concert (travel expenses not covered).
￥30,000 JPY worth of products from SONICWIRE
Submission Guidelines
Submissions must feature vocals created with Hatsune Miku vocal synthesizer software.
Submissions may feature vocals only by Hatsune Miku. Works featuring more than one character are ineligible. (Including chorus/harmony parts)
Submissions must be original unreleased works not tied to any publishers, independent contracts, or management groups.
Submissions must be under 4:30 (270 seconds) in length, and may be in any genre.
Submissions may be in any language.
Submissions must have been uploaded during the contest dates (October 1st – October 31st) to be considered for the prizes. Any submissions which were available to the public before the contest start date are not eligible, as well as any submissions uploaded past the deadline.
Please submit entries through the provided submission form as a Soundcloud link. Please do not enable downloads on your submission.
Contest Rules
There are no restrictions on who can enter (participants under 18 years old must have parents’ or legal guardians’ permissions).
Submission of commercial works by corporate entities is not allowed.
Submissions can be collaborative works made by a team of people, but a single representative must be chosen as a contact point and recipient of any prizes.
Any works already available to the public cannot be submitted. Any submissions found to have been available for public consumption before the contest will be disqualified.
If for whatever reason any songs are submitted past the contest deadline, they will not be considered for the prizes.
If a copyright infringement claim is filed on any contest submission, Crypton Future Media will not be held liable and all responsibilities to resolve the issue will rest on the contestant.
Any submitted entries may be used by the contest hosts without prior notice or compensation for promotional purposes relating to the contest by the contest hosts. (Including cover art for the song)
The Grand Prize winner will be asked to submit: 1) a .wav or other lossless file format of their finished song; 2) the instrumental version of the song; and 3) various data files required for live performance of the song, including the .vsq vocal data file. Runner-ups will need to provide 1) and 2).
The Grand Prize winner submission may be modified by Crypton for the purpose of live performances.
Winners will be contacted via email within three (3) days from the contest end date, and will have three (3) days to respond to initial contact to claim their prize. Contest hosts cannot be held liable for submissions with incorrect email addresses. If no response to the initial email is received the Prize is understood to be forfeit and will be given to a different entry.
The rights to the Grand Prize submission will, upon selection, be transferred to Crypton Future Media. For each commercial usage of the work, a complimentary royalty payment may be made by Crypton to artist at Crypton’s discretion, such payment not to be construed as usage rights.
This contest and its rules/conditions may undergo changes or be canceled without prior notice to its participants.
By submitting an entry into the contest you are agreeing to all of the above rules.
MOEYU has a special offer to those who pre-order the Stardust gashapon figures designed by 枫叶 / Fengye.
The first 1,000 people who pre-order them between October 1 and October 20 will receive a numbered card as a free gift! (Design to be revealed, and numbered based on the order of deposits paid)
Furthermore, if the below Weibo post gets 300 shares, then 2 lucky Weibo users who shared the post will be selected at random to receive a set of the figures and a Stardust plushie for free! And for every 300 shares it gets after that, MOEYU will offer up another set to be given out! Selection will take place on October 12, 2019.
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