American Audiences Flock to "Hatsune Miku" Film: Colorful Stage! The Movie Grosses US$2.77 Million at U.S. Opening Box Office

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• wjs018@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is an area of fandom I know that I am out of touch with (apologies !vocaloid@ani.social). However, I am glad to see that things like this are managing to find an audience outside Japan. For example, there was a good while where I thought Hatsune Miku was just a character that was created for anime figures and that was it.

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  • ReluctantZen@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I thought Hatsune Miku was just a character that was created for anime figures and that was it.

    I mean, as someone who listens to vocaloid artists every so often, the merch is the real money maker.

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  • zabadoh@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Like @ReluctantZen@ani.social says, can confirm that Miku merch sells like crazy.

    Even if I’m not familiar with any of her songs besides her cover of Ievan Polkka

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    • dragontamer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Hatsune Miku is closer to a musical instrument in that many different musicians use her voice in many different kinds of songs.

      Saying you are a fan of Miku (on a musical level) is roughly like saying you’re a fan of Trumpets.

      I personally am into songs like Karakuri Pierrot. youtu.be/DDjcqu9uvUE

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