Danica Davidson
March 11, 2025 
Miku Day was Saturday, March 9, and that means McDonald’s Japan launched its Hatsune Miku goodness! The fast food giant teamed up with Miku for its Shaka Shaka Potato, and spoofed the Vocaloid’s song “Mikumiku Ni Shiteageru [Shiteyanyo]” by turning it into “Shakashaka Ni Shiteageru.” And it has its own music video!
Shakashaka Ni Shiteageru [Shiteyanyo] (feat. Hatsune Miku) Music Video
On top of that, any McDonald’s Japan restaurant announcements between March 9 and March 19 will be done in Miku’s iconic voice. And to get more in touch with their theme, McDonald’s Japan wrote on social media, “[Breaking News] McDonald’s becomes MikuDonald’s.”
We first got wind of McDonald’s Japan and Hatsune Miku teaming up in February, through hints on social media.
Besides her work with McDonald’s, some of Miku’s other credentials include getting an NHK documentary, taking up fitness boxing, and hosting a virtual café. Her film COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing hits American theaters on April 11, and GKIDS gave this description for its plot:
COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing Plot
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. Based on HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE!, a game about high school students finding 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.
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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