Hiyama Kiyoteru

Kiyoteru Hiyama (氷山キヨテル Hiyama Kiyoteru) is a Japanese Vocaloid released in December 4, 2009. He is developed by AH Software.

History
He is meant to be portrayed as a sensei (teacher). Three demos have been released, named "Seichi Jerusalem", "Wings", and "I'll love you again".

Usage for Music
He tends be used for pop and heavy metal/rock. His treble range is supposedly smooth, which allows for an easier usage of the higher octaves. He has the softest of the Vocaloid male voices within the Vocaloid 2 voicebanks. However, he is often not recommended for amateur users by other vocaloid fans as his voice can be difficult to work with sometimes.

Initally, many of Kiyoteru's early videos on Nico Nico Douga had comments accusing him of being too similar to Kaito, these comments over time shifted direction and another complaint followed; his voice is considered difficult to blend in with existing males. Although it is not entirely impossible to make him blend in, heavy editing may be needed as his voice tends to stand out when singing with other Vocaloids; he therefore can often serve better as a solo vocaloid then in a chorus.

Trivia

 * Kiyoteru's design recieved many complaints. Since he was intended to be the countpartner to Yuki Kaai, some fans reacted on the claim that the pair would become the subject of pedophilic based artwork/songs. It also recieved complaints of looking too plain and ordinary compared to previous past Vocaloids.
 * His overly distinct voice can be considered ironic as Miki, who was released at the same time as him, recieved the opposite complaints of being too much like other existing Vocaloids.