monthly features

July Features!

08.02.2015 by MystSaphyr Leave a Comment

July was obviously a big month for Aiko, her birthday was on July 10th and I released a new multipitch CVVC Japanese bank! Thank you to EVERYONE who’s used it so far, it really means a lot (since I know she’s experimental and finnicky, and CVVC JP hasn’t really caught on quite yet) So July features, here we gooooo~!

Song Features

Desiderio original by doopah

Doopah posted their contribution to the “STRATOSPHERE” album! “Desiderio” features Akio singing in CVVC English, something I haven’t even done myself yet oh no;;

Despite original by Wendy of DystoSleeves

Another original, using Aiko English, by Wendy as part of the new VocUTAU collab duo DystoSleeves (DystoP = Adlez27, Wendy = ArmSleevesP)!

Color of the Sea cover by Haru.jpg

Haru.jpg was very excited to use Aiko CVVC JP, and I was very excited to see this cover of the KanColle anime OP ;o; It uses both Aiko’s English and Japanese banks! Thank you so much!!

&lt;a href=”http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26828105″&gt;【ニコニコ動画】【気球音アイコ】　海色　【UTAUカバー】+UST&lt;/a&gt;

Summer Sleet

Akihatatsukisa-san made a really cute cover of a nakano4 song with Aiko for her 6th birthday! Thank you so much!!

Everybody Needs Somebody cover by Tama0003

Tama also used a combination of English and Japanese (I think forcing Japanese with Aiko’s English?) for this birthday cover. Thank you so much!!

&lt;a href=”http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26643055″&gt;【ニコニコ動画】【気球音アイコ】Everybody needs somebody【6th Anniversary】&lt;/a&gt;

Big Brother (Crusher Remix) cover by Zeruda Chan

This was the first use I found of Aiko’s CVVC after I posted it! I love CrusherP’s remix of this song! Thank you!!!

Close To You cover by Etsuko Akane

The second CVVC usage I found of Aiko for her birthday! Always up for a good niki song ;o; Thanks so much!

Anti-Beat cover by Zeruda Chan

This was Zeruda Chan’s actual birthday post, prior to my releasing the CVVC bank!

Hands cover by SCARYCHEWINGGUM

Never before have I seen a cover of a Vocaloid demo pop up so quickly, and you did an amazing job, Gum!! (I can call you that right? ahaha)

Criminal duet cover by AvariaJames

Avaria remade her old cover of “Criminal” with Aiko and Neko with their latest English banks, and it sounds amazing! I ned more Catballoon duets in my life ;o;

Tokyo Teddy Bear cover by Beth Trelease

People really like making Aiko sing Tokyo Teddy bear, ahaha, and I have no complaints ;v; it’s a really good song. Thank you!!

Freyja.sys duet cover by Espeona Wulf

Here’s a duet of one of my favorite Kaoling originals using Aiko and Cecile Etoile!

VOiCE chorus by Agatechlo

Agatechlo updated his chorus cover of VOiCE with Aiko’s new bank and posted it to YouTube!

Hurting for a Very Hurtful Pain cover by Kaiamoso NunicornUnicorn

A surprisingly rare duet between Aiko and Akio! Thank you so much!!

My Favorite Vocaloid Song Medley cover by InfodineHatter

Aiko’s featured in another 67 UTAU chorus medley!! (She comes in near the end with Hello, Planet)

Alternia cover by Adlez27

Aiko sings a cover of an original Homestuck fansong! Very cool!!

VOiCE (Aiko Solo) cover by Agatechlo

Remember the VOiCE chorus from last month? Agatechlo posted Aiko’s solo vocals!

Burenai ai de(Aiko Solo) cover by WhiteTeddy193

Aiko joins in the backing vocals on a “Burenai ai de” cover sung by Amanda Shizukanane!

Death Should Not Have Taken Thee! cover by Ruan

A duet between Aiko and Gangxing Song of my favorite JesusP/WanOpo song!

Game Over cover by fmccaddy12

A birthday cover by fmccaddy12, using both Aiko’s CV-VV JP and CVVC EN banks! They did such a good job I nearly thought it was her CVVC ahaha;;

Doing Something Legit With The UTAU original by Ironchamp MP

A really interesting multi-UTAU original piece by Ironchamp! Very cool!!

Sousei no Aquarion (WIP) cover by CodyTailor

I really hope he finishes this ;o; It’s a duet cover of Sousei no Aquarion with Aiko’s CVVC and CODY!

Die in a Fire (WIP) cover by imgonnaeaturwaffles

A never-to-be-finished but still really cool WIP English cover! ;o;

MMD Features

GLIDE by Distortyn

Another niki song, this time with dancing! Thank you Distoryn!!

Chocolate Disco MMD by Tuyen Nguyen

Very cute Perfume dance with Aiko, Miko and Kiichigo’s LAT models in edited costume!

Ifudodo cover by Aelita1234

Giant chorus + dance of my favorite Umetora song! Thank you so much for including Aiko!

Art Features

Akiharatsukisa (秋原月紗) on Pixiv

Tama0003 (たま) on Pixiv

Haru.jpg on Pixiv

Coleoptile on Tumblr

AbigailWK on deviantART

LadyOgien on deviantART

(lineart and coloring of my sketch)

legolasorbraceface on deviantART

PinkamenaD on deviantART

vocotaku87 on Tumblr

June Features!

07.06.2015 by MystSaphyr Leave a Comment

I’m a few days late on posting this, even though I did the write up on the 1st. But here we go..!

Song Features

HIGH*5! cover by Haru.jpg

Here’s a cute chorus featuring 5 different UTAU from 5 countries, made by Haru.jpg! Aiko’s here to represent the USA!

<a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26429575">【ニコニコ動画】【UTAU5国音源で】HIGH*5!【カバー】</a>

MIA: Detachment Incident chorus by Last 三E’s

This one’s a special feature that doesn’t actually include Aiko, but it’s something I never would’ve expected to see: a chorus (in a chorus battle) of Kenji’s and Aiko’s “MIA: Detachment Incident” by nostraightanswer/Kenji-B! Very awesome!

Giant Woman cover by Purin

Aiko sings as Steven in yet another cute Steven Universe song cover! Thank you, Purin!

I (Ai) cover by fmccaddy2

Aaah I’m happy to hear Aiko sing an English cover of one of my favorite CircusP songs!

Foreshadow original by Blackbird

Aiko and Czloid duet in this original song from the album “Neural” by Blackbird (Samuel Wright). You can listen to the whole album here!

1,2 Fanclub cover by Aelita1234

A duet between Aiko and Amanda of one of my favorite GigaP remixes! Thanks so much!!

World is Mine cover by Kachi

Can’t go wrong with a classic Ryo song! Thanks, Kachi!

SILENCE cover by JurianChibo

Now here’s something interesting, Aiko joins Oliver to do backing/bridge vocals on a human cover!

Equinox: King of Hearts cover by fmccaddy12

People sure like using Aiko and Czloid together! They do backing vocals for this excellent cover of Equinox: King of Hearts.

Biohazard chorus mix by Len Kagamine

Here’s another chorus mix of Biohazard with 4 Vocaloids + Aiko’s original version!

Black Board chorus cover by Jepelix 001

Jepelix brings us an UTAU chorus of Black Board papiyon!

Black Board chorus cover by Jepelix 001

Jepelix brings us an UTAU chorus of Black Board papiyon!

La Llorona short cover by TSUTAUSERIES

Here we have a short/WIP English duet between Aiko and Neko!

VOiCE chorus cover by Agatechlo

Aaah I really like this one, it’s a chorus of several UTAU, Vocaloids and a Vocaloid genderbend (WILLIAM, from MIRIAM). Very cool!

Art Features

240m on deviantART

Wandersfull on deviantART

May Features!

06.02.2015 by MystSaphyr Leave a Comment

It’s monthly feature time again for May! Hopefully there’ll be more actual blog updates coming soon, but for now, let’s see where Aiko and her family have been the past month…

Song Features

The Seventh Me (Polish Ver.) cover by PuffinPerMuffin

I would’ve never expected to see Aiko singing in Polish! Thanks so much for including her in this really interesting cover!

News 39 cover by Aelita1234

Aaah I instantly fell in love with this Mitchie M song as soon as it came out! Thanks so much for making Aiko sing it!

Capriccio Farce cover by Uta-D00d

Akiko shows up again, this time in a Capriccio Farce cover as Ma!

My Favorite Vocaloid Medley II cover by Riakaisan

Aiko leads off a group of 69 UTAU in one of those (in)famous giant Vocaloid medleys! Thank you!

Matryoshka cover by Distortyn

Teto and Aiko duet Matryoshka! Thanks so much for continuing to use Aiko, Distortyn!

Heartbreak Headlines cover by Distortyn

And another one by Distortyn, this time Aiko soloing Heartbreak Headlines, one of my favorite 40mP songs!

Biohazard (chorus mix) by Shion-Of-Red

Here’s a very well-done chorus mix of Biohazard featuring Aiko, Sonika, Kaito and Yohioloid!

Wish original by Ant Taffy

Here’s a really catchy original UTAU song featuring Aiko! Thanks so much for using her, Ant! I’m glad I got to discover your music through this!! (Please check out their other originals on SoundCloud, they’re all fantastic!)

Goodbye April Doppel WIP by JurianChibo

Even if it’s not going to be finished, thanks for using Aiko! Your English tuning is excellent and I hope you find a more suitable/softer voice to finish the song if you ever revisit it ;v;/

Part Of Me (short ver.) WIP by Tsundelicious

Really good English tuning here! I really hope this cover gets finished!

VOiCE cover by Agatechlo

Aiko duets with WILLIAM, a genderbend of MIRIAM! Thanks so much, Agatechlo!

LOVELESSxxx cover by fmccaddy12

Here’s a fun VanaN’Ice trio song with Aiko, Maki and Czloid!

A Female Ninja, But I Want To Love (English ver.) cover by hella k

Aiko’s sung this once before, but this time it’s an English cover! What excellent job tuning English for a song this fast!

MMD Features

MMD Test by prowlandsasuke

kokorohane on deviantART

Art Features

Alexisxox on deviantART

Supersonia on deviantART

aalleeyyee on deviantART

(Late) April Features!

05.14.2015 by MystSaphyr Leave a Comment

Time for the monthly features for April! Sorry I’m a good while late in posting this, but I’ve been quite busy with my job, among other things. But here we go…

Song Features

Dreaming Little Bird cover by akiharatsukisa

This one was an entry to the 2nd UTAU Works Festival! It’s a duet of Dreaming Little Bird with Aiko and Kenta. Thank you, Akiharatsukisa-san, and good luck in the fest!

Strong in the Real Way cover by Purin

Aaah yes another Steven Universe song! This one’s a duet with Aiko (as Steven) and Halt Tanner (as Opal) and it’s such a great song from a fantastic cartoon~

WILDFIRE!! cover by SCARYCHEWINGGUM

This user’s first UST release! I’m so happy to see more people branching out into using UTAU English (especially in covering CIRCRUSH songs YEEEEEAAAAHH) and you did a great job!!

Clarity cover by KaedeHiryuu

I really enjoyed this one! Thanks so much, Kaede! You did a good job in editing the UST~

Life is Like a Boat cover by Pukichan

This seems to be Pukichan’s first use of UTAU! I’m really honored you chose to use Aiko, and welcome to the fandom! ;v;/

Secret cover by Distortyn

Another first-time UTAU user! It takes guts to jump right into a language other than Japanese, and you did a good job! Thanks for using Aiko!!

Heartbeat Clocktower cover by Uta-D00d

A rare use of Akiko! Thanks, Uta-D00d!

Kokoro cover by Uta-D00d

Uta-D00d was very active in using Kikyuunes this past month. Thank you so much, I’m really happy you like Aiko and Akiko ;v; (but please keep in mind what I said about crediting for artwork, it’s important!)

Judgment of Corruption cover by Uta-D00d

Yet another work by Uta-D00d! Thank you!

OBEY cover by Ren-kitty Renzo

Another CrusherP song cover! Thanks so much, Renzo!

Indulging Idol Syndrome cover by Jepelix

Here’s a duet with Teto and Aiko! Thanks so much, Jepelix!

World’s End Dancehall cover by Hikari-P

A duet between Aiko and Aino Erufu! Thanks, Hikari!

PlusBoy cover by Vaughn Young II

Aiko sings as one of the girl voices in a cover of PlusBoy/+♂!

Q cover by legolasorbraceface

A really cute cover of Q using Aiko! I love this song a lot~

Madness of Duchess(Duke) Venomania cover by Uta-D00d

One last track from Uta-D00d! Thanks again for using Aiko so much, I’m happy you like her ;o;

Art Features

Akainai on deviantART

legolasorbraceface on deviantART

オーバーボディ on Pixiv

秋原月紗 on Pixiv

秋原月紗 on Pixiv (Sketchdump, click to see all images)

秋原月紗 on Pixiv

March Features

04.03.2015 by MystSaphyr Leave a Comment

It’s time for another monthly feature roundup for March!

Aaaaaand: from now on, I’ll be including Soundcloud results! They apparently added a monthly search without me knowing with the latest design overhaul, go figure.

Song Features

OBEY cover by Choccoleit

Choccoleit is back with another awesome CrusherP cover and English UST release: “OBEY”! Thanks so much!!

Crystalline cover by MimsyCola

MimsyCola also has a CrusherP/CIRCRUSH English UST release this time around: Crystalline!

Crystalline (VIOLENT M4N6A REMIX) remix by Joshua Manga

In collaboration with MimsyCola, we also have an awesome heavy electro-rock remix of “Crystalline” by Joshua Manga!

Verticale original by DystoP/Adlez27

DystoP’s contribution to the STRATOSPHERE compilation album! They did such an amazing job, I ADORE their lyrics work~

Peony original by Zansatsu Ousatsu

Another original song for Aiko by Zansatsu Ousatsu, it’s pretty creepy sounding and I really love the spooky repeating part that starts around 1:55.

Idola Circus cover by Hikari Takahashi

Here’s a three-singer cover featuring Aiko, Camila and Mitzuki!

Bang Bang cover by annalrk

And another three-person cover with Aiko, Kumi and Mimi! Love this song so much~

ECHO chorus mix by Animedrawing_cute

Really interesting mix of a bunch of different Vocaloid/UTAU covers of ECHO into one video!

Alice in Musicland cover by SailorChiiMoon

What a whopper of a cover: Alice in Musicland by OSTER Project is such a long song to tackle, great work!! (Aiko plays MEIKO, as the Empress)

ECHO cover by VocaloidMaker

Another cover of ECHO using Aiko! Great work on the tuning!

Dancer in the Dark cover by fmccaddy12

I covered this with both Aiko and Chiyoko a while back, but here’s an Aiko-only version!

Youkai Taisou Daiichi cover by xwondera

Here’s a super-cute duet between Aiko and Mika Kaede!

en code original by Plus/Minus

Another track from STRATOSPHERE, here’s Plus/Minus’ original using Aiko’s beta CVVC Japanese!

Morning Glory original by Keygan Gwinn

Here’s a bit of a darker original song I found. I’m not certain if Keygan is a regular UTAU user based on their profile but if this was their first try using UTAU English, A+ work!

MMD Features

Toluthin Antennae by Tyler Valentine

An MMD video using Aiko’s SuminoChan model! I really love Ririri’s dance of this song in particular and I’m glad there’s motion for the choreography she used, so thank you!

Sollux Bi☣hazard by SJTK CG: Karkat

Aaaand it’s not an Aiko MMD thing necessarily, but here’s Sollux dancing to Biohazard! Unexpected, but kind of awesome.

Art Features

秋原月紗 on Pixiv

Minor Update + February Features

03.01.2015 by MystSaphyr Leave a Comment

Sorry for the inactivity lately! I’ve been to 2 conventions, been stranded by snow, come down with bronchitis and all sorts of other things over the past couple of weeks. Needless to say, I haven’t gotten much done in the way of finishing and releasing Aiko’s CVVC… I deeply apologize for how long it’s taking. However, I’d like to announce that the Kikyuune Family album project is reaching its final wrap-up, and I’ll be posting more information about that this next week!

Without further ado, here are February’s features! As always, if I’ve missed anything, please let me know; this is all from YouTube, deviantART and Pixiv by searching the Kikyuune tag. (I currently don’t include SoundCloud because its search system is a bit questionable and I’ve missed a LOT before)

Thunderstorm cover by Choccoleit

First, a cover of one of CIRCRUSH’s Cyber Diva demos, using Aiko English! This was Choccoleit’s first released UST, and they did an amazing job both in the cover and video~ Awesome work!

We Are The Crystal Gems cover by Purin

Purin covered the Steven Universe theme song with Aiko, Iris, Yume and Nolia! Aiko sings Steven’s part and this cover is just so cute! (Also, Steven Universe is a great show and everyone should watch it aaaa)

Ievan Polkka cover by Team-Y

First Akihiko cover in a long while and it sounds fantastic! Thank you so much, Pretz123 and everyone in Team-Y! I’ll have to show this one to my dad.