Luo Tianyi to Perform at the Lizhi Voice Festival

Luo Tianyi’s official Weibo made an announcement that she will be performing at the 2019 Lizhi Voice Festival! The festival is an annual concert event run by Guangzhou Lizhi Network Technology Co., Ltd., and the announcement also came with a promotional flyer!

Source: https://weibo.com/5146173015/HroEDvFnW

The Lizhi Voice Festival official Weibo had their own announcement as well, and one in which Tianyi is shown quite prominently as the sole virtual singer!

Source: https://weibo.com/3194572524/Hrfe7c1qn

The Lizhi Voice Festival will take place in Guangzhou Yuyan Multi-Purpose Stadium on May 18. Find the official site here!

EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Gumissimo from Megpoid -10th Anniversary Best- Announced

GUMI’s 10th anniversary is coming on June 26, 2019! To celebrate, EXIT TUNES is releasing a new compilation album, EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Gumissimo from Megpoid -10th Anniversary Best-, featuring her biggest hits throughout her decade of life, plus some original songs, on June 19, 2019!

Main visual by 花邑まい/ Hanamura Mai

Trailer

Tracklist

※All translated and transliterated song titles are unofficial; tracklist subject to change

  • Original song: チーズケーキクライシス / Cheesecake Crisis by TOKOTOKO
  • Original song: オペラ / Opera by monaca:factory
  • Original song: クリプトグラフ / Cryptograph by papiyon
  • Original song: ビショウジョ・パンデミック / Bishoujo Pandemic by cosMo
  • Original song: ROUGE by 40mP
  • Original song: ベルデグリ / Verdigris by takamatt
  • Original song: 今回の騒動について / Konkai no Soudou ni tsuite (About This Disturbance) by 164
  • Original song: 君と僕のファインドニューエイジ / Kimi to Boku no Find New Age by YM

**UPDATE ON JUNE 8, 2019**
The crossfade for all 35 songs has now available!

Goods

Those who purchase the album will get a free random acrylic keychain, illustrated by ネコぷし / Nekopushi, はんざわかおり / Hanzawa Kaori, or みずは / Mizuha (while supplies last)!

Furthermore, various online stores are offering their own pre-order goods to entice you to buy from them!

Pre-order on Animate Online to receive an A4 clear file folder

Pre-order on Amazon to receive a jumbo album jacket

Pre-order on Tower Records to receive a can badge, illustrated by 桜ひより / Sakura Hiyori)

Pre-order on Tsutaya Records to receive an alternate jacket illustration

Pre-order on Toranoana to receive an A3 poster, illustrated by 葉山えいし / Hayama Eishi

Pre-order on HMV to receive a postcard, illustrated by アグアス / AGAS

Pre-order on Potune to get a random acrylic keychain, a GUMI acrylic stand, an illustration book, a 3-pc can badge set, and a B2 poster!

The illustrations features works from 桜ひより / Sakura Hiyori, 葉山えいし / Hayama Eishi, のう / nou, アグアス / AGAS, うちだあさお / Uchida Asao, asuta ＊＊＊, romiy, 堀泉インコ / Horiizumi Inco, p2, おむたつ / Omutatsu, najuco, and 花邑まい/ Hanamura Mai.

The album costs ￥3,456 JPY, while on the full set of goods on Potune costs ￥5,400 JPY.

Visit the official album site!

1st Place 15th Anniversary Concert “KEEP HAVING FUN!” with Lia and IA Announced

To celebrate the 15th anniversary since the establishment of 1st Place Co., Ltd, a special concert featuring both Lia and IA entitled “KEEP HAVING FUN!” has been announced!

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)

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

Tickets will go on sale at the following URLs from April 26 (12:00 PM) to May 6 (11:59 PM). Either one will get you tickets to the same show, but the goods that come with each will differ. Stay tuned for details.
Lia: https://eplus.jp/1stplace-lia/
IA: https://eplus.jp/1stplace-ia/

Location: Hulic Hall Tokyo

More details should be revealed in the coming days, so stay tuned!

Info source: 1st Place Official News Blog

Hatsune Miku x Fujiya Collaboration Maracon Announced

Hatsune Miku is teaming up with snack maker, Fujiya Co., to bring us maracons bearing designs for the Crypton Future Media VOCALOID characters and Peko-chan, Fujiya’s mascot character!

The character designs and main visual for the new products were provided by Rella.

And here’s what the snacks themselves look like!

Price:￥1,500 JPY

No. of pieces: 6

Ingredients/flavors: vanilla, maccha, chocolate, strawberry, framboise, pudding cream

Bonus: comes with stickers

Pre-orders are open now on their online shop. Those who pre-order at select Fujiya stores between May 25 and August 31 will receive a free A2-size poster bearing the main visual for free!

Furthermore, it has been announced that other products bearing the main visual will soon be open for pre-order as well:

Acrylic figures, large size (230 mm)
Price: ￥3,000 JPY
Pre-orders: open now on Fujiya’s online shop, open on Animate Online Shop on May 25

Acrylic figures, medium size (120 mm)
Price: ￥1,200 JPY
On sale at Animate stores starting June 15

Can badges
Price: ￥500 JPY
On sale at Animate stores starting June 15

Clear file folders
Price: ￥350 JPY
On sale at Animate stores starting June 15

Info: Hatsune Miku Official Blog, official collaboration site, and product page

Hatsune Miku 39 Pendant Now Available for Pre-order

The Hatsune Miku 39 pendant from BZITA is now available for pre-order! It is one of the many Hatsune Miku collaboration products that were previously announced by BZITA, which anyone new to our sites can see below.

Product Details

Shape: cube, resembles the numbers “3” and “9”

Material: metal

Dimensions: 13 x 13 x 13 mm

Price: ￥139 RMB

Ship-out date: beginning of June

Package comes with a free Hatsune Miku card illustrated by iXima

Official product site: http://shop.bzita.com/goods/46852838/brief

Images come from this Weibo post. In fact, whoever shares the post and tags two friends on Weibo by April 30 will have the chance to win the following:

・A Hatsune Miku 39 pendant (1 winner)

・A coupon worth ￥39 RMB, usable for purchasing Miku goods; valid between April 30 and July 30

Goodsmile & Type-Moon Racing Collaboration Team Announced for the 24 Hours of Spa

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Fate series, Goodsmile Racing has announced that they are teaming up with Type-Moon Racing to form the “Goodsmile & Type-Moon Racing” team to compete in the 24 Hours of Spa endurance race in July 25 through 28 in Belgium!

Their vehicle of choice will be the Mercedes-AMG GT3. True to the Fate spirit, it will even be decorated all around in Fate series character decal!

The racing team will be made up of Nobuteru Taniguchi, Tatsuya Kataoka, and newcomer Adam Christodoulou. They will again be getting assistance from the RS Fine and Black Falcon garages, with Takao Kohno of RS Fine again serving as the chief engineer.

Be sure to root them all on!

Source: Good Smile Company press release and 24 Hours of Spa press release

NayutalieN Unlock Campaign Now Underway in Groove Coaster 4EX Infinity Highway

Starting today, Groove Coaster 4EX Infinity Highway players can partake in the NayutalieN Unlock Campaign until May 27 at 5:59 (JST)!

Available for play in the game right now is “太陽系デスコ / Taiyoukei Disco (Solar System Disco)” by the famous producer. As you play the game and earn unlock keys, you can further unlock and play “エイリアンエイリアン / Alien Alien,” “彗星ハネムーン / Suisei Honeymoon (Comet Honeymoon),” and “ダンスロボットダンス / Dance Robot Dance,” all by NayutalieN!

Also available for unlocking are the new navigators, Andromeda-ko and Seine (NayutalieN Ver.), as well as the Andromeda-ko avatar!

Finally, during the event period, three new NayutalieN-themed messages will be available for purchase in the game’s message shop for 3,000 GC each! After purchase, you can send them you opponent players whom are you matched against in in-store and online matches.

Info source: Groove Coaster 4X Infinity Highway news page and event page

Win Nendoroids by Showing Off Your First Nendos!

Fans are still celebrating the release of Nendoroid #1000, Snow Miku 2019, and now Good Smile Company is finally joining in on the festivities a bit more. Over the next year, fans have the chance to share pictures following the theme of their first Nendoroid in order to win more Nendos!

About the Contest

Upload photos to Twitter or Instagram following the theme “My First” to be eligible for prizes. The theme can be something like “My First Nendoroid was XXX” or even something like “The first Nendoroid I took to the beach was XXX”. So there’s room for lots of entries, which is great because the contest will be going on until April 2020!

How to Enter

The following comes from the official contest page:

Step One: Take a photo with the theme “My First Nendoroid.”
Photos can be taken with a camera, smartphone or anything else – it’s the content that counts!

Step Two: Tag your photo and upload to Twitter or Instagram

Hashtag: #MyFirstNendoroid
Applicable Platforms: Twitter or Instagram

*Make sure to correctly enter the hashtag.
*Posts outside of this hashtag will not be entered into the contest.
*In the case that multiple photos are uploaded, each photo will be considered eligible.

*When uploading to Twitter, be sure to follow our official Twitter account (@Goodsmile_US) and make sure that you are able to receive DMs in your settings. In the event that your photo wins, you will be contacted by our official account.

Every month, 5 winners will receive Nendoroid prizes!

Out of the month’s photos, 5 winners will be chosen to receive 2 Nendoroids as prizes!

*When uploading to Twitter, be sure to follow our official Twitter account (@Goodsmile_US) and make sure you are able to receive DMs in your settings. In the event your photo wins, you will be contacted by our official account.

Don’t Mix and Match!

For a list of all the rules, please see the official contest page. However, there’s definitely a very interesting rule that Nendoroid lovers should take note of: No Mix and Matching!

We all know that part of the fun of Nendoroids is mixing and matching faces, hair, and bodies to create custom versions of our favorite characters or even brand new characters. For this contest, this won’t be allowed. Hopefully everyone’s kept track of what extra parts came with each Nendo!

Check Out Some Entries!

#MyFirstNendoroid

More Information

Make sure to check out the official contest page for all the details, and good luck everyone!

Hatsune Miku Symphony 2018-2019 Released on Blu-ray and CD, New Visual for 2019 Show

Hatsune Miku Symphony 2018-2019 Orchestra Live releases today, April 24 on Blu-ray and CD! When purchasing the Blu-ray product, you’ll even receive a random keychain out of a possible of seven different ones, each featuring an illustration of the Crypton Future Media characters or Kasane Teto by iXima. Upon release, the CD even made it to the 15th spot on Oricon’s daily album ranking!

The Blu-ray will also come with a URL that can be used for advanced ticket purchases for the upcoming Hatsune Miku Symphony 2019 in Yokohama and Osaka! The URL will be good until May 6.

See our previous post for information on time and locations.

But that’s not the only announcement about the new upcoming show. Rella, the artist responsible for the Hatsune Miky Symphony 2019 main visual, has revealed another new visual piece for the show!

Through it, we now get to see MEIKO’s outfit for the 2019 performance. Wataru Sasaki of Crypton Future Media even tweeted a hint that it could be in part for MEIKO’s upcoming 15th anniversary. Given how it was previously hinted that MEIKO would be emceeing alongside Miku, it seems that MEIKO could have a much more prominent role in this year’s show.

And that’s still not all. MITCHIE M has even uploaded a short MV for the new song written for the Hatsune Miku Symphony 2018-2019 Orchestra Live CD called ガールズフレンドシップ / Girls’ Friendship!

We hope you enjoyed all of today’s Hatsune Miku Symphony news, and look forward to more for the 2019 show!

Hatsune Miku x Miracle Nikki Collaboration Event Announced

Tencent mobile game, Miracle Nikki (a.k.a. Love Nikki), has announced a collaboration event with Hatsune Miku! The information revealed so far indicates that it will be heavily themed around Magical Mirai, and players will be able to acquire no less than 5 different outfits!

Promotional Trailer

Video source: https://www.weibo.com/5396121198/HqDwfbFRh

Event Details

The event period will take place from April 30 to May 6. During that time, players will be able to collect magic cubes with a random chance of acquiring diamonds, which can be exchanged for the chance to receive one of five different collaboration outfits! Screenshots revealed show Magical Mirai 2016, 2017, and 2018 Miku, as well as Kagamine Rin and Len.

Pic source: https://www.weibo.com/5396121198/HqWoG7UZs

Players will have one chance per day to try their luck at acquiring an outfit, and once you receive an outfit, it won’t repeat for you. Magical Mirai 2016 is guaranteed to be among your first three attempts, and your final attempt can also get you some background artwork. Once the collaboration period is over, however, these outfits and backgrounds will not be available again.

Thankfully, there is another method of acquiring the outfits. Among the players who follow Miracle Nikki’s official Weibo page and share this post, five will be randomly chosen to receive Magical Mirai 2018 Miku, and three lucky people will instantly receive the full set of 5 outfits!

Miracle Nikki can be downloaded from the App Store and for Androids. We will continue to update as more details are announced as the collaboration start date draws closer.

Info and pic source:
Miracle Nikki official Weibo and collaboration website