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Yao Luniang (妖 鹿娘) is an upcoming Chinese VOCALOID to be developed by Shanghai Wangcheng Information Technology Co. Ltd. in collaboration with NetEase Comics for the VOCALOID4 engine.

Her voice provider has yet to be announced.

History
After NetEase Comics was established in August 2015, Yao Luniang was said to become the mascot for this branch around October. Luniang’s appearance changed in December, which adjusted her hair color, her ears, her antlers, and her clothing. Her clothes were changed again in January 2016. She had also made appearances in MMD videos, with her model designed by REMmaple. Luniang was featured in two manhuas called "Lùniáng Days" ("鹿娘Days") and "Suísuí Piánpián de Yāolùshān Rìcháng" ("随随便便的妖鹿山日常").

2017
On August 1, 2017, Shanghai Wangcheng Information Technology Co. Ltd. announced that Luniang’s production as a VOCALOID started. Her voice provider audition began on August 7 and fans were able to vote for which participant they liked best.

Concept
Yao Luniang served as a mascot for NetEase Comics since 2015. She came from the Yaolu Mountains, a place that was said to be beautiful. However, since Yaolu Mountains was too large, people lose their way and may enter in different dimensions. It is said that there is a manhua school in the mountains, and those who read the manhua may earn titles such as "Dr. Yaolu" (deer spirit), "Master Yaohu" (fox spirit), or "Bachelor Yaomao" (cat spirit). Yaolu Mountains (妖鹿山; Yāolùshān) is a homonym to NetEase's domain name "163" (Yaoliusan).

Luniang has an unpredictable girlish heart and she seems to have a forgetful or careless nature but will sometimes show her true sly or devilish personality. Her skills are listed as anime, acting cute, brushing hair, suddenly becoming mean, and Japanese. Her likes include anime, furry stuff, and consumer electronics.

Her bio was changed a little on August 4, 2017. She is a tough girl who sticks up for her friends and she works as a customer service representative for NetEase Comics. She is good at coloring manga, singing, and being an eSports player who abandons herself in manhua. She enjoys cleaning, electronic music, Yangsheng, and all deer-related items. Her official birthday is August 8 and her character color is orange-red.

Etymology
Yāo (妖) means "demon" or "spirit". For her given name, Lù (鹿) means "deer" while Niáng (娘) can refer to a woman, particularly a "young girl". Together, her name would mean "Spirit Deer Girl". However, it is very common within the Chinese community and her official content to omit her given name and refer to her as "Luniang".

Appearance
Luniang’s original appearance was of a girl with long purple hair, furry ears, and gray antlers. In late 2015, she was given long red hair, lost the furry ears, and her antlers became brown. She was given new clothes: a sleeveless top with a short sky blue necktie, long detached sleeves, a red skirt, long thigh-high socks, and loafers. She also had a black headband with bows on the sides. On the headband, "NETEASE" was printed across the top in the middle.

In 2016, she received some changes. Her purple eyes were changed to red, her antlers became more rounded and orange, and "NETEASE" was missing from her headband. The linings of her top and sleeves changed in thickness and in design. Her skirt was no longer red, but black. The ribbons on her shoes were removed.

Marketing
Luniang was originally a mascot for NetEase Comics and received two different manhuas. Through Shanghai Wangcheng’s B2B methods, she received a VOCALOID counterpart.

In her VOCALOID announcement article, it was confirmed that she would be featured as a character in "Butterfly", a manhua that also features Zhang Chuchu, Yuecheng, and Xin Hua.