VocaParty Interview vol. 1 : niki

I had the chance to interview this talented producer, niki. Niki is well known for his unique Lily with his VOCAROCK (Vocaloid Rock) and his recent dance songs.

Here's my favourite song from him



Previously, I've also written an article introducing niki. Please do have a read too for those who want to know him more.
http://mvp-vocaparty.blogspot.com/2012/09/producer-spotlight-niki.html

Read on for the interview!

VOCALENDAR App for Android (beta)

VOCALENDAR, a popular calendar website filled with information about Vocaloid events, has recently released an application for Android.

Google Play Store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.vocalendar

[Event] Comic Fiesta 2013 Guide for Vocaloid Fans

Its that time again, Malaysian fans.
Cosplays, Doujin Goodies and most important of all "kz(livetune) presence in the event!!

Here are some of the things to look out for in tomorrow Comic Fiesta 2013 for Vocaloid fan especially.

Cosplay of Miku from LoL-lots of laugh song by Xrystal, one of the guest cosplayer for CF 2013.

Norbesa X Snow Miku 2014

Norbesa, an entertainment park in Sapporo, Hokkaido will be collaborating with Snow Miku 2014 for their cable car ride "nORIA" 

Piapro news : http://blog.piapro.jp/2013/12/snowmiku201412207f-noria.html

Snow Miku 2014 Official Website : http://piapro.net/snowmiku2014/

MEIKO V3 Demo Songs and Release Date

The release date for MEIKO V3, along with some of her demo songs have been revealed!

Official website : http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid/meikov3.jsp

[Product] figma Snow Miku ARRIVE!

I like this...I like this a lot.
Wallet-kun-prepare to bleed once again, FOR MIKU's SAKE!!!

Snow Miku will get her figma version the following year of 2014. More information after the page break, but first....
HNGHHHHH!

[News] Be Prepared for kz (livetune) Advent to Comic Fiesta 2013.

Its finally happening.
We finally getting a veteran from the VocaloidP's circle to Malaysia, not only that to one of the long-running local event that every Malaysians know of, Comic Fiesta.

Let us prepared ourselves to give kz (livetune) a proper and warm welcome from the Malaysia's side fans of Vocaloid.

More info on the technopop styled VocaloidP after the break.

[Products] End of Year Product Updates. Major DAMAGE incoming!! Part 2

Miku.
No.
Stop taking money from mah wallet. Orz

Click "Read More" for more products review.

[Song Highlight] Vocaloid Ten - Phantom Thief F's Scenario ~Mystery of the Missing Diamond~

The duo, Hitoshizuku and Yama△ once again is back, bringing along another story-driven song to the Vocaloid fans.
A song of fantastic mystery involving the Diamond and the Phantom Thief F.

So....
Are you ready?

Click for more details and translation as provided by vgperson.

[Product] Mitchie M's "Greatest Idol" PV: Cutest PV video ever?

It is only one day left before the official release of Mitchie M's first major album, entitled Greatest Idol, in Japan on November 6, 2013. While being physically there, queuing up for the album outside the store is put of the question, fans overseas can still purchase the album, both Regular and Limited edition as described in previous article.

Take a look at this roughly six-minute-long promo video for the album, which I would say has some of the cutest video and cross-fade transitions in a trailer, ever.

So have you pre-ordered one? :3

[Song Highlight!] Donut Hole by Hachi featuring GUMI.

I know its just recently I posted a song highlight but, this is needed.
But first....

welcome back Hachi.

Video, details, romaji lyrics and translation in Romaji as provided by VGPerson in the article.

[Song Highlight!] 'The Tale of 10 Year Old Vampire Queen" by CircusP

Halloween is coming, and MVP has a treat planned for all the Malaysian fans. Follow the page in Facebook to know what it is :)
For now, let us highlight one song from a known English Vocaloid producer, CircusP. He just uploaded an original entitled 'The Tale of 10 Year Old Vampire Queen' sung by Hatsune Miku. Here the music video and do subscribe on his music channel, VocaCircus for more of his work.

P.S: Sorry for the lack of updates. Being busy with real life. Will get right back to the Product Updates articles soon.

[Products] End of Year Product Updates. Major DAMAGE incoming!! Part 1

It's that time again.
Wallet-kun, prepare yourself. This is gonna get rough.

Further updates and products when you clicked the Read More.

P.S: Since there is a lot of albums and product coming in, I will divide the article by two parts.

[Info] VOCAROOM cafe: A Place for Creators and Fans to Come Together for A Drink

When you visiting countries in overseas, its normal to visit a place that click with your interest isn't it? And if its anime or Vocaloid mania, it should be Japan right? There is one place which is not really made known to many, but should be of interest to our community.

Its the VOCAROOM cafe. The Mikumentary Episode 4 mention about this venue that worth mentioning in the Vocaloid fandom.

More about them in the article.

New Yukihane Type 13 Miku MMD Model

A new MikuMikuDance model of Hatsune Miku has been released by MMD modeler Yukihane, dubbed the Yukihane Type 13 Miku.

[News] Demo of Project Diva F 2nd by SEGA to VITA owners.

So, apparently SEGA is going to release a demo for next year sequel of Project Diva F 2nd......for PS Vita.

I am now regretting my action for selling my limited Miku PSVita (coined MikuV) last year. Orz

More information about the demo in the article.

[Product] Official Hatsune Miku Dolfie Dream (DD) from Volks!

I am now officially cursing my dear friend, for successfully poisoning me, and myself for lack of self-control.

But seriously........how can you say NO to THIS?

More info about the Hatsune Miku x Dolfie Dream(R) in the article.

Canon Promotes 「iVIS mini」Camera with Senbonzakura

Canon takes a step to promote their soon-to-be-released iVIS mini, a camera that allows you to take videos of yourself with ease and doesn't require the help of others ('Selfies')

Official website : http://imn.canon.jp/music.html

New Spanish Vocaloid 「MAIKA」, By Voctro Labs

Voctro Labs, the company who produced Spanish Vocaloids Bruno and Clara has announced their latest Vocaloid, MAIKA.

Yamaha Releases Rhythm Game -「VocaloDama」 on iOS

Official Website : http://www.vocaloid.com/vocalodama/

On 11th of September, Yamaha released a rhythm game on the iOS which features Vocaloid VY1.

Snow Miku 2014 Website Revealed

The teaser site for Snow Miku 2014 has been revealed!

Snow Miku 2014 : http://snowmiku.com/

Hatsune Miku V3 English Released

Hatsune Miku's V3 English bundle was released yesterday, 31/8/2013, which coincides with her 6th birthday, and also Malaysia's National Day. Happy belated birthday to Miku-chan, and Selamat Merdeka!

Official Website : http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid/mikuv3_bundle.jsp

Vocaloid IA's 3D Live Performance

Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Paris, a Japanese-fun filled event will be hosting IA's (and also GUMI's) 3D live concert in France.

Official Website : http://www.crazykawaii.com/

Facebook Fanpage : https://www.facebook.com/tokyocrazykawaii

Read on for more info!

Vocaloid Products from July-October 2013: More Damage to Wallet-kun

Albums, figures and goodies.

Being in the Vocaloid fandom really put your financial status in dilemma, but hey.
You gotta collect them all, no? Let brace ourselves for another products updates that will eventually hurt our wallet.

Brace yourself. Vocaloid Goods are coming.

SEGA Announces Project 575

Recently SEGA revealed an unknown project named 「Project 575」It is unknown whether it is related to Vocaloid or not, but the background music used for it's promotional video is written by Lamaze-P, a Vocaloid producer.

Weekly Vocaran/Utaran #298 ・ #240

Howdy, I can't confirm that I'll keep up with doing Vocaran/Utaran at this rate lol. But here's this week's.

Mysterious website related to Miku unveiled

Website dx39.net opened as of 16/5/2013, and contains some interesting content which includes a BGM with bits of Hatsune Miku's voice.

ZOLA PROJECT Official Website Revealed

ZOLA PROJECT website has finally opened, do check it out!

→ http://zola.net/

Incoming Vocaloid Goodies!!

UPDATE: Added figma KAITO in the list.

Thousand apologies for not posting anything for so long. Finals year is taking a toll on me.
On another note, this articles will goes on to report and review some of the incoming Vocaloid products, be it album or figures that is available for purchase.

P.S: Have you guys watched the latest Vocaloid Concert during the 'Last Night Carnival NicoNico ChoKaigi 2013? Astonishing, isn't it?

Shimapan is also a product no? = w =

Links for PO are provided in the articles (BOLD), and if you have difficulty in PO-ing, you can contact me [hellcove] in the MVP FB page. All price mentioned is excluding shipping.

A Sneak Peak At Yoshiwara Lament Light Novel

Yoshiwara Lament, a fairly famous UTAU song has been novelized and a free sneak peak is made available at NicoNico! For those who understands Japanese, feel free to take a quick read!

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IA Project is going for Niconico Choukaigi 2!

IA Project has confirmed that they will be attending Niconico Choukaigi 2 and also announced some goodies that they are going to bring for the attendees.

First of all, they are going to have new design T-shirts featuring Yohanashi Deceive from Kagerou Project!
And of course, they are also going to sell the goods that they had been selling before this as well.

Besides, IA Project is also going to have autograph session for Jin and Ishifuro at their booth. The exact date for the session is yet to be announced.

Source: http://tmblr.co/ZODRewj26eKs
IA Project official site: http://ia-project.net/

Weekly Vocaran/Utaran #289 ・231

Kitano Kamui, a possible new Vocaloid?

Hokkaido has come up with a mascot/character to promote Hokkaido, and her name is Kitano Kamui.

Recently, it has been rumored that she might actually be a new VOCALOID based on her tweets!

Official Website : http://kitano-kamui.com/

Twitter : https://twitter.com/kamuikitano

Facebook Fan Page : https://www.facebook.com/kitanokamui

VOCALOID Producer Interview, Rerulili and Noushou Sakuretsu Girl.

Hello, this will be my second time translating an interview, if you see any mistakes please do let me know! I'm still very bad at Japanese so please be kind to me QwQ.

Original Article from Mynavi : http://news.mynavi.jp/articles/2013/04/06/reruriri/index.html

Popular Vocaloid producer「Rerulilli」and how Noushou Sakuretsu Girl came about, and his journey to NicoNicoChou party II.

Rerulili released both CD and DVD of Noushou Sakuretsu Girl during 13/3/2013. He is also known by his producer name 「Toushahi-P」. His first original work was 「Itsumo Yori Nakimushi na Sora」, and this song achieved #102 in the weekly rankings, and after 5 days it has over 100,000 views. He is invited to be one of the special guests during the last day of NicoNicoChou Party II.

Members of Zola Project revealed, release date confirmed.

As per revealed by Yamaha a month ago, they updated their site with more teasers! Please refer to our first post regarding ZOLA Project here.

Here's some update to it!

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Vocaloids and Vocaloid Producers in NicoNico Chou party 2

NicoNico Chou Kaigi Official Website : http://www.chokaigi.jp/choparty/index.html 

NicoNico is holding for the 2nd time, one of the largest event in Japan featuring everything about NicoNicoDouga. And for this year too, the vocaloid scene is also receiving quite some reception.

Zola Project - New Vocaloid by Yamaha

In conjunction with Yamaha's 10th anniversary of VOCALOID project, they are releasing a new vocaloid 3 library, and the teaser site is now open.

Teaser website :  Zola Project

Domino's Pizza feat. Hatsune Miku

A collaboration between Japan's Domino's Pizza and Hatsune Miku!

Official website : http://miku.dominos.jp/

We Love Music Game Campaign by SEGA

A new campaign featuring two rhythm games, maimai and Project Diva Arcade presented by SEGA.

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[Reigan] Sorry for the late rankings this week >_< And thanks JHan for helping me out! XD

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Another week of rankings!

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[Reigan] I'm back in action! Presenting you this week's Vocaran! ^_^

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[hellcove] Seems like I missed on one of the ranking so I will do a double report this time. Forgive me Orz~

Weekly Vocan/Utaran #277 ・219

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Weekly Vocan/Utaran #278 ・220

YT Link

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[hellcove] I am helping out since our dear Rei Rei is out for exam. Wish her lucks peeeps. Oh by the way, I will not do the Ranking translation cuz my Nihongo sucks. Sorry >W<

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Game: MaiMai in Malaysia Special Report!

My exams are finally over and is now enjoying the short holidays till February. I start off my break with a session of MaiMai in arcade with my fellow MVP members. It is fun and I would like to share this wonder machine with the rest of local Vocaloid fan for one reason : IT HAVE VOCALOIDS SONGS!Awwww, yeah. Click more for further details.

Midvalley is blessed with 2 pair of MaiMai. Awesome.

At least it is a good substitution for Project DIVA Arcade which our neighbor Singapore have.

SenbonZakura Goes Musical! Tickets Available Online Now!

We all know very well know of a certain song that has never fail to put itself into ever Weekly Vocaloid Ranking and has inspired an author to write a light novel based on it. I will not be surprised if they make another live action or a musical theater like they did with KOKORO.

..........oh its already in progress? Then I hope it will have a live session for us foreigners lovers of Vocaloid.

Well, this article will be written on report regarding the 'Senbonzakura: The Musical', please have a read while listening to the song, a work of art by KurousaP.

Source: AnimeNewsNetwork, Hatsune Miku-Fansite and JEFusion

Producer Spotlight | Giga-P / ギガP

It has been a long while since the last Producer Spotlight, been busy lately. But well, here I am back again! XD Since it's the first Producer Spotlight for the year 2013, Akemashite Omedetougozaimasu, Happy New Year!

This week I'm gonna feature producer Giga-P. Here's his well known original work. Masked bitcH, feat GUMI.

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[Reigan] Well, another week of Vocaran & Utaran!

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[Reigan] A belated Happy Birthday to the Kagamine twins!