Miku Hatsune is a support character of Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion THE ANIMATION. She first appears in Episode 15. She is voiced by Saki Fujita.
Personal
Miku is a 11-year old girl who aspires to become a Shinkalion driver. She has a great aptitude to be a driver, but due to her motion sickness, she claimed herself to be "a failure of a driver”.
At some point between the events in Episode 76 and the movie, she somehow becomes a singer.
Appearance
Miku is great at both studying and kendo, and loves going to the Hakodate City Seikan Ferry Memorial Museum Mashumaru. She is the driver of Shinkalion H5 Hayabusa.
Personality
Relationships
- Hayato Hayasugi (friend)
- Soya Oonuma
In the series
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion THE ANIMATION
Trivia
Background
- Miku's character originally comes from Vocaloid. She was introduced to Shinkalion as an homage to said brand.[1]
- Her kanji name in the Shinkalion franchise (発音ミク) varies from her basis' (初音ミク), but still pronounced the same.
- Her hometown is a reference to where Crypton Future Media, the creator of her basis, headquartered in.
- Her age is a reference to the date of her basis' initial release, August 31, 2007, which was 11 years old at the time she's introduced to the franchise.
- Her singer outfit design is very much identical to Snow Miku.
- She is voiced by Saki Fujita with a robot filter sounding exactly like the actual Vocaloid software.
- She is the only female shinkalion driver.
Resemblances
Notes
- Miku is the 1st place in the Shinkalion Anime Character Popularity Poll.[2]
Gallery
Miku in Ep 15
Miku in Ep 16
Promotional poster of Miku
Promotional poster of Miku and Shinkalion H5 Hayabusa
Miku along with the Team Ōmiya members
Miku as a singer in the movie
