Zodiac: Virgo
Height: 158 cm (5'2")
Weight: 42 kg (92.4 lbs)
Hatsune Miku (初音ミク, Hatsune Miku) is the first instalment in the Vocaloid Character Vocal Series released on August 31, 2007. The name of the タイトル and the character of the software was chosen によって combining Hatsu (初, First), Ne (音, Sound), and Miku (未来, Future). The data for the voice was created によって actually sampling the voice of Saki Fujita, a Japanese voice actress. Unlike general purpose speech synthesizers, the software is tuned to create J-pop songs commonly heard in anime, but it is possible to create songs from other genres.
Nico Nico Douga played a fundamental role in the recognition and popularity of the software. Soon after the release of the software, users of Nico Nico Douga started posting 動画 with songs created によって the software. According to Crypton, a 人気 video with a comically altered software mascot holding a leek, 歌う Ievan Polkka, presented multifarious possibilities of applying the software in multimedia content creation. As the recognition and popularity of the software grew, Nico Nico Douga became a place for collaborate content creation. 人気 original songs written によって a user would generate illustrations, アニメーション in 2D and 3D, and remixes によって other users. Other creators would 表示する their unfinished work and ask for ideas.
On October 18, 2007, an Internet BBS website reported Hatsune Miku was suspected to be victim of censorship によって Google and Yahoo!, since 画像 of Miku did not 表示する up on the image searches. Google and Yahoo denied any censorship on their part, blaming the missing 画像 on a bug that does not only affect "Hatsune Miku" but other 検索 キーワード as well. Both companies expressed a willingness to fix the problem as soon as possible. 画像 of Miku were re listed on Yahoo on October 19.
A Hatsune Miku マンガ called Maker Hikōshiki Hatsune Mix began serialization in the Japanese マンガ magazine Comic Rush on November 26, 2007, published によって Jive. The マンガ is drawn によって Kei, the original character designer for Hatsune Miku. A 秒 マンガ called Hachune Miku no Nichijō Roipara! drawn によって Ontama began serialization in the マンガ magazine Comp Ace on December 26, 2007, published によって Kadokawa Shoten.
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