Miku Hatsune
| Hatsune Miku | |
| Developer | Kei Garou |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Crypton Future Media, Sega |
| Distributor | |
| Platforms | As noted below |
| Released | August 31, 2007 - present |
| Added to Museum |
As noted below |
Miku Hatsune (初音ミク, Hatsune Miku) is the Crypton Future Media singing mascot that was created using multiple versions of the Yamaha Vocaloid singing synthesizer software as well as Crypton Future Media's own Piapro Studio.
Premiering on August 31, 2007, she is part of a Japanese multimedia franchise, including music, video games, comics, television series, and films.
Hatsune Miku is the playable character in the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA series. Miku is a guest character in several anime series, including Dropkick on My Devil!!, Sayonara, Zetsubō Sensei, and Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion.
While the synthesizer software remains commercial, on December 14, 2012, the illustration of Hatsune Miku was licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license, which allows the free use of the character for non-commercial use provided Crypton Future Media is credited as the creator.
Fictional character biography

Hatsune Miku is a teenage android singer.
She is the first sound from the future.
She lives in a near-future world.
She sings music to make up for songs that are lost.
Hatsune Miku Vocaloid software
| Title | Developer | System | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatsune Miku | Crypton Future Media | Windows | 2007 | |
| Hatsune Miku V3 | Crypton Future Media | Windows | 2013 | |
| Hatsune Miku V4X | Crypton Future Media | macOS, Windows | 2016 | Last Vocaloid version |
| Hatsune Miku NT | Crypton Future Media | macOS, Windows | 2020 | First Piapro Studio NT version |
| Hatsune Miku NT Version 2 | Crypton Future Media | macOS, Windows | 2025 |
Video games with Hatsune Miku
Comics featuring Hatsune Miku
| Title | Writer | Illustrator | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix | Kei Garou | Kei Garou | January 2008 – December 2010 |
Television series featuring Hatsune Miku
| Title | Studio | System | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayonara, Zetsubō Sensei | Shaft | Blu-ray, Digital, DVD | 2008 | Hatsune Miku is in episode thirteen of Zoku Sayonara, Zetsubō Sensei, the second season of the Sayonara, Zetsubō Sensei anime. |
| Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Animation | OLM | Blu-ray, Digital, DVD | 2018 | Hatsune Miku is a recurring character. |
| Dropkick on My Devil! X | Nomad | Blu-ray, Digital, DVD | 2022 | Hatsune Miku is in all twelve episodes of Dropkick on My Devil! X, the third season of the Jashin-chan Dropkick anime. |
Films featuring Hatsune Miku
| Title | Studio | System | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Movie: The Mythically Fast ALFA-X That Came From the Future | OLM | Blu-ray, Digital, DVD | 2019 | Hatsune Miku is in the film. |
Toys and figures
Several toys and figures based on Hatsune Miku have been released.
| Image | Name | Developer | Date Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Miku figure | Amatensu | February 24, 2022 | |
| Hatsune Miku plushie | Dookilive | 2024 |