, sometimes referred to as Yukari Yuzuki, is a Vocaloid character produced by Vocalomakets and distributed by
AH-Software
AH-Software is the software brand of AHS Co., Ltd., an importer of digital audio workstations and encoders in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as the developer of Voiceroid and a number of Vocaloid voicebanks.
Products and services
Vocaloid Pro ...
. She is also voiced by
Chihiro Ishiguro
is a Japanese voice actress. She records voices for both male and female characters in animation films. She is affiliated with Office Anemone, formerly affiliated with Aoni Production until December 2010. She made her career debut in 2007, by vo ...
.
Development
A Japanese female released for the
Vocaloid 3
Vocaloid 3 is a singing voice synthesizer and successor to Vocaloid 2 in the Vocaloid series. This version of the software is a much more expansive version, containing many new features, three new languages and many more vocals than past software ...
engine by AH-Software on December 22, 2011. She is based on the voice of Chihiro Ishiguro.
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The concept for Yukari is "People who are related to the VOCALOID connect the sounds/moon to one another," (VOCALOIDに縁のある人達が音(月)を結ぶ). The English title is "She unites you all with her voice."
She later had a "Neo" version of the software released for the Mac.
Additional software
She was the first AH-Software Vocaloid to also receive a
Voiceroid
Voiceroid is a speech synthesizer application developed by AH-Software and is designed for speech. It is only available in the Japanese language. Its name comes from the singing software Vocaloid, for which AH-Software also develops voicebanks. ...
vocal which was also released on December 22, 2011. This version was also later updated to Voiceroid+''ex''.
She was later updated to
Vocaloid 4
Vocaloid 4 is a singing voice synthesizer and successor to Vocaloid 3 in the Vocaloid series.
History
In October 2014, the first Vocaloid confirmed for the Vocaloid 4 engine was the English vocal Ruby. Its release was delayed so it could be re ...
. This update contains three vocals—, and —which can be purchased individually or as a complete package. Released March 18, 2015.
All 3 vocals also appeared on the Mobile Vocaloid Editor app, each sold separately.
Yuzuki Yukari also later would have her voice developed into the
Vocaloid Keyboard
Vocaloid Keyboard is a physical MIDI keyboard with a built-in Vocaloid synthesizer. The commercial product as a keytar was released in December 2017.
About
The Vocaloid Keyboard was designed using the VY1 vocal. It is part of the eVocaloid range ...
.
In addition, all 3 vocals were announced that they would be released for the "
Unity with Vocaloid
is a singing voice synthesizer software product. Its signal processing part was developed through a joint research project led by Kenmochi Hideki at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, in 2000 and was not originally intended to b ...
" version.
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.
Yukari also has a CeVIO voicebank.
Character
Yukari's character art was designed by Japanese artist
Jū Ayakura
is a Japanese illustrator primarily of light novels, although he has worked on one video game.
Works
;Novels
*''Hanamori''
*''Ichigoiro Kinku''
*''The Ideal Sponger Life''
*''Imagine Hiseki''
*''Spice and Wolf
is a Japanese light n ...
. Her age, weight and height were supplied in "ボカロPlus vol.4". According to Vocalomakets member, Kagome-P, she is a cup size A or B.
She is loosely inspired by the legend of the
moon rabbit
The Moon rabbit or Moon hare is a mythical figure in East Asian and indigenous American folklore, based on pareidolia interpretations that identify the dark markings on the near side of the Moon as a rabbit or hare. In East Asia, the rabbit is ...
.
See also
*
List of Vocaloid products
The following is a list of products released for the Vocaloid
is a singing voice synthesizer software product. Its signal processing part was developed through a joint research project led by Kenmochi Hideki at the Pompeu Fabra University in ...
References
External links
Official website
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Vocaloids introduced in 2011
Fictional singers
Japanese idols
Japanese popular culture