Talk:Merli/@comment-6033463-20130620214220/@comment-3076833-20130621010939

I doubt Merli's going to make a July release since they haven't even decided on the VA. At this point all that's been said is that they're recording the 2 finalists to see how they sound in the software (Which, from what i've seen takes up to 5 weeks depending on how much they're going to edit it, which I assume isn't going to be all that much). Either way she's definetely not going to be held back like Ring.

As for Yohioloid it's unsure if he even will target the Eastern audience; as much as it'd make sense if you look at Luka she was never marketted for the Western audience, nor do I think KAITO V3 was either, only Eastern English voicebanks that have been targetted over on the west was/is Miku and Gumi's. So it's unlikely he'll affect Merli's popularity, although it's rather died down for her which may perk back up when a demo is eventually released.

TL;DR : She'll be fine once she gets an actual update.