Changes: Tohoku Zunko

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For more information on Zunko as a VOCALOID, see here.

Tohoku Zunko VOICEROID+ VOCALOID3 VOICEROID+ EX VOCALOID4 CeVIO AI others | Originals

Tohoku Zunko (東北ずん子) is a Japanese VOICEROID+ voicebank by AH-Software Co. Ltd. in collaboration with SSS Co., Ltd.. She is capable of speaking and singing (as a VOCALOID only). She was released September 28th, 2012. Her software was later upgraded to VOICEROID+ EX on October 30th, 2014.

On November 22nd, 2019, in a VOICEROID 10th Anniversary livestream, AH-Software announced an English version of VOICEROID, and revealed Zunko as the first English voice. Zunko's twitter confirmed on the same day that it would be a crowdfunded project.^[1]^[2]

Her voice provider is Satomi Satō (佐藤聡美; Satō Satomi).

Concept

She was originally created to help promote the recovery of the Tohoku region, which was the region devastated on March 11, 2011, by a major earthquake and tsunami. Her character design is based on a zundamochi, a Tōhoku specialty, which is a traditional sweet made of green soybean paste.

Her character birthday is October 27.

Etymology

Work in Progress

Appearance

Work in Progress

Relations

Family - Includes her younger sister Kiritan and eldest sister, Itako.
Companions - A mascot named Zundamon.

History

She can also be purchased with the Movie Pro MX software.^[3]

Compared to previous VOICEROID+ software, Zunko is much improved with upgrades on the UI. The ability to adjust strength of intonation has been added, as well as the ability to insert pauses directly into the tuning screen. Users can also directly use ruby pronunciation markers in the text. It also reads text up to 4x fast and can output 22.1kHz sample-rate audio files.^[4]

A fundraising campaign was in effect with the goal of creating a VOCALOID voicebank for Zunko if the required funds (¥5,000,000) were met by July 20th. ^[5] Since then, the campaign was successful and her VOCALOID was released in June 2014.

On November 22nd, 2019, an English version of VOICEROID was announced by AH-Software, with Zunko being the first announced voice that would be funded via a new crowdfunding campaign. On March 26th, 2020, Zunko's twitter announced that the beginning of the campaign was delayed due to Zunko's English voice provider having too busy of a schedule to work around, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic making scheduling difficult. ^[6]

Marketing

Zunko has a basic terms of use policy. After registering with the owners, Tōhoku region based companies can use her for advertisements and doujin works.

She has had several polyester straps made for her manufactured by the company S･O･F･T.

Android Smartphone Widget

There has been a Android smartphone widget created for Zunko. The widget is simply training a chibi Zunko in her archery skills, gaining experience points to earn new levels where, on a certain level players can unlock wallpapers for their phone. After a certain amount of training Zunko will grow tired, and players have the option to replenish her energy by giving her a break and her energy goes back to normal over time, or they can prepare and give her Zunda Mochi to heal her. It is available in the Android Marketplace but only in Japanese.^[7]

iOS App

An iOS app is currently under development for Zunko. The game is set to be released around the end of October and will be completely free of charge.^[8]

Voicebanks

Tohoku Zunko: Zunko's voice was designed to have a warm feeling to it.

Tohoku Zunko (VOICEROID+), September 28, 2012
Tohoku Zunko (VOCALOID3), June 5, 2014
Tohoku Zunko (VOICEROID+ EX), October 30, 2014
Tohoku Zunko V4 (VOCALOID4), October 27, 2016

Demonstrations

1st Sample: YouTube Broadcast

Gallery

Character

Merchandise

Reputation

Status

Google Trends

Zohoku+Zunko,東北ずん子

Reaction

Tohoku Zunko's VOCALOID software began development after a successful crowdfunding campaign. 2 similar events occurred for her sisters Itako and Kiritan to be released for VOICEROID, both were also successful.

Trivia

Is the first VOICEROID to be produced with a crowdfunding campaign.
Zunko's straps come with a short bio for her:
- Her hobbies are archery and making cakes.
- Her dreams for the future are to own her own cafe in Tokyo.
Zunko is the only VOICEROID that will solely work on Japanese-local Windows computers.

Achievements

Second VOCALOID & VOICEROID collaboration effort.
First successful crowdfunded campaign vocal.
Has VOICEROID+ EX update.

Polls

References

External links

Merchandise:
- Strap Phone straps
- Widget page

Navigation

[1] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsaGMnAzh9I

[2] ttps://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/1197836222497878016/

[3] ttp://www.ah-soft.com/press/voiceroid/zunko.html

[4] vocaloidism

[5] ↑ anipipo

[6] ttps://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/1243130348772319233

[7] tabroid

[8] ttps://twitter.com/megamarsun/status/251719690961973248

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+{{for|more information on Zunko as a VOCALOID|w:c:Vocaloid:Tohoku Zunko{{!}}here}}
-{{Infobox Voiceroid
+{{Voiceroid Character
-|backgroundcolor  = #bbc9af; color:#e7fdd9
+  |theme       = tohoku zunko
-|Image            = <gallery hideaddbutton=true type="slideshow">
+  |image       = Zunko_Illustration.png
-px-Package2.jpg|Tohouku Zunko Boxart
+  |caption     =
-Ex zunko.jpg|ex boxart
+  |-
-</gallery>
+  |sex         = Female
-|Tohoku Zunko Boxart
+  |age         = 17
-|Tohoku Zunko Boxart
+  |height      = 157cm
-|boxart
+  |voice       = Satomi Satō
-|boxart
+  |-
-|Release date =
-|Gender         = Female
+  |company     = SSS Co., Ltd.
+  |release     = September 28, 2012
-|Illustrator=
+  |language    = Japanese
-|Age = 17
+  |illustrator = Edomura Ninico
-|Website= [http://www.ah-soft.com/voiceroid/zunko/index.html Product page] <br> [http://zunko.jp/index.html Official Website]}}
+  |type        = VOICEROID+, VOICEROID+ EX, VOCALOID3, VOCALOID NEO, VOCALOID4, VOICEROID2
+  |code        =
+  |affiliation = [[AH-Software Co. Ltd.]]
+  |website     = *[http://www.ah-soft.com/voiceroid/zunko/index.html Product page]
+*[http://zunko.jp/index.html Official website]
+}}
-'''Tohoku Zunko '''(東北ずん子 / ''Tōhoku Zunko''), is a 17 year old female. On May 16, AH-Software announced that she would become a Voiceroid. The donor of the voice is [[Satomi Satō]], a voice actor who is notable for providing the voice for the character Ritsu Tainaka from the Japanese anime music show "K-ON!"<ref>[http://zunko.jp/index.html]</ref> She was released on September 28, 2012. After a successful campaign she received a Vocaloid voicebank.
+'''Tohoku Zunko''' (東北ずん子) is a Japanese ''[[VOICEROID+]]'' [[voicebank]] by [[AH-Software Co. Ltd.]] in collaboration with SSS Co., Ltd.. She is capable of speaking and singing (as a ''[[w:c:vocaloid|VOCALOID]]'' only). She was released September 28th, 2012. Her software was later upgraded to ''[[VOICEROID+ EX]]'' on October 30th, 2014.
+On November 22nd, 2019, in a VOICEROID 10th Anniversary livestream, AH-Software announced an English version of VOICEROID, and revealed Zunko as the first English voice. Zunko's twitter confirmed on the same day that it would be a crowdfunded project.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsaGMnAzh9I</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/1197836222497878016/</ref>
-For more information on Zunko as a Vocaloid, visit her article [[w:c:Vocaloid:Tohoku Zunko|here]] at the Vocaloid Wiki.
+Her voice provider is [[Satomi Satō]] (''佐藤聡美; Satō Satomi'').
+==Concept==
+She was originally created to help promote the recovery of the {{wp|Tohoku}} region, which was the region devastated on March 11, 2011, by a major earthquake and tsunami. Her character design is based on a zundamochi, a Tōhoku specialty, which is a traditional sweet made of green soybean paste.
+Her character birthday is October 27.
+===Etymology===
+ Work in Progress
+===Appearance===
+ Work in Progress
+===Relations===
+* Family - Includes her younger sister [[Tohoku Kiritan|Kiritan]] and eldest sister, [[Tohoku Itako|Itako]].
+* Companions - A mascot named [[w:c:vocaloid:Zundamon|Zundamon]].
 ==History==
+She can also be purchased with the Movie Pro MX software.<ref>http://www.ah-soft.com/press/voiceroid/zunko.html</ref>
-She was originally created to help promote the recovery of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tohoku Tōhoku] region, which was the region devastated on March 11, 2011, by a major earthquake and tsunami. Her character design is based on a zundamochi, a Tōhoku specialty, which is a traditional sweet made of green soybean paste.
+Compared to previous VOICEROID+ software, Zunko is much improved with upgrades on the UI. The ability to adjust strength of intonation has been added, as well as the ability to insert pauses directly into the tuning screen. Users can also directly use ruby pronunciation markers in the text. It also reads text up to 4x fast and can output 22.1kHz sample-rate audio files.<ref>[http://www.vocaloidism.com/tohoku-zunko-voiceroid-software-gets-release-date/ vocaloidism]</ref>
-She can also be purchased with the Movie Pro MX software.<ref>[http://www.ah-soft.com/press/voiceroid/zunko.html link]</ref>
+A fundraising campaign was in effect with the goal of creating a VOCALOID voicebank for Zunko if the required funds (¥5,000,000) were met by July 20th. <ref>[http://www.anipipo.com/Project/Detail/6 anipipo]</ref> Since then, the campaign was successful and her VOCALOID was released in June 2014.
-Compared to previous VOICEROID+ softwares, Zunko is much improved with upgrades on the UI. The ability to adjust strength of intonation has been added, as well as the ability to insert pauses directly into the tuning screen. Users can also directly use ruby pronunciation markers in the text. It also reads text up to 4x fast and can output 22.1kHz sample-rate audio files.<ref>[http://www.vocaloidism.com/tohoku-zunko-voiceroid-software-gets-release-date/]</ref>
+On November 22nd, 2019, an English version of VOICEROID was announced by AH-Software, with Zunko being the first announced voice that would be funded via a new crowdfunding campaign. On March 26th, 2020, Zunko's twitter announced that the beginning of the campaign was delayed due to Zunko's English voice provider having too busy of a schedule to work around, as well as the {{wp|Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19}} pandemic making scheduling difficult. <ref>https://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/1243130348772319233</ref>
-A fundraising campaign was in effect with the goal of creating a Vocaloid voicebank for Zunko if the required funds (¥5,000,000) were met by July 20th. <ref>[http://www.anipipo.com/Project/Detail/6 link]</ref> Since then, the campaign was successful and her VOCALOID was released in June 2014.
-==Marketing==
+===Marketing===
 Zunko has a basic terms of use policy. After registering with the owners, Tōhoku region based companies can use her for advertisements and doujin works.
-===Android Smartphone Widget===
-There has been a Android smartphone widget created for Zunko. The widget is simply training a chibi Zunko in her archery skills, gaining experience points to earn new levels where, on a certain level you can unlock wallpapers for your phone. After a certain amount of training Zunko will grow tired, and you have the option to replenish her energy by giving her a break and her energy goes back to normal over time, or you can prepare and give her Zunda Mochi to heal her. It is available in the Android Marketplace but only in Japanese.<ref>[http://www.tabroid.net/news/2011/12/-lets-support-tohoku-region-with-tohoku-zunko-widget.html]</ref>
-*[http://www.tabroid.net/news/2011/12/-lets-support-tohoku-region-with-tohoku-zunko-widget.html Widget page]
+She has had several polyester straps made for her manufactured by the company S･O･F･T.
-===Strap===
-Zunko has had several polyester straps made for her manufactured by the company [http://www.1999.co.jp/search_e.asp?Typ1_c=110&scope=1&urikire=0&andor=0&scope2=0&sortID=0&SFlt_f=0&SFilter=Manufacturer&ItKey=S･O･F･T <u>S･O･F･T</u>] . <ref>[http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10175585]</ref>
-* [https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10175585 Strap product page]
-===iOS App===
-An iOS app is currently under development for Zunko. The game is set to be released around the end of October and will be completely free of charge.<ref>[https://twitter.com/megamarsun/status/251719690961973248]</ref>
+====Android Smartphone Widget====
-==Voice description==
+There has been a Android smartphone widget created for Zunko. The widget is simply training a chibi Zunko in her archery skills, gaining experience points to earn new levels where, on a certain level players can unlock wallpapers for their phone. After a certain amount of training Zunko will grow tired, and players have the option to replenish her energy by giving her a break and her energy goes back to normal over time, or they can prepare and give her Zunda Mochi to heal her. It is available in the Android Marketplace but only in Japanese.<ref>[http://www.tabroid.net/news/2011/12/-lets-support-tohoku-region-with-tohoku-zunko-widget.html tabroid]</ref>
-Zunko's voice was designed to have a warm feeling to it.
-==Voice samples==
+====iOS App====
+An iOS app is currently under development for Zunko. The game is set to be released around the end of October and will be completely free of charge.<ref>https://twitter.com/megamarsun/status/251719690961973248</ref>
-*1st Sample: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23JyvvDsgGE YouTube Broadcast]
-==Trivia==
+===Voicebanks===
+;Tohoku Zunko
-*Tohouku Zunko's straps come with a short bio for her:
+:Zunko's voice was designed to have a warm feeling to it.
-*Her hobbies are archery and making cakes.
+* Tohoku Zunko (''[[VOICEROID+]]''), September 28, 2012
-*Her dreams for the future are to own her own cafe in Tokyo.
+* Tohoku Zunko (''[[w:c:vocaloid:Tohoku Zunko (VOCALOID3)|VOCALOID3]]''), June 5, 2014
-*She's 157cm tall.
+* Tohoku Zunko (''[[VOICEROID+ EX]]''), October 30, 2014
-*Tohouku Zunko is the only Voiceroid that will only work on Japanese-locale Windows.
+* Tohoku Zunko V4 (''[[w:c:vocaloid:Tohoku Zunko V4|VOCALOID4]]''), October 27, 2016
+===Demonstrations===
+*1st Sample: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23JyvvDsgGE YouTube Broadcast]
 ==Gallery==
+===Character===
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+<gallery position="center">
+px-Package2.jpg|VOICEROID+, First edition, software box
+Ex zunko.jpg|VOICEROID+ EX software box
+Zunko_Illustration.png|Illustration
+VOICEROID+ Zunko Logo.png|VOICEROID+ Logo
+VOICEROID+ Zunko EX Logo.png|VOICEROID+ EX Logo
 Zunko_Interface.jpg|Zunko's interface
+Zunko_Concept_art.jpg|Concept art
-Zunko_Illustration.png|Zunko's illustration
+MMD_Zunko.jpg|Official Win100% MMD model by Kakomiki
-Zunko_Concept_art.jpg|Concept Art of Zunko
+</gallery>
-MMD_Zunko.jpg|Zunko Windows100% model by Kakomiki
+===Merchandise===
+<gallery position="center">
 TohokuZunkoAndroidWidget.jpg|Chibi Zunko in her Android smartphone widget
 StrapZunkoProductPage.jpg|Product page for straps. Also comes with Touhoku Zunko bio
 </gallery>
-== References ==
+==Reputation==
+{{Reputation
-{{Reflist}}
+ |GoogleTrends = Zohoku+Zunko,東北ずん子
+ |-
+ |Sales        =
+ |-
+ |Reaction     =
+Tohoku Zunko's VOCALOID software began development after a successful crowdfunding campaign. 2 similar events occurred for her sisters Itako and Kiritan to be released for VOICEROID, both were also successful.
+ |-
+ |Impact       =
+ |-
+ |Misc         =
+ |-
+ |Trivia         =
+*Is the first VOICEROID to be produced with a crowdfunding campaign.
+*Zunko's straps come with a short bio for her:
+**Her hobbies are archery and making cakes.
+**Her dreams for the future are to own her own cafe in Tokyo.
+*Zunko is the only VOICEROID that will solely work on Japanese-local Windows computers.
+ |-
+ |Achievements =
+* Second VOCALOID & VOICEROID collaboration effort.
+* First successful crowdfunded campaign vocal.
+* Has ''VOICEROID+ EX'' update.
+ |-
+ |color        = tohoku zunko
+}}
+{{Voiceroid Character Poll|tohoku zunko}}
+==References==
+<references />
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.ah-soft.com/voiceroid/zunko/index.html product page]
+*[http://www.ah-soft.com/voiceroid/zunko/index.html Product page]
 *[http://zunko.jp/index.html Official Website]
 *[http://tohokuzunko.blog.fc2.com/ Official Blog]
 *[https://twitter.com/t_zunko Twitter]
+*Merchandise:
-{{Voiceroids}}
+**[https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10175585 Strap Phone straps]
-[[Category:Voiceroids]]
+**[http://www.tabroid.net/news/2011/12/-lets-support-tohoku-region-with-tohoku-zunko-widget.html Widget page]
-[[Category:Voiceroid+]]
-[[Category:Female Voiceroids]]
+==Navigation==
+{{Wiki directory}}
+[[Category:Tohoku Zunko]]
+[[Category:VOICEROID]]
+[[Category:VOICEROID+]]
+[[Category:VOICEROID+ EX]]
+[[Category:VOCALOID]]
+[[Category:Feminine]]
+[[Category:Speakers]]
+[[Category:Singers]]