2021 Snow Miku & Rabbit Yukine Design Contest Underway

It’s that time of year again! piapro has begun accepting design entries for the 2021 Snow Miku and Rabbit Yukine design contest! Winners will see their design become the official Snow Miku 2021, plus receive related goods!

Contest Details

Theme

北海道の雪をイメージした『イルミネーション』 (“Illumination that captures the spirit of Hokkaido winters”)

Prizes

Your design turned into a Nendoroid figure
Rabbit Yukine will be an optional part for the 2021 Snow Miku Nendoroid figure

Your designs turned into the official Snow Miku 2021 design

2021 Nendoroid Snow Miku and other related goods

Entry Period

March 18, 2020 through April 17 at 5:00 PM (JST)

Results to be announced before the end of April

Character Templates

The contest organizers suggest that you use these templates for your entries to the best of your ability.

Miku template

Rabbit Yukine template

Entry Guidelines

Upload your entry to piapro.
Those without accounts can sign up here.

After uploading, tag your entry with the hashtag #2021年雪ミク衣装
Then tag lock (タグロック) it

File format: JPEG, PNG

Color mode: RGB

Resolution: at least 350 dpi

Make sure not to select license for your entry

If your entry is accepted, it will appear in this list:
https://piapro.jp/pages/official_collabo/2021snowmiku/list

Cautionary Points

It might be necessary for the contest organizers to crop your design

It might be necessary for the contest organizers to shorten or omit your entry title

Entrants younger than 18 years of age must supply parental or guardian consent

Entries must be the work of a single individual; entries created by companies or a group of people are not allowed

Make sure to not change your email address after completing your entry

You are solely responsible if claims are filed against your entry for infringing on the rights of any third party. The contest organizers bear no responsibility.

Your entry must be an original work that has never been uploaded online before or used in other contests

The final entry day before the deadline is often flooded with entries, and yours may not be uploaded in time, so please upload your entry well ahead of the deadline

Under no circumstances will any more entries be accepted after the deadline

Entries and their information (titles, descriptions, etc.) cannot be modified after the deadline

Your nickname that will be displayed with your entry will be the one that you set at the licensing step. If a name is not set, then your piapro nickname piapro ID will be displayed instead.

Links

Official contest page

Hatsune Miku Official Blog

Ukiyo-e Hatsune Miku Merchandise from Atelier Magie

Atelier Magie and Village Vanguard are teaming up once again to bring us more merchandise for the piapro characters!

This time, the new merchandise is featuring an ukiyo-e style illustration of Hatsune Miku by 岩十 / Iwato. Have you ever envisioned Miku’s hair as a representation of Hokusai’s double “The Great Waves”? And there’s not just one wave here… but two in the form of her signature twin-tails, which help in portraying a gorgeously elegant version of our virtual diva, Miku! 

Merchandise

Denim tote bag: ¥5,720
Product page: https://vvstore.jp/i/vv_000000000200727/

Acrylic figure stand: ¥1,650
Product page: https://vvstore.jp/i/vv_000000000200725/

BIG Can badge: ¥660
Product page: https://vvstore.jp/i/vv_000000000200724/

Clear file folder: ¥440
Product page: https://vvstore.jp/i/vv_000000000200726/

See the hub page below where you can find other collaboration merchandise with Hatsune Miku from Atelier Magie, and expect a release sometime in the middle of April!

https://vvstore.jp/feature/detail/10559/

Hatsune Miku – Tap Wonder Announced, BGM and Pet Design Contest Underway

A brand new Hatsune Miku mobile game called Hatsune Miku – Tap Wonder is making its debut! You can find it’s official site here (Japanese) and here (English)!

Miku artwork for the game was illustrated by おぐち / Oguchi.

However, before they can officially launch, they need YOUR help. Right now, piapro has announced a BGM and pet design contest! Winning entrants will have the chance to hear their music and/or see their design used for Miku’s support pet in the game!

Pet Design Contest Details

Theme: A pet who cat help Miku fire up the world stage!

Contest Entry Period: January 24, 5:00 pm to February 21, 3:00 pm (JST)

Number of Winners: 7 (that number is subject to change)

Entry Guidelines

File size: at least 1000px by 1000px

File type: JPEG, PNG

Color mode: RGB

Resolution: at least 300 dpi

Upload your entry to piapro with the tag “TAPWONDER_ペットデザイン”

Make sure not to set your entry to licensed:

Notes

You may enter as many designs as you like

Entries are not restricted to just animals. Robots, fairies, etc. are all fair game as well, so free to let your imagination run.

See here for an example!

Caution Points

Your entries must be original designs and characters

You may only submit one pet design per entry

Your pet character can be in any post that you like as long as judges can see their faces and any other traits that they can judge by

Your pet character must have a name. Make sure to enter your pet’s name as the title of your entry
※Please understand that when translating the game into other languages, the game developers will be the ones who translate the pets’ names as they see fit

If your pet design’s name includes Japanese in it, please write the name in katakana or English lettering for easier translation into other languages

Please understand that the game developers will be the ones to determine each selected pet characters skills and abilities

Please understand that selected designs may change slightly when the time comes to implement them in the game

Song Contest Details

Theme: Music with the feel of a live concert that can fire up players of the game

Entry period: January 24, 5:00 pm to February 21, 3:00 pm (JST)

Number of winners: 10 (that number is subject to change)

Acceptable VOCALOID character voicebank: Hatsune Miku
※V2, Append, V3, V4X, English, Chinese all acceptable)
※For the chorus, voicebanks for Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka, MEIKO, or KAITO are also acceptable

Entry Guidelines

Song length: no longer than 5 minutes

File type: MP3

Upload your entry to piapro with the tag “TAPWONDER_BGM”

Make sure not to set your entry to licensed:

You may enter as many entries as you like

Caution Points

Your entry must be an original and unlicensed work

Your entry can be in any genre and any language

You must submit lyrics of your song entry as well, either as a text upload or in the entry’s description. If you submit them as a separate text upload, make sure to register it as a “関連する作品” (related work)

If your song’s title includes Japanese in it, please write the name in katakana or English lettering for easier translation into other languages

The game developers may ask you to supply your entry as WAV data if selected


Results will be announced sometime in March, and the winning entrants will be contacted by email from Crypton Future Media with @crypton.co.jp its address name, so please make sure that the email address used with your pirapro account can receive emails from them.

Best of luck to one and all! Expect the game to be released sometime in spring 2020!

Links

Contest homepage on piapro

Hatsune Miku – Tap Wonder official Japanese and English Twitter accounts

Hatsune Miku Official Blog

Hatsune Miku “Suya Chara” Series Merchandise Announced

GraffArt SHOP has announced the Hatsune Miku “Suya Chara” series of goods coming to various store locations on January 18! “Suya” is short for “suya suya,” the onomatopoeic word for sleeping soundly in Japanese, and this series appropriately features the piapro characters fast asleep on music note-shaped cushions!

Merchandise

※All prices are before-tax

Acrylic Keychain: ¥780 for one random keychain, ¥4,680 for a full box set

Acrylic Badge: ¥500 for one random badge, ¥3,000 for a full box set

Character Nightstand: ¥1,500 JPY

Tumbler Mug: ¥1,500 JPY

Store Locations

GraffArt Shop at MAGNET Shibuya109

GraffArt Shop at Nagoya

GraffArt Shop at Namba

GraffArt Shop at Shizuoka Tenjin

GraffArt Online Store

2nd SEGA Prize x piapro Figure Design Contest Results Announced

The results of the second SEGA Prize x piapro collaboration contest for a new Super Premium prize figure design themed around “tropical summer” have been revealed!

Grand Prize Winner

Design by タッパー / Tappa_
https://piapro.jp/t/8Z2U

Runner Ups

Design by アザカ / a_z_a_k_a
https://piapro.jp/t/PT_7

Design by カラコロ / p1205
https://piapro.jp/t/FliH

Design by 水窓 / dearvivi
https://piapro.jp/t/cJTx

Design by 梨伊荼 / usononami
https://piapro.jp/t/r4KA

Figure Illustration

タッパー / Tappa_’s winning design was then redrawn by famed artist group 南方研究所 / Minakata Kenkyuusho to create the official illustration that will become a next Super Premium prize figure!

Furthermore, all of the winning entrants will see their designs be used for clear keychains with stands which will also be released as SEGA Prize items! Congratulations to all the winners!

Links

Hatsune Miku Official Blog

Official Contest Results Page

LIVE DAM Ai × piapro Karaoke Background Illustration Contest

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 まおう / Maou.

Contest Period

5:00 PM on November 6, 2019 to 5:00 PM on January 13, 2020 (all times JST)

Contest Theme

“Live Performances”

Number of Winners and Prizes

200 entries will be selected to win. From among those 200:

1 grand prize winner will receive ¥100,000 JPY and an A4 tapestry made from their illustration

3 runner up winners will receive ¥30,000 JPY and an A4 tapestry made from the grand prize winning entry

Rules

You must have an account with piapro, which you can sign up for here.

Characters allowed in your entry

Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, MEIKO, and KAITO

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 “DAM2020_イラスト” when uploading, and then tag lock ( タグロック ) when the upload is complete

Cautionary Points

Make sure to not select licensing (ライセンス) 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

Links

Official contest page on piapro

Hatsune Miku Official Blog

Hatsune Miku & Piapro Official Twitter Accounts Reach New Milestones, Begin Tweet Campaign

Today, it was announced that the official Twitter accounts for Hatsune Miku and for piapro both reached new milestones:

150,000 followers for Hatsune Miku’s Japanese Twitter!

And 20,000 followers for piapro’s Twitter!

To celebrate, there is now a special Twitter campaign being held where 17 of those lucky followers can win some prizes!

Campaign Period

October 11 through October 31, 2019 at 11:59 PM (JST)

How to Enter

1. Follow both Hatsune Miku’s Japanese Twitter and piapro’s Twitter

2. In a tweet, add the hashtags #クリプトン初音ミク公式 and #piapro公式, and include the URL to this blog: http://blog.piapro.net/2019/10/f1910241-1.html

If you are selected to win, you will receive a direct message from Hatsune Miku’s Japanese Twitter telling you so! In your tweet, feel free to add any photo or comment that you would like. The admins for the Twitter accounts would love to hear how you feel about them!

Best of luck to all who will be entering!

Links

Hatsune Miku’s official Japanese Twitter account

piapro’s official Twitter account

Hatsune Miku Official Blog

piapro x MOVIC 2020 Calendar Illustration Contest **December 13, 2019 UPDATE**

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.

**UPDATE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2019**

The contest is now over and the results have been announced! The grand prize winner is ふかや / Fukaya for their Russian vacation-themed illustration of MEIKO and KAITO!

Source: https://piapro.jp/t/NNFd

See here for all the other winning entries for the whole 2020 calendar year!
https://piapro.jp/pages/official_collabo/calendar2020/result

**UPDATE ON DECEMBER 13, 2019**

The front cover image of the calendar has now been revealed, and it’s also available for pre-order!

Cover image was illustrated by Nardack

The first page of the calendar – beginning in April, 2020 – has also been revealed to give fans an idea of how the winning entries will be used in it.

Above images come from the Hatsune Miku Official Blog

To pre-order the calendar, check out its product page here!
https://www.movic.jp/shop/g/g01456-00200-00030/

Price: ¥2,200 JPY (after tax)
Release date: February 28, 2020

See below for past information on the contest.


Contest Details

Platform

piapro

You must have an account with piapro, which you can register for here: https://piapro.jp/user_reg/

Themes

Theme 1: “The Four Seasons”

Theme 2: “World Travel”

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.

Results Announcement

Sometime in November

Characters

Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, MEIKO, and KAITO

All entries must comply with each character’s terms of use

Entry Tag

Tag your upload with “ カレンダー2020_イラスト ” to enter it into the contest.

Upload Formatting

Size: at least A4 size (3508 px × 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

Best of luck to all who will be participating!

Source Links

Hatsune Miku Official Blog announcement and results

Official piapro x MOVIE 2020 Calendar Contest Page