Digital diva Hatsune Miku makes her U.S. debut at this weekend’s Anime Expo

 "It’s strangely fitting that the biggest guest at the 20th annual Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend won’t physically be present. Japan’s virtual pop star Hatsune Miku — the petite “android diva” created by Crypton Future Media in 2007 through a combination of holography, computer animation and computer-generated vocals — will appear in concert at the Nokia Theatre on Saturday in her first “live” performance in the U.S."

                                                                                                    -Los Angeles Times

Miku performing earlier this year in Tokyo

" Real musicians, including J-pop band Nirgilis, trio Kalafina and actor-singer Vic Mignogna, are also slated to perform as part of the Anime Expo festivities, which run Friday through Monday. But Miku, with her turquoise, ankle-length ponytails, impossibly slim figure and large eyes, perfectly embodies the fantastic creations the convention celebrates: beloved characters who exist only as images on film, computer data or drawings on a printed page."

Miku is projected on to the stage.

Not only is Hatsune Miku appearing in concerts, but she has also has her own racing team in Japan's "SUPER GT" racing (GoodSmile Racing; seen below)


She has also been partnered with Toyota for their 2011 Corolla, appearing in commercials, and even having her own version of the car (below).