#hatsune-miku

#hatsune-miku

Even by the standards of franchise anime that caters to the faithful and drops newcomers in blind, this is particularly incomprehensible. Based on the mobile game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!, it features a barely characterised blur of wannabe musicians and actors who ascribe Manhattan Project importance to writing syrupy J-pop. As they interact with virtual counterparts in metaverses called Sekai created from users' emotions, the film is like The Matrix if Neo had huffed a nitrous oxide canister.

I'd describe myself as more amused by Miku than a fan, but there's no denying that the new tracks in the bundle are unbeatable earworms.

The collaboration between Asus and Hatsune Miku celebrates the virtual idol's enduring popularity, launching a themed range of PC hardware expected to release later this year.