CeVIO AI KAFU Now Available for Pre-Order
**UPDATE ON MAY 1, 2021**
KAFU’s release has been delayed to July 7, 2021 due to a production problem. Her staff apologizes to anyone who was eagerly awaiting her May 31 release, and asks that we continue to wait patiently
Fans of Kafu and CeVIO, the day has finally come! ARTIFICIAL SINGING SYNTHESIZER KAFU (hereafter just “KAFU”) is now available for pre-order, and is scheduled for release on May 31, 2021 July 7, 2021! Read on for details on where to pre-order her, and all that has been revealed and promoted for her up to now!
Who is KAFU?
KAFU is the CeVIO AI voice bank created from the voice of famous VTuber, Kaf. She is being produced by KAMITSUBAKI Studio in collaboration with the CeVIO Project. You can visit her official site here.
Her Japanese name is written in kanji as 可不. The 可 comes from 可能性 (kanousei) meaning “potential/possibility,” while the 不 comes from 不可解 (fukakai) meaning “mysterious/enigmatic.” Her name thus carries both the sense of wonder and mystery, as well as the sense of limitless possibilities.
Furthermore, her name is stylized in English lettering as “KAFU” which comes from her voice provider’s name, Kaf, and the letter U in “YOU.” So in a way, KAFU is like the version of Kaf who belongs solely to ‘you’ to create your own kind of music.
Watch her debut trailer below!
Here are rough translations of the text that appears in her trailer:
「花譜」から「可不」へ (From Kaf to KAFU)
「聴く」から「創る」へ (From “listening” to “creating”)
あなただけの「KAFU」を生み出そう (Let’s create your own unique KAFU)
Survey
While she was still in development, KAFU’s creators put out a survey for fans to take after listening to some voice samples. Fans could vote for which voice type they like the most and would like KAFU to have! The samples can still be heard below:
After the survey period ended, results showed that fans overwhelmingly voted for Type A, which perfectly reproduced Kaf’s unique voice in vocal synth form!
However, despite the survey results, KAFU’s creators went with Type B as KAFU’s finalized voice. That was because Kaf herself requested it.
The reason for Kaf’s decision was because, with the power of CeVIO AI, KAFU Type A resembled Kaf a little too much. To understand why this is problem unique to KAFU, consider the fact that unlike most other voice synth characters, KAFU’s voice provider herself is also a virtual artist, a VTuber. That means both Kaf and KAFU will be singing songs uploaded online, and both will appear in 3D hologram form in live concerts.
So they will be entertaining fans in various similar ways. And if they share the exact same voice and similar character designs, there was worry among some fans that KAFU could end up competing with Kaf in the same virtual singer field, or possibly even replace her.
Therefore, Kaf decided that KAFU should have voice Type B from the above video, similar to her own voice, but still different enough to be discernable. After all, Kaf wants to see KAFU grow and succeed as well, and she can best do that by being her own entity instead of a carbon copy of Kaf.
More Promotions
Here is also KAFU’s promotional “How To” trailer:
And here is KAFU’s most recent trailer celebrating her pre-order availability:
You can subscribe to KAFU’s official YouTube channel and follow her official Twitter account for more!
Demo Songs
In the months that followed her debut, many demo songs from a wide variety of famous VOCALOID producers were steadily revealed, giving fans an idea of the different ways that she can sound!
Cover Songs
All cover songs were produced by カンザキイオリ / Kanzaki Iori
Title: 雛鳥 / Hinadori (Baby Bird)
Title: 心臓と絡繰 / Shinzou to Karakuri (Heart and Trick)
Title: 過去を喰らう / Kako o Kurau (Devour the Past)
Original Songs
Title: ナイトルール / Night Rule
- Producer: 煮ル果実 / NILFRUITS
- Movie: buoy
- Mastering: Ryoma Nakamura
Title: ホログラム / Hologram
- Producer: 一二三 / Hifumi
- Illustrations: 慧子 / Keiko
Title: 不埒な喝采 / Furachi na Kassai (Outrageous Cheers)
- Producer: ポリスピカデリー / Police Piccadilly
- Illustration: A.YAMI
Title: キュートなカノジョ / Cute na Kanojo (Cute Girlfriend)
- Producer: syudou
- Illustrations: くろうめ / Kuroume
Title: アイスクリーム / Ice Cream
- Producer: Guiano
Title: はなぐすり / Hanagusuri (Nose Medicine)
- Producer: koyori
Title: ジェラシス / Jealousies
- Producer: Chinozo
- Illustrations: アルセチカ / Aruse Chika
- Movie: 藍瀬まなみ / Aise Manami
Title: 独り夜がり / Hitori Yogari
- Music, additional vocals: 水野あつ / Mizuno Atsu
- Animation: 津島ソラ / Tsushima Sora
- Guitar: へくぼき / Hekuboki
Title: レトロポリス / Retropolis
- Music: R Sound Design
- Illustration & Movie: がーこ / Gaako
Title: ATARI FRONT PROGRAM
- Music: 鬱P / Utsu-P
- Movie: あるし / Arc
Title: 花となれ / Hana to Nare (Become Flowers)
- Music: 雄之助 / Yunosuke
- Lyrics: 牛肉 / Gyuniku
- Vocal Tuning: 攻 / Osamu
- Direction/Illustration: そゐち / sowiti
- Composition: 3DCG: にへ / Nihe
Title: 社会距離 / Shakai Kyori (Social Distance)
- Music, lyrics: 40mP
- Illustration: あるみっく / Alumic
- Movie: muen
- Lyric design: ZUMA
Purchase and Pre-order Options
※All prices below are before-tax
※All products can only be used for Windows
Starter Pack
Pre-order page: https://kamitsubaki.booth.pm/items/2795536
Standard price: ￥23,000 JPY
Special release celebration price: ￥19,800 JPY
Contents:
- ARTIFICIAL SINGING SYNTHESIZER KAF+YOU
- Installation disc for CeVIO AI Song Editor + KAFU’s voice bank
- Stickers x3
- KAF+YOU KAFU COMPILATION ALBUM
Album Tracklist
- 朝日 / Asahi feat. Kaf by カンザキイオリ / Kanzaki Iori
- めめしぃ / Memeshii by すりぃ / Surii
- ホログラム / Hologram by 一二三 / Hifumi
- 不埒な喝采 / Furachi na Kassai (Outrageous Cheers) by ポリスピカデリー / Police Piccadilly
- ジェラシス / Jealous by Chinozo
- レトロポリス / Retropolis by R Sound Design
- ナイトルール / Night Rule by 煮ル果実 / NILFRUITS
- アイスクリーム / Ice Cream by Guiano
- 花となれ / Hana to Nare by 雄之助 / Yunosuke
- キュートなカノジョ / Cute na Kanojo (Cute Girlfriend) by syudou
Starter Download
Download version of the Starter Pack, lacking only the official album
Price: ￥19,000 JPY
KAFU Voice Download
Contains only ARTIFICIAL SINGING SYNTHESIZER KAF+YOU
Price: ￥9.800 JPY
Retweet Campaign
To commemorate the opening of her pre-orders, a retweet campaign is now being on KAFU’s Twitter account!
To enter, simply follow KAFU on Twitter and reweet the below between by March 21, 2021. From among those who do this, ten lucky winners will receive a physical copy of her Starter Pack for free!
Entering is easy, and the prize is amazing, so why not give it a try?
KAFU will be released on July 7, 2021, and we will continue to cover any and all developments leading up to that day!
