No.1088[Last 50 Posts]
Hatsune Miku "Magical Mirai 2026" Schedule Announcement!
Live Show & Exhibition at 3 venues 🌻
>HAMAMATSUJuly 24th (Fri.) ~ 26th (Sun.)
ACT CITY Hamamatsu Main Hall/Exhibition and Event Hall/Congress Center 2F&3F
>OSAKAAugust 14th (Fri.) ~ 16th (Sun.)
INTEX Osaka Hall 3, 4, 5A
>TOKYOAugust 28th (Fri.) ~ 30th (Sun.)
Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1, 2, 3, 9
Check the official website for ticket information and more details!
https://magicalmirai.com/2026/Announcement Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfUDikxQh48(Event will use LED screens instead of holograms) No.1089
If the screen is massive i wont mind honestly
No.1090
July is really early for Magical Mirai. I'd have to look but I think that might be the earliest it's ever been.
No.1091
>>1088Whelp, people already coping about how much better screens look anyway. Even when the stage is built around them it's still Miku dancing against a black void, the whole point was that it felt like she was actually there on stage.
No.1092
>>1090It’s not too early. There’s been past Mirai’s where Osaka took place in July. Pretty normal tbh.
No.1093
>>1091I mean what else can you really do
No.1094
>>1091It is what it is. My question is why do this now and why not 10 years ago?.
No.1095
>>1091Screens CAN look good if they put effort into making them look good. The reason they're so hated in the west is because Mikuexpo 2024 gave everyone a terrible first impression.
No.1096
>>1092What are you talking about? The earliest Osaka show was on August 9th last year and in 2019.
Since you made me check, this is definitely the earliest it has been. The closest would be Sendai last year on August 1st. The exception would be Sapporo in 2022 when it spilled over to early 2023.
No.1097
>>1088How does Japan feel about the led screens?
No.1098
>>1097Not much different than the gaijin. Some dislike it and others are okay with it. You can type "マジカルミライ LED" on Twitter and just AI translate the tweets that come up.
No.1108
>>1098Well see how it goes because apparently they show their displeasure through merchandise sales, which is where most of the money comes in for the concerts. I know I'm only go to one show and probably not buying anything other than a single light stick
No.1737
>>1724I love Doping Dance. Does this mean they’re doing it live this year?
No.1756
The goods went up for preorder a few days ago. Not feeling most of it honestly, probably just getting the glow stick.
https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/260403122/>>1737why else would it be on the MM26 album?
No.1940
Anyone actually going? I forgot about the lottery results last week and I ended getting them when I checked my email today
No.2028
>>1724Good selection of songs. Sadly can't go.
No.2029
>>1756I’m kinda surprised they list the songs that will be played before the concert. I like it personally, but a good amount (like half or more) of people I’ve talked to at Expo don’t want to be “spoiled” before the show.
No.2030
>>2029If they don't want to get spoiled can't they just, you know, not look at it?
No.2031
>>2029They always do that plus a few songs that are surprises, and then the "daily" songs that change between shows (usually classic songs + older MM songs.) But yeah like anon said, just don't look it up if you don't want to be spoiled at all.
No.2032
I don't mind it personally but I feel like not knowing what the setlist is going to be is part of the fun of concerts for me (in general, not just miku ones)
No.2090
>>2032I like to know the setlist if I'm going to attend so I can anticipate crowd participation, but I'll avoid spoilers if I'm only going to watch online. The surprise factor is always nice too though
No.2110
>>2109Is ixima the definitive crypton artist?
No.2112
>>2110he's been doing art for them for a long time at this point yea
No.2292
>>2110She has been for ages now
No.2387
>>2355Una, Miku and who's that?
No.2454
So they posted some promotional footage which also shows the hamamatsu stage design with new LED:
https://youtu.be/KwJxuiOXVN0?is=4u7CjJeGxiN-llnPAlso saw some photos before the concert start and it seems like the screen and the frame around it barely fits to stage in hamamatsu so they will probably use more props around the screen in osaka and tokyo.I think the background looks cool, they seem to be trying to implement what they learned from Pokemiku. Only thing I don't like from this limited footage is calls popping up while there is a background, I unironically think call pop ups look better with just dark void at bg.
No.2756
Oh right i forgot Mirai is in a few days. Is anyone going?.
No.2854
>>2355Una shows up when you least expect her
No.2855
>>1094Supposedly it's to cut costs and be able to transfer the equipment more efficiently
I don't mind the screens personally, so long as the visuals are good. This is a Mirai not a MikuExpo so i'd expect them to put more effort into that this time. Are there any pics of the shows so far?.
No.2856
>>2855>SupposedlyI'm not sure why you're responding to a months old post with a guess. It's true that LED can better support multiple venue sizes, but Crypton has always rented their DILAD projection equipment and LEDs are a far more expensive upfront cost.
There's a whole thread about screen tech with shots from this year's Mirai:
>>885 No.2858
>>2857Do they have those kinds of statues at each Mirai event? Because damn, that must've taken a lot of time to make
No.2860
>>2858Yeah, you could even get really close to her until 2025. Some dude tried to take photos of Mikus ass in 2025 with quick shots under the skirt so they created a huge fence and are not letting anyone close after that.
She even has a black bodyguard this year.
No.2861
>>2860Based, Miku's purity should be protected
No.2865
>>2860The real question is... did he?
No.2869
>>2867As someone who's never been to a Mirai before what am i looking at here exactly?
No.2871
>>2870Say hi to the bald man for me
No.2875
Hmm I'm not sure how I feel about this concert. It was fun but they definitely didn't pick enough "concert" songs if that makes sense. Also Len got shafted like always
No.2878
Someone took a stage photo mid concert and shared it in their Instagram story, High risk zero reward
>>2875I saw people getting hyped up about Kagerou daze but haven't checked rest of the setlist yet.
No.2879
>>2878Overflow(er) was definitely the highlight for me, I was wearing my Bloomong happi even
No.2880
>>2874Nice. I want to meet a VocaP too.
No.2881
>>2878Was this a guy in front of you or something? How did you find it
No.2882
>>2878I'm not defending that kind of behavior but I mean the odds of you getting thrown out are not super high, right? I'd be shocked if security saw your phone in a crowded place where people have lightsticks
No.2883
>>2870Did you get to meet Pino himself? He strikes me as a chill, fun ojisan
No.2884
>>2881It was on their Instagram account
>>2882you need to be really unlucky for security to directly see you but JP folk are really strict when it comes to this type of stuff so best case scenario would probably be them just scolding you or tapping on your shoulder. I saw some just calling for the security, they are kinda insane about these rules but it seems to mostly work.
No.2886
>>2884I wonder if it's seen as a form of piracy
No.2890
>>2886Probably, they love to protect corpos in general but in case of concerts it probably has to do more with just disrespecting others and making it less fun for everybody else which I can understand as during expo NJ, rows ahead of me were literally just people recording the whole thing while also trying to chant with their other hand. It kinda made me question if people were there to actually enjoy the event or were they just there to get a good footage that will be used as a status symbol or something like that.
No.2891
>>2890Maybe that's the case for some people but I used to record concerts just to relive that experience later. Stopped doing it recently because these days you can look it up on Youtube and someone already uploaded the full thing.
No.2893
>>2883Yeah, you just go up to him and he's says "thanks for the buying my stuff, oh cute aimaina" and I like to think he at least remembered me from the previous years (tall as fuck gaijin that can speak Japanese kinda stands out I think) since he just spoke to me in Japanese right away.
No.2894
>>2891Well, with Vocaloid concerts its different because no fan footage means you gotta wait for an official DVD or streaming releaze
No.2977
Tokyo is in a few days
No.2998
Mirai will be livestreamed on August 30. Unfortunately its paid but I'm sure it'll resurface on BiliBili within days.
https://x.com/cfm_miku_en/status/2093292526300008583 No.3006
Unfortunately a handful of people were "protesting" about Miku not having enough screen time. Why do they do this?
No.3007
>>3006Context? Isn't Miku always the focus of these concerts?
No.3009
>>3006Keep the vagueposting on Xitter and provide some context mate
No.3011
>>3007It was happening last year too. Basically, some people don't like the fact that everyone else is getting more screen time. I've mostly seen these fits from Chinese attendees, though. There was one guy on Twitter last year who was furious that the contest-winning song used all 6 characters when it was very clear that CFM wanted people to really use the Super Pack if they had it. It got so bad that CFM had to start limiting replies. Literally every tweet he'd reply harrassing them.
Miku is still the main focus; she still has the most songs. Basically all the uproar is complaining to complain; it's not like she's not turning 20 next year.
No.3012
>>3011That just sounds like extreme waifufagging tbh.
Miku has been the focus of Crypton concerts for decades at this point, let the other members of the Crypton 6 have the spotlight for once.
No.3017
>>3011It wouldn't surprise me if it's actually from Chinese fans. Some of them don't like Cryptonloids outside Miku at all. Back in 2019 they were also complaining about a concert in China because they played decorator and concert was mostly promoted around "Luo Tianyi x Miku" so other 5 was technically "stealing" screen time of the duo for them. I think it's a loud minority more than anything tho as bilibili collabs still include all 6 of the cryptonloids every time so I doubt they would do that if there was an actual hate towards the others by majority.
No.3024
There was a tweet from a JP fan and that's mostly where I stand. in the end these concerts are really big and fancy ads for what crypton is selling. Their main purpose is to move both merch and gain new producers who will buy their voicebanks so it only makes sense for them to have some diversity to show off. Every IP has it's poster child but they are mostly there to attract avg people outside the community and create some mindshare rather than actually taking all the spotlight and leave nothing for the rest. It's not like others are really getting close to what Miku is in any way so I doubt taking away all they have will help anyone.
No.3027
>>3024They show some of those ads before the show, too, as everyone is coming in. At the same time, the contests also just allow for new blood to show their skills, so I'm not too hard pressed if part of it is to partly advertise.
On that matter. I'm assuming the Mirai Song Contest will be starting shortly after Mirai ends like last year, but I am fully expecting a Miku V6 or Rin/Len NT song to win since they are the latest two products. No doubt there will be anniversary theming too.
No.3035
>>3034Is this a Vocacolle 2026 reference
No.3037
>>3035Yeah the comment was "I might get kicked out of the venue for this"
No.3038
I wonder if the Japanese fandom is aware that recording MikuExpo with a 3DS is almost tradition here at this point
No.3040
>>3038Is it really that common
No.3041
There was a timing fault at the 12 PM show. Total dead stop for about 5-10 minutes after the prior song desynced.
Nothing serious, more interesting than anything.
No.3042
>>3040More a general concert tradition now. For Miku Expo there’s always a good amount of people with their 3DSes if not recording the concert, just streetpassing and playing project mirai.
No.3043
>>3041Definitely a rare occurrence, at least it got sorted out. I heard it was only 2 songs in, right?
No.3044
>>3011>>3017I'm weirdly relieved knowing that English Vocaloid fans aren't the only toxic group in the community
No.3045
>>3017>>3044On the subject, it definitely seems to be Chinese fans from this tweet, so stay safe if you look like you’re Crypton staff I guess.
Chinese fans of always had a bit of a bad rep over the years, but to see it escalate so much the last few years is scary.
No.3046
>>3045Wew. We're hitting levels of waifufagging that have never been hit befofe.
No.3057
I saw a video of OwataP performing Paradichlorobenzene on the piano at Mirai. Did anybody see it live?.
No.3064
>>3063>HiroshimaHOLY SHIT YES I can just ride a train there the day of
No.3065
>>3063What is that design? It barely looks like Rin
No.3066
How was this year's Mirai for those who went? I don't live in JP
No.3067
>>3065they gave her a new outfit for bad shark, I think she is the only one who got a completely new module other than Miku.
>>3066it was good imo, people are gonna have differing opinions about LED but majority seems positive about the change after this Mirai. Also seeing some old songs getting upgrades was quite nice. There were some fans demanding more Miku songs for some reason but they were just a loud minority in general. I'm sure someone already uploaded the whole thing on youtube so everyone can probably check it out. I would buy the streaming ticket if yo ucan tho to support Migu economics, it was like $15 or something anyway.
No.3069
>>3068I think people assume it's Chinese fans as they are notorious for treating other loids like leeches but it can just be people from both sides being weird.
No.3070
>>3068>>3069In fairness, I don’t think you’d want to have signs in Chinese if you’re protesting an event in Japan. You want people to read your signs, you print it in the language people speak in the country you’re in.
No.3072
>>3071No one starves more than wholoid fans... Oliver concert when
No.3074
>>3073That NO WAR person is so lost, lol
No.3076
>>3075Dumbest thing i've seen all day.
No.3077
>>3073>>3075People like this ruin the event. Maybe don't come if this is how you're going to behave.
No.3078
>>3075I guess some people really take what they have for granted. I get excited every time a non-Miku Vocaloid shows up. I'd kill to hear a song like Meltdown live.
No.3079
>>3078same here. never had the opportunity to hear meltdown live.
No.3080
>>3077But anon how am I supposed to see Miku if I don’t attend? How am I supposed to protest if I don’t spend my money and see Miku despite not liking anyone but Miku? I need people to see me complain.
No.3081
The consequences of the Vocaloid fandom becoming less otaku-aligned and moreso idol/stan culture aligned. Sigh.
No.3082
>>3081I don't want to put all the blame to Chinese but this "solo idol" culture is also coming from their side. Their fan culture is heavily focused on solo stanning and understandably majority of them are "loyal" to Miku. Also virtual singers being literally used for propaganda there probably makes some of those fans think of these silly/cute mascots more as figures that are representing something.
Honestly, probably the most important thing Crypton did with Miku was keeping her mascot out of politics at the time. Events like expo and MWY would probably have never happened if Miku was something closer to Tianyi.
No.3123
Now that magimira is over, do we have any expectations for 27?
No.3130
You can have favorites but that's no reason to hate on everyone else. They're Miku's friends...
No.3158
>>3157There was a stream? Was it pay to watch?
No.3162
>>3158Yeah either on Pia or Bilibili but they uploaded whole thing on YouTube the moment stream ended
No.3209
>>2886It kind of is, because they release them on Blu-ray/DVD/Streaming months after the shows. So my guess is they see phone recordings of their shows the way we saw bootleg camcorder recordings of films in the 90's and 2000's.