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kEna is a voicebank for the UTAU program. He is the sixth character released by JAE VOCAL PROJECT.

History[]

Preuss began producing kEna (a.k.a. "kEnaloid") in 2011 and never released him to the public. In 2016, he became aware of Xiao Meihua and the other upcoming characters of JAE UTAU PROJECT, then later supported the group. At some point, JAE UTAU PROJECT members sought out affiliates to collaborate with. Their first two affiliates were NEUTROGIC with Pinku and Preuss with kEna. In 2018, Preuss was officially added as a new member of JAE UTAU PROJECT, thus making kEna a JAE character as well.

Examples of kEna's voicebank were made available primarily through Preuss's SoundCloud and YouTube accounts. He was officially released on May 15, 2020.[1]

Concept[]

kEna is a pansexual biracial Korean who is fairly good at most sports despite his laziness. He hopes to have good friends someday, and because of this, in addition to living with his constantly-irritated brother, he is somewhat dimwitted, but desires to be reliable for other people. As an extrovert, he enjoys social activities.

There are times where kEna may get a little ahead of himself and can be pushy or unhinged to the point of entering a Yandere state of mind.

Likes: Skateboarding, Ben 10, waking up early for some reason, historical nonfiction genres, strawberry soju, social activities

Dislikes: Backwards roller coasters, fruits with pits

Etymology[]

kEna's name does not have a specific meaning. It's rendered in kana as "ケナ".

Appearance[]

kEna is a young man with teal short hair with parted bangs and an ahoge that helps keep his balance. He has black and grey headsets with a mic piece. He has orange eyes. kEna wears a grey hooded sweatshirt with a single front pocket. On the right arm is a red "87" printed on it. On the left side of his chest is a strip of orange with "kEna" printed on it.

Under his sweater is a white sleeveless button-up shirt with black stripes running vertically. The bottom of the shirt is cut diagonally, and this part of the shirt is visible from under his sweater. He wears a pair of black fingerless gloves with neon yellow blocks on the backs of his hands. There is also a yellow stripe along the wrists of the glove. He wears a pair of black shorts with electric blue and neon yellow bands. On the right leg, there is one band, and on the left leg, there are two. On both legs, he wears knee-high electric blue socks with a band of neon yellow at the top. His shoes are black with two yellow circle patterns on the sides.

Relations[]

  • Xiao Meihua - friend.
  • Ser0 - friend.
  • Canary - friend.
  • Xiao Shancha - friend.
  • JD - friend.
  • Yu Junjie - friend.
  • MiNA - sister. Using the flag g-20 on kEna's voicebank would produce "MiNA".
  • Preuss - manager and brother. He admires and fears Preuss, who never reveals his face behind his opaque glasses. On special occasions, they enjoy eating Korean mandoo together.

Voicebank distribution[]

Voice Reclist ; Range Description ; Download
Japanese 1.0 VCV; F1~F4 "Despite the recommended range, he could be used between C2 and C5 as well on occasion. Due to how long ago the voicebank was created, information about the reclist and its creator is unknown.; Dropbox
bowlroll
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Voice details[]

  • Input - Kana encoding and aliasing
  • System - Microsoft Windows
  • Optimum - Genre: Unknown, Tempo: Unknown
  • Details - A youthful masculine voicebank with an American accent.
  • Issues - TBA

Voice samples[]

Additional information[]

Character Terms Of Use[]

  1. Do not claim kEna 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 VOCAL 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 his character, permission is required​.
  4. Derivatives must be made with permission.
    • Pitchloids are not allowed.
  5. Shipping and pairings are allowed, but do not force as canon. Do not ship kEna with characters under the age of 18.
  6. Do not use kEna's character for hate speech.
  7. Political use is not allowed.
  8. Cosplay is allowed.
  9. Roleplay and ask blogs are allowed if permission from JAE VOCAL PROJECT is given. If permission is granted, the following must be adhered:
    • Must credit JAE VOCAL PROJECT and/or Preuss for character rights.
    • Must credit the appropriate artists if using official. Do not use art from non-members without their permission.
    • Cannot violate existing ToS (no shipping with minors, hate speech, etc).
    • For any questions, please contact JAE VOCAL PROJECT.
  10. Any relations with NFTs is prohibited.
  11. Creating the character of kEna through AI artwork generation applications and software is prohibited.
  12. Using artwork of kEna to train AI artwork generation applications and software is prohibited, especially without the explicit consent of both JAE VOCAL PROJECT and the original artist.

Voicebank Terms Of Use[]

  1. Do not claim kEna's voicebanks as your own.
  2. NSFW content is allowed, but do not use the voicebank in songs portraying him in a relationship with those under the age of 18.
  3. For commercial use of his voicebanks, permission is required​.
  4. Derivatives must be made with permission.
  5. Oto.ini editing is allowed.
  6. Do not edit kEna's samples.
  7. Do not use kEna's voicebanks for hate speech.
  8. Political use is not allowed.
  9. Voicebank redistribution is forbidden.
  10. Any relations with NFTs is prohibited.
  11. Using kEna's voicebanks to train and create, use, and distribute AI voices and voicechangers is prohibited without explicit consent of both JAE VOCAL PROJECT and Preuss.

Marketing[]

kEna has an official Mii provided by Migi on the JAE VOCAL PROJECT website. This could be downloaded for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo WiiU systems.[2] A Nintendo Switch version was later distributed in May 2021.[3]

kEna officially began receiving merchandise since June 9, 2020.[4]

Trivia[]

  • Preuss refers to kEna as his "younger brother".
  • kEna is the oldest of JAE VOCAL PROJECT in terms of development.
  • He idolizes Sora Suiga.
  • He is the first and only affiliate to join as a member of the JAE VOCAL PROJECT cast.
  • kEna was the first of the JAE VOCAL PROJECT cast to be released on bowlroll. For certain fans to access, Baidu Drive was often used as the alternative to Dropbox. However, due to complications, he was uploaded to bowlroll instead.

Reputation[]

Work in progress

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