I became aware of MONACA from the game NieR:Automata. It's interesting they've composed music for such a wide range of titles, including a few idol anime/game series. It's funny to me that the...
I became aware of MONACA from the game NieR:Automata. It's interesting they've composed music for such a wide range of titles, including a few idol anime/game series.
It's funny to me that the virtual idol industry continues to grow at a decent clip.
Apparently MONACA was involved in the original NieR, too. Have you read William Gibson's 1996 novel Idoru? Every time I see stuff about virtual idols I find myself thinking, "hey, I've read this...
Apparently MONACA was involved in the original NieR, too. Have you read William Gibson's 1996 novel Idoru? Every time I see stuff about virtual idols I find myself thinking, "hey, I've read this story".
After playing NieR:Automata I immediately purchased a used copy of NieR and enjoyed both immensely. Keiichi Okabe composed the music for both, and he founded MONACA. Big fan of Okabe and Emi Evans...
Apparently MONACA was involved in the original NieR, too.
After playing NieR:Automata I immediately purchased a used copy of NieR and enjoyed both immensely. Keiichi Okabe composed the music for both, and he founded MONACA. Big fan of Okabe and Emi Evans (vocalist) from those game titles.
Have you read William Gibson's 1996 novel Idoru?
Nope but it's interesting that the concept of a "virtual idol" is so distinctly Japanese even though a virtual pop star could theoretically come from any country.
I became aware of MONACA from the game NieR:Automata. It's interesting they've composed music for such a wide range of titles, including a few idol anime/game series.
It's funny to me that the virtual idol industry continues to grow at a decent clip.
Apparently MONACA was involved in the original NieR, too. Have you read William Gibson's 1996 novel Idoru? Every time I see stuff about virtual idols I find myself thinking, "hey, I've read this story".
After playing NieR:Automata I immediately purchased a used copy of NieR and enjoyed both immensely. Keiichi Okabe composed the music for both, and he founded MONACA. Big fan of Okabe and Emi Evans (vocalist) from those game titles.
Nope but it's interesting that the concept of a "virtual idol" is so distinctly Japanese even though a virtual pop star could theoretically come from any country.
Thanks for reminding me, I recently read this article From Macross to Miku: A History of Virtual Idols which probably deserves a post in ~anime.