Talk:Official VOCALOID illustrators (Notable mentions)/@comment-179.24.213.78-20141002093042/@comment-5051846-20141002190843

Back in the day certain fanmades were a large part of the fandom. However, their importance is notdue to the characters themselves, but rather the events they represent. For example, Akita Neru was created when a part of Japanese media disparaged Miku and she began to be removed from search engines and articles.

However, the main thing that allows a fanmade to be added is for them to be 'officially recognised'. What this means is that the design has asended to the point of being included in official merchandise; making them an official Vocaloid-related character.