Otamatone Deluxe Hatsune Miku Vocaloid Japanese Electronic Musical Synthesizer from Japan Professional Educational Gift

Hatsune Miku is a virtual singer created as a voicebank for the Japanese singing synthesizer software Vocaloid. Her voice has appeared in tens of thousands of songs worldwide, and she performs as a 3D hologram idol at sold out concerts around the globe. Designed as a 16 year old girl with long turquoise twin tails, she has inspired a passionate fan community that creates music, videos, and artwork. Her name combines the Japanese words for first, sound, and future to mean “the first sound of the future.” The Otamatone is a cute, quirky electronic musical instrument shaped like an eighth note with a funny moving mouth. Created by design firm Maywa Denki and released in Japan in 2009, it is played by sliding a finger along the neck to change pitch and squeezing the face to open the mouth. Its playful, buzzy tone and simple controls make it a beloved best selling instrument and novelty for all ages.