Rana

Rana is a Japanese VOCALOID developed by We've Inc in collaboration with Internet Co., Ltd.. She was released for the VOCALOID3 engine, and is voiced by Ai Kakuma (加隈亜衣; Kakuma Ai), a Japanese voice actress. Her voice was described by Kasane, a producer granted early use of Rana, as tomboy-ish and suited to rock. Currently she has only been confirmed to be available from the magazine, Vocalo-P ni Naritai, whether she will eventually receive a digital or physical release is still uncertain.

Due to the method of obtaining Rana she is a Japan exclusive VOCALOID, and it is currently impossible to receive a full copy of her if you do not have a Japanese address from which to send in tickets. She is the first VOCALOID released with permanent restrictions in place preventing overseas users from obtaining her full copy due to legal reasons.

Concept
Her birthday is on September 9, the birthday of her voice provider, Kakuma Ai.

Appearances
Her design is based on a rainbow. She has amps on her head that give off a rainbow light when she sings. It was revealed they chose the rainbow motif to represent producers' creative freedom when using Rana. The company described it as, “so you can color with the color that best represents you”.

Her hood in the shape of a bear's head, when it is pulled over her head, the light bulbs on her head fit into two cut outs on the hood, making them resemble a bear's ears.

The 5 digit number on her cheek is unique to each user who purchases the magazine. However, according to an official twitter message, her official number is "00001".

Relations

 * Morio Shishou (森男師匠) - resembles a pink panda
 * Jasmine Kenkyuuin (じゃすみん研究員) - resembles a green puppy
 * Sacchan/Sakiko (さっちゃん/咲子) - resembles a yellow bird

Marketing
Rana has been marketed by VOCALO-P ni Naritai as easy for beginner producers to use. It was announced upon reveal that a series of tutorials will be released in the magazine Vocalo-P ni Naritai (ボカロＰになりたい！). These tutorials will cover how to use the VOCALOID software, as well as how to use Singer Songwriter 7 Lite for Rana and the 3D animation software MikuMikuDance.

Due to the company being unable to conduct business overseas, all marketing is strictly targeting the Japanese producer base. To get Rana you must have all 30 issues of the VOCALO-P ni Naritai magazine and own all 30 tickets (there is one per issue). The tickets can only be registered if you live in Japan.

Trivia

 * Rana is the only 2014 VOCALOID that did not have a NEO version.

Notable For

 * First VOCALOID to be subscription based