Kasukabe Tsumugi & Namine Ritsu Have Been Released for VOICEVOX!

If you haven’t already heard of the software VOICEVOX, then listen up! This program is completely free to use, is opensource and now the newest character voices for it have been released – Kasukabe Tsumugi and Namine Ritsu! We first covered the announcement of the Saitama-gal early this month, then wrote about the two new members of the 2nd generation of VOICEVOX girls coming soon! And after waiting patiently since then, we found out that Tsumugi was being released on November 26th 2021 alongside Namine Ritsu.

If you need a refresher on what VOICEVOX is and how to install it yourself, check out our previous coverage, or scroll on to find out more about the newest VOICEVOX update!

※All translations and transliterations here are unofficial

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Updating to VOICEVOX ver. 0.9.1

Make sure you have the software updated to the newest version (ver. 0.9.1, as of 26/11/2021). Check out our previous article for more information on how to download and update the software.

Once you’ve updated your software, open it up and you’ll see this screen:

For the time being, Tsumugi only has one type of voice: “Normal” / ノーマル. Click on the three play buttons under her portrait to hear samples of her voice.

Sample 1: “Good morning! I’m Kasukabe Tsumugi” (Ohayou gozaimasu! Kasukabe Tsumugi desu).
Sample 2: “This program is brought to you by our sponsors” (Kono bangumi wa go-ran no suponsaa no teikyou de o-okuri shimasu).
Sample 3: [to teacher] “I can’t see what’s written on the board very well” (Sensei, kokuban no moji ga yoku miemasen)

Click on the circular tick-box in the top right-hand corner of the square box with Tsumugi’s face in it, and then on 次へ / “Next” in the top-right of the whole page to continue.

You’ll be shown a similar screen with Namine Ritsu on it, who’s also been added to the software today!

Same as with Tsumugi, click on the play buttons to hear samples…

Sample 1: “Good evening, my name is Namine Ritsu” (Konbanwa, Namine Ritsu desu)
Sample 2: “This stop is Tokyo… Tokyo. Thank you for travelling with us today” (Tokyo, Tokyo, go-jyousha, arigatougozaimasu).
Sample 3: “I am a cat. I don’t have a name yet” (Wagahai wa neko de aru. Namae wa mada nai).

…and then click the circle in the top right-hand corner of her samples box, and the 終了 / “Finish” button to launch the main part of the program.

/!\ But before you start using the characters for your projects, make sure to check out their terms of use to ensure you aren’t breaking any rules!

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Terms of use – Kasukabe Tsumugi

1. Kasukabe Tsumugi’s voice can be used for commercial and non-commercial projects
2. When using her voice in your project, such as in a video, please make sure to credit the voice to “Kasukabe Tsumugi” somewhere in the description.
   E.g. Write “VOICEVOX:春日部つむぎ” in the summary/description.
3. Please make sure to follow VOICEVOX’s terms of use when using Kasukabe Tsumugi too (go here to find a translation).
4. When using official 3D model/assets related to Kasukabe Tsumugi, make sure to look at the readme file (inside the same download folder) in advance.
5. The management in charge of the character “Kasukabe Tsumugi” will not be held responsible for any damage caused by your work featuring Kasukabe Tsumugi.
6. The following are prohibited in relation to Kasukabe Tsumugi:
   >Anything slanderous
   >Anything making third parties feel uncomfortable
   >Anything that infringes the rights of third parties
   >Anything related to a specific idea/organisation
   >Sales and distribution of products that use official illustrations or materials for Kasukabe Tsumugi
   >Secondary distribution of her voicebank or other assets
   >Anything else that Kasukabe Tsukushi deems inappropriate (meet Kasukabe Tsukushi here).

Full terms of use (JP)

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Terms of use – Namine Ritsu

These can be found already translated on the official website here, but to summarise…

• The rightful owner of Namine Ritsu is Canon
• Canon has no problem with you using Ritsu for content of a sexual, violent, political or religious nature.
• However, if there is something Canon specifically states they don’t want you to do in relation to Namine Ritsu, please heed their request and delete/do not publish the content in question.
• Do not re-upload or redistribute the voicebanks of Namine Ritsu unless given permission.
• You can use Namine Ritsu’s voice for other characters, including your own one.

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So what will you do with VOICEVOX? Make sure to download the software and give it a try! Otherwise why don’t you try drawing some fanart of the characters? We’re sure the official character accounts would love that, and will happily like and retweet them on Twitter!

Make sure you’re following all of the official character accounts (linked below) too, so you can keep up to date on the latest character and VOICEVOX news!

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Links

VOICEVOX / Hiho

• VOICEVOX official download page
• Hiho’s Official Twitter
• Hiho’s Official YouTube
• Hiho’s Blog
• Hiho’s Marshmallow (ask them a question!)

Kasukabe Tsumugi

• Official Twitter account
• Official Website

Namine Ritsu / Canon

• Official Webpage
• Canon’s Official Twitter Account