Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing is based on the popular rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! The game was first released in 2020, featuring the iconic character Hatsune Miku. It became a global smash hit, reaching over 10 million users within two years of its release.
The film is an all-new story featuring both original characters and the beloved virtual singers from the game. The story follows Hoshino Ichika, a high school musician who encounters a version of Hatsune Miku who is not able to sing, and asks for help to reach others through her music.
In addition to the original characters to the film, the movie also features the main cast and Virtual Singer performers of the original game, with the voice cast of the original game returning to their respective roles for the film.
Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing is an animation film by studio P.A.WORKS featuring an all-new Hatsune Miku and the first film with the iconic Virtual Singer. In the game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! the film is based on, high school students find their true feelings through music in an alternate world called “SEKAI” with the help of Hatsune Miku.
Ichika is a high school musician who can enter a mysterious place called “SEKAI,” where she and her friends express their innermost emotions through music alongside Hatsune Miku. One day after giving a live performance, Ichika meets a new Miku that she has never seen before. No matter how hard this new Miku tries to sing, she struggles connecting with the hearts of her listeners. Miku must rely on the help of others to find a way to sing again.
Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing features a theme song “Hajimari no Mirai” by 40mP and sasakure.UK featuring vocals by Hatsune Miku, and an ending song “Worlders” by Jin, along with an arrangement of the ending song by the wildly popular producer TeddyLoid, which will be sung by all 26 characters of the original game.
Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing was released domestically in Japan on January 17, and debuted #2 at the box office, earning over 570 million yen.