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asterselene Since: Sep, 2009
#1: Mar 9th 2011 at 8:10:00 PM

Miku's an excellent example of a Real Life Virtual Celebrity, but the problem is that before reading the article, it just looks like a picture of a generic anime-style girl.

I would suggest a picture that portrays her in a more "celebrity"-like interaction with a mass of people, perhaps from one of her concerts?

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#2: Mar 9th 2011 at 8:16:52 PM

Yeah, I think a shot from one of the concerts would be great.

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DarkHawk Since: Jun, 2009
#3: Mar 9th 2011 at 8:28:13 PM

[1] Not the best of qualities...

[2]

edited 9th Mar '11 8:30:02 PM by DarkHawk

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#4: Mar 9th 2011 at 8:34:52 PM

Hm...if you could see the real people watching, it'd be great.

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DarkHawk Since: Jun, 2009
#5: Mar 9th 2011 at 8:40:13 PM

The problem is, that the area is normally too dark to see, and when you can see the people, Miku is too far back. I'll keep watching the concert though see if I can find an image.

Edit 2: And when you can see the people, with Miku up close a hand/glow stick covers most of her. :/

Edit 3: Just for clarification, visible hands would count as seeing the people right?

edited 9th Mar '11 8:44:29 PM by DarkHawk

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#6: Mar 9th 2011 at 8:42:58 PM

That's rather annoying. It's almost like Vocaloid concerts were designed to maximize hologram visibility rather than for optimum viability as a trope page image. They really need a sense of priorities ;P

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DarkHawk Since: Jun, 2009
#7: Mar 9th 2011 at 8:44:58 PM

I know! It's like they don't want us to take pictures and put them up on TV tropes~

Edit: [1] Quality issues aside, I think this works?

edited 9th Mar '11 8:56:43 PM by DarkHawk

Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
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#8: Mar 9th 2011 at 8:52:15 PM

There is this video if anyone wants to grab a screen of it

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AceNoctali A lil' bentô ? from France Since: Nov, 2009
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#9: Mar 9th 2011 at 8:56:23 PM

Everyone, I have an excellent pic for this trope:

Advertising poster of Shiori Fujisaki's debut single, at Shibuya Station, 1996 (making her one of the oldest examples of the trope - and one of the most well-known in Japan)

edited 9th Mar '11 8:57:21 PM by AceNoctali

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AceNoctali A lil' bentô ? from France Since: Nov, 2009
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#10: Mar 9th 2011 at 9:28:51 PM

Tried to see if the Shiori pic shrunk well at 350 px, and it does. Posting two versions, one normal and one sharpened a bit.

(Don't forget to Right-Click => display picture).

Advertisment poster in Shibuya Station, 1996

Advertisment poster in Shibuya Station, 1996

edited 9th Mar '11 9:30:04 PM by AceNoctali

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Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
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#11: Mar 10th 2011 at 12:30:23 AM

[up] I like that.

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Mattonymy Mr. Dr. from The Evils of Free Will Since: Jul, 2010
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#12: Mar 10th 2011 at 1:09:45 AM

Hm, I don't get it.

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#13: Mar 10th 2011 at 2:12:30 AM

It's a cartoon character's debut single.

edited 10th Mar '11 4:18:48 AM by Catalogue

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AceNoctali A lil' bentô ? from France Since: Nov, 2009
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#14: Mar 10th 2011 at 4:44:24 AM

To be more specific: it's an animesque character's debut single.

(She's the heroine of Konami's Dating Sim Tokimeki Memorial, an extremely popular video game in Japan back in The '90s, to the point that Konami made it a Cash-Cow Franchise: the Virtual Celebrity ploy seen here is one of the aspects of that milking).

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SakurazakiSetsuna Together Forever... Since: Jun, 2010
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#15: Mar 10th 2011 at 4:51:54 AM

It really kills me that we haven't found a good Miku pic for this. She really is The Most Triumphant Example.

I don't really think a character single is a good example. In that case, why not something From Girls Dead Monster or Houkago Tea Time?

edited 10th Mar '11 4:52:25 AM by SakurazakiSetsuna

AceNoctali A lil' bentô ? from France Since: Nov, 2009
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#16: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:00:04 AM

I'm not sure of what you're talking about. I haven't seen those two shows, and they aren't listed in the trope's example list. Can you find a pic of those similar to mine, where you see the char and the single placed in a Real Life situation?

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SakurazakiSetsuna Together Forever... Since: Jun, 2010
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#17: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:06:02 AM

Hmm...lets see. *fires up GIS*

(these are blog links, I can host the images here later if necessary)

Girls Dead Monster to appear at animelo

Houkago Tea Time next to real bands and products (sadly, photoshop, but it gets the idea across)

There should be similar Miku images...hmm...

Miku and Luka at the 39's Giving Day Concert

Miku in front of an obviously live audience

edited 10th Mar '11 5:08:18 AM by SakurazakiSetsuna

AngryScientist Nostalgia from Russia with Love Since: Nov, 2009
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#18: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:09:48 AM

The live performance of Magnet has some slightly better stills:

AceNoctali A lil' bentô ? from France Since: Nov, 2009
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#19: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:10:01 AM

Angel Beats one is all Japanese. I can understand (am on my 5th year of Japanese + 1-year study trip in Japan), but I don't think the others will.

{{K-On!}} one looks more like standard anime posters you can see hung on Akihabara's buildings, not advertising for an animesque character's single about to be released in stores.

edited 10th Mar '11 5:11:21 AM by AceNoctali

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#20: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:16:09 AM

Do Image Songs and Albums even count?

K On Album covers. [1] [2] [3] [4][5][6][7] I have the CD scans too.

edited 10th Mar '11 5:21:20 AM by Raso

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AceNoctali A lil' bentô ? from France Since: Nov, 2009
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#21: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:19:43 AM

^ Would be okay if they were in a Real Life context (symbolizing the "Virtual" bit), like the Shiori Fujisaki example is.

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#22: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:21:54 AM

Hmm...from the Magnet video:

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#23: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:22:27 AM

[up][up]

I know those exist, but searching for Japanese blogposts is...uhh...difficult.

AngryScientist Nostalgia from Russia with Love Since: Nov, 2009
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#24: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:31:01 AM

She's not Miku, but she is holding a microphone:

SakurazakiSetsuna Together Forever... Since: Jun, 2010
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#25: Mar 10th 2011 at 5:35:41 AM

Sample shot from the Luka video:

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