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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 ((かま)()()()()), 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;

  1. She is strong-minded and tsundere; a charming mysterious girl, who is innocent and expressive.
  2. If Lapis is "light", Merli is "Darkness".
  3. 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[]

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.
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.

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