Tohoku Kiritan (東北きりたん) is a Japanese VOICEROID+ EX voicebank by AH-Software Co. Ltd. in collaboration with SSS LLC.. She is capable of speaking and singing (as an UTAU, NEUTRINO, and CeVIO AI Song Voice). She was released October 27th, 2016.
Her voice provider is Himika Akaneya (茜屋 日海夏; Akaneya Himika).
Concept[]
In 2014, she and her elder sister Itako had a successful campaign to have UTAU voicebanks developed. Later, in mid-April 2016, Kiritan began a campaign to become a VOICEROID.
Her birthday is February 13.
Etymology[]
Her name is inspired by kiritanpo, a pounded rice that is shaped into cylinders like the ones on her back.
Appearance[]
- Hair color - Dark brown
- Eyes - Black and red
- Headgear - Hair ornament shaped likes knives
- Hair length - Short-length and reaches down to her shoulders
- Earphones - None
- Upper clothing - White kimono, based off of kiritanpo, thick sleeves and a giant red bow ties around her waist, two large kiritanpo canons stuck to her back
- Lower clothing - Dark blue dress
- Shoes - Grey slippers with white medium-length socks worn over it
Relations[]
- Tohoku Zunko & Itako - Older sisters.
History[]
Her entry into VOICEROID was similar to Kyomachi Seika's.[1] The campaign was set to run until 18th of May 2016, with a goal of ¥4,500,000 needed. On April 29th, she surpassed this amount.[2]
On October 22nd, 2020, Kiritan was announced as a new vocal for CeVIO AI Song, and was released Feburary 12, 2021. [3]
On January 16, 2023, a crowdfund for VOICEPEAK Kiritan was announced.[4]
Marketing[]
Work in Progress
Voicebanks[]
- Tohoku Kiritan
- Contrary to her sister Zunko's energetic tone, Kiritan has a calm yet almost emotionless voice.
- Tohoku Kiritan (UTAU), June 24th, 2015
- Tohoku Kiritan (VOICEROID+ EX), October 27th, 2016
- AI Kiritan (NEUTRINO), February 21st, 2020
- Tohoku Kiritan Song Voice (CeVIO AI Song), February 12th, 2021
Demonstrations[]
- [Link] Work in Progress
Gallery[]
- For CeVIO specific illustrations, see Tohoku Kiritan/Gallery (CeVIO Wiki).
- For UTAU specific illustrations, see Tohoku Kiritan#Gallery (UTAU Wiki).
- For NEUTRINO specific illustrations, see Tohoku Kiritan (Vocal Synthesizer Wiki).
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