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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!"[1] She was released on September 28, 2012. After a successful campaign she received a Vocaloid voicebank.
For more information on Zunko as a Vocaloid, visit her article here at the Vocaloid Wiki.
History
She was originally created to help promote the recovery of the 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.
She can also be purchased with the Movie Pro MX software.[2]
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.[3]
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. [4] Since then, the campaign was successful and her VOCALOID was released in June 2014.
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.[5]
Strap
Zunko has had several polyester straps made for her manufactured by the company S･O･F･T . [6]
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.[7]
Voice description
Zunko's voice was designed to have a warm feeling to it.
Voice samples
- 1st Sample: YouTube Broadcast
Trivia
- 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.
- She's 157cm tall.
- Zunko is the only Voiceroid that will solely work on Japanese-locale Windows.
Gallery
References
External links
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