Snow Miku & Rabbit Yukine Design Poll 2025 Finalists
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I heard on Instagram the other day, that we now have six finalist for Snow Miku 2025’s design. The Good Smile company and piapro hold a competition each year to see who can design the best outfit for the new Snow Miku. 2025’s theme is ‘Glittering Snow Material’ You can currently vote for your favorite design on the official website. It’s exciting to see these new visuals because the Good Smile company always makes a Snow Miku nendoroid! You see, Hatsune Miku and the Good Smile company go hand in hand, so they honor Hokkaido’s Snow Miku festival each year by manufacturing her merchandise. In this post, I’ll be reviewing the six finalist’s designs, and sharing notes from the artists.
Keep in mind that the messages from the artists are translated to English by Arashi Bori, and may differ slightly from the original text.
Hatsune Miku is a virtual singer who has become a worldwide phenomenon. Her voice actress is Fujita Saki, and Miku is a voicebank that uses a VOCALOID or piapro studio software to recreate the singer’s voice. Hatsune Miku was the first VOCALOID character created by Crypton Future Media, Inc. Hatsune Miku has been redesigned many times in a wide variety of outfits. She also has her own events and festivals, as well as a YouTube channel featuring her songs. Miku is a popular vocal choice for many VOCALOID producers. The Good Smile company loves to collaborate with Miku, and they have released over 70 different nendoroid figures featuring her. The Good Smile company also honors her by decorating their race cars with the ‘Racing Miku’ designs. In 2008, Miku got her own animation program, ‘Mikumikudance’, where you can animate models of the virtual singer. Basically, Hatsune Miku is a singing software that has become a pop-culture icon.
Message from the artist, Sentarou:
“Tonight, I’ll find a treasure that shines in the snow♪”
In a sudden gust of diamond dust, my ‘Miku’ appears as a phantom thief in a snowfield.
So, what exactly is this treasure of Miku’s?
Will you be able to safeguard the treasure from Miku?
❄・*:.。
[The theme is: Glittering Snow Material]
When I took a trip to Hokkaido, I saw lots of sparkling things.
An ice sculpture shining in the sunrise, vast fields of snow shining in the twilight, and snowflakes at night, that dance in front of the streetlights…
I reflected on my memories of that day, and I was inspired to go with a ‘stained glass’ theme for her outfit.
I hope that people who visit Hokkaido in the wintertime will take time to see some glittering materials, and make all sorts of memories to treasure together with Miku Chan.
Message from the artist, Nimoji:
Here’s my snow material hunter, dwarf Miku, and her sidekick, Grandpa Yukine, who awaits Miku’s return with the snow materials so he can craft with them.
Message from the artist, RAOO:
★I chose ’ice crystals’ and ‘glass’ to be the materials.
★The motif is ‘glass ornaments’.
★Let’s decorate the city with ornaments, and have a fun and exciting winter filled with shining experiences together with Miku and Yukine.
You can decorate windows or trees with ornaments that sparkle in the snow scenery; that’s what inspired my costume design. I gave her a round silhouette like a sphere, and it turned out cute. Her charm point is that she has a hat with a ‘hooking spot’ that can string ornaments for decorating. This Snow Miku’s silhouette alone is full of character.
Belongings: [Snow, sound-style glass ornaments]
When the magical ornaments hear Miku’s singing voice, they shine brightly. You can hold them in your hand; they’re about the size of an apple.
Side note: If you notice any triangles on her costume or eyes, they were inspired by light’s reflection into glass.
Message from the artist, Asagao Minoru:
My design motif is; an alchemist pursuing romance!
The reason why I chose to do an alchemist, is because I thought it would be so beautiful if ‘you could hold snow without it melting’ and ‘you could make snowflakes glow like stars’. I worked very hard each day to achieve my idea, and I hope that the design has synergy with various creators.
The word ‘Hokkaido’ wasn’t mentioned in this year’s them, but I still wanted to include a Hokkaido-ish feel for a key element. I tried to incorporate bits and pieces of images like; the ‘Shirogane Blue Pond’ and ‘diamond dust’ into my image.
I imagine Miku Chan and Yukine searching for materials in order to create the ideal glitter and immersing themselves in their research!
〇Shirogane Blue Pond Imagery:
The color scheme on her boots and skirt is white and gold. I tried to make the pattern on her robe blue like the water, and I tried to incorporate the reflections of the trees into the fabric. Also, the reason why the pond shines such a bright blue color is because of the aluminum in the water. Which is why I chose to use aluminum colors for her hair mesh, vest, and cane.
〇Diamond Dust Imagery:
At the back of her robe, I included diamond-shaped granular patterns.
Art by Nekoneko. This Snow Miku has an ice crystal motif!
Message from the artist, Azuki:
I incorporated the feeling of shining snow dancing in a snow globe, in a beautiful shivering, frozen landscape, with a sunset that you often see in snow globes, into my design, fashioned with a soap bubble motif. Because the theme is glittering snow material, I chose use ore-colors and transparency that reminded me of crystals. Thank you very much for your support.
I hope you enjoyed seeing all the Snow Miku 2025 designs! It took me a long time to finish this post, because I had to translate the messages, but it was definitely worth it. Just know that which Snow Miku you vote for is your decision. Everyone will choose differently, and that’s what’s fun about the poll! Make sure you take the time to look over each visual carefully before voting.
You can vote here:
https://event.goodsmile.info/c9i4cyu7dp/en/
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