The act of putting a character on the boxart was carried over to following VOCALOIDs to encourage creative activities by individuals, expanding the characters based on each user's individual needs. However, despite this the act of putting a character on the boxart was popular, though the image was not of MEIKO originally. Some focus was given to the older engine, but only after VOCALOID2 had gained popularity, with basics such as tutorials produced where there was once not anything at all. The overall lack of focus on VOCALOID was still notable. Much of this had to do with the state of the market at the time of VOCALOID. There was no plan to update the pair originally. Despite her success, the prospect of MEIKO and KAITO receiving updates being impossible post-VOCALOID and it was expected that Hatsune Miku would take over their roles going into VOCALOID2. Prizes were given out and 80% of all entries received a special 'signed' version of the VOCALOID MEIKO interface. The most noted marketing that was done with MEIKO was that a competition was held in 2006, entries submitted original songs. MEIKO fared better then KAITO despite this, with the reasons being contributed to the majority readership of DTM Magazine being male, she went on to be one of the more successful of the 5 original VOCALOID vocals. Aside from a DTM MAGAZINE article, both Japanese Vocals went largely under the radar. The original release of both KAITO and herself was noted for their lack of marketing.

KAITO - A complementary voice bank with masculine vocals.

Her mic is based on the modern '55SH Series II' variant, which is much curvier than the original version.įor more on VOCALOID relationships, see the FAQ. The microphone in MEIKO V3's release is based on the iconic Shure Brothers microphone, the model 55s, Multi-Impedance 'Small Unidyne' Dynamic, which was first released in 1951. Consequently, Crypton took a different direction with their updates in comparison to the Appends of Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin & Len, and Megurine Luka. Wat described how different the intention of the CV series was to the concept of KAITO and MEIKO during the development of KAITO V3. Spurred on by the items held by Hatsune Miku and KAITO, it became popular to feature MEIKO with One Cup Ozeki (sake). In Maker Hikoushiki Hatsune Mix she is usually portrayed as a middle-aged woman, however KEI mentioned in a magazine interview that what he depicts in the comic is not official. The name originates from the eponymous derivative character, depicted as herself in her younger days. She is often misnamed Sakine Meiko by fans. 'Megumi' was also a name considered during her development.

MEIKO's codename was 'HANAKO' it likely came from 'Hanako Yamada (山田花子)', a placeholder name for female characters, and the Japanese equivalent to 'Jane Smith'. 'MEIKO' comes directly from her voice provider's name, 'Meiko Haigō.

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