Anime has never been more popular, and it's truly exciting to see the medium continue to break down barriers and become a part of mainstream culture. Some of the best anime titles are obscure and ...

I’ve seen a massive crowd line up around the block to watch an internet-fueled hologram of an anime girl sing. I’ve seen a packed auditorium erupt into a wild cheer for a text-to-speech voice that ...

The “Vocalo P” are transforming the Japanese music scene. Vocalo P refers to producers who use Vocaloid singing-synthesis software to create music and upload it to the internet. Long a subcultural ...

Who is Hatsune Miku? Well, she’s not really a “who” at all. She’s not a person, or a team of people. Or even an animated front for a real singer, like Gorillaz. She’s a piece of vocal software that ...

Hatsune Miku merch could already be found sprinkled about the city (including even in vending machines), but this newly opened space in Harajuku is one dedicated solely to the Vocaloid singer and her ...

This was overheard outside the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, where an all-ages crowd waited to see Hatsune Miku — the Japanese virtual pop star whose worked with ...

Both of the versions of the Vocaloid depicted show her in somewhat casual situations. Volume 2 is a more sporty look. She’s wearing a blue outfit, complete with baseball cap, hoodie, and pleated skirt ...

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Skeith has been a gamer for over two decades now and has decided to take pen to paper for Hardcore Gamer. Capable of playing games at incredible speeds, you can rely on them to write about them in ...