Talk:Merli/@comment-208.58.253.122-20120806062310/@comment-53539-20120812074258

Well the avatars role is to act as the visiual representation of the Vocaloid. Some folks have difficulty working without a character there to meantally picture in their head. Therefore, the avatars act as sources of inspiration, and in the absence of other things, also merchandising to raise funds. :-/