flower

flower	CeVIO AI	VoiSona	VOCALOID3	VOCALOID4	Gynoid Talk	|	Originals

---

flower
General information
Sex	Female
Voice	Unrevealed
Product information
Company	Gynoid Co., Ltd. INCS Toenter Co., Ltd.
Release	March 10, 2023 (CeVIO AI Song) March 10, 2024 (VoiSona Song)
Language	Japanese
Illustrator	Oguchi
Type	VOCALOID3, VOCALOID4, VOCALOID NEO, Gynoid Talk, CeVIO AI, VoiSona Song
Affiliation	Honey Works CeVIO Project Gynoid Co., Ltd. INCS Toenter Co., Ltd. The VOCALOID Collection
Website	Official Ci flower Website Ci flower Twitter Gynoid Co., Ltd. Official Website
Examples of Usage
List of Media	VocaDB Voice Synthesizer Lyrics Wiki

flower (フラワ), known as Ci flower (シィ フラワー) for CeVIO, is a Japanese Song Voice developed by INCS Toenter Co., Ltd. in collaboration with Gynoid Co., Ltd. and Techno-Speech, Inc., and was released for CeVIO AI in March 2023. On her CeVIO AI Song Voice's first anniversary in March 2024, she was also ported to VoiSona Song.

Her voice provider is unrevealed.

Ci flower is officially regarded as flower's "another if" (もう一つのif).

Concept

According to her official website, flower is described as a 'kuudere'.

On August 3, 2023, during an interview with smart Web fashion magazine, Sugimoto Kazutaka (杉本和貴), the director of INCS Toenter Co., Ltd., joined by Katsuta Yudai (勝田裕大) from Ci flower's development team, discussed the concept and background of Ci flower further in depth. Ci flower was noted to have the theme of IF (what if, もしも), with the creation of a character based on the interpretation of what would happen if "flower" existed in a different world. Sugimoto discussed the concept of Ci flower with her official illustrator Oguchi, who drew the character design while inheriting the "cool image" of previous "v flower" designs.

Etymology

Originally, the VOCALOID's name was written as "flower" while the software was listed as "v flower". It is not uncommon for "v flower" to be used to refer to both character and software by fans, though this is usually done in error. For Ci flower specifically, the character itself is referred to as "Ci flower" by name both in the official website's character guidelines, and the official Twitter.

The name "flower" was based on the wish of her "blooming like a flower" in VOCALOID.

The "V" in the product name "v flower" simply meant "VOCALOID". As of 2022, the "v" has been replaced with a "Ci" to represent her new involvement with the CeVIO brand.

Her Mobile VOCALOID Editor release is known as "v for flower" and is the only release with a different name for the App.

Appearance

Owed to the confusion of her voice being commonly described as "androgynous", she is occasionally misgendered. However, the official Twitter account stated that flower is female.

Flower's VOCALOID3 box art illustration was done by Yamako while the character design was done by Rocoru. Both artists are members of HoneyWorks, the circle who made flower's first demo. Her clothing appears to have a Gothic theme, with her outfit possessing traditional Gothic characteristics.

Flower's V4 design was originally drawn in July 2014 by the artist, Miwasiba. The appearance was done as fanart and was a "shota" version of flower. The official flower Twitter account noted that the new VOCALOID4 design was the "short-haired" version of flower, while the original VOCALOID3 version was the "long-haired" version. It further stated that the design was to reflect how flower herself is now a "perfect flower", having both a "pistil" (long haired version) and "stamen" (short haired version). This comment resulted in some confusion believing the character was intersex. However, it was noted that flower has a "pistil" (female reproductive organ). The Twitter account additionally stated that the change of hairstyle did not change her nature. Miwasiba confirmed flower is still a girl on the VOCALOID Facebook page and reference sheets, despite adopting a "shota" design.

For her CeVIO AI illustration, flower has light blue eyes and choppy, white, shoulder-length hair with orange-pink tips. Two thicker strands are dark purple. The tips of her hair curl around chunky, violet, strapless headphones. She wears a white V-neck crop top over a partially translucent grayish-purple tank top. Over her shirt, she wears a heavy black coat with her stylized ‘C’ logo printed on the shoulder in gold. The inside of her coat is light purple. Her shorts are black with vertical burnt orange stripes, held fast by a clear belt with orange belt buckle. On her feet are large grey and midnight purple hightop tennis shoes, with orange laces over purple and orange knee-high socks. Her long fingernails are painted a soft lavender color.

Flower's CeVIO AI illustration was designed and illustrated by Oguchi (おぐち), a Japanese illustrator.

Relations

• MEIKA Hime & Mikoto - fellow Gynoid products whose own designs were inspired by flower's.

History

Marketing

In April 2014, flower was promoted through a HoneyWorks original song, "イノコリ先生 (Inokori Sensei)". The character rights were owned by Gynoid Co., Ltd. despite being released before the company was fully established in August 2014.

In April of 2022, flower's new CeVIO AI details were unveiled in affiliation with the community song contest, "The VOCALOID Collection". The VOCALOID Collection account announced that there would be a campaign of flower stickers available at Nico Nico Chokaigi's "Super Painter Exhibition", where the final illustration for the voice would be displayed.

On April 29, flower's CeVIO AI illustration was revealed at the 2022 Nico Nico Chokaigi "Super Painter Exhibition". Her illustrator was revealed to be Oguchi. A press release from Gynoid Co., Ltd. on the same day revealed that a new company INCS Toenter Co., Ltd. was decided to handle the release of flower between Autumn to Winter of 2022. She was announced to have three purchase options available including:

• Starter Pack Package Version (CeVIO AI Song Editor + Song Voice)
• Starter Pack Download Version (CeVIO AI Song Editor + Song Voice)
• Voice Pack Download Version (Song Voice only)

On July 16, the official Ci flower Twitter released a statement announcing a change from the original Autumn to Winter 2022 release date, to the New Year of 2023. An apology was issued and it was stated that further efforts would be made toward the new release date with an appreciation message of continued support. It was also stated that new information would be provided in a follow-up report. An official website was launched for Ci flower on the same day.

On October 15, an original "Ci flowART 祭" festival illustration contest for flower was held to commemorate the release of Ci flower. Users were directed to submit illustrations featuring flower to the "#Ci_flowART祭" tag on Twitter with a free theme. The deadline for the contest ran until December 31 where three prizes were awarded. A "Gold Award" including prize money of ¥100,000 yen, a Ci flower Award Commemorative Shield and a secret prize which would be announced at a later time. A "Silver Award", including just the Award Commemorative Shield and secret prize and a "Bronze Award" including the Award Commemorative Shield only. The results of the contest were announced on February 25, 2023.

Pre-order reservations of flower's packaged edition included a free Ci flower-themed acrylic stand and a free digital wallpaper for digital purchases through the INCS Toenter Co., Ltd. Online Store.

Voicebanks

Ci flower

flower's "Ci flower" vocal is regarded as a vocal that has an androgynous tone, meaning that it has a lack of feminine or masculine traits. It can therefore be used as both male and female roles in music. Her vocal is suitable for genres such as rock music and favours faster tempos over slow.

• v flower (VOCALOID3, VOCALOID NEO), May 9, 2014
• v4 flower (VOCALOID4), July 16, 2015
• V for flower (Mobile VOCALOID Editor), June 29, 2016
• flower - Talk (Gynoid Talk), April 3, 2020
• Ci flower (CeVIO AI), March 10, 2023
• Ci flower (VoiSona Song), March 10, 2024

Media featuring flower

Search for media featuring Flower [show/hide]

• "CeVIO flower" on Niconico Video
• "CeVIO flower" on YouTube
• "CeVIO flower" on bilibili
• "CeVIO flower" on SoundCloud
• "CeVIO フラワ" on Niconico Video
• "CeVIO フラワ" on YouTube
• "CeVIO フラワ" on bilibili
• "CeVIO フラワ" on SoundCloud
• "CeVIO Ci flower" on Niconico Video
• "CeVIO Ci flower" on YouTube
• "CeVIO Ci flower" on bilibili
• "CeVIO Ci flower" on SoundCloud
• "CeVIO シィ フラワー" on Niconico Video
• "CeVIO シィ フラワー" on YouTube
• "CeVIO シィ フラワー" on bilibili
• "CeVIO シィ フラワー" on SoundCloud

Reputation

Status

Google Trends

VOCALOID+flower,VOCALOID+フラワ,vflower,ブイフラワ

Sales

On February 26, 2023, Ci flower's packaged version pre-order reached the 1st-place ranking on Amazon Japan. Three rankings above the previous day's 4th-place ranking.

Achievements