KAITO

KAITO is a Vocaloid DTM (Desktop Music) software created by Crypton Future Media. He utilizes the older Vocaloid engine developed by YAMAHA, the predecessor of Vocaloid2. The voice was supplied by a Japanese male singer Naoto Fuuga (風雅 なおと, Fuuga Naoto). The product's name was invited from the public, and "KAITO" was selected from among applicants, which was the idea of Shu-tP.

History
Kaito sold only 500 packages in the initial distribution and Crypton deemed it as a failure. After Miku Hatsune was released, however, Kaito was re-evaluated and now many users prefer him with his friendly, tender and strong voice.

According to the package design, Kaito wears a white coat and a blue muffler. Crypton did not set his character and profile except his package design, as well as Meiko, for not having a concept of giving a certain character to an synthesizer application software. It was carried over to the following vocaloids to encourage creative activities by free individuals and expanding the characters based on each user's individual needs.

The Story of KAITO's Character Item
On September 16th, 2007, Tatsunami uploaded a parody of the song in Higurashi no naku koro ni, "A Request From Hatsune" onto NicoNicoDouga. During this time, Miku was extremely popular on NicoNicoDouga, yet almost nobody knew of Kaito let alone produced songs using him. The video begins with the words "please sometimes recall [KAITO]," as well as Miku saying "where are you and what are you doing now?" which is from the song Dear You.

About four hours later, "An Answer To Hatsune Miku" was posted by Ice-P. In this video, Kaito responds with, "yes? I was eating an ice cream," and then proceeds to sing a cover of The Ice Cream Song (originally sung by Saeko Shuu in 1960). Kaito's last dialogue in this video is "Miku, let's eat it together next time." It just so happened that Ice-P was producing the cover when he saw the video Tatsunami uploaded.


 * "A Request From Hatsune Miku" YouTube broadcast
 * "An Answer To Hatsune Miku" YouTube broadcast

This event led to exceptional increased interest in him and fans to often depict him with ice cream.

Usage for Music
Until Gackpoid was released, Kaito and Leon were the only male voice banks and although Len was released his voice did not hit the same notes that they did. Since overall there are far less male vocaloids and he is the only Crypton male vocaloid that can reach his notes, so Kaito is still used by many producers for songs.

He is fit to sing anything from hymns and children's songs to R &amp; B and pop, though the style that he is best used for is singing pop ballads.

卑怯戦隊うろたん� ー / Hikyō Sentai Urotandar (Coward Fighters Urotandar)
Original music and lyrics by Shin-P
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast with English subtitles

A humorous song intended to parody that of a typical Anime Opening. It displays the fictional fighting force known as 'Urotandar', whose every tactic is underhanded, dirty and overall cowardly. Their motto is "If we win thats all that matters". Their antics are the opposite of mainstream anime heroes like not shouting out their special attacks.

千年の独奏歌 / Sen'nen no Dokusouka (A Thousand-Year Solo)
Original music and lyrics by yanagi-P
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast
 * Youtube broadcastFanmade PV with English subtitles

カンタレラ (Cantarella)
Original music and lyrics by Kurousa-P
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast

A song about a man (Kaito) who tries to keep his love for a girl (Miku) hidden and approach the girl in order to make her his. Taking time by the forelock, he gets closer to and touches her. Cantarella has many Fanmade PVs with different interpretations. There is also a popular version with Len and Rin Kagamine.

時忘人 / Toki-Wasure-Bito(Time Forgotten One)
Original music and lyrics by Shigotoshite-P
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast with English subtitles

A song is telling a great war where a warrior (Kaito) and his comrades fought together. Now he is alone standing in the noisy street, wondering where his comrades are. He can't move and even his heart has already stopped. But he still waits for them. One of the interpretations of this song is that he was a commander who led his army, with many of his comrades dying in the process. A statue was erected in his honor, while they aren't getting the respect he received. And his soul would wait for them as long as that statue exists.

KAITO de Night
Original music and lyrics written,Kaito's singing voice edited by VIVO

Kaito's title call edited by Iceimo-P
 * Nico Nico Broadcast
 * Youtube Broadcast
 * Youtube Broadcast with English Subtitles

This song was written for the 'KAITO de Night' event (Osaka, May 11,2008), and it was uploaded on Nico Nico Broadcast on May 16,2008. The video, after a short intro with KAITO speaking in English (though he actually said 'KAIT' and not 'KAITO'), the song begins.Furthermore, when the event was also held in Tokyo (October 12,2008), many authors made remixed versions of it.

Pane dhiria
Original music and lyrics by Shinjou-P
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast with English subtitles

A song about a lyrist (Kaito) who appeases the wrath of the god and saves the world by his music. Shinjou-P created a new language for the song. This song topped the vocaloid ranking list on Nico Video.

鬼と娘/Oni to Musume (The Ogre and the Maiden)
Music and Lyrics by Iwashi-P
 * Original video Nico Nico broadcast
 * Original video YouTube broadcast
 * Youtube Broadcast Fanmade PV with English subtitles

WEBデザイン / (WEB Design)
Original music by Hagoromo-P and lyrics by fyopue A song of a web designer(Kaito) who is always troubled with his cliants and colleagues and moaning about them. Also Kaiko appears as his cliant.
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast

ハイハハイニ / Haiwahaini (AshesToAshes)
Original music and voice edit by Oppiroge-P, lyrics by niboshi

Guitar played by Dai, illustrated by Umu Video produced by Anira, encoded by Piroriro-P
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast

カゲフミ / Kage-fumi (Stepping on the Shadow)
Original music and lyrics by Peperon-P In this song Kaito is singing from two different standpoints;the deceased and the bereaved. He sings alone but the subject of each phrase of the lyrics alternately shifts.The deceased laments over being forgotten by others and the bereaved mourns the death of the one he loved.
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast

Sweet's Beast
Original music and lyrics by Mendee-P
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast

白虎野の娘 / Byakkoya no Musume (Daughter in White Tiger Field)
Originally sung, and music and lyrics written by Susumu Hirasawa

Kaito's and Rin's voices edited by Bucchigiri-P
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast

Main singer is Kaito, back chorused by Rin Kagamine.This is a cover of the theme song of anime Paprika. Susumu Hirasawa used Vocaloid Lola in this song and also MEIKO in other several songs of the movies soundtrack.White Tiger Field is a petroleum field which really exists in Vietnam.

アナザー：ワールドイズマイン (Another: World Is Mine)
Original music and lyrics by ryo

Lyrics arranged and sung by Anima

Kaito's cover by awk
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast
 * YouTube broadcastFanmade PVwith English subtitles

This is the prince version of Miku Hatsune's World is Mine arranged and sung by Anima on Nico Video. It became very popular and awk made its cover by Kaito.

A man (Kaito) has an infatuation with a girl (Miku) who wants to twist him around her little finger, and he is willing to treat her like a princess. There is also a popular parody version Fanmade PV of this song.

闇ノ王 / Yami no Ou (King of Darkness)
Original music and lyrics by Akuno-P

Lyrics arranged by a_a

Kaito's voice edited by Tetsubun-P
 * Nico Nico Broadcast

This is a fanmade parody cover of Daughter of Evil originally sung by Rin Kagamine, but its episode is a comedy and has nothing to do with the original. In this song a vampire (Kaito) tries to find a new love and eventually tries to woo a woman (Meiko) and fails miserably.

時の足音 / Toki no Aishioto (Footsteps of Time)
Originally sung, and music and lyrics written by Kobukuro

Kaito's voice edited by Pathos-P A cover of Kobukuro's single, Footsteps of Time
 * Nico Nico broadcast
 * YouTube broadcast with English Subtitles

Trivia

 * The story of his character item firmly established ice cream as KAITO's character item.
 * Kaito and Meiko are often referred to as "Nenchou-gumi" (年長組, The Seniors) compared to Vocaloid2s.