Derivative

A Derivative is a character based on existing ones.

About

Examples of fan made derivatives based on Kaito

The term "Derivative" is sometimes difficult to explain and conceptualize. The overseas often call such characters "fan mades" or "fan made characters", but refer to them as a different character entirely. In the Japanese fandom, the character is considered a variation of the original, therefore a "Derivative" is not treated the same way as in the overseas fandoms and therefore the different treatment has resulted in some common mistakes being made in classifying characters from overseas fans.

This also means official derivatives like "Racing Miku" or "Snow Miku" can also be considered a variation of Hatsune Miku and at the same time not Hatsune Miku herself. This way, derivative versions of a character can exist exist side by side in any promotional media base medium with the original character as two different entities to each other.

Crypton Future Media is most known out of the studios for adopting official derivatives into their merchandise. Derivatives are therefore welcome and often developed as a persons interpretation of the Vocaloid they are working with. Many are used by Producers as a form of self-promotion and are taken into account for the number of such designs and appearances in Vocaloid media. If the song is used officially by Crypton Future Media, the Producer's derivative design is also used in the song alongside it, as the design is tied together with the song and there is no sense of familiarity between the two. Crypton Future Media consider them a form of Producer creativity and have adopted the most famous ones into their official character promotions.

However, the sheer number of derivatives that have been produced, particularly in the early 2007-2009 period, have resulted in common generic Vocaloid design traits being acknowledged.

Examples

Neru and Haku are examples fanmade characters based from Hatsune Miku

"Princess" Miku from World is mine is a derivative of Miku herself

Meiko Sakine is a fanmade derivative based from Meiko

Another type of fan-made derivative is the "gender bend", here is "Kaiko" a gender bend of Kaito

About other types

Shiteyan'yo and Larval Rin as accessories in Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- f.

• Rin no Youchuu is a derivative of Kagamine Rin created by the Pixiv's user Mossan. The character is basically a Rin head with legs. Larval Rin seems to conceptualized as some sort of pre-evolution or a previous stage of development for Rin. Being as original as disturbing, the character become a popular meme in Pixiv, receiving numerous fanarts and parodies.

Main article and detailed information: Rin no Youchuu

• Shiteyan'yo is derivative of Hatsune Miku created by the Pixiv's user リューセイ (Ryūsei), also known as puzzle157xxx. The character basically is a Miku's head with legs as twintails. Shiteyan'yo was born of the idea of creativity of imagining Miku's twintails in the form of legs (in similar way how Tako Luka was conceptualized). Being as original as disturbing, the character become a popular meme in Pixiv, receiving numerous fanarts and parodies.

Main article and detailed information: Shiteyan'yo

To the fandom derivatives that appear to be 'funny looking characters', are usually called Mascots. Both of the mentioned are seen in the PSP game, Hatsune Miku ~Project Diva~ as available background skins, the sequels feature them as accessories.

See also

• Fanmade Vocaloid

External links

• Wikia wiki: Fanloid
• Wikia wiki: UTAU
• VocalChara: archive site for Vocaloid, UTAUloids and other derivatives.
• NicoPedia: VOCALOID派生キャラ (Vocaloid Derived characters)

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