Hatsune Miku (EntityTopic, 12)

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Hatsune Miku (初音ミク) is a Vocaloid created by Crypton on August 31, 2007 and voiced by Saki Fujita. The name was chosen by combining hatsu (初 first), ne (音 sound), and miku (未来 future). Soon after her release, users of the video-sharing website Nico Nico Douga started posting videos with songs created by the software, causing global recognition. Hatsune Miku received the 2008 Seiun Award in the free category. That's because she's so cooooooooooooooooo...l. OK, sorry 'bout that.

On August 27, 2008, Victor Entertainment released the album Re:package which contains a collection of songs performed by Hatsune Miku and composed by a pair of dōjin artists named Livetune. The album sold over 9,000 copies in its first week and successfully broke into Oricon's charts by placing fifth for the week.

Recently, Toyota has licensed use of the character for a series of adverts (in English, no less!!) ranging from freaking epic to downright insulting. Vocaloid fans seem about as split on whether they support this or not as these adverts are on their quality...

Appearances

• All over the internet, of course

Manga

• Maker Hikōshiki Hatsune Mix
• Hachune Miku no Nichijō Roipara!

Anime

• Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (cameo)

Games

• PangYa
• 13-sai no Hello Work DS
• Hatsune Miku: Project Diva