vocaloid
gumi / megpoid
megpoid is a vocaloid by internet co., ltd, voiced by megumi nakajima and first released for vocaloid2 in 2009. unlike many other vsynths, the name of the vocal software and the name of the mascot representing said software are different for. some reason, with the former being megpoid and the latter being gumi!!gumi is largely considered to be the most popular non-crypton vocaloid and because of that, its no surprise that most vsynth songs i listen to use gumi in some form, and i dont have an issue with that!! i believe she deserves the title, she has a diverse set of brilliant-sounding voicebanks for any occasion :]
fukase
fukase is a vocaloid developed by yamaha, who also built the vocaloid engine! he was voiced by satoshi fukase from japanese band SEKAI NO OWARI and released for vocaloid4 in 2016.fukase is among my favourite male vocaloid synths, but unfortunately he is infamous for having a strict licence in which anyone wanting to use his voice for commercial purposes must ask permission. this licensing means that he does not have as many original songs as may be expected, with fukase users often using him for covers that they would not have been able to profit off of anyways. with that being said if anyone has fukase original recs other than corrosion - rip (i already know and love it) then PLEASE share em im DESPERATE for more fukase originals
flower / vflower
flower is a vocaloid by gynoid co., ltd, which was first released in 2014 for vocaloid3. she is another vocaloid in which the software and character have different names, with the software being named vflower and v4flower for vocaloid3 and vocaloid4 respectively, and the character simply being "flower". her voice provider has stayed anonymous over the years, but i hope they know that they have a lovely voice :]flower holds the award for having the most viewed vocaloid song in history, with goodbye declaration - chinozo being the first vocaloid song to reach 100 million views on any platform.
as well as being a vocaloid, flower also had a cevio voicebank released in 2023, known as ciflower. however while the voice and design are nice enough i just really dont think theyre flower, i feel as if they took away everything that made her unique :(
oliver
oliver is a vocaloid developed by powerfx systems ab, in collaboration with vocatone. he was released in 2011 for vocaloid3 and due to being underage, his voice provider was never revealed.oliver was designed for being a little english choir boy, and it really works with many of his popular songs surrounding themes of horror. oliver was also the very first vocaloid i ever heard!! my first vocaloid song was amygdalas rag doll - ghost, after hearing it used in animation memes in 2017. ive been a fan of vocaloid ever since, and oliver has remained a favourite of mine :3
vy2 / yuuma
vy2 is a vocaloid developed by bplats, inc. under yamaha. he was released in 2011 and designed to be a "standard" for the vocaloid2 engine, with his name literally standing for "vocaloid yamaha 2". he is a part of the vy series consisting of vy2 with vy1, cyber diva, and cyber songman, which are all supposed to provide a standard for the vocaloid software. as well as his name, vy2 also has a codename, that being yuuma!!the character image i used for vy2 may be confusing, and that is because vy2 has no official humanoid avatar! he is instead represented by a wakizashi sword, so that any character can be imprinted onto the voice. while he has a masculine voice and is often referred to with he/him pronouns, vy2 also has no canon gender! he may not have an official human mascot, but many use this fan illustration by ryuuguu tsukasa, which won a competition to decide a placeholder vy2 design for an illustration book :3
ive only recently fallen in love with vy2!! while i had heard him before i heard totemo itai itagaritai in project sekai a few months back, and he became one of my faves there and then :3 however i dont know many vy2 songs, i am once again begging for song recs /silly /reference
