Board Thread:Poll Archive/@comment-24095889-20131205161210/@comment-30602727-20131218230306

At the time, no one really thought an avatar actually mattered and "plays a role" in this. VOCALOIDs didn't have an official avatar til Sweet ANN, who in turn, was shadowed by Miku a few months later.

MEIKO and KAITO's boxart characters weren't intended to be their avatars either, they were just.... there. XD

Now, avatars really do attract more attention. But avatarless are doing fine now as well (Like VY1/VY2, ZOLA, people create/finish their avatars)