The Team Twin Drill Sapporo Snow Fes Project has revealed the idol-themed outfit design for Kasane Teto Snow Diva 2020! She’ll be made into a snow sculpture at the Sapporo Snow Festival 2020, and anyone who visits the sculptors while it is being made will receive a free sticker bearing the design!
If you’re wondering about the icon, it was created out of iconDecotter!
We wish the Twindrill team the best experience possible in Hokkaido next month! Follow them on Twitter here!
On December 14 at 2:00 PM, the organizers of Re: TETOFES – calling themselves Iyo and Yaguchi – held an hour-long livestream announcing new details about the Kasane Teto-only fanmade live concert event! Below is a summary of some highlights from the livestream.
The livestream can also presently still be watched by anyone who timeshifted on Nico Live through the following link:
https://live2.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv323327197
An archived version of the livesetream can now be watched on YouTube and Niconico!
See here for the Niconico upload
As previously reported, Re: TETOFES will take place on May 17, 2020 at the Ebisu CreAto. They will be using Polid Screen technology to display Teto as an MMD model to perform many of her hits songs for her fans.
Iyo mentions that when the first TETOFES was held in 2018 to celebrate Teto’s 10th anniversary, there was a lot that the organizers were not satisfied with. That’s why they decided to create this redux of the concert, and make it better than ever.
Just prior to the livestream, ticket sales already began on the TETOFES BOOTH page!
Tickets to Re: TETOFES cost ๏ฟฅ3,000 JPY to help cover venue rental and merchandise creation costs, and absolutely must be purchased online in order to enter the venue and enjoy the show and purchase the merchandise.
To answer a question that was asked during a livestream, Iyo mentions that Hatsune Miku’s fanmade concerts are generally free admission partly because Miku is a licensed character owned by a company. Teto, on the other hand, is far more free for fans to use and enjoy how they see fit with less worry of licensing infringement.
Iyo also wanted to point out that there are no seat numbers on the tickets because the venue is an all-standing live clubhouse. As such, those who are tall should be mindful of others behind them who may have trouble seeing the show.
Find the Re: TETOFES ticket purchase page here!
https://tetofes.booth.pm/items/1689538
A little over a year passed since TETOFES’s maiden voyage, and the organizers have been using that time to improve the data to be used for the concert. MMDer miu handled motion tracing and analyzed the data to reproduce more human-like movements in MMD. You can see how to process works on their Niconico channel here.
They also greatly expanded their teams of creators for Re: TETOFES. You can see who they are here and expect the list to grow as more get revealed!
Brand new goods for Re: TETOFES will be available. The artist ใใใฎใ / Haninon was brought onto the team to design the new merchandise, the first of which was revealed to be the TETOFES happi coat!
The happi uses the event’s main visual by ็ไบ้จๅธ / Katai Uji with the TETOFES outfit and logo designed by ใจใใกใซ / Enamel and ใญใใฟใญ / Nemumine, respectively. It costs ๏ฟฅ5,000 JPY and is also now available for purchase on the TETOFES BOOTH page!
Iyo mentioned that many fans have requested a happi to be created ever since the first TETOFES, so they decided to deliver on that desire. The happi will come in only one size: men’s large, suitable for people who are about 170 cm tall.
The happi and other goods are currently being stored in a warehouse due to the sheer amount of merchandise for this event, which Yaguchi said is about ten times the amount over the first TETOFES!
Orders for the happi will conclude on February 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM (JST) and they will then be shipped to those who purchased one. Iyo warns that resale of the happi is strictly prohibited.
Other goods that were mentioned but not yet revealed are the TETOFES parka and 4-pc can badge set. Look forward to those and more in future reports.
Find the TETOFES happi coat purchase page here!
https://tetofes.booth.pm/items/1726684
Until next May, the concert organizers will be attending more events and handing out flyers to fans who desire one. One confirmed location is the Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido in February 2020.
The TETOFES team also confirmed that they will be attending various VOCALOID club events in Osaka, and that fans should keep an eye on their Twitter account for announcements on where they will be.
A new MMD model for TETOFES Teto by vk was revealed during the livestream!
Original model and texture: Tda
Kasane Teto parts: Yamamoto
Face: ้ชๆชใฎๅ่บซใใฌใใฟ!! / Jaaku no Kashin Barette!!
Download file: https://bowlroll.net/file/213663/
One of the changes made to the model that Iyo wanted to point out was the length of Teto’s mic. It was very long before, but is now shorter so that Teto can do more with it. Iyo also – unable to control her laughter – mentioned the size reduction of another part of the model that she said was “not convincing enough” before. She hopes MMDers like the new model!
One of the questions that Iyo was asked before the livestream concluded was whether or not the happi and other merch can be shipped overseas. For that, she did not have an answer, but encouraged people to look into it and ask forwarding services if they deliver BOOTH merchandise to them.
With that, the first Re: TETOFES livestream comes to a conclusion! We’ll keep everyone up to date on future developments until the big show on May 17, 2020!
The organizers have decided to postpone the originally planned May 17, 2020 concert to a currently undecided day in October, 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. Below if the announcement from the official site:
To the the guests from overseas,
We sadly announce that we have decided to postpone Re:TETOFES planned on 2020/5/17 .
The spread of corona virus and travel restrictions from other countries has led to our decision.
At this moment, we are planning to resume the event somewhere around October 2020.
After observing the situations, we will announce the details later on.
Also, the tickets purchased beforehand can be used at the rescheduled stage.
We hope to see you again at the rescheduled stage.
Yours sincerely,
Iyo
(Organizer of Re:TETOFES)
Please stay tuned as we wait for the new concert date.
Replays of the Re: TETOFES livestream on Nico Live
Tohoku Zunko’s Official Shop on Booth is now distributing free downloads of her PowerPoint compatible manga kit, featuring her 3D model!
Find and download them here, and show off your creations!
https://tohozunko.booth.pm/items/1714200
Furthermore, you can also find the manga kits for Zunko’s sisters and classmates below.
โปNote that their kits cost ๏ฟฅ2,200 JPY each
Download page: https://tohozunko.booth.pm/items/1714209
Download page: https://tohozunko.booth.pm/items/1714205
Download page: https://tohozunko.booth.pm/items/1714214
Download page: https://tohozunko.booth.pm/items/1714217
Download page: https://tohozunko.booth.pm/items/1714222
Today during Twindrill‘s official Teto Day livestream, a redux of the TETOFES concert – being dubbed “Re: TETOFES” – has been announced! The MMD model, choreography, and performance data that was used for last year’s show will be improved and made better than ever for the 2020 show!
See below for information revealed so far, and look forward to updates as they come!
Illustrator: ็ไบ้จๅธ / Katai Uji
Logo design: ใญใใฟใญ / Nemumine
Flyer design: NiesoX
Talk voice tuning: ใใใณใผ / Golbee
May 17, 2020
**UPDATE ON MARCH 7, 2020**
The concert date has been postponed to sometime in October, 2020
Doors open 1:00 PM JST
Concert begins at 2:00 PM JST
๏ฟฅ3,000 JPY
Expected to go on sale at the Kimi to UTAU Hibi 3 dojin event
ใดใธใใธP / GojimajiP (a.k.a. LamazeP)
More coming soon
ใใใฝใๅ ็ / Iripon-sensei
โใใฃใ / Rokko
More coming soon
More coming soon
More coming soon
In celebration of Xia Yu Yao’s upcoming 5th anniversary, Voicemith will be releasing a new single called Interfered Dummies on vinyl record!
Why vinyl record? Voicemith has noted that compared to CDs, vinyl records create a more delicate, exquisite type of sound that one can almost describe as “warm” feeling. Furthermore, sales of CDs has dropped while vinyl record sales have been on the rise the world over, especially among a young demographics. So Interfered Dummies is being released as part of the Voicemith Vinyl Series, but only 200 of them will be available for pre-order, so Xia Yu Yao fans mustn’t hesitate!
Music: ใฏใจใณ้ ธP / KuensanP
Lyrics, arrangement, tuning, mixing, illustration: ๅตๅ้ / nyaroro
Format: single-sided, 45 rpm
Pre-order deadline: October 25, 2019 (โปlimited to 200 copies)
Vinyl records contains Japanese version of the song Interfered Dummies
โปincluded download card let’s you download the Japanese, Chinese, and accompaniment versions of the song in digital format
All pre-orders are expected to ship on November 11, 2019, right after Xia Yu Yao’s 5th anniversary!
โปBecomes NT$ 800 after pre-order period ends
Contains:
Interfered Dummies single on vinyl record x1
Download card x1
โปBecomes NT$ 2,000 after pre-order period ends
Contains:
All of the above
White ver. EasyCard x1
Black ver. Yikatong card x1
โปBecomes NT$ 3,000 after pre-order period ends
Contains:
All of the above
30 x 45 cm frame-less painting of the main visual x1
โปBecomes NT$ 6,650 after pre-order period ends
Contains:
All of the above
Handmade Spinbox gramophone x1
Xia Yu Yao sticker set x1
โปBecomes NT$ 3,000 after pre-order period ends
Contains:
White ver. EasyCard x1
Black ver. Yikatong card x1
30 x 45 cm frame-less painting of the main visual x1
Here’s a video overview of all the pre-order goodies!
Voicemith fans, rejoice! OSCAR neo has been confirmed to be in development!
The confirmation comes from a post on Voicemith’s Facebook page. OSCAR neo’s existence was previously teased with a cover photo update a few days earlier.
In their confirmation post, Voicemith promises fans of Oscarโs current voice bank that they will not make any big changes with his neo bank, mainly just improve his singing and speech capabilities. His current voice bank will even still be kept available for anyone to download for free, with the possibility of further development for it if better voice synth technology presents itself.
็ฅๅญ / Jinko will be in charge of character design for OSCAR neo, and his 3D model is being created by the MMD modeler ๆคๆ.
As for those who love Joan as well, fret not. Voicemith promises that they will also make a JOAN neo in due time!
Voicemith also mentions that there have been quite a few people asking about the 3D model for Xia Yu Yao as well. They assure fans that Yu Yaoโs 3D model is actually already complete, but they are currently planning out her big debut, and will be letting fans know before long!
Finally, Voicemith thanks all their fans for their support, which these projects would not be possible without!
Chunghwa Telecom is holding a competition in which entrants are challenged to create a new virtual idol to serve as a mascot for their HiNet broadband internet service. Entrants must log in to HiNet’s contest page here and submit their character design by June 30, 2019.
Then from July 15 through August 31, the public will be able to vote on their favorite entries through Facebook, and judges selected by HiNet will also be critiquing the designs based on originality and how well they capture the essence of the company. The winning entries will be determined and their designers notified by September 30. Then finally on November 28, the grand prize winner will be revealed and turned into an actual 3D VTuber model, complete with a theme song composed for them.
The contest is being promoted by Taiwanese VTuber, KITSUNEKON, as well as ่ฟทๆผพ / Mi Yang, the voice provider for UTAU Xia Yu Yao of Voicemith. You can find the contest introduction video below.
Prizes for the winners go as follows:
ใปGrand prize winner (1 person): $100,000 TWD + trophy + their creation turned into a VTuber mascot for HiNet
ใปSecond place winner (1 person): $70,000 TWD + trophy
ใปThird place winner (1 person): $30,000 TWD + trophy
ใปRunner up (1 person): $20,000 TWD + trophy
ใปHonorable mentions (8 people): $10,000 TWD + trophy
Voicemith has just released LINE themes for Xia Yu Yao! She’s featured in her summer outfit designed by izumi, and in chibi form at that.
Purchase them here, or scan the QR code above! The theme pack will cost you 150 coins.
See the links below for other LINE Store items for Xia Yu Yao!
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