Miku Hatsune / Vocaloid (2007)

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do we have to list every japanese cartoon here as a meme? we’ve already got liek so many that are pretty much the same thing except with a slightly different looking anime girl.
“Yukkuri Shiteitte ne!”
“Katara”
“Caramelldansen”
“Yotsuba Koiwai”
“Loituma Girl”
“Caipirinha”
“Nyoro~n”

why not just start putting in things like Naruto characters or Bleach, they seem just as valid as this…
there are a lot of pictures of misty around from pokemon, why isnt that a meme?

im just saying i reckon we shud try to limit the amount of similar memes.

Because, Richie, the internet is full of weeaboos, and the internet is responsible for memes, so, weeaboos are responsible for a lot of memes. Some of then are really shitty (“Nyoro~n”) but they’re memes.

indeed. but must we still display them all?
according to the definition of a meme any youtube video that gets consistant views can technically be an internet meme but we’re not going to list over 9000 youtube videos on this site are we?

Not quite Richie. The definition of internet meme is hazy at best but one thing is certain: mutation.

A meme has to be changed around, remixed, parodied, etc.

The blue haired damsel in question may be a meme just because her Japanese fanbase tries to stick her visage into anything and everything.

Shoop Whoopkins compiled a huge list of these instances here.

Meme or not these debates are essential for the good of internet science.

This is more than a meme. This is pop culture.

And this is not really a cartoon. it is basically a popular illustration from a box.

Either way, JD gave the green light to write an article for it. Check discussions.

I reorganized the article & inserted some of the videos — there’s dozens more, all mirrors from Nicodouga

GG guys, i do concede, it is a meme.

Blah/Whoopkins — is Miku Hatsune the name of the whole Vocaloid package (software + character), or JUST the name of the anime character?

Wait, this was just box art? Holy shit!

That’s just from box art? Holy shit!

Eso es justo arte de caja? Santa caca!

JD Miku Hatsune is the name of the Vocaloid voice in the software, and then Crypton thought about personifying the virtual diva as an illustration.

Wow. This kind of blew my mind.
I’m really going to have to re-evaluate my ideas of fan art as a meme.

The Japanese culture seems to create memes out of things in really interesting ways. Box art turns into masses of fan art online. Basically, the fans turned the company mascot into a virtual pop star controlled by the fans themselves, through their interactions online. Pretty amazing stuff.

TBH Chris this isnt really uncommon. Japanese seem to like to anthropomorphize inanimate objects into girls (or little girls), from mono erasers(http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/23318__468x_anthropomorphization-moe-1.jpg) and Windows Vista (http://naiblog.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/vista-tan1.jpg) to Remington revolvers http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/23329__468x_anthropomorphization-moe-2.jpg and M1 Sherman tank. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cd/Mechamusume.jpg/427px-Mechamusume.jpg)

There is probably no object the Japanese havnt touched.

Vocaloid in general a meme, maybe? Don’t ofrget Luka, KATO, Meiko, and the Kagamin[e]s.

But there are even entire oekakis/sites dedicated to Miku/Vocaloids that aren’t official. I’ll post some screen shots, if I can find the sites.

Nyoro~n

The Castlevania 2 Medley, especially, is a blast. :D

I thought Kaito and Meiko were made before Miku?
Or are they not part of the character series, though they both have characters to represent them?
I’m not sure, I may be completely wrong here, but I thought Kaito and Meiko were part of the original VOCALOID series, while everyone after Miku was VOCALOID2.

I don’t remember who came first as far as kaito, but it goes Miku, Rin/Len, then Luca. This category might want to be made a bit broader, to not just Miku, but all the vocaloids.

If anything, I just want to know where the hell Tako Luca came from XD

Kaito and Meiko were the last installments of the original Vocaloid line. Hatsune Miku was the first in the Vocaloid2 line.

EDIT: Comment delete is a nice thing…specially when you suggest that the meme be made to include the other vocaloids, then reread and find out they are mentioned after all…

If I remember correctly, she sung the title credits in the Katamari puzzle game in Japan.

I totally agree that this article should be expanded to include ALL the Vocaloids. If Miku can be considered a meme, then the others should, too.

And why does everyone keep forgetting Gakupo?

Like Rin and Len said:

“Green is the enemy!”

Miku is way too overrated.

Like Rin and Len said: “Green is the enemy!”

I’m a huge Vocaloid fan that happens to own some of them, and to see the others getting neglected makes me sad. But hey, at least it’s just some dumb website about memes.

When it came to Gakupo not being in Project Diva however, my reaction was much worse.

Like Rin and Len said: “Green is the enemy!”

I’m a huge Vocaloid fan that happens to own some of them, and to see the others getting neglected makes me sad. But hey, at least it’s just some dumb website about memes.

When it came to Gakupo not being in Project Diva however, my reaction was much worse.

I’m going to upload some pictures that have all the Vocaloids in them.

Like Rin and Len said: “Green is the enemy!”

I’m a huge Vocaloid fan that happens to own some of them, and to see the others getting neglected makes me sad. But hey, at least it’s just some dumb website about memes.

When it came to Gakupo not being in Project Diva however, my reaction was much worse.

I’m going to upload some pictures that have all the Vocaloids in them, because I am all for equal treatment when it comes to Vocaloids.

ok I just signed up to say that they have made a psp game for Miku called Hatsune Miku Project DIVA and it’s plays like dance dance where you hit buttons on the screen while she sings. there’s even a mode where she’s in what looks like her room and you can take pictures of her while she does different things like listening to music. and i saw another mode where you can sort of make your own music video where you can change her expression, the setting, and how she dances at any time and pick one of her songs to sing. right now it’s just a japanese game and i think it will stay like that. too bad though. i really like the game even though i dont even know what the menus or she is saying lol.

oh and here’s a link to the psp trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-02g_YWF0qY

@ Blah, about the Japs anthropomorphizing everything

This is commonly referred to as Moe Anthropomorphism. For more info, check out this article in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_anthropomorphism

@ The rest-a of yous

Have fun with this imageboard site: http://mikuchan.net//

Erm, since this page is getting more views again, maybe I should update this article (again)?

Can’t “The Disapearance of Hatsune Miku” be part of this? It’s one of her top songs, probably right up next to “Melody” and “Nebula”, two of the most recognizable songs in Nico Nico Douga. Here’s the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xtEy951Dic

@ Maspanda

Nope. Her top song, from my research of Nico Nico Douga, is actually Melt:

Enjoy the freakishly high-pitched song!

Also, since people are SO confused when this is too easy to remember:
*Meiko is one of the first VOCALOIDs, from VOCALOID00 (Two zero’s). While her exact age is unknown, she appears to be in the 18-20 range, like KAITO, with her primary colour being red.
*KAITO is also from VOCALOID00, portrayed at 20. His primary colour is blue, and his character item is ice cream.
*Miku Hatsune (Hatsune Miku) is the most wide-spread and recognizable from VOCALOID2, so her voice is more human-like than Meiko and Kaito. Her primary colour is green, although her hair sometimes appears as blue or blue/green. She is 16, and her character item, as mentioned already, is leek, the spring onion.
*Rin/Len Kagamine (Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len) are both 14, the youngest official VOCALOID2 installations. Their primary colour is yellow, and the character item for both of them is their AWESOMEFUL, yellow road roller (Which poor KAITO has been victom to more than once).

@Jostin:
I know it’s not THEE top song, but it’s ONE of them.

@ Maspanda

Actually, it is. It’s the song mostly used in the Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga medley remixes and it’s the song that’s usually attributed to her when people talk about her. Trust me, I’ve been through hell going through and translating the Nico Nico Douga website.

@Jostin:
I know it’s not THEE top song, but it’s ONE of them.

PS. That’s not the original, that’s the supercell feat. version, from the first album. The original comes in a PV* of either hand-drawn, slide-show-type pictures, or in an CGI PV with kareoke sing-along, showing Miku sing and walk around a virtual town.

@Jostin:
I mean “Nebula” isn’t thee top song but one of the top songs.

Yeah, I know it’s not the original. It’s just my favorite version of the song.

DING! DING! MAJOR news upate!: BlackRock Shooter is officially being made into an anime! Or, at least a pilot episode, but it looks SOO awesome! Sorry, too excited. Anyway, here’s th original preview (Probably at one of those insane anime conventions):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EcrQXR2r1c&feature=channel_page
And the 90-second preview, featuring somewhat of a backstory of BRS and some other girl (BF, possibly?):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO9fvkwboY4&feature=channel
(^Man this looks too awesome!)

New new update!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym2ResFC9ok&feature=channel
All 3 of the previews (I’m unable to find the first promo by itself on YT), with Moetron Subs.

“The first installment of the series was Miku.”
Waaaaait wait wait just a moment here.
Miku is the first installment in the Vocaloid2 Series, not in the whole series though. First one(s) was Leon & Lola. After that(In order) came, Miriam, Meiko and Kaito. After them came the whole Vocaloid2 gang.
Just wanted to note this. c:

Major update in progress…

Also pic dump soon.

Just to clarify some things (big fan here, been following Vocaloid for a long time now):
The Vocaloid system was made in Britain by Yamaha. Yup, the system was actually in English. There are a lot of English Vocaloid singers now, most of them using the old Vocaloid 1 engine. The most famous is arguably LEON, because japanese fans liked him.

Meiko is the first japanese Vocaloid, and the first to have an anime cover art. However, her voice is still too robotic, and her fame didn’t quite rise. She doesn’t have any numeric label, but most fanarts depict a “00” on her chest. (More info on her later)

Kaito is the second Vocaloid. Kaito had an improved version of the Vocaloid 1 engine (it’s on the box: ver 1.1). (More info on him later)

One day, Crypton made a new Vocaloid engine- a second, updated version simply called Vocaloid 2. They released another engine, made to sing mostly J-pop songs. Manga artist KEI made an illustration of Miku, and Crypton used it as a box art.

The the leekspin came, and Miku skyrocketed into fame.

Crypton then made more Vocaloids, such as Rin and Len Kagamine and Luka Megurine. Fans picked up the older Vocaloid engines too, and Meiko and Kaito also became famous. Meiko also has a special case; there are TWO versions of her. One is the official, original box art, depict as a sake-loving person and a big sister at the same time. The other is Meiko16, a sixteen-year old version made by daigoman. She was made because daigoman modified the Meiko Vocaloid engine so that it would produce sing clearly and less robotic, but ended up having a “young” voice so Meiko16 was made. She is said to be more famous than the original, and is the proof comes from Miku Miku Dance, where Meiko16 is the model for Meiko.

Alongside Crypton, Internet Co. (yes they named their company Internet), also built Vocaloid 2 engine. These are Kamui Gakupo (who is voiced by Gackt), and Megumi (who is voiced by Ranka Lee). Megumi currently has the most updated version of the Vocaloid Engine.

BIG NOTE: Almost every Vocaloid creation isn’t official, so it’s 99% “fan-made.” The only things that are official are box arts and the manga Hatsune Mix made by KEI- which has the word “UNOFFICIAL” on its cover. Go figure.

No Zatsune Miku? I am disappoint.

Zatsune Miku’s voice is slightly deeper than Hatsune Miku’s. She’s usually depicted as Miku’s dark side.

Also, I suggest only documenting those with different voices. There are simply too many spin-offs.

Three more Vocaloids have joined the whole thing:
SF-A2 miki
Kaai Yuki
&
Hiyama Kiyoteru.
Woopie. c:

Miku on ice.

Here‘s a playlist I’ve constructed on TubeRadio.
Here’s my favorite Miku song:

Hatsune Miku is not nessesarily a meme herself, but she is a meme staging platform of sorts. She provides a media in which a meme can be born, continued, translated, or permutated. However, Hachune Miku IS a meme, or atleast a permutation of one, seeing as her existance is too closely intertwined with the Loituma (leekspin, llevan polka) meme to be considered otherwise.

Shouldn’t the English vocaloids get a mention?

I notice there’s no mention of 4Chan’s “Miku Monday” on here… >_>