Tohoku Zunko

Tohoku Zunko (東北ずん子) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by AH-Software Co. Ltd., and was created in collaboration with SSS Co., Ltd.. She was released in June 2014 for the VOCALOID3 engine. She is also sold as a VOICEROID+. Her voice is provided by the Japanese female voice actress, singer, and narrator, Satomi Satō (佐藤聡美; Satō Satomi), who is notable for providing the voice for the character Ritsu Tainaka from the Japanese music anime "K-ON!".

Concept
Zunko is high school student in her 2nd year. Her special ability is “Zunda Arrow” which transform any kinds of mochi into zunda-mochi. Her hobbies are archery and making cakes, particularly zunda-mochi. Her dream is to own her own "Zunda Café" in Tokyo, as well as a "Zunda Shop" in Akihabara.

Etymology
Her family name Tohoku comes from the Tohoku region which she was made to support, after a tsunami struck the area in 2011. Her first name is derived from "zundo", from zundo mochi.

Appearance
Zunko's clothing is based off Zunda mochi, a type of mochi (rice cake) with sweetened green soybean paste. It is a local speciality in the Tohoku region.

A short bio that was included in her strap says Zunko enjoys archery and making cakes and that her dreams for the future are to own her own cafe in Tokyo.

Relations
There are voicebanks of her sisters available for UTAU.
 * Tohoku Itako; Older Sister
 * Tohoku Kiritan; Younger Sister
 * Zundamon; Pet/Mascot

Music featuring Tohoku Zunko
Examples of usage

Marketing
Zunko has a basic terms of use policy. After registering with the owners, Tōhoku region based companies can use her for advertisements and doujin works. She was originally created to help promote the recovery of the region, which was the region devastated on March 11, 2011 by a major earthquake and tsunami. She had a similar campaign to her VOCALOID one to become a VOICEROID, she had to reach 4.5 million yen. Zunko had to gain 5 million yen between June 20 to July 20, she gained all the funding she needed about week before the deadline on July 12.