Xiao Shancha

Xiao Shancha (小山茶) is a voicebank for the UTAU program.

History
Prior to 2014, Xiao Shancha was an adopted OC and was known as "Chavil". Her previous version had few illustrations and an MMD model, neither of which are in use.

After Ser0's release, focus shifted to developing the third character in the JAE UTAU PROJECT series. The team worked on four different characters simultaneously with one of them being Chavil. It was decided that she would become Xiao Meihua's younger sister and the surname "Xiao" was given to the pair. "Xiao Mingcha" was one of the conceptualized names for Chavil, but it was scrapped as it didn't make sense. To match Meihua's floral theme, she was officially named "Xiao Shancha". A new design was worked upon after her name was chosen. Like Meihua, Shancha was planned to be a bilingual vocal capable of singing in Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.

Toward the end of 2018, it was decided that Shancha's Japanese vocal would release first due to development issues with the Mandarin vocal. At first, she was planned to release in December but was later pushed to February 16, 2019 and was expected to be JAE-03.

In January 2019, Canary was developed and released on February 2, pushing back Shancha's status. She was released as intended on February 16 as JAE-04.

Concept
''While her biography was written by her creators, it is not strictly canon. Shancha may be depicted in any way as long as her character and software terms of use are not broken.''

Shancha is a girl who often keeps to herself around strangers. Whenever she speaks, she tends to say what's on her mind and is described to be very blunt. She is also stubborn, often refusing help because she wants to be more independent. Although strangers find her to be serious or difficult to approach, she is very gentle towards people she likes. She enjoys teasing and caring for her friends and family. While she is a good listener, there are times where she spaces out to the point that people think she's listening anyways. While she won't always share her problems in person, she tends to make videos of herself ranting on social media, often adding quips and jokes to make them more humorous.

Shancha does not tolerate people who try to create problems for her, her sister, or her friends. She is not afraid to retaliate verbally or physically if needed to, however, she may scare other people away from her because of this.

She has two familiars. The first is an arctic wolf named Luna. She is a quiet but loyal companion who is cautious of others around her. The second is a Chinese dwarf hamster named Snowball. He is an adorable companion who is seemingly angry most of the time.

Likes: Dolls, stuffed animals, famous idols, face masks, cameras, animals, cell phones, naps, Shanghai dumplings

Dislikes: Fake and annoying people, troublesome and annoying issues, interrupted naps

Etymology

 * 小 - Xiǎo; Her surname. Means "small" or "little".
 * シァオ - The Kana rendition of her surname.
 * 山茶 - Shānchá​; Literally means "mountain tea". However, her name derives from "camellia flower" (山茶花; Shāncháhuā)
 * シャンチャ - The Kana rendition of her given name.

Appearance

 * Hair color - Deep purple hair that almost looks black. Her hair is worn in two buns at the top while the rest are worn in two pony tails.
 * Eye color - Sea green.
 * Outfit - Shancha's dress is a mixture of modern and traditional styles. The color and top of the dress is based on a cheongsam while the rest is fitted in an hourglass shape. Two striped suspenders are draped over her chest area while her midsection is covered in a sash-like piece. The bottom of the dress has three layers. The light green top piece is split into two, revealing the middle light blue section. The middle section tops the end of the dress. This end piece has a rounded edge. She wears brown stockings and knee-high purple boots covered in studs. A green garter is located on her left thigh. She wears long purple gloves that attach to her middle fingers.

Relations

 * Xiao Meihua - older sister. Shancha likes to tease her, especially when Meihua acts dense in certain situations, but is very loving and protective of her.
 * Ser0 - friend. Ser0 is someone Shancha respects and likes, especially for mischievous behaviors.
 * Canary - friend. Shancha thinks he's strange, but is willing to help him learn about Earth-related things, though does trick him from time to time.
 * JD - friend. Upcoming UTAU and pending information.
 * Junjie Yu - friend. Upcoming UTAU and pending information.
 * kEna - friend. Upcoming UTAU and pending information.

Character Terms Of Use

 * 1) Do not claim Xiao Shancha or official artwork as your own.
 * 2) NSFW content is allowed. This does not apply to MMD models and other works from people who are not from the JAE UTAU PROJECT group. Please follow the rules of the creators! If their works are not allowed to be used for NSFW content, then do not use them for NSFW content!
 * 3) For commercial use of her character, permission is required​.
 * 4) Derivatives must be made with permission.
 * 5) Shippings and pairings are allowed, but do not force as canon. Do not portray Shancha and Xiao Meihua as a romantic couple as they are canonically sisters. This also applies to any derivatives based on their characters. Do not ship Shancha with characters under the age of 18.
 * 6) Do not use Shancha's character for hate speech.
 * 7) Political use is not allowed.

Voicebank Terms Of Use

 * 1) NSFW content is allowed, but do not use the voicebank in songs portraying her in a relationship with those under the age of 18 or with Meihua.
 * 2) For commercial use of her voicebanks, permission is required​.
 * 3) Derivatives must be made with permission.
 * 4) Oto.ini editing is allowed.
 * 5) Do not edit Shancha's samples.
 * 6) Do not use Shancha's voicebanks for hate speech.
 * 7) Political use is not allowed.
 * 8) Voicebank redistribution is forbidden.

Marketing
Official merchandise can be found on the JAE UTAU PROJECT Storenvy.

She has an official Mii provided by Migi on the JAE UTAU PROJECT website.

Trivia

 * Shancha's release date, February 16, is treated as her birthday.
 * February 16 was intentionally chosen as her release date because this was the estimated due date of her voice provider, Sayo Silver. However, Sayo was born a week earlier on February 9.
 * She and Xiao Meihua were not originally conceptualized as siblings. This is due to the fact that Chavil and Meihua's former version, Ume Kenoia, were unrelated characters. This was later changed.
 * Shancha has no official sexual orientation and can be paired with anyone as long as they are not under 18 or Meihua.
 * Shancha was given hair buns because this is Sayo's favorite hairstyle.
 * Her habit of ranting on social media comes from Sayo often ranting about her problems on Snapchat with a big mouth and eyes filter on.
 * One of Sayo's favorite animals is a wolf and one of her favorite names is "Luna". This was the basis of Sayo's familiar.
 * Snowball was created after Shancha's release. In some illustrations of Shancha appearing mad, Sayo refers to her as an "angry hamster" and insisted that she should have a pet hamster with an angry face.
 * When participating in a tagged meme on Deviantart, Migi was asked to write facts about Shancha. The following are his headcanons:
 * Her Halloween outfit is a kitsune.
 * The face masks make her feel more mysterious.
 * If she had a weapon, it would be a sort of sword.
 * She is physically stronger than her older sister.
 * She is Chinese American and is from New England.
 * She is commonly interpreted as human or android although neither is canon.
 * Sayo's favorite flower is the camellia flower, thus influencing the UTAU's final name.

Reputation
Work in progress