piapro is collaborating with LIVE DAM Ai to bring us a karaoke background illustration contest! The main promotional visual for the contest was provided by ใพใใ / Maou.
You entry can include any one character or multiple ones.
Entry size
At least 1920 px wide by 1080 px tall (aspect ratio: 16:9)
File format
JPEG or PNG
Resolution
At least 300 dpi
Tag
Make sure to tag your entry with “๏ผค๏ผก๏ผญ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผฟใคใฉในใ” when uploading, and then tag lock ( ใฟใฐใญใใฏ ) when the upload is complete
Cautionary Points
Make sure to not select licensing (ใฉใคใปใณใน) for your upload
Make sure not to add any text to your entry. The only allowed text are the logo numbers on each character’s arm in their official design
No entries with derivative characters (e.g. Snow Miku, Mikudayo) will be allowed
Allowed outfit designs: – official box art outfits – variations of the official box art outfits – your own original design
Outfits designs that are NOT allowed: – Character outfits that were introduced in video games, manga, or anime
The contest organizers may crop your illustration entry if they deem necessary
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 Mediaโs music label KARENT
A pair of tickets to any HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2020 EUROPE Concerts (travel expenses not covered).
๏ฟฅ100,000 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 (๏ผReleased via KARENT).
A pair of tickets to any HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2020 EUROPE concert (travel expenses not covered).
๏ฟฅ30,000 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 parentsโ or legal guardiansโ 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.
The piapro x MOVIC 2020 calendar illustration contest is now accepting entries! They are looking for up to 53 pieces of art to feature in their weekly calendar for the year 2020.
The contest is now over and the results have been announced! The grand prize winner is ใตใใ / Fukaya for their Russian vacation-themed illustration of MEIKO and KAITO!
You are free to choose whichever theme you wish to create your illustration for.
Entry Period
11:00 AM on September 3, 2019 to 5:00 PM on October 15, 2019 (JST)
Grand Prize
Among the 53 illustrations that will be selected, one will be designated the grand prize winner, and the artist will have the chance to draw official art for future MOVIC goods.
Winners will receive an email from @crypton.co.jp, sent to the email address that you registered for piapro with. Please make sure that this email address can receive emails.
All entries must comply with each character’s terms of use
Entry Tag
Tag your upload with “ ใซใฌใณใใผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผฟใคใฉในใ ” to enter it into the contest.
Upload Formatting
Size: at least A4 size (3508 px ร 2480 px)
Orientation: vertical
File format: PNG
Color mode: RGB
Resolution: at least 350 dpi
License: please do not set
Remarks
Entries that did not win the 2019 contest can have their tags changed and then be re-uploaded. This means the losing entries in the previous contest can be re-tagged with the above tag, and used again for the 2020 contest.
Winning entries may undergo cropping before they are used.
When the winning entries are printed out, they will be printed in CMYK color mode, which may result in some colors changed.
Warning
Text in your illustrations will not be accepted. Only the official logo numbers on each character’s arm will be allowed.
Illustrations of derivative characters like Snow Miku or Miku Dayo will not be accepted.
Acceptable outfits for the characters: official package illustration outfits, variations of those same package illustration outfits, and your own original outfits
Unacceptable outfits for the characters: outfits used in other properties like games, anime, or manga
Producer EHAMIC recently made a tweet announcing a new project: an AHS VOCALOID compilation album to celebrate the 10th anniversary of AHS’s entrance into the VOCALOID scene with the releases of Hiyama Kiyoteru, Kaai Yuki, and SF-A2 miki on December 4, 2009!
This project is completely fan-created, and is meant to serve as a thank-you message to AHS for all that they have done for VOCALOID fans for the past decade. He intends to present fan contributions to the album throughout his various autumn and winter events, and believes that the time is now ripe to finally get this project off the ground.
Rules for Contributing Songs to the Album:
1. They must use the AHS VOCALOIDs
2. Whether pro or amateur, anyone who creates and puts out music can enter
3. You must be able to contact the project staff through social media (preferably Twitter) โปThe one to contact will be ็ฐไปฒใชใชใฟ / Tanaka Nanami
4. Your song must be themed around birthdays, celebrations, anniversaries, etc. They can be new or existing songs, as long as they do not stray too far from these themes.
Rules for Contributing Illustrations to the Album:
1. They must use the AHS VOCALOIDs
2. Whether pro or amateur, anyone who draws and puts out artwork can enter
3. You must be able to contact the project staff through social media (preferably Twitter) โปThe one to contact will be ็ฐไปฒใชใชใฟ / Tanaka Nanami
4. Your illustration must be themed around birthdays, celebrations, anniversaries, etc. They can be new or existing drawings, as long as they do not stray too far from these themes.
5. You have to have drawn and posted at least 3 works for any of the target AHS VOCALOID characters online before.
1. Now looking for someone to handle song mixing and passing them on to the project leaders. Artists have until September 10 to upload the paradata of their entries online and provide them with the URL.
2. Also looking someone who can handle everything up to the song mixing on their own. Artists have until September 20 to send the project planners a WAV file (48kHz/24bit) of their entries.
Illustration Contribution Deadline and Guidelines
Artists have until September 10 to upload your illustration online and provide the project staff with the URL.
They will be used as 12cm x 12 cm CD jackets.
Resolution must be about 400 dpi to be suitable for printing. Even if they end up being larger than that, the project planners can still use them for PR and promotional projects, so they can still help.
Whether or not song lyrics can fit on the illustration as a CD jacket, that is something to think about at a later time, so artists need not concern themselves with that.
Prizes for Winners
Winners will receive the completed album. Other prizes are currently to be determined.
Release Plans
EHAMIC is currently planning on releasing the album at the VOCALOID STREET doujin event on October 20. If it will not be completed in time, then they will aim for a release at THE VOC@LOID M@STER on November 17.
EHAMIC would also like to plan an event in which the project staff and fans in Tokyo will all bring the album to AHS headquarters and thank the AHS personnel themselves!
**UPDATE ON AUGUST 26, 2019**
EHAMIC has confirmed that the album project is now fully staffed, and is no longer taking recruits.
Thank you for many inquiries!! There were enough creators by your tweet. participants of this project have started making songs & draw illustrations. This project will move towards the completion of the CD.
If any developments are announced between now and the album’s completion, we will continue to report on them!
**UPDATE ON AUGUST 29, 2019**
We now have a name for the album. It will be called “Anniversaryโ Hearty Songs” as was determined in a poll on EHAMIC’s Twitter account! And yes, the title of the album abbreviating to “A.H.S.” was intentional!
First, the AHS VOCALOID 10th anniversary compilation album, AnniversaryโHearty Songs, will be distributed at THE VOC@LOID M@STER 43 event on November 17, 2019 as planned!
Secondly, he will also host an AHS thank-you party that AHS President and CEO, Tomohide Ogata, and Yuzuki Yukari voice provider, Chihiro Ishiguro, will be attending on December 15! Attendees will have the chance to meet with, talk to, and express their gratitude to the guests of honor for the past ten years of enjoyment that they provided for fans. EHAMIC is even planning on presenting flowers to them as a group!
Stay tuned for ticket information that is expected to be revealed on November 13!
This past Monday, August 12 was Stardust’s fourth birthday! And on that day, Bilibili started taking entries for a media contest for Stardust and the rest of the Medium 5 characters (Haiyi, Cangqiong, Shian, and Chiyu). See below for details!
3. Your country (look up how your country name is written in Chinese, and find it in the drop-down menu)
4. Your mobile phone number
5. Click to open the verification test.
You will be shown a screen similar to the one below that has two or three Chinese characters shown in the upper-right (circled)
In this example, they are ็ณ, ่ฑ, and ้ฅผ
You will also see them appear in the picture.
What you need to do is click on each of the characters in the picture in the order that they appear from left to right.
In this example, ็ณ appears first (leftmost), then ่ฑ, and finally ้ฅผ (rightmost). So I will click on and number them 1, 2, and 3 respectively in the picture.
Then I click on ็ขบ่ฎค (circled above) to complete.
Doing so should get you a text message on your mobile phone with the verification code
6. Enter the verification code that you receive after completing Step 5 above
7. Agree to their terms and privacy policies
8. Register
On the next screen, you may see the following:
If you do, hover your mouse pointer over the three green bars to open another verification game.
Click and hold on the three green bars, and drag the puzzle piece rightward to the empty slot.
Doing so will complete your registration.
Posting on Bilibili
After you complete registration and sign in, click on the large pink button in the upper-right corner that says “ๆ็จฟ.”
On the next page, click on the blue button that says “ไธไผ ่ง้ข” if you wish to upload a video.
If you wish to upload other media, click on where it says
Then choose from among the following:
1. Pictures (original works, doujin, illustrations, manga) 2. Photograph (cosplay, JK, Lolita, traditional garb) 3. General (share what’s on your mind)
If you wish to upload a picture, here are the guidelines:
1. Upload image 2. Type: โDoujin (based on an existing character/property) โOriginal 3. Classification: โManga โIllustration โOther 4. Title
5. Description (optional, but highly recommended) 6. Main tag (tag the character(s) whom you are portraying): ใผใStardust / ๆๅฐ ใผใHaiyi / ๆตทไผ ใผใCangqiong / ่็ฉน ใผใShian / ่ฏๅฒธ ใผใChiyu / ่ตค็พฝ 7. Other tags (make sure to include #ไบ็ปดไป่ดจๅไฝ่ต# in order to enter the contest) 8. Reprint authorization ใผใa. No settings ใผใb. Open authorization, non-commercial use ใผใc. Author permission required, only for non-commercial use ใผใd. Forbid reprints 9. Submit
Contest Guidelines
1. As long as entries are your own original works, they can be of anything format that you wish, including but not limited to: animated GIFs, short videos, original songs, cover songs, dance videos, MMD videos, written tributes, illustrations, cosplay photos, etc.
2. Reprinted or copied works will not be accepted.
3. Entries will be accepted between August 12 and September 15. You can continue giving “Likes” to entries until September 18, 12:00 am (CST). Winners will be announced after the contest concludes.
4. Entries must be about the Medium 5 characters, and each must comply with each one’s terms of use.
5. Entries must contain the hashtag #ไบ็ปดไป่ดจๅไฝ่ต# to be entered into the contest. Entries celebrating Stardust’s birthday can also be tagged with #ๆๅฐ2019่ฏ็ๆฅ#. Furthermore, be sure to include some words of recommendation in the entry description (where it says “็ฒไธๅจๆ” for video uploads, and ” ไฝๅ็ฎไป” for illustration uploads below) for your entry to attract fans. Tags alone will not get you into the trending lists. โปPlease keep in mind that the majority of Bilibili users are Chinese-speaking
For video uploadsFor illustration uploads
6. If you are submitting non-video entries, please write a entry description recommending your entry, and tag your upload with #ไบ็ปดไป่ดจๅไฝ่ต# (entries celebrating Stardust’s birthday can also be tagged with #ๆๅฐ2019่ฏ็ๆฅ#) , and this will greatly increase the chances of your entry being seen by others. Illustrations can further be tagged with #ๅๅ็ปๅพ# (“original illustration”), photographs with #ๆๅฝฑ#, cosplays with #Cosplay#, etc. โปLooking up how your desired tag is written in Chinese can help.
7. Any kind of advertisement content used for commercial intent will not be acceptable (this is including but not limited to video watermarks, promotional trailers, etc.)
8. Video content that is explicit or violates any laws or policies will not be accepted.
9. Bilibili holds all the final decision-making power in this contest. If you have any questions, please contact the users ๅคงๅฎถ็้ณไนๅงฌ or ่ฏบ่ฏบๅฐ็็ซ
Prizes
Prize-winning categories will be:
Excellence Award Popularity Award Creativity Award Newcomer’s Award
The number of winners will be determined by the amount of entries made in the contest. The Popularity Award will be determined solely by amount of Likes, while the rest will be based on the quality and creativity of the entries.
Prizes given to winner(s) of the Excellence Award are as follows:
A complete set of Medium 5 character gashapon figures (to be released in April, 2020)
Stardust Swimsuit Ver. Figure
Official Bilibili merchandise (to be revealed)
Winner(s) of the Excellence Award will also receive official recognition from Media 5, and will even have the chance to work with them on an upcoming album artbook!
The previously reported collaboration between Luo Tianyi and Shumen is in full swing, and there have been some exciting announcements for players!
Login Game
A login game is now playable on your web browser here. It can also be played on your mobile phone by scanning the QR code above.
The game is available until October 10, and it lets players roll a dice once a day to move around a grid and let Tianyi collect prizes for them. Please note that you will need an 11-digit Chinese cell phone number in order to play the game, however.
New Outfit and Contest
Tianyi now has a new design with fox ears and a tail by Catcan! Below, you can even find wallpapers featuring the design, which all come from here.
Furthermore, a contest is currently being held that makes use of the new outfit!
Between now, and October 16, fans are challenged to create something themed around “Sichuan Cuisine” and using Tianyi’s new design.
Acceptable entries include but are not limited to: illustrations, comic strips, chibi manga, clay sculpture, MMD model, etc., as long as it uses Tianyi in her new design and is themed around “Sichuan Cuisine.”
POPPRO is now accepting illustration submissions for their 2020 calendar! No matter what your art style or specialty, anyone can enter the contest for the chance to see their illustration featured in an official calendar with the Crypton Future Media VOCALOID characters!
Contest Period
August 15, 2019 at 12:00 PM ~ September 17, 2019 at 12:00 AM (CST)
Click on the arrow that you see on the left side of the page.
Click hover over “ๆ่ฆๅๅ ” and click on “ๆ็ปๅพ้” to start submitting your works.
0: Thumbnail (optional)
1: Batch upload โฏ Yes โฏ No
2: Entry Title
3: Entry Upload โฏ Upload image โฏ Upload 3D
4: Entry Classification -First option: CRYPTON official character -Second option: Author’s original illustration -Third option: Author’s original virtual character -Fourth option: Another company’s virtual character -Fifth option: Other
5: Entry description
6: Entry tags -The character tags are shown from left to right: KAITO, MEIKO, Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka -You can also add your own tags
7: Non-profit use only โฏ Agree
8: Signature needed? โฏ Needed โฏ No needed
9: Any other requirements? โฏ Yes โฏ No
10: โข No licencing conditions
11: Submit
Entry Rules
ใปYour entry must be your own original work
ใปYou can enter multiple entries
ใปEntries do not have to be made from scratch; you may enter existing illustrations as long as they are not already being used for commercial purposes, and which you still retain the rights to
ใปMake sure to title your entry, and designate which month of the calendar it is for. Please be aware that if your entry is selected, it may be used for a different month than intended.
ใปMultiple characters may be used in a single entry
ใปPlease be aware that if selected, your entry may be trimmed while going through the printing process
ใปWhile entries must be made using RGB color mode, selected entries will be using CMYK when printing. Please be aware that this may result in some color difference.
Caution Points
ใปEntries with text in them will not be accepted, but logos bearing the numbers on each characters’ arm are acceptable
ใปDerivative characters (ex: Sakura Miku, Snow Miku) will not be accepted
ใปConcerning the outfits that the characters wear, Acceptable: official outfits, official outfits with modifications, and original outftis NOT acceptable: outfits that have been used before in video games, anime, or manga products
Conditions
ใปEntrants under the age of 18 must submit parental or guardian approval
ใปFor entries with multiple people involved, please assign one representative to submit the entry
ใปEntries must be made during the contest period – August 15, 2019 at 12:00 PM ~ September 17, 2019 at 12:00 AM (CST) – in order to be accepted
ใปIf a third party files a copyright infringement claim on one of your entries, you must bear all responsibility. No responsibility will be borne by the contest organizers.
ใปPlease confirm that your registered email address can receive emails. In the event that your entry is selected to win, the POPPRO staff will send you an email with relevant information which you must respond to as quickly as possible. If you do not respond within 10 working days of the results announcement, your selection will be cancelled.
ใปWhen making merchandise out of the winning entries, you may be asked to provide the source files for your illustration
ใปPlease be aware that winning entries may be used on the contest organizer’s official website or social media
โปAny entries that are found to contain false information will be disqualified
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Best of luck to all who will be entering. You can visit the contest page and find entries made so far at the bottom of the page!
The 2019 KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL will be taking place from October 25 through December 8 at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, and one of their planned attractions will be a display of no less than 36 different Hatsune Miku illustrations! In order to collect them, a contest is now underway on Pixiv.
Entries must be in JPEG, GIF, or PNG format, no more than 32 MB, and no more than 200 of them at a time
1. Select your entry 2. Title 3. Caption 4. Make sure that the tag #ไธๅๅ ญ็ปไป is present
5. Set age group: All ages (ๅ จๅนด้ฝข), R-18, or R-18G 6. Set how publicly the upload can be viewed: fully public (ๅ จไฝใซๅ ฌ้), only to your friends on Pixiv (ใใคใใฏใซๅ ฌ้), or not public (้ๅ ฌ้) 7. Check the box to mark your entry as an original piece 8. Check the box to upload to Twitter as well 9. Set upload date 10. Upload
Best of luck those who will be entering! For those who are planning on visiting the Kitano Tenmangu during the KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL, they are also planning a performance of the latest Cho Kabuki show featuring Hatsune Miku!
**UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2019**
The full main visual for the festival has been revealed!
ใKYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL 2019ใใฎใญใผใใธใฅใขใซๆใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใๅ้ๅคฉๆบๅฎฎรๅ้ณใใฏใฎใณใฉใใงไบฌ้ฝใฎ้ญ ๅใใฟใใชใซไผใใใใใใชใจๆใฃใฆใใใพใใใใใใใ้กใใใใใพใ๏ผโ๏ธ๐๐ซhttps://t.co/1PRx7YUt3Spic.twitter.com/3xFiBZ6Kze
Hatsune Miku now has an official TikTok account! You can find it by searching the TikTok ID hatsunemiku0831.
TikTok users can even now mention “#ๅ้ณใใฏ” or “TikTok ID: hatsunemiku0831” in their posts! In fact, they should start getting used to that now, because there will soon be a new Hatsune Miku challenge underway on the platform!
#ๅ้ณใใฏ Challenge on TikTok
Between August 18 and September 1, TikTok users will have the chance to win some Miku merchandise by posting illustrations, music videos, dance videos, 3D videos, cosplay photos, event photo reports, and anything related to Hatsune Miku as part of the “๏ผๅ้ณใใฏใใใฃใฌใณใธ” contest! Participants will even have the chance to see their works get made into digital stickers to use on TikTok. Any interested party can post as much content related to the challenge as they like, so feel free to post to your heart’s content!
2. Post your Hatsune Miku-related short videos with the hashtag #ๅ้ณใใฏ. Photo series posts can even be made as a slideshow.
3. Finally, those with Twitter accounts can use the Share function on TikTok to easily tweet their posts on Twitter with the hashtags #ๅ้ณใใฏ or #ๅ้ณใใฏใใฃใฌใณใธ
Best of luck to those who will be entering!
KARENT Song Distribution on TikTok
Furthermore, it has been announced that VOCALOID songs from Crypton Future Media song label, KARENT, will soon be made available through TikTok as well! Fans can expect more announcements on this very soon!
The creators of the following three winning entries will receive an autograph from Aimi Tanaka, a ๏ฟฅ20,000 Amazon gift card, original goods, and a free day ticket for the collaboration Tenhama train. Their songs will be revealed at a later date when they are ready for distribution, but for now, we can learn their titles!
“Follow Your Way!!” by ใใท / Rapu
” ใชใใงใใชใๆฅ / Nandemo Nai Hi” by ใบใผ / Pee
“This illustration is overflowing with a fun mood to it! Whether it’s making bento, sightseeing, or taking pictures, they look like they’re having so much fun! It makes one want to hop on a train and go traveling somewhere! There sure are a lot of footprints, but I wonder who they belong to.” – ใใใจใใชใใ / Naoki Saito
“This piece looks almost transparent, and oh so beautiful! I can tell that they’re having fun by their facial expressions, to the point that it makes me happy looking at them. Even the road with colorful drawings that they’re walking on seems to go on and on forever!”
“That’s one hungry Una-chan and Otaman! This piece is brimming with liveliness and activity! And with all the ramen, eel dishes, and fruits, it must be hard to decide what to eatโช The Otaman hat looks especially like it’s in a daze and not saying a word. I wonder what it’s dreaming of eating.” – ใใใจใใชใใ / Naoki Saito
VocaSphere 