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Forum Name: Annotations
Topic ID: 139
Message ID: 6
#6, RE: GA: The Vocaloid Variations
Posted by goldenfire on Mar-13-17 at 08:35 AM
In response to message #0
LAST EDITED ON Mar-13-17 AT 08:35 AM (EDT)
 
>Internet Company - This really is the name of the Japanese
>software company that makes the Megpoid voice bank. Is that
>the most annoying name for a company or what?
>
>Megpoid, and its mascot character GUMI (written in all caps in
>the official bumf, much like KAITO and MEIKO, come to that), are so
>called because the source of the original voice samples is Japanese
>actress Megumi Nakajima; the name literally breaks down to something
>like "a Megumi-like Vocaloid". (Amusingly, the "poi" in
>Megpoid is the same as the "poi" in Yuudachi.)

I only just realized that this means Megapoid is Ranka Lee... go figure.

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