Your periodic dose of Vocaloid awesome

Oh my giddy aunt. Watch this video. It's television-quality (or better) traditional animation to the song Cumulonimbus Graffiti, written by (for those of you playing along at home) Dixie Flatline of Just Be Friends fame and produced by Ryo (supercell) of freaking everything Melt, World is Mine, Love is War, and Black Rock Shooter, to name a few. I THINK the general gist of the storyline is that Magic Cloud Graffiti Artist!Miku takes her younger self, or a similar-looking protege, on a journey of wonder and gravity defiance. There's also a huge white sperm whale that blows hearts out of its blowhole. Look, trust me, just watch it.

And if your taste is something a little more coherent, I present Alice in Musicland, an adorable 12-minute chibi Alice and Wonderland extravaganza in the style of paper cutouts. There are six or seven full songs, featuring all of the Crypton Future Media Vocaloids. It's like a mini musical. The work that must've gone into this is incredible to contemplate.