Anon & kanon

anon & kanon (杏音鳥音) are Japanese VOCALOIDs developed and distributed by the YAMAHA Corporation, and were released in March 2014 for the VOCALOID3 engine. Their voice providers have never been revealed. They are available for both Windows and Mac. A downloadable software version was released on March 3, while a packaged version was released later in the same month.

Appearance
Like their vocals, the girls' outfits are similar, but not identical. Some details are mirrored or slightly altered. The largest difference applies to their facial expressions on their boxart, with kanon appearing perkier than her sister, anon.

They have play (▶) and stop button (■) symbols on their shoes. anon's has the play button on the left, while kanon's is on the right. kanon has long, grey/black boots, and short, black socks, which stop just below her knees, while anon has long, white, thigh-high stockings and short white boots. Their hair colours are almost identical, a "light reddish blond" (also known as "Apricot"). kanon has a mid-thigh length ponytail on the side of her head, which gradates to purple. anon has short hair cut close to her head, with no gradation.

anon wears a white outfit and headset, while kanon wears a black outfit and headset. They both have microphones attached to their jackets, but on anon, it is on the left side of her jacket, while kanon has hers on the right. Their skirts are cut with one side being longer than the other. On anon, the long side is the right side of her skirt, and on kanon it's on the left. They both have the same coloured earrings, but kanon's is a circle, while anon's is a small hoop.

They also have a binary code design on the inside of their jackets.

Profile
They are marketed as identical twins and 12th grade senior highschoolers.

anon
'A spontaneous, slightly airheaded girl with a short haircut. Since she's a bit scatterbrained, she's the type to not listen well when other people are talking. You could say she’s only really focused when she's dancing. Her favorite person is kanon.' She is the younger of the pair.


 * Special skill: Dancing
 * Favourite food: Bread
 * Subject she excels in: 'I don't have one, but if I had to say one, I guess History'

kanon
'She has extraordinary reflexes. She's a class representative type, a very capable person. She's a very focused and level headed girl. Right now the thing she's worried about the most is anon's future.' She is the older of the pair.


 * Special skill: Dancing
 * Favourite food: Bread
 * Subject she excels in: PE and mathematics

Etymology
The "音" in their name stands for "sound". The 杏 in anon's name stands for "Apricot", a sweet fruit, matching her more sweeter sounding vocal. The "鳥" in kanon's name stands for "bird". The full implied meaning of the names of the pair are "Apricot sound" and "Bird sound".

Music featuring anon & kanon
Examples of usage

Marketing
In April 2014, an application for their trade was submitted.