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The people listed on this page are those who were hired to provide the voices for CeVIO, VoiSona, and related products. They are listed in order of an engine's introduction and the CeVIO or VoiSona product's release date. Names are generally rendered in Western order (Eastern order in headings).
Introduced: CeVIO Creative Studio FREE[]
Sato Sasara: Minase Inori[]
Inori Minase (水瀬いのり, Minase Inori) is a Japanese voice actress and singer who made her singing debut in December 2015 on the King Records label and is the voice provider for the CeVIO Creative Studio, CeVIO AI, VoiSona, and VoiSona Talk vocal Sato Sasara. In March 2016, she won the Best Lead Actress Award in the 10th Seiyu Awards for her leading roles as Jun Naruse in the box office hit The Anthem of the Heart and as Yuki Takeya in the anime television series School-Live!.
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Introduced CeVIO Creative Studio[]
Suzuki Tsudumi: Inami Anju[]
Anju Inami (伊波杏樹, Inami Anju) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Saitama Prefecture, Japan, who is currently affiliated with Sony Music Artists and is the voice provider for the CeVIO Creative Studio, CeVIO AI, VoiSona Talk, and VoiSona, vocal Suzuki Tsudumi.
Born on February 7, 1996, Inami Anju is best known for her role as Chika Takami in the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime series and Himiko Toga from the My Hero Academia anime series. She is actively engaged in various activities as a voice actress and stage actress and will appear in the musical DOROTHY-Wizard of Oz- as the Witch of the East, and in 2021, her first full-length album titled NamiotO vol.0.5 -Original Collection- "Fly Out!!" released.[1]
- External links
- Official Website (jp)
- Official Website (en)
- Instagram (@anju_inami)
- LINE BLOG
- Twitter (@anju_inami)
- Official Fan Club Twitter (@FC_InaminTown)
- 伊波杏樹 Official - YouTube Channel
- IMDb Profile
- MyAnimeList
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (en)
- Wikipedia (jp)
Introduced: CeVIO Creative Studio S[]
OИE: ONE[]
ONE is a Japanese singer and the voice provider for the CeVIO Creative Studio, CeVIO AI, and VoiSona vocal ONE. Little is known about the identity of ONE. However, she was a featured vocalist alongside the producer Jin during the VocaNicoNight 2012 concert performance. [2] She would appear again alongside Jin during the "LIVE IN MEKAKU CITY" (ライブ・イン・メカクシティ) concert tour held on April 14, 2013.[3][4][5]
- Her identity is unknown and wears an oversized hood for all of her live performances.
- Her name was revealed in the teaser video for ONE's debut.[6]
HAL-O-ROID: Minami Haruo[]
Haruo Minami (三波春夫, Minami Haruo) was a Japanese Enka singer whose voice was sampled for the CeVIO Creative Studio vocal HAL-O-ROID. He was known as one of the representative singers of the golden age of the postwar Shōwa era. Taking advantage of his career as a former Rōkyoku master, (then known as "Fumiwaka Nanjo" (南篠文若), he specialized in songs and Rōkyoku that he created on the subject of Rōkyoku. In 1957, he made his debut in the song world as "Haruo Minami" with "Chanchiki Okesa/Funakata-san" (チャンチキおけさ/船方さんよ).
Known for his cheerful smile and beautiful voice trained with rokyoku, he was also the first male singer to use kimono as a costume for Kayōkyoku. His art and sincere attitude towards the audience also became the basis for the overly famous phrase "Customers are God." (お客様は神様です). In 1994, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and for seven years until his death, he hid that fact from anyone other than his family and close associates, and continued his work despite his illness, energetically engaging in music activities until his last years. Haruo Minami passed away at the age of 77 on April 14, 2001.
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IA: Lia[]
Lia (リア) is a Japanese professional singer-songwriter who was best known for singing "Tori no Uta", the theme for the visual novel Air. She is the voice provider for the CeVIO Creative Studio, CeVIO AI, and VoiSona vocal IA.
She was once a former member of I've Sound and also did some Happy hardcore singing in her early career. She is known for doing several opening themes for Key's works, such as Air, Clannad, Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life, and Angel Beats!.
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Introduced: CeVIO AI[]
Yuzuki Yukari: Ishiguro Chihiro[]
Chihiro Ishiguro (石黒千尋, Ishiguro Chihiro) is a professional voice actress and the voice provider for for the CeVIO AI and VoiSona vocal Yuzuki Yukari. She has also previously provided her vocals for Yukari's VOICEROID+/VOICEROID2 voicebanks, her VOCALOID3/VOCALOID4 voicebanks, as well as her A.I.VOICE/A.I.VOICE2 and Seiren Voice libraries.
She was born in 1983 in Yubari, Hokkaido. Her name was undisclosed during the initial distribution of Yukari. AH-Software Co. Ltd. hinted that Yukari's voice was provided by "a woman with mellow and clear vocal". It was not until December 22, 2012, Yukari's first anniversary, that Chihiro disclosed on a NicoNico live broadcast that she was Yukari's voice provider.
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Tohoku Kiritan: Akaneya Himika[]
Himika Akaneya (茜屋日海夏, Akaneya Himika) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Akita Prefecture, Japan who is a member of the idol group i☆Ris and the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and VoiSona vocal Tohoku Kiritan. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. She has also revealed that "Himika Akaneya" is not just her stage name, but her actual name as well.
She has also previously provided her vocals for Kiritan's UTAU, VOICEROID+ EX, and NEUTRINO voice libraries, and later she also provided her voice to Kiritan's VOICEPEAK and Seiren Voice voice libraries.
- External links
- 81 Produce Profile
- i☆Ris Profile
- Twitter (@iRis_a_himi)
- MyAnimeList
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (en)
- Wikipedia (chn)
Koharu Rikka: Aoyama Yoshino[]
Yoshino Aoyama (青山吉能, Aoyama Yoshino) is a Japanese voice actress from Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan and is affiliated with 81 Produce. She is the voice provider of the CeVIO AI and VoiSona Talk vocal Koharu Rikka, as well as her Synthesizer V Studio/AI singing voice databases. She has also provided her vocals for Rikka's later VOICEPEAK text-to-speech library.
She was born on May 15, 1996 and is well known for her roles as Nanase Yoshino from Wake Up, Girls! and Gotou Hitori from Bocchi the Rock!.
- External links
- 81 Produce profile
- Instagram (@yopipinsta555)
- Twitter (@Yopipi555)
- Moegirl Encyclopedia
- MyAnimeList
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (ja)
Tsurumaki Maki: Tanaka Manami[]
Manami Tanaka (田中真奈美, Tanaka Manami) is a voice actress from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan and is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and VoiSona Talk vocal Tsurumaki Maki as well as her Synthesizer V Studio/AI. She has also later provided her vocals for Maki's VOICEPEAK text-to-speech library.
Manami Tanaka was born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on November 21. She is fluent in speaking English and her qualifications include carrying a Practical English Proficiency Test Level 1 certification and is listed as a National Guide Interpreter for English.[7] She is best known for her roles in anime such as Alice Cartelet (アリス・カータレット), the main heroine of the Kin-iro Mosaic series and Kaguya (カグヤ) from the Queen's Blade: Grimoire OVA, as well as various other minor roles in anime and video games.
Manami Tanaka took over the role of providing the voice for Tsurumaki Maki after a communication error happened between AH-Software Co. Ltd. and Maki's previous voice actress Tomoe Tamiyasu's management company. Tamiyasu, who had provided all of the previous recordings for Maki's VOICEROID editions, was allegedly not notified of the change in providers during production.[8] AH-Software Co. Ltd. released a letter during a press release regarding the situation asking for support for the new actress.[9]
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KAFU: KAF[]
KAF (花譜) is a Japanese Virtual Singer on YouTube and the voice provider for the CeVIO AI vocal KAFU. She is a performer signed to KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO.
In addition to releasing original songs, she often covers Japanese-language songs. With the concept of a virtual singer reaching out to the real world, her music videos often place her in various real life places.
- KAF made her YouTube debut on October 18, 2018 at the age of 14.
- On October 19, KAF followed up with a tweet regarding her own feelings on KAFU. She stated that while she was overall thrilled of the vocal as a fellow VOCALOID fan herself and had no concerns of KAFU "replacing" her, she felt as though some people looked at the two as inseparable entities that are indistinct from the other. For this reason, she made the final decision that TYPE // B would be the vocal to proceed with development.[10]
- External links
- KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO Profile
- FINDME STORE Directory
- BOOTH (KAF Online Store)
- bilibili
- BOOTH (TPNN by KAF Online Store)
- Instagram (@virtual_kaf)
- Linktree
- Piapro
- PIXIV FANBOX
- Twitter (@virtual_kaf)
- Information Twitter (@kaf_info)
- 花譜 - YouTube Channel
- UtaiteDB
- VocaDB
- Virtual YouTuber Wiki
FEE: Imai Asaka[]
Asaka Imai (今井麻夏, Imai Asaka) is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI vocal FEE. She has also previously provided her vocals for FEE's Voidol library.
She is affiliated with the voice talent agency I'm Enterprise and is most known for her roles as Chie Sasaki from THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS game and Fuyuhi Himino from the Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water game.
- External links
- Official Website
- I'm Enterprise Profile (Archive)
- Instagram (@asaka_imai)
- Twitter (@asaka_imai)
- Moegirl Encyclopedia
- MyAnimeList
- Project iM@S Wiki
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (jp)
- Wikipedia (chn)
ROSA: Shirayuki[]
Shirayuki (しらゆき) is a freelance cosplay live actress, Vocaloid DJ, TikToker, YouTuber, voice actress, and aspiring live-action actress from Kansai, Japan and is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and Synthesizer V AI vocal ROSA. Shirayuki was selected via audition to become the provider for ROSA on May 8, 2021 from over 60 applicants.
Shirayuki is best known for her Hatsune Miku cosplay impressions known as Shirayuki Miku (しらゆきミク) and has garnered a following on YouTube and TikTok as an influencer. She has been an avid VOCALOID fan and listener since 2007 and manages a VOCALOID-themed bar 39Party* in Kabukicho, Japan.
She was born October 28 in Kansai, Japan but now resides in Tokyo. Her height is 153 cm and has a B blood type.
- External links
- Official Website
- bilibili
- BOOTH
- Instagram (@snow_white__y)
- Alternate "Shirayuki Miku" Instagram (@shirayukimiku)
- NicoNico
- TikTok
- Twitter (@shirayuki_x)
- Alternate "Shirayuki Miku" Twitter (@Snow_White__y)
- Shirayuki Miku YouTube Channel
- VocaDB
Tohoku Zunko: Satō Satomi[]
Satomi Satō (佐藤聡美, Satō Satomi) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and is affiliated with Aoni Productions. She is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and VoiSona vocal Tohoku Zunko. She has also previously provided her vocals for Zunko's VOICEROID+/VOICEROID+ EX voicebanks and her VOCALOID3/VOCALOID4 voicebanks, as well as a singing library for NEUTRINO, and later went on to provide the same voice to Zunko's speaking libraries for VOICEPEAK and Seiren Voice.
She was born on May 8, 1986 and is well known for her roles as Ritsu Tainaka from K-ON! and Wendy Marvell from the Fairy Tail series.
- External links
- Aoni Production Profile
- Official blog
- Instagram (@sugar_me58)
- Twitter (@satosatomi58)
- Anime News Network
- MyAnimeList
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (en)
- Wikipedia (jp)
Tohoku Itako & Yamada Kanon: Kido Ibuki[]
Ibuki Kido (木戸衣吹, Kido Ibuki) is a Japanese voice actress from Aomori Prefecture, Japan who is affiliated with HoriPro International. She is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and VoiSona vocal Tohoku Itako, as well as the VoiSona vocal Yamada Kanon. She has also previously provided her vocals for Itako's UTAU, VOICEROID2, and NEUTRINO voice libraries and later did the same role for her VOICEPEAK and Seiren Voice libraries.
She was born on November 14, 1997 and is well known for her roles as Kana Yabuki from THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! THEATER DAYS and Mio Minato from Data Carddass Aikatsu Friends!. In 2014, she also provided her vocals for various models of the COCOROBO smart vacuum and accompanying VOCALOID4 voicebank.
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Natsuki Karin: Takagi Miyu[]
Miyu Takagi (高木美佑, Takagi Miyu) is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and YouTuber from Chiba Prefecture, Japan and is affiliated with 81 Produce. She is the voice provider of the Synthesizer V AI, CeVIO AI, and VoiSona Talk vocal Natsuki Karin; she will later fulfill the same role for Karin's upcoming VOICEPEAK text-to-speech library.
She was born on September 8, 1996 and is well known for her roles as Okamoto Miyu from Wake Up, Girls! and Inuyose Shinobu from D4DJ Groovy Mix.
- External links
- 81 Produce profile
- Instagram (@miyu_takagi)
- Twitter (@Yukgaejang98)
- YouTube Channel
- Baidu Encyclopedia
- Moegirl Encyclopedia
- VocaDB
- Wikitubia
SEKAI: Isekaijoucho[]
isekaijoucho (ヰ世界情緒) is a Japanese Virtual Singer on YouTube and the voice provider for the CeVIO AI vocal SEKAI. She is a performer signed to KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO. She has also provided her vocals for SEKAI's VOICEPEAK text-to-speech library.
Isekaijoucho is described as a virtual dark singer who dreams of expressing the world through her songs and creations. With a powerful and ephemeral singing voice, she "weaves a story of darkness and light on canvas".
- Isekaijoucho made her YouTube debut on December 9, 2019.
- She is a unique creator who not only works as a singer, but also expresses herself in various fields such as illustrations, narration, and voice acting.
- External links
- KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO Profile
- FINDME STORE Directory
- Linktree
- Piapro
- TikTok
- Twitter (@isekaijoucho)
- ヰ世界情緒 - YouTube Channel
- ヰ世界情緒 -Isekaijoucho- - YouTube Channel
- ヰ世界情緒 -ヰ世界電子通信部- - YouTube Channel
- UtaiteDB
- VocaDB
- Virtual YouTuber Wiki
Hanakuma Chifuyu: Okuno Kaya[]
Kaya Okuno (奥野香耶) is a Japanese voice actress from Iwate Prefecture, Japan and is affiliated with 81 Produce. She is the voice provider of the Synthesizer V AI, CeVIO AI, and VoiSona Talk vocal Hanakuma Chifuyu, who is expected to also receive a VOICEPEAK text-to-speech library in the future.
She was born on March 1, 1991 and is well known for her roles as Kikuma Kaya from Wake Up, Girls! and Filimøs Harrifenas from So I'm a Spider, So What?.
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RIME: RIM[]
RIM (理芽) is a Japanese Virtual Singer on YouTube and the voice provider for the CeVIO AI vocal RIME. She is a performer signed to KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO. She has also provided her vocals for RIME's VOICEPEAK text-to-speech library.
RIM is described as a girl with mysterious eyes who loves songs in Japanese, English and Korean. She is a virtual singer noted to have a mixture of transparency and vividness with a wondrous voice. RIM made her YouTube debut on October 18, 2019.
- External links
- KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO Profile
- FINDME STORE Directory
- Instagram (@rim_virtual)
- Linktree
- Piapro
- TikTok
- Twitter (@RIM_virtual)
- RIM - YouTube Channel
- Pixiv Encyclopedia
- UtaiteDB
- Virtual YouTuber Wiki
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (jp)
Futaba Minato: Misawa Sachika[]
Sachika Misawa (三澤紗千香, Misawa Sachika) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan and is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI, VoiSona, and VoiSona Talk vocal Futaba Minato.
She was born on January 13, 1993 and is affiliated with the UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN label. She is most notably known for her roles as Kuroyukihime from the Accel World series and Minami Azuma from the Tokyo ESP series, as well as providing the voice of Moca Aoba in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!.
- External links
STARDUST MUSIC, INC. Profile(Archive)- UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN Official Profile
- Instagram (@misawa_sachika)
- Twitter (@misawa_official)
- YouTube Channel
- Anime News Network
- BanG Dream! Wikia
- MyAnimeList
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (en)
- Wikipedia (jp)
- Wikipedia (chn)
POPY: Aimi[]
Aimi Terakawa (寺川愛美, Terakawa Aimi), also known by her stage name Aimi (愛美), is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and Synthesizer V AI vocal POPY.
She is affiliated with the HiBiKi talent agency and is a member of the singing unit Feathers, together with fellow voice actress Ayasa Itō. She is most notably known as the voice of the idol Julia in the game THE iDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!, as well as providing the voice of Toyama Kasumi in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!. Aimi also performs live as part of the in-universe band Poppin'Party.
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ROSE: Aiba Aina[]
Aina Aiba (相羽あいな, Aiba Aina), also known by her nickname name aiai (あいあい), is a Japanese voice actress, singer, stage actress, and former professional wrestler from Osaka Prefecture, Japan and is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and Synthesizer V AI vocal ROSE.
She was born on October 17, 1988 in Osaka, Japan and is affiliated with the HiBiKi talent agency. She is most notably known for her roles as Tokoha Anjou from the Cardfight!! Vanguard G series and Southern Rockhopper Penguin from the Kemono Friends series, as well as providing the voice of Minato Yukina in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream!.
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COKO: KOKO[]
KOKO (幸祜) is a Japanese Virtual Singer on YouTube and the voice provider of the CeVIO AI vocal COKO. She is a performer signed to KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO. She has also provided her vocals for COKO's VOICEPEAK text-to-speech library.
KOKO is described as a virtual rock singer with a beautiful long-tone voice. Songs floating from her lips deliver a message from her soul to the world.
- KOKO made her YouTube debut on October 25, 2020.[11]
- External links
- KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO Profile
- FINDME STORE Directory
- TikTok
- Twitter (@KOKO__virtual)
- 幸祜 - KOKO - - YouTube Channel
- 幸祜 -幸福拡張部電脳科- - Secondary YouTube Channel
- Moegirl Encyclopedia
- Pixiv Encyclopedia
- VocaDB
- Virtual YouTuber Wiki
- Wikipedia (jp)
#kzn: Kizuna AI[]
Kizuna AI (キズナアイ) is a virtual talent "AI" who started online activities in December 2016 and is the voice provider of the CeVIO AI and VoiSona vocal #kzn. As the world's first proclaimed Virtual YouTuber, she specializes in YouTube-centric content with the goal of connecting with her viewers. Her content has included but is not limited to gaming, music, livestreaming as well as live performances.[12]
- External links
- Official Website (jp)
- (en)
- Instagram (@a.i.channel_official)
- TikTok
- Twitter (@aichan_nel)
- A.I. Channel - YouTube Channel
- A.I. Games - Gaming YouTube Channel
- Virtual YouTuber Wiki
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (en)
- Wikipedia (jp)
Kanato Mell: kanato mell[]
kanato mell (奏兎める) is a Japanese Virtual YouTuber and is the voice provider of the CeVIO AI and VoiSona vocal Kanato Mell, whom she shares her name and appearance with.
Kanato Mell is described to be a lonely, 16-year-old person who was born on April 20, and has lived as a rabbit for 10 years before being reincarnated, similar to her CeVIO AI counterpart's profile.[13] She made her official debut on April 20, 2022 performing various activities including streaming and music production.
- External links
- NicoNico
- SHOWROOM
- Twitter (@kanato_mell)
- YouTube Channel
- VocaDB
REML: Wotoha[]
Wotoha (をとは) is a Japanese voice actress and singer-songwriter and is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and VoiSona vocal REML.
She is an utaite who started activities in March 2019. She was also formerly a Virtual YouTuber named Mitsuki Neu (海月ねう) who retired in March 2019, rebranding herself as Wotoha.
- External links
- Official Website
- Apple Music
- BOOTH
- Instagram (@wotoha_)
- Instagram (Sub) (@wotohaa)
- Pixiv
- Threads (@wotoha_)
- TikTok (@0108jg)
- TuneCore
- Twitter (@mitukineu)
- STAFF Twitter (@wotoha_STAFF)
- SUB Twitter (@jellygirl_0108)
- ଳをとは - YouTube Channel
- ଳをとはのサブ - YouTube Channel (Sub)
- VocaDB
- DENONBU Wiki
- Utaite Wiki
HARU: Harusaruhi[]
Harusaruhi (春猿火) is a Japanese Virtual Singer on YouTube and is the voice provider of the CeVIO AI vocal HARU. She is a performer signed to KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO. She has also provided her vocals for HARU's VOICEPEAK text-to-speech library.
Harusaruhi is described as a virtual rap singer who puts the feelings and emotions of young people in their teens and twenties into songs and raps. Sometimes she can be as powerful as a typhoon, and sometimes an innocent girl. She has a powerful and eclectic singing ability that penetrates her listeners' hearts.[14]
- Harusaruhi made her YouTube debut on November 15, 2019.
- External links
- KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO Profile
- FINDME STORE Directory
- Twitter (@harusaruhi)
- 春猿火 / Harusaruhi - YouTube Channel
- Moegirl Encyclopedia
- Pixiv Encyclopedia
- Virtual YouTuber Wiki
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (jp)
UNI: Kohara Riko[]
Riko Kohara (小原莉子, Kohara Riko) is a Japanese voice actress, singer and guitarist from Gifu Prefecture, Japan, formerly affiliated with the Object, Inc. entertainment agency and is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI vocal UNI.
She was born on February 3, 1990 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Her most notable roles include performing as a member of The Sketchbook, a band based on a fictional group in the anime series Sket Dance. She is also known for her role as the voice actress and guitarist Asahi Rokka of the BanG Dream! franchise's all-girl band RAISE A SUILEN. As of April 1, 2022, she currently performs as a freelance artist.[15]
- External links
- Official Website
Object, Inc. Profile(Archive)- Twitter (@Riko_kohara)
- 小原莉子 《Riko‘s Room》 - YouTube Channel
- Anime News Network Profile
- BanG Dream! Wikia
- Moegirl Encyclopedia
- Wikipedia (eng)
- Wikipedia (jp)
- Wikipedia (chn)
Zundamon: Itou Yuina[]
Yuina Itou (伊藤ゆいな, Itou Yuina) is a Japanese voice actress signed with talent agency WITH LINE, a subsidiary of EARLY WING. She is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and VoiSona vocal Zundamon; she has also previously provided her vocals for Zundamon's UTAU, VOICEVOX, NEUTRINO, VOICEPEAK, and Seiren Voice libraries (and also voiced the same character in the related anime movie Zunda Horizon). She is also the voice provider for Mitarashi Mary, a member of Tsurumaki Maki's jamBAND group with her own set of pitagoe voice samples.
Born on October 31, 1996 in Kamikawa, Hokkaido, she previously had minor roles (often as unnamed characters) in a handful of anime series (such as Anonymous Noise, Grand Blue Dreaming, and Scorching Ping Pong Girls) and mobile games (like Monster Strike). Her first voice role as a major named character in anime was that of Ichiko (苺子) in Mayonaka Punch (真夜中ぱんチ).[16]
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Shikoku Metan: Tanaka Koyuki[]
Koyuki Tanaka (田中小雪, Tanaka Koyuki) is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI and VoiSona vocal Shikoku Metan. She has also previously provided her vocals for Metan's UTAU, VOICEVOX, and NEUTRINO libraries.
Born on October 1 in the Nara prefecture, AH-Software Co. Ltd. describes her as belonging to talent agency Raccoon Dog, although no public profile of her exists at the agency's official website. She had previously worked for talent agency Pro-Fit (under which she may have voiced Metan for the animated movie Zunda Horizon) before it ceased operations in November 2021 for "irresponsible management"; Raccoon Dog was established shortly afterwards to take in all of Pro-Fit's talents. She is credited for some unnamed minor roles in the anime productions Beyblade: Shogun Steel, Amagami SS+ plus, and the second season of The World God Only Knows as well as the games Echocalypse and Lemuria of Phosphorescent.
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Soyogi Soyogi: Kaji Yuki[]
Yuki Kaji (梶裕貴, Kaji Yuki) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer and is the voice provider for the CeVIO AI, VoiSona and VoiSona Talk vocal Soyogi Soyogi.
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Introduced: VoiSona[]
Kirune: Kiryuin Sho[]
Sho Kiryuin (鬼龍院翔, Kiryūin Shō) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer of the Japanese "visual kei air band" Golden Bomber and the voice provider of the VoiSona vocal Kirune. In addition to writing and composing all of the band's music, he also works on stage composition such as directing one-man live performances, and also providing music to other artists.
He was born on June 20, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan. He attended Tokyo Metropolitan Mukogaoka High School, where he participated in the Light Music club.
- External links
- Golden Bomber Official Website
- Instagram (@kiryu_in)
- Golden Bomber Official TikTok
- Twitter (@kiryuintw)
- Golden Bomber Official Twitter (@KinbakuTw)
- ゴールデンボンバー公式 - Golden Bomber Official YouTube Channel
- Kamen Rider Wiki
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (en)
- Wikipedia (jp)
AiSuu: Yoshida Sumire[]
Sumire Yoshida (吉田菫, Yoshida Sumire), also known as Suu (すぅ), is a Japanese singer song-writer and is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Japanese rock band SILENT SIREN. She is the voice provider of the VoiSona vocal AiSuu.
She was born on December 28, 1992 in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan and is the director of SAYN Co., Ltd.. She is also active in a wide range of activities such as collaboration with apparel brands. She also has multiple pet licenses.[17]
- External links
- SAYN Co., Ltd. Profile
- Official blog
- Instagram (@sumiredooon1228)
- LINE Blog
- Twitter (@sumiredooon)
- SILENT SIREN Official Twitter (@staffsaisai)
- SILENT_SIREN - SILENT SIREN Official YouTube Channel
- Japanese Music Wiki
- MyAnimeList
- SILENT SIREN Wiki
MYK-IV: MAIKI[]
MAIKI (マイキ), also known by his VOCALOID producer title Maiki-P, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, drummer, lyricist, composer, YouTuber, and VOCALOID producer and is the voice provider for the VoiSona vocal MYK-IV. He is a former member of the rock bands Yullie-Echo and LatuLatu.
In September 2020, he posted his song "Anti Joker"on YouTube and Niconico Douga as an individual artist, and began his activities as a VocaloP. The song received 100,000 views on Niconico Douga within 9 days.
- External links
- Official Website
- Instagram (@maikidrum)
- NicoNico
- Spotify
- TikTok (@maikidrum)
- Tunecore Japan (MAIKI)
- Tunecore Japan (MAIKI-P)
- Twitter (@maikidrum)
- マイキ - YouTube Channel
- MyAnimeList
- UtaiteDB
- VGMdb
- VocaDB
- Vocaloid Lyrics Wiki
- Wikipedia (jp)
Takamura Hibiki: Suzuki Anna[]
Anna Suzuki (鈴木杏奈, Suzuki Anna) is a Japanese voice actress and singer signed to Avex Inc., and is the voice provider of the VoiSona vocal Takamura Hibiki.
Born on December 5, 2003 in Nogi, Shimotsuga in the Tochigi prefecture, she is best known for her roles as Lemon Kokoa in the game & anime Waccha Primagi! (for which she also performed the anime's three opening themes), Lilia Saijo in the web anime & drama CD Pole Princess!!, Fuuka Shiratori in the drama CD Uta no Princess-sama: BACK to the IDOL, Carol S. Lane in Instant Death, and Tamaki Nikaido in Himitsu no AiPri, as well as minor roles in Phantom of the Idol, Love Live! Superstar!!, and Technoroid: Overmind. She also sang a theme song for Azur Lane's "Siren Operation" game event.
- External links
- Official Website
- Talent Agency Profile
- Instagram (@aaanna1205)
- TikTok (@aaanna1205)
- Twitter (@aaanna1205)
YouTube Channel(July 2021 archive of closed channel)- allcinema
- Anime News Network Profile
- MyAnimeList
- Oricon
- Seiyuu Grand Prix web profile
- WEB TheTV Profile
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (jp)
Kazamatsuri Asahi: Kumazawa Serina[]
Serina Kumazawa (熊沢世莉奈, Kumazawa Serina) is a Japanese voice actress and is the voice provider of the VoiSona vocal Kazamatsuri Asahi. She is a former member of the female idol group HKT48.
Born on April 17, 1997[18] in the Fukuoka prefecture, she is a skilled dancer, and her interests include gaming, watching anime and stage performances, and cosplay. She played the roles of Melo (メロ), the protagonist of the short-lived anime series Fushigi Gakuen Mahoubu! (フシギ学園魔法部!), and Ain (アイン) in the also-short-lived mobile galactic-battle RPG Starlet (スターレット).[19] She also played roles in various stage performances, the most notable ones being as Koicho Teshima (手島恋町) in the stageplay Assault Lily: Irma Girls' Art High School (アサルトリリィ イルマ女子美術高校) and Nanami Shirasu (白洲七海) in the recital series Voice & Stories (ボイスト).
- External links
- Holy Peak Profile
- Instagram (@kuma_0417)
- Twitter (@kuma_Seri)
- AKB48 Wiki
- HKT48 Wikipedia
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (jp)
Komurasaki Momoka: Shirakawa Mizuna[]
Mizuna Shirakawa (白河みずな, Shirakawa Mizuna) is a Japanese voice actress and is the voice provider of the VoiSona vocal Komurasaki Momoka. She is an affiliate of Sony Music Artists Inc..
Born on February 28, 2002, her hobbies include singing, sleeping, and playing games while her listed special skills are reciting poems and making soup. She participated in the grand prix of the 6th Anistoteles anime audition, sponsored by Sony Music Artists. She played the role of Uta Koizumi in the anime SELECTION PROJECT and a minor role (as an unnamed girl) in an episode of the anime Vermeil in Gold; she also played character roles in mobile games like BATON=RELAY, Monster Strike, and Kotodaman.
- External links
Tamaki: Tsukudani Norio[]
Norio Tsukudani (佃煮のりお, Tsukudani Norio) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, and is the voice provider for the VoiSona and VoiSona Talk vocal Tamaki as well as the Japanese Virtual YouTuber that Tamaki is based on, Inuyama Tamaki.
Born on April 16, 1993 in Nagaoka, Niigata, she is best known for the otokonoko 4-koma manga Himegoto and its adaptation into anime shorts.
- External links
- Official Website
- Official Blog (SFW, but take caution)
- bilibili (shared with Inuyama Tamaki)
- Bluesky Social (@noripro.bsky.social; shared with Inuyama Tamaki)
- BOOTH Shop
- Circle.ms
- FANBOX
Fediverse/Pawoo Music(@norio_kkk@music.pawoo.net; discontinued/offline)- archived posts at Fediverse/Pawoo (must be logged in with a Pawoo account, otherwise redirects to discontinued site above)
- Instagram (@norioo_)
- Pixiv (contains NSFW arts locked behind account-login requirement; take caution)
- TwitCasting (@norioo_; shared with Inuyama Tamaki)
- Twitter (@norioo_; main account)
- Twitter (@noritamaaa_; sub-account)
- (old) YouTube Channel "Norio BuraBura!" (@user-ge8jr7wg7g; inactive, kept for archival purposes)
- (new) YouTube Channel "Tamaki Ch." (@noripro; active, shared with Inuyama Tamaki)
- Anime News Network profile
- VocaDB (shared with Inuyama Tamaki)
- Wikipedia (eng)
- Wikipedia (jp)
Tamaki: Inuyama Tamaki[]
Inuyama Tamaki (犬山たまき, Inuyama Tamaki) is a Japanese Virtual YouTuber and is the voice provider and basis for the VoiSona and VoiSona Talk vocal Tamaki.
- External links
- Official Website - talent profile
- bilibili (shared with Tsukudani Norio)
- Bluesky Social (@noripro.bsky.social; shared with Tsukudani Norio)
- TikTok (@noripro_official)
- TwitCasting (@norioo_; shared with Tsukudani Norio)
- Twitch (@noripro_)
- Twitter (@noriopro)
- YouTube Channel (@noripro; shared with Tsukudani Norio)
- Virtual YouTuber Wiki
- VocaDB (shared with Tsukudani Norio)
- Wikipedia (jp)
SELENA: Oktavia[]
Oktavia is a YouTube singer, also known as a Youtaite from San Diego, California, United States, who is best known for her VOCALOID song covers and is the voice provider for the VoiSona vocal SELENA.
- Oktavia is multiracial, being of Samoan descent on her father's side, and of Caucasian descent on her mother's side, noting her pale appearance being due to staying indoors. Oktavia was inquired during SELENA's development if she was interested in having her Samoan heritage incorporated into SELENA, but was ultimately unsure how to do so.[20]
- External links
- Instagram (@symphonymermaid)
- MuseScore
- SoundCloud
Tumblr(@sonmiki, Translyrics Archive)- Tumblr (@symphonymermaid, Inactive)
- Twitter (@symphonymermaid)
- Twitter (jp) (@oktavia_jp)
- Oktavia - YouTube Channel
- UtaiteDB
- Utaite Wiki
- VocaDB
Upcoming[]
Hakoniwa Hano: Hanon[]
Hanon (はのん) is a Japanese singer and YouTube streamer and is the voice provider for the upcoming CeVIO AI vocal Hakoniwa Hano.
- External links
- AiceClass Profile
- HaKoniwaLily Profile
- MARUMOCHI LABEL Profile
- Apple Music
- BOOTH
- Instagram (@hanon.moco)
- LINE MUSIC
- LitLink
- PIXIV FANBOX
- Spotify
- TikTok (@hanon_kotoha)
- TuneCore
- TwitCasting
- Twitch
- Twitter (@Hanon_moco)
- Twitter - Sub (@Hanon_moco_sub)
- YouTube Channel (@Hanon_moco)
- AiceClass Wiki
- Confession Executive Committee Wiki
- UtaiteDB
- VocaDB
Hakoniwa Koto: Kotoha[]
Kotoha (ことは) is a Japanese singer and YouTube streamer and is the voice provider for the upcoming CeVIO AI vocal Hakoniwa Koto.
- External links
- AiceClass Profile
- HaKoniwaLily Profile
- MARUMOCHI LABEL Profile
- Apple Music
- BOOTH
- Instagram (@kotoha_ktnh)
- LINE
- LitLink
- PIXIV FANBOX
- Spotify
- TikTok (@hanon_kotoha)
- TuneCore
- TwitCasting
- Twitch
- Twitter (@Kotoha_ktnh)
- YouTube Channel
- AiceClass Wiki
- Confession Executive Committee Wiki
- UtaiteDB
- VocaDB
Jasper: Mitsunaga Ryota[]
Ryota Mitsunaga (光永亮太, Mitsunaga Ryōta) is a Japanese musician and radio DJ and is the voice provider for the upcoming VoiSona vocal Jasper. He is currently signed to record label HI FIVE RECORDS since 2011; prior to that, he was signed to PONY CANYON from 2003 to 2008.
Born on May 4, 1980 in Fukagawa, Koto Ward, Tokyo, at age 4 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, United States because of his father's business work;[21] while growing up there, he was influenced by the charity song "We Are the World" and thus aspired to become a singer.[22] He returned to Japan at age 10, then at 11 he learned to play the electric guitar.[23] He was an athlete during his junior-high- and high-school years,[24] participating in Triathlon A,[25][26] Long Jump,[23] and Octathlon.[27] After retiring from athletics midway through his high-school freshman year,[28] he underwent voice training and auditioned to become a singer,[29] then he joined the Faculty of Economics at Asia University in 1999, but dropped out in 2001.
After debuting as an independent singer in April 2002 with the song "Changes"[29] (which would be later included in the Playstation 2 port of KONAMI's music video game beatmania IIDX 6th style), his major debut song "Always", which became the theme song for Fuji Television's drama Itsumo Futari de, was released in February 2003,[30] selling 430,000 copies.[31] He also sang the national anthem for Japan during a handful of international soccer tournaments between 2003 and 2004.[30][32] After founding a pair of musical units in 2006 and 2010,[33] recovering from a vocal-cord polyp removal in 2014,[34] stinting as a host on bayfm's radio show POWER BAY MORNING in 2015,[35] and passing Japan's disaster management exam in 2019,[36] he founded his own private firm, IMAGINATE, in April 2020,[37] after which on July 28, 2021 he released his first solo song in ten years, "Kaze no Machi" (風の街),[38] which would later be followed by "Nanda Kan da" (なんだかんだ) on March 1, 2023 (commemorating the 20th anniversary of his major label debut).[39]
After passing radio station FM COCOLO's first DJ audition, he became DJ for two radio segments: "FRIDAY NIGHT JUNCTION" on October 7, 2022 and "MOVEON SATURDAY" on April 1, 2023.
- External links
- Official Website
- Official Blog
- Official Goods Shop
- Apple Music
- FM COCOLO
- Instagram (@mitsunagaryota)
- Twitter (@MitsunagaRyota)
- YouTube Channel (@rainmanchannel6178)
- Baidu
- Discogs
- Wikipedia (jp)
Lunon: Tsukino[]
Tsukino (月乃) is a Japanese singer, voice actress, illustrator, and video artist and is the voice provider for the upcoming VoiSona vocal Lunon. She owns the single-person doujin circle Lunatic Melody, and also participates in a circle named Unit Momocaca.
Born on December 1st in the Miyagi prefecture, she performed songs for various video games like the science-fiction visual novel Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild, the FLIP*FLOP series, and the Dance Dance Revolution and Gitadora rhythm/music-game franchises by KONAMI Digital Entertainment, as well as the opening theme for the Chinese-Japanese anime Hey, Your Ears Are Showing! (喂,看見耳朵啦 / ほら、耳がみえてるよ!) and the ending themes for the theatrical anime Digimon Adventure tri. chapter 5 "Coexistence" and the drama CD Space-Time Police SIG-RAIDER: Noel Sandre Eve (時空警察SIG-RAIDER ノエルサンドレ・イヴ). She also voiced characters in various media like Thea (one half of the virtual duo VICONIC) in the anime Kizuna no Allele (she is also a member of Team Dark in that anime's associated extended-reality livestream project Alleles Project) and Anemone in the Nintendo Switch version of the visual novel Dice Psycho (Saikoro Psycho: Seventh Heaven).
- External links
- Official Website
- BOOTH
- FANBOX
- Instagram (@tsuki_nxo)
- MelonBooks
- NicoNico
- Pixiv
- TikTok (@tsukipyon)
- TuneCore
- TwitCasting
- Twitter (@tsuki_nxo; main account)
- YouTube (@TsukinoChannel)
- VocaDB
UI: Shigure Ui[]
Ui Shigure (しぐれうい, Shigure Ui) is a Japanese Virtual YouTuber and is the voice provider and basis for the upcoming VoiSona vocal UI.
Born in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, she is an art graduate.[40] After working in a game development company, she began working as a freelance illustrator.[41]
In August 2018, she started designing the appearance for Hololive Production's Virtual YouTuber Oozora Subaru,[42] who debuted in September the same year.[43] Since then, she occasionally appears as a guest on Hololive member livestreams, particularly with Subaru and Sakura Miko.[41] In May 2019, she began livestreaming as a virtual YouTuber, where she livestreams herself chatting to the audience, illustrating and playing video games.[42]
Shigure's 2022 song "Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem", which was included in her debut solo album The Rain Doesn't Stop Yet, went viral online in September 2023 after the release of its music video. She has expressed her surprise at the sudden growth of her song and subsequently her channel.[44]
- External links
- NicoNico
- Twitter (@ui_shig)
- YouTube Channel (@ui_shig)
- UtaiteDB
- Virtual YouTuber Wiki
- VocaDB
- Wikipedia (en)
- Wikipedia (jp)
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- ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/88153
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- ↑ https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/3/6/original-anime-mayonaka-punch-yuina-ito-ichigo-cast
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- ↑ https://x.com/symphonymermaid/status/1834720039238615331
- ↑ https://basketballking.jp/news/world/nba/20170224/7600.html
- ↑ https://trains.co.jp/news/detail/id=13466
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- ↑ https://blog.goo.ne.jp/mitsunaga-ryota/e/7636f155a1f3a7665433204ebc4fefa8
- ↑ http://www.tokyoctr.com/rec.pdf
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- ↑ 『陸上競技マガジン』1996年7月号、ベースボール・マガジン社 (Athletics Magazine, Baseball Magazine, July 1996)
- ↑ https://blog.goo.ne.jp/mitsunaga-ryota/e/2aefe476987627a3979fa320df9bef18
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 https://iflyer.tv/artist/23323/about/
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2019/04/30/kiji/20190430s00041000139000c.html
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- ↑ https://fm-kyoto.jp/blog/voice_to_you-post22452/
- ↑ https://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2014/08/14/0007233272.shtml
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https://en.hololive.tv/portfolio/items/oozora-subaru(dead link, archive) - ↑ https://kai-you.net/article/87833 (archive)