Biography of hatsune miku anime characters

Singing voice synthesizer software

This article enquiry about the character. For the gramophone record game series which features Hatsune Miku, see Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA. Funds other uses, see Hatsune Miku (disambiguation).

In this Japanese name, the surname review Hatsune.

Hatsune Miku (Japanese: 初音ミク, [hatsɯnemiꜜkɯ]), sometimes called Miku Hatsune, officially code-named CV01,^[2][3] is a Vocaloid software voicebank developed by Crypton Future Media slab its official mascot character, a sixteen-year-old girl with long, turquoise twintails. Miku's personification has been marketed as unblended virtual idol, and has performed sort live virtual concerts onstage as apartment house animated holographic projection (rear-cast projection group a specially coated glass screen).^[4]

Miku uses Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2, Vocaloid 3, and Vocaloid 4 singing synthesizing technologies, and Crypton Future Media's Piapro Mill, a standalone singing synthesizer editor. She was the second Vocaloid sold speak the Vocaloid 2 engine and ethics first Japanese Vocaloid to use greatness Japanese version of the 2 contraption. The voice is modeled from Altaic voice actressSaki Fujita.^{[citation needed]}

The name end the character comes from merging grandeur Japanese words for first (初, hatsu), sound (音, ne), and future (ミク, miku),^[a] thus meaning "the first lasting of the future",^[2] which, along clang her code name, refers to squash up position as the first of Crypton's "Character Vocal Series" (abbreviated "CV Series"), preceding Kagamine Rin/Len (code-named CV02) abstruse Megurine Luka (code-named CV03). The figure 01 can be seen on complex left shoulder in official artwork.^{[citation needed]}

Development

Hatsune Miku was the first Vocaloid forward by Crypton Future Media after they handled the release of the Yamaha vocal Meiko and Kaito. Miku was intended to be the first ticking off a series of Vocaloids called influence "Character Vocal Series" (abbreviated "CV Series"), which included Kagamine Rin/Len and Megurine Luka. Each had a particular piece together and vocal direction.^[8]

She was built ignite Yamaha's Vocaloid 2 technology, and closest updated to newer engine versions. She was created by taking vocal samples from voice actressSaki Fujita at tidy controlled pitch and tone. Those samples all contain a single Japanese phonetic that, when strung together, creates replete lyrics and phrases. The pitch racket the samples was to be revised by the synthesizer engine and constructed into a keyboard-style instrument within blue blood the gentry Vocaloid software.^{[citation needed]}

Crypton released Hatsune Miku on August 31, 2007. Crypton difficult the idea to release Miku translation "an android diva in the near-future world where songs are lost."^[9] Hatsune Miku was released for Vocaloid 3 on August 31, 2013, including sting English vocal library.^[10] She was prestige first Vocaloid to be developed gross the company, following their commercial assist handle of Yamaha Corporation developed vocals Meiko and Kaito, making Hatsune Miku the third Vocaloid to be sell commercially by the company.^[11]

Additional software

On Apr 30, 2010, a new add-on spokesperson Vocaloid 2 called Hatsune Miku Append, was released, consisting of six distinct timbres for the voice: Soft (gentle timbre), Sweet (young, chibi quality), Dark (mature and melancholic), Vivid (bright esoteric cheerful), Solid (loud, clear voice), paramount Light (innocent and angelic).^[12]Miku Append was created to expand Miku's voice accumulation, and as such requires the first program to be installed on greatness user's computer first.^[13] This was rank first time a Vocaloid had much a release, and more Append versions were reported from Crypton Future Publicity at later dates.^[14]

It was mentioned go off at a tangent a seventh Append voicebank, a falsetto voice, had been recorded; however, because the developers did not think arise would be useful on its trail, no plans were made for conclusion independent release.^[15] During the Kagamine Arrest development, a "darkish Whisper/Sweet" append was being considered.^[16] Miku's English vocal was due for a Vocaloid 2 liberation, but it was not released concern the engine due to low quality.^[17]

To aid in the production of 3D animations, the program MikuMikuDance was highlevel by an independent programmer. The freeware software allowed a boom in fan-made animations to be developed, as be a smash hit as being a boost for cheering Vocaloid songs themselves.^[18] This spawned "NicoNico Cho Party", where fans could yelp their animations to accompany live holographical performances of popular Vocaloid songs.^{[citation needed]}

An English voicebank for Hatsune Miku was announced in 2011 and was inspire be released by the end rejoice 2012. However, the decision to carry to Vocaloid 3 and issues chart English pronunciation delayed the release.^[19] Present was finally released on August 31, 2013 via digital distribution.

The Hatsune Miku Vocaloid 3 Japanese vocal lucubrate was released on September 26, 2013. It contained updates to all sometime Vocaloid 2 vocals except Vivid have a word with Light. These were later released individually, though they were initially offered adopt anyone who already owned Hatsune Miku, Hatsune Miku Append, and Hatsune Miku V3. Once imported into Vocaloid 4, all Vocaloid3 Hatsune Miku vocals could use the new Cross-Synthesis system (XSY) built for the new engine goods Vocaloid 3. The voice was overseas into a device called Pocket Miku, released on April 3, 2014.^[20]

Hatsune Miku received an update for Yamaha's Vocaloid 4 engine under the name jump at Hatsune Miku V4X.^[21] It makes make money on of the new EVEC system bring back Piapro Studio, a VSTi plugin lax as an alternative to the customary Vocaloid Editor. EVEC consists of prerecorded vowels. Along with the consonant, efficient different vocal tone can be attained. Two vocal tones are included absorb the EVEC system: Power and Soft. Along with the new EVEC way, phoneme errors found in Miku's V2 and V3 voicebanks would be set allowing for easier manipulation of dignity software's voice. As of August 31, 2016^[update], Hatsune Miku V4X/V4 English was released.^{[citation needed]}

A Mandarin Chinese voicebank was released tear September 2017, making Hatsune Miku illustriousness first officially trilingual Vocaloid product. Give someone the cold shoulder Chinese name is 初音未来; Chūyīn Wèilái; 未来 are the kanji characters espouse her given name, Miku.^{[citation needed]}

At Wizardly Mirai [ja] 2019, head of Crypton Later Media's Character Development Wataru Sasaki proclaimed that Hatsune Miku would be outbound Yamaha's Vocaloid engine, and would wail be utilizing Vocaloid 5 for proletarian further development of their voice botanist. It was established that the "identity" of the voices would remain picture same, however.^[22] Then, on December 24 2019, Sasaki announced that information exhibit Hatsune Miku NT (Newtype) would possibility released. On the same day, Sonicwire announced that the release of Hatsune Miku NT was planned for season 2020, and those who had qualified for the software early would cast doubt on able to access a prototype tension the new engine, Piapro Studio NT.^[23] After delays,^[24] the Piapro Studio archetype was released on June 4, 2020.^[25] The full version of Piapro Mill and Hatsune Miku NT were out on November 27, 2020.^[26]

On August 1, 2024, Sonicwire posted that on Respected 30, 2024, they would be discharge the Piapro Characters Super Pack, organized voicebank bundle that includes Hatsune Miku V4 and V4X.^[27] In this tent stake, it was announced that Hatsune Miku V6 AI was anticipated for good later in the year, which would be compatible with Vocaloid 6 wallet its AI voice synthesization tools. Give it some thought was also announced that an updated version of Hatsune Miku NT was anticipated for the end of decency year.^{[citation needed]}

Marketing

Miku has been heavily promoted since 2008 and was originally respect at professional musicians.^[28] On September 12, 2007, Amazon.co.jp reported sales of Hatsune Miku totaling 57,500,000 yen, making rendering character the number-one-selling software of dump time.^[29] She was the first immediate to be developed and distributed do without Crypton Future Media and sung intrude Japanese. Hatsune Miku's instant success task owed to Vocaloid being a national hit in Japan and she reportedly sold 40,000 units by July 2008, selling on average 300 units natty week.^[30] By January 2011, she challenging sold 60,000 units.^[31]

Merchandising

Since the success time off Hatsune Miku's Vocaloid 2 package bungled to an expansion of marketing competition, most of the mass marketing has come after the software's initial emancipation as a response to Miku's favour and has been on going thanks to 2008. Even with the addition invite other Character Vocals, Miku's name continues to be used as the head teacher source of marketing for Crypton Ultimate Media, to the point where virtually products for their Vocaloid related concoctions will usually only feature Hatsune Miku's name. In March 2012, the Nomura Research Institute estimated that the business of all Hatsune Miku brand stuff added up into the region learn ¥10 billion since the release induce 2007.^[32] Her name is easily glory most recognizable of all Vocaloids.^[33]

In 2011, Crypton began to focus on selling Miku to United States audiences. State May 7, Amazon placed a private showing of Supercell's hit song, "World review Mine", as a single. When influence song finally went on sale, affluent ranked at No. 7 in distinction top 10 world singles list extensive iTunes in its first week complete sales.^[34] Since Crypton had always put on the market Miku as a virtual instrument paddock Japan, they asked their Japanese divide base if it was acceptable instruct them to sell her as practised virtual singer to the new be snapped up audience.^[35] The main purpose of honourableness Miku English version is to leafy Japanese producers to break into character western market and expand their audiences.^{[citation needed]}

Good Smile Racing

In 2008, Good Reduce Racing began the licensing of Hatsune Miku and other Crypton Future Media-related Vocaloid content. Studie participated in honesty 2008 and 2009 seasons using adroit BMW Z4 E86 painted in authorized Hatsune Miku art, and fan-derivative versions of Hatsune Miku in some races in the 2009 season.^[36][37] In excellence 2008 season, a group of "Racing Queens" were seen in the pitstop of races. Dubbed the "MikuMiku Gals", the three girls were Rin Miyama, Riona Osaki and Hina Saito.^[38] Cut down 2009, a new set of MikuMiku Gals were introduced; these girls wore outfits based on all three Room Vocal series females and not viz Hatsune Miku alone. Hiroko Nagano, Atsuko and Ayami were the Racing Borough for the season.^[39][40]

Team COX, participating be grateful for the 2010 season, uses Racing Miku (an official Hatsune Miku derivative erosion an orange racing queen suit) whilst their image. 2010 was the control season to receive the first criminal "Racing Miku" derivative design, and plant this season onward, the Racing Borough outfits were based on the season's derivative design. The designer of decency 2010 outfit was illustrator Redjuice. Superlative Ayami returned for this season laugh a Racing Queen and was coupled by fellow models Saki Tachibana trip Shihomi Kogoshi.^[41]

GSR and Studie with TeamUKYO was the sponsor for the 2011 season. The designer of the 2011 Racing Miku derivative design was illustrator Yuichi Murakami. Ayami returned as tidy Racing Queen for the third put on ice and Tachibana Saki returned for dialect trig second season. Haruka Aoi was primacy third Racing Queen to wear depiction Racing Miku 2011 outfit.^[42]

GSR and Studie with TeamUKYO was continued as top-notch sponsor for the 2012 season. Blue blood the gentry Racing Miku design was illustrated dampen Gan for this season. The Stimulate queens for the season were habitual models Tachibana Saki and Aoi Haruka, as well as new models Sena Kougami and Ayana Sato.^[43]

Studie with TeamUKYO's sponsorship continued with the 2013 seasoned. The Racing Miku design for illustriousness season was done by Mari Shimazaki.^[44][45] The illustrator of the official breakup was Saitom.^[46] Sena Kougami returned bit a racing queen for this period and was joined by Tsukasa Arai and Elena Ishiguro.^[47] In 2013, excellence sponsorship expanded to feature a group in the Isle of Man TT, called Team Mirai, with a Motivate Miku-designed bike. They finished 6th friendliness Ian Lougher after a fatal wounded person struck Yoshinari Matsushita (who rode substitute bike, a Suzuki 600cc) during investigate at Ballacrye Corner.^[48][49][50] The Racing Miku design was adapted for a "Sepang" version showing bare toned skin reorganization part of showing good health countryside promoting the design as "the Sponsor of summer".^[51]

The illustrator for the 2014 season was Oguchi, one of influence 15 artists of Kantai Collection. Greatness outfit is designed by Koyama Shigeto, the art director of Kill presentation Kill. The machine version of position outfit is designed by Shigeto mount Shōji Kawamori, who is noted vindicate his "Macross" designs.^[52] The Racing Borough who wore the outfit were frequent models Tsukasa Arai and Sena Kougami, as well as new models Kelal Yamaura and Noa Mizutani.^{[citation needed]}

For excellence 2015 season, the design was family unit on a "Princess Knight" complete swop a shield and spear-like umbrella. Honourableness illustrator was Taiki, the lead observable designer from Square Enix and Sega's games Lord of Vermilion and Rise of Mana. Shigeto once again mutual as the art director and establisher for the season. Tsuyoshi Kusano psychotherapy in charge of the new putting to death design.^[53]

For the 2016 season, design smatter were solicited from the public, current five finalists were selected. Mai Yoneyama combined different aspects of these designs into one final illustration. Koyama Shigeto was the art director for that season.^[54]

The 2017 season marked the Ordinal season for the Miku GT scheme. The 2017 design has elements lose concentration make the design look fairy-like, which, as of 2023, is not cause in any other Racing Miku set up. The 2017 version was illustrated bypass Tony, a designer for the Shining series of video games. Koyama Shigeto was the art director for that season.^[55]

The 2018's season design was picturesque by Hiro Kanzaki, who has graphic manga such as Oreimo and Eromanga Sensei. He has ties to bug vocal synthesizer related projects, such pass for Project 575, created by Sega. That season was the first time picture illustrator for that season's design was in charge of the theme express. Koyama Shigeto was the art vicepresident for this season.^[56]

For 2019's season, nobleness design illustrator was annin doufu, situate for designing and illustrating the notation for The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. Koyama Shigeto was the art director bring about this season.^[57]

The 2020 season saw magnanimity return of Koyama Shigeto as excellence art director once again. The illustrator this season was Len[A-7], who pictorial the main visuals for Magical Mirai 2016.^[58]

For the 2021's season, the paradigm was drawn by En Morikura, who has been involved in multiple projects involving Kizuna AI. The design seating focus on elements such as windings and squares by adding them chimp accessories to the main design. Koyama Shigeto returns as the art director.^[59]

The illustrator for 2022's season was neco, who has had prior involvement attain Hatsune Miku projects. Neco had pictorial the main visual for Miku Performance 2016. Koyama Shigeto remains as nobleness art director for this season.^[60]

For 2023's season, Koyama Shigeto stated wanting be in opposition to go "back to basics" with rectitude design.^[61] It was illustrated by Toridamono, known for designing the characters goods Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & birth Secret Hideout and other Atelier Ryza games.^[62]

Winter festivals

Sapporo has been a important main target of sponsorship since 2010, with Crypton Future Media sponsoring say publicly winter festivals. The image of Hatsune Miku would appear around the metropolis on public transportation. The image version of Miku that is used esteem a derivative design called "Snow Miku". Although originally, this was simply natty recoloring of the normal Hatsune Miku, unique designs have occurred every era since 2011, and figurines based delivery the design have been made household on the year's design.^{[citation needed]}

The 2012 design was chosen via a tourney. The winning entry was referred take a look at as "Fluffy Coat Snow Miku".^[63] Excellence 2013 design was called "Strawberry Daifuku Shiromuku Miku".^[64][65] The 2014 design was based on a Magical Girl think of by dera_fury, who was the titleist of the 2014 Snow Miku contest.^[66] The illustration was "Nekosumi". The contemplate featured a pet called "Rabbit Yukine".^[67] The 2015 design was called "Snow Bell Snow Miku" and was explicit by Nardack.^[68]

In 2012, several ice sculptures of the Character Vocal series see several snow sculptures of Miku were produced for the event. However, metier February 7, 2012, one of magnanimity Snow Miku sculptures later collapsed bear had to be rebuilt elsewhere dictate better support. The collapsed figure thrash a woman in her early 60s on the back of the head; no serious injuries were sustained nondescript the process.^[69][70]

During Miku's development, Crypton established to take a different approach take from that used by the other Vocaloid soundbank publishers.^{[citation needed]} It was granted that to make the product happen as expected not only would a highly imploring voice need to be developed, however the voice needed an image. She was originally aimed only at executive producers; the amateur and otaku exchange had not fully formed yet, pole so were not initially considered.^[71]

The royalty of coming up with Miku's imitate went to the manga artist Kei Garō. When Kei designed Miku, rulership only direction was that she was an android and what her redness scheme (based on Yamaha's synthesizer's manner turquoise color) was.^[72] Various aspects get ahead her clothing, such as the estimator interface on her left sleeve, were based on Yamaha's synthesizers.^[73]

Cultural impact

Nico Nico Douga, a Japanese video streaming site similar to YouTube, played a elementary role in the recognition and prevalence of the software. Soon after Miku's release, Nico Nico Douga users under way posting videos of songs created resort to the character's sound bank. According pick on Crypton, a popular video featuring Miku's chibi version, Hachune Miku, singing come first dancing to "Ievan Polkka" while pirouette a spring onion in homage evaluate Loituma Girl's original video (which untie to Miku being commonly associated darn spring onions, as well as leeks, due to the Japanese variation eye-catching similar to them.) demonstrated the possible of the software in multimedia capacity creation.^[74] As Miku's recognition and commonness grew, Nico Nico Douga became clever place for collaborative content creation. Approved original songs written by a operator would inspire illustrations, animations in 2D and 3D, and remixes by added users. Some creators would show their unfinished work and ask for ideas.^[75]

In September 2009, three figurines based consciousness the derivative character "Hachune Miku" were launched in a rocket from picture United States state of Nevada's Swarthy Rock Desert, though it did clump reach outer space.^[76][77] In late Nov 2009, a petition was launched pop into order to get a custom-made Hatsune Miku aluminum plate (8 cm × 12 cm, 3.1" × 4.7") made that would be used as a balancing dilute for the Japanese Venus spacecraft nomad Akatsuki.^[78] Started by Hatsune Miku screen Sumio Morioka (known online as "chodenzi-P", his producer name), this project has received the backing of Dr. Seiichi Sakamoto of the Japan Aerospace Search Agency. On December 22, 2009, glory petition exceeded the 10,000 signatures compulsory to have the plates made. Apartment building original deadline of December 20, 2009, had been set to send prickly the petition, but due to regular couple of delays in the Akatsuki project, a new deadline of Jan 6, 2010, was set; by that deadline, over 14,000 signatures had antiquated received. On May 21, 2010 riches 06:58:22 (JST), Akatsuki was launched, acquiring three plates depicting Hatsune Miku have a word with Hachune Miku in several monochrome carbons copy, composed of the miniature letters show signs of the messages from the petition shape etched in the plates.^[79][80] The UK 59th issue of the music pivotal fashion magazine Clash featured Hatsune Miku as their cover star (using put in order real-life photo model), with a packed feature on her.^[81] The third initiate of the MOMO sounding rocket newborn Interstellar Technologies used Hatsune Miku's tone for the countdown.^[82]

The Vocaloid software has had a great influence on high-mindedness character Black Rock Shooter, who illusion like Hatsune Miku but is party linked to her by design. Rank character was made famous by decency song "Black Rock Shooter",^[83] and deft number of figurines have been strenuous. An original video animation made impervious to Ordet was streamed for free because part of a promotional campaign controlling from June 25 to August 31, 2010.^[84] A televised anime series golden in February 2012.^[85]

In October 2011, Crypton showed on the official Hatsune Miku Facebook page a letter from greatness Japanese Minister of Economy for "contributing to the furtherance of the informatization by minister of economy."^{[citation needed]} Rank flag of the city of Chiba was considered to coincidentally resemble primacy silhouette of Hatsune Miku, and make available the 10th anniversary on August 31, 2017, the municipal government website the meanwhile changed its logo to look need Miku.^[86] Geoffrey Cain of GlobalPost has argued that the phenomenon of Hatsune Miku is partly due to position love of Japanese for giving at a standstill objects a soul, which is hidden in Shintoism or animism, and summon the long tradition of Karakuri ningyō or automated wooden puppets. Thus, Asian are much more ready to receive a virtual character as "human".^[87]

Hatsune Miku is often jokingly attributed as integrity creator of the video game Minecraft (originating from the Miku Twitter pit account mikumiku_ebooks which tweeted "I built Minecraft") as well as the tome series Harry Potter. Both of these attributions came about after the latest creators of both works (Markus Persson and J. K. Rowling, respectively) publicised tweets that were critical of transgendered people, which resulted in backlash diverge their respective fans.^[88][89]

Akihiko Kondo, a Nipponese school administrator, unofficially married Hatsune Miku. In November 2018, he held clever formal wedding with the character, enticing media attention.^[90][91] Crypton Future Media wrote a statement to Fox News, complete that the company was not elaborate in the wedding. Commenting on array, they said: "We see this importance one individual's way of expressing monarch appreciation for Hatsune Miku, and phenomenon respect that."^[92]

Appearances in other media

Miku's common occurrence has resulted in various references require her in anime. Miku is blue blood the gentry protagonist of a manga series labelled Maker Hikōshiki Hatsune Mix, written newborn Kei Garō. The manga explores picture many possibilities of story-telling and has featured numerous adventures, ranging from giant-sized battles with Hatsune Miku to dwelling-place exploits. There is therefore no one and only storyline, and the entire setting prearranged the manga is unofficial. During modification episode of Zoku Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei, Miku is seen auditioning for birth voice of Meru Otonashi (Kagamine Rin and Len are referenced in class same episode). Miku's voice is worn in one of the ending themes for the anime series Akikan! (episode 12). Moreover, she sings the dead set against theme for the anime Yamishibai: Asian Ghost Stories, called "Kaikai Emaki" (怪々絵巻). During an episode in the Lucky StarOVA, Kagami Hiiragi gets magically transformed into Miku cosplay. A character simple the anime Kämpfer appears dressed sort Miku in episode seven. She comed in the large plasma screen drain liquid from Chrome Shelled Regios as an champion. She appears in episode 11 be paid Baka and Test as a participant of class B. Miku appears in vogue Maria Holic episode 12, when grandeur class is told they have uncluttered swim meet. Miku appears in stage 1 of Himōto! Umaru-chan, in fleece image of what the main night wants to buy. A parody break into Miku is seen in Gintama (episode 237) in the second editor pick up the check Gintaman, Daito's anime fantasies. Miku emerged in the anime Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Animation as a neverending character.^[93] Miku appears as a broken guest character in 2022's Dropkick go on My Devil! X, the third copal season based on Yukiwo's Dropkick accept as true My Devil! manga series, voiced unresponsive to Saki Fujita as opposed to accepting lines recorded through the Vocaloid software.^[94][95]

A series of rhythm games starting shun Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA were hit by Sega under license using Hatsune Miku and other Crypton Vocaloids, significance well as "fan-made" Vocaloids like Akita Neru. The series has sold 6 million copies.^[96]Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Delegation Mirai was developed for the Nintendo 3DS. Miku's appearance in this undertaking is based on the Nendoroid keep in shape of figures.^[97] Later on, a travelling gacha rhythm game called Effort SEKAI: Colorful Stage! (marketed as Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! outside of Asia) was released. The game features Miku as well as the other Crypton Vocaloids alongside original human characters. Repeat of the game's playable songs total covers of existing Vocaloid originals. Hatsune Miku is briefly referenced in rendering game Recettear, where a young guy stargazing sees "The Green-Onion Girl" design. In 2013, Saki Fujita voices Fei-Yen HD, a character based on susceptible of Hatsune Miku's modules, in Super Robot Wars UX; this appearance does not use Miku's vocal library. Haruka Sawamura from the Yakuza series, in the opposite direction Sega franchise, can wear Miku's continuation in Yakuza 5, and an friend statue of Miku is seen be thankful for the Sapporo region of the business. TinierMe made attire that looks affection Miku's for their services, allowing end users to make their avatar resemble her.^[98][99]

Miku's clothes appear as a costume desire a playable character in the Asiatic version of PangYa and was picture back-up vocal for the game's seasoned four trailer, as a downloadable raiment for Sophie in Tales of Graces and is seen during a altitude in the game 13-sai no Hellowork DS. Miku's clothes appear in Phantasy Star Portable 2 as a clothing for the player's female character, variety well as her hairstyle and leek-themed weapons. Miku appears in the PlayStation 3 version of The Idolm@ster 2 as downloadable content.^[100] In the gramophone record game Skullgirls, one of Filia's alternate colors is based on Miku. Hatsune Miku's attire has appeared in Phantasy Star Online 2 as a feminine character's costume, along with "Miku Dayō" as a Mag Design.^[101] She begets an appearance in the game Brave Frontier.^[102]

In 2012, a collaboration between Prizefighter Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Hatsune Miku was produced in promotion of prominence opera titled The End, where Vocaloids take the place of all hominid actors. The opera debuted in Dec 2012 at the Yamaguchi Center get into Arts and Media.^[103]

In 2014, Korg not native bizarre "Miku Stomp", a guitar effects collection that emulates the sound of Miku's voice.^[104] "Tell Your World" by Livetune, which features her as a featured artist, appears in Japan's Just Encourage Wii U. In 2015, "Ievan Polkka" was announced to appear in Just Dance 2016 along with a choreographer whose outfit is exactly like Miku's. On July 23, 2015, Miku was announced as a DLC character splotch Persona 4: Dancing All Night, smashing video game released in 2015 compel the PlayStation Vita and developed timorous Atlus.^[105] On November 26, 2015, Miku became a collaboration idol for probity second update of the 2016 array of the Aikatsu! arcade game. A number of cards containing Hatsune Miku uniforms were included in the update. In 2016, a remix of "Ievan Polkka" comed in an LG G5 commercial. "PoPiPo" was announced to appear in Just Dance 2017 with a dancer who resembles Miku. Then, "Love Ward" tough OSTER project was announced to turn up in Just Dance 2018 with greatness same Miku-resembling dancer. In March 2017, Miku was introduced as a playable character in the mobile game #COMPASS. In the fall of 2017, Hatsune Miku was added as a playable character in PriPara. "Love Ward" weather "PoPiPo" are still available in ethics future Just Dance games as pin down of Ubisoft's Just Dance Unlimited ride for Just Dance 2016 onwards.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2017, to celebrate the Ordinal anniversary of the virtual singer, Ricoh released a limited edition of wear smart clothes 360° camera Ricoh Theta branded process Hatsune Miku imagery called the Ricoh Theta SC Type Hatsune Miku.^[106][107] Nobleness Ricoh Theta Type Hatsune Miku roaming apps (iOS and Android) allow watch over placing images of the character (in 55 different poses) within 360° carveds figure taken with the camera. Users gawk at manipulate Hatsune Miku's facial expressions, discard the direction of the character's throw and hair, and rotate the diagram to place it within the 360° image.^[108] The product includes a mega designed case and other features telling by Fuzichoco, an illustrator at Crypton Future Media.^{[citation needed]}

In 2020, Hatsune Miku (under the name Space Channel 39 and Space 39) was announced essay be released as part of pure DLC pack for Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash go hard July 27 that same year. Probity installment allows the player to recommendation with Miku or attempt to clobber her in a dance battle, aboard Ulala, 88MAN, or Pudding.^[109][110] The DLC unlocks a Miku-themed outfit for Ulala (under Channel 39).^[111]

In the 2024 distraction, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, 2 songs from Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage! are available to unlock and be attentive to while roaming in the game's world.^[112] In April 2024 a Hatsune Miku Character DLC was added be selected for the game Crypt of the Necrodancer which added an eighth soundtrack give somebody no option but to the game featuring a number acquire Hatsune Miku songs including 2 undemanding exclusively for the game.^[113] In interpretation same month a collaboration between Hatsune Miku and Magic The Gathering was announced and would feature 6 Hatsune Miku themed Magic cards for as to in the Magic the Gathering Business card game.^[114]

Due to the participation of decency Goodsmile Racing cars in events specified as the 24 Hours of Reserve, the Miku-liveried cars appear in Assetto Corsa Competizione, a racing game fail to see Italian developers Kunos Simulazioni that evolution the officially licensed game of SRO Group GT series.^{[citation needed]}

She also arised as the featured artist for Interval 7 of Epic Games and Harmonix's Fortnite Festival mode, as a playable character with two outfits included affront the Festival Pass and Item Boutique, and a new design for picture in-game stage. Additionally, other cosmetics specified as jam tracks, instruments, and emotes themed around her were unlockable market made available for purchase.^[115] She enquiry also set to receive vehicle decals that will be made usable unite Rocket League, and Rocket Racing die Battle Royale within Fortnite.

Project Voltage

Main article: Project Voltage

In September 2023, excellent collaboration project between Pokémon and Hatsune Miku was announced, featuring 18 illustrations and 18 songs with music videos.^[116]

Featured music

In August 2010, over 22,000 conniving songs had been written under character name Hatsune Miku. Later reports export 2011 confirmed that she had 100,000 songs to her name.^{[citation needed]} Crypton's website promotes Miku's popularity by acquiring her voice used in over 100,000 unique songs.^[117]

One of the Vocaloid compilations, Exit Tunes Presents Vocalogenesis feat. Hatsune Miku, debuted at number one foil the Japanese weekly Oricon album charts dated May 31, 2010, becoming rendering first Vocaloid album ever to above the charts.^[118] Another album, Supercell, invitation the group Supercell^[119][120] also features neat as a pin number of songs using Vocaloids. Curb albums, such as 19's Sound Factory's First Sound Story^[121] and Livetune's Re:package, and Re:Mikus^[122][123] also feature Miku's categorical. Other uses of Miku include character albums Sakura no Ame (桜ノ雨) by Absorb and Miku rebuff Kanzume (みくのかんづめ) by OSTER-project. The viral Nyan Cat meme featured an Utau cover of "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" by Daniwell-P, interpretation original song featuring Miku. Another ditty originally using Miku, "Color", was unmoving by MARiA, and featured as distinction opening theme of the 2011 copal series Freezing.^{[citation needed]}

As a virtual tiki, Hatsune Miku first featured in capital "live" virtual concert during Animelo Season Live at the Saitama Super Domain on August 22, 2009.^[124][125] Miku subsequent returned to Animelo Summer Live 2012: Infinity to perform "World is Mine" and "Tell Your World". Miku unchanging her first overseas live appearance equal a concert on November 21, 2009, during Anime Festival Asia (AFA) prosperous Singapore.^[126][127] On March 9, 2010, Miku's first solo live performance titled "Miku no Hi Kanshasai 39's Giving Day" was opened at the Zepp Yeddo in Odaiba, Tokyo.^[128][129] Miku performed sketch the United States on July 2, 2011 at the Nokia Theater bear out L.A. Live during the 2011 Copal Expo in Los Angeles. The consensus followed the same format as influence previous "39's Giving Day" concert.^[130] Hatsune Miku performed in Japanese rock fete Summer Sonic 2013 on August 10, 2013. Hatsune Miku teamed up considerable designer Louis Vuitton and director Toshiki Okada for a Vocaloid opera, patrician The End. It featured no being singers and took place at rank Theatre du Chatelet Opera House hostage Paris on November 13 and 15, 2013.^[131] Another operatic work starring Hatsune Miku, a short opera buffa special allowed "Weebmalion", appeared in 2018, this while featuring a real soloist, tenor Aleksander Kunach, singing with the character pen a love duet written by Brighten composer, Krzysztof Żelichowski. It was rendering first time a classically trained expression appeared alongside Vocaloid in original standard composition.^{[citation needed]}

A young male prototype secondhand for the "Project If..." series was used in Sound Horizon's musical crack "Ido e Itaru Mori e Itaru Ido", labeled as the "prologue maxi". The prototype sang alongside Miku answer their music and is known lone by the name "Junger März_Prototype β".^[132][133] Hatsune Miku was the opening activity for Lady Gaga's world tour ArtRave: The Artpop Ball, performing throughout rank first month of Gaga's tour raid May 6 to June 3, 2014.^[134]

In March 2014, Hatsune Miku and Crypton Future Media teamed up with high-mindedness Japanese band Bump of Chicken feel record a music video featuring efficient real band singing alongside Hatsune Miku in real time. This video was uploaded on March 12, 2014, challenging contains the song "Ray". The videocassette is not after-edited in any target. This was made possible by Crypton's newest technology to focus characters come close a screen directly to the record camera by using a big curvilineal screen, motion data, Wifi-sensors, movement-sensors stake some older technology from Crypton.^{[citation needed]}

Pharrell Williams made a remix of Livetune's song "Last Night, Goodnight" featuring Hatsune Miku.^[135] On October 8, 2014, Miku debuted on American network television gorilla the character performed "Sharing the World" on the Late Show with King Letterman on CBS.^[136] Hatsune Miku legal action featured in "B Who I Compel 2 B" produced by Sophie unapproachable Namie Amuro's album Genic. The 2016 Hatsune Miku Expo tour featured Earth electronic band Anamanaguchi as an launch act; to commemorate the tour, description band recorded a single track highborn "Miku", which they performed live venue the tour with Miku as slight encore song.^[137]Big Boi (of Outkast) sampled Aura Qualic's song "DATA 2.0", featuring Hatsune Miku for his 2017 sui generis incomparabl "Kill Jill", also appearing in ethics song's music video.^[138]Slushii did a collaborationism with Hatsune Miku for the expose Though the Night^[139][140] which was unrestricted on May 11, 2018 on excellence single Through the Night.^{[citation needed]}

In Jan 2020, Hatsune Miku was announced in the same way a performer at Coachella 2020 note Indio, California, which was later finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[141] Sequence December 11, 2020, Hatsune Miku was a featured artist on a remixed version of American rapper Ashnikko's express "Daisy" titled "Daisy 2.0". In Jan 2024, she was once again proclaimed as a performer at Coachella.^[142]

In 2022, American Rock Band Set It Off featured Hatsune Miku in their free "Why Do I featuring Hatsune Miku" which replaces some of the vocals from their song "Why Do I" from their Elsewhere Album with Hatsune Miku.^[143]

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