Miku 2 Is Here!

My 2nd Miku figurine is here and it's the 2016 Racing ver. from Banpresto. Just like the last one, it's the hair treatment that convinced me to choose this one out of the bunch. Want to see something creepy? This was how everything looked when I first got her out of the box.

Pieces of Miku.

Despite the super psycho serial killer aftermath vibe, I can only conclude that they are trying to make sure that her face doesn't get damaged in transit. The pieces were easy to assemble and here is the result:

This should motivate me to play my Dreamcast.

Judging between the two Miku figurines I now have, I must say that I prefer Taito's approach a lot more. The Spring Clothing ver. is more whimsical and fun. With this one, she may be giving us some kind of attitude with whatever that finger action is - is she saying my name is no, my number is no or is she pointing at something? - but everything feels a bit more rigid. She's still super cute though and that is all that matters!

Curiosity Leads to Very Bad Things

I have been a Hatsune Miku rhythm game player since 2013. I got my hands on every single one of her game releases since then. I have always found Miku and her vocaloid companions' songs catchy and beautifully composed. Never have I imagined however that it would all come to this. I have been curious about her figurines for a while - I am sure I can partially thank the Skylanders series for this. This week, I decided to take the plunge and ordered a couple of her figurines. One of them has arrived and I find it... adorable.

That hair action made me pick this particular figurine.

I picked this Taito's Spring Clothing ver. as my first Miku figurine. In my current gaming reality, pretty much everything has been digitized so it actually nice to have something kind of game-related, at least to me, in physical form. Her presence really lights up my current Game Room, and I needed that because it has not been easy to be in this downgraded space compared to what I have access to before. I have another one coming and I have already cleared a spot in the corner of the room for them to occupy. I have already started thinking about getting several more. This is bad. But they are so damn cute. I have a sub hobby now apparently and that's... Miku figurine collecting?