Pocket Miku is an offshoot toy product. The paper is about Yamaha VOCALOID, the software synth that Hatsune Miku (and other voice banks) runs on. Vocaloid has b

Pocket Miku is an offshoot toy product. The paper is about Yamaha VOCALOID, the software synth that Hatsune Miku (and other voice banks) runs on. Vocaloid has been around for about 20 years now, leaving a massive subculture of music, art, games, hologram concerts and merchandise in its wake. The 16th anniversary of Hatsune Miku, easily the most popular voice/character, was this past week. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku It's definitely a major part of internet history as well; even Nyan Cat is a small offshoot of the greater Vocaloid community. (The music, by DaniwellP was originally created using Hatsune Miku, covered with another synthesized voice, and later someone paired it up with the famous cat graphic.) Edit: here's a sample of what someone skilled with Vocaloid can do. https://youtube.com/watch?v=KmvydnVTriE https://youtube.com/watch?v=KmvydnVTriE