Vocaloid/Characters: Difference between revisions

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* [[Vague Age]]: She was designed with a child-like body while also giving the impressions of a girl in her early teens. See also [[Artificial Human]] above.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: In the PVs of Liar and Infinity Labyrinth, as well as her unofficial "2012 Miki" redesign.

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==== Kaai Yuki ====

''Voiced by: (Unknown)''

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* [[Updated Rerelease]]: Received a V4 update, together with Natural and Soft voicebanks.

* [[Vocal Dissonance]]: Hotly contested, as part of the fanbase believe her voice is too deep for her design, while others believe she's simply tomboyish. Additionally, it was later revealed that her voice provider to be male.

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==== Yuzuki Yukari ====

''Voiced by: Ishiguro Chihiro''

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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Has purple hair.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]

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==== Tohoku Zunko ====

''Voiced by: Satou Satomi''

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* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Zunda mochi.

* [[Updated Rerelease]]: She got a V4 update in 2015.

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==== Kizuna Akari ====

''Voiced by: Yonezawa Madoka''

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'' Release date: April 26th, 2018 (V4)''

'''Kizuna Akari''' is a Vocaloid developed as a successor (but by no means a replacement) of Yuzuki Yukari. She's the first original vocal for the V4 library, developed by Vocalomarkets (AH-Soft still takes part ~~in the project~~ in giving advice and as the distributor). Just like Yukari, she also comes with a Voiceroid counterpart. However, unlike Yukari, Akari's Voiceroid bank landed on the markets first.

'''Kizuna Akari''' is a Vocaloid developed as a successor (but by no means a replacement) of Yuzuki Yukari. She's the first original vocal for the V4 library, developed by Vocalomarkets (AH-Soft still takes part in giving advice and as the distributor). Just like Yukari, she also comes with a Voiceroid counterpart. However, unlike Yukari, Akari's Voiceroid bank landed on the markets first instead of being a simultaneous release.

The concept of her project is, "She illuminates you all with her voice."

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* [[Stellar Theme Naming]]: The "Na" kanji in her name means "Star", as a counterpart to the "Zuki" in Yukari's name.

* [[Proper Tights with a Skirt]]

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==== Haruno Sora ====

''Voiced by: [[Kikuko Inoue|Inoue Kikuko]]''

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Developed and distributed by AH-Soft, '''Haruno Sora''' is the first third-party voice for the Vocaloid 5 engine. Sora comes in with two different voicebanks, Natural and Cool; Natural being a softer, gentler voice while Cool is sharper and more powerful.

* [[Beauty Mark]]

* [[Floral Theme Naming]]: The "Haruno" kanji in her name means "cherry blossom".

* [[Hair Decorations]]: Her Natural voicebank.

* [[Hair of Gold]]

* [[~~Multicolored Hair~~]]: Her ~~hair gradients from pink to~~ ~~gold~~.

* [[Meganekko]]: Her Voiceroid counterpart.

* [[Multicolored Hair]]: Her hair gradients from soft pink to gold to sky blue.

* [[Nice Hat]]: Her Cool voicebank sports one to complete the "cool musketeer" look.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: Her canon age is 17, referencing her provider's "Eternally 17" persona.

* [[Who Wears Short Shorts?]]: Her Cool voicebank.

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=== Bplats ===

==== VY1 ====

''Voiced by: (Unknown)''

'' Illustrated by: (Unknown) (V2); Manbou no Ane (V3); Himemi Sakamoto (V4/V5)''

'' Release date: September 1st, 2010 (V2); October 21st, 2011 (V3); December 17th, 2014 (V4); July 12th, 2018 (V5)''

[[File:Ofclboxart bplt VY1-img1 6620.jpg|thumb|200px]]

'''VY1''' (Codenamed "MIZKI", as a reference to the [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ハナミズキ dogwood flower]) is a Vocaloid developed and distributed by Bplats, Inc. for the Vocaloid 2 engine. Further developments and distributions for updates to newer engines were handled by YAMAHA Corporation instead.

Codenamed "Mizki" (as a reference to ''hanamizuki'', a type of flower), VY1's announcement and demo files were made in the most mysterious way possible. Eventually it was revealed that it was developed by bplats and was eventually distributed by Yamaha themselves as the twelfth Japanese Vocaloid.

Unlike most Vocaloids, VY1 has no official "character" avatar, with no canonical gender, personality or appearance, both to strengthen the notion that the product is a more "serious" synthesizer software, and to allow more creative freedom from its users. Its voice however, is described as "feminine". There is however, a design picked from the VocaFes contest for VY1: [https://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/Kobushi_Kiku Kobushi Kiku]. While the design is not VY1's official avatar, it's the closest to a visual perception, and is used in VY1's marketing.

Unlike the other Vocaloids, VY1 has no gender or personality, as it is intended to be used as a serious musical product. It is however described as "feminine".

Despite being [[The Faceless]], VY1 still crops up in [[Fanon]]. [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Interpretations vary wildly]], but the majority are some variation on a teenage girl in a floral kimono. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130919063842/http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=18366667 The winning design for the 2011 VocaFes contest] follows that.

* [[Detached Sleeves]]: In her winning design ~~above~~.

* [[Detached Sleeves]]: In her winning design.

* [[The Faceless]]

* [[Flower Motifs]]: ~~All~~ ~~over~~ ~~the~~ box. ~~It's~~ ~~also~~ ~~where~~ ~~the~~ ~~code-name~~ ~~Mizki~~ ~~comes~~ ~~from~~ ~~(the flower ''hanamizuki'')~~.

* [[Flower Motifs]]: Flowers appear on her box design, her product codename, and on Kobushi Kiku's kimono.

* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: VY1 stands for "VOCALOID YAMAHA 1".

* [[Iconic Item]]: The paper fan and/or the hair clip on its boxart.

* [[Iconic Item]]: The hairpin and fan in her boxarts, both are part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanzashi Kanzashi].

* [[Multicolored Hair]]: In ~~her~~ ~~design above~~, she has [[Rose-Haired Girl|pink]] and [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|turqoise]] hair.

* [[Multicolored Hair]]: As Kobushi Kiku, she has [[Rose-Haired Girl|pink]] and [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|turqoise]] hair.

* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Again, in her winning design.

* [[The Tease]]: In ''[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11970243 Nante Midara na Shiikensaa da]''.

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==== VY2 ====

''Voiced by: (Unknown)''

'' Illustrated by: Nagimiso.SYS (wakizashi), Kazeno (sleeve)''

'' Release date: April 25th, 2011 (V2); October 19th, 2012 (V3); July 12th, 2018 (V5)''

[[File:Ofclboxart bplt VY2-img1 9076.jpg|thumb|200px]]

'''VY2''' (Codenamed "YUMA", which means "Brave Horse") is Bplats' second Vocaloid in the VY series, following VY1. Just like VY1, VY2 has no actual gender or personality, with its voice described as "masculine".

Like VY1, it was developed by bplats and was eventually distributed by Yamaha. It is the 16th Japanese Vocaloid. It is also given a codename of "Yuma."

Just like VY1, a VocaFest design was picked for marketing and fan-related purposes, but the design is in no way the official avatar for VY2. The winning design is [https://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/66_(Roro) 66 (Roro)].

Also like VY1, VY2 has no gender or personality, as it is intended to be used as a serious musical product. It is however described as "masculine".

Despite being [[The Faceless]], VY2 also crops up in [[Fanon]]. [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Interpretations vary wildly]], but the majority are of a young man in traditional Japanese attire, usually as a warrior of any kind. Although, [http://images.wikia.com/vocaloid/images/c/c6/OriginalVY2design.jpg the winning design for VY2 in 2011 VocaFes contest] strives far away from said description.

* [[Cool Sword]]: The wakizashi on its boxart.

* [[The Faceless]]

* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: VY2 stands for "VOCALOID YAMAHA 2".

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: A wakizashi, technically. Some people in fandom even extend further into the joke and say that it is a katana, or even Gakupo's katana, making both duet in a few songs.

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: A wakizashi, technically. Some people in fandom even extend further into the joke and say that it ''is'' a katana, or even Gakupo's katana, making both duet in a few songs.

* [[Nice Hat]]: In ~~his winning design above~~.

* [[Nice Hat]]: As 66.

* [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]]: Downplayed - [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGq2_IfgY5U/Tf6igic-s4I/AAAAAAAAA8A/tW82M9S6ZKM/s1600/18386232_big_p2.jpg As seen in this concept art], he looks more like a cyborg.

* [[Rose-Haired Girl|Rose Haired Guy]]: ~~Again,~~ in ~~his~~ ~~winning design~~.

* [[Rose-Haired Girl|Rose Haired Guy]]: Roro has pink hair.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Yuma/Yuuma.

* [[The Stoic]]: In [[Fanon]].

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=== Crypton ===

==== Meiko ====