A few days ago, it was announced that crowdfunding for a life size Meiko and Kaito statue would begin soon. Now, we have all the details! It’s a great way to celebrate Meiko and Kaito’s 15th anniversary.
Illustration
The illustration will be drawn by iXima. At the moment we only have a sketch but the full illustration will be revealed soon!
Crowdfunding
The crowdfunding will begin on February 17th, 2020, at 17:00 and will close on April 19th, 2020, at 23:59 (times are in JST). There’s plenty of opportunity to gather up some money to help with the crowdfunding!
MEIKO is a humanoid persona voiced by a singing synthesizer application called Vocaloid developed by Yamaha Corporation. Her voice is sampled by Meiko Haigō. She has performed at live concerts onstage as an animated projection along with Crypton Future Media's other Vocaloids (like Hatsune Miku).
MEIKO is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by Crypton Future Media, Inc., and was initially released in November 2004 for the first VOCALOID engine. There has since been a second. MEIKO & Haigō Meiko - Dore dore no Uta KAITO & Fuuga Naoto - Hikyō Sentai Urotandar Miku Hatsune & Fujita Saki - Crystal Quartz Rin Len Kagamine & Shimoda Asami - Rin Rin Signal Gackpoid & Gackt - Returner Yami no Shuen Megurine Luka & Asakawa Yuu - Flowin' Ukigumo Megpoid & Nakajima Megumi - Interstellar Flight SF-A2 miki & Furukawa Miki. May 09, 2012 Meiko (メイコ) is the first Japanese Vocaloid to have ever appeared. She was debuted by Crypton Future Media on November 5, 2004, in which she was the first Vocaloid to have a character design placed on her boxart. Meiko's voicer is Meiko Haigou (拝郷 メイコ Haigō Meiko), a Japanese singer. Software edit edit source.
The crowdfunding itself will take place on the site “ACT NOW” – you will need to register an account. If you’re interested in registering now, you can do so here!
If the goal amount is reached, Meiko will be unveiled at this years Magical Mirai 2020 and Kaito will be displayed at an official event in 2021. They also plan to have a life size statue of all 6 characters together. If the amount exceeds the goal, the crowdfunding will still be open and all extras will go towards future activities for Meiko and Kaito. Let’s try and get it as high as we can!
Rewards
Of course with every crowdfunding campaign, there are many cool items for our backers!
3000 Yen (Unlimited Slots)
MEIKO - Vocaloid Character | All About Vocaloid
- Email updates of all the project’s news and progress
- Meiko and Kaito Clear File (one of each)
- Sonoca Card (Includes message and the making of the project)
15,115 Yen (Unlimited Slots)
Meiko Course
- Email updates of all the project’s news and progress
- Meiko Clear File
- Sonoca Card (Includes message and the making of the project)
- 1/10th Acrylic Stand of Meiko
- Meiko Sticker by iXima
15,217 Yen (Unlimited Slots)
Kaito Course
- Email updates of all the project’s news and progress
- Kaito Clear File
- Sonoca Card (Includes message and the making of the project)
- 1/10th Acrylic Stand of Kaito
- Kaito Sticker by iXima
30,000 Yen (Limited to 15)
Meiko Course
- Email updates of all the project’s news and progress
- Meiko Clear File
- Sonoca Card (Includes message and the making of the project)
- 1/10th Acrylic Stand of Meiko
- Two Meiko Stickers by iXima
- Original Tokkuri and Ochoko
- Your name on the Statue stand
30, 000 Yen (Limited to 15)
Kaito Course
- Email updates of all the project’s news and progress
- Kaito Course Clear File
- Sonoca Card (Includes message and the making of the project)
- 1/10th Acrylic Stand of Kaito Course
- Two Kaito Course Stickers by iXima
- Original Tokkuri and Ochoko
- Your name on the Statue stand
50,000 Yen (Limited to 10)
Meiko Course
- Email updates of all the project’s news and progress
- Meiko Clear File
- Sonoca Card (Includes message and the making of the project)
- 1/10th Acrylic Stand of Meiko
- Three Meiko Stickers (iXima, V3 Logo and V1 Logo)
- Original Tokkuri and Ochoko
- Your name on the Statue stand
- Magical Mirai 2020 entry in Osaka(8/9th) and a special visit with Meiko Haigō (1 person)
- Signed Shikishi with your name by Meiko Haigō
50,000 Yen (Limited to 10)
Kaito Course
- Email updates of all the project’s news and progress
- Kaito Clear File
- Sonoca Card (Includes message and the making of the project)
- 1/10th Acrylic Stand of Kaito
- Three Kaito Stickers (iXima, V3 Logo and V1 Logo)
- Original Tokkuri and Ochoko
- Your name on the Statue stand
- Magical Mirai 2020 entry in Osaka(8/9th) and a special visit with Naoto Fūga (1 person)
- Signed Shikishi with your name by Naoto Fūga
Feeling Course (Unlimited)
- Statue name
If you purchase a course that allows you to have your name on the statue along side another course, your name on the figure will be bigger depending on number of people who do so.
The product may differ from what you see on the picture.
Overseas shipment will not be accepted, it is recommended that you use a forwarding service if you wish to do so.
If all limited courses have been purchased, they may add extra during the crowdfunding campaign if there are enough request for more.
Twitter Hashtag
They will be having a dedicated Twitter hashtag that you may use for the event. The hashtag is #MK15th_project and will be checked everyday in order to make it a community project!
Meiko (software) - Wikipedia
Stay tuned to VNN for any update on this project!
Source: Piapro Blog
| ProfileMEIKO is a character from the Other Vocaloid. RelationsAppears in
Quotes | AddSpells and Abilities | AddImages |
2004 Trivia
2004 was a great year for anime. We have all kinds of interesting and fascinating trivia from this year to share with you. The most viewed series from that year on Anime Characters Database is Bleach ( 217 views ). Our series view count resets each month as to give you a rolling idea what is currently popular. A total of 77 titles were released in 2004. Don't forget to have a look at what was most popular - you can even filter the list by genre helping you to more quickly spot titles that may be to your liking. By the way, it is possible we missed a title from this year, and we could use your help adding it! Let's continue with the trivia. The most violent of these is considered to be Elfen Lied ( Avg. Rating 5.0000/5.0000 ) and the least violent is Twin Love ( Avg. Rating 0.0000/5.0000 ). Members have the option to assign a violence rating to their favorite series. The series with the most characters is Bleach ( 223 characters ) and the series with the fewest is Final Approach ( 2 characters ). Most titles have at least 10 characters by their final episode. We can always use help adding characters we missed! Please be sure to read this guide to adding characters first if you are interested. The series with the longest title is Agatha Christies Great Detectives Poirot and Marple ( 51 letters ) and the series with the shortest title is Major ( 5 letters ). I hope you found this information interesting, and continue to explore ACDB to your hearts content. ^_^
Capture Game | What is this? | Hints
Waifu of |
Imouto |
Most liked six word reviews
Character of the ...
| Day | Week | Month |
|---|---|---|
3 Character of the Day nominations | 4 Character of the Week nominations | 1 Character of the Month nominations |
Popularity Contest | Nominate for
People SEO
Tribute