282 articles published in 2011
Inspired by a string of official (Crypton) VOCALOID concerts as well as an unofficial one (Prima Project), a team in the UK is planning to hold a free-admission VOCALOID concert in Scotland featuring Hatsune Miku. The project aims to produce a concert similar to the official ones that have taken place so far by projecting […]
Crypton Future Media, developer of VOCALOID software such as Hatsune Miku, has now joined the sponsor list for TOYOTA BIG AIR 2012, a “big air” snow-boarding competition held in Sapporo annually with Toyota (of Japan) as its major backer. As a result, Miku will be used in the promotion of this event, in both static […]
I know it’s past X-mas, but darnit, this image is too cute not to use!
Four years ago on this day the first yellow Vocaloids we have come to know and love were released to the public. Since then they have come to take over many hearts. Please join us as we celebrate Rin and Len’s fourth anniversary!
A promotional video for an upcoming Project DIVA game has been uploaded to Nico Nico Douga just in time for Christmas, featuring doriko’s song Cat Food and a band backing Miku up. Currently, it is not known what system it will run on, and the comments on the video are fighting back and forth about […]
The Hatsune Miku Google Chrome (Japan) commercial posted on YouTube has now received over one million views in the week since it was originally uploaded, having hit half a million in just the first three days. This is phenomenal compared to the other artist ads posted on the Google Chrome Japan channel — Justin Bieber […]
Today marks the second anniversary of Big Al’s release into the world of Vocaloid. Please join us after the break as we celebrate everything about our gentle giant.
In preparation for her going on sale on the 22nd, a roughly eight-minute crossfade of several (previously uploaded) Yuzuki Yukari songs have been posted on the VOCALOMAKETS site as well a set of design sketches by her character designer Ayakura Juu, which include amongst other things a picture of a fluffy bunny tail popping out […]
December 21st, 2011 is the big day! Just in time for Christmas! A vocaloid would certainly be a gift that keeps on giving, and Oliver is the first Engloid on the Vocaloid 3 engine to be released! Here’s what it will cost to bring him home for the holidays (or any other time, no pressure!): […]
【ニコニコ動画】【IA β版】freesia【オリジナル曲】【ニコニコ動画】【IA】 夢見心地 【オリジナル曲】 With IA songs doing fairly well in daily and weekly VOCALOID rankings, a new song using the beta of IA has been released (this one also using a gender value of 64), freesia, a house track by MisoshiruP (Kenichi Chiba). Furthermore, nioP’s Yumemigokochi from the IA demo tracks trailer is also […]
A bunch of IA songs this week, however not that many new songs overall in the top thirty. I would recommend checking out the 31+ for new songs that didn’t make it to the top.
Crypton Future Media has now opened the official Hatsune Miku channel on YouTube. There are four videos (Aikotoba, Uraomote Lovers, StargazeR and Koisuru VOC@LOID footage from 39’s Giving Day) uploaded on that channel currently, along with several playlists pointing to other videos such as promotional videos for KarenT releases and Toyota/Google advertisements. In their press […]
About a month ago, Vocatro Labs launched a fanart contest for their Spanish Vocaloids Bruno and Clara. To recap, submissions closed and voting started on the 11th of December. Voting closed on the 17th, and Vocatro announced the winners on the 19th. Want to see the winners? Keep reading!
In celebration of the album Nyan Cat coming out in February via EXIT TUNES (as well as the Nyan Cat animation receiving 50 million views on YouTube), daniwell, the original song creator, has released a video on
Its time for another edition of the UTARan~!
SeeU, SBS Artech’s Korean Vocaloid, has been released in Japan. SeeU’s Korean release also included her Japanese voicebank, though she wasn’t officially released in Japan until the 16th of December. If you haven’t heard about SeeU, we’ll fill you in here! Check out her new demos below!
The “zeroth” vocafarre event featuring VOCALOID3 was held today at Nico Nico Douga’s live event space, nicofarre, located in the Roppongi district of Tokyo. The event was also streamed live on NicoNicoDouga. Various company representatives discussed their upcoming products and introduced new ones as well, including of course YAMAHA, creator of VOCALOID. The press conference […]
In its continuing series of commercials featuring artists such as Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, the Japanese Google Chrome YouTube account has now posted an ad about Google Chrome featuring the whole social network that revolves around Hatsune Miku and VOCALOID, with livetune’s new song Tell Your World playing in the background. The video features […]
The official website for Project DIVA has now confirmed that GUMI will indeed appear in the upcoming 3DS rhythm game, Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project mirai after images of a pre-release copy of this Friday’s Famitsu magazine circulated on the Internet earlier. This makes her the first non-Crypton official VOCALOID to join the SEGA […]
Two more songs using a beta version of IA has been released. Both are rock songs and have tweaked gender settings (there is a setting in VOCALOID software to tweak formant positions, which changes how male or female a voicebank sounds). The first song, Headphone Actor, is by Jin (ShizenNoTekiP) and has gender tweaked to […]
I’m getting really lazy…
It seems as though AH-Software have also been getting into the holiday season, and have decided to launch an illustration contest for Nekomura Iroha. They’ve invited everyone to participate, so read on and check it out!
Its time for another edition of the UTARan~!
It has been a very long time, and finals/class registration issues have taken up that time alot. I just wish I had infinite time to do everything I wanted… Anyways two weeks of vocaran ahead! It might be a bit much, but there are great new songs that you must check out!
YAMAHA has now added Tone Rion, a VOCALOID3 voice bank produced by entertainment bar Dear Stage, to its lineup on its website along with a preliminary package design. A demo song titled “Thousand Regrets” is now available for listening as well, embedded on the webpage as a YouTube video. According to the website, Rion is […]
Today marks the first anniversary of the shota Vocaloid, Utatane Piko. Please read on to help us celebrate.
I’ve been sick so I don’t feel like saying much this week, so jump right in for this week’s UTARan.
Today marks a special day for our Three Musketeers as we celebrate the second anniversary of AH-Software’s debut Vocaloids. Be sure to bring three cakes with you and read on after the break.
In addition to announcing a VOICEROID+ version of Yuzuki Yukari (where she talks instead of sings), AH-Software has now posted a dizzying array of possible bundle options for both VOCALOID3 and VOICEROID+ versions of her. The base price for the VOCALOID3 version is 11800 JPY, with the VOICEROID+ and VOCALOID3 Editor coming in at 9800 […]
I’m trying out a new script this week and look, I didn’t break it! o.o
YAMAHA has posted on their site a list of upcoming VOCALOID3-related releases for the winter season which include pricing and release dates. TONE RION, SeeU, VOCALOID-P data series vol.2, Yuzuki Yukari and CUL are arriving in December, and IA is arriving in January.
The official website for IA -ARIA ON THE PLANETES- is now online with character illustrations and information about the upcoming VOCALOID3 sound library based on well-known anime and game song singer Lia. According to a post by Yamaha about upcoming releases, the new software is set to be released on January 27, 2012 in two […]
A new demo for Oliver came out recently. It is undeniably more upbeat than his previous demos and has a PV (in which a fellow Engloid makes a cameo)!
Great new songs this week from Agoaniki to 40mP, theres something for everyone this week!
I’ll be cutting out song comments for a while, since I’ve just been so busy. But blah, I know you’re all here for the songs, not my mindless comments, right? So, let’s go!
Internet Co. Ltd has released final information about CUL, including its release date, and official box art/illustration.
【ニコニコ動画】【i-style Project】Daydream Flight 【デモソング】 Recently released was a full demo of the i-style Project, Aoki Lapis, based off the Vocaloid 3 Engine entitled “Daydream Flight”. There is still no news on a solid release date or pricing yet, and keep in mind that this is 5% from completion, so it is not the final product.
Voctro Labs, the company behind recently announced Spanish Vocaloids Bruno and Clara, have launched an official fanart contest! If Voctro sees fit, the winning fanart may become Bruno and Clara’s new official art. Prizes will also be awarded for first and second place. Read on for more details!
Wow a couple of Miki songs this week, and in the 30+ ranking, songs that are included in the recently released Project Diva Extend have jumped back onto the ranking!
Due to personal issues last week’s UTARan is included in this week’s double issue. No comments either, so lets jump right in.
Song Title: Scarborough Fair Song: Simon and Garfunkel VSQ: Anders Sodergren Artwork: Lawlietlk Two new demos of just Oliver have been released by Vocatone. Hit the break to see the other one too!
Sega recently announced that in 2012, there will be two concerts held on consecutive days at the Tokyo Dome City Hall. Sega is collaborating with MAGES(5pb) to bring this event to Tokyo on 3/8 and 3/9. There will also be an afternoon concert and an evening concert on both days. The first day (3/8) will […]
Below is the final songlist (in the order they appear in game) for Project Diva Extend that was released today in Japan! There are a total of 21 new songs, 8 songs from Project Diva 2nd DLC, 6 songs from Project Diva 2nd, and 3 are available only in the edit mode giving a final […]
Ah, SeeU popped up at #151 last week, however this week, she is not seen. However, this week has plenty of new songs (only half are in the top 30) that you must see! Make sure you also check out the spoiler for 31 and up to see more new songs!
Here are the latest Vocaloid 3 Developments and demo songs! Not much information has been given to them all, however all of them include a demo of some type.
A project between VocaTone (A relatively new US based company) and PowerFX to create a new younger, male Engloid. This project has been confirmed by multiple people at the VocaloidOtaku website and a demo song, was released on October 31st. A 13 year old British boy provided the voice samples and gives Oliver’s voice a […]
On November 11th 2011 at 3 AM PST (7PM Singapore Time), the Singapore Miku Live will be simulcasted to both the US (NicoNico.com) and JP (NicoVideo.jp) NicoNicoDouga sites. Tickets cost 1100 Yen or $11 USD (USD would be cheaper at NicoNico.com) on either the JP or US site respectively, however the US site allows Paypal, […]
Today we here at Vocaloidism would like to wish MEIKO a happy 7th birthday! Read on for the celebration.
Sorry for the empty ranking this week, but I absolutely have no time as I am juggling a research paper and dealing with insurance/repairs for a car accident I have been in. 31+ Ranking will be done tomorrow, and once again, sorry that I can’t get it all done in time. Hopefully all of you […]
Happy Halloween everyone! Who or what did you dress up as this year? No full costume for myself, but I did buy a nice hooded cloak that promises to be keep me warm in the cold weather AND makes a flashy fashion statement!
Ahh been playing BF3 too much… now I’m tired and it’s time for the Vocaran! Lots of new songs this week, hit the jump to see them all!
Last week, Hatsune Miku’s “World is Mine” hit 10 million views on YouTube. This is a major milestone for Vocaloid, as this is the first Vocaloid song to have achieved this feat. If you haven’t seen the video yet, check it out below!
Busy busy busy, so we’ll get straight to it this week.
October 21 was an important day for SeeU, the Vocaloid created by SBS Artech: she is one of the first native VOCALOID3 voicebanks, she was released in Korea, and had three new demo songs revealed. Follow us after the break for all the information, including on the Western release of SeeU.
Today marks the first anniversary of Nekomura Iroha’s release. Follow us with your cake and presents after the break.
From an unannounced Tone Rion, to the new English Oliver, to English Miku demos, and even Kaito English, alot is happening in the Vocaloid world, however the vocaran is still the same as ever, and new songs are just ahead after the break!
Its a super-sized UTAURan this week, so let’s get right to it.
Most of us would have known by now that the VOCALOID album: EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalocluster is set to release on the 19th October 2011, which is 2 days from now. But that is not the whole reason for this article. As some might have noted, there was a change in the official website for […]
The date is the 12th of October 2011 and it’s a day to celebrate the birthday to our elegant UTAULOID idol, Namine Ritsu! To celebrate the occasion, I’ve prepared an introductory segment dedicated to both UTAU and VIPPERLOIDs further down in the article; do give it a read through.
Another week, another UTAURan. How’s fall treating everyone so far? I’m loving this cooler weather!
Alot of new songs this week, and even more non-Miku songs than before! Hop on down to the Weekly Vocaloid Ranking!
Mikatan revealed on her blog that part six of the Cheerful JAPAN! project will be a Cheerful version of the KAITO Nendoroid. Continue reading for all the information including the pre-order link.
Today marks the first birthday of our frog-voiced friend, Gachapoid, and its avatar named Ryûto! Let’s take a look back at the history of Gachapoid and notable events from the past year.
SBSartech has released a remix of a famous 2AM song and this really shows what SeeU is capable of. SeeU is scheduled to be released on Oct. 21st and will include a Japanese voicebank along with the Korean one. Source: SBSartech Vocaloid Page
Live Viewing Japan will host theatrical viewings of the MikuPa 2011 Live in Sapporo concert to commemorate the release of the Blu-Ray/DVD/CD that will be coming out on November 16th in Japan. This time, Thailand, France, and Brazil are the lucky ones that get a chance to view the concert in the theaters and dates […]
A job agent site in Japan named Job Engine posted late last month a job listing for a Project Planner for a Project Diva game on the PS Vita. The site in question has been consequently taken down due to the link being advertised on many other blogs. However, this shows that SEGA is planning […]
Ahh, getting ready for the rain is a pain… gotta put everything away and cover it up, but there is no sign of rain in the Vocaran forcast! New songs from AVTechNO!, PolyphonicBranch, EasyPop, OSTER project, 1640mP and many others fill up this week!
I come back from the con and what do I find but THREE UTARans! o.o No break for me, I guess…. Anyhow, no comments besides my final thoughts this time around since we have so much info and whatnot to cover (also, no Reader’s Pick this week), so let’s get started!
On August 20th, PowerFX CEO Bil Bryant made a statement to the Engloids blog stating a potential price and release date of their first Vocaloid3 product. In an effort to get more details about this release, I contacted PowerFX on behalf of Vocaloidism. Their reply, made by Production Manager Andreas Tyson, is somewhat different. redemption2: […]
Victor Entertainment has announced a new CD release, featuring Vocaloid folk songs. The CD is titled “Vocaloid Folk Song Collection”, and includes 15 tracks, with vocals from Miku, Rin, Len, Luka and Kaito. Keep reading for all the details!
It seems so lonely when the UtauRan isn’t here D: As many of you know, V3 Gumi’s box art has been released, and all I have to say is “Underboob D:”. Songs showing her actual voice though are included this week, and its pretty amazing! Other than that, TakanonP is back again, *cough* EVERYBODY *cough* […]
Four new costumes and three new songs have been revealed for the SONY PSP game, “Project DIVA extend.” Read on for all the information.
The new boxart has been revealed for the Taiwan releases of five of the Engloids. Read on for the images as well as new profile information for each of them.
The four VOCALOID3 Megpoid voices have had their official illustrations revealed by Internet’s Noboru Murakami during a NicoNama broadcast on September 22. The images are drawn by Masami Yuuki, who is the same artist who drew the original GUMI. Previews of the demo songs, created by famous Ps, were also played during the NicoNama, which […]
Another week is in the works, and I am currently awaiting a reply for my application! Hopefully I do get this job, but for now, here is the Vocaran! The lower half of the ranking is mostly just songs from before, however the top half includes great new songs.
Mew, an upcoming voicebank by Yamaha for the VOCALOID3 engine, has had her boxart revealed, which you can view above. It was unveiled at an event celebrating the release of “THE VOCALOID produced by Yamaha” CD (you can hear a sample of her song on the album, “Line,” by clicking here). At the event, famous […]
A new Vocaloid has hit the waves, and her name is Akikoloid-chan! Read on for all the information.
As announced in this month’s issue of “HobbyJAPAN“, Bandai will be releasing a new Hatsune Miku figure, featuring elements from Virtual On’s Fei-Yen.
The Project Diva for Nintendo users has finally come, and it is titled “Project Mirai”! Sega is planning on releasing this game in March 2012 with the Nendoroid style as the main difference between the two. The official SEGA website is here. More information about the game will be released at the TGS in a […]
Wow, its starting to really get much cooler now. As we transistion into Autumn, more people are going to school. Hopefully I will still get to have enough time to make the Vocaran if I do get a job, otherwise, LETS GO PROJECT MIRAI, 3DS PROJECT DIVA TIME.
Four new outfits have been revealed for SEGA‘s upcoming PSP release, Project DIVA Extend. All of them are based off convenience store uniforms. By preordering the game at one of the following retailers, you will recieve a DLC module of the respective store’s uniform.
Hey there people! Is it starting to cool off where you live? Every time I think it is, the heat goes back up on me. :/ I’m ready for fall. Oh well, let’s enjoy this week’s UTARan, shall we?
Just five months ago on April 20th, EXIT TUNES brought us their first Gakupo album entitled “Kira Hyakka Ryoran Butokai feat. Kamui Gackupo,” and now they’ve announced the follow up album, called “Kirameki Senshi Bango Daigaen feat. Kamui Gackupo.” Read on for all the information.
INTERNET’s website has been updated with information about GUMI’s VOCALOID3 voicebank update. Read on for more information.
Ah life sucks right now, but the Vocaran is amazing! Everyone from TokuP to Keeno, and even KEI (not the artist) is in here! Lots of new songs in the ranking this week, so enjoy!
The video was uploaded a couple of days late this week. Stuff happens! But we’re here now, so please join us.
EXIT TUNES is releasing an album featuring Choucho-P (also known as papiyon). Read on for all the details.
A video containing previews of two songs featuring Ring Suzune, more formally known as VFS-01/R, has just been released on NicoNicoDouga. This video also announces the upcoming VOCALOID FESTA 03, as well as the second ‘Everyone’s Vocaloid Project’. More info after the break!
Starting this week and for one month, the VocaRan changes a bit: what is this special project about? Read on to find out!
A new CD album has been announced that features all the current Japanese Vocaloid, and even an upcoming one. Please read on for more details.
An official guidebook on ICE MOUNTAIN was released on August 25, giving more information about Kiyoteru and his four bandmates. ICE MOUNTAIN’s official website has also been created. Read on if you want to know everything about ICE MOUNTAIN!
According to Mikatan, Good Smile Company will be releasing a 1/8 scale figurine based on the famous “Koi wa Sensou”/”Love is War” song and illustration. Read on for all the information, including pre-ordering.
Today marks the first birthday of the first ever character-less, genderless Vocaloid, Yamaha’s VY1. Now is the time to sit back and reflect on their past year.
SBS Artech has unveiled the final design for their Vocaloid! Read on to see what she looks like. UPDATE: A translation of the two events has been added. UPDATE 2: One more image has been added.
Guess what day it is readers? But it’s not like you need me to tell you what day it is; MIKU’S BIRTHDAY! Would you care to join us as we celebrate her fourth year?
The third annual J-Pop Summit Festival has come to an end, and for those that couldn’t make it to Japan Town in San Francisco this year, this article is for you! I will be providing a summary as to how I saw the festival that spanned two days this year. Please read our Info article […]
Miku is getting a release on both sides of the Pacific at once! Composed by Ryo of supercell, with music by Dixie Flatline, a new single hits shelves and downloads on August 31st. “Sekiranun Graffiti”/”Fallin’ Fallin’ Fallin’ ” will be available in the US, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong, all at the exact same […]
Hopefully none of our readers got caught up in that hurricane that ran up the east coast (all I got was some wind). If you’re here and dry, then perhaps I can tempt you with some UTAU?
Earlier today Mikatan updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming Hatsune Miku Nendoroid – Append Version which will be released by Good Smile Company. For more images just continue reading after the break~
Four new songs and as many outfits for “Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend”, the newest installment of the music game series by SEGA, have been revealed. More on this after the jump. Updated with profile shots for the new outfits.
This article will be a news roundup of small information and some tidbits that have happened recently in the Vocaloid world. Please read on for all the information of the past while.
The winners for PIAPRO’S contest for a US design of Miku and JAPANTOWN banner design have been announced! Read on to view the winning submissions.
Vocalekt Visions, a Western P unit, will have its debut at the J-Pop Summit as well as the release of their first EP, “Tuned in the West.” Read on for more info.
That’s right people, it’s been one whole year since this blonde lady invaded our ears. Won’t you join us in celebrating her past year?
School has started, and it’s been a busy week. Going to Santa Cruz over the weekend, and coming back to school at 9am the next day. Ahh, but the Vocaran is here! I’ll try to add comments later as my class starts in an hour and I need to head out.
I want to give a huge shout-out to kurisuto for being a champ and test-running 90% of the article work this week. We’re trying to make everything run as quickly and smoothly as possible for us (and you!). Thus, let’s continue on and appreciate his hard work (and he wins for the opening image this […]
As summer comes to a close, it is once again time for one of the most anticipated Vocaloid events of the year, the bi-annual MikuMikuDance Cup. This August will feature the 7th edition of the contest, and will once again bring together hundreds of impressive, cute, and/or funny videos produced by MMD veterans and newcomers […]
Last year Miku’s first large live concert, held by SEGA, called Hatsune Miku Live Party 39 (shortened to “Mikupa,” with the numbers “39” being able to be pronounced as both “san kyuu/thank you” or “mi-ku”) was held on March 9th in Tokyo and later saw a video release. This year’s concert was held by 5pb […]
One of Comiket 80’s most anticipated premieres is a collaborative project between Japanese search engine site Surfer’s Paradise, and anime studio Studio Deen, and Nico Nico Douga users, called “i-style Project.” Please continue reading for more information.
We have received reports of a large number of people asking for Nyappon invites. A statement has now been released by the Nyappon administrator with regards to this issue and the potential proliferation of sockpuppet accounts. We would like the community to take this as a word of warning.
Ok this week, I absolutely have no time, I need to get back to packing for my flight tomorrow. Currently I have 31-100 up right now, but I just have no time to finish the rest or even add comments. Sooner or later whenever the plugin gets installed, the 31-100 will be hidden under a […]
I’m just NOW getting to look at WonFest posts; yes, that’s how busy I’ve been. Oh, how I miss the days of summer when it was an actual break. Let me tell you, enjoy it while you can! And while you’re enjoying it, why not add a little UTAU into the mix?
Ahh too much work, need to get back to it.
Mikatan has just revealed on her blog that part four of the Cheerful JAPAN! project will be Cheerful versions of the Kagamine Rin and Len Nendoroids. Continue reading for all the information. UPDATE: Pre-order links have been added. Please check near the bottom for the links.
The UTARan was uploaded a few days late this week. I can completely understand why; I can’t seem to ever find enough hours in the day to do everything myself. Does anyone else have that issue? Ohwell, onwards!
It’s that time again when fans of Japanese music head to San Francisco for the J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL. Most Vocaloid fans will remember that last year at the Summit Festival was Hatsune Miku’s debut in America with the movie screening of the “Hatsune Miku 39’s Day Giving” concert, and this year the summit festival has […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” (intro)
In Japan, it is not uncommon for anime and manga characters to adorn planes, trains, and pretty much any mode of transportation that can have marketing slapped onto it. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that Hatsune Miku has been appearing on designs of the race car Super GT since 2008 in collaboration with […]
On the 28th of July, the official channel for Sega and Imageepoch’s “7th Dragon 2020” posted a trailer for the sequel to the popular RPG. The trailer features Hatsune Miku as her character “Hatsune Miku 2020″, the mysterious diva whose role in the game has not been explained as of this writing. The trailer also […]
The UTARan was uploaded one day later than usual, thus the slight lateness of this article. But I’m more than willing to wait for some UTAU goodness!
Donning a spiffy white apron and blue ribbon, a super cute Hatsune Miku takes to the stage as “Alice” in OSTER project’s new all-Vocaloid musical, Alice in Musicland.
Earlier today Mikatan has updated her blog with preview images of the upcoming MEIKO nendoroid which will be released by Good Smile Company. After a very, very long wait she’s finally due for a release in the nendoroid form to join the rest of the Crypton Vocaloid. Read on for more images~
When the summer blues hit and we desperately try something to fill that void in our summer, we often turn toward music to put our boredom away; so what’s better than two new amazing albums from EXIT TUNES? Not much!
Dressed in traditional jinbaori, clad in armor, wielding a katana — oh come on! You know who I’m talking about; our eggplant-loving friend, the one and only dancing samurai, Kamui Gakupo! And today is a very important day for him because it marks three years of his successful career. Read on to celebrate with us!
Just in time for Gakupo’s birthday, Internet Co., Ltd has announced that it is updating its Gakupo-based cell phone service and bringing it to the PC. First announced in April of 2009, the service allows for users to put in their own haiku lyrics and has Gakupo sing them out. More information about the application […]
Mikatan has just posted an entry on her blog announcing a special re-release of the Miku figma. Please read on for more information and pictures. UPDATE – International pre-orders are now open. Please check near the bottom for a link.
Back in April Project DIVA version 2.5 (Tentative) as announced. Now we have lots of new information involving the PSP game, including it’s final title: “Project DIVA extend.” Please read on for all the latest news.
Ahh work is so tiring. Thanks to kurisuto for doing all of this for me by the time I got back home. I just had to doublecheck and put in my comments. I really want to go swimming right about now in this 100f+ degree weather. 40mp! Maybe I should go back to work, but […]
During the recently concluded Wonder Festival 2011 Summer event Good Smile Company, Max Factory and other companies have announced the list of Vocaloid figures which they will be releasing, read on further for more information on the figures itself.
I was out of town this weekend, randomly went to see the last “Harry Potter” movie (not bad) and had some life-saving chai. Now I’m back making sure you all get your weekly dose of UTAU.
kurisuto here, filling in for Pengy. He had to pack his stuffs before going on a trip, but he managed to send me his comments and picks! Also, starting this week, and like with the UTARan, the ranking video will be placed after the break. Read on if you want to watch it!
For now on we will be including the video after the article break; this is to help reduce load time on the blog front page. Thus, let’s continue on to this week’s UTARan!
With AnimeExpo over for the 2011 calendar year, our stomachs filled with sushi and Pocky, and we get used to the jet lag after getting back to our respective time zones, reflecting on this year’s four-day event comes naturally. Without a doubt, I have to say that AX2011 was an experience in all things Vocaloid. […]
Miku is quite busy lately: she’ll have yet another concert in Sapporo in August (for which 5pb ruled out any possibility of having a live stream) just after her debut in Los Angeles, supercell’s “World is Mine” is occupying the top spots on iTunes, and she also has an English voicebank in the works. Then […]
You guys know what today is, right? No? Really? Well then let me educate you! Today celebrates two Engloid’s birthdays: Sonika’s second anniversary and the first anniversary of Tonio. Read on to help celebrate!
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Ahh a week before I leave the comforts of my home and head off towards the even hotter state of Missouri… oh well, at least I’ll be working an internship job there. Hopefully my laptop will make the trip and I can continue to do the Vocarans!
Piapro.jp and New People are collaborating to hold a contest to decide on a design for Hatsune Miku U.S. Version, along with a banner design for the J-POP SUMMIT Festival. Read on for more details.
Hi everyone and welcome to the new layout of Vocaloidism! As you can see, we changed our layout to make it cleaner and easier for you to browse our site. We really hope that you’ll like it! We hope that we will now be a step closer to our goal – to be the center […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #139 No (attempted) funny intro or the like this week. I actually have some important stuff I need to discuss. First off, for now on I will no longer be fully commenting on the UTARan like I have been. This is due to having some personal stuff in my life that have to take priority; […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Sorry I’m late this week! But I need to make this fast before I go out to run some more errands ‘orz. This week is full of Vocarock, so get out your guitars and drums and start playing! Oh and did I mention ITS HOT?!?!
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #138 Its. Fricking. HOT. I can’t stand this extremely hot weather it makes its too difficult to do anything. I know I’d die without air conditioning. Oh, and the UTARan.
Yesterday, Crypton launched a website and pseudo-social network in the form of MIKUBOOK.com. For all those who got in early: congratulations… but you’ll have to re-register all over again due to a system error. As the “Very Early Beta!”-sign suggests, this website may still come and go, as well as having additional features in the […]
The Japanese Vocaloids aren’t the only one celebrating this weekend; we also have the seventh anniversary of Engloid Miriam going on!
A new Megpoid Etend demo has surfaced; like the previous one, it features GUMI normal, Power, Whisper, Sweet and Adult. “Almost no tuning” was applied. Watch the video after the break!
Four years ago, the Vocaloid culture that we know today didn’t exist. NicoNico Douga was still a young site at that time. No Vocaloid songs with millions of views, no Vocaloid albums topping the Oricon charts, no MMD, no UTAU, no VocaRan, and so on. In short, there was no Miku Hatsune. But four years […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Ahhh rain in the middle of summer in California! Odd weather, but a normal VocaRan is ahead!
If you’ve been following the blog lately, and I know you have, the Miku Comes to Los Angeles article has become inundated with updates, so many that it’s become completely impossible to get any information from it. So here’s a handy guide to the news, events, and guests of AnimeExpo 2011.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #137 Summer’s here and school is out in a lot of places. So, are you still in school or currently enjoying the summer? Either way, be sure to check out this week’s UTARan, okay~?
A crossfade demo featuring all the GUMI voices (normal and Extends) singing the same song, “Interstellar Flight”, has been revealed during the special NicoNama celebrating GUMI’s second birthday. Follow us after the break for the video!
Let’s play a game: GUMI’s birthday, June 26, NicoNico Nama/Seiga, buzzG, Adult, Sweet, NicoNico Headquarters Café, playlist, GUMI menu, Mozaik roll cakes, place mats. Waiting for your answer! You give up? Then I guess you’ll have to read on for more info. Update: You can view a video message by GUMI’s voice provider Megumi Nakajima […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Ah so tired, this one took me a bit longer than normal, but I still have it out! Get ready for a great ranking ahead!
Has it really been a year since this adorable cucumber-loving yandere UTAU came into our lives? Ahhh, that it has. Read on to help us celebrate Tei’s first anniversary!
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #136 Man, I don’t know about where all you readers live, but where I am the heat is really turning itself up!
Ken Fujimoto, a journalist for AV Watch and Digital Station specialized in DTM, wrote an article featuring the Spanish and Chinese VOCALOID3 samples that were played during the secret party. Follow us after the jump!
buzzG released the first single from his album, the title track “Matsuri-bayashi”. It had been announced that GUMI would be featured prominently in the album, but there were no further details; it turns out buzzG was in touch with Internet Co., Ltd’s CEO Noboru Murakami, who let him use a version of Megpoid Extend Power […]
Vocaloidism Exclusive Info: you’ve all been waiting for it, VOCALOID3 is coming this year at the end of September! The Secret Party held on June 8 is over, and they’ve finally announced VOCALOID3, and then given us a lot more delicious information on all things Vocaloid. … wait, you already know about that? Then, are […]
GACKT’s 39th single has been announced. Join us after the jump for more info! Updated: Full PV starring GACKT, sung by him and rearranged, jackets for the two editions of the single.
Noboru Murakami, CEO of Internet Co., Ltd. revealed two new Gumi Extend Power and Whisper demos today during a live broadcast on NicoNama… with his nekomimi on. This broadcast series, “Mezase VocaloP!” aims to help P’s by providing classes on using the Vocaloid Editor and mixing among other things, and is presented by Internet. 10日P […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” I saw an open door so I entered and… very nice place! I think I’ll stay here for a week or so. Anyway, here’s the ranking!
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #135 I know 6/5 has already passed, but I demand more Ruko!! *la sigh* Well, there’s some of her this week and all of that is great, along w/ some other amazing new songs.
This year at Anime Expo Miku will be preforming live for you! Or as live as she can be. Read on for more information. Update1: Added more information about the concert, including other performers. Ticket information is now available. Update2: Danny Choo will be the MC. Update3: Other Vocaloid-related events held the same day and […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Yay, Sippotan is back! Widescreen is wide, points are back to normal, and ahhh the previews for the songs are just perfect. Weekly pickups are back, and so is kurisuto and his translations for the Opening, and Closing statements. Anyways after I came home from my graduation […]
Internet Co. released two Gumi Extend demos. Also, June 26 will mark the second anniversary of Gumi’s original release, and Internet is organising a special event to celebrate this. More info and videos after the break.
The record label owned by Crypton Future Media, KarenT, will now sell albums featuring AHS Vocaloids, except Iroha since she’s jointly owned by Sanrio. The first three albums/singles will be “Platinum Romance” by Re:nG (Miku-miki-Yuki version), “Clocks” by Peperon-P and “blue” by by Plutonius (HayakawaP). KarenT allows only the songs featuring Vocaloids if the studios […]
Crypton released a new demo for Kaito Append. This voicebank has been developed under the codename of “Soft” but the name is subject to changes. The song used is an original by WandererP, “Karakuri no Tokei to Koi no Hanashi”. According to Crypton, this demo could be thought of as Kaito’s “natural voice”, as only […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #134 Holy crap, is the end nigh?? The UTARan ISN’T late?? No guys, I just happened to have the time today. I worked on this in-between a lot of household chores, dinner, and a commission. And a huge thanks to kurisuto for being so quick with the translation. Thus, let’s get right to it!
It’s been a few days since Yu Higuchi announced that he would not be developing any more versions of Miku Miku Dance . In the days following the announcement, there have been a recent increase in violations of the basic guidelines of MMD usage regarding the distribution and usage of Miku Miku Dance Models ranging […]
Well! May has been a fruitful month for the Vocaloids, Toyota Miku, samples of new voicebanks, the Charity song project and many more… But, I think I could fairly say this May has bought the most million hits than all of this year months combined! xD So, I’ll cut to the chase, ACUTE and IMITATION […]
Status update on June 04, 2011 - Vocaloid Otaku is back online as of earlier today. The site is currently still marked as a dangerous site, but part of Azure's announcement about the return of VO explains that it's a false warning that should be resolved soon: The infection will hopefully be resolved sometime soon. We'll post when we've gotten word that it's safe. Until then, browse with care, or simply stay away for a day or two until the all-clear is given.
Yamaha’s Hideki “Father of Miku” Kenmochi, the developer of the VOCALOID engine, participated in the May Festival held by the Department of Technology of the University of Tokyo, during which he mentioned that important events will occur during early June. There’s still a lot of mystery around it, but more info has filtered out.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Well I’m finally back home, and going into the last week of highschool. I feel so old now… but then again I have college ahead of me, so more work? Oh well, while at Fanime I was at the Vocaloid Panel which gave very good information on […]
Defoko is not pleased with Buns’ lateness! Well, real life happens. I HAD planned to try and work on this article while out of town at the Animazement convention, but I went and left my laptop behind, thus losing all internet access for four days. Because of this I’m throwing last week’s and this week’s […]
Somebodyrandom, a regular over at Vocaloid Otaku and one of the main editors on the Vocaloid Wikia, wrote an article for Vocaloidism on the subject of the Vocaloids produced outside Japan: how can the popularity gap between them and the Japanese Vocaloids be explained? Is it a problem of language, synthesis quality, or maybe fandom? […]
And here are Part 4 and 5, with the Top 10 and… something else. Stay tuned for Part 2!
【ニコニコ動画】『KAITO・ミク』カンタレラ（第二版）『オリジナル』 If you’re planning to visit Shibuya in August, you might want to get your theater on. A stage production of the Kaito+Miku song “Cantarella” (seen above) will be playing at Space Zero from August 3 to 7. There is some pedigree behind this, though. Both show director Yukio Ueshima and leads Kentarō Kanesaki and […]
The “Everyone’s Vocaloid Project” contest winners, as well as one of the voice providers have been announced earlier today at Vocaloid Festa 02. Follow us after the break for character info! Update: MiKA of the band Daisy×Daisy will provide the voice for Ring! Read for a link to one of her songs as well as […]
We normally don’t talk about the Indonesian Vocaloid scene around here (which is actually sort of odd) but that may all change quite soon. Some of the country’s most fertile music minds have come together to produce VOCALO.ID, a collaboration album set to greet the world on June 1. I was able to sit down […]
As Naho would say, sorry for the wait! The other parts will be coming soon, but for now, here’s Part 1! Update: Part 3 added! Part 2-1 and 2-2 will take longer, so next up will be Parts 4 and 5.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Ohai there. kurisuto here filling in for Pengy, who’s currently getting his anime dose at the Fanime. Since sippotan is back with the SP6, that may be the last VocaRan substitute done by iori… we’ll see!
A Mac OS X version of the UTAU software has been released. More info after the break.
After approximately 3 years of advancements and upgrades, Yu Higuchi has announced that the latest version of MikuMikuDance will be the last version. Earlier this May, Higuchi updated the free 3D animation program to include support for .pmx models, which have greater functionality and customization than traditional .pmd models. It is partly because of the […]
The creator of Miku, Crypton Future Media’s Wataru Sasaki, is participating in the “Vocaloid and the music software industry” lecture held at the University of Tokyo on May 28 and 29, as part of the “Gogatsu-sai” (May Festival, or MayFes for short). Samples of two different Kaito append voices – Power and Whisper (tentative) – […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #131 Pengy here filling in all this data for Bunnychan as she is very busy. WUR takes much more time than WVR. Anyways I should probably just hand it off to Bunny before I mess something up. Blah, you’re fine Pengy. And doing a great job. Thanks so much! Oh, and I know we’re late, […]
The first album “Unhappy Refrain” by wowaka (also known as GenjitsutouhiP) has been released recently and one of the Vocaloidism readers riningear has gotten hold of the album and kindly provided us with a review of it, which you can read right after the break~
If you have not been living deep in a cave the past month, you probably have been annoyed by noticed one of the latest LSD-inspired Internet memes flying around. Those familiar with the works of DaniwellP certainly know why this article is featured on Vocaloidism. But if you want to understand why we care about […]
buzzG’s second major album will be released on June 29th. Read on for more info!
Well, another Vocaloid song has freshly entered the Hall of Fame for million view videos!This time, OwataP’s sequel to “Paradichlorobenzene”(that already gained the honorary spot on June 27th, 2010 at 16:14 Japan Time), Rin’s “Antichlorobenzene” obtained the same achievement on May 17th, 2011 at 16:19 Japan Time. With a year separating the two, OwataP gains a new […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” 17 New songs this week! And I get to have my wisdom teeth pulled… ‘orz.
As reported previously on Vocaloidism by bunnychan, Hatsune Miku and Supercell’s famous single, “World is Mine”, was recently released on the US Itunes store as part of the promotional effort for Miku’s North America debut. ANN is now reporting that the single is currently sitting at #8 in the World Singles ranking on the US […]
It was announced yesterday that Toyota and Crypton Future Media are working together to use Hatsune Miku to promote the 2011 Toyota Corolla in the US. More after the break. Update: More info on the channels it’s being aired on, news articles that mentioned them, the Asian languages versions, making-of pictures, as well as the […]
A video featuring previews of all the songs featured on “Unhappy Refrain” has been released! Read on for more info and videos.
To help promote Miku in the US you can now purchase “World Is Mine” (titled “The World is Mine (feat. Hatsune Miku)” in the US release) as a digital song. Below are the two places you can pick it up and support our favorite twin-tailed idol. – Purchase at the iTunes Store – Purchase at […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Ahh, another week of great songs up ahead in the vocaran! Also as a side note: Vocaloidism is always looking for new bloggers to help post news on our blog. If you would like to help us, join the forums and post there, or PM DTKel on […]
This information was mentioned to us by one of the members (thanks lelangir!) who have been involved in this charity song project, in which an English version of the project site has just been put up for the convenience of readers outside Japan. More information on this charity project after the jump!
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #130 It seems like spring isn’t going to be around for long; where I am it hit over eighty degrees today! Too bad I’m needing to grow out my hair, I’d love to cut it all off right now. But with summer comes more free time (for some of us) so I expect we’ll see […]
It has been a long time coming but Fire◎Flower has finally reached 1 million views!!! Fire◎Flower reached 1 million hits in 2 years, 9 months, 1 day. Hit the jump for the video, info, and pictures!
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” *trudges in weakly* Hi. I’m red2, filling in for Pengy. If I come off as exhausted, it’s because I am. I’ll explain after the break.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #129 Yeah yeah, give me a break on the title, but it’s true. There are some excellent songs from last week holding their place but also a lot of new songs that you HAVE to check out.
If you went over to the official Hatsune Miku Project DIVA site earlier yesterday you would have noticed that the site interface has changed and also, news of a Project DIVA Version 2.5 (title tentative) have been made known. For more information on this do continue reading after the break!
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Listening to the Denpa Onna OP made me plow on through this weeks rankings, also IRC helped release some of my stress and made it easier on me. I’m amazed that there are 4 miki songs on the rankings this week, so come check it out!
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #128 We got a larger than normal amount of new voicebanks on the Ranking this week and one of them tops the charts (and two other spots). You just have to see this one.
ANN has recently reported the initial details of a emerging collaborative project between Studio DEEN and game music production company GWave. It appears that the two companies will be joining forces to launch a new label known as Cosmic Record. According to the report, Cosmic Record’s first release will be the Vocaloid album “Downloader”. Produced […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Another week has passed, and it is time for a new Weekly Vocaloid Ranking! Also if you don’t get why I put that post image, look at the bottom of this article.
The MOMI Cup winner has been revealed… I wonder who that is? Let’s pretend the pic isn’t explicit enough, and follow us after the break for more info!
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #127 I’ll take the “meal” on the left, pleaseandthankyou! Oh, hey readers, I see you’re ready for another week of the UTARan. Well, I’m not one to disappoint, so please open your menus and chose what you’d like!
The 3 finalists of the MOMI Cup have been revealed; follow us after the break for more info !
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Sorry about 183 being 1 week late, but I was notified of the WVR video actually being up late into the week and decided to hold it off until the next one came out. I go so slow with these WVR articles now, its not even funny, […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #126 Let the cuteness of Nana and Pam sink in your soul; you’ll need when you get to this week’s top three. Actually, you’ll need it for a good chunk of the ranking. >.>
It’s been awhile since Vocaloidism spoke with Rockleetist, so we decided to catch up with the famous singer and bring her in for an interview.
So here we are at the conclusion of our Vocaloidism tournament. Being the self-indulgent person I am, I drew up a bracket at the start and, as you can see, it’s gone fairly well. The real question is, though, did I call the winner? Or did the treble and overall #1 seed of Miku Hatsune […]
Good Smile Company has earlier revealed this Racing Miku 2011 Nendoroid in which it will be made available in October 2011. As with the previous Racing Miku nendoroids this will be another exclusive to be bundled with various sponsor packages priced at 7,000 yen, 10,000 yen, 30,000 yen and 50,000 yen. Reservations have already started […]
Information from PowerFX has revealed that the company has approved Sweet Ann and Big Al’s redesigns for the Taiwan market after relaunching its site in general. You can look at the redesign for both Sweet Ann and Big Al above. So what do fans think of the new anime style illustrations for Sweet Ann and […]
On April 9, 2011 at 02:20 Japan time, samfree’s “Luka Luka ★ Night Fever” reached 2 million views. … oh wow! I can’t believe it! *checks again* So it’s true, huh? WHY DOES IT HAVE ONLY 2 MILLION VIEWS!? D: For more rage, love, videos and pics, follow us after the break!
Following VY1 we have VY2 which is a male voice! I am sure many of you were hoping for a new male voice (considering the last one was Gachapoid), here he is! Too bad he does not have an official art, but he has a sexy sword that makes up for it right? Hit the […]
Mikatan has just posted an entry on her blog announcing a special re-release of the Miku Nendoroid. Please read on for more information and pictures. Updated with overseas pre-order information.
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #125 Yep, the OP image isn’t for laughs, it’s back in our Rankings. I wonder how long he’ll stay….
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Sorry! I missed the forum notification telling me that the Vocaran was released and the link… so this is super late. Anyways vocaran ahead!
Today is April 1st and we here at Vocaloidism would like to wish a very happy 3rd Birthday to the UTAU that started it all, Kasane Teto. In many ways Teto growing official status, popularity, and creative repertoire all fittingly mirror the growth of the entire UTAU community and genre which she originally spearheaded. Though […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #124 There’s been a rather large lack of Teto in the last few Rankings, but never fear Twin Drill fans, she’s back this week and with a vengeance!
Last week, we kicked off our donation drive to benefit the victims of the Japanese disaster. For every 100 votes cast during last week’s tournament matches, I donate a dollar. After the first week, we had three polls with 305 votes, and one with less. We’ve bumped that up for sake of being nice (and […]
【ニコニコ動画】うたらんＳＰ_2011 第5部 Well, this is it, the last part of this year’s UTARan Special. We’re down to the final three songs. Which ones made it to the top? Let’s find out!
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #123 The warm weather is starting here in the US (is it the same where you live?). With spring comes new beginnings and this week we see a surge of supportive songs and wishes in the UTAU community.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking This is the last week for the “different” style of vocaran kindly done by iori, and next week sippotan will be back like normal.
UPDATE 3/24:the one poll that accidentally closed is now reopened. Japan is slowly getting back to normal, but it’s still a long way before full recovery. Earthquakes are still happening at an alarming rate, and there’s a nagging voice in the back of my head that keeps wondering if these aftershocks will ultimately render Japan’s […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #122 After the past week I honestly don’t have a lot to say right now. Nami’s Opening Statement this week is a good sum of what I’d like to say, so I’ll just jump straight to it.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Well this week the vocaran is done by another person named iori, who usually does the Monthly VocaRan, and sippotan approved it as a substitue for this weeks Vocaran. sippotan will also be taking a 2 week break, and he/she is safe with his family right now. Rankings after the break!
UPDATED 3/17:Correction added I think it’s safe to say that we would all like to give last week back for a do-over. Unfortunately, we can’t, so we must move on. I do appreciate everyone’s civility over the past few days. You guys have no idea how refreshing common decency on the Internet can be. Vocaloidism […]
【ニコニコ動画】うたらんＳＰ_2011 第3部 While we wish for things to get better for Japan we do still have some news and articles to bring to you. This may not be much, but I hope the next parts of the UTARan 2011 Special can help bring some nice moments in this past mad wake. Before we get to the […]
Update on March 14th 2011: Added another spreadsheet as pointed out on HatsuneMikuMiku blog. With the unfortunate and difficult times that Japan is experiencing currently our thoughts and prayers are with those suffering from the massive earthquakes and tsunamis that follow, as well as those affected in the Pacific Ocean region. While the people in […]
With Dreamy Theater 2 for the PS3 coming out this summer Hori (the same company which produced the PD2nd accessories pack) has announced an arcade-style controller which it hopes to release when DT2 is out. For more information just read on as always.
Here we are, presenting to you the first two parts of the UTARan Special 2011, a special ranking covering the past year of UTAU on NicoNico Douga. So, let’s get right to it.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” *Pokes head in* Hello? Hmm… well apparently Pengy must’ve passed out and left this here. I’m sure he’s so exhausted and emotionally drained after MikuPa, so I guess I’ll MC for today. New songs, old favorites, and confusing exclusions abound. #179 Vocaran after the break!
At approximately 11:30PM Tokyo time, the “Mikupa♪ Hatsune Miku 39’s Live in Tokyo 2011 Concert” finally came to a close with Miku Hatsune’s rousing performance of two Supercell/Ryo classics, Melt (メルト) and When First Love Ends (初めての恋が終わる時). Now, as the dust (and glowing leeks) begins to settle, it so now to take a look back […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #121 *points to title and OP image* Guess who’s back!
On Sunday, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament unofficially begins in the United States. 68 university-level teams will play each other over three weeks in a now-famous single-elimination tournament. It’s believed that millions, if not billions of dollars worth of productivity will be wasted watching sports on TV and online, in addition to all the man-hours […]
A cafe where you can listen to Vocaloid music, order Vocaloid menus, learn about the latest Vocaloid developments and buy Vocaloid goodies, all that with the participation of companies such as Internet, Crypton, AHS, Avex and Sega: that’s the concept of Yamaha’s VOCALOID CAFE, which opened on March 3rd in Roppongi, Tokyo, and will close… […]
A new music label has been announced and it consists of Vocaloid Ps. This music label is called Balloom, and mainly consists of Hachi, Agoaniki, Toku, wowaka, OSTER “BIGBAND” Project, Fullkawa Honpo, Nanou, and Scope. The first album to be released under this label will be wowaka’s 2nd album titled “Unhappy Refrain”. Tracklist and other […]
Some news about Hachi! First, he gave an interview to Ascii.jp. Like the DECO*27 interview, it’s been translated by vgboy. Also, Hachi will perform live at the INTERNET INDEPENDENT MUSIC LIVE FES on March 6th. The bad news is, you probably won’t be able to attend it. But the good news is that there’s a […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #120 We have a very orange week this time; lots and lots of new songs and a couple of good pick ups. There’s also a commercial for Miko, reader’s picks, etc etc. Sorry guys, can’t come up with witty this week. 😛
A special project is being organised to celebrate the 2nd Vocafes: the “Everyone’s Vocaloid Project”, sponsored by Yamaha. Just submit your original character’s illustration, and if you’re lucky, it will become a new Vocaloid! Follow us after the break for more info.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” I’m sad that I have to go back to school but the vocaran came out today! What a great way to start a new week. Rankings ahead!
DECO*27 recently gave an interview to the Japanese website “Luvits!”, promoting his latest album “Aimai Elegy” (“Love-Lost Elegy”). This interview was translated by vgboy, who kindly allowed us to use his work. Go check his site for more interviews! Ready? Jump!
Did you ever wish that Osu! had more gun play in it? Well, Music Gun Gun! may be the game for you. This arcade game sequel released last month can best be described as a “rhythmic shooter” – just watch the above YouTube vid for a demonstration. As part of MGG2’s library of 100 or […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Putting up an announcement here, for those who didn’t notice Deztora has officially left Vocaloidism earlier as mentioned in this forum post. It’s regrettable but we wish Deztora all the best nevertheless and we would like to say a word of thanks for your hard work and […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #119 Another week, another UTAU Ranking! I’m sore from a workout, so let’s jump right into it; GIVE ME THIRTY NOW.
Update on Feb 22nd 2011 – Included pricing and reservation links for Lat version Miku and 1/8 Miku figure. Earlier today Mikatan has updated her blog to show preview images of the upcoming Lat version Miku to be released by Good Smile Company, in which this figure was first shown at Sapporo last week. For […]
The Cool Japan Music App for Apple products has included Vocarock Collection 2 feat. Hatsune Miku in its music selection! The app is free the download and comes with other types of Japanese music. Follow the jump for links and the track listing!
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #118 Excuse me while I get nostalgic on you all (yes, I am a fan as this week’s title suggests). This week is a bit of a surprise, as the top three spots contain *GASP* no Teto??
It is February 17th and that means it is now Nii-san’s birthday! Read on to help us celebrate.
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Wow, the vocaran was one day late, and I almost forgot about it. Thanks to kurisuto’s notification I got to work on it this week and here it is!
Yeah short post is probably going to be short, but I’m not much of a blog writer. The MikuPa Live concert is all sold out, however for those of you that can’t go to Tokyo to watch it in person, can watch it live at home on your own PC! The concert will be aired […]
On the occasion of the Kagamine Append release, Asami Shimoda, the voice actor who provided the voices for the Kagamines, gave an interview to the Japanese website “Shuu-asu”. She was joined by Wataru Sasaki, the creator of Miku, and the person who’s in charge of the Vocaloid products at Crypton. Follow us after the break […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #117 Ohmanohman, I completely got my dates mixed up and ended up missing Defoko’s birthday!! I’m so sorry about that!! *bows to the Purple Goddess* Uhh, maybe I should just start on the Ranking?
During the recently concluded Winter Wonder Festival 2011 Good Smile Company and Max Factory revealed a number of Vocaloid figures which we can come to expect from them in the near future. For more images and information just continue reading after the break.
I wonder who’s idea it was to go, “Hey, this Nendoroid is snow-themed…LET’S INCLUDE AN ICE-TRAY!” Well, either way I think it was a great and amusing idea. Mikatan’s blog has shown us the many things you can do with this ice-tray! What can you do with an ice-tray, you ask? Follow the jump and […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Ahem. We start off another week with another vocaran! Wonfes pictures are around the internet now, and many of you are probably looking at figma #100 (Miku Append), Lat Style Miku, Koisen Miku, Yuki Miku, Append Figure, and many other vocaloid related merchandise that will be available! […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #116 Sorry this week’s article is late; one reason is that the video itself was uploaded late this week (the uploader had some issues), another reason is that I’ve been busy, and lastly, I’m having a TON of issues loading NND videos for the past while. But thing happen and you get past them, so […]
UPDATE: Amiami and HLJ have both sold out of the Luka Plush but PlayAsia still has her! PlayAsia also has the HMO Miku. Yes, I know this is late but by the time I realized that HMO Miku was released it was already sold out! However, today I saw that HLJ and PlayAsia still has […]
Just in time for KAITO’s upcoming fifth birthday SEGA is releasing a new KAITO-centered DLC for their PSP game “Hatsune Miku Project DIVA 2nd.” Please continue reading for more information.
After 12 months of music and 5 weeks of polls, we’ve reached the thrilling conclusion of the 2010 Vocaloidism Awards. Not much else to say, since 2011 has already gone off to an awesome start (and we’ll actually get to that later), so let’s cut to the chase. Well, not before one thing: our final […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Ahem, Comcast technicians are afraid of heights. (well at least mine was) So it took about 3 hours to get my modem “fixed”. Anyways luckily I had the video fully loaded and got the stuff written down during the down time.
Here at Vocaloidism, when we are thrilled about something, we write articles. Luka’s birthday is one such occasion, so let’s celebrate! See you on the other side… of the break.
For those who remembered about the location tests for Project DIVA Arcade over in Singapore last September it seems our wishes have finally been granted. The game will officially be in Singapore starting next month and you can expect more songs to be added as well. For more information please continue reading after the break.
In recent Vocaloid news, a P known as matt9five appeared on the Vocaran with the song “Circus Monster,” shown below. This was quite a surprise and an achievement to the English-speaking Vocaloid community. I recently had the pleasure to sit down and message matt9five, who prefers to be called DoofusP. DoofusP has been a Vocaloid […]
On the next “Hatsune Miku Live Party -39’s Live IN TOKYO-“ concert, if you pre-order your ticket a Miku Nendoroid Plus Charm ~Sakura Version~ will be included! The charm will stand about 35mm and the picture above gives you a good comparison with Snow Miku. Sadly, the last preorder session ends 1/27 11:00 JST and […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #115 *waves to everyone* I’m baccccck. I hope my articles for the WUR are up to sniff; please feel free to point out anything I can do to make it better (don’t mind the fantasy-type title, I sometimes just do that). For now, I say we should check out all the delicious I mean lovely […]
The 5-act play that is our Vocaloidism Awards is nearing its conclusion. We have another round of awards to announce that you all voted upon. Not only that, the blog team gets to have a little fun, and I get to write serious highbrow prose. All that happens below the cut, but first, don’t forget […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” This week I decided to change the style of the vocaran a bit to make it easier to see the rank. Let me know what you think about this change in the comments.
If you’re anything like me the “Exit Tunes Pressents wp_____” albums are a big deal! Personally, I feel like this is the most Vocaloid-diverse album released (probably because of the two Gakupo songs). The album has been released, you can get it from Amazon (Japanese) or cdjapan. The track listing is below, as well as […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #114 Or just a headless corpse hidden under a bush…. Oh, hey everyone! You’re stuck w/ me this week, which I hope is okay. *hides behind her bangs* Anyhow, I’m here to present this week’s UTAU Ranking, which should be a bright spot in anyone’s busy week (I know it is in mine).
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Being sick on holidays suck… MLK day today, and posting this from my laptop in bed. Back to school again tomorrow, but Vocaran ahead! Did someone say holiday? :3
It’s that time again, boys and girls. You know, as I look around on our Twitter account, I couldn’t help but notice some of our Internet friends helping to support the cause. Obviously, some of the bots like nicosearch and VocaloidBlogBot picked us up, but once again Hatsune MikuMiku is tweeting and blogging this for […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #113 *Witty intro goes here.* *Anecdote no one cares about goes here.* *Reference no one gets goes here.* *Peppy, overly-energetic comment about viewing the UTAU Ranking goes here.*
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Hmm it seems that the penguim overlords have made the weather cold once again. Vocaran is one day late, but its in widescreen this time! Enjoy.
Groove has recently announced Miku to their Pullip line and Rin and Len their DAL line. These beautiful fashion dolls will be released in April 2011 at 13,650 yen a piece. You can get them at Hobby Search for 11,050 yen (roughly 133 USD): Miku, Rin, and Len.
Welcome back as the Vocaloidism Awards marches on. Did you know that our site had over 950,000 views in 2010? That’s more than triple what we got last year! I want to thank everyone who visited us over the past 12 months. I hope you continue your patronage and bring a friend. :3 Anyway, we […]
Its been another busy and successful year for one of the Vocaloid scene’s most prolific and popular producers. Deco*27’s 2010 repertoire included several Vocaran-topping hits like Yowamushi Montblanc, Mozaik Role, and Mukashi Mukashi no Kyou no Boku. But as many fans would tell you, that is but a fraction of his creative efforts for the […]
【ニコニコ動画】週刊UTAUランキング #112 After reading comments from various sources on Aster’s article on VCV, it turns out that people have just been ignoring me when I’ve been telling them how great UTAU can sound for the past year or better. “Yeah, yeah, okay, whatever dez. All I know about UTAU is that one song that came out […]
Vocaloid NND Weekly Ranking Weekly Vocaloid Ranking “Unselected” Happy New Year everyone! The vocaran is a bit later today because I had school, but I still work tirelessly to get it to you as quick as possible! (video wasn’t loading for me during peak hours apparently) Weekly vocaran time!
And so it begins. A big thanks goes out to everyone who put in comments. Our blog staff took all of your suggestions into consideration and now we start the actual awards process. You may find it a little late, but considering clock lock works came out while we were doing last year’s awards, we […]
Hello! I’m Aster (Aster Selene), and you may recognize me as the girl who used to put snarky, troperiffic reviews on all of the UTAU rankings. Sadly, that’s not true anymore, as my parents don’t take well to me taking breaks from my studies for longer than 15 minutes, and UTAU ranking reviews usually take […]
The recent explosion of Vocaloid voice samples in recent months have brought out a number of new companies that are releasing the software packages. New companies to the Vocaloid community like Bplats and Sony have joined the ranks that include the well-established groups like Crypton, Zero-G, and PowerFX. It’s time to step back a bit […]
