Yuzuki Yukari (結月ゆかり) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed by Vocalomakets and distributed by AH-Software Co. Ltd.. She was initially released in December 2011 for the VOCALOID3 engine. She is also available as a VOICEROID+. In March 2015, she was updated to the VOCALOID4 engine and was given two additional voicebanks.[1][2] Her voice is provided by the Japanese voice actress Chihiro Ishiguro (石黒千尋; Ishiguro Chihiro).
In July 2020, a voicebank was confirmed to be in the works for CeVIO's new engine.[3][4]
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Concept[edit | edit source]
The concept for Yukari is "People who are related to the VOCALOID connect the sounds/moon to one another," (VOCALOIDに縁のある人達が音（月）を結ぶ). The English title is "She unites you all with her voice". She is loosely inspired by the legend of the Moon rabbit.
Her age, weight, and height were supplied in "ボカロPlus vol.4".[5] According to Vocalomakets member, Kagome-P, she is a cup size A or B.[6] The team kept Yukari the focus for the first 7 years, only touching upon their next vocal on Yukari's 5th anniversary. They focused on growing the character and vocal in a variety of different ways. As such, Yukari had a lot of focus from the team for a number of years and this help diversify her voice greatly. She was developed as an adult or mature sounding vocal.[7]
She, along with Kizuna Akari have an astronomical theme along with the idea of connecting people.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Her family name, "Yuzuki", is derived from the words connect and moon. Her given name, "Yukari", is from connection or relation. It can also mean "violet" in relation to her color scheme.
Relations[edit | edit source]
For more on VOCALOID relationships, see the FAQ.
- Kizuna Akari - Fellow Vocalomakets vocal.
- Yuzuki Yukari - A CeVIO vocal by Vocalomakets.
History[edit | edit source]
Marketing[edit | edit source]
Yuzuki Yukari was aimed at producers rather than the general VOCALOID fandom. She was also made to be capable of being bought with many different other software bundles, including both of her VOICEROID and VOCALOID versions, as well as the software suite Music Maker MX.[8]
Voicebanks[edit | edit source]
The following covers the VOCALOID software, for future releases see CeVIO releases.
- Yuzuki Yukari - Jun
- Yukari's vocal was released in co-development to her VOICEROID voicebank and was meant to portray a young female vocal with much softness and expression. Yukari's vocal was unique at the time of its release and had several supportive additions including the VOICEROID release. It was a natural vocal that leaned towards genres of music such as Jazz which require a vocal capable of slower tempos.
- Yukari Yuzuki (VOCALOID3), December 22, 2011
- Yukari Yuzuki (VOCALOID NEO),
- Yuzuki Yukari V4 (VOCALOID4), March 18, 2015
- Yuzuki Yukari (VOCALOID Keyboard)
- Yuzuki Yukari Jun (Mobile VOCALOID Editor)
- Other
- The vocal was planned to be released for Unity with VOCALOID, which runs on the lite version of VOCALOID2, but never was released. How far in production the voicebank was is unknown.
- Yuzuki Yukari - Onn
- The Onn vocal was an example of voice acting and was intended to sound even more expressive then the "Jun" vocal itself. It is designed for slower and more expressive genres of music such as smooth jazz.
- Yuzuki Yukari V4 (VOCALOID4), March 18, 2015
- Yuzuki Yukari Onn (Mobile VOCALOID Editor)
- Yuzuki Yukari - Lin
- Lin was designed to be a more powerful vocal for pop and rock music and was very different to the "Jun" vocal for this reason. It is an example of voice acting.
- Yuzuki Yukari V4 (VOCALOID4), March 18, 2015
- Yuzuki Yukari Lin (Mobile VOCALOID Editor)
- Yuzuki Yukari - Talk
- The VOICEROID release of Yukari was made alongside the normal VOCALOID release and was made to match the tone of "Jun". Producers can use both singing and speech vocals in the same production and the listener can tell they are the same vocalist. The talk version was later updated to include tones that more closely matched "Onn" and "Lin".
- Yuzuki Yukari (VOICEROID+), December 22, 2011
- Yuzuki Yukari (VOICEROID2), 2017
Music featuring Yuzuki Yukari[edit | edit source]
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| Translation | チュルリラ・チュルリラ・ダッダッダ！(Chururira・Chururira・Daddadda!) |
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| Featuring | Yuzuki Yukari
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| Producers | KurageP (music, lyrics, arrange), チェリ子 (illustration)
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| Categories | Original song |
| Featuring | Yuzuki Yukari
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| Producers | syatten (music, lyrics), Mitsu Kingu (illustration)
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| Categories | Original song |
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| Featuring | Yuzuki Yukari
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| Producers | PLAMA
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| Categories | Original song |
| Translation | Daisanji-bocchi Sensou |
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| Featuring | Yuzuki Yukari
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| Producers | Nejishiki (music, lyrics), ミズキヨ (illustration)
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| Categories | Original song |
"VOCALOID Yuzuki Yukari" on Niconico Video- "VOCALOID Yuzuki Yukari" on YouTube
- "VOCALOID Yuzuki Yukari" on bilibili
- "VOCALOID Yuzuki Yukari" on SoundCloud
- "VOCALOID 結月ゆかり" on Niconico Video
- "VOCALOID 結月ゆかり" on YouTube
- "VOCALOID 結月ゆかり" on bilibili
- "VOCALOID 結月ゆかり" on SoundCloud
- "VOCALOID 結月緣" on Niconico Video
- "VOCALOID 結月緣" on YouTube
- "VOCALOID 結月緣" on bilibili
- "VOCALOID 結月緣" on SoundCloud
Reputation[edit | edit source]
Status
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Yukari has been one of the more successful VOCALOIDs first introduced in the V3 era. In December 2014, "There's Supposed to Be a Cheat Code for Happiness" became her first original song to achieve 1 million views on Nico Video. This number was reached nearly 3 years after her release, which meant that Yukari was slower to gain popularity compared to IA, who is considered the most successful new VOCALOID3 character and vocal. |
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Her success lead to two new additional vocals for Yuzuki Yukari V4 as well as an update for her V3 vocal, as well as the creation of another character. |
| Misc |
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In 2015, a survey was made based on the popularity of VOCALOIDs on the website Nico Video. In 2014, Yukari was the 8th most popular VOCALOID.[9] Due to her vocals being featured in a number of additional software packages, Yukari's voicebanks became the most extensive compared to other VOCALOIDs who possess only one voicebank and gave her the most potential overall. Some of these packages can be bought with Yukari upon purchase, although users who manage to master her vocal may consider these packages as part of their future planning. |
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ahsoft/status/535606633712197633
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaHDzKgMhgU
- ↑ https://twitter.com/v_flower_jp/status/1285847782268514306
- ↑ http://www.gynoid.co.jp/news/view/72/
- ↑ link
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kuoki_sec/status/158163232887025666
- ↑ link
- ↑ http://www.vocaloidism.com/2011/12/02/ah-software-details-bundle-options-for-yuzuki-yukari/
- ↑ http://ch.nicovideo.jp/kadotanimitsuru/blomaga/ar699704
External links[edit | edit source]
| Language | Description | Site |
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| Japanese | AH-Software official homepage | Link |
| Japanese | VocaloMakets official homepage | Link |
| Japanese | VOCALOID Yukari product page | Link |
| Japanese | VOICEROID Yukari product page | Link |
| Japanese | AHSoftware The official YouTube channel | Link |
| English | deviantArt , art and media community | Link |
| Japanese | Pixiv , art and media community | Link |
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