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Hatsune Miku (Page 3)

Japanese vocaloid Hatsune Miku celebrates her birthday with amazing illustrations from fans

Oona McGee
Sep 1, 2016
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The virtual birthday cards she’s been receiving online show the popular virtual idol in a number of poses and scenarios.

Japan
(anime • art • cute • fan art • Hatsune Miku • illustrations • manga • Miku • music • twitter • Vocaloid)

Japanese vocaloid Hatsune Miku takes the reins from Scarlett Johansson in new shampoo commercial

Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2016

Check out Hatsune Miku showing off her shiny tresses without her signature twin tail hairstyle.

Japan
(anime • commercials • Hatsune Miku • manga • Scarlett Johansson • shampoo • Vocaloid)

Psyduck shows off his best side – grooving, sliding and dancing to Hatsune Miku【Video】

KK Miller
Aug 25, 2016

These Pokémon think they can dance — and it turns out they really can!

Internet, Japan
(funny • Hatsune Miku • MMD • Pokemon • Psyduck • videos)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print of vocaloid Hatsune Miku in Edo-period Japan sells out immediately online

Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2016

A number of impressive details hidden within the image has made fans go crazy for this limited-edition print.

Japan
(anime • art • cool • cute • Edo • Hatsune Miku • manga • tradition • ukiyo-e • ukiyoe • Vocaloid)

Hatsune Miku VR Future Live creators announce players will not be able to look up her skirt

Master Blaster
Aug 18, 2016

What looked to be a breakthrough in the long battle to peep up the virtual superstar’s skirt turns out to be a dead end.

Japan
(Hatsune Miku • Hatsune Miku VR Future • PS4 • Sega • virtual reality • Vocaloid)

After pleasing your ears, Hatsune Miku is ready to ease your pain as a PC cushion plushie

Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2016

The multi-talented Vocaloid adds yet another skill set to her repertoire.

Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan
(anime • computers • cute • Hatsune Miku • PC cushions • plushies • stuffed animals • toys • vocaloids • wrist rests)

This Japan Airlines hottie is setting female netizens’ hearts aflutter【Video】

Jamie Koide
Apr 18, 2016

JAL returns with another dance video, this time with new costumes and a handsome male member who can really bust a move.

Internet, Japan
(dance • Hatsune Miku • JAL • niconico chokaigi • Okamoto • video)

Say I do with Hatsune Miku! Virtual idol now gracing Japanese marriage certificates

Casey Baseel
Mar 10, 2016

Two designs to help you and your beloved begin your real-world wedded bliss.

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • Hatsune Miku • J-Pop • marriage • marriage certificates • otaku • romance • virtual idol • Vocaloid)

Enjoy the taste of Japanese vocaloid Hatsune Miku with new Angel Pie sweets from Morinaga

Oona McGee
Feb 19, 2016

These delicious-looking cream-filled sweets take sound bites to a whole new level.

Food & Drink, Japan
(anime • characters • chocolate • cool • cosplay • cute • Hatsune Miku • manga • Morinaga • sweets • Vocaloid)

Cosplay as a sweets-loving Hatsune Miku with new range of clothes and fashion accessories

Oona McGee
Feb 17, 2016

Let your sweet tooth run wild with this new take on famous Japanese vocaloid Hatsune Miku.

Japan
(cosplay • fashion • Hatsune Miku • jewellery • jewelry)

Virtual idol Hatsune Miku dances and sings, for real, with awesome new figure 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Feb 2, 2016

If you can’t make it to one of Miku’s concerts, now she can perform for you right in your home.

Japan
(anime • cool • figures • Hatsune Miku • Nendoroid • Vocaloid)

Kimono-clad Hatsune Miku figure proves she’d have looked just fine in the pre-computer era

Casey Baseel
Jan 30, 2016

Exquisitely painted figure reimagines the digital idol in traditional garb.

Japan
(anime • figures • Hatsune Miku • Idols • J-Pop • music • virtual idol • vocaloids)

Japan Self-Defense Force members breakdance while performing Hatsune Miku song

Master Blaster
Jan 27, 2016

Ain’t no party like a JSDF party, cause a JSDF party don’t quit.

Japan
(breakdance • dance • flash mob • Flash Mob Shikoku • Hatsune Miku • Japan Self-Defense Force • Senbonzakura • video)

Mikuture, the Hatsune Miku app that brings our favorite CG idol into all the pictures【Photos】

KK Miller
Jan 27, 2016

The Vocaloid star has been secretly hiding in your smart phone, just waiting for the right application to let her loose.

Internet
(apps • AR • augmented reality • Hatsune Miku • Mikuture • Smartphones • vocaloids)

Sapporo gears up for Snow Miku with itasha train, ‘Snow Miku Sky Town’

Anime News Network
Dec 16, 2015

Every year, Sapporo throws the Snow Miku 2016 festival and rakes in over 100 million yen (about US$839,433) in revenue, with about 40 different companies participating in the promotion.

Japan
(Anime News Network • event • Hatsune Miku • Sapporo • snow • video)

Hatsune Miku-inspired figure has no need for pants or panties 【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Nov 17, 2015

There’s a long backstory to this figure inspired by virtual idol Hatsune Miku, but here’s the condensed version: She’s got no pants, or underwear, for that matter.

Japan
(anime • figures • Hatsune Miku • Vocaloid • weird)

Virtual idol Hatsune Miku announces seven-city U.S., Canadian concert tour

Casey Baseel
Nov 13, 2015

The world’s biggest virtual idol is returning to the U.S. on a new concert tour, and also making her Canadian performance debut.

Canada, USA
(concerts • events • Hatsune Miku • J-Pop • music • Vocaloid)

Awesome new Hatsune Miku figure makes the vocaloid look like a Final Fantasy boss

Preston Phro
Nov 13, 2015

Do you love fantasy RPGs and Hatsune Miku? If so, then you’re definitely going to love this new figure of the vocaloid designed by the popular artist mebae!

Japan
(figure • Hatsune Miku • statue)

Cosplay in your sleep with this giant anime-style “pigtails pillow”【Pics & Video】

Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2015

The creative team at Bibi Lab have been at it again. The inventive brand dedicated to bringing weird and wonderful items out into the world have delighted us with life-sized human-shaped pillows, mosquito net jumpsuits and even sailor-style schoolgirl uniforms for men.

Now there’s another item we’ll be adding to our growing collection of Bibi Lab products: the giant anime-style pigtails pillow.

Japan
(bibi lab • cosplay • dakimakura • Hatsune Miku • Japanese inventions • pillows • twintails • weird)

Hatsune Miku appears with J-pop legend Namie Amuro in new music video

Casey Baseel
Oct 16, 2015

Vocaloid music still isn’t exactly what you’d call mainstream in Japan, but the genre of virtual idols has made considerable strides in popularity over the last couple of years. Just last month, Vocaloid Hatsune Miku appeared on perpetually popular TV program Music Station, a feat that’s considered a feather in the cap of any performer.

Now, Japan’s most popular virtual vocalist has teamed up with one of its most popular human ones, as Hatsune Miku and J-pop recording legend Namie Amuro have collaborated on a new song and music video.