Hatsune Miku fans are the same types of people. (There are girl’s version of Otaku, but I’ll write about it some other time.) I think that led to some boys turning into Otaku. Houses and buildings covered the city landscape and there were not many place for kids to play outside. Majority of the household became nuclear families dad worked overtime every day and came home after everyone went to bed, mom stayed home and took care of children, children studied to pass entrance exams to high schools and universities. This term was created in 1970s after Japan went through high-growth period resulting in most people having spare money to spend on their hobbies. But it means a person who is very into anime, manga, video games or any other virtual media to the detriment of their social skills. Otaku translates as geeks or nerds in English. In order to understand this phenomenon, I’d like to refer to “Otaku” people.

When boys are scared of getting into real relationships, these characters give them comfort. What they do is similar to what a Star Wars fan would do. Obviously, her anime look appeals to many young boys.Īlso, like all the other anime characters, she is not real. They watch her videos and collect figures. Having Miku responds to your original music give them a kind of satisfaction they don’t get in the real world.īut then, some fans never compose any songs of their own. You are a virtual music composer in a way. But my guess is that it is partly because it gives you a virtual experience of creating your own music and having it sung by a professional singer. I don’t think there is a 100% certain answer. They have also extended the variety of voice from dark, vivid, soft to solid to match types of music. They would make a song and let a Bokaro sing it.Īfter it became popular, they released English and Chinese versions of sound sources. Many teenagers and young people, especially boys, fell in love with the world of Bokaro. In Japan, people call a vocaloid “Bokaro (boh-car-row)”. It can sing, but is not configured to talk. The voice is modeled after a Japanese voice actress, Saki Fujita. It includes natural breaths to be inserted in between notes. It has a set of vocal sources, or maybe I should say it is a set of vocal sound sources. If you haven’t heard about her, check this Youtube video that has tens of millions of views.Ī company called Crypton Future Media created this Vocaloid, a vocal synthesizer, in 2007. Hatsune Miku probably has the biggest fan base as a virtual figure.Įvery single her concert is sold out in a matter of seconds, even if it is held in a large stadium.

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