Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu
The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku

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This was my first Light novel and I'm glad I read it. Adapting an entire novel from one 4 minute song sounds like it would be rushed but it's not. Besides Miku we get introduced to some other great characters that really bring the story together. If you are a Vocaloid fan I would definitely recommend checking it out.

Story: there are some great moments that were absolutely amazing. And there are times where it made me cry. The story really go's deep in to what the original song was about and I really like that.

Art: even though there it is a Light novel there is ... at least one picture per chapter that gives you an image on what is going on.

Characters: the cast of characters are enjoyable and I love how they interact with Miku. I feel like the story comes together we'll because of the characters.

Enjoyment: I felt all kinds of emotions that I haven't felt while reading a novel. It is fairly easy to read and a lot of the chapters are very enjoyable. Especially because I know the song. But I feel like it would still be enjoyable if you haven't listened to it.

The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku is easily the most bizarre light novel I have read in my life. I had already listened to the song this story is based on before going in and I can easily say that the song could have NEVER prepared me for the category five hurricane I was about to walk into. The story starts out being very typical as a rather generic school life light novel with the only real difference being that it takes place in university rather than high school and one of the main characters in an AI. Due to the simplicity, I found myself getting ... bored and stopped reading for about six months before finally bothering to pick it up again. I was very disappointed in the chapter in which Miku and her collage student caretaker go to Harajuku due to it having no traits in story differentiating it from your typical shopping mall when the real Harajuku is very unique in it's style and culture. Right after that chapter, though, this story flies off the hinges into making no sense in the most hilarious way imaginable. This at least pulled me out of my hibernation long enough to laugh my butt off at some of the ridiculous concepts. The ending to this book is a complete masterpiece and you can only truly find its unintentional hilarity after sitting through the first two thirds. I also found it kind of funny how two of the story's "main characters" are completely pointless until they're used as plot devices in the last third of the book. The main guy's little sister didn't even really have to exist at all because she's only important in the post script scene, which I almost didn't even read. If you are a person like me who enjoys reading terrible stories for the giggles, I can't recommend this book enough. Trust me, sitting through the slog of the beginning will pay off. However, if you are a Vocaloid fan and are looking for a song adaptation that will entertain you, I wouldn't waste my time on this. Bad End Night: Insane Party and The Story of Evil are better Vocaloid dramas to fill your time with.

The only way to accurately describe this book is by saying that it's what a light novel looks like to someone whose only seen titles and covers of light novels. Basically: bad, bizarre, ironically hilarious, and a huge waste of time.
The other day I was playing "Danganropa: Ultra Despair Girls", and at one point of the game you pick up a book titled "If You Are Not Careful With My Little Sister's Sixth Sense The World May End So We Must Be Very Cautious In How We Treat Her". One of the main characters then goes on about how light novels are bottom of ... the barrel literature, and how she would never think about reading one. This is the scene that compelled me to write this. It reminded me so much of this book I had dropped a month ago and erased from my memory, not because of the blue hair waifu bait on the front, but because everything about the book seemed like a parody.
I would've powered through and finished it for this review if I didn't feel like I was harming my well being by doing so. I felt like another brain cell dissolved with every word I read. It literally gave me a headache, which is an achievement on it's own. Everything about this book is so bizarre in the most light novel way you can imagine. I'm not sure what compelled the author to write this. I'm starting to think it was written by a computer made for the sole purpose of milking Miku's title.
The only way I would recommend this to anyone is if you can get a good laugh out of content like this. It was so bad in a way that made it kind of funny, and if you're already going as far as reading this whole 304 page disaster, you're probably looking for a good laugh out of it.
Never again will I pick this up off of a Barnes & Noble shelf.
Save yourself.