Tone Rion (兎眠りおん) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by the YAMAHA Corporation,[1][2] and was created in collaboration with Dear Stage (Moe Japan, Co. Ltd.). She was released in December 2011 for the VOCALOID3 engine.
Rion was updated to the VOCALOID4 engine in February 2017.[3]
In December 2016, Rion's voice provider was confirmed to be Dempagumi.inc's Nemu Yumemi.[4]
Concept[]
According to her comic and official website, Tone Rion is 16-year-old, born on December XX, 2095. Rion works as a Vocaloidol at Dear Stage in 2111. While cleaning the back of the store, she found a 2011 memory card containing recordings of idols from the past. Amazed by them, she decided to travel back in time to 2011. When arriving, Rion went to an interview at Dear Stage, claiming to be good at singing and dancing, and saying she came from 2111 and was from Akihabara.
She is a "2D VOCALOID + 3D idol = Vocaloidol" and was the first of the Dear Stage VOCALOID "Vocaloidol" a concept of "VOCALOIDs that you can go to meet", which the vocals would come from within Moe Japan's own vocalists.
Etymology[]
The kanji for Tone Rion's name means 兎 (bunny/rabbit) and 眠 (sleep), however the phrase itself, "兎眠" (rabbit's sleep), has no significant meaning in Japanese. Though the company does not give any account, Rion's name is believed to be a double pun on the English word Tone and the musical instrument Tenori-on produced by YAMAHA.
Appearance[]
The design has the distinct appearance of a 'cooking' maid. However, based upon her background, the design is meant to portray an Akibamaid (秋葉原 メイド), a cosplay girl whose role is that of a waitress rather than a cook.
Her VOCALOID4 design was intended to highlight her link to Yumemi Nemu. This includes a drastic change in color scheming and her physical features such as her hair and eye colors.
Relations[]
For more on VOCALOID relationships, see the FAQ.
- Yumemi Nemu - A VOCALOID voiced by Nemu Yumemi.
History[]
Marketing[]
Tone Rion is the first VOCALOID to be specifically sold as "Moe" and the first to focus on the otaku-based culture. Rion is also the first to target this particular classification directly with her character design, and her vocal was designed around the commonly considered "moe" traits of Japanese manga and anime characters.
On December 15–16, V3 Megpoid, VY1v3, Akikoloid-chan, Tone Rion, and Aoki Lapis appeared in a 3D concert at Vocafarre 2011.
During Rion's segment, she was "trapped" behind a screen and needed encouragement by the audience to break out. Once she was free, she performed with Dempagumi.inc (でんぱ組.inc). See VocaLawson Vocafarre Concert summary on Nico Nico Douga Broadcast
On December 23, 2011, a commemorative live celebrating Tone Rion's release was held at DearStage, with a "VOCALOID songs only" show and the staff wearing cosplays. It was also broadcasted on a Nico Nico Douga Broadcast.
On January 22, 2012, Tone Rion was a performer at the DearStage Showcase 2012, where they broadcasted her previous performance at the Vocafarre 2011.[5]
On April 12, 2012, an "I tried AR with VOCALOID3" demo, made by IMAGICA Lab., was held at YUNIKA VISION screen outdoor. The demo lasted 15 minutes and was shown 5 times during the day. It featured V3 Megpoid, Akikoloid-chan, and Tone Rion.[6][7]
On April 13, 2012, during the Dear Stage Entry Ceremony Event, a special event was held where a LiveAR 3D model of Rion would appear as a worker. An original "Tone Rion cocktail" and cheki were made exclusive to this event. The LiveAR was later made available again during the whole month of May of the same year.[8][9]
Rion was chosen to be the MC at the DearStage Showcase 2016.[10]
Media[]
The t-shirt as seen in the Commercial.
Tone Rion's vocals were used in a Japanese Norton Anti-Virus Commercial "Norton Antivirus USB Amulet". Her character illustration can also be seen on a man's T-shirt and monitor screen. She sings the background song as well, titled "Omamori Uta".[11]
February 3, 2012 Tone Rion participated in the Fuji TV's quiz show, <SEE EGGs> Interactive Quiz! Monster Bout <Kinkira☆Night>. Using her 3D model, she appeared as a mascot of the program and made an announcement using the VOCALOID voicebank. It was not possible to interact with her directly, but the viewers could choose poses for her during the quizzes.[12][13]
Tone Rion appeared on the 2012 April edition of the subculture magazine, EYESCREAM, along side the model Yui.[14]
May 12, 2012, Hatsune Miku and Tone Rion made a small appearance during the program Tokyo Kawaii★TV. Rion appeared during a section filmed inside the Dear Stage bar, where a LiveAR model was shown interacting with costumers. [15]
November 7, 2013 Tone Rion & Dear Stage made an appearance in the game Akiba's Trip 2 for the PlayStation 3 and PSVita.[16]
Rion also has an official Twitter account, though it has not been updated since 2012.
Voicebanks[]
- Tone Rion
- The Tone Rion vocal was designed to be one of several vocals, of which the others were not released. The vocal was later replaced by the Yumemi Nemu vocal. Tone Rion is an example of voice acting and was created to have a cutesy tone and instead of being aimed at professionals was more marketed towards an Otaku based audience.
- Tone Rion (VOCALOID3), December 16, 2011
- Tone Rion SE (VOCALOID3), April 27, 2013
- Tone Rion (VOCALOID NEO), May 26, 2015
- Tone Rion V4 (VOCALOID4), February 16, 2017
Music featuring Tone Rion[]
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| Featuring | Tone Rion, Hatsune Miku
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| Producers | |
| Categories | Original song |
| Description | HoneyWorks' 17th published work and their first work to feature Tone Rion.
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| Featuring | Tone Rion
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| Producers | Ehamikku
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| Categories | Original song |
| Description | The song was uploaded onto Nico Nico on June 27, 2012. It has gained more than 10,000 views since.
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| Translation | Caramel Macchiato |
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| Featuring | Tone Rion
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| Producers | TAKERU
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| Categories | Original song |
| Featuring | Tone Rion
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| Producers | Okkusu
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| Categories | Original song |
| Description | Keikoutou is Okkusu's 16th work and 9th original song using Tone Rion.
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"VOCALOID Tone Rion" on Niconico Video- "VOCALOID Tone Rion" on YouTube
- "VOCALOID Tone Rion" on bilibili
- "VOCALOID Tone Rion" on SoundCloud
- "VOCALOID 兎眠りおん" on Niconico Video
- "VOCALOID 兎眠りおん" on YouTube
- "VOCALOID 兎眠りおん" on bilibili
- "VOCALOID 兎眠りおん" on SoundCloud
Reputation[]
Status
| Google Trends |
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Rion was popular upon release with the VOCALOID otaku crowd, and Yamaha's team high expectations for her among the new VOCALOID3 characters [17], however, she was not the most popular of the VOCALOIDs released in 2011. On December 11, 2013, research showed her as the least popular release for VOCALOID3. She also failed to receive songs in the Nico Nico Douga rankings in the week of her release and had mostly stayed off the ranking. |
| Impact |
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Although Rion received an "SE" release, she did not receive any further updates until May of 2015, where she was given a VOCALOID NEO update. |
| Misc |
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In 2015 a survey was made based on the popularity of VOCALOIDs on Nico Video. For 2014, Rion was the 32nd most popular VOCALOID overall and the 5th least popular Japanese capable VOCALOID.[18] |
| Trivia |
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| Achievements |
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References[]
- ↑ Vonama
- ↑ Otalab blog: Vocaloid event
- ↑ https://twitter.com/vocaloid_yamaha/status/813973877185314816
- ↑ https://twitter.com/yumeminemu/status/813975460598026240
- ↑ https://dearstage.com/archive/5976/
- ↑ https://www.imagicagroup.co.jp/pdf/2012/20120425100320.pdf
- ↑ https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M101093/201204153776/_prw_PR1fl_sFw1w5q4.pdf
- ↑ https://dearstage.com/event/6625/
- ↑ https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201205070004/
- ↑ https://www.vocaloid.com/articles/tonerion_report_20160624
- ↑
http://vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/31354-tone-rion-on-a-usbnorton-commercial/page__pid__781950__st__0&#entry781950[dead link] - ↑ https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/120203interactive/index.html
- ↑ http://vocaloid.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-10914.html
- ↑ https://ameblo.jp/yui-barkinstyle/entry-11179509674.html
- ↑ http://vocaloid.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-11840.html?sp
- ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2013/10/22/akibas-trip-2-gives-us-tour-akihabara-bear-suit/
- ↑ https://togetter.com/li/249547
- ↑ http://ch.nicovideo.jp/kadotanimitsuru/blomaga/ar699704
External links[]
| Language | Description | Site |
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| Japanese | Dear Stage official homepage | Link |
| Japanese | TONERION The official website for VOCALOID Tone Rion (Archive) | Link |
| Japanese | 兎眠りおん @tonerion The official Twitter account for VOCALOID Tone Rion | Link |
| Japanese | 秋葉原ディアステージ @DearStage The official Twitter account for Dear Stage | Link |
| English | VOCALOID shop VOCALOID product page | Link |
| English | deviantArt , art and media community | Link |
| Japanese | Pixiv , art and media community | Link |
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