- For other uses, see Vocal Synthesizer Wiki and CeVIO Wiki.
Zundamon (ずんだもん) is a Japanese vocal with voicebanks for UTAU, VOICEVOX, and NEUTRINO made by SSS LLC. as well as for VOICEPEAK, CeVIO AI, and VoiSona made in collaboration with AH-Software Co. Ltd.. She is capable of singing and talking in her multiple voicebanks released in several vocal synths.
She is voiced by Yuina Itou (伊藤ゆいな).
History
In 2011, the Tohoku region in Japan had been hit by a high-risk tsunami, resulting in the Tohoku region recovering for years, as another result of this tsunami, Zundamon's human companion Tohoku Zunko existed; Zunko was released as a VOICEROID+ in September 2012, then, one year after Zunko's release in April Fools Day 2013, she was revealed to have two other sisters, named Tohoku Kiritan and Tohoku Itako.[1][2] Kiritan and Itako were crowdfunded to have UTAU voicebanks in 2014, and both Kiritan and Itako successfully got funded to have UTAU voicebanks.
Zundamon's first official artwork was published on April 10, 2014 on Zunko's official homepage.[3]
In June 2016, SSS LLC., in collaboration with WAO Corporation and Studio Live, applied for the young animator development project "Anime Tamago 2017"; they were selected as the commissioned production organization.[4] The film was animated under the title Zunda Horizon (ずんだホライずん).[5] As requested by the commissioning organization, it was produced in full animation, as were the other animations. It also introduced five singing songs –all made in vocal synthesizers like VOCALOID and UTAU–, some of which featured musical-style performances.[6]
On January 13, 2017, Zunko's Twitter account asked fans if there was anyone who would like to produce a demo song with Zundamon, should the latter ever had an UTAU.[7]
On March 11, a completion announcement screening for Zunda Horizon was held at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas along with three other films, followed by a late show screening at Theatre Shinjuku from April 22 to April 28, and an in-flight screening on JAL. The anime's cast of characters was also revealed; it included Zundamon as a voiced character, although there she would have no speech lines other than "nano da".[8]. The UTAU soundtrack recorded for the anime was also released along with demo songs, including one with Zundamon.[9]
On May 9, the anime was released on YouTube and NicoNico for free for a month, and the production story was broadcast on Studio Live's channel. A crowdfunding campaign was also conducted for this anime; if a certain percentage was to be achieved, then the next production would be considered.[10] Zundamon's UTAU, produced under the direction of Higenashi, was released as a free download on May 21[11] along with the debut on NicoNico and YouTube of her demo song "Sweet Green".[12]
In August 2021, she received a talking voicebank for VOICEVOX, then in July 2022 an AI singing voicebank on NEUTRINO. In November, on AH-Software's YouTube channel, Zunko's demo video for VOICEPEAK (an AI talking software co-developed by AH-Software and Dreamtonics Co., Ltd.) announced that Zundamon would be included with Zunko as a bonus voicebank (along with Frimomen); they were expected to be released in December,[13] but staff illness delayed the release until January 2023.[14]
Concept
Zundamon is a zunda-mochi sprite who is capable of transforming into Zunko's "Zunda Arrow". She also carries a somewhat unlucky attribute and often goes under everyone's radar, unnoticed.
- Hobbies: Just about anything involving zunda-mochi.
- Abilities: Transforming into the "Zunda Arrow".
- Aspirations: Popularizing zunda-mochi, and also becoming a little more articulate at speaking.
Etymology
Zundamon may be a portmanteau of "zunda-mochi" and "monster".[15]
Appearance
This describes her mascot form, which is used to represent her UTAU voicebank.
- Fur color - Mostly white, with light green on top of her head, on her ears, and on the end half of her tail, and pale pink on her paws. In addition, each one of her ears also has three lighter-green round spots, overall resembling edamame beans in their pods.
- Eyes - Black
- For her human bishōjo form (used in her VOICEVOX, NEUTRINO, and VOICEPEAK voicebanks), see Vocal Synthesizer Wiki.
Relations
- Tohoku Zunko - Human companion
- Tohoku Itako - Companion's older sister
- Tohoku Kiritan - Companion's younger sister
Voicebanks
| Voice | Reclist ; Range | Description ; Download |
|---|---|---|
| VCV | VCV; -- | "Zundamon's voicebank, with samples recorded in D4, G4, and C5.; DL" |
Voice Samples
Demos
Gallery
External Links
- Official Website
- VocaDB – UTAU entry
References
- ↑ https://tohokuzunko.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-43.html
- ↑ https://tohokuzunko.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-42.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/454283310689443840
- ↑ http://animetamago.jp/2016/article/2287/
- ↑ https://myanimelist.net/anime/33390/Zunda_Horizon
- ↑ https://vocadb.net/T/6313/zunda-horizon
- ↑ https://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/819839616966488064
- ↑ https://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/1285528019486928898
- ↑ https://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/840795623523729408
- ↑ https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1706/13/news097.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/866156602189119488
- ↑ https://twitter.com/t_zunko/status/866439062739075072
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOpXY-9g_7Y
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ahsoft/status/1599646153079132160
- ↑ Similar to how "Pokémon" is derived from "pocket" and "monster" and to how "Digimon" is built out of "digital" and "monster".