Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-35301431-20141201072351/@comment-5051846-20141208090552

I think whether they stole the design aspects or not is irrelevant – because they chose design aspects which are similar to a famous Vocaloid, people are having a negative reaction to the design. Therefore, the company made a poor choice in the design they chose. I think it would be sensible for designers to avoid design elements similar to those used by Miku as far as they can.

Designs are an important part of marketing a Vocaloid now, having a well-recieved design is benifical to the product. From a commercial standpoint it's a bad idea to evoke comparison too easily. orz