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CUL (カル) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by Internet Co., Ltd., and was created in collaboration with VOCALO Revolution. CUL is VOCALO Revolution mascot character and she was released as a VOCALOID in December 2011 for the VOCALOID3 engine. Her voice is provided by Japanese female voice actress and singer, Eri Kitamura (喜多村英梨; Kitamura Eri). She is a "Character Voice" type vocal.
Concept
Originally, CUL was released without background information. However, the information was posted for her in 2013 when she was featured in a special event.[1]
CUL was first introduced as the mascot for the show, VOCALO Revolution.
Etymology
The name "CUL" has double meanings, short for "culture" and "Culnoza", a collaborative group organized by Hiroto-P.
Examples of Usage
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Additional information
Marketing
She was introduced in "CUL makes Revolution!". CUL was featured in the show's introduction, the PV "白の季節" and the closing credits of the show. CUL was also the mascot of "CUL project; offical", a website designed to promote making her official. Stickers featuring her were also released on sale.[2] The MMD model used in her PVs, such as "CUL makes Revolution!", was later released. She also appeared alongside 秋元結衣 in a music video that later made it to DVD.
See also: CUL/Marketing and VOCALOID in other media
Trivia
- Like Lily before her, CUL was not part of Internets' "poid" series.
Reputation
Status
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Since CUL's existence as a VOCALOID is owed to her fans, CUL already had an established fandom prior to becoming a VOCALOID. She has had much support and publicity within the Japanese fandom which resulted in her overall positive reception. This made her one of the more popular releases for VOCALOID3 at the time. CUL's popularity kept increasing after her release, according to Google Trends it peaked on June 2012. Afterwards she gradually lost popularity in the closing months of the VOCALOID3 era, she was overall less popular than before her release. |
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Gallery
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References
External links
| Language | Description | Site |
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| Japanese | SingerSongWriter Jp official homepage | Link |
| Japanese | VOCALOID3 CUL SSW product page | Link |
| Japanese | CULNOZA official about page | Link |
| Japanese | CUL Project The official website for VOCALOID CUL | Link |
| Japanese | SingerSongWriter Jp The official YouTube channel | Link |
| English | deviantArt , art and media community | Link |
| Japanese | Pixiv , art and media community | Link |
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