Asami Shimoda Interview

Image source: ASCII Weekly

On the occasion of the Kagamine Append release, Asami Shimoda, the voice actor who provided the voices for the Kagamines, gave an interview to the Japanese website “Shuu-asu”. She was joined by Wataru Sasaki, the creator of Miku, and the person who’s in charge of the Vocaloid products at Crypton. Follow us after the break to take a look behind the scenes of the Kagamines voicebanks’ creation and release!

More Sample Songs Update For Rin/Len Append (As Of Dec 27th)

Sing on, Append Rin and Len! (Image source: 止まれ)

Just in case you haven’t noticed Crypton has updated the Rin/Len Append page on the Kagamines’ birthday yesterday with 5 new sample songs and with this update there’s now a total of 28 sample songs available for listening on the site. You can listen to the songs right below.

Wasurenbou – Rin Power – AgoanikiP

Migikata no Chou (Rin) – Rin Power(Power) – NoriP (Lyrics – Mizuno Yura, Composer – NoriP)

Migikata no Chou (Len) – Len Power(Power) – NoriP (Lyrics – Mizuno Yura, Composer – NoriP)

soundless voice – Len Power(Cold) – HitoshizukuP

RinLenRaRiRin – Rin Power(Sweet), Len Power(Serious) – UnimemoP

I will bring you more news as they come along so do stay updated then~

Happy 3rd Birthday, Kagamine Rin and Len!

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Ever since Kagamine Rin and Len were officially born back on December 27th 2007 we have been hearing lots of great songs from them thanks to the many talented producers around, and this year of 2010 is no exception. What’s better still is that Append Rin and Len will also be released today, which makes it a double birthday to the fans from now on. We are glad to bring you this article celebrating the Kagamines’ birthday so just continue reading for more Rin and Len goodness~

More Demo And Sample Songs Update For Rin/Len Append (As of Dec 25th)

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With a mere couple of days before the official release of Rin/Len Append there’s been more demo and sample songs which was updated on the Rin/Len Append page thanks to Crypton.

Demo Song 4 – Ningyo Hime – Main: Rin Sweet, Chrous: Rin Sweet, Producer – MezameP

Demo Song 5 – Sanity – Main: Len Serious, Producer – k-shi
(GEN factor adjustment at some parts of the song)

Sample songs to come after the break~

More Sample Songs Added For Rin/Len Append

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Recently Crypton has yet again updated the Rin/Len Append page with new sample songs and you can listen to them below.

Rin-Hai Sengen – Rin Warm, Producer – JevanniP

Darkness Six – Len Power, Producer – AVTechNO!

Boku wa Haineko – Len Power (Cold), Lyrics – Urahanabi, Compose – NioP

Yotsuba no Clover – Rin Warm + Sweet, Producer – ToraborutaP

Rin/Len Append is set to be released next Monday on the 27th at a price of 16,800 yen. AmiAmi is taking reservations for it currently at 15,500 yen.

New Demo And Sample Songs For Rin/Len Append

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As the release date for Rin/Len Append draws nearer Crypton has updated the Rin/Len Append page with two new demo songs and four more sample songs just recently and you can listen to some of them below.

Demo songs -

Pulse – Main: Len Cold, Chorus: Len Cold – ShisukonP

Supersensitive – Main: Rin Warm, Chorus: Rin Warm – Wonderlandica

Just hop on after the break to continue listening to the sample songs~ =)

New Project DIVA 2nd DLC For The Kagamines

Rin and Len's birthday costumes for Project DIVA 2nd

In celebration of Rin and Len’s birthday which falls on December 27th SEGA has announced a new Project DIVA 2nd DLC for the Kagamines which will be coming up soon. For more information on the rest of the DLC just continue reading as always!

Append Rin/Len Official Illustration Unveiled, New Demo Song Added

The official illustration is finally up!

Update on Dec 10th 2010 – Added boxart illustration for Rin/Len Append

Crypton has updated the Rin/Len Append site earlier today to reveal the official illustration for Append Rin and Len. The first demo song has since been uploaded and you can listen to it as well as look at the boxart illustration after the break.

New Sample Songs Added For Rin/Len Append

The release date for the Appends is getting near~

Crypton has earlier updated the Rin/Len Append site with more samples and you can listen to the songs below.

Hello Nostradamus – Rin Power (Warm, Sweet), Producer – Rin&FutureNow (CapMiraP)
Tsumugi Uta – Rin Sweet/Len Power, Producer – DATEKEN
Renraku Mada – Rin Power, Producer – LiveP
Shuujin – Len Power (Cold, Serious), Producer – ShuujinP

Rin/Len Append will be released in late December 2010 at a price of 16,800 yen and you can pre-order the software over at AmiAmi (ships internationally).

Rin/Len Append Site Updated, More Sample Songs Added

Sneak preview of how the Append Kagamines will look like

Earlier this week Crypton has updated the Kagamines’ Append page giving us a sneak preview of how Append Rin and Len will look like when they are released. Rin’s Append will consist of “Power”, “Warm” and “Sweet” while Len will have Append “Power”, “Cold” and “Serious”.

Also, more samples using the Appends have been uploaded and you can go here to listen to all the samples available currently. Reservations for the Appends is up on the site for those interested and the software will be released in late December 2010 at a price of 16,800 yen (with taxes included).

I will update again when there’s more news on this.