I mean, she's always 16, that's part of the deal, but today is the 16th anniversary* of her original release for VOCALOID 2.0, which means her actual age now happens to match the kayfabe for a few months. :)

--G.
* IRL; we moved it a few years for UF purposes in The Vocaloid Variations
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I find myself amused by the mental image that, at some point in the centuries since she was first brought into existence, the UF version of Miku has responded to a fan or an interviewer trying to do the mental math on her "actual" age with the "eternally 16" line. Followed shortly by Rin or Luka facepalming and muttering "She actually said it."

>I find myself amused by the mental image that, at some point in the
>centuries since she was first brought into existence, the UF version
>of Miku has responded to a fan or an interviewer trying to do the
>mental math on her "actual" age with the "eternally 16" line.
>Followed shortly by Rin or Luka facepalming and muttering "She
>actually said it."

As the HHI member whose relationship with her own Virtual Age has historically been the most fraught, Rin has always found Miku's ability to just not worry about it equal parts enviable and frustrating. I mean, the "DOB" line on Rin's driver's license literally says "IT'S COMPLICATED". Not even the Department of Motor Vehicles is entirely sure how she did that.

--G.
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There's a line popping up in my memory (but unfortunately/frustratingly, Google isn't turning up any results) regarding... Noriko, I think, though it could also apply to Kara:

"It's a long story that uses the words 'time dilation' a lot."

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>There's a line popping up in my memory (but
>unfortunately/frustratingly, Google isn't turning up any results)
>regarding... Noriko, I think, though it could also apply to Kara:
>
>"It's a long story that uses the words 'time dilation' a lot."

Hammer Time: No More Innocence.

  Edison sighed, looking uncharacteristically defeated. "There's
sod-all you can do, I'm afraid. The shock is likely to get only
worse, as her mind attempts to readjust itself from the age of
thirteen to ... six hundred and change, according to this?" He looked
somewhat surprised. "Hang about, that would make her some two
centuries old _before_ taking Omega-2."
  Martin looked away. "It's a long story that uses the words 'time
dilation' a lot."

Peter Eng
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Insert humorous comment here.

That's the one. Looks like the line break spoils it.

Miku is also a Pokémon trainer.

http://twitter.com/pokejungle/status/1704801160459169982

>Miku is also a Pokémon trainer.
>
>http://twitter.com/pokejungle/status/1704801160459169982

Getting the Pokémon to play air guitar, always an example of high-level trainer skill.

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>Miku is also a Pokémon trainer.
>
>http://twitter.com/pokejungle/status/1704801160459169982

Oh yeah, we were just talking about this in the studio last night. Someone on Danbooru has created a pool for the Project VOLTAGE official art (as distinct from the project_voltage tag, which also encompasses fan art.

--G.
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And then we blinked, and she was turning 18. They grow up so fast.

--G.
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