Talk:Merli/@comment-78.225.83.15-20150205030744/@comment-30602727-20150425055032

^ Lapis is actually not that popular. She faired well for a while til she just plummeted in June 2014 and like her sister, ended up as one of the more obscure/unpopular VOCALOIDs and isn't anywhere near the top ten (MEIKO, KAITO, Miku, Rin, Len, Gackpo, Luka, GUMI, Yukari and IA). She is indeed more popular than her sister though, which depends on the factors. Like Japan is more fond of higher pitched and cute females rather than mature ones. Merli also competed with MEIKO V3 who pretty much beat everyone to the punch except for kokone, who stood her ground fairly okay, considering how she kind of had more stuff in comparison to those around her (Excluding MAIKA as she's a Western VOCALOID).