#vwp

[faun-buns]

tell me god why do you have the same face as everyone else

[aryshacore]

V.W.P - The Metamorphosis

[tomedonaki-hakujou]

Kamitsubaki City Under Construction: "Ensemble" and "Regenerate" (and "Regenerate Virtual Reality") are coming soon -- and will be in English!!! (AKA: my "PLEASE PLAY KAMICITY" shill post)

What is Kamitsubaki City and Virtual Witch Phenomenon?

A thread for newcomers to Kamitsubaki, in light of the 3 new games upcoming! This is the oversea's first look at Kamitsubaki's stories and creative worlds. (Slightly edited mirror of my thread on Twitter!!)

Kamitsubaki Studio is a Japanese creative music group. They're most known for their music group Virtual Witch Phenomenon -- comprising of their 5 main virtual singer talents: Kaf, Rim, Harusaruhi, Isekaijoucho, and Koko.

Kamitsubaki City Under Construction (henceforth referred to as simply KamiCity) is a series of games that tells the story of a mysterious city in the virtual world that constantly self-destructs and reforms. The members of VWP are characters in KamiCity, and have different names.

ALSO SUBSCRIBE TO VWP!!!! and the individual members too!! They all have such unique and stunning voices, and such beautiful songs too!!! They each have their own style that's drawn their own individual fanbases but they unite so beautifully and melodiously as VWP...

Kaf - Morisaki Kafu

Rim - Tanioki Rime

Harusaruhi - Asanushi Haru

Isekaijoucho - Yorukawa Sekai

Koko - Rinne Koko

The five girls were brought to KamiCity from the real world into the virtual world, as the mystical "witches" who could sing to save them from the apocalypse.

KamiCity as a game series started with KamiCity Emergence, a limited-run mobile game in 2021 in which players solved word puzzles known as "Q's." And then KamiCity Narrative released earlier this year (2023), a VN/TTRPG-style game. Both are Japanese exclusive, though.

KamiCity Ensemble, Regenerate, and Regenerate Virtual Reality are the three new games here.

KamiCity Ensemble is a rhythm game for mobile and Steam. The key visual focuses on the Isotope versions of VWP -- you may know the CeVIO Kafu as one of them.

The isotopes/CeVIOs (now SynthV and VOICEPEAK too) are Kafu, Sekai, Rime, Coko, and Haru. Before now, the Isotopes have had very few involvement or connection with KamiCity, with only Kafu appearing in the "Emergence" soundtrack (NOT the story.) What their connection is to the Witches and KamiCity in-lore is still unknown, which is super interesting!

KamiCity Regenerate is a visual novel for Steam and Switch, seeming to focus on the story of KamiCity in full detail.

In Emergence and Narrative, the story was only in bits and pieces. Regenerate (and Ensemble) is also a huge deal because they're in English too!

The VR version seems to be roughly the same, although having exclusive 3D visuals. It's also undetermined at this point what platform it will be on.

Kamitsubaki Studio has repeatedly blown me away by their music and intrigued me by their world of KamiCity (which is also featured in their music videos) so I'm so excited to see it in full!! PLAY KAMICITY PLEAAAASEEEE!!!!!!!!! and listen to their music/watch the music videos IT'S SO GOOD!!!!!

[isthedogawolfdog]

When wolves attack: wolves vs. cameras…a montage of destruction

[remtan]

V.W.P 2nd One-Man Live Gensho II

The conclusion of VWP's Sinka live series finally happened! I was so excited for this I was literally counting down the days. Piedpiper and VWP themselves had been hyping up excitement for it all during the last few months of 2023 and what made me look forward to it even more was all the versus battles they had teased.

They started by performing songs from their 1st album and Resonance was first. They ended off with Resonance at the mini live they held a week before Yoyogi Wars, so I had a feeling they'd perform it first! Also, Resonance is just a good song to introduce VWP in general. The girls called out to the audience yelling "Yoyogiii!!!" and i think it was cute how their confidence in interacting with the audience grew the longer the live went on.

Kaf and Rim having fun during Toy. Cute!!

Fire started blowing during Secret and the effect it created was great! While VWP can't be physically on the stage themselves, the fire created a physical way of interacting with the audience.

"We are....VWP!!!!" While introducing themselves they got a little surprised at how the audience cheered back at them and it was cute. The only other time they had an audience of this size was when Kaf held her 3rd one man live at Budokan, but covid restrictions were still being held then, so the audience couldn't cheer. It was cute seeing their reactions to the audience's calls and cheers (they deserve it!). They were giggly all throughout the first MC, I'm guessing they were both excited and nervous (even though Rim denied she was nervous). Right after this they performed Reunion and VWP's harmonies together were so gorgeous, Joucho's high note was godly as well. Then before performing Destiny the audience chanted the VWP! VWP! without being prompted to and you could hear someone in the audience going "sugoi!"

VWP then transformed into red versions of their outfits and sung duets! (and for some reason, all of the duets included Rim) I have to say that out of all their outfits, I liked the red change in Koko's outfit the most. I really hope they release 素的 (Idyllic), the Rim and Koko duet, somewhere on streaming services soon, its so good! This section also included a new duet featuring Rim and Haru and it had a great guitar solo, I hope they release it soon as well.

Around an hour into the live, the versus battles started! First was Koko and Ciel, with a new song!! I was originally expecting them to sing songs they already had but I guess Kamitsubaki wanted to liven the battles up. I've always felt like Koko and Ciel's voices would match up nicely. Unexpectedly, their new song felt very dark and powerful, and it even included a little rap section for Koko. After this was Rim and Guiano's battle, and they performed one of the songs from their collab album. It's always nice to see them sing together.

Joucho's idol persona brought back with Valis! Joucho turned into a fully-fledged idol this time and danced along with them (Joucho didn't dance all the choreo with them, there were some moments of her just swaying and waving her arms but it was still cute lmao). Their new song they sang together was sassy and upbeat, perfectly matching their energies. It also looks like Valis got new colors in their hair? Myu having half-green half-red hair looked great.

The sauna lovers! (Haru and Azusagawa!) They performed their new collab song Friction. I feel like these two are the "cool" members in their respective labels, their voices are both so handsome and they both know how to grate their voices and make them rough at the right moment, Azusagawa's voice was cracking so much yelling out "Yoyogi!!" but it was great! But then they both have moments where their voices whispery and soft too! And even if they both have cool images, they both have cute sides to them (a few weeks ago, Azusagawa was being called Azu-nyan by Haru during a collab livestream??????) They've been such a cool pairing to see since they sang together at Kamitsubaki Fes '23 and I hope they continue to collaborate with each other! And as for Azusagawa, he's definitely someone who deserves to perform in front of a big audience, he's so good at hyping up performances and is so full of confidence!

And then...the performance I was the most excited for! Albemuth and Kaf! The crowd yelled out Asu and Aru's names right before they sang and it warmed up my Albemuth fan heart. The new song they performed sounded very heroic, almost like an anime OP. Albemuth and Kaf sang so theatrically, like heroines! I love how they traded off lines to each other, I'm so glad Albemuth and Kaf were able to sing with each other again. And god, Aru's deep voice throughout this performance was great (really bringing out the Aimer in her), the Zan live chat kept complimenting it too. This was our first glimpse of Albemuth's kuro outfits in a performance and they look great. So does Kaf's new outfit! Kaf had a red flower in her hair, maybe to match Albemuth? (I'm being delusional) I missed these two...even though they already held a cover live last month.... I can't wait to see them perform at their own live in April 🥺.

After Discotheque, they surprised us with VIP and VWP singing together and Valis dancing! They used smoke this time!

And then VWP and VIP performed the most jaw-dropping song of the live, a new song called The Voice of A.I. The title of it already sounds like its full of emotion, but the song itself was just so powerful. Each VWP girl and their respective Cevio AI counterpart traded lines off of each other and it really pulled at everyone's heartstrings. It's been well, a month after the live, but I still think about this song's verse every day. The chorus was great as well! and Kaf's high note! and how all 10 of them harmonized! and also everything about it. Valis were also dancing in the back, and I don't think I've ever seen them dance so dramatically, they showed off a cool side of themselves! And the song was long, probably like 7 minutes long! To me, it was the climax of the live. After the live happened, Kashii Moimi tweeted that she was the one who produced it, and knowing her, the lyrics are probably so devastating and complex, I can't wait to read them! (This song seems like sort of a collaboration project between several Kamitsubaki groups, you have VWP and VIP singing, Valis dancing, Kashii Moimi producing, and several of Kamitsubaki's graphic designers and illustrators working on the MV playing in the background). In a world where AI is growing rapidly and is becoming a looming concern we can't avoid, it's interesting how VWP are incorporating AI voices made from themselves into their careers despite the fact that it's possible the creation of their AI voices could replace them one day. The thought of AI having a voice, of how the root of what AI produces comes from humans themselves is something I didn't think of VWP exploring (at the moment it seems like a controversial subject). As the musical isotope IP expands and as their voicebanks develop and become more lifelike, VWP's relationship with them is rapidly changing. And in our lives as well, we're just going to have to wait until time passes to see how AI grows and becomes more incorporated in humanity's daily lives. (And also, if it overtakes us). Really, what other vtuber or virtual singer group is exploring subjects like this?

Leading up to the transformation of VWP into a new era of their career, each girl sung one of the new songs performed at their own respective Sinka live. Behind them, each girl had a montage of their Sinka live playing in the background and it was nice to have a recap of how VWP have been leading up to this moment throughout 2023. And not only that, it's also a recap of how each girl has evolved and grown. Joucho's transition into an elegant multi-colored and multi-faceted form, Rim's reaffirmation with her ideals and identity after studying abroad, Koko's determination to be her compassionate self despite her vulnerabilities, Haru's rebirth into a more powerful and aggressive form, Kaf's growth into an independent and mature adult. Not only have they grown as people, their music and worldviews have changed with them. And so has the quality of their MVs and lives...Kamitsubaki and the artists themselves evolve more and more every day. Being a fan of anything has never been this fun. And it's emotional too! No matter how virtual they are or how much of themselves they can't share with us, it doesn't change that their art and music is fueled with so much soul and real feelings.

And then...! VWP's new outfits were revealed! The name for it is Yatagarasu. It's the name for a three-legged bird in Chinese mythology apparently? I think they look great. It's nice to see the changes made to their hair and changes in aesthetics while keeping somewhat similar silhouettes. I wasn't expecting the new outfits to look so dark and edgy, but I do like that they look more mature (Koko's new outfit is mature in another aspect though lmao).

Check out them incorporating more choreographed movements into their performances. It's been something each girl has started doing! (It's funny to think they were all really stiff performers in the beginning).

VWP introducing their new outfits and talking about their new hair changes. They asked "kawaii?" and the audience screamed "kawaii!!!" back at them.

Fog!! Them performing a medley of the songs Kanzaki wrote for them was so emotional. We're really saying goodbye to the Kanzaki era, aren't we?

Koko's new center song, Alliance! To open this song, they chanted "Virtual Witch...Phenomenon!! Virtual Witch...Phenomenon Time!!" and you can already tell this song is great at hyping up concerts. They also did some hand movements during the chorus and the audience picked it up pretty quick and copied their hand movements. Every time I watch this song I get excited. I think it's funny they chose Koko to center this song when she was having such a hard time pronouncing the word "phenomenon" some time ago.

Rim's new center song, Confidence! The verse starts off just as eerie and edgy as her own songs, but then the heroic VWP-like chorus hits and it turns into a compelling and song that combines Rim's and VWP's worldviews. For me, Joucho was the 2nd center of this song, her gentle whisper-like lines were great. Koko's bridge was great at well, her vibrato is always so heart-wrenching.... The song ended off with a big burst of fire too!

Haru's new center song, Emotion! The audience cheered immediately when they recognized it. It was great seeing the girls jam out while rapping, but then immediately switching to their emotional singing afterwards. Joucho's high note rap was great, definitely one of my favorite parts of the song.

Joucho's new center song, Trump Card! This song was used as the OP for the anime Cardfight Vanguard Divinez which premiered a few hours before the concert. It's a song that truly feels like suits a heroic battle. VWP introduced the band members during this song, and it's always nice to see them rock out on their instruments and show off how talented they are in their own solos. (They're an integral part of Kamitsubaki's lives!) VWP also posed dramatically to end off the song.

Joucho gave the audience a heart!

During the MC afterwards, they posed to introduce their new songs. Cute! Koko kept stumbling on her words during the MC and of course she did. (She tried playing it off and everyone laughed at her, oh Koko.) They then spoke in long speeches about their feelings surrounding this live, and everyone grew quiet and listened immediately. Talking about their feelings provoked them to get teary eyed, and the audience started screaming "ganbatte!"

After Joucho started crying they gathered around each other and it was so heartwarming.... They weren't only thanking the audience they were also expressing their gratitude for each other and it was cute how Rim and Koko bowed to Joucho when she said she loved the members.

They were all crying a lot, well, except for Kaf, who apparently cries the least out of the VWP members. Koko stumbling on her words while crying was cute. Rim also coughed quite a lot, I remember worrying about how she would sing afterwards.

The last song they performed was The Witches (true), and this was the song they allowed the audience to film on their phones. They also had the Zan-live chat projected onto the screens, and I remember the chat was full of people spamming "V.W.P! V.W.P!" throughout the whole song. I was even compelled to spam the chat as well. During the last chorus, they shot confetti into the air! After the live, apparently the audience were collecting the confetti and I even saw a few people selling them on Mecari.

They ended the live by saying their parting words, thank yous and goodbyes. Some fans yelled out "daisuki!!!" and rim yelled it back. Koko even cried again 😭. I'm really surprised with how much they said "thank you" and "i love you" during this live.

The keys have all been gathered! They came together to create a tree/portal that VWP walked into? Who knows what it means.

After the credits rolled, they unveiled that VWP's Sinka live series was just the beginning. Sinka lives 7 through 9 are planned for 2024. And included in this is...VWP's anime!!!!! And the crowd goes wild. I remember thinking an anime was so out of Kamitsubaki's scope and that VWP shouldn't be forced to do voice-acting work if they didn't want to anyway. But I'm so glad! I hope it goes well, there's a chance it could extend VWP's IP far, even internationally, with how anime has become so popular across the globe. I can't help but wonder which studio is behind it.... (Flat studio? maybe?) Also announced...VWP's 2nd album..collaboration music with Project Cold..our first look at Kamitsubaki City Ensemble (the musical isotope rhythm game)..Shamanism 3 (Haru's 3rd one-man live)..Piedpiper's mysterious new Kamitsubaki Verse project..and auditions for Sinsekai.

Originally I had thought that the purpose of the Sinka live series was Kamitsubaki taking a step further to make Kamitsubaki City feel more real (or a step towards making Piedpiper's metaverse dreams feel more real lmao) After watching the Sinka live series progress throughout 2023, it's not just about getting a first look at Kamitsubaki City's various avenues in 3D. At the root of the Sinka lives is VWP themselves, who they were before they became virtual singers, how they have progressed throughout their careers, and how they have changed into who they are now. It's nice to know that as Kamitsubaki are working at a rapid pace trying to expand VWP's lore and IP, VWP and their music are still at the heart of it all. Each of them individually releasing some of their most heartfelt songs during the Sinka live series confirms it even more. After reading some of Piedpiper's tweets, I feel as though the Sinka live series affirms VWP's relationships with their virtual singer selves. (I'm sure they each have their own feelings about their virtual identities, however Piedpiper has been highlighting the constrictions and benefits of being virtual artists recently.) And it seems as though their relationships with being virtual artists are going to continue to evolve as they constantly innovate what virtual artists can do. As we saw throughout the various Sinka lives, VWP and their alter 3 selves (Piedpiper's term for their fictional selves created for the VWP lore) became one. It's obvious with all the new projects they've announced that VWP are going to take on more narrative-based projects, which means VWP are going to be voice-acting and challenging themselves more and more. Which is great for those that have been waiting for VWP's lore to be developed! I'm glad it feels like VWP and Kamitsubaki are diving headfirst into developing the VWP lore. With Gensho II starting off 2024, the future is going to contain so much for Kamitsubaki!

[fzkr-sndr049]

etopirika

[zephyr-paladyn]

art of isekaijoucho i commissioned from notCy4N!

[tuningknight]

i love VWP

God, it's been 2 years since I've gotten into VWP. Before I knew it, they became a part of my everyday life and a major inspiration to me.

I'm trying to walk the same path as VWP, or rather, I'm following the path they're trailblazing. They inspire me so much.

When I first heard their songs as a group, I really did fall in love. The guitars and strings were such an ethereal combination. Also, the beautiful vocals creating a blend I've never heard before, I loved that blend so much it was ethereal.

And the story they tell is so compelling to me too. To fight against fate in the face of the world's end, it moves me so much. Also, their live performances are just incredibly moving and exciting. At the first Genshou/Phenomenon live, I couldn't articulate just how excited I was, just how much I teared up, how moved I was by emotions. VWP makes such exciting and compelling music, it's hard for me to articulate exactly why it's so special and why it's set apart from the rest of the industry.

Kyoumei/Resonance. That is one of the most important VWP songs to me. It was a happy, hopeful song that contrasted most of VWP's darker yet enchanting songs. That's what added to its impact, for me anyways. When I first heard it in Genshou, I was so excited to tears, feeling so hyped they were saying their own names – five Witches coming together as one to form VWP. And the fact they reference their own songs in the song itself, adds to that strong feeling of unity. It's also a song about love and connections in the virtual world. For me, I'm a resident of the virtual world. I grew up here and found happiness here. I'm gonna continue to find happiness and my true self in the virtual world. VWP reaffirms that and connects us virtual citizens. They're like leading icons in the virtual world, showing a side of the virtual world that has profound artistry and emotion. Kyoumei/Resonance truly resonated with me, everytime I hear it I feel like crying.

Not quite VWP, but along the same lines of those who fight and sing in the "virtual world." Sinsekai Kakumei Virtual Reality – a song by KAF and VALIS. It's such an epic arrangement of Kakumei Virtual Reality, and crossing over the virtual singers of KAF from Kamitsubaki and VALIS from Sinsekai. It's a song about the virtual world; although we cannot touch or feel physically, we have emotions and that's what matters. It's a similar message to Kyoumei. So the version crossing over with KAF makes it an even stronger song for living in the virtual world, for fighting for our existence in the virtual world, that it's an existence that matters just as much as the real world. That's the Kakumei/Revolution. I truly belong here in the virtual world, I always have, these lyrics resonate with me.

The live concert Genshou 2 made me even more excited. More emotional and overwhelmed with love for VWP. I was already tearing up before the concert even started. I was so excited to hear all the songs I came to love. Seeing the "battles" as part of the "Yoyogi Wars" gimmick, that were crossovers of various Kamitsubaki-affiliated artists performing with VWP. And then, their amazing new outfits "Yatagarasu" with new songs. Kamitsubaki has crafted such a beautiful virtual world that I feel like I belong in. I felt so blessed to be able to see VWP grow up until that moment and that I'd only continue to see them grow. VWP music really fuels this spirit within me.

Two songs about Genshou 2 that are remarkable to me. First, "The Voice of AI." This is a beautiful and amazing composition that shows the peak of the virtual musicians coming together – With VWP and VIP singing together, and VALIS dancing as well. Absolutely amazing performance – 15 performers onstage, might be one of the most incredibly overwhelming performances.

Second, is Doumei/Alliance. In the Genshou 2 performance of it, I was so excited to hear a song with them chanting "Virtual Witch Phenomenon!!" It truly felt so hype and I loved Koko's stage presence leading the song and the audience. "Virtual Witch Phenomenon Time" feels like an incantation of sorts. It's a song they were having so much fun and excitement with, rousing the audience to be part of the "Alliance." It was so fun to experience that and see VWP performing in such an incredible way as always.

But what really cements this song as amazing for me is its studio/music video version. The music video is incredibly fierce, and the music for it is also much more intense, feeling less of a hype song and more of a climactic final boss song. I think I'm partial to exciting songs like that, making you feel like you're fighting against something, and you're gonna win. I was extremely glad and excited to see a VWP music video where they really went all-out – it cements this song as the defining song of this new era of VWP. It also definitely feels like a successor to Kyoumei/Resonance – if Kyoumei defined the previous era, Doumei defines this era. And I feel like it invokes the same "I want to cry, there's so much love and conviction and unity" of Kyoumei, with the usual serious, exciting, and beautiful tone of VWP music in general. It is the perfect VWP song showing their strength and growth as singers and artists.

What really gets me is the word "Doumei/Alliance" itself. It's also translated as Unity, or Union. What the point is, is that their hearts are as one, they've come to trust in each other so much, and us as the audience – as Observers, we're a part of that unity and alliance too. VWP isn't just "starting out" anymore. They're fighting on. They're growing and it makes my heart so hopeful and full. And to think I was with them near the start of their journey as VWP too – when I found them in early 2022, all their songs were published in 2021, and they hadn't even had their first liveshow yet. Now VWP is ascending to new heights, and I'm so excited to see where they'll go from here.

With Kamitsubaki City Ensemble and Regenerate on the horizon, I feel like the story there will reflect the music and MVs of VWP's new conviction.

I felt so lost lately, but I really just realized how much VWP has been such an integral and inspiring part of my life. They remind me where I belong, how I want to forge my artistry, how admirable it is that they exist and create music for the virtual world. They've been my "happy place" for all this time. Their music, their expressions, their art… everything is just amazing.

Thank you VWP. Let's continue to rise against fate together. It doesn't matter if the world is against us, we can continue to persevere and make our existences known. We won't die.

[a1to-and-scientific-witchery]

me and the oomfs if i'm being honest

[tomeiame]

【歌ってみた】記憶というフィルム / covered by 幸祜

[sbahour]

So proud of our daughter Nadine...yet another generation of Palestinians speaking truth to power...onward and upward!

Jerusalem Story

𝒀𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑰 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝒂 “𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕”—𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑰 𝑨𝒎 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑱𝒆𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒎

[kafus]

alright that's it VWP is dead no more music everyone go home

[aryshacore]

V.W.P - Cyberbrains

[tomedonaki-hakujou]

COMPARISON OF SYNTHV VS CEVIO KAFU

(FROM THE VERY LITTLE SCRAPS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW LOL)

turn up your volume!

from this trailer -- the difference is EXTREMELY subtle but i'm pretty sure it's there!!

and for good measure, here's one with a high-pass filter:

my analysis on this under the cut!

both synthV AI and cevio AI are, at their core, AI singing software, that means they'll have similarities in how they process voices -- we just don't have a fair means of comparing them until now with kafu!

because the tuners of SV kafu were close to the originals, it makes it even harder to tell the difference, but when i heard marshall maximizer i was absolutely certain this was SV kafu we're hearing. there's a certain clarity to SV kafu's voice that cevio kafu doesn't have -- instead, she has a bit more of the "engine noise" -- or to put it simply, roughness. i always felt like part of marshall maximizer's charm or sound signature was taking advantage of kafu's engine noise and being a bit "hard to hear" the lyrics -- which became almost totally absent in the clarity of the SV version.

another tell-tale sign of this is listening for the breaths; in "phony" SV kafu doesn't breathe as much on "nazo nazo" while cevio kafu does! this is because of cevio's auto-breaths versus SV's manual breaths. cevio breaths are more sharp, while SV breaths are more subtle/light/shallow. her releases on the "nazo nazo" are quite different.

i'm also pretty sure on "jealousies" the tuning is just straight up different? there's a vibrato/waver on "jera jera" on the original that isn't present in the SV version. cause why would they tune an entirely different cevio version for the synthV trailer if this wasn't the synthV voicebank.

for "cute girlfriend" i can't hear as much differences. it's definitely up to how well you can hear a synthV versus a cevio voice. or maybe this highlights how despite the differences in the engines, AI processing is still AI processing -- it's just how kaf's voice interacts with an AI. kaf's voice, in general, has a certain trait that i think is a bit more amplified with the cevio processing, but that trait is still audibly present in the synthV processing since it's an innate part of her voice.

i've always felt a bit vindicated? or alone? in being able to tell vocalsynth voices apart, but it IS one of my specialties to be able to pick out what makes certain voices distinct from others, and to be able to pick up on those subtleties -- once you're aware of those subtleties, it sounds all the more obvious what the differences is. it's easier to tell the difference between two entirely different vocalists, like kafu and rime, or sasara and futaba minato (despite the horde of people who say they sound "exactly" alike) -- but it's a bit more of a challenge to tell the difference between the same vocalist, just on different softwares; and especially if they're making such an effort to preserve the same or similar charms of the original cevio kafu onto SV. this also proves to me that the main charm of kafu isn't quite the engine noise, it's the formant-shifted vocal and the AI processing of kaf's voice. even in synthV, as realistic as it is, it's still AI processing, it's not perfectly 1:1 with real voices.

of course we're inevitably gonna get (especially overseas users) kafu SV works that take advantage of the "gender" parameter and tuning to make her sound more like kaf, but the fact the official kamitsubaki team is placing an emphasis on keeping her close to cevio kafu is a huge win in my book.

then again maybe i'm just stupid again and all of this writing was for naught... who knows, that's probably the case since i'm almost the only one who can hear these kinds of things, so it makes me doubt myself if i live in reality ;;

[agentkuga]

[remtan]

so yoyogi wars happened this weekend, vwp's 2nd one man live and kaf's 4th one man live!! and whew there is a lot to process and think about. i'm still reeling from the performances, the collaborations, and all the new announcements. i wanted to be consistent in writing blogs and stuff but i got busy during december and then it passed over into january 😓. i have a lot i want to write about!! things ive already drafted up my feelings about but still need to put the finishing touches on: my favorite releases from kamitsubaki artists in 2023, rim's new album new romancer 2, albemuth's new albums adam and eve. if i have time, i also want to write all about the haru and azusagawa collaborations/covers too, and also rim's sinka live. i want to write about yoyogi wars for sure but ill need to rewatch (for screenshots) and i actually didnt get to watch kaf's 4th one man live in real time (ill catch the archive later). but overall, 2024 looks promising for kamitsubaki's virtual artists already!! and oh man all the new announcements are going to need some time for processing (THE BIRTH OF KAIKA ESPECIALLY)