From today until June 25, there is a Twitter campaign giveaway from Otomachi Una to let winners become “godparents” of the upcoming train with Una’s images on it! See below for how to enter.
Then either: A) Simply retweet the above tweet, or B) Hashtag it with #ウナラッピング名付け親 and tweet it along with your name
※You can do both if you would like to, but you can do either one only once. Don’t cheat and use multiple accounts
Among those who simply retweet the tweet, two will be selected to win an alarm clock with Otomachi Una’s voice (by Aimi Tanaka) uttering lines like a train conductor, and 2 daylong passes for the train with Una decal.
The same will go for those who retweet with the hashtag and their names.
The entry period if from June 21 through June 25, and winners will be contacted in early July. The alarm clock and train tickets will then be shipped sometime in September.
You may have seen this item up for sale at various events like Una Music City 2. Up until now, those who could not attend said events were unable to purchase the Una Talk Ex glasses stand, but now it is finally available online!
Next, we have a brand new item to celebrate Una’s collaboration with Tenryu Hamanako Railroad! This keychain features the promotional illustration of Una in her Tenhama uniform, and also comes with a mini stand that you can display her on!
A new collaboration cafe event featuring Otomachi Una will soon be held at the nicocafe! They will be serving drinks and food based on popular Una songs, and official goods will be up for sale as well for patrons.
— 音街ウナ公式🔰天浜線コラボ＆3周年キービジュアル公開♪🐥 (@otomachiuna) May 14, 2019
They were designed by Otomachi Una Talk Ex’s official illustrator, さいとうなおき / Naoki Saito, following a train conductor theme. The official announcement tells us to look forward to seeing the main visual and train decal using the designs, so be sure to do so!
In related news, several entries in the illustration contest are open for public viewing! Below are a few that you can find on twitter by searching the hashtag #ct105una, and the rest can be found on the TINAMI contest page here.
Otomachi Una’s third anniversary is coming up this July 30, 2019! To celebrate, another illustration and song contest is being held, much like for her first two anniversaries. However, this year, it’s not for a TV commercial, but will instead be in promotion of a train cart run by the Tenryu Hamanako Railroad Co. and bearing Una decal!
The purpose of the song contest portion will be to select an appropriate image song in promotion of the Tenryu Hamanako train cart. The winning entry will be used in a promotional music video for the train, and will also be distributed on iTunes, Amazon, and other music services by VOCALOTRACKS.
The song must be an original song that uses one of VOCALOID4 Otomachi Una’s voice banks (Sugar or Spicy). Entries can be of any genre provided that they follow character guidelines and do not infringe on any copyright laws. Each person can enter up to 2 entries.
The following are required for each entry:
・The song data in *.wav / 16bit, 44.1kHz, STEREO format, maximum file size 65MB ・Lyrics in *.txt format ・Thumbnail image in *.jpg format, 2500×2500 pixels, 1:1 aspect ratio ・Picture of the artist in *.jpg format, 2500×2500 pixels, 1:1 aspect ratio (to be used on the distribution sites)
There will be three winners in all who will receive the following prizes:
Meanwhile, the illustration portion of the contest will to select ticket designs for the train. The winning entry will be used for the 1-day tickets that will be passed out to passengers, as well as for interior decal of the train itself!
Note that contest entrants have the option opt out of having their illustration used as decal for the train. In such a case, make sure to use the tag “ラッピングNG” when you upload your entry.
**UPDATE ON APRIL 26, 2019** The illustration contest page is now up. Here are the rules and guidelines:
You are free to draw Una however you like, but she still must be instantly recognizable as Una (Sugar, Spicy, or Talk Ex) at a glance
Your entry doesn’t necessary need to be railroad-themed, but such entries would be gladly accepted!
You are allowed to make multiple entries
When uploading your entry to TINAMI, make sure to tag it with “ct105una” so that it will be entered in the contest (see above note about the tag that you can use to opt out of having your work used for the interior of the train)
Illustration entry size is 1378 x 2039 (H) pixels. They can be in any format that you choose
Please do not include any text or clip art in your entry
No R-18 content allowed
Should you win, you must agree to let MTK and Internet Co., Ltd. use your entries for TINAMI website promotion, merchandise, etc.
Contest organizers may need to trim or re-color your entry for use as decal for the train. The logo that they add may also obstruct parts of your entry
Until the contest results are announced, you not allowed to upload your work anywhere else (other art sites or your own webpage or social media) or face disqualification
Shoul you win, you will be contact to provide personal information (such as your shipping address for the prizes), but this information will be kept secret by MTK and Internet Co., Ltd.
No parts of your entry (such as backbround) must now infringe on the copyrights or intellectual property rights of a third party.
The illustration contest will be run on the art sharing site, TINAMI, so you must have an account with them in order to enter. Three winners will be selected to receive the following prizes:
Furthermore, the Tenryu Hamanako Railroad Co. will even have a booth at the “Cho Tetsudou” corner of Niconico Cho Kaigi! Below is a look at what their booth may appear, likely to change once Una goods are finalized!
The Otomachi Una-only doujin event, Una Music City 2, will be taking place on April 14 from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM (JST) at the Nagoya Companies Welfare Hall! Here’s a brief overview of several of the booths and their Una goods at the event!
If you’re looking for some doujin manga, いるみん / Irumin has you covered with their UNMN and UNMN 2 collection of comedic 4-koma strips featuring Una and Miku!
They won’t be the only one with Una and Miku goods, though. じょにゐ・ふぁりあす / Johnny Farias will also be distributing Miku-Una illustrations at their booth, plus adorable Una-themed mugs!
ムツキシ / Mutsukishi will also be at Una Music City 2 selling Otoman guitar picks and their “HAPPY TUNE” album featuring Una and Rana, each for ￥500 JPY. And as a bonus, visitors can receive a free copy of their 4-page illustration book オトマチダヨリ / Otomachi Dayori!
スウィートスウィート / Sweet Sweet
はい！ということでですね！！明後日4/14のUna Music City 2のお品書きはこちらですー！(同人やる上でいつか作ってみたかった) このイラスト描いてるやつも引き連れてきますのでぜひぜひウナ-11でお待ちしていまーす！！ pic.twitter.com/anP8BQCuFL
momo-n is bringing us even more music with their new album ウナちゃんは可愛いのだ！！ / Una-chan wa Kawaii no da!! (‘Cause Una-chan is Cute!) for ￥500 JPY. You can watch a crossfade for it here!
— 音街ウナ公式🔰4/27超ボカニコ2019♪🐥 (@otomachiuna) April 7, 2019
That’s right. Una herself will have a booth set up selling Una Talk acrylic glasses stands for for ￥4,800 JPY, plus lots of other official goods like her 2019 calendar, the Una-chance! album, sticker set, and much more from her official goods shop!
So is that enough Una for you? For the true Una fan, probably not! Una Music City will likely be back next year as well for those who could not make it to this year’s event, so look forward to reports on that in 2020!
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