Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...
Anime Expo 2026 will feature two major music events in Los Angeles: J-POP SOUND CAPSULE with SPYAIR, Yoko Takahashi, and Roselia, and JAPAN MUSIC VOCALOID with leading Vocaloid producers. Scheduled ...
New co-production focus: Netflix Japan will work directly with anime studios like MAPPA, prioritizing tailored releases over sheer volume. Localization upgrade: Expanded dubbing and song adaptations ...
Think Garageband for otakus. This Japanese software suite lets you plug in lyrics and melody and generates an “authentic-sounding” song via its music and vocal synthesizers. As you can see above, the ...
Who is Hatsune Miku? Well, she’s not really a “who” at all. She’s not a person, or a team of people. Or even an animated front for a real singer, like Gorillaz. She’s a piece of vocal software that ...
Vocaloid, the super-popular singing synthesizer from Japan has now gotten an update-and it (she) is bilingual! Meet Megurine Luka, who’s “moody and husky” voice ...