#your culture miku

[vexx-the-egg]

I really no good at art but I HAD to draw her. so here she is, my

Puerto Rican MIKU! <3

[dial-p-for-placey]

A little late to the party but after seeing so many Mikus in other cultures decided to do one from my own and well I’m from Pittsburgh and let me tell you our culture is road rage

[beastwhimsy]

"I should draw Māori Miku!" I said to myself. "Just a fun sketch, it shouldn't take me long" I said to myself. Six hours later I come to with this in front of me and a wrist begging for mercy but holy fuck worth it. I love this trend this was so much fun

PLEASE DON'T REPOST ON OTHER SITES!!! ASK ME FIRST!!!!!

DISCLAIMERS AND NOTES ETC.... I'm Pākehā, meaning I am not of Māori descent. I hold so much respect for Māori people, for their values and traditions, and for the fierce pride with which kapa haka is performed. I thought if I was going to design a Māori Miku, it makes sense to dress her in a kapa haka kākahu, as her whole thing is singing and dancing!!! The moko kauae is not based off any real person's. I referenced the temporary moko kauae a lot of kapa haka performers wear!! Was tricky finding out whether or not depicting her with a moko kauae was a good idea, so I went the safe route- showing an aspect of Māori culture without stepping over any boundaries!! Brown eyed Miku is everything to me shout out brown eyed Miku.... I referenced like seven different outfits to put hers together!! I really hope this looks accurate or at least passable. Thanks to adorkastock for the pose ref!!

[staff]

Tumblr Tuesday: Many Mikus

"Draw Hatsune Miku from your culture," they said. "Ok," you said, proceeding to create Hatsune Miku from every culture under the sun. From Catalonian to Korean, from Nigerian to Navajo: Please enjoy this staggering abundance of Hatsune Miku fanart inspired by cultures across the world. 39!

@molenaide:

@meriahlatyar:

@marsipain:

@beastwhimsy:

@catmask:

@annbragin:

@fox-from-malta:

@sparkly-s0da:

@multiiocular-mushroom:

@spiiiiiral:

@ella-the-eevee:

@leafsei:

@auntphibian:

@biibontic:

@dr11ft:

@cowinf:

@kapustainu:

@missmisnomer:

@prixcel:

@geothermalescapist:

@noxious-fennec:

@pereczke:

@lemonpoet:

@windwenn:

@berryesque:

[sasswonfp]

CHICAGOAN HATSUNE MIKU. Specifically the winter version <3. (alt text provided! :3)

[nina-psipsina]

Jumping on this trend!! I love seeing so many different Mikus on my feed!! I give you Minoan Miku!!

[feything-n-frothing]

Miku miku me! - this is a very fun trend, and a good chance to draw some traditional clothing :)

[marandsviet]

[am-iaou]

care for a Toulousian Miku ? 🌸

[geothermalescapist]

Navajo Miku !! im late bcs i was away from my drawing stuff at the peak but wtv

[meii-jasmine]

We stan Filipino Miku! 🇵🇭

She has her own Mikutoda tricycle, eating kwek kwek before the rush hour

[sparkly-s0da]

YUP ITS MIKU TIME.

but cause im south viet i drew viet miku i love you<333

[halebop-s-art]

And an Alsacian Miku for @trashlord-watson !

Alsace is a region at the est of France, bordering Germany, and that's where Sauerkraut (choucroute) comes from ! Also the traditional costume includes a big bow in the hair which I... adapted ❤️

[prixcel]

Very late to this trend but I couldn't help but draw @/iikz_02 on Twitter's Scottish Miku! (if that was not the original designer please let me know I tried to find the earliest date)

I'm not the deepest into my Scottish heritage, but I tried my best to invoke my grandmother's pride whenever she talked about it. Hope I did her proud..... by drawing Hatsune Miku lmao

[sammitopl]

Spanish Miku!! 🇪🇦

Miku Baturra!! OLÉ! 🇪🇦

i love this trend and wanted to give tribute to my culture

[the-catboy-minyan]

people complaining that Israeli miku "looks like an average american" really show that they never been outside of the US. you guys know basic modern clothes exists almost everywhere else, right? you can find a person in a tshirt and jeans almost everywhere. a character being drawn in a tshirt and jeans instead of an ultra intricate handsewn traditional dress doesn't mean she's suddenly a "cultureless american" or whatever, other countries have these clothes too.

different countries are gonna have different trends and habits, what seems to you like a regular looking person, is gonna be for another a hyperspecific reference to a subculture. a character wearing an ace ring is gonna be read as a character with a regular black ring to a person who doesn't know ace culture, similarly, a character with a Bat Mitzvah necklace and a Cofix cup is gonna be read as a character with a regular necklace and a regular coffee cup by a non-Israeli. a character with shoresh sandals (which are extremely popular here) is gonna be read as a character with regular sandals (which are an average option) to a non-Israeli, a character wearing a כובע טמבל will look like she's wearing a regular hat, an Israeli tour guide will look like a regular tour guide, a center kid miku is gonna look like a regular emo, because they are all easily recognisable clothing choices, but only people with that extra bit of context are gonna get the reference.

and people do draw the more traditional clothing, but you just call them Jewish miku, because again, to us we can instantly recognise what makes the character Israeli, but for someone who has no familiarity with Israeli culture, this is just gonna look like an average Jewish miku, because her being an Israeli Jew isn't gonna make her all that much different from a diaspora jew.

idk I'm just tired of the "Israelis have no culture" argument, like bitch, you never even talked to an Israeli, ffs.