[Makaru-kun]

From Vocaloid Fanclub on deviantART:

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A Chinese Vocaloid has been planned! As this website tells, the Chinese Vocaloid will need a character image - and they want you to design it! Your work must be have been sent before, no plagiarizing, nor viruses. A more detailed translation will be given if found. The image can be submitted when they give you the URL. Here are some important dates:

20 Nov 11 - Beginning of contest (this is when you can start your work)
1 Dec 11 - Site will be opened to submit your work.
3 Jan 12 - Contest ends
Feb 12 - Results/Winner is chosen
June 12 - Vocaloid is to be sold.

Check it out here: http://vocaloidproject.com/

EDIT:
DESIGN REVEALED! Here she is! Only the girl in the very middle is confirmed so far. Vivi will provide more translated info later on.


Voice provider is said to be Shan Xin.
Given name of Vocaloid is Luo Tianyi （骆天依）.

All other contest entries here: http://openspace.vocaloidproject.com/

EDIT: Thanks to Vivi, more information has been revealed. The news source is a PDF and apparently, VO won't let me link PDFs, so I'll just link you to the page with all the info: here.

[Pomelo]

We already have all this news in the Vocaloid 3 topic. I say it's still a bit too early for the Chinese Vocaloid to have her own topic.

Edit: Topic's open again now that the Vocaloid 3 topic's been locked. Chinese Vocaloid discussion can go here.

[Sappokei]

Yay reopened thread~

One major rule for you guys. The contest states that you must not submit your design anywhere else on the internet. I know quite a few of you may do that because it's quite an unusual contest rule. Although I do remember the Everyone's Vocaloid Project having this rule too.

[kawaiibunny3]

Akikoroid-chan, on 26 November 2011 - 03:34 PM, said:

Is the Vocaloid a male or a female and do we get to pick the name? It's not like it matters for me since I suck at drawing anime-style which is probably what they want but I ask for the others who do enter.

I would say that they want a female voice based on that demo from June. but i would think they would've restated that in the rules, so maybe they have everything prepared for whatever design that wins, male or female.

maybe this is also a bit of a poll as well to see what kind of vocaloid they should work on next? (ie-if a good number of the entries are little girls, even though they're looking for a teen boy this time, they might assume alot of chinese vocaloid listeners want a little girl, so they'll make one)

[Sappokei]

Actually the contest results are in on February, and the Vocaloid will be sold in June. So I imagine they haven't even created the Vocaloid yet. THe same thing happened in Everyone's Vocaloid Project.

And I thought that those demos were only for show? Even though 2 of the three demos have been turned into a Vocaloid though.. but yes, it doesn't state it's gender or if you need a name. I'd imagine you choose the name yourself though.

And before anyone asks, I think a CHinese name would be good to use. THey want a Chinese themed Vocaloid, right? So they'd want a Chinese name, no doubt

[Chorvaqueen]

cut the long socks please, IMO, it's that close enough to warrant something generic

[Sappokei]

I'm actually into tights now, so if anything I would like to do that, but yes, less of those.

Although I'm not sure how you can incorporate that into a Chinese themed outfit.

[Chorvaqueen]

inb4 this

[Mini]

She probably wont wear traditional clothes. >:

[Kibbles]

i wish she would wear traditional chinese clothes... i have a weakness for traditional chinese music and ancient china in general

[Sappokei]

:U Yeah but the contest actually states that you should try to incorporate a Chinese theme

[Stormbringer]

well i know i really like the vy1 fan art with mizki wearing traditional Japanese stuff including the fan accessory and her hair. and when the japanese vocaloids are portrayed in similar clothing in MMD PVs it's a nice change from the arm warmer stuff.

[Chorvaqueen]

In any case, I hope the winning entry ends up being black haired.



Technicolor hair is nice but...you know, something refreshing please.

[Smile~ :D]

Now someone's mentioned it, nearly all the girls have socks. How many female vocaloids have trousers?

And, I doubt you have to draw it anime-style. They'll probably hire someone to redraw the winning design.

But no matter what she ends up looking like, there'll still be arguments :I Also, I like the idea of Aoki being that tiny.