In case you’ve checked out Twitter anytime lately, you would possibly’ve caught a glimpse of Challenge Voltage, The Pokémon Firm’s ongoing artwork and music collaboration with the Vocaloid teen idol Hatsune Miku. To this point Voltage has launched 18 illustrations (one for each kind of Pokémon) imagining Miku as completely different sorts of trainers, and as of this week, it’s persevering with the venture by debuting 18 authentic songs from numerous artists.
The just-released first tune, “Volt Deal with,” is hyperactive pop rock from Vocaloid producer DECO*27, who has been making music that includes Miku since 2008. The music video hyperlinks pigtailed Miku to electric-type ball of solar Pikachu, who crackles round very punny lyrics about surprising somebody into love: “Yeah, you! I wanchu, wanchu extra! Zzzzzzzzzap!” the English captions say.
Its music video alternates between illustrations by frequent DECO*27 collaborator omutatsu, who attracts Miku as a devastated little woman with a Pikachu-shaped bandaid on her cheek (a bodily manifestation of her inside wounds!), and Pikachu itself because the stubby ray of sunshine that bolts her again to her ft.
By the top of the tune, Miku is extra decided than ever. “All of your shooing can’t hurt me, I’m in invincible mode!” she beeps whereas guitars wail. “This love zip zap zooms and the chu chu chu’s simply gained’t cease / You give me whiplash if you put in your aversion sash / […] Aiming my Volt Deal with to the center of your coronary heart / It’s not very efficient…Why not!? Come on!!”
Pikachu grimaces in an illustration, and you may see lightning mirrored in Miku’s eyes. I’m getting sort of scared, and I’m upset that the tune presents multi-hyphenate Miku as not more than a lovesick faculty woman. You must let this love go, Miku, there are different fish within the Poké Ball.
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Worldwide pocket monster followers can sustain with Challenge Voltage on Twitter (or X), however solely these situated in Japan can entry its official web site. Time to bust out that VPN?
