Hatsune Miku's Online Presence
Due to the fact that Hatsune Miku debuted online, in particular niconico douga, various blogs and informative website have spawned dedicated in sharing news to fans all over the world.
Japanese Websites
Piapro
Piapro’s blog is maintained by Crypton Future Media, the creator of Hatsune Miku. In this blog, regular news articles are posted detailing upcoming events and other Hatsune Miku-related news including, but not limited to, collaborations, food, and apparel. The blog serves as one of the few official news outlets for anything Hatsune Miku.
atwiki Hatsune Miku
atwiki Hatsune Miku provides Japanese fans with a large database of all songs that have been released as well as artist and information involved. As a wiki-style website, articles are modified by fans and comments are allowed. It was created in October 2007, and currently boasts over 30,000 pages dedicated to music and has reached over 40 million views.
blog107 Hatsune Miku
blog107 Hatsune Miku is maintained by a select number of fans and posts daily articles on upcoming events and merchandise with full details. It offers opinions on what may interest the reader and was created in September 2007.
atwiki VocaLive
atwiki VocaLive specializes in articles about Vocaloid-related concerts, not just about Hatsune Miku. It was created in 2014 to allow fans in Japan and overseas a centralized location to discuss and read all about concert details.
English Websites
VocaDB
Created on October 13, 2010, Vocaloid Database is the world’s largest Vocaloid database, showcasing song, artist, and event information. The website currently lists over 300,000 songs, over 100,000 albums, as well as over 40,000 artists. With an easy-to-use format and search engine, Vocaloid fans from all over the world come to this one-stop database to search for exciting new songs they may not have heard before. The website is available in a variety of languages including English and Japanese.
Miku Fan
Created on March 4, 2008, Miku Fan is the largest Hatsune Miku-related news blog in the world. Managed by two fans outside of Japan, the website boasts over 2 million unique views per month and posts regular reviews and exciting articles all about everyone’s favorite virtual idol, Hatsune Miku. The website covers Hatsune Miku exclusively, so for other Vocaloids, fans will need to go to other alternatives.
Vocaloid News
Vocaloid News was created on June 7, 2015 and offers an easy-to-follow blog. It shows news, events, and even interviews with artists and has amassed a following of over 600,000 fans. A small collective of fans seeks to provide up-to-date news to the world on all Vocaloids, including Hatsune Miku.
/r/Vocaloid Reddit
Reddit is known for its news aggregation and the subreddit /r/Vocaloid is no exception. Currently, the subreddit has, coincidentally, 39,000 subscribers.
On the right side of the website, you can find a very extensive and handy FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page as well as Useful Links.
The website is commonly used for uploading cosplays, fan artwork, and links to new music releases. However, many of the posts on the website are also in the form of questions from curious fans. Some questions will be regarding officially-licensed/organized events while others are just seeking opinions regarding anything Vocaloid themed.
The subreddit also has a "Weekly Music Discussion" thread where users can post their thoughts on existing music, as well as advertise new or upcoming releases, sometimes by the user themselves.
Fandom Vocaloid
Fandom Vocaloid boasts over 10,000 articles and 140 active editors. The wiki offers information about artists, songs, and events.
Fandom Vocaloid Lyrics
Fandom Vocaloid Lyrics provides one of the largest databases for lyrics in Japanese and English. It is frequently updated by English-speaking fans and lyrics are regularly vetted for accuracy by a team of Japanese native fans. Any mistranslations are mentioned publicly via comments or in a blog post, and while there have been many inconsistencies with the vetting itself, the site still proves to be highly popular among Vocaloid fans.