User blog comment:Angel Emfrbl/2014 end of year report/@comment-25352448-20141228193702/@comment-53539-20141228210036

I remember saying the complaints toward Ring amounted to complain "Ring looked like a Vocaloid". It was driven by the fact that the idea of Vocaloid was fueled by the design of Miku and co, and due to its familairity would keep re-influencing vocaloids for years to come. further more as Miku is basically a Otaku check list of design tropes herself, its not difficult to produce a Vocaloid even if your not familiar with Vocaloid.

Even down to voice, its not uncommon for real life singers to sound alike, ergo while vocaloids have strengths and weakness, they can at times sound alike.

In both cases I feel people have to let go the idea that every vocaloid is a special snowflake otherwise the issue will never go away. Accepting similarities is better then rejecting them, because it shows ignorance on your part.

Lapis is just a typical magical girl-esque design to me, ditto Merli, having been watching anime since pretty much mid-90 (when I didn't know what I was watching was either manga/anime nor even from Japan so was none the wiser). To mean Lapis is nothing special, ditto Miku, simply because I've seen there design schemes SO MUCH in characters I'm bored. I am 30 years old... After all. I'm older then a lot of fans, which is why I have a tendacey to be able to go into in-depth talk, buts its also why I have less tolerance because hey, I'm older and more "mature" then the majority of vocaloid fans here, whether or not I like it I'm not going to have the same approach necessary as a 13 year old.

Aside form Galaco, design means nothing to me, and Galaco only makes me note her design because I felt the attire of the KEI art was better. The newer art just feels too disney-esque which turns me off because Disney's "happy ever after" approach is kinda boring. Whereas the older one reminds me of a Pink Floyd's album cover for "Dark Side of the moon". In other words, it felt classic rock. the new one feels too whimsical.

I'm actually hoping though producers make good use of the XSY feature just because hearing an entire song in one vocal when others are there for them to choose is such a missed opportunity. At times, switching vocals could have really lifted the song and often produers use a vocal tone that they like above another even when the other could have done the song better.