Kasukabe Tsumugi (春日部つむぎ) is a Japanese vocal synthesizer character developed by the KasukabeTsumugi Project. She is capable of speaking and was released for the VOICEVOX text-to-speech software in November 2021.[1] She was released via a limited lottery application in September 2023 for the VOCALOID β-STUDIO VX-β engine and is now expected to receive an AI voicebank for VOCALOID6 in the winter of 2024.[2]
Her voice is provided by the Japanese Virtual YouTuber Kasukabe Tsukushi (春日部つくし) from Virtual Saitama (バーチャル埼玉; Bāchuaru Saitama). As a Virtual YouTuber, Tsukushi made her debut in February 2018 and was formerly part of company Activ8's in-house agency upd8 (which also managed Kizuna Ai before she got her own standalone company) before its cease of operations in December 2020.[3]
Concept[]
Kasukabe Tsumugi was created as the cousin of the YouTuber Kasukabe Tsukushi. She was born in the Saitama Prefecture like her cousin.
Appearance[]
Kasukabe Tsumugi has a rather scruffy looking appearance. She has messy platinum blond hair tied in a single pigtail on her left. She loosely wears a light brown school jacket covered in pins and band aids which is somewhat draped under her left shoulder. The jacket also has a black with pink borders armband on her right side. She has a yellow scrunchie on her right wrist over her jacket. Her shirt is a dark grey dress shirt which is not tucked into her skirt and unbuttoned slightly at the top. She also has a slim and very loose golden tie with another band aid at the bottom. She has a dark pink plaid short skirt with a pinkish off-white border towards the bottom. She wears black dress shoes and white legwarmers that go up to her knees. Her nails are painted cyan and she wears a silver necklace. She also has light blue eyes.
For her VOCALOID β-STUDIO design, her jacket is taken off and tied around her waist, while the scrunchie is nowhere to be seen.
Likes[]
- Curry (favorite food)
Relations[]
- Kasukabe Tsukushi - Virtual YouTuber creator and cousin[4]
History[]
On October 31, 2021, the Kasukabe Tsukushi Twitter account announced the development of the VOICEVOX Kasukabe Tsumugi. It was stated that Tsumugi was the cousin of the Virtual YouTuber Kasukabe Tsukushi.[4] The newly created Kasukabe Tsumugi official Twitter account also released their first tweet defining what VOICEVOX is.[5] The very next day on November 1, Tsumugi was debuted and officially announced for VOICEVOX. It was stated that she would be releasing sometime that month. Her official website was also published.[6] On November 14, Hiho posted progress on the VOICEVOX "dormitory". He featured Tsumigi as well as teased the upcoming announcements of Namine Ritsu and Amehare Hau.[7] On the 22nd it was finally announced that she would be releasing on November 26.[1]
Voicebanks[]
- Kasukabe Tsumugi
- Kasukabe Tsumugi (VOICEVOX), November 26, 2021
- Kasukabe Tsumugi β
- Kasukabe Tsumugi β, a prototype AI singing vocal described as a bright and gentle voice.[8]
- Kasukabe Tsumugi β (VOCALOID β-STUDIO), September 26, 2023 (Limited release)
Reputation[]
Achievements[]
- First VOICEVOX vocal to be based off of a Virtual YouTuber.
- First VOICEVOX vocal to get a VX-β voicebank under the VOCALOID β-STUDIO program.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://twitter.com/KasukabeTsumugi/status/1462752800123748359
- ↑ https://www.yamaha.com/en/news_release/2024/24071802/
- ↑ @project_upd8 (2020, November 1) 2020年12月31日をもちまして、「upd8」を終了することとなりました。ファンの皆様方には多くの応援を賜りまして厚くお礼申し上げます。突然のお知らせとなり深くお詫びするとともに、今後もご参加バーチャルタレントの皆様は活動を継続いたしますので、変わらぬ応援を何卒よろしくお願いたします。[Tweet] Retrieved from https://x.com/project_upd8/status/1322780408883245056
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://twitter.com/kasukaBe_nyoki/status/1454805077386952720
- ↑ https://twitter.com/KasukabeTsumugi/status/1454809451534315526
- ↑ https://twitter.com/KasukabeTsumugi/status/1455189990116249603
- ↑ https://twitter.com/hiho_karuta/status/1459926751627206658
- ↑ https://vocaloid.beta.yamaha.com/voicebank/
External links[]
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