Second Round of Advance Ticket Sales for 1st Place 15th Anniversary Concert Underway

A new round of advance ticket sales for the 1st Place 15th Anniversary concert featuring Lia and IA has begun on e+!

Click here for Lia tickets.

Click here for IA tickets.

In this second round of ticket sales, those who purchase a Lia SS seat ticket will receive a mug designed by Lia herself! And those who purchase an IA SS seat ticket will receive what they are calling an “IA is moving!” AR towel! This towel utilizes the AR app pictPOP to make IA seemingly leap out of the towel and start dancing to music, as well as let you take videos of yourself with IA from your phone!

Remember that these goods are only available by purchasing an SS seat ticket, so those who want one better hurry!

In other developments, it has been confirmed that IA’s sister, ONE, will be performing at the concert as well! This will no doubt be to the delight of ONE fans everywhere who may have been worried that the younger ARIA sister would be left out of the anniversary celebrations.

The 1st PLACE 15th Anniv.“KEEP HAVING FUN!” – Lia × IA SPECIAL LIVE – will take place on August 17, 2019 at the Hulic Hall Tokyo. You can see our previous report to review the details!

Title: 1st PLACE 15th Anniv.“KEEP HAVING FUN!” – Lia × IA SPECIAL LIVE –

Date: August 17, 2019, doors open at 5:00 PM and concert starts at 6:00 PM (JST)

Second round of ticket sales: May 29, 12:00 PM ~ June 3, 11:59 PM (JST)

Ticket prices
SS seats: ¥9,900 JPY (includes autographed poster and above-mentioned goods)
S seats: ¥6,990 JPY (includes autographed poster)
A seats: ¥5,490 JPY

Location:

Information source: 1st Place Official News Blog

New Racing Miku Merch from COCOLLABO: T-Shirts, Cell Phone Accessories

Here are some newly announced merchandise from the Hatsune Miku GT Project that will soon be available on COCOLLABO, and at Magical Mirai 2019 and/or Comiket!

Racing Miku 2019 Team UKYO Cheer Ver. Full Graphic Double-Sided T-Shirt

M Size
Length: 70cm
Width: 52cm
Shoulder Width: 47cm
Sleeve Length: 20cm

L Size
Length: 72cm
Width: 55cm
Shoulder Width: 50cm
Sleeve Length: 22cm

XL Size
Length: 75cm
Width: 58cm
Shoulder Width: 53cm
Sleeve Length: 24cm

Material
100% Cotton

Price
￥5,940 JPY

Available
Early September (now available for pre-order)
Available first at Magical Mirai 2019

Product Page
https://www.cocollabo.net/shop/g/gcctu19-0122-tm/

Racing Miku 2019 Team UKYO Cheer Ver. Card Case

Size
110×177×2mm

Material
PU Leather

Included
A strap

Price
￥2,980 JPY

Available
Early July (now available for pre-order)

Purchase link
https://www.cocollabo.net/shop/g/gcctu19-0109-psc/

Racing MIku 2019 Team UKYO Cheer Ver. Mobile Battery

Size
117.5×67.5×11mm

Used for
iPhone, Android screens

Included
1 Micro USB Cable (18cm)

Capacity
4000 mAh

Recharge Times
About 500

Weight
98g

Material
Poly-carbonate

Price
￥4,320 JPY

Available
Early July (now available for pre-order)

Product page
https://www.cocollabo.net/shop/g/gcctu19-0105-ba/

Racing MIku 2019 Team UKYO Cheer Ver. Notepad Smart Phone Case

M Size
150×72.5mm

L Size
160×79mm 

Material
PU Leather

Price
￥3,980 JPY

Available
Early July (now available for pre-order)

Product page
https://www.cocollabo.net/shop/g/gcctu19-0102-bm/

Racing Miku 2019 Thai Ver. Full Graphic T-Shirt

M Size
Length: 70cm
Width: 52cm
Shoulder Width: 47cm
Sleeve Length: 20cm

L Size
Length: 72cm
Width: 55cm
Shoulder Width: 50cm
Sleeve Length: 22cm

XL Size
Length: 75cm
Width: 58cm
Shoulder Width: 53cm
Sleeve Length: 24cm

Material
100% Cotton

Price
￥5,940 JPY

Available
Early September (now available for pre-order)
Available first at Magical Mirai 2019 and Comiket

AHS Official Livestream 146 News Roundup

Here’s a roundup of the news announcements that were made during the AHS Official Livestream episode 146, which you can still watch replays of below!

Haruno Sora and VOICEROIDs Featured in Game Lab

The May 20th issue of Game Lab Sansai featured none other than Haruno Sora on the back cover! The cover shows the box art for her official VOICEROID and VOCALOID products, as well as screenshots from “どんな言葉なら届きますか？/ Donna Kotoba Nara Todokimasu ka? (What Kind of Words Will Reach You?),” and many from “無限にホメてくれる桜乃そら先生 / Mugen ni Hometekureru Haruno Sora-sensei (Haruno Sora-sensei Will Praise You Endlessly)” that people could scan the QR code for to watch on YouTube or get LINE stickers for!

We even got to see the inside of the magazine, showing a published interview about the past 10 years of VOICEROID (a heavily condensed version, as the whole interview was actually 2 hours long according to the interviewee, Tomohide Ogata).

“Seyana! Akane-chan in action!” LINE Stickers Now Available

Though they didn’t have any screenshots shown during the livestream, they took the time to remind fans that the “Seyana! Akane-chan in action!” LINE stickers are now available for purchase, and you can get them here. See our previous report for details.

Tomohide Ogata to Participate in The Noises

Less Kitayama‘s very own online radio series, The Noises, which has already broadcast 1,203 shows, will be holding its next public recording session on June 29th, 2019 at 1:00 PM (JST) at AKIBA COLORS. Those who would like to attend can find information on Enterjam (in Japanese)

There, Ogata himself will be a featured guest on the show, though we will have to wait until the show is aired online to find out more about what they will talk about. To give you an idea of what an episode of The Noises is like, check out its latest episode below.

Yuzuki Yukari Flap Daypack Revealed

Next, we learn about some new merch! Introducing the 2019 Yuzuki Yukari flap daypack! All over, you can see Yukari’s motto, rabbit mark, and abbreviated name (YZK YKR), making it distinctly hers! It will soon be up for pre-order on the AHS Store for ￥10,000 JPY starting on June 4 at 4:00 PM (JST) until June 19.

Yuzuki Yukari & Kizuna Akari Collapsible Containers Revealed

In more Yukari merch, they revealed the 2019 Yuzuki Yukari collapsible container, and the new Kizuna Akari collapsible container during the livestream as well!

No release or pre-order date have been decided yet, but we will keep a lookout for them once they are announced!

Haruno Sora Attack & Release Effects

Finally, as we previously reported, Sora’s new Attack & Release effects were demonstrated by EHAMIC during the livestream’s main corner! You can starting watching this part of the livestream at about the 59:30 mark below!

https://youtu.be/BbEXtmSaeC0?t=3570

We hope you enjoyed this AHS news roundup! The next livestream will air on June 27th at 8:00 PM (JST), so expect another news roundup after that as well!

Hatsune Miku Expo 5th Anniversary E.P. Crossfade Now Online

The official crossfade trailer for the Hatsune Miku Expo 5th Anniversary E.P. is now available for viewing online!

Here’s a recap of the official tracklist:

  1. Lucky☆Orb by emon(Tes.)
  2. Music like Magic! by OSTER project
  3. Decade by Dixie Flatline
  4. Blue Star by 八王子P / HachiojiP
  5. Sharing the World by BIGHEAD
  6. Ten Thousand Stars by CircusP
  7. Can’t Make a Song!!! by beat_shobon
  8. Miku by Anamanaguchi
  9. Through the Night by Slushii
  10. Lucky☆Orb 3R2 Remix
  11. Lucky☆Orb Yunosuke remix
  12. Lucky☆Orb 2ToneDisco remix

Where to buy:

Amazon
CD Japan
Animate Online
Tower Records Online
GAMERS
Neowing

Hatsune Miku GT Project Exhibition Details

Good Smile Racing has announced the Hatsune Miku GT Project Exhibition to take place starting today!

Exhibition Details

Dates and Times (all JST):

May 29th ~ June 16
Weekdays: 3:00 PM ~7:00 PM
Weekends: 11:00 AM ~ 7:00 PM

Location

Akiba CO Gallery

Attendance Gift:

Personal Sponsor Can Badge (1 badge per circuit/event exchange ticket, given at item checkout with one’s personal sponsor card)

Additional Details

According to some official tweets on Good Smile Racing’s official Twitter, it seems that the exhibit will start out modest, but will grow day after day, encouraging people to visit each weekend to see something new.

It was even vaguely announced that anyone who comes to the exhibit with a full face helmet will get something good.

Another tweet revealed that the Hatsune Miku AMG GT3 will be on display at the exhibit, and that visitors will be even be able to take for a drive in a virtual race! There will even be a scoreboard showing the fastest lap times for each challenger.

**UPDATE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 30**
The exhibition is now officially open!

It has been revealed that the exhibit has a trophy corner where the deer trophy from the Suzuka 10 Hours challenge race is prominently displayed! There is even a whiteboard up where visitors can write anything they want to cheer the team on for the 2019 challenge!

On the shopping side, now available at the exhibit is the Racing Miku 2019 Ver. Bonnet-Shaped Tote Bag! It will be up for sale for the duration of the exhibit, and then will be available on the Good Smile Online Shop for ￥4,630 JPY. You can find the product page here.

For some more fun, you can get your picture taken with the face cutouts of Nobuteru Taniguchi and Tatsuya Kataoka!

Finally, we get to see the gallery of photos from past racing events. In addition the ones that Good Smile Racing members pasted, visitors are encouraged to bring their own photos and make copies of them at the exhibit to paste on the walls!

Here is even a video walkthrough of everything that you can now see!

As the days go by, we’ll continue to update this article as more features of the exhibit are revealed! Be sure to follow Good Smile Racing on Twitter for all the updates!

TAITO Prize Hatsune Miku Spring & Summer Image Plushies

For May, TAITO will be making their Hatsune Miku Spring & Summer Image plushies available at game centers and amusement arcades all across Japan!

We have seen the spring image mascot plushie designed by 森倉円 / Morikura En released last month. Now we get to see the TAITO original summer Miku design by ワダアルコ / Arco Wada. You can find their official page here.

Haruno Sora Attack & Release Effect, Trial Version Now Available for Download

In a press release from AHS, it has been announced that the Attack & Release effects for VOCALOID5 have now been made available for Haruno Sora Natural and Cool.

You can click here to download the Attack & Release effect for her Windows version, or click here for the Mac version. You can also visit this page to hear samples of how the effects work for Sora’s voice banks.

If you would like to learn more about how the effects work, see the below video:

Furthermore, the trial version for Haruno Sora is also now available for download for anyone who would like to try her and/or her new effects out for themselves. Find her download page here.

For those who would like to know more, tune in to the AHS official YouTube channel at precisely 8:00 PM (JST) to catch episode 146 of their official livestream, where EHAMIC will be demonstrating the effects live!

Stardust Giant Mousepads From MOEYU Now Available for Pre-Order

MOEYU has revealed their latest Stardust product: 70 x 40 cm giant mousepads!

The mousepads are 3mm thick, and are made from natural rubber. They also come in two varieties:

Type A

Type A features a stylish illustration of Stardust by swd3e2. What’s more, if exposed to enough light, streaks of Stardust’s hair in the design will even glow in the dark! Just imagine this sight on your desk top!

Type B

By contrast, Type B features a beautiful and traditional illustration of Stardust by Ekita玄. A mousepad like this would no doubt add a classical flair to anyone’s workspace! Whichever your choice, you certainly can’t go wrong if you’re a Stardust fan.

You can find their product page here, where they are scheduled for release on June 18. Type A will cost ￥138 RMB while Type B will cost ￥98 RMB.

Luo Tianyi x Whisper Collaboration Sanitary Pads Announced

In one of the more unusual product announcements, Luo Tianyi has revealed a new collaboration with Whisper Health and Beauty to bring us Tianyi-brand sanitary pads. These pads will come in a special gift box containing 8 packs of 10 pads (240 mm), each pack featuring one of three possible Tianyi illustrations by Haku白. Another promotional illustration was also provided by TID.

Only 2,500 of these limited-time gift boxes will be available for ￥199 RMB, so those hoping to score one should check out the official product page on JingDong here to pre-order.

Furthermore, Tianyi’s Weibo is having it’s own special giveaway. Among those who share this post, 10 random winners will be selected to receive a chibi Tianyi figurine!

See below for our coverage of the previous collaboration projects between Tianyi and Whisper. If any more come in the future, expect to hear about them here!

Stardust Nesoberi Plushie, Haiyi Jellyfish Cushion Now Available for Pre-Order

Do you ever want some Stardust or Haiyi merch that you can hug and cuddle to your heart’s content? MOEYU now has two new pieces of merch for the Quadiension sisters that you can do just that with!

Stardust Nesoberi Plushie & Keychain

First comes the adorable Stardust nesoberi plushie. She’s made with cotton fabric, measures about 40 cm long, and has a head size alone of about 25 x 25 cm! And with that adorable wink, how can you not want to snuggle her?

But that’s not all. The first 30 people who order the nesoberi plushie will also receive a miniature keychain version! They keychain is much smaller, measuring at just 10 x 6 x 8 cm, and shows Stardust shutting both her eyes.

You can find their product page here where the plushie can be pre-ordered for ￥256 RMB, and the keychain for ￥78 RMB after the initial 30 are given out to the first purchasers. They are scheduled for release on July 9, 2019.

Haiyi Jellyfish Cushion

Up next is a cushion fashioned after the jellyfish on Haiyi’s head! It, too, is made of soft cotton fabric, measures about 20 x 20 x 12 cm in size, and is also just begging to be cuddled!

You can find its product page here where it can be pre-ordered for ￥176 RMB, and is scheduled for release on July 2, 2019.