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Yeah, I actually think Miku's design was a very good call for that reason. I can see lots of other artists going the same route, though once there's one famous Vocaloid with it the concept loses it's impact.

With distinctive pigtails to set it out from the rest of the anime community's characters, Miku had to key formular to becoming an icon.