Over at Crikey, one of the major independent media outlets in Australia (and the same publisher that was kind enough to publish my report on how the Australian government’s policies were ruining our games industry), I have had a piece published about Hatsune Miku and vocaloids. Designed for a crowd…
Read MoreEveryone should go to a Hatsune Miku concert when they visit Japan. I have honestly never had more fun at any event, concert, or experience than I did for those two hours. I got there early, keen to make sure that under no circumstances whatsoever would I miss even a…
Read MoreFor all the crazy stuff that I’ve been getting up to while in Japan (and will continue to get up to, what with Disneyland and Tokyo Game Show ahead), I have to admit that the Miku Expo and concert was the thing I was most looking forward to. With the…
Read MoreAt first, I actually wasn’t 100 per cent certain on Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX on the Nintendo 3DS. I kinda assumed that I would enjoy it, given that it’s Miku and all, but I prefer the aesthetics of the more “realistic” Miku. As adorable as the nendoroids that Project…
Read MoreIn my last Loot from Japan update, I showed off the massive boost I’ve done to my Miku figurine collection. For my second I’d like to show off more Miku loot. This time around, though, it’s all about the music. In Australia, if you were to walk into a CD…
Read MoreThanks to my kind friends on Twitter for pointing this out. When I woke this morning the first thing I saw was this: Oh boy. Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy Oh…
Read MoreJapan is a bit of a consumer’s paradise, selling a whole load of stuff that is difficult to find elsewhere (if not completely impossible in Australia). So naturally each time I’m in Japan I go shopping. The last couple of trips I’ve found myself largely investing in figurines to bring…
Read MoreScrew it. It’s been a long week, and after a few beers on a Friday evening all I can think about is which characters I wouldn’t say no to existing in the real world. But let’s intellectualise things just a little. While I believe that the “hottest characters” lists are…
Read MoreAs though there wasn’t enough to convince me that Persona 4: Dancing All Night is the best thing ever, now Hatsune Miku is throwing in a cameo. Mid-August in Japan there will be a DLC released for the game titled “Heaven feat. Hatsune Miku (ATOLS Remix)”, which is one of…
Read MoreI’m writing this story because it’s another excuse to write about Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX. I’m sure you won’t hold it against me. SEGA has released a couple of new, adorable, screenshots of the adorable upcoming Project Mirai DX. The nendoroid figures are so incredibly bright and happy that,…
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