Mirai Komachi (ミライ小町) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed by Bandai Namco Studio, Inc. and distributed by YAMAHA Corporation. She was released for the VOCALOID4 engine in May 2018. She was announced to be in development for the ELMIRAIVE VOX and Singer voice synthesis engines in March 2023, developed by Bandai Namco's research and technology subsidiary Bandai Namco Research Inc..[2]
Her voice provider has not been revealed.
Concept[]
According to Bandai Namco Studio's (BNS) English product page for her, Mirai Komachi was "originally developed to showcase and demo Bandai Namco Studio’s game development technology and cutting-edge technological research".
Mirai Komachi is described as a futuristic idol aiming to bring happiness to people around the world with Bandai Namco Studio's (BNS) technology.
Etymology[]
Traditionally, a Japanese surname is written in kanji and placed before the forename. However, when introduced, 'Mirai' was listed first in katakana, making it ambiguous whether 'Mirai' was her forename or surname. There was speculation that her name was written in Western order, as Ring Suzune before her had been, since 'Komachi' is written in Kanji instead which would normally signal such a case. Both "Mirai" and "Komachi" are feminine given names, with neither being a Japanese surname further adding some confusion.
It was later confirmed that "Mirai Komachi" is a nickname for the character and "Mirai" is neither her surname nor her given name.[3]
The name was chosen by combining Mirai (未来), a personal name meaning "future", and Komachi (小町), a personal name which translates to "Beauty" according to BNS. This can be interpreted as "Future Beauty".
On her Japanese official page, she is referred to as "Komachi". On her English official page, she is referred to as "MiraiKomachi".
Appearance[]
Mirai's design was a collaborative effort involving Bandai's Visual Arts Team. The design is that of a young woman with orange hair and green eyes. Her outfit's theme is white and consists of a sleeveless jacket, thigh boots, and gloves. The jacket's front incorporates the BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment logo of yellow and red shapes to make an orange overlap.[4][5]
A famous pixel artist named Mr. Dotman created a walking sprite of the character as bonus content with purchase of the voicebank.[6]
Relations[]
IVE - Mirai Komachi's cousin who has followed her to the 21st century to research and visit the Bandai Namco Research Institute.
Likes[]
History[]
Marketing[]
Users of Mirai Komachi's character and vocals should read and agree to the usage guidelines seen on Bandai's website.
Mirai Komachi has an official 3D model that can be used for Unity and VRM compatible applications.
In August 2019, her likeness was used for a robotics project by Furhat.[7][8]
On March 30, 2023, the official Mirai Komachi PR Twitter account announced the ELMIRAIVE project, a new technology research subgroup and brand of Bandai Namco Research Inc. The project was developed as a way for creators to interact with their favorite characters, connect with the world, and see future character entertainment experiences with AI and extended reality (XR) technology explored by the BANDAI NAMCO Research Institute. ELMIRAIVE proposes five areas of technology including speech and singing synthesis, AR, video production, and streaming services.[9][10] Mirai Komachi, was announced as one the first vocalists to be developed for ELMIRAIVE VOX, known as MIRAI, and along with Mirai Komachi IVE, Mirai Komachi's cousin who has followed her to the 21st century to research and visit the Bandai Namco Research Institute, to be developed for ELMIRAIVE Singer.
Voicebanks[]
- VOCALOID
- Mirai Komachi
- A experimental female vocal not originally meant for commercial release. She is confirmed recorded with the new VOCALOID4 recording technique introduced in the engine by Murakami Noboru from Internet Co., Ltd., meaning that while she has sacrificed a bit of ease of use, her vocal has more traits from her provider captured. As a result, she does not behave the same as other VOCALOIDs of her voice typing. She is a cheerful and clean vocal with one of the largest tempo ranges resulting in her being able to be used for a variety of genres of music.
- Mirai Komachi (VOCALOID4), May 24, 2018
- ELMIRAIVE VOX
- MIRAI
An AI speech synthesis model created for Mirai Komachi utilizing ELMIRAIVE's brand of AI technology.[11]
- IVE
An AI singing synthesis model created for Mirai Komachi IVE utilizing ELMIRAIVE's brand of AI technology that allows IVE to sing with a natural singing voice.
Reputation[]
Trivia[]
- She had the least amount of marketing or general knowledge on her of any consumer released Japanese VOCALOID, having almost no marketing and being known to exist only on the day of her release.
Achievements[]
- First VOCALOID from Bandai Namco Studio, Inc
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Character Usage Guideline(Archive) - ↑ https://twitter.com/miraikomachi_PR/status/1641794815565393920
- ↑ https://twitter.com/RobynIsANinja/status/1000058433645744128
- ↑ https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNV8pBDwg10 - YouTube: Logo animation
- ↑ https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000205.000010701.html - Debut of Miraikomachi
- ↑ urhatrobotics.com
- ↑ techcrunch.com
- ↑ https://twitter.com/miraikomachi_PR/status/1641794815565393920
- ↑ https://elmiraive.tech/articles/About
- ↑ https://elmiraive.tech/articles/vox
External links[]
Official[]
Old Website(Archive)- Website
Articles[]
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