Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-6433273-20171231161124/@comment-30158224-20180210102932

Or you know, anime is J-pop/J-rock and a lot of Vocaloid Producers write J-pop/J-rock and the whole Miku phenomenon wouldn't have happened if her design didn't have that anime look to it.

They were even going for it if you consider that KEI's artstyle is supposed to moe. CFM wanted their VB to get attention so they went with anime, it worked and other companies followed. At least that's how i see it.