It has been a while since we have last heard from Okhotsk Ambassador of Tourism Yuzuki Yukari. But today, we got to see what she and Project R.Y.U.H.Y.O. have been up to!
— PROJECT R.Y.U.H.Y.O (@okhotskyukari) July 1, 2019
The 2019 issue (issue #15) of the Society for Tourism Informatics now features Okhotsk Yukari herself on the front cover! This issue has a special feature called Regional Tourism and DMO (地域観光とDMO) where they talk about their new collaboration request to VOCALOMAKETS and Okhotsk Yukari, which made this feature and cover possible.
While past issues of the magazine could be sold to non-members of the Society for Tourism Informatics for ￥3,500 JPY, this special feature will be printed separately as it own publication for ￥1,500.
IO Data has announced the new collaboration CD recorder with Hatsune Miku, called the “MikuReco!” The CD recorder is meant for use with smartphones and tablets to let you transfer and play your music CDs on the go.
The design for the new model CD recorder has yet to be revealed, but it will make its debut at Magical Mirai 2019, so expect to see it before the big event! You can find it’s official page here.
After Magical Mirai, the MikuReco will be made available on IO Data’s online shop, the ioPLAZA, so that anyone can order it! Stay tuned as more info and the official design are revealed!
A new collaboration been announced for Hatsune Miku! This time, it’s with Chiba Urban Monorail and introduces the “URBAN FLYER x Hatsune Miku” illustration by 黒獅子 / Kurojishi!
Starting in July, the new railcar called the MIKU FLYER-Evo. will begin service! Car 007-008 will be decorated with the Piapro characters and the Magical Mirai 2019 logo. Even the interior hand straps will reportedly have the Piapro character illustrations on them! What’s more, an arrangement of the Magical Mirai 2019 theme song, Bless Your Breath, will be playing for passengers to enjoy!
Finally, four different types of life-size panel displays of Miku will be placed at four different station locations! Visitors will be able to freely take pictures with them. The locations are the Chibaminato Station, the Chiba Station, the Tsuga Station, and the Chishirodai Station.
Stay tuned as more information (and pictures!) for each of the projects in the Hatsune Miku x Chiba Urban Monorail collaboration!
What’s more, pre-ordering online will get you a free B5 clear file folder featuring the original design illustration for Frame Music Girl Hatsune Miku by Fumikane Shimada!
TSUKUMO is teaming up with Hatsune Miku again to bring us a pair of notebook PCs featuring the digital diva!
Dell x Hatsune Miku Notebook PC
The first PC is the Dell Inspiron 13 5370, featuring an illustration by LEN[A-7] of (a giant) Miku at the TSUKUMO store in Akihabara! It comes with a pink champagne or silver cover, and will be released on July 12 for ￥116,640 JPY (tax included). Find the product page here.
On Tianyi’s official Weibo, she announced today a collaboration with Mirinda in a rather unusual but enjoyable way: through a comic strip! See what they announce below!
[Busy with rehersals for BML, Luo Tianyi wasn’t feeling so great, so Mr. V took her to Mirinda Land to help her relax.]
Panel 2:
Tianyi: “I’m beat from all the fun we had today. Huh? Why does the fountain behind me smell so sweet?”
Mr. V: “Looks like you can drink from it. Here, I filled a can of it for you to try.”
Panel 3:
Tianyi: “Wow! Isn’t this Mirinda litchi flavored soda? Don’t mind if I do!”
Panel 4:
*Sip*
Panel 5:
Tianyi: “Wow… what is this boundless joy that I am feeling? After I finish drinking, I feel like my whole body is filled with vitality!”
Panel 6:
Litchi: “Surprise! We’re rooting for you at BML!”
Tinayi: “Thank you so much Mirinda! I’m so moved! I love you all!”
Panel 7:
[All this time, it was a surprise planned out by Mr. V and the litchi]
Litchi: “Our plan worked perfectly!”
Mr. V: “Awesome! Tianyi looks so happy!”
Panel 8:
[Everyone sings and dances by the fountainside, raising their cups and drinking as if lost in an aromatic, fruity paradise]
Panel 9:
Tianyi: “We hope you’re all fired up! Tianyi will be joining forces with Mirinda at BML, and are preparing a really nice surprise for everyone! Please look forward to it!”
Panel 10:
*Whisper*
Can you guess what Tianyi and the litchi are discussing?”
Past Collaborations
This of course isn’t the first time that Vsinger has collaborated with Mirinda. See below for their past projects together!
This month, however, the collab is coming to an end, and there is now a special campaign going on to close it off with a bang called “ミクとの最後の約束 / Miku to no Saigo no Yakusoku (Our Final Promise to Miku).” Participants will have the chance to win ultra-rare smartphone stickers featuring 加速サトウ Kasoku Sato‘s Miku model, made popular in the above PV.
See below for how to acquire the stickers.
Method 1
Purchase the Digieye product at select stores in Akihabara, and you can get a free smartphone sticker. Designs will depend on the location.
Upper-left: Matsumoto Kiyoshi Akiba Electric Town Exit
Upper-right: Matsumoto Kiyoshi Akiba Shop
Lower-left: Kimura-ya Akihabara
Lower-right: Don Quijote Akihabara Shop
Method 2
For those nowhere near Akihabara, here is how to apply online.
Step 1
Select and share one of the below promises to Miku:
1. “I’m worried that you’ll overdo it…”
When I’m on the PC for long periods of time, I promise to rest my eyes properly.
As part of Miku Expo 2019 in Hong Kong, the official Facebook page for the Youme Cafe has revealed the Hatsune Miku collaboration merchandise that visitors to the cafe will be able to purchase starting next month!
Visual Info
In addition to the main visual by R_りんご that was previously revealed, we now get to see new chibi designs for the characters by 上倉エク / Uekura Eku! It was even revealed that the outfits for the characters were designed by Fantasista Utamaro, who of course directed the PV for Miku Expo 2019’s theme song, Lucky☆Orb !
Merchandise Info
Acrylic Stand (1 out of 12 random kinds): $59 HKD *6 come with a multi-colored pedestal while the other 6 come with a glittering star-patterned pedestal
Giant Acrylic Keychain (2 kinds): $119 HKD each
Can Badge (1 out of 12 random kinds): $29 HKD
Clear File Folder: $35 HKD
Cushion (2 kinds): $149 HKD each
Event Info
Dates: July 18th through September 12th
Business hours: 12:00 to 10:00 PM (CST)
Location:
Stay tuned as more information for Miku Expo 2019 in Hong Kong is revealed!
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