Tohoku Zunko’s NEUTRINO Crowdfunding Campaign Now Live
With all the AHS-related character crowdfunding campaigns going on for new voice banks (see the ones for Tsuina-chan and Kyomachi Seika), it may be hard to keep track of them all. But that’s where we come in and help summarize them for you!
Now Tohoku Zunko is the one with dreams of singing with a new AI-powered voice bank, and her crowdfunder for development of her NEUTRINO voice bank is now live on GREENFUNDING! Learn details about it below!
About the Crowdfunder
Official GREENFUNDING page here!
If the goal of ¥7,500,000 JPY is met, then NEUTRINO Tohoku Zunko will be developed!
Both of Zunko’s sisters – Kiritan and Itako – have NEUTRINO voice banks available for download here. Since Zunko has her VOCALOID voice banks available, creation of her NEUTRNIO bank was put off until those of her sisters’ (who don’t have VOCALOID banks) were complete. And now’s the time for the final Tohoku sister to get her AI-powered voice bank! This project will also finally make it possible to create NEUTRINO-only songs using all three of the Tohoku sisters!
The success of this project will also make it easier for companies throughout the Tohoku Region to make their own company theme songs using Zunko and her sisters. Those companies who may not know how to make said theme songs will even be able to commission them from song creators who know how to use their NEUTRINO banks! These are truly exciting times for the sisters and the entire Tohoku Region where we may be hearing their voices used for all sorts of official projects.
Donation Options
Without further ado, here’s how fans can donate to the project!
￥500 course
- An email with a message of thanks for being a donor!
- Email updates on how well the crowdfunder is progressing
￥5,000 JPY Course
- All of the above
- 100 additional voice samples for Zunko
- 2-week early access to NEUTRINO Tohoku Zunko before her general release!
**UPDATE ON JANUARY 27, 2021**
Audio for the voice samples can now be listened to on the official campaign page!
￥25,000 JPY Course
- All of the above
- Tohoku sisters’ adornable disaster prevention goods
- Fabric poster
- Tohoku sisters game book (limited bikini armor cover)
- Special thanks message with your name included in NEUTRINO Tohoku Zunko’s data that you get
Here’s a look at the fabric poster design:
Here’s also a look at the design of the box containing disaster prevention goods:
And there’s even a sneak peak at the game book and its work-in-progress bikini armor cover:
**UPDATE ON JANUARY 29, 2021**
Now we get to see some more of the bikini armor art!
￥37,000 JPY Course (400 donor limit)
- All of the above
- A voiced message of thanks with Zunko addressing you by name
- A clear file folder
￥60,000 JPY Course (90 donor limit):
- All of the above
- An additional copy of the game book autographed by 江戸村ににこ / Edomura Ninico!
￥100,000 JPY course (8 donor limit):
- All of the above
- An additional fabric poster autographed by 佐藤聡美 / Satomi Sato!
Here’s the design for the additional poster:
￥13,500 JPY Course:
Fans also have the option to donate ￥13,500 JPY to get a dakimakura of one of the Tohoku sisters of their choice! Designs are currently under development.
**UPDATE ON FEBRUARY 20, 2021**
Dakimakura cover designs now revealed!
Stretch Goal Course
While no concrete stretch goal has been announced yet, if one is added, then an additional ￥100,000 JPY donation course (1 donor limit) is under consideration. Stay tuned for info!
As of this article’s writing, the project is already 33% funded! We may see NEUTRINO Tohoku Zunko confirmed before long now!
We wish the project organisers the best of luck, and hope that any fan out there who wants to help Zunko get her next-generation voice can do so!
**UPDATE ON FEBRUARY 1, 2021**
The crowdfunding campaign has now reached its initial ￥7,500,000 JPY and has confirmed development of Zunko’s NEUTRINO voice bank!
As a result, the following stretch goals have now been announced!
￥9,000,000 JPY: Additional voice samples x200
￥10,500,000 JPY: Additional voice samples x300
￥14,000,000 JPY: Song Contest
￥18,000,000 JPY: 5-minute TV program (1 season, 1 station)
￥25,000,000 JPY: 5-minute TV program (1 season, 2 stations)
Some explanations on the reasons behind the latter stretch goals:
The goal is to create a TV show with all three of the Tohoku sisters in 13 episodes of 5 minutes in length each.
As for why, it’s because lately, there have been many once-famous VOCALOID producers who have quit using VOCALOID to become professional musicians for human singers.
The goal of the proposed TV program is to help create work for these voice synth producers, and make it easier for them to sell their music by playing them on the air.
So their hope is for all three Tohoku sisters to be used in a music contest, and later in a TV program to reinvigorate the voice synth world!
Links
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