Zodiac: Virgo
Height: 158 cm (5'2")
Weight: 42 kg (92.4 lbs)
Hatsune Miku (初音ミク, Hatsune Miku) is the first instalment in the Vocaloid Character Vocal Series released on August 31, 2007. The name of the Название and the character of the software was chosen by combining Hatsu (初, First), Ne (音, Sound), and Miku (未来, Future). The data for the voice was created by actually sampling the voice of Saki Fujita, a Japanese voice actress. Unlike general purpose speech synthesizers, the software is tuned to create J-pop songs commonly heard in anime, but it is possible to create songs from other genres.
Nico Nico Douga played a fundamental role in the recognition and popularity of the software. Soon after the release of the software, users of Nico Nico Douga started posting Видео with songs created by the software. According to Crypton, a Популярное video with a comically altered software mascot holding a leek, Пение Ievan Polkka, presented multifarious possibilities of applying the software in multimedia content creation. As the recognition and popularity of the software grew, Nico Nico Douga became a place for collaborate content creation. Популярное original songs written by a user would generate illustrations, Анимация in 2D and 3D, and remixes by other users. Other creators would Показать their unfinished work and ask for ideas.
On October 18, 2007, an Internet BBS website reported Hatsune Miku was suspected to be victim of censorship by Google and Yahoo!, since Обои of Miku did not Показать up on the image searches. Google and Yahoo denied any censorship on their part, blaming the missing Обои on a bug that does not only affect "Hatsune Miku" but other Поиск Ключевые слова as well. Both companies expressed a willingness to fix the problem as soon as possible. Обои of Miku were re listed on Yahoo on October 19.
A Hatsune Miku Манга called Maker Hikōshiki Hatsune Mix began serialization in the Japanese Манга magazine Comic Rush on November 26, 2007, published by Jive. The Манга is drawn by Kei, the original character designer for Hatsune Miku. A секунда Манга called Hachune Miku no Nichijō Roipara! drawn by Ontama began serialization in the Манга magazine Comp Ace on December 26, 2007, published by Kadokawa Shoten.
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