| Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix | |
 Cover of volume 1 | |
| メーカー非公式 初音みっくす (Mēkā Hikōshiki Hatsune Mikkusu) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Kei |
| Published by | Jive |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Comic Rush |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | January 2008 – December 2010 |
| Volumes | 3 (List of volumes) |
Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix (メーカー非公式 初音みっくす, Mēkā Hikōshiki Hatsune Mikkusu) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kei, the original artist of Vocaloid 2 Hatsune Miku. The manga was originally based on Miku, but came to feature other Vocaloid 1 and 2 characters as the series progressed. The manga was serialized in Jive's shōnen manga magazine Comic Rush between the January 2008 and December 2010 issues. However, the characters and settings depicted in this manga are not official. It is licensed for distribution in North America by Dark Horse Comics, who released the entire series in one volume in 2014.
Plot
Each chapter in Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix is a self contained story and there is often little to connect two chapters together. Despite this, they still form a rough chronological order, taking into account the first appearances of the different characters. The series is set in Sapporo, Japan as that is the location of Crypton Future Media, the developers of Hatsune Miku and related software. The characters share personality traits that were influenced by the Vocaloid fan community. Items and food associated with the Vocaloids are also depicted. Kasane Teto also makes several guest appearances within the series.
Characters
See also: Vocaloid- Hatsune Miku (初音 ミク)
- Kagamine Rin (鏡音 リン)
- Kagamine Len (鏡音 レン, Kagamine Ren)
- Megurine Luka (巡音 ルカ, Megurine Ruka)
- Meiko, known as Onee-san (お姉さん, big sister)
- Kaito, known as Onii-san (お兄さん, big brother)
- Camui Gackpo (がくっぽいど, Gakuppoido) (guest appearance)
The characters who appear in the manga are used differently in every storyline and their personalities are subject to change. For example in "Mermaid Mix", Miku appears as a mermaid trying to win the affection of a Prince (Kaito) was kidnapped by a temptress (Meiko).
Manga
The manga was serialized in Jive's shōnen manga magazine Comic Rush between the January 2008 and December 2010 issues. Three tankōbon volumes were released in Japan between December 7, 2008 and November 6, 2010. Dark Horse Comics licensed the manga for distribution in North America.
| No. | Release date | ISBN | |
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| 01 | December 7, 2008 | 978-4-8617-6589-6 | |
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| 02 | November 7, 2009 | 978-4-8617-6727-2 | |
| 03 | November 6, 2010 | 978-4-8617-6799-9 | |
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Notes and references
- The chapter "Abandoned Mix" is not included in volume one, and the orders of chapters in volume two and three are different from that in Comic Rush.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 29, 2013). "Dark Horse Adds New Lone Wolf and Cub, Hatsune Miku: Unofficial Hatsune Mix Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- メーカー非公式 初音みっくす(1) (in Japanese). Jive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- メーカー非公式 初音みっくす(2) (in Japanese). Jive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- メーカー非公式 初音みっくす(3) (in Japanese). Jive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
External links
- Comic Rush's official website (in Japanese)