If you happen to’ve checked out Twitter anytime lately, you would possibly’ve caught a glimpse of Project Voltage, The Pokémon Firm’s ongoing artwork and music collaboration with the Vocaloid teen idol Hatsune Miku. To date Voltage has launched 18 illustrations (one for each sort of Pokémon) imagining Miku as different kinds of trainers, and as of this week, it’s persevering with the mission by debuting 18 authentic songs from numerous artists.
The just-released first tune, “Volt Sort out,” 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 stunning 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 lady 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 toes.
By the tip 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 received’t cease / You give me whiplash if you put in your aversion sash / […] Aiming my Volt Sort out to the center of your coronary heart / It’s not very efficient…Why not!? Come on!!”
Pikachu grimaces in an illustration, and you’ll see lightning mirrored in Miku’s eyes. I’m getting type of scared, and I’m upset that the tune presents multi-hyphenate Miku as not more than a lovesick faculty lady. It is best to let this love go, Miku, there are different fish within the Poké Ball.
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Worldwide pocket monster followers can sustain with Undertaking Voltage on Twitter (or X), however solely these situated in Japan can entry its official web site. Time to bust out that VPN?