User blog:Angel Emfrbl/Looks aren't everything...

Its a shocker really, that the number of Vocaloid fans reporting how other fans judge a book byt the cover is bigger then you think. But in a software where the voice is important, why is it that the looks will debate more about a Vocaloids success then its singing voice at times?

I actually find "no-meat-on-long-legs" Miku;s design overall poor in comparison to later designs where more thought had been put into the image. Take miki for instance, fault above all flaws, her robotic design is actually pretty sweet looking. But our new boy Piko... Looks dead and all we have to judge him on in 1 image - no demos. The fans are now, at least in the west, sick of the demoless Piko and want to hurry up and hear his voice already. In the looks department, Lily gained a LOT of populaurity for looking like a girl in her late teens/early 20s out on a Saturday night down around the pubs and rave floors. And don't get me started on Sonika on that kind of look.

My reaction though lately has been to look once at the appearance, make a few remarks on it then forget it ever existed. Its working, I'm enjoying the songs more once I forget what the Vocaloids look like. But appearances DO make us think about if we really honestly like something or not, we sterotype.