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The Hatsune Miku Cinnamoroll collaboration that basically started with a Nendoroid is now getting its sixth and seventh plush toy volumes consisting of an additional eight stuffed animals. The first four appear in Japanese arcades on April 24, 2025. The second four debut on May 23, 2025. 

In each case of these stuffed animal collections, there tends to be a theme for the Hatsune Miku and Cinnamoroll, and these plush lines are no exception. In the first one, we’re seeing both characters in matching poses involving their ears and hair. The first two feature the two of them making a heart pose. In Miku’s case, her pigtails come together to form the shape. For Cinnamoroll, it involves his ears. In the second one, the two are covering their faces a bit. 

The second set involves the characters in more cozy and relaxed moments. The first pair involves the duo sleeping. Miku is wearing her pajamas and yawning. Cinnamoroll is holding a teddy bear, wearing a nightcap, and sleeping. The other pair in this collection involves the two about to eat. Each one looks like it is holding a pastry with a pink icing swirl on top. 

Here’s how all eight of the new plush look:

This is a now ongoing series of stuffed toys and merchandise pairing up Hatsune Miku and Cinnamoroll. The first three showed up in March 2024. The second and third collections launched in August 2024. The fourth and fifth volumes put the two characters in new outfits. Now these latest ones involve different types of expressions and poses. 

These follow an array of general Sanrio and Crypton Future Media Vocaloid character plushes. In March 2025, three volumes appeared. The featured Vocaloids are Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Meiko, and Kaito. Meanwhile, the Sanrio mascots for that crossover are Cinnamoroll, My Melody, Pompompurin, Badtz Maru, Pochacco, and Tuxedo Sam. In that line, the Sanrio characters dressed a bit like the Vocaloids and vice versa.

The latest Hatsune Miku Cinnamoroll plush toys will appear in Japanese arcades starting on April 24, 2025, and a second collection launches on May 23, 2025.

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At WonHobby 39, aka Wonder Fest 2025 Winter, Good Smile Company revealed its new Sanrio Hatsune Miku figure pairs her with Kuromi. It showed an unpainted prototype of the product at the event. As it is a Snow Miku design, it will also feature the rabbit mascot Yukine.

The figure features Hatsune Miku in a long-sleeved version of her standard top with a tie and wearing a frilly skirt. She has mittens on both of her hands, a scarf around her neck and thigh-high boots. There are roses around her pigtails and at the top of her boots. She’s holding Kuromi, who also has a rose crown on her had, in her right hand. At her feet is Yukine the rabbit, which wears a matching outfit with roses on the ears and at the neck of the dress.

Here’s a first picture of the prototype:

This Kuromi crossover is the second major Hatsune Miku Sanrio collab to involve a figure, as the Vocaloid also ended up connected to Cinnamoroll. In addition to standard figures, a Nendoroid appeared. Plush of the two together showed in arcades. There are even pop-up shops in Japan with additional merchandise appearing in 2025 pairing the virtual singer with the puppy.

The Snow Miku figure of Hatsune Miku with Sanrio character Kuromi and her rabbit mascot Yukine is in development. There’s no release window for it yet.

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“Crystal Snow,” the theme song for the 2025 Snow Miku design, is now available on YouTube. Aqu3ra composed the song, while TomoboP handled the mastering. As usual, the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid software is used for the music.

You can listen to “Crystal Snow” here:

Aqu3ra is a newer Vocaloid producer; he made his debut in 2018. Some examples of his compositions include “Supernova,” “Ghost Dance,” and “Lonely Universe.” TomoboP (Tomodachi BoshuuP) debuted in 2009. Though he started out as a composer, he’s more prominent nowadays for his audio mastering and engineering work. Illustrator Yuribou handled the artwork and animation for the “Crystal Snow” music video. Mono-Devoid edited it as well.

In the description for “Crystal Snow,” Piapro described it as a lovely song that conveys the warmth inside the cold feeling of ice. Piapro revealed this year’s design back in August 2024. The theme for this year was “Kira Kira Snow Material,” which is why there are snowflakes and ice shards in Miku’s hair and outfit. This theme might’ve also served as inspiration for Aqu3ra and TomoboP when working on the song.

Snow Miku is a seasonal version of Miku, with a design that changes every year depending on Piapro’s theme. Design contests for Snow Miku started in 2012 and the look with the most votes at the end would be the “official” one to receive merchandise or appear in music videos. The first time a theme song appeared for a Snow Miku was in 2014, though.

Good Smile Company will open up pre-orders for the Snow Miku 2025 Nendoroid later this year.

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Good Smile Company has opened up pre-orders for Nendoroids of Kagamine Len and Rin looking like they do in the “Story of Evil” music videos. They’re available separately.

Pre-orders will close on September 4, 2024. They cost 7500 JPY each from the Japanese store and will ship out some time in December 2024. Meanwhile, the North American store has them for $43.99 each. They’ll ship out to the United States and Canada some time in Q2 2025.

Like most Nendoroids, they’ll come with several optional parts and different face plates. The “Servant of Evil” Len Nendoroid will come with items like a sword and a brioche bun. His face plates are a calm face and two different smiles. As for the “Daughter of Evil” Rin Nendoroid, she also has two smiling faces, as well as a crying one. Her parts include a bottle and a fan.

The “Story of Evil,” or “Daughter of Evil,” series of songs first came out on NicoNico in 2008. Mothy, or Akuno-P, is the producer. Unfortunately, NicoNico is still down so it is impossible to watch the original video at the moment. In total, there are seven songs that all have an interconnected story. In this series, Rin is the corrupt princess Riliane, who is the twin sister of her servant Allen, though she’s not aware of their familial relation. When Riliane is to be executed, Allen trades places with her.

The “Servant of Evil” and “Daughter of Evil” Kagamine Len and Rin Nendoroids are available for pre-order from Good Smile Company until September 4, 2024.

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The most recent Hatsune Miku: Project Diva console game is now available on PCs. People can find Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix+ on Steam. It is $39.39 for the game. That's the same price as the Switch release. The price is a pun, as her name could be seen as Mi (3) ku (9). There is also a $59.99 VIP bundle.

This is one of the larger Hatsune Miku games. The base game comes with 170 tracks. It also lets people choose if they want the Vocaloids to go with the Mega Mix original style or look like they do in Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone. While there are modules to change characters’ looks, another feature involves deg your own t-shirts for Vocaloids to wear. You can learn more in Siliconera’s feature on this version of the game.

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ debuts on PC, available NOW on Steam!

170+ Songs
400+ Costumes
Two Visual Styles
Custom Playlists & T-shirt Editor
Steam Trading Cards
Get the Extra Song Pack DLC for 72 More Songs#ProjectDiva #HatsuneMiku pic.twitter.com/Kxk5g3fTt8

— SEGA (@SEGA) May 26, 2022

As for the Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix+ VIP bundle on Steam, it basically includes all DLC for the game. People get an Extra Song Pack with 72 more songs. It also immediately unlocks all items, so people can customize characters as they'd like.

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix first appeared on the Nintendo Switch in 2020. It is a tenth anniversary project with both new and old songs.

Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix+ is available on PCs via Steam. You can also find Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix on the Nintendo Switch.

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Crypton Future Media announced a collaboration project between Hatsune Miku and Pusheen. The first visual by Japanese illustrator Choke is available on the official Crypton Future Media Twitter.

This project is part of MikuWorldCollab, in which Hatsune Miku and popular IPs collaborate in a series of illustrations, LINE stamps, and goods. In January 2021, Miku had a collaboration with “Over Action Rabbit,” who is a LINE and Kakao Talk sticker character popular in Asia. There is currently no concrete release date for merchandise or digital content.

In a press release, Crypton Future Media expressed its intention to continue working on collaborations with the international market in mind. While Miku has had many collaborations in the past, such as with Alolan Vulpix in 2020, this is the first time Miku will collaborate with an American IP.

Pusheen is a character created by Claire Belton and Andrew Duff, and first appeared on their website “Everyday Cute” in May 2010. While the character of Pusheen is fictional, she is based off of a cat that Claire Belton grew up with. Pusheen became more popular and recognized in 2013 after Facebook stickers of the character became available. Today, there is a wide range of merchandise and content featuring the gray tabby.

MikuWorldCollab projects will feature goods and LINE stamps, which will release at a later date in 2021.

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Crypton Future Media began the MIKU EXPO Stay Home Project on April 14, 2020. This project is open to participants from all around the world and aims to encourage fans of Hatsune Miku to have fun during the on-going COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

While Hatsune Miku will most likely  for have to wait for her 2020 Coachella debut in light of current events, Crypton has made sure fans can still enjoy the most famous Vocaloid from the comfort and safety of home with the MIKU EXPO Stay Home Project. First up is its “Let’s Paint 2.0” web application. This website will let you paint a 3D MYMIKU, which is a mini-Miku model. The site can be accessed via mobile devices and PCs. Also, you can save your Miku model and load up a previously created Mikus too. Additionally, Crypton has designed this site with all levels of artists in mind, so even small children or non-artistically inclined fans can enjoy casually creating their own Miku model.

Crypton has created a hashtag specifically for Twitter and Facebook s who want to share their MYMIKU creations: #StayHomeWithMYMIKU. If you use the hashtag, Crypton might even share your Miku creation in the project's showcase video.

Finally, Crypton will be holding a "Mini Song Contest" during the duration of the project. Both seasoned and new Vocaloid program s are encouraged to . At the end of the project, any submitted songs will be published on the official Hatsune Miku Soundcloud in a playlist. Furthermore, there’s a grand prize for the best song. The winner will be able to have their music featured as background music in the project's official showcase video.

https://twitter.com/mikuexpo/status/1249601177286619136

Crypton is primarily looking for songs that are less than two minutes long. Additionally, the company really wants new creators to participate. Hatsune Miku's most recent version, V4, has a free trial. Interested fans can get more details from MIKU EXPO's on-going project Twitter thread. All song entries are due by May 13, 2020 at 11:59pm JST.

The MYMIKU “Let’s Paint 2.0” site will be available until May 13, 2020.

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Crypton Future Entertainment is teaming up with Ateam to create a new free-to-play smartphone game titled Hatsune Miku: Tap Wonder. The game is aiming for global release. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

The concept behind the game is a casual, lighthearted game that anyone can pick up and play, and 'creating with everyone'. As part of this main concept, they will be collecting ideas and submissions via Piapro from players for various aspects of the game.

The first contest has been announced for in-game BGMs and pet designs for the game, and the submission period will be held from January 24-February 21, 2020. Results will be announced in March 2020. Finally, the game itself is aiming for a Spring 2020 launch window.

Hatsune Miku: Tap Wonder will launch globally on iOS and Android in Spring 2020.

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