This article originally appeared in Vulture. It wasn’t until 2007, though, that Crypton released Hatsune Miku (her name means “first sound of the future”), a highly stylized Vocaloid specifically ...

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Hatsune Miku in New York in October. Photo: Courtesy of Crypton Future Media It wasn’t until 2007, though, that Crypton released Hatsune Miku (her name means “first sound of the future”), a highly ...