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Here's the details for the Kaito & Meiko crowdfunding campaign:
MEIKO & KAITO Life-Size Statue Crowdfunding Details
The ACT NOW crowdfunding campaign to fund production of life-sized statues for MEIKO and KAITO is set to run from February 17, 5:00 PM to April 19, 11:59 PM (JST)! See below for how you can partici…
vocasphere.com
Wow, the donation tiers go up pretty quickly, but some of those gifts for participating are really incredible. Hopefully some Meiko/Kaito fans can enjoy them!Here's the details for the Kaito & Meiko crowdfunding campaign:
MEIKO & KAITO Life-Size Statue Crowdfunding Details
The ACT NOW crowdfunding campaign to fund production of life-sized statues for MEIKO and KAITO is set to run from February 17, 5:00 PM to April 19, 11:59 PM (JST)! See below for how you can partici…vocasphere.com
Anyone got $600 I can borrow? I want that Meiko sake bottle and Kaito scarf and ice cream pin.
Nice to know that someone there is probably a Vocaloid fan, but suddenly I'm a little concerned, lmao. XD
Lol, what? There's no way that's related to actual Pokemon Home stuff...right? Home is just a Pokemon storage solution, like Pokemon Bank used to be. That gif must have just been buried in there for the people who they knew would go digging through the files....
I gave my crush some candy for Valentine's day...do you think he'll like it??
Japan Times published a nice article about Cho Kabuki
www.japantimes.co.jp
Virtual idols, anime and a rock 'n' roll spirit: Nakamura Shido II leads kabuki's evolution
The audience, most of whom are in their 20s and 30s, wave glow sticks and holler as the lights go down for the start of the show. Above the stage, a frame of blue lights throbs and pulses like a circuit board before the curtain draws back.
The article/pictures make it look like fun. I kinda wish I could go :) .Japan Times published a nice article about Cho Kabuki
Virtual idols, anime and a rock 'n' roll spirit: Nakamura Shido II leads kabuki's evolution
The audience, most of whom are in their 20s and 30s, wave glow sticks and holler as the lights go down for the start of the show. Above the stage, a frame of blue lights throbs and pulses like a circuit board before the curtain draws back.
There's a survey going on over on Piapro's site for Kaito's 14 anniversary. It asks how long you've been a fan, if you've ever bought any Kaito products, to please share your thoughts about Kaito, and to recommend songs for him to sing in future concerts. There's also a section to input your email and choose from a list of prizes you'd like (detailed in the blog post) for 11 winners.
I don't think they'd do overseas shipping (?), but it's still a really cute questionnaire and it's nice to see the thought going into it! As someone who was almost exclusively a Kaito fan before I ventured into Engloid territory, and is still terribly fond of him :)
blog.piapro.net
I don't think they'd do overseas shipping (?), but it's still a really cute questionnaire and it's nice to see the thought going into it! As someone who was almost exclusively a Kaito fan before I ventured into Engloid territory, and is still terribly fond of him :)
【プレゼント企画】2020年2月17日はKAITOの14周年記念日！アンケートに答えてプレゼントをもらおう☆ – 初音ミク公式ブログ
初音ミク公式ブログ - こんにちは(*´ｴ`)ﾉ 本日2/17は「KAITO」が発売されて14回目の記念日です！KAITOさんおめでとう～！ 10周年のお祝いイベントがつい先日のように思い出せますが、もう来年で15周年を迎えるんですね…！&nb
Kaito and Meiko crowdfunding project is doing great, they're already way past their goal of 3 million yen
Honestly I was a bit surprised at the veracity of the fans, to have already raised almost 6 million yen in just a day. But in the end, I don't think I should have been.
That being said, what's even more surprising is that there's still 61 days of crowdfunding left?? And there's currently a project on to make a fanzine that people can donate $10 to, and the proceeds will be pooled and donated -- this is something western fans can donate to without a forwarding service, since it's not a physical copy of something. So I expect the total will jump again once that's up and running. Plus it sounds like they're reconsidering max numbers of donation tiers to possibly reopen the 30/50k ones for a while. If that happens, it'll definitely jump up again.
Do you think Crypton underestimated how many passionate fans Meiko and Kaito have? It's an opportunistic sentiment that I hesitate to express, but maybe after this they'll realize KaiMei are every bit as profitable as the others (maybe barring Miku, but she's Miku).
That being said, what's even more surprising is that there's still 61 days of crowdfunding left?? And there's currently a project on to make a fanzine that people can donate $10 to, and the proceeds will be pooled and donated -- this is something western fans can donate to without a forwarding service, since it's not a physical copy of something. So I expect the total will jump again once that's up and running. Plus it sounds like they're reconsidering max numbers of donation tiers to possibly reopen the 30/50k ones for a while. If that happens, it'll definitely jump up again.
Do you think Crypton underestimated how many passionate fans Meiko and Kaito have? It's an opportunistic sentiment that I hesitate to express, but maybe after this they'll realize KaiMei are every bit as profitable as the others (maybe barring Miku, but she's Miku).
That's really cool -- I'm not too surprised since Voiceroid crowdfunding projects have much higher goals and also are reached in just a few days haha. The power of passionate fans is truly something formidable.
The future does look excellent for Meiko and Kaito if Crypton truly is using this to gauge actual fan interest in them.
The future does look excellent for Meiko and Kaito if Crypton truly is using this to gauge actual fan interest in them.
Vocaloid website maintenance has begun... After an hour, we can expect to enjoy the following benefits 
(just kidding, the following list is 100% fake and 100% wishful thinking): V5 demos, don't have to buy V5loids as a pack, they gave VY1 her extra voice banks back, and reduced prices.
(just kidding, the following list is 100% fake and 100% wishful thinking): V5 demos, don't have to buy V5loids as a pack, they gave VY1 her extra voice banks back, and reduced prices.
Maintenance has ended early and nothing appears to have changed. They didn't even give us another phrase pack! 
Yeahhh not shocking. I wonder if something will be revealed in the future though. If not, I'll go ahead and say Yamaha isn't bothering touching Vocaloid for the foreseeable future.
Meika Hime and Mikoto's one year anniversary is coming up too, so, you know what that means :')
Anyone have any feelings for/against the phrase packs? I've felt differently at different times, but mostly, I honestly wish I could opt out of having my computer look for them. I guess they could be useful as reference material, or for things like particular screams and the like, but since I'm writing my own lyrics anyway, I'd rather save the hard drive space, as well as the bother of downloading or dismissing them.Maintenance has ended early and nothing appears to have changed. They didn't even give us another phrase pack!
Just curious if anyone has contrary opinions/what their thinking might be.
Didn't someone here delete them to save space....@Cluemily?
EDIT: Admittedly, they're the same thing as exVoice stuff, which is popular for some reason