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  • "Putin-P Series"
Published January 18, 2008
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The Putin-P Series (プーチンP シリーズ) is a series by Numtack05. The story, which is split roughly into four parts, relies heavily on Vocaloid and its influence in Japanese pop culture. Other elements used in the series are the history of Russia, America, and Japan during the Cold War, as well as internet culture in the present day.

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Timeline[]

The history and bare sequence of events in the Putin-P series, between the events of the Russian era that makes up its backstory and the Vocaloid era that makes up the setting for the present day conflict. Included in the timeline are also important historical dates for the series, as the series makes liberal use of fact as well as fiction in the construction of its world.

Russian Era[]

The Soviet Union referenced in the series was a Marxist-Leninist communist state, including Russia and several bordering countries, that was begun following the overthrow of the Russian Empire in 1917. Following decades of an oppressive militaristic government that became antagonistic towards America in the Cold War, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The politician Vladimir Putin had a significant role in the Soviet Union and by the early 21st Century resides as president of Russia.

The McDonald's franchise was established during the Cold War era in 1976. After 14 years of intense negotiations with the heads of the Communist Party, a new branch of the franchise was opened in Moscow on January 1, 1990 shortly after the end of the Cold War. With more than 230 outlets across Russia, McDonald by the 21st Century controlled about two thirds of Russia's quick service restaurant market.

During the Cold War the characters Elena and Urusei Teppannov were presumed to have been born. Irina, along with her dog and comrade, are presumed to have been born and grown up after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The character Hatsune Miku is presumed to have been created somewhere during these time periods, as well as Red Rin and the data file of Irina, her dog, and her comrade. The character of Ronald McDonald and his duplicates are also presumed to have been created during the Cold War with the establishment of the McDonald's franchise, and were likely present in Russia after the first McDonald's restaurant opened in Moscow.

1917 The Soviet Union is established under the Bolsheviks.
1975 Putin becomes an agent of the KGB, to later rise to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
1976 McDonald's as a franchise begins.
19## Elena and Urusei Teppannov are born and at some point taken into an orphanage.
19## Camui Gackpo is created in the Soviet Union.
19## As adults Elena becomes an officer working under Russia, Teppannov becomes a hitman.

Teppannov acquires the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku.

19## Irina and her comrade are born.
1990 McDonald's opens its first restaurant in the city of Moscow.
1991 The Soviet Union collapses.

Vladimir Putin becomes head of the Committee for External Relations.

199# Irina and her comrade are recruited as child-soldiers under Putin.
199# Irina finds and adopts a dog.
199# Irina's dog steals her comrade's scarf and is killed; Irina kills her comrades and commits suicide.
199# Miku is separated from Teppannov.
199# Elena uploads data files of Irina, her dog, and her comrade to the internet.
199# Teppannov inserts a virus into Elena's data files.
199# Elena and Teppannov reunite.
199# Elena commits suicide.
199#-200# Elena's data files separate from their viruses.
199#-200# Irina data file enters Kagamine Rin.

The dog data file enters Kagamine Len.
The comrade data file enters Camui Gackpo.

199#-200# Kagamine Rin and Len find a new uploader in Japan.

Hatsune Miku finds a new uploader in Japan, to later become an idol.

199#-200# Ronald McDonald shows up in Japan.
199#-200# Kagamine Rin and Len have their memories wiped of their pasts.
199#-200# Kagamine Rin as "Red Rin" and Ronald McDonald come into conflict.
2000 Vladimir Putin becomes president of Russia.

Vocaloid Era[]

The Vocaloids of the series are given wildly different release dates, with Hatsune Miku presumed to be created sometime during the 20th Century and Camui Gackpo made during the Soviet era, judging by his tattoo.

Kagamine Rin, Len, and Hatsune Miku are all presumed to be singing sensations in the 21st Century by the release of the series' first song, It's the End!, in 2008, fitting more closely with the release of their real-world software counterparts.

199#-200# Kagamine Rin regains memories and has them subsequently wiped again.
2008 Rin celebrates New Year's.
200# Valentine's day; Rin gives Len chocolate and he malfunctions.
200# Rin attacks and buries Ronald in spring.

Ronald returns and Rin is arrested after another fight; Len is also arrested later.
Len inserts his Uploader's disc and regains all of his memories.
Kagamine Rin and Len are released on probation.

200# Rin and Len begin attending Junior High with Miku.
200# Rin tries to impress Len by acting like Miku and is seemingly rejected.

Len is deceived by Ronald.

200# Rin is nominated for school council.
200# Len gives Rin back all of her memories and they have a date in Tokyo Dome City.

Ronald McDonald disappears as a result of his normalization. Hatsune Miku records "The Last Song" and quits being an idol.

200# Rin makes a live broadcast of Assassin! in Winter.

Rin is assaulted by Camui Gackpo and divides between the data Irina and Red Rin in her interior.
Miku salvages Camui and researches Rin and Len's past; Camui obtains a USB drive to send himself into Rin's interior.
Miku reveals her information to Len before sending herself, Len, and a fragment of Ronald's data into Rin's interior.
Len finds Rin and Camui; after watching him defeat Camui, Rin's data vanishes.
Miku finds Ronald and the two remain in the data world, leaving Rin's interior.
Len leaves Rin's interior and walks through Tokyo with the blank Rin.

200# Urusei Teppannov attempts to assassinate Putin and is killed.

Characters[]

Kagamine Rin[]

PuuRin
First seen on: It's the End! Voice / Vocaloid: Kagamine Rin
Role: Main character

Kagamine Rin is a Vocaloid living in Japan in the present day era. In the past, Rin had a data file based on Irina uploaded into her after the girl's suicide, and then was infected with a virus programming after. Having her memories of this and Irina partially erased, Rin lived a relatively normal life with her fellow Vocaloids Len and Miku, trying to get the love and attention of the former while she rivaled over the latter. This life began to fall apart when her past memories caught up with her.


Kagamine Len[]

PuuLen
First seen on: Don't Leave Me Alone. Voice / Vocaloid: Kagamine Len
Role: Protagonist character

Kagamine Len is a Vocaloid living in Japan in the present day era. Len was programmed to have a past life as a dog under the care of the child-soldier Irina in Russia. After being shot, the dog's self was uploaded into Kagamine Len and, forgetting his memories, he lived a relatively normal life with his fellow Vocaloids Rin and Miku, crushing on Miku as an idol. After he accidentally regained his memories, Len sparked off a mess of complications by giving Rin back her memories of Irina.


Hatsune Miku[]

PuuMiku
First seen on: Magic is Heresy Voice / Vocaloid: Hatsune Miku
Role: Protagonist character

Hatsune Miku is a Vocaloid living in Japan in the present day era along with her fellow Vocaloids Rin and Len. Working as a teen idol, Miku captures the hearts of many, including Len, and has a secret past in the Russian era with her previous uploader. After falling in love with and losing Ronald McDonald, her entire life is turned upside down.


Camui Gackpo[]

GakuPuu
First seen on: So We Meet Again☆ Voice / Vocaloid: Camui Gackpo
Role: Antagonist character

Camui Gackpo is a Vocaloid who's loyal to Russia, sent to find Rin in the present day era. Serving under the Russian regime, Camui existed sometime prior to the fall of the Soviet Union; in his programming, he also contains the data file of the young boy who served as a Russian child-soldier along with Irina. Once released he becomes a main antagonist for the series as he attempts to destroy Kagamine Rin and Len.


Elena[]

PuuLuka
First seen on: Although I Want to Sleep! Voice / Vocaloid: Megurine Luka
Role: Neutral character

Elena is a woman who was raised and worked in Russia during the Russian era. Since she was little, Elena and her friend Urusei Teppannov were indoctrinated to believe in and began to work as an officer for Vladimir Putin. After learning of the suicide of a child-soldier named Irina, who had also worked for Putin, Elena was unable to follow her superior any longer and decided to undermine his regime. As she escaped from the authorities, she was pursued by an assassin who, unbeknownst to her, was her old childhood friend.


Urusei Teppannov[]

Unknown Hawaiian T-Shirt Guy Icon
First seen on: Although I Want to Sleep! Voice / Vocaloid: None
Role: Neutral character

Urusei Teppannov is a Japanese man raised in Russia, living in that country during both the Russian and present day era. Since he was little, Teppannov supported Vladimir Putin and began to work as a hitman; he also had a strong childhood friendship with the officer Elena. Sent to kill Elena after she began undermining the current Russian regime, Teppannov began to have doubts about serving his country and eventually joins her side in opposing Putin.


Ronald McDonald[]

Ronald Icon
First seen on: Let's Dream. Voice / Vocaloid: McDonald advertisement
Role: Neutral character

Ronald McDonald is the clown mascot of the McDonald's franchise, beloved by children, and a program of which multiple different versions existed by the Vocaloid Era. In present-day Japan, one Ronald becomes a drug dealer. He has an antagonistic relationship with Kagamine Rin and Len due to the opposition of Russia and America, but strikes up a romance with Hatsune Miku. At some point he disappears, only remaining in a fragment within a USB drive.


Vladimir Putin[]

Putin Icon
First seen on: It's the End! Voice / Vocaloid: None
Role: Neutral character

Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and, in the series, the superior of the officer Elena and the hitman Teppannov. Although a peripheral character, Putin stands as an idol for many of the characters and is referred to multiple times in the series. Despite this, he demonstrates a ruthlessness and willingness to suppress the rights of those under his regime that earns the resentment of many of his previous supporters, including orchestrating the indoctrination of multiple children as child-soldiers during the Russian era.

Please note that the character of Putin and the character of Putin-P are two different people.


FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)[]

Why does Rin say "nya"?[]

The phrase "nya" is the Japanese onomatopoeia for "mew", the shortened version of the sound that a cat makes that is usually associated with a kitten. Numtack05 confirmed in a blog post that Rin says "nya" often as a verbal tic to make herself seem cuter due to an association with cats. This association is played up when broadcasting Assassin!, where she wears a Christmas themed cat outfit.

Why is Miku dating Ronald McDonald?[]

Hatsune Miku and Ronald McDonald are both, in the Putin-P series, computer programs with specific functions in society--Miku, based on the real vocal synthesizing software, is an idol who sings to entertain and express the feelings of other people, while Ronald is the beloved mascot of the McDonald's franchise who entertains children and sells drugs alongside a darker military purpose. As both are have individual personalities and autonomy, they are in the Putin-P world capable of meeting each other and falling in love. 

Miku's love for Ronald begins around the start of Part 2 as a result of, or resulting in, her fascination with the America that Ronald represents, while Ronald himself appears dazzled by the idol. Miku's love for Ronald in the series is strong and a crucial part of her character, while Ronald himself has a sizable impact on the rest of the cast.

What is "Lalalala Happy☆"?[]

"Lalalala Happy☆" is a term that first appeared in Let's Dream., the song that introduced Rin and Len as drug users who used weed to escape from their everyday problems. Since then, the term has been used by individual characters to indicate that they are on drugs, and especially if they are experiencing a drug high. More broadly, and often followed by "I can't stop yet" and "I can't stop anymore", the term refers to characters experiencing addiction. As an example, Camui Gackpo references his past life's addiction to drugs while a child soldier with the term.

Subtitle Colors?[]

Particularly after Part 1, in many cases the subtitles of videos change color to indicate the speaker and the state that the speaker is in, although not all color changes are explained or precedented. Some videos, such as Under the Cherry Blossoms☆ and The Eyes that Don't Vanish., are special cases in which the subtitles are special colors or all one color regardless of singer.

  • Rin is usually indicated by yellow subtitles, with red subtitles to show she has switched into her yandere Red Rin personality.
  • Len is initially represented by blue and teal subtitles for an unknown reason, before becoming represented by yellow subtitles for his normal self and red subtitles when referencing back to his dog past life. 
  • Miku is represented by teal subtitles normally and red or pink subtitles when acting unusually.
  • Elena is represented by pink subtitles.
  • Gackpo is represented by purple and white subtitles initially, then blue and red subtitles inside the data world; it is unknown what these colors represent specifically.

Who is "Human Len" in the Russian Era?[]

The "Human Len", a separate character from the Vocaloid Kagamine Len, is an unknown boy who lived in the Russian era. He's known for wearing two scarves, one red and one yellow. In Farewell to You he's shown wearing the yellow scarf over the red, while in Stealing is Wrong? he only wears red because the yellow was stolen, as shown in No Need to Worry!!. He is not believed to be Irina's brother, as the term used to refer to him only denotes comrades or countrymen.

Discography[]

Putin-P 2.5 Album
Title Putin-P Album 2.5
Hitori ni Shinaide album
Don't Leave Me Alone.
Producer Numtack05 Numtack05
Release Date May 23, 2009 September 6, 2009
Putin-P second album
Title In The Night that Can't Be Seen, The Eyes That Don't Vanish. Yukkiina!
Producer Numtack05 Numtack05
Release Date July 19, 2010 November 27, 2010
Kiminotonaride
Title By Your Side.    
Producer Numtack05  
Release Date April 3, 2021  

Trivia[]

  • Numtack05's nickname of Putin-P and Teihen-P are not to be confused with the actual characters in the story of the same name, identified in a 2010 character poll. Teihen-P is identified as Rin and Len's producer, with Putin-P's role in the story not specified.
  • Numtack05 had originally intended for MEIKO and KAITO to take Elena and Camui's roles before changing his mind.
  • Ronald's dialogue is constructed entirely from clips of Japanese McDonald's ad campaigns.
  • Teppannov is partially based on a Vocaloid producer who's in the same circle as Numtack05 (Twisted Ducks), named Teppu-P.

Gallery[]

PuRin Concept Art
PuuRin's concept art (VOCALOID Rin, not Irina)
Anasatsusha Rin Concept Art
Rin's concept art from the song Assassin!
Putin-P unofficial diagram
Fanmade Putin-P series diagram

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