Vocaloid’s Hatsune Miku (Good smile)

Started as a mere face of a synthesized program Vocaloid2, 16 years old Hatsune Miku’s grew up as a world phenomenon of “featured cyber-pop-star”. Powered by her cute and high pitched voice which may not be achieved by humans, she is truly blessed. Looking again, Hatsune Miku is actually not a popstar, in fact she isn’t even an human at all. She’s a production of Yamaha to be a face of their program named Vocaloid. Yamaha is known for the synthesized specialty. A Yamaha Synthesizer was earlier often used for midi files. … Though I won’t bother you with the Yamaha, check the wikipedia page for it.

Nowadays we find Vocaloid and especially Hatsune Miku all over the world (blogs). I read the criticism at riuva to blog anything popular, but Miku can’t be ignored. She’s just too cute and her voice is something unearth. There is no way you can ignore her voice and it’s quite unbelievable she gained popularity in just a few months after her broadcast in Tokyo (see the youtube review). She crossed the path as popstar and anime all together having both the popularity of anime and music fans. Breaking the boundaries Miku introduces a new world to a lot of newbies. The world of synthesized music, high pitched and fully digital. Now enough introduction and start roling the figure review.

Sculpture: Yoshi (Trepang)
Scale: 1/8 (18cm)
Publisher: Good Smile
Price: €55, $77, ¥5000
Official sites: official, hobby-search (store), archonia (store)
Other blogs: howagirlfigures, koiaichaku, ramathaine, rephin, exelica-meteor
Music clips: Anger, The world is Mine, the world’s famous diva (review, 13 minutes long, but great)

More information about Vocaloid and Hatsune Miku are all on the net. Use wikipedia or google it up whenever you feel like to be more informed. This blog will now continue reviewing the Good Smile version of Hatsune Miku.

Miku’s probably most catching parts would be her two extreme long ponytails, starting from her head (obviously) and dropping far below her knees. The paint job of the her hair is a fine gradient spray along the top and bottom from her hair to the inner part next to her body. As the hair is extremely essential I have toke a second look. I must say, Good Smile did an excellent job, it’s flawless!

Miku is all about music and the gadgets on her skirt and sleeves aren’t forgotten. The small details are sharp and elegantly ’sticked’ on her dress which I had assumed, if they were, would be less of quality. However I got it all wrong and even those tiny details are wonderful.

Alike the most skirts of figurines they can be removed by pulling out her body from the waist. Vocaloid’s tiny butt looks again surprising cute and the small green ribbon on the front makes it all complete. I love the small underwear she has, somehow I also think it’s something she would were, regardless if it’s just a 3d model. But ok, no troubles, we’re not going to discuss whether she actually would wear black panties as it fits with her overall costume . Urm, oh I almost did… So let’s go on with the ‘clothed’ shots of Miku.

Look at that. A nice dynamic stance from top to bottom. I like the way she enforces the sound of her head phone by pushing her left hand on to the ear. That way she seems to really enjoy the music, which is Miku (Vocaloid) all about. You can say, as mascot she’s a total success, but we know, she’s much more than a mascot! Go Miku!

I actually have no criticism, I have no idea how to make this figure more attractive as it looks perfect to me. I’m not a total Miku fan, but I love to see her clips, hear her voice and own her figures. Though I’m not looking for them searching blogs and reviews. It may, or may not come.

At last the Miku clock widget below. I just bumped on it and I thought it was kinda funny. I like to share the fun with you so here it goes.