{"id":54557,"date":"2025-12-04T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=54557"},"modified":"2025-12-03T18:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:21:19","slug":"hatsune-miku-rhythm-game-updates-guidelines-to-discourage-fan-wars-and-bashing-on-other-peoples-beloved-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/hatsune-miku-rhythm-game-updates-guidelines-to-discourage-fan-wars-and-bashing-on-other-peoples-beloved-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Hatsune Miku rhythm game updates guidelines to discourage fan wars and bashing on other people\u2019s beloved characters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The development team behind Sega and Colorful Palette\u2019s mobile rhythm game<strong> Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pjsekai.sega.jp\/guideline\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> on November 28 that the game will be updating its guidelines on fan etiquette. As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/0115765.com\/archives\/160234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Otaku Soken<\/a>, the update was made to address the conduct of fans in online spaces, warning against the use of \u201cinvalidating language.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE! Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P8m0NCsK-dQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the guidelines prohibit the usual stuff like offensive language, in-game bullying and insults, they also urge users not to write hateful or negative comments about the in-game characters they dislike. Some of the examples of \u201cinvalidating language towards characters\u201d listed on the game\u2019s official website include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c[Character A]\u2019s singing is mid.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI get so annoyed when [Character A] is together with [Character B].\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFans of [Character A] are annoying so you\u2019re better off not interacting with them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new additions to the guidelines include warnings against making hateful comments towards the music, illustrations and other forms of in-game (or fan) content that do not match your personal views or headcanons. Furthermore, players are urged to be mindful not to write comments or posts that read as taking a dismissive stance towards characters and the opinions of others. Statements like <em>\u201cThis is not what [Character A] fans wanted,<\/em>\u201d<em> \u201cI just want to look at [Character A],\u201d \u201cI want [Character B] to disappear,\u201d <\/em>are listed as examples of what not to do. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1220\" height=\"678\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1220px) 100vw, 1220px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203-545570001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203-545570001.jpg 1220w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203-545570001-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251203-545570001-768x427.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As explained by the developers, \u201cDifferent people like different characters and content, and anybody will get hurt if somebody invalidates those feelings. When you write something in places where a lot of people can see your comment, we ask you to double-check if the comment doesn\u2019t come off as too judgmental or invalidating before posting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If anyone is caught making such comments on the game\u2019s official X account or YouTube channel, the developers warn the person might be blocked or muted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220406-11183\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! etiquette guidelines getting attention for pointing out the obvious<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage recently updated etiquette guidelines to prohibit &#8220;invalidating language&#8221; towards characters and content. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":54560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-54557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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