Merli (メルリ) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and is distributed by the Bplats, Inc., created in collaboration with i-style Project. She was released in December 2013 for the VOCALOID3 engine. Her voice is provided by a contest winner, Japanese female, Kamata Misaki (鎌田美沙紀), and is a Character Voice type VOCALOID.[1]
Concept[]
Etymology[]
A contest was held to determine the name their second character known under the development name of "Project Second". i-Style noted that the chosen name did not have to have a surname at all and surname-less names would be accepted. "Merli" was chosen out of the list of suggested candidates by fans and became her official name.[2][3]
Merli (Meruri) is named after Merlinite (メルリナイト / Merurinaito), a type of stone known for its dual light and dark appearance. The stone itself being named after Merlin.
Appearance[]
Much like her sister, Aoki Lapis, Merli is based off a "Magical girl" and is also a fairy. In contrast to Lapis', her design is darker.
Official profile[]
Merli is identifiable by 3 distinct traits to her over Lapis in her official bio;
- She is strong-minded and tsundere; a charming mysterious girl, who is innocent and expressive.
- If Lapis is "light", Merli is "Darkness".
- Though she is Lapis' older sister, she is also a rival to her,[4][5] making them the first protagonist and antagonist of Vocaloid.
As she is the same race as Lapis she shares the same concept. She is also from a fairy race, they are special people who can convert “songs” into “power”, and can only be seen by a subset of the human population.[6] Merli's power draws away the energy of living things; the opposite of Lapis' power.
Relations[]
- Aoki Lapis - Younger sister, rival.
History[]
Marketing[]
Much like Lapis, a lot of the marketing around Merli has been centered directly on the fans.
For her release, a CD was also produced.[7]
Voicebanks[]
- Merli
- In contrast to Aoki Lapis, Merli is a darker more mature toned vocal and intends to convey the idea of being a fairy of darkness to her sister's "Fairy of Light" voicebank. It is capable of upper registers but has a lower tone.
- Merli NEO (VOCALOID3, VOCALOID NEO), December 24, 2013
- Merli (Mobile VOCALOID Editor)
- Other versions
- She also had a "lite" VOCALOID2 vocal released for iVOCALOID (iPad vers.).
Reputation[]
Sales[]
Merli's iVOCALOID version proceeded to claim the no.1 spot in the music section of the iTunes Japanese App Store soon after release.[8]
Achievements[]
- Merli and Lapis are the first two VOCALOIDs confirmed to be siblings.
References[]
- ↑ http://i-style.surpara.com/character
- ↑ http://www.vocaloidism.com/2012/04/28/new-vocaloid3-galaco-announced-and-lapiss-sister-gets-a-name/
- ↑ http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=i_style_vc3
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120614014542/http://i-style.surpara.com:80/2nd_project/ - note that there are issues loading this page
- ↑ http://www.vocaloidism.com/2012/04/08/aoki-lapiss-sister-needs-a-name/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130227104035/http://blog2.surpara.com:80/i_style_vc/archive/2012/04/90293.html
- ↑ http://vocaloid.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-17968.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kamata_misaki/status/452279012149039104
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