miku hatsune
In Real Life

Toyota’s Nerd Marketing Sure Is Awkward

Toyota is the world’s biggest auto maker. It must be doing something right. This ad, though, isn’t one of them.

April 21, 2011
News

Folks Behind Crummy Ports And Crappy Concerts Gulped Up

Japan’s 5pb, known for Xbox 360 games like Steins; Gate and crappy Miku Hatsune concerts, is being absorbed into its affiliate company. Oh, 5pb also has crappy shmup ports. No word if the 5pb. brand will survive. [via ソーシャルゲーム情報]

April 4, 2011
News

Naked Fan-Made Figure Goes For Insane Prices

Virtual idol Miku Hatsune has her own Sega video games, her own concerts, insane game controllers, and figurines. Whether it’s plastic statues for arcade redemption games or detailed collectors’ statues, there is no shortage of Miku merch.

March 31, 2011
In Real Life

Digital Idol And Real Pin-Up Girl Blended In Pixels

Even though she’s performed in concerts, Miku Hatsune is an entirely virtual creation. Pin-up model Risa Yoshiki, however, appears to be real! In the latest issue of Japanese tabloid Weekly Playboy, both idols, 2D and 3D, come together.

March 30, 2011
In Real Life

Give Blood Like You’re In An ’80s Sci-Fi Comic

In the days following the Tohoku Earthquake, Japanese people across the country began doing what they could for the relief efforts by rolling up their sleeves and giving blood. Just days after the quake hit, the Japanese Red Cross blood donation centres were running at a surplus.

March 10, 2011
In Real Life

Virtual Idol RAGE!!

Last year, Sega held concerts for virtual idol Miku Hatsune. The concerts enthralled fans and even garnered international media coverage. The latest Miku Hatsune concert wasn’t held by Sega, and all it did was piss everyone off.

PlayStation

Are There Enough Gamers For This Controller?

Granted, it’s only March, but this might be the most hardcore music controller released in Japan this year. That is, if it’s released.

December 3, 2010
In Real Life

Decide If This Boy Band Ripped Off A Digital Tune

The music might sound familiar. That’s because it is.

July 13, 2010
In Real Life

Yes, This Is A Ferrari (Part II Electric Boogaloo)

A Miku Hatsune Ferrari F430 Spider. Seen on the streets of Akihabara, Japan by Moeyo. Part I can be seen here.

July 2, 2010
In Real Life

How A Japanese Political Party Used A Virtual Singer

Democratic Party of Japan member Kenzo Fujisue apparently has a “secret plan” to tap into the country’s youth for the upcoming July election. Does that plan involve a virtual idol?

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