Īs part of her promotion, EXIT TUNES released MAYU as a special package, which features her VOCALOID3 voicebank and a Special 2-disc CD.
However, the official logo and illustration is not included in this license. Furthermore, commercial entities can freely use the voice without prior approval from EXIT TUNES. MAYU has a standard usage "terms of use." Individuals and doujin circles can, without prior approval from EXIT TUNES, freely use the name MAYU, illustrations based on the character design, and her voice created through the software, as long as distribution is limited in scope or is one of the “noted distribution methods," regardless of whether money changes hands in doing so.
There, it was listed as a new line of VOCALOIDs called "Animaloid." Relations
It was first introduced as an April Fools' Day 2012 joke as a parody of the Crypton Future Media Character Vocal series website. When she holds it up to sing, she grabs it by the neck, as if she were strangling it. She also holds a rabbit doll which has a microphone at the top of its head. She holds an axe, which is to show her yandere influence. Her shoes also have neon-lighting.Īccording to VOCALOID NET, she is supposed to be a junior high school age student. The buttons on her dress are amplifier buttons/knobs, while the bottom of her dress has a keyboard pattern.
Her earrings appear to be styled like in-ear headphones that hook over the ear. Her hair itself fades from a light blonde to rainbow, and she is depicted with a hat that has a speaker attached. MAYU's design is based on Lolita fashion. Etymology Ĭurrently, there has been no official word explaining the name "MAYU." However, it is likely to be taken from her voice provider's name " Mayumi". She is based on a yandere junior high school student.