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[Bombless]

Don't get the concert thing. If you're just going to be looking at a screen, you might as well do it at the comfort of your home.

Seeing the holographic 3D effect with your own eyes has absolutely nothing in common with watching a video on your tv.

 

[LowParry]

I kind of dread this happening tbh

It is what it is. I don't seeing it being big in the States. More like one of those few times a year sort of thing out in Vegas perhaps. Eh, Project Diva will do.

 

[cajunator]

Squeeeeeeee

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Seeing the holographic 3D effect with your own eyes has absolutely nothing in common with watching a video on your tv.

Well, maybe if you're like close to the stage, otherwise you're fucked. Besides, I don't know, that hologram thing looks creepy as shit.

 

[RurouniZel]

Squeeeeeeee

*chibi Miku dance*

 

[rpmurphy]

Sound system is incomparable, though.

BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM

Edit: I'd go to a show that's all trance Miku.

Yeah, I'd definitely mosh at a rock/metal Miku show if they ever do one near me.

 

[bigkrev]

It's been years since I last watched a late night show (Leno), but HOLY SHIT this show is bad

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

this will probably go down better than when the wonder girls bombed on letterman

 

[LowParry]

I'll catch the youtube highlights tomorrow. I still think this should of been something that Fallon should of picked up on. It's the right audience for this sort of thing. Long live Luka

 

[SteveWinwood]

It's been years since I last watched a late night show (Leno), but HOLY SHIT this show is bad

im not watching it now but lettermans usually okay

hes pretty self aware that most of these jokes suck and does a lot of just awkward pauses and talking to the goofy music dude

i mean its not good like craig but its not complete trash like leno

 

[G-Fex]

Miku is the best.

Just throw out the old man and have her host.

 

[Zee-Row]

It annoys me when fanboys say that Dragonball Z and Pokemon are not anime because they are mainstream. What is up with that?

 

[Moonkid]

I'll catch the youtube highlights tomorrow. I still think this should of been something that Fallon should of picked up on. It's the right audience for this sort of thing. Long live Luka

The Roots X Vocaloid?

 

[Agent_ShortBus]

I hope they play something like Po Pi Po http://youtu.be/GJDlaCJYTBA I'ts at least catchy. I'm predicting awkward silence afterwards from the audience.

 

[cajunator]

SeeU is probably the best one. Plus she has cat ears.

 

[DarkKyo]

It is so disturbing to me that many people in this thread are more familiar with a lame cash grab anime mascot than they are with the timeless institution that is the Late Show.

 

[El Sloth]

No it's not. It's obviously derived from the English word "animation" but it refers specifically to Japanese animated series, films, OVAs, etc. Not mascots, commercials, videogames or whatever other mediums that can take on an anime aesthetic but still be their own thing.

You're basically arguing that anything not live-action and Japanese is anime, which is an insanely inaccurate and blanket "definition."

Are things like Pikmin, Japanese pamphlets, animated Japanese logos, etc. anime now?

Dawg, it really is just short for "animation". Japan does it with words and pairs of words all the time, see "Pocket Monsters" to "Pokemon".

Really, in Japan they refer to western cartoons as anime too.

 

[cajunator]

It is so disturbing to me that many people in this thread are more familiar with a lame cash grab anime mascot than they are with the timeless institution that is the Late Show.

I think a lot of people know both things

 

[RyougaSaotome]

Gonna have to make sure to grab clips of this.

My students are gonna flip their collective shit.

 

[EndlessSky]

It is so disturbing to me that many people in this thread are more familiar with a lame cash grab anime mascot than they are with the timeless institution that is the Late Show.

It saddens me that so many people are mad or disturbed that other people's niche likes get 15 seconds of spotlight on a national(?) platform.

 

[ramoisdead]

Fine, I'll check it out. I'm curious on the reactions this will get.

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

Soon!
"We'll be right back with Hatsune Miku"

 

[RurouniZel]

Its almost time!

 

[Qvoth]

will miku speak english? because that will be horrible, i don't know any song of hers with good english

 

[JB2448]

It's time.

 

[Dresden]

ear cancer

 

[Toki767]

Is there a link to a stream for this?

 

[RurouniZel]

Letterman didn't botch her name. I'm impressed.

 

[SaintGalgo]

Ugh it's her crappy english voicebank.

 

[Lonestar]

So ends CBS

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

What the fuck is this?

 

[DoubledOgre]

Where were you when television was saved?

 

[Zee-Row]

I feel like I'm in some sort of bizzaro world watching this on network TV

 

[Gunstarheroes]

This does have to be cool for the backing band to play on a late night US show though.

 

[JB2448]

I'm digging the instrumental much more than the vocal track.

 

[wsippel]

I've always thought that Miku was awful sounding, even among vocaloids. Granted, vocaloids still have a long, long way to go to approaching sounding more natural (or at least, less...off), but I don't know the history of why Miku in particular became so popular. Prima sounds less worse on average, and I was surprised how natural it can sound (despite the glitchiness and obvious flaws when using it for something it might not be meant for).

I think Miku works because people can easily embrace the fact that she's not real, so they can accept she doesn't sound real. And the visual representation of Hatsune Miku probably helps driving that fact home.

But it's basically like the history of synthesizers I think. When companies like Roland tried to build synthesizers that sounded like real instruments and market them as such, they failed. Because the synthesizers didn't sound quite real. However, once artists embraced them for what they were and used them exactly because they didn't sound like real instruments, they suddenly became more and more popular.

 

[yami4ct]

I don't mind most of Miku's work, but man is this not a good way to intro her to america. Almost painful to listen to, and not even really catchy like some of her other tunes.

Still surreal to see this happening on national TV.

 

[DarkKyo]

It saddens me that so many people are mad or disturbed that other people's niche likes get 15 seconds of spotlight on a national(?) platform.

I think you misread my comment. I have no problem with... whatever this is, and it's actually kind of interesting.

 

[dallow_bg]

ear cancer

That was so awuful haha.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

this is tah-tah-tah-tahrrible

embarassing

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

Should've been a Japanese song. =[

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

How did this happen and how do we make sure it never happens again?

 

[coolasj19]

I feel like I'm in some sort of bizzaro world watching this on network TV

The audience is in a bizarro world right now. Imagine what they think they just watched. Shows over guys.

 

[zroid]

that was awful

 

[RurouniZel]

I'm grinning from ear to ear. :3

 

[Einbroch]

Oh look, they're doing exactly what I said not to do.

Sigh.

 

[ramoisdead]

Was that in English? Because yeah that was bad. Should've just had her perform in Japanese.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

this is the only thing that virtual trollop has ever done well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yIao9fr1BQ

 

[Beerman462]

So will Macross Plus Sharon Apple ever happen ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrRZ1SITiUE

 

[lazybones18]

when's the Sinatra/Miku duet?