Talk:Zhanyin Lorra/@comment-99.110.54.240-20140828121022/@comment-5051846-20140828142905

Ah, but the fact that some people do dislike voicebanks because of their canon personality, does show that it can have a negative impact. I could understand a producer feeling slightly less inclined to purchase a Vocaloid whose backstory did not fit what they were trying to create; simply because it makes using the Vocaloid's image more difficult for marketing their songs, and their work may be less likely to appeal to fans of the Vocaloid. Of course, this is a risk that is already partially chanced by companies even just by having a mascot. If the mascot is sci-fi, and the producer wants to create songs set in the past, they might not be drawn to the product as easily on first glance.

I'd imagine this effects commonly used Vocaloids less, because their variety of songs means the producer and fanbase would be familiar with seeing different interpretations of them.

For a company, it's probably all about deciding balance. The more canon, the better you might be able to market yourself to a certain demographic (for example, having anime mascots has been hugely successful in Japan with the otaku market), but the greater risk you have of alienating yourself to other demographics.

In the early Vocaloid market, I'd imagine going for a less canon approach was more appealing to companies, as you'd want to appeal to as many possible buyers as you could. However now, in a saturated market (at least for young female voices), you might want to direct yourself at a certain niche, where you could compete with more success for a smaller group.

Overall, it could both hurt or help a Vocaloid. I'm curious as to how Lorra will fair.