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Kaai Yuki (歌愛ユキ) is a child vocaloid character produced by AH-Software Co. Ltd and released originally for Vocaloid 2.
 Kaai Yuki V4 | |
| Developer(s) | AH-Software Co. Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | December 4, 2009 |
| Stable release | Kaai Yuki V4
/ October 29th, 2015 |
| Operating system | Windows, Mac |
| Available in | Japanese |
| Type | Vocal Synthesizer Application |
| Website | homepage |
Development
editHer voice is taken from recordings of an actual elementary school student, though the student is unknown.[1]
AH-Software also announced that they would be selling their vocals in Germany, with Yuki being destined to be the first sold there.[2]
Additional software
editSilhouettes of the AH-Software VOCALOIDs were revealed on a poster on November 6, 2014, but it was unconfirmed what they were for at the time.[3] On November 20, it was confirmed in the livestream for Vocaloid 4 that they all, with the exception of Tohoku Zunko, would receive Vocaloid 4 updates. It was later confirmed that due to Yuki's original voice provider maturing, possible growl samples would be recorded from a new voice provider.[4] On September 30, Yuki was confirmed to only receive a Natural voicebank, which could be purchased on its own or in a starter package. Her release date was announced to be October 29, 2015.[5]
In an interview, Tomohide Ogata expressed a desire to produce English versions of their Vocals, however, the project is too complex. He went on to explain that because all of their providers are Japanese, they would rather seek English speakers of a similar voice to the Japanese versions from the United States and United Kingdom.[6]
Characteristics
editShe and Hiyama Kiyoteru were released as "student" and "teacher" vocals.
Yuki is meant to be portrayed as a 9 year old elementary school student. She is said to be "As tall as 10 big apples" and "As heavy as 86 apples". Her red randoseru is a motif of YAMAHA's wind controller, WX5.
Popularity
editLaunched in 2009, Yuki's voice has been gaining popularity in the early 2020s thanks to songs like "Lag Train" (ラグトレイン, Ragu Torein)[7] and later similarly when the animated music video of "Gale All Back" (強風オールバック, Kyōfū Ōru Bakku) featuring her vocals and likeness went viral on YouTube and Niconico, topping the Billboard Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20 chart for 13 weeks,[8] and spawning multiple fan remakes in the form of redraws, anime music videos and song covers.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 四本淑三 (2009-11-17). 開発元に聞く、新ボーカロイドの狙いとこれから. ASCII.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ "AHS公式生放送 第25回(フランクフルトより)". Ustream. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "AHSのおがた＠もすかう". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "VOCALOID4への各社の対応とクリプトンの新技術E.V.E.C." 藤本健の“DTMステーション”. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "AHS公式@ドイツでそんらぶ！". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "VOCALOID - Spirits of Creators No.23 - Mr. Tomohide Ogata-... - Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Lagtrain / Lag Train". Know Your Meme. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "【ビルボード】"ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20"ゆこぴ「強風オールバック」が通算13回目の首位、kanaria／いよわが続く | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Kyoufuu All Back / Gale All Back (強風オールバック)". Know Your Meme. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-08-29.