Miku Hatsune

In Real Life

Who’s Promoting Google Chrome In Japan?

11:00PM January 18, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

While North America got home-grown popstar got Justin Bieber for Google Chrome commercials, Japan got a homegrown star of its own for Google Chrome ads. Make that, a virtual homegrown star. More »

PC

This Brutally Cute Skyrim Mod Shouldn’t Have A Sword

5:30AM January 4, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Ask any fan of virtual idol Miku Hatsune. It should have a leek. The character, who always carries a leek, is huge in Japan, and Toyota is even using Miku to sell cars in the West. More »

News

Is This Figure Really Worth $4800?

1:30AM December 7, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

In Japan, selling customised figures can get you arrested. It call also get you crazy amounts of money. Like this one did, for example. More »

In Real Life

American Kids Totally Baffled By Japanese Virtual Creation

6:00PM October 3, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Hatsune Miku is a virtual idol. She exists in the virtual space. In the latest Kids React, a group of kids react to the singer. More »

In Real Life

Can You Spot The Error In The Absurd Controller?

10:00PM August 8, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Let’s say, you ordered a large 0.7m by 0.4m controller that costs $US360. The controller’s production is contingent on people like you pre-ordering it. More »

In Real Life

This Is A Very Large Controller

5:00PM August 4, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

This past spring, Japanese peripheral maker Hori said it would make a specialised Miku Hatsune rhythm game controller if enough people pre-ordered it. Enough people did, and Hori made the controller. And it’s huge. More »

In Real Life

Let’s See What You’ve Got American Cosplayers!

8:00PM July 7, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

You’re dead wrong if you think the West can’t cosplay. It so can. And at the recent Anime Expo in Los Angeles, America did just that: cosplay. More »

In Real Life

Is This Girl Real Or Virtual?

4:00PM June 14, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

For years, gamers have developed feelings for characters that don’t exist in the traditionally tangible world. They might look real, but the characters are a composition of art and reality. They are virtual. More »

News

Sega’s Virtual Idol Concert Is Coming To America

7:00PM May 13, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Virtual idol Miku Hatsune held amazing concerts in Japan that were put together by Sega (and some crappy ones by another company). Sega’s bringing her to this year’s Anime Expo for her North American debut concert. Vroom! [ANN]

In Real Life

A Very Unlikely Mother (Daughter?)

8:00PM May 10, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

It doesn’t matter if she holds concerts or appears in crappy commercials, Miku Hatsune is only virtual and certainly not some 12-year-old kid’s mother. More »