User blog comment:Serza5/Rana - If only for the West/@comment-53539-20140814082314/@comment-53539-20140814165247

Don't forget, the cost of Zunko was $50,000+ USD (which is what that Yen amount equals) and this wasn't even all the amount needed according to the makers.

Each English vocal right now is a risk. Economically, the English Vocaloids are low profit compared to their Japanese cousins. This is why I don't see it happening, not until the English vocaloid engine base is strong enough to take a bigger risk then they already are taking.

They ARE expanding the market though, by making more vocals. Its a slow process, but even the Japanese Vocaloids didn't have Rana back in 2007. They have her many years later. And English Vocaloid is several years behind Japanese Vocaloid.