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{{Vocaloid Character
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|tab1 = V4
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Illu_Yuuki_Vocaloid_Gumi-img1.jpg|Megpoid and V3 Native
  
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Gumi_5.jpg|V3 Megpoid Adult
  
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<gallery>
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Gumi_6.jpg|V3 Megpoid Whisper
  
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GUMIV4NativeIllust.png|Native
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Gumi_7.jpg|V3 Megpoid Sweet/Power
  
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GUMIV4AdultIllust.png|Adult
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EnglishGumi.jpg|V3 Megpoid English</gallery>
  
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GUMIV4PowerIllust.png|Power
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|code = VA-M01
  
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GUMIV4SweetIllust.png|Sweet
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|gender = Female
  
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GUMIV4WhisperIllust.png|Whisper
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|age = See the "''appearance''" section
  
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</gallery>
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|voice = Megumi Nakajima
  
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|tab2 = V3
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|language = Japanese English
  
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|image2 =
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|illustrator = Masami Yuuki
  
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<gallery>
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|company = Internet Co., Ltd.|distributor = Internet Co., Ltd.
  
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Gumi_7.jpg|Sweet & Power
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|affiliation = [[YAMAHA Corporation]]<br>[http://www.asgard-japan.com/paraphray/meg/index.html ParaPhray]
 
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Gumi_5.jpg|Adult
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|website = [http://www.ssw.co.jp/index.html Company homepage]
  
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Gumi_6.jpg|Whisper
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[http://www.ssw.co.jp/products/vocal/megpoid/index.html Product page GV2]
  
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EnglishGumi.jpg|English
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[http://www.ssw.co.jp/products/vocal3/megpoid/index.html GV3]
  
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</gallery>
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[http://www.ssw.co.jp/products/vocal3/megpoid/products/english/index.html GV3 Eng (JP)]
  
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|tab3 = V2
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[http://www.ssw.co.jp/en/products/vocal3/megpoid/index.html (EN)]
  
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|image3 = Ofcl_boxart_ic_GUMI-_transparent.png
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|sex = Female
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|age = See the "''[[#Appearance|appearance]]''" section
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|voice = Megumi Nakajima
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|company1 = Internet Co., Ltd.
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|release1 = November 5, 2015 :: V4
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|language1 = Japanese
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|illustrator1 = Masami Yuuki :: V4
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|type1 = VOCALOID4, Mobile VOCALOID Editor
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|code1 = VA-M01
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|affiliation1 = *[[YAMAHA Corporation]]
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*ParaPhray
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|website1 =
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|company2 = Internet Co., Ltd.
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|release2 = *October 21, 2011 :: V3
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*March 16, 2012 :: V3 Native
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*February 28, 2013 :: English
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|language2 = Multilingual; Japanese & English
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|illustrator2 = Masami Yuuki :: V3
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|type2 = VOCALOID3, VOCALOID NEO, Mobile VOCALOID Editor
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|code2 = VA-M01
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|affiliation2 = *[[YAMAHA Corporation]]
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*ParaPhray
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|company3 = Internet Co., Ltd.
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|release3 = * June 26, 2009 :: V2
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*January 16, 2014 :: Talk
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|language3 = Japanese
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|illustrator3 = *Masami Yuuki :: V2
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*Sely :: Talk, 3Dmodel
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|type3 = VOCALOID2, Megpoid Talk
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|code3 = *VA-M01
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*MPT10W-JAN：4900607111795
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|affiliation3 = [[YAMAHA Corporation]]
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|website3 =
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'''GUMI''' (グミ) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by [[Internet Co., Ltd.]] as '''Megpoid''' (メグッポイド), which was initially released June 2009 for the ''[[VOCALOID2]]'' engine. There has since been three instalments developed for the [[VOCALOID3]] engine, one that includes an update of the VOCALOID2 voice bank. Her voice is provided by Filipino-Japanese female singer, [[Megumi Nakajima]] (中島 愛; ''Nakajima Megumi'').
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'''GUMI''' (グミ) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by [[Internet Co., Ltd.]] as '''Megpoid''' (メグッポイド) which was initially released in June 2009 for the ''[[VOCALOID2]]'' engine. There have since been three installments developed for the ''[[VOCALOID3]]'' engine, one that includes an update of the VOCALOID2 voice bank. She was updated to the ''[[VOCALOID4]]'' engine in November 2015. Her voice is provided by Filipino-Japanese singer and voice actress [[Megumi Nakajima]] (中島愛; ''Nakajima Megumi'').
   
 
==Concept==
  
==Concept==
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GUMI was the second VOCALOID to be released by the company Internet Co., Ltd and had a more retro-futuristic approach than [[Camui Gackpo|Gackpo]].
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GUMI was the second VOCALOID released by Internet Co., Ltd and had a more retro-futuristic approach than [[Camui Gackpo]].
   
 
===Etymology===
  
===Etymology===
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The name Gumi is the voice provider Megumi Nakajima's nickname from her childhood.<ref>[http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/メグッポイド] Nico Pedia - メグッポイド (Megpoid)</ref> The software name, "Megpoid", was taken from the provider's name "Megumi." The second half, the "poid", is short for "like Vocaloid," the full implied name of this product is "Megumi-like Vocaloid."
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"Gumi" is a childhood nickname of [[Megumi Nakajima]].<ref>[http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/メグッポイド] Nico Pedia - メグッポイド (Megpoid)</ref> The software name, "Megpoid", was taken from the provider's name "Megumi." The second half, "poid", is a combination of "ppoi" ([[wiktionary:っぽい|っぽい]]: resembling) and "loid": "like Vocaloid". The full implied name of this product is "Megumi-like Vocaloid."
   
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Less experienced overseas fans often mislabel GUMI as a "Megpoid" rather than a "VOCALOID" and sometimes dismiss that she is a VOCALOID altogether. Another notable mistake is labeling her name as "Megpoid Gumi" or "Gumi Megpoid". The explanation for both these mistakes is the confusion over the naming of both software package and VOCALOID. The same issue occurs with [[Camui Gackpo]] and his software [[Gackpoid]].
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Less experienced overseas fans often mislabel GUMI as a "Megpoid" rather than a "VOCALOID" and sometimes dismiss that she is a VOCALOID entirely. Another notable mistake is labeling her name as "Megpoid Gumi" or "Gumi Megpoid". This is due to the confusion between the software package's name and the name of the VOCALOID mascot. The same issue occurs with [[Camui Gackpo]] and his software [[Gackpoid]].
   
 
===Appearance===
  
===Appearance===
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The original avatar character of the software was drawn by the illustrator Masami Yuuki (ゆうきまさみ ''Yuuki Masami''). Her design is often said to be influenced by {{IW|macrossfrontier|Ranka Lee}}'s character (one of the first roles done by Megumi Nakajima as seiyuu). Ranka Lee's main outfit (which she wears for the notable song Seikan Hikou) contains the colors green, yellow, and orange. This has never been officially confirmed, but is still a popular assumption with both Japanese and overseas VOCALOID fans.
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The original avatar character of the software was drawn by Masami Yuuki (ゆうきまさみ ''Yuuki Masami''). Her design is often said to be influenced by {{IW|macross|Ranka Lee}}'s character (one of the first roles done by Megumi Nakajima as seiyuu (voice actress)). Ranka Lee's main outfit (which she wears for the notable song "Seikan Hikou") contains the colors green, yellow, and orange. This has never been officially confirmed, but is still a popular assumption with both Japanese and overseas VOCALOID fans.
   
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Her belt buckle incorporates the [[wikipedia:Tenori-on|Tenori-on]] device's design.
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Her belt buckle incorporates the {{wp|Tenori-on}} device's design.
   
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GUMI's Megpoid English illustration has a different direction to the past GUMI illustrations.<ref>[https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/304536862360469505 link]</ref>
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GUMI's [[Megpoid English]] design has a different direction to previous illustrations.<ref>https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/304536862360469505</ref>
   
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Concerning GUMI's age, during the Extend development, Noboru once tweeted that there was a rough age preferred for GUMI, set around the teenage years. However, no official age was ever given to GUMI in her various designs. When writing about the Extend, it was noted the voice could be considered 'extensions' of the age conceptualized for GUMI.<ref>[https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/88949029383307264 link]</ref>
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Concerning GUMI's age, during the [[V3 Megpoid|Extend]] development, Noboru once tweeted that there was a rough age preferred for GUMI set around the teenage years. However, no official age was given to GUMI in her designs. When writing about Extend, it was noted the voice could be considered 'extensions' of the age conceptualized for GUMI.<ref>https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/88949029383307264</ref>
   
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==History==
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==VOCALOID Releases==
  
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===Marketing===
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[[File:Gumi 3 glass 11.jpg|thumb|right|GUMI has received various merchandise since gaining popularity<ref>[http://vocaloid.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-12234.html link]</ref>]]GUMI originally did not have much marketing, but since gained enough popularity for further possibilities. She is Internet co, Ltd's most successful VOCALOID and since the launch of ''VOCALOID3'', has seen an increase in merchandise.
   
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Originally, GUMI songs were not allowed to be sold on [[KARENT]]. This was later changed when INTERNET Co., gave permission for both her and Gackpo in 2009.
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{| align=center
  
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|{{CharPortal|articlename=Megpoid|name=Megpoid|image=200px Megpoid box.png|background=gumi}}
  
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|{{CharPortal|articlename=V3_Megpoid|name=V3 Megpoid|image=V3Megpoidbox.jpg|background=gumi}}
  
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|{{CharPortal|articlename=V3 Megpoid - Native|name=Native|image=200px MegpoidV3Native box.png|background=gumi}}
  
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|{{CharPortal|articlename=Megpoid English|name=English|image=200px MegpoidV3English box.png|background=gumi}}
  
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|{{CharPortal|articlename=Daigasso! Band Brothers P|name=Daigasso! Band Brothers P|image=200px DaigossoBandBrothers box.png|background=gumi}}
  
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Her English version is aimed more at the English-speaking market. This is the first English capable vocal to be purchasable from the VOCALOID shop itself, as well as the developer's own website. Her vocal can be bought by anyone in the USA or the UK, however, other English-speaking countries still cannot purchase it directly.
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===Megpoid Talk===
  
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[[Megpoid Talk]] is a speech software version to allow GUMI to do narration was discussed in October 2012 on Noboru's twitter account, but no details were given at the time. However, there was later a demo on December 24, 2013, and a release date set for January 16, 2014.
 
   
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===Voicebanks===
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This is a speech software which will allow GUMI to talk for the first time. It allows delicate editing of her vocals.<ref>[http://vocaloid.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-17748.html Miku Miku Blog on Megpoid talk]</ref><ref>[http://vocaloid.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-18191.html link]</ref> It is powered by the engine "[http://www.animo.co.jp/tts/ FineSpeech Ver 3]".<ref>[http://www.ssw.co.jp/products/talk/megpoid/ product page]</ref>
  
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;Megpoid - Native
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:This is the original Japanese GUMI vocal and has seen several voicebank updates. It is designed to have the vocal traits of Megumi Nakajima. It is a professional vocal and realistic. Its intention is to represent a voice of a cute young girl about of teenage age.
   
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* [[Megpoid]] (''[[VOCALOID2]]''), June 26, 2009
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* [[V3 Megpoid - Native]] (''[[VOCALOID3]]''), March 16, 2012
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* V3 Megpoid - Native (''[[VOCALOID NEO]]''), February 26, 2014
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* [[Megpoid V4]] (''[[VOCALOID4]]''), November 5, 2015
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* Megpoid (''[[Mobile VOCALOID Editor]]'')
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* Megpoid (''[[VOCALOID Keyboard]]''), 2017
   
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;Megpoid - Native Fat
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==Examples of Usage==
  
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:Similar to the "Native" vocal, it was designed to be a thicker in strength at lower frequencies. The result is a heavier sounding voicebank.
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{{ExampleOfUsageWIP}}
  
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{{Music featuring Vocaloid|name=GUMI|alias=Megpoid|kanji=グミ}}
  
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<div style="margin: auto; margin-bottom:10px;"><tabber>
  
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|-|Megpoid={{Gumi/eou1}}
  
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|-|V3 Megpoid={{Gumi/eou2}}
  
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|-|English={{Gumi/eou3}}</tabber></div>
  
   
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* Megpoid V4 (''VOCALOID4''), November 5, 2015
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==Marketing==
  
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[[File:Gumi 3 glass 11.jpg|thumb|right|GUMI has received various merchandise since gaining popularity<ref>[http://vocaloid.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-12234.html link]</ref>]]
  
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GUMI originally did not have much marketing, but has since gained enough popularity for further possibilities. She is Internet co, Ltd's most successful VOCALOID and since the launch of ''VOCALOID3'', has seen an increase in merchandise.
  
   
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;Megpoid - Adult
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Originally, GUMI songs were not allowed to be sold on [[Karen-T]], though this was later changed and INTERNET Co., gave permission for both her and Gackpo in 2009.
  
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:This is a tone change that is designed to be natural so changing mid-song is not so noticeable. It can be used for most of the roles and genres of music that the "Native" vocal can be used for. The main difference between this and the "Native" vocal is this is designed to be more "mature" sounding and represents GUMI as an adult.
   
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* [[V3 Megpoid]] (''VOCALOID3''), October 21, 2011,
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Her English version is aimed more at the English speaking market. This is the first English capable vocal to be purchasable from the VOCALOID shop itself, as well as the the developer's own website. Her vocal can be bought by anyone in the USA or the UK, however other English speaking countries still cannot purchase it directly.
  
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* V3 Megpoid (''VOCALOID NEO''), February 26, 2014
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* Megpoid V4 (''VOCALOID4''), November 5, 2015
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{{Main|VOCALOID in other media}}
  
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;Megpoid - Mellow Adult
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==Additional information==
  
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:Similar to "Adult". This is designed to sound more laid back compared to the normal vocal.
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===Popularity===
  
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{{Popularity|color = gumi
  
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|Sales =Gumi struggled to build popularity against the [[Character Vocal Series]] and was considered to be "nothing special" when first released. She was, however, quicker to gain popularity in comparison to [[Camui Gackpo]].<ref>[http://sekiseblog.blog51.fc2.com/blog-entry-134.html link]</ref>
 
   
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* Megpoid V4 (''VOCALOID4''), November 5, 2015
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By 2010, GUMI's popularity was on par with Crypton Future Media's voicebanks and had out sold her predecessor Camui Gackpo, becoming the most popular and well known non-Crypton VOCALOID. In 2011, her usage grew and in a number of weeks she would have even more songs in the top 100 rankings than some of the Crypton Future Media vocalists.
  
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|Reaction= Gumi gained a stable popularity by [http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=Vocaloid%20gumi%2C%20%E3%83%A1%E3%82%B0%E3%83%83%E3%83%9D%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%2C%20Megpoid&cmpt=q August 2011] according to google trends and the stability is most likely linked to her entry into the VOCALOID3 era vocals. Her popularity peeked in March 2013 when she received a sudden increase in interest, but returned to its normal popularity a month later. This was most likely due to the release of her English version in the previous month (Feb, 2013), this was the only time during the ''VOCALOID3'' era Gumi had a notable increase of popularity.
 
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|Misc =In 2011 an independent report was made into the popularity of VOCALOID, and revealed that most VOCALOIDs had less than 1,000 videos uploaded to Nico Nico Douga in 2011 between July 1st and December 15th. GUMI had managed to succeed in grabbing more attention then most VOCALOIDs, and at 2,107 uploads, had the third highest video upload count relating to a VOCALOID. At 9,538,464 views and 929,810 mylists, GUMI was the VOCALOID to receive the second highest number of views overall. Based on average views, she managed to come out on top with 4,527.04 views (and 441.3 mylists) on average per video. When the mean count was performed on the VOCALOID results, GUMI remained on top with 485 views and 34 mylists per video, and was the only one besides the Kagamine's to successfully be on all lists performed in the report.<ref>[http://www.vocaloidism.com/2012/01/04/the-harsh-realities-of-vocaloid-on-nico/ link]</ref>
  
   
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;Megpoid - Sweet
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In 2012 a cosplay competition was held for a TV program in France, with the aim to find "the French version of Gumi". 1,200+ entries were submitted, despite the fact that the entries being submitted were to win a Japanese version of Megpoid.<ref>[https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/266765940425904128 link]</ref>
  
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:This is a tone change that is designed to be natural so changing mid-song is not so noticeable. It can be used for most of the roles and genres of music that the "Native" vocal can be used for. The main difference between this and the "Native" vocal is this is designed to be cuter.
   
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* V3 Megpoid (''VOCALOID3''), October 21, 2011
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A survey released in 2015 should that Gumi was the second most popular Vocaloid in 2015 on website Nico Video. However, her popularity was only between 3rd/4th of that of the most popular vocaloid [[Hatsune Miku]].<ref>[http://ch.nicovideo.jp/kadotanimitsuru/blomaga/ar699704 link]</ref>
  
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* V3 Megpoid (''VOCALOID NEO''), February 26, 2014
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* Megpoid V4 (''VOCALOID4''), November 5, 2015
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;Megpoid - Natural Sweet
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:This is similar to the "Sweet" vocal. This vocal is a more natural sounding version of the "Sweet" vocal which does not sound so forced.
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* Megpoid V4 (''VOCALOID4''), November 5, 2015
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;Megpoid - Whisper
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:This is a tone change that is designed to be natural so changing mid-song is not so noticeable. It can be used for most of the roles and genres of music that the "Native" vocal can be used for. The main difference between this and the "Native" vocal is this is designed to be much more shy sounding. The vocal is much teen-like then adult-like when compared to "Adult".
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* V3 Megpoid (''VOCALOID3''), October 21, 2011
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* V3 Megpoid (''VOCALOID NEO''), February 26, 2014
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* Megpoid V4 (''VOCALOID4''), November 5, 2015
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;Megpoid - Soft Whisper
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:Similar to "Whisper" except a lot more gentler.
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* Megpoid V4 (''VOCALOID4''), November 5, 2015
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;Megpoid - Power
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:This is a tone change that is designed to be natural so changing mid-song is not so noticeable. It can be used for most of the roles and genres of music that the "Native" vocal can be used for. The main difference between this and the "Native" vocal is this is designed to be much more bolder sounding and is used for notes that require more precision.
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* V3 Megpoid (''VOCALOID3''), October 21, 2011
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* V3 Megpoid (''VOCALOID NEO''), February 26, 2014
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* Megpoid V4 (''VOCALOID4''), November 5, 2015
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;Megpoid - Power Fat
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:Similar to the "Power" vocal, it was designed to be a thicker in strength at lower frequencies. The result is a heavier sounding voicebank.
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* Megpoid V4 (''VOCALOID4''), November 5, 2015
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;Megpoid - English
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:This is the English version of the "Native" vocal. Designed to have similar traits to the "Native" vocal but in English instead of Japanese.
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* [[Megpoid English]] (''VOCALOID3''), February 28, 2013
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* Megpoid English (''VOCALOID NEO''), February 26, 2014
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* Megpoid English (''Mobile VOCALOID Editor'')
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;Megpoid - Falsetto
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:A falsetto vocal for GUMI. Though this vocal was recorded and its existence is known, it was never released due to issues with balancing it with other GUMI vocals. Instead it lead to the creation of [[kokone]], who was created to be the falsetto vocal GUMI was incapable of being.<ref>http://www.dtmstation.com/archives/51885529.html</ref>
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;Megpoid - Talk
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:Another voicebank released for GUMI, this was not released for VOCALOID and was designed to allow GUMI to "Talk". It is designed to match the "Native" voicebank.
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* [[Megpoid Talk]] (''FineSpeech Ver3''), January 16, 2014
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{{Clr}}
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==Music featuring GUMI==
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{{Music featuring}}
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{{/Examples of usage}}
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* {{external search listing|all|GUMI}}
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* {{external search listing|all|グミ}}
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* {{external search listing|all|Megpoid}}
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* {{external search listing|all|メグッポイド}}
 
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===Trivia===
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==Reputation==
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{{Reputation
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*With 7 voicebanks in total having been released at this time, GUMI has the 3rd largest selection of vocals on sale for VOCALOID™.
  
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|GoogleTrends = GUMI,グミ,Megpoid,メグッポイド
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*GUMI has proven to be quite a popular VOCALOID for MMD model makers and has several models, which is notably more compared to most other VOCALOIDs. One of them is ISAO's model, available by purchase from the Windows 100% magazine and MMD Starter Pack magazine.
  
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*The Megpoid English vocal was the 22nd product released for ''VOCALOID3''; putting the total amount of VOCALOID3 releases on par with the number of VOCALOID2s.
  
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GUMI struggled to build popularity against the [[Character Vocal Series]] and was considered to be "nothing special" when first released. She was, however, quicker to gain popularity in comparison to [[Camui Gackpo]].<ref>http://sekiseblog.blog51.fc2.com/blog-entry-134.html</ref>
   
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By 2010, GUMI's popularity was on par with Crypton Future Media's voicebanks and outsold her predecessor Gackpo, becoming the most popular and well known non-Crypton VOCALOID. In 2011, her usage grew and, in a number of weeks, she would have even more songs in the top 100 rankings than some of the Crypton Future Media vocalists.
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===Notable for...===
  
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GUMI gained a stable popularity by [https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Vocaloid%20GUMI,メグッポイド,MEGPOID August 2011] according to Google trends and the stability is most likely linked to her entry into the VOCALOID3 era vocals. Her popularity peeked in March 2013 when she received a sudden increase in interest, but returned to its normal popularity a month later. This was most likely due to the release of her English version in the previous month (February 2013). This was the only time during the ''VOCALOID3'' era GUMI had a notable increase of popularity.
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It was reported that her VOCALOID3 English trial had issues in early release. This was due to the unexpected large amount of requests for download from the server.<ref><s>http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/33420-english-megpoid-gumi/page__view__findpost__p__935157</s>{{Deadlink}}</ref>
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In terms of contributions to VOCALOID history, Camui Gackpo's voice provider, [[Gackt]], noted that the creation of Gackpo and GUMI allowed for the possibility of other providers being used for VOCALOID. VOCALOID was no longer just [[Hatsune Miku]] and the [[Kagamine Rin & Len|Kagamines]]. This influenced voice providers such as [[Madoka Yonezawa]], who during the early era of the software wanted to one day make a VOCALOID. This was later achieved with [[Kizuna Akari]] who was both a VOCALOID and a [[VOICEROID]] product. Yonezawa noted that at the time, the field of voice acting was narrow with limited job choices and VOCALOID added another possibility to the career path.<ref>https://www.dtmstation.com/archives/22442.html</ref>
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In 2011, an independent report was made into the popularity of VOCALOID, and revealed that most VOCALOIDs had less than 1,000 videos uploaded to Nico Nico Douga between July 1 and December 15. GUMI managed to succeed in grabbing more attention than most VOCALOIDs, and at 2,107 uploads, had the third highest video upload count relating to a VOCALOID. At 9,538,464 views and 929,810 mylists, GUMI was the VOCALOID to receive the second highest number of views overall. Based on average views, she managed to come out on top with 4,527.04 views (and 441.3 mylists) on average per video. When the mean count was performed on the VOCALOID results, GUMI remained on top with 485 views and 34 mylists per video, and was the only one besides the Kagamines to successfully be on all lists performed in the report.<ref>http://www.vocaloidism.com/2012/01/04/the-harsh-realities-of-vocaloid-on-nico/</ref>
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In 2012, a cosplay competition was held for a TV program in France with the aim to find "the French version of GUMI". 1,200+ entries were submitted, despite the fact that the entries being submitted were to win a Japanese version of Megpoid.<ref>https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/266765940425904128</ref>
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A survey released in 2015 showed that GUMI was the second most popular VOCALOID in 2015 on Nico Video. However, her popularity was only between 3rd/4th of the most popular VOCALOID Hatsune Miku.<ref>http://ch.nicovideo.jp/kadotanimitsuru/blomaga/ar699704</ref>
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GUMI (グミ) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by Internet Co., Ltd. as Megpoid (メグッポイド) which was initially released in June 2009 for the VOCALOID2 engine. There have since been three installments developed for the VOCALOID3 engine, one that includes an update of the VOCALOID2 voice bank. She was updated to the VOCALOID4 engine in November 2015. Her voice is provided by Filipino-Japanese singer and voice actress Megumi Nakajima (中島愛; Nakajima Megumi).

Concept

GUMI was the second VOCALOID released by Internet Co., Ltd and had a more retro-futuristic approach than Camui Gackpo.

Etymology

"Gumi" is a childhood nickname of Megumi Nakajima.[1] The software name, "Megpoid", was taken from the provider's name "Megumi." The second half, "poid", is a combination of "ppoi" (っぽい: resembling) and "loid": "like Vocaloid". The full implied name of this product is "Megumi-like Vocaloid."

Less experienced overseas fans often mislabel GUMI as a "Megpoid" rather than a "VOCALOID" and sometimes dismiss that she is a VOCALOID entirely. Another notable mistake is labeling her name as "Megpoid Gumi" or "Gumi Megpoid". This is due to the confusion between the software package's name and the name of the VOCALOID mascot. The same issue occurs with Camui Gackpo and his software Gackpoid.

Appearance

The original avatar character of the software was drawn by Masami Yuuki (ゆうきまさみ Yuuki Masami). Her design is often said to be influenced by Ranka Lee's character (one of the first roles done by Megumi Nakajima as seiyuu (voice actress)). Ranka Lee's main outfit (which she wears for the notable song "Seikan Hikou") contains the colors green, yellow, and orange. This has never been officially confirmed, but is still a popular assumption with both Japanese and overseas VOCALOID fans.

Her belt buckle incorporates the Tenori-on device's design.

GUMI's Megpoid English design has a different direction to previous illustrations.[2]

Concerning GUMI's age, during the Extend development, Noboru once tweeted that there was a rough age preferred for GUMI set around the teenage years. However, no official age was given to GUMI in her designs. When writing about Extend, it was noted the voice could be considered 'extensions' of the age conceptualized for GUMI.[3]

History

Marketing

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GUMI has received various merchandise since gaining popularity[4]

GUMI originally did not have much marketing, but since gained enough popularity for further possibilities. She is Internet co, Ltd's most successful VOCALOID and since the launch of VOCALOID3, has seen an increase in merchandise.

Originally, GUMI songs were not allowed to be sold on KARENT. This was later changed when INTERNET Co., gave permission for both her and Gackpo in 2009.

Her English version is aimed more at the English-speaking market. This is the first English capable vocal to be purchasable from the VOCALOID shop itself, as well as the developer's own website. Her vocal can be bought by anyone in the USA or the UK, however, other English-speaking countries still cannot purchase it directly.

Voicebanks

Megpoid - Native
This is the original Japanese GUMI vocal and has seen several voicebank updates. It is designed to have the vocal traits of Megumi Nakajima. It is a professional vocal and realistic. Its intention is to represent a voice of a cute young girl about of teenage age.
Megpoid - Native Fat
Similar to the "Native" vocal, it was designed to be a thicker in strength at lower frequencies. The result is a heavier sounding voicebank.
  • Megpoid V4 (VOCALOID4), November 5, 2015
Megpoid - Adult
This is a tone change that is designed to be natural so changing mid-song is not so noticeable. It can be used for most of the roles and genres of music that the "Native" vocal can be used for. The main difference between this and the "Native" vocal is this is designed to be more "mature" sounding and represents GUMI as an adult.
  • V3 Megpoid (VOCALOID3), October 21, 2011,
  • V3 Megpoid (VOCALOID NEO), February 26, 2014
  • Megpoid V4 (VOCALOID4), November 5, 2015
Megpoid - Mellow Adult
Similar to "Adult". This is designed to sound more laid back compared to the normal vocal.
  • Megpoid V4 (VOCALOID4), November 5, 2015
Megpoid - Sweet
This is a tone change that is designed to be natural so changing mid-song is not so noticeable. It can be used for most of the roles and genres of music that the "Native" vocal can be used for. The main difference between this and the "Native" vocal is this is designed to be cuter.
  • V3 Megpoid (VOCALOID3), October 21, 2011
  • V3 Megpoid (VOCALOID NEO), February 26, 2014
  • Megpoid V4 (VOCALOID4), November 5, 2015
Megpoid - Natural Sweet
This is similar to the "Sweet" vocal. This vocal is a more natural sounding version of the "Sweet" vocal which does not sound so forced.
  • Megpoid V4 (VOCALOID4), November 5, 2015
Megpoid - Whisper
This is a tone change that is designed to be natural so changing mid-song is not so noticeable. It can be used for most of the roles and genres of music that the "Native" vocal can be used for. The main difference between this and the "Native" vocal is this is designed to be much more shy sounding. The vocal is much teen-like then adult-like when compared to "Adult".
  • V3 Megpoid (VOCALOID3), October 21, 2011
  • V3 Megpoid (VOCALOID NEO), February 26, 2014
  • Megpoid V4 (VOCALOID4), November 5, 2015
Megpoid - Soft Whisper
Similar to "Whisper" except a lot more gentler.
  • Megpoid V4 (VOCALOID4), November 5, 2015
Megpoid - Power
This is a tone change that is designed to be natural so changing mid-song is not so noticeable. It can be used for most of the roles and genres of music that the "Native" vocal can be used for. The main difference between this and the "Native" vocal is this is designed to be much more bolder sounding and is used for notes that require more precision.
  • V3 Megpoid (VOCALOID3), October 21, 2011
  • V3 Megpoid (VOCALOID NEO), February 26, 2014
  • Megpoid V4 (VOCALOID4), November 5, 2015
Megpoid - Power Fat
Similar to the "Power" vocal, it was designed to be a thicker in strength at lower frequencies. The result is a heavier sounding voicebank.
  • Megpoid V4 (VOCALOID4), November 5, 2015
Megpoid - English
This is the English version of the "Native" vocal. Designed to have similar traits to the "Native" vocal but in English instead of Japanese.
  • Megpoid English (VOCALOID3), February 28, 2013
  • Megpoid English (VOCALOID NEO), February 26, 2014
  • Megpoid English (Mobile VOCALOID Editor)
Megpoid - Falsetto
A falsetto vocal for GUMI. Though this vocal was recorded and its existence is known, it was never released due to issues with balancing it with other GUMI vocals. Instead it lead to the creation of kokone, who was created to be the falsetto vocal GUMI was incapable of being.[5]
Megpoid - Talk
Another voicebank released for GUMI, this was not released for VOCALOID and was designed to allow GUMI to "Talk". It is designed to match the "Native" voicebank.

Music featuring GUMI

  • On this wiki, GUMI is featured in 846 songs , 579 albums , 35 series , 3 events.
Megpoid
ディス・イズ・ラブソング
Niconico logo
[nn]
Translation ディス・イズ・ラブソング (This is Love Song)
Featuring
GUMI
Producers
Categories Original song
Dearest (yks remix)
Niconico logo
[nn]
Featuring
GUMI
Producers
Categories Cover song
Description
Uses Vocannaindesu
ハートブレイク・ヘッドライン
YouTube logo
[nn][yt]
Translation ハートブレイク・ヘッドライン (Heartbreak Headlines)
Featuring
GUMI, Yuzuki Yukari (talking)
Producers
Categories Original song
被害妄想携帯女子（笑）
Niconico logo
[nn]
Translation 被害妄想携帯女子（笑） (Higai Mousou Keitai Joshi (Wara))
Featuring
GUMI
Producers
Categories Original song
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Reputation

Status

Google Trends

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Sales

GUMI struggled to build popularity against the Character Vocal Series and was considered to be "nothing special" when first released. She was, however, quicker to gain popularity in comparison to Camui Gackpo.[6]

By 2010, GUMI's popularity was on par with Crypton Future Media's voicebanks and outsold her predecessor Gackpo, becoming the most popular and well known non-Crypton VOCALOID. In 2011, her usage grew and, in a number of weeks, she would have even more songs in the top 100 rankings than some of the Crypton Future Media vocalists.

Reaction

GUMI gained a stable popularity by August 2011 according to Google trends and the stability is most likely linked to her entry into the VOCALOID3 era vocals. Her popularity peeked in March 2013 when she received a sudden increase in interest, but returned to its normal popularity a month later. This was most likely due to the release of her English version in the previous month (February 2013). This was the only time during the VOCALOID3 era GUMI had a notable increase of popularity.

It was reported that her VOCALOID3 English trial had issues in early release. This was due to the unexpected large amount of requests for download from the server.[7]

Impact

In terms of contributions to VOCALOID history, Camui Gackpo's voice provider, Gackt, noted that the creation of Gackpo and GUMI allowed for the possibility of other providers being used for VOCALOID. VOCALOID was no longer just Hatsune Miku and the Kagamines. This influenced voice providers such as Madoka Yonezawa, who during the early era of the software wanted to one day make a VOCALOID. This was later achieved with Kizuna Akari who was both a VOCALOID and a VOICEROID product. Yonezawa noted that at the time, the field of voice acting was narrow with limited job choices and VOCALOID added another possibility to the career path.[8]

Misc

In 2011, an independent report was made into the popularity of VOCALOID, and revealed that most VOCALOIDs had less than 1,000 videos uploaded to Nico Nico Douga between July 1 and December 15. GUMI managed to succeed in grabbing more attention than most VOCALOIDs, and at 2,107 uploads, had the third highest video upload count relating to a VOCALOID. At 9,538,464 views and 929,810 mylists, GUMI was the VOCALOID to receive the second highest number of views overall. Based on average views, she managed to come out on top with 4,527.04 views (and 441.3 mylists) on average per video. When the mean count was performed on the VOCALOID results, GUMI remained on top with 485 views and 34 mylists per video, and was the only one besides the Kagamines to successfully be on all lists performed in the report.[9]

In 2012, a cosplay competition was held for a TV program in France with the aim to find "the French version of GUMI". 1,200+ entries were submitted, despite the fact that the entries being submitted were to win a Japanese version of Megpoid.[10]

A survey released in 2015 showed that GUMI was the second most popular VOCALOID in 2015 on Nico Video. However, her popularity was only between 3rd/4th of the most popular VOCALOID Hatsune Miku.[11]

Trivia
  • With 17 voicebanks in total, GUMI is currently the VOCALOID with the most voicebanks. With 10 vocals in the package, her V4 complete package also sports the most vocals released within a single package.
  • GUMI has proven to be quite a popular VOCALOID for MMD model makers and has several models, which is notably more compared to most other VOCALOIDs. One of them is ISAO's model, available by purchase from the Windows 100% magazine and MMD Starter Pack magazine.
  • The Megpoid English vocal was the 22nd product released for VOCALOID3, putting the total amount of VOCALOID3 releases on par with the number of VOCALOID2s.
Achievements
  • First female VOCALOID from Internet Co. Ltd.
  • One of 3 voicebanks used by the robot HRP-4C.
  • First VOCALOID from Internet Co. Ltd to be upgraded to VOCALOID3.
  • First Internet Co. Ltd. VOCALOID to get an Extend.
  • First Internet Co. Ltd. VOCALOID to get an English voicebank.
  • First Internet Co. Ltd. VOCALOID to have a video game starring the VOCALOID itself.
  • One of the first VOCALOIDs to be upgraded to VOCALOID3 (along with VY1)
  • One of the first 4 VOCALOID3 vocals released for the engine

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References

  1. ↑ [1] Nico Pedia - メグッポイド (Megpoid)
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/304536862360469505
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/88949029383307264
  4. ↑ link
  5. ↑ http://www.dtmstation.com/archives/51885529.html
  6. ↑ http://sekiseblog.blog51.fc2.com/blog-entry-134.html
  7. ↑ http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/33420-english-megpoid-gumi/page__view__findpost__p__935157[dead link]
  8. ↑ https://www.dtmstation.com/archives/22442.html
  9. ↑ http://www.vocaloidism.com/2012/01/04/the-harsh-realities-of-vocaloid-on-nico/
  10. ↑ https://twitter.com/noboru1963/status/266765940425904128
  11. ↑ http://ch.nicovideo.jp/kadotanimitsuru/blomaga/ar699704

External links

Language Description Site
Japanese SingerSongWriter Jp official homepage Link
Japanese Megpoid product page for VOCALOID2 GUMI Link
Japanese V3 Megpoid product page Link
Japanese V3 Megpoid English (JP) product page for Link
Japanese V3 Megpoid English product page Link
Japanese GUMI from Megpoid The official Facebook page for VOCALOID GUMI Link
Japanese SingerSongWriter Jp The official YouTube channel Link
Japanese GUMI from Megpoid The official tumblr for VOALOID GUMI Link
Japanese Megpoid Nico Nico Pedia entry Link
English deviantArt , art and media community Link
Japanese Pixiv , art and media community Link

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