In case you missed the Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles, fans of the virtual idol Hatsune Miku will still get to experience her live performance there when Sega releases the CD and DVD on December 21. According to ANN, 5000 fans attended the concert and also got to see Miku’s buddies Kagamine Len & Rin and Megurine Luka. I’m surprised Black Rock Shooter didn’t make an appearance. I’m sure she would’ve been a huge hit.
The CD will cost around $40 bucks while the DVD/Blu-Ray will be around $95. I’ve seen clips of her concert in Japan and, being a fan of live music myself, it always baffled me that a holographic image like this could pull off an entire concert and still leave fans screaming for more. But I guess if you think about it, rock stars are no more “real” to the average person than Hatsune Miku is. Many musicians create an image or persona of themselves for the stage that is far removed from who they are in real life, anyway. If you consider that the average fan will never get to physically touch their favorite singer in their lifetime, it all comes down to what is seen and heard. Barring any technical difficulties where the audio or video gets screwed up, a Hatsune Miku concert should be like any other, right? As long as the music is good? The crowd in this clip from Mikunopolis at the 2011 Anime Expo seems to have no complaints:
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