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A Company refers those heavily affiliated with the development and promotion of a VOCALOID™-powered voicebank or character. While most companies that take on the task of developing a VOCALOID are audio based; it has become common for record companies and related subsidiaries to collaborate with a primary company to develop their own voicebank.
The marketing of a VOCALOID varies by company and some companies may provide their vocalist with a basic profile, backstory, or personality that the consumer can work with. The illustration of a vocalist has no effect on the software and is done purely for decorative purposes.
In order for a product to be classified as a "Company" on the wiki, there should be acknowledgment by the YAMAHA Corporation under their licensing terms and there is a VOCALOID™-powered vocal in development or fully released. This includes characters from games with vocals powered by the VOCALOID™ software, as well as privatized vocals.
It can be noted that fanmade Derivatives and other synthesizer characters such as UTAU are not classified as "VOCALOIDs" their presence is hosted on the wiki due to official acknowledgement by a company.
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By default, companies are sorted from newest to oldest. Asterisks mark a subdivision or subsidiary based company.
Bandai Namco Studio, IncCompany:Website Voicebank:Mirai Komachi Description:Bandai is a Japanese manufacturer of hobby products, but are popularly know for their video game and anime brands. A branch of the company produced the VOCALOID Mirai Komachi Project.
Shanghai WangchengCompany:Website Voicebank:Xin Hua, Zhang Chuchu, Yuecheng, Yao Luniang Description:Shanghai Wangcheng was a marketing company in China. They assisted Gynoid Co. in developing and releasing the updated V4 version of their first Chinese voicebank, Xin Hua.
Akatsuki Virtual ArtistsCompany:Website Voicebank:LUMi Description:Akatsuki Virtual Artists* is a subsidiary company of Akatsuki Inc. They developed their lone VOCALOID, LUMi.
Sharp CorporationCompany:Website Voicebank:COCOROBO Description:Sharp Corporation is a manufacturing company in Japan. They developed a robotic vacuum featuring the voicebank of VOCALOID COCOROBO.
ST MEDiA Co., Ltd.Company:Website Voicebank:UNI Description:ST MEDiA* is a company affiliated with SBS A&T. They produced the second Korean voicebank, UNI.
Universal MusicCompany: [Website] Voicebank:hide Description: Universal Music is a record company in Japan. They collaborated with YAMAHA to produce a VOCALOID by sampling the Japanese musician hide's past recordings.
MTK Inc.Company:Website Voicebank:Otomachi Una Description:MTK is a marketing company in Japan, they collaborated with SSW to produce VOCALOID Otomachi Una.
Beijing PhotekCompany:Website (defunct) Voicebank:Xingchen Description:Beijing Photek* is a small group of Chinese VOCALOID fans that collaborated with Shanghai HENIAN to produce their VOCALOID, Xingchen.
TOKYO FANTASY IncCompany:Website Voicebank:Fukase Description: TOKYO FANTASY is an entertainment company in Japan that collaborated with YAMAHA to produce VOCALOID Fukase with Satoshi Fukase.
Unity Technologies JapanCompany:Website Voicebank:unity-chan! Description:Unity Technologies Japan* is a branch of Unity Technologies, they collaborated with YAMAHA to produce VOCALOID unity-chan!
UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPANCompany:Website Voicebank:ARSLOID Description:UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN is an entertainment company in Japan that collaborated with YAMAHA to produce VOCALOID ARSLOID with Akira Kano.
Sachiko Promotion Inc.Company: [Website] Voicebank:Sachiko Description: Sachiko Promotion Inc. is an entertainment company in Japan that collaborated with YAMAHA to produce VOCALOID Sachiko with Sachiko Kobayashi.
aquatraxCompany:Website (defunct) Voicebank:Zing Description:aquatrax is a software company that advertised Zing, a potential VOCALOID that would be trilingual. But develop seems to have ceased.
NetEase, Inc.Company:Main Site; Games Site Voicebank:Zhanyin Lorra and Yao Luniang Description: NetEase, Inc. is an internet company in China that provides online services. NetEase's Gaming branch previously owned character rights to Zhanyin Lorra, while Yao Luniang acts as the company mascot for the Comics branch. Developement for both VOCALOIDs has stagnated.
We've Inc.Company:Website (defunct) Voicebank:Rana Description:We've Inc.* is a subsidiary of FuRyu Corporation. It was is a television production company in Japan, they collaborated with SSW to produce VOCALOID Rana.
Gynoid Co., Ltd.Company:Website Voicebank:v flower, Xin Hua, MEIKA Hime & Mikoto Description:Gynoid is a software company that collaborated with YAMAHA to produce their first VOCALOID, flower.
Fuji TVCompany:Website] Voicebank:Anri Rune Description: Fuji TV is a media company that collaborated with YAMAHA to create a VOCALOID idol persona for their 3D mascot.
EXIT TUNES Co., Ltd.Company:Website Voicebank:MAYU Description:EXIT TUNES is a Japanese company that released compilation albums. They developed their lone VOCALOID, MAYU.
Stardust Music, Inc.Company:Website Voicebank:galaco Description:Stardust Music* is a subsidiary that collaborated with YAMAHA to produce VOCALOID galaco with Kou Shibasaki.
i-style ProjectCompany:Website (defunct) Voicebank:Aoki Lapis and Merli Description:i-style* is a sub-division of Studio DEEN. They collaborated with YAMAHA to produce VOCALOIDs with two winning contestants.
1st PLACE Co., Ltd.Company:Website Voicebank:IA Description:1st PLACE started as a marketing company for VOCALOID albums, they then developed the -ARIA ON THE PLANETES- series which produced their first voicebank, IA.
Voctro Labs, S.L.Company:Website Voicebank:Bruno, Clara, and MAIKA ( ONA ) Description:Voctro Labs is a Spanish company whose history with YAMAHA involves the Music Technology Group, the company that developed the technology leading to the first VOCALOID engine. Decades later they released the first two Spanish voicebanks, Bruno and Clara.
VocalomaketsCompany:Website Voicebank:Yuzuki Yukari and Kizuna Akari Description:Vocalomakets* is a sub-division of AH-Software. They produced two VOCALOIDs that also have VOICEROID voicebanks.
VOCALO Revolution executive committeeCompany:Website (defunct) Voicebank:CUL Description:VOCARevo* was a group of Japanese DTM fans that hosted the show VOCALO Revolution in 2011. This program showcased the culture around synthesizers such as its producers and music. They collaborated with SSW to develop VOCALOID CUL with Eri Kitamura.
VocaToneCompany:Website (defunct) Voicebank:OLIVER, YOHIOloid, ausgris Description:VocaTone was a small group of English-speaking VOCALOID fans that developed two VOCALOIDs, OLIVER and YOHIOloid, in collaboration with Power FX.
Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.)Company:Website Voicebank:Tone Rion and Yumemi Nemu Description:Dear Stage is an entertainment company in Akihabara that collaborated with YAMAHA to produce VOCALOID Tone Rion with Nemu Yumemi.
Music Airport Inc.Company:Website (defunct) Voicebank:Ueki-loid Description: Music Airport is an entertainment company in Japan, they collaborated with YAMAHA to develop VOCALOID Ueki-loid using samples from the late Hitoshi Ueki and his son.
SBS A&T Co., Ltd.Company:Website Voicebank:SeeU Description:SBS A&T is an entertainment company in South Korea. They developed the first Korean voicebank for VOCALOID3.
YAMAHA CorporationCompany:Website Voicebank:MEIKO, KAITO, VY1, VY2, Mew, ZOLA PROJECT: YUU, KYO, WIL, anon & kanon, galaco, CYBER DIVA, CYBER SONGMAN, Standard Vocals: Amy, Chris, Kaori, and Ken. Description:YAMAHA is the most known manufacture of musical instruments since 1887 in Hamamatsu; Japan. With the combined efforts of the YAMAHA Sound Technology Development Center and Pompeu Fabra University in Spain, the first VOCALOID engine was produced.
Lawson, Inc.Company:Website Voicebank:Akikoloid-chan Description:LAWSON is a chain of convenience stores in Japan. They collaborated with YAMAHA to produce a singing voicebank for their store's mascot, Akiko-chan.
SEGACompany:Website Voicebank:Kobayashi Matcha and Masaoka Azuki Description:SEGA is a Japanese entertainment company largely known for their game franchises. Their connection to VOCALOID involved the Project DIVA rhythm game series, and later Project 575 which they created two original VOCALOIDs for.
Vocaloid NextCompany:Website (defunct) Voicebank:Ring Suzune and Hibiki Lui Description:VocaNext* was a small group that inherited the two VOCALOIDs Ring Suzune and Hibiki Lui. They planned to develop their voicebanks and promote them as characters but they have since been defunct.
Ki/oon Music Inc.Company:Website Voicebank:Utatane Piko Description:Ki/oon* is a subsidiary that collaborated with Sony Music Japan to produce VOCALOID Utatane Piko with PIKO.
Avex Management Co., LtdCompany:Website Voicebank:Lily Description:avex* is a subsidiary of Avex Group Holdings Inc., they collaborated with SSW to produce VOCALOID Lily with Yuri Masuda.
Sanrio Wave Co., Ltd.Company:Website Voicebank:Nekomura Iroha Description:Sanrio is known for their Hello Kitty franchise. Their connection to VOCALOID involved the Kitty'ler project which produced Nekomura Iroha.
Good Smile RacingCompany:Website Voicebank:Character Vocal Series: Hatsune Miku Description:Good Smile Racing* is a racing team that currently competes in Super GT as well as being a subsidiary of the Good Smile Company. They've had Hatsune Miku as their mascot since 2010.
Good Smile CompanyCompany:Website Voicebank: None Description:Good Smile Company is a Japanese manufacturer of hobby products; popularly know for their original Nendoroid series. They are heavily tied to Crypton in that they've produced a number of Character Vocal Series figures, especially of Hatsune Miku.
PowerFX Systems AB.Company:Website Voicebank:Sweet ANN, BIG AL, OLIVER, YOHIOloid, and RUBY Description:PowerFX is an audio company in Sweden and the second company to release English based VOCALOID products, their first being a VOCALOID2 voicebank named Sweet ANN.
Zero-G LimitedCompany:Website Voicebank:LEON, LOLA, MIRIAM, Prima, SONiKA, Tonio, AVANNA, DEX, and DAINA. Description:Zero-G is an audio company in England. They are known for releasing the first pair of English VOCALOIDs: LEON and LOLA.