Talk:Status/@comment-2A02:C7D:3691:4C00:4937:A184:799:8D3B-20180316000639/@comment-4946341-20180316022339

I think it’s more of a perspective thing, here in the west VOCALOID isn’t nearly as popular as it used to be whereas in China for example VOCALOID seems to be flourishing, I.e. 5 new voicebanks in development. VOCALOID is an expensive investment and if a company does not have the spare funds, it’s very hard to be able to produce even one. Also do keep in mind while we may be losing one (PowerFX) we have gained 3 new ones in the passed 2 years: ST Media, Shanghai Wangcheng and AVA. You do have to keep in mind the entire fan base also, not just English fans if that is what you are referring to. I still see songs getting popular and in some aspects I’ve seen a slight increase in popularity here in the west. VOCAMERICA has done a pretty food job of spreading English vocaloid popularity. I think it’s just a matter of how you view it. It can’t die unless not a single person uses the software anymore and companies like Crypton are still trying to push their loids to their limits