AHS Co., Ltd. Celebrates 10th Anniversary of VOICEROID and AHS VOCALOID
Today, December 4, 2019 marks the 10th anniversary since the release of VOICEROIDs Tsukuyomi Shouta and Tsukuyomi Ai, as well as the VOCALOIDs Hiyama Kiyoteru, Kaai Yuki, and SF-A2 miki! This also means that it’s the 10th anniversary of AHS’s endeavor into the world of voice synths!
To celebrate, an AHS 10th Anniversary page is now open on their official website, accessible below.
On this page, you can read commentary from the voice providers for Kiyoteru, Yuki, and miki, as well as download new official artwork for the characters!
Commentary from Yuki’s Voice Provider
“Happy 10th anniversary to Kaai Yuki. I’m her voice provider.
I was a 4th grader in elementary school when my voice was recorded for her, and now I’m a 2nd year college student studying to be a teacher.
My voice was recorded for Yuki back during the summer of 2009. However, a while before the recording session, I caught the flu. Although I managed to recover by the time of the recording session, I think the reason Yuki has a slightly husky voice is due to the flu I had.
I really love listening to music, and Yuki’s songs play on my smart phone. Whenever I hear that people are making all sorts of songs using a VOCALOID that has my voice, it feels really mysterious yet extremely gratifying at the same time. I hope fans continue to use Yuki to create many more songs.”
You can also listen to an audio recording of her commentary here!
https://www.ah-soft.com/images/products/anniversary/yuki_comment.mp3
Commentary from Kiyoshi Hiyama
“Congratulations to AHS on this 10th anniversary of their VOCALOID and VOICEROID products!
On the verge of these 10 years of VOCALOID history, I feel greatly honored to have provided the voice for one of AHS’s very first VOCALOIDs, Hiyama Kiyoteru, and will continue to proudly identify as someone involved in VOCALOID development for many years to come.
To think that Kiyoteru, someone like a child of mine, is a part of the ever-expanding roster of characters who debut as voice synths! I’m very grateful to AHS for all the research and effort put into giving Kiyoteru life, and to the many Kiyoteru users who have supported him with their magnificent music.
I thus celebrate this monumental 10-year anniversary with great honor as well as great gratitude.”
Commentary from Miki Furukawa
“Happy 10th Anniversary!
I feel that in this day and age, our world continues to grow and change.
I feel honored whenever I think about how even people who don’t know my voice or songs can still use and love miki’s voice so much as a form of expression, and how miki can stand freely and comfortably on her own two feet no matter where she goes.
The miki whom everyone knows and loves may be completely different from myself, both characteristically and musically, but VOCALOID miki is still someone born out of my thoughts and ideas, so in some unseen way, she and I are always connected.
My hope is that she continues to exist as someone who can convey people’s true feelings, fully and unadulterated, and all the while never forgetting to smile.”
Illustrations by Ataroo Umetani
The first pieces of artwork now available for free download are the promotional illustrations of Kiyoteru and Yuki by 梅谷阿太郎 / Ataroo Umetani that were used for promotion of the VOCEROID & AHS VOCALOID 10th Anniversary Special event and livestream, and also printed on a coaster that attendees to the event could get!
Click here to download Yuki’s artwork
Click her to download Kiyoteru’s artwork
Illustrations by Ittomaru
Also available are illustrations of Shouta and Ai by 一斗まる / Ittomaru that were used for a postcard that attendees to the event received. Downloading the zip files for the illustrations will get you both their smiling and non-smiling versions!
Click here to download Ai’s artwork
Click here to download Shouta’s artwork
Illustrations by GYARI
Next, from GYARI comes a group illustration of all five of the anniversary voice synth charaters together! Once again, we first got to see these illustrations used at the 10th anniversary event during the video presentation, and on another coaster that was available to attendees.
Click here to download the group illustration
VOICEROID 10th Anniversary Video
Finally, the last piece of media from the anniversary event that is now available for the general public is the opening video that was aired during the livestream! Find it below! Isn’t it awesome seeing the VOICROID characters in anime movie form?
We hope everyone enjoys celebrating the 10th anniversary of VOICEROID and AHS VOCALOID all day today, and keep up to date on all things AHS with VocaSphere!
Links
AHS Official Website and 10th Anniversary webpage
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