Crypton Future Media intended to project a Vocaloid with low-teen girl's voice at first following Miku Hatsune, but there was a demand for a boy's voice, so Crypton Future Media hired a voice actress who can produce both sounds. Kagamine Rin was the first voicebank developed and introduced to the Vocaloid consumer market on November 8th 2007.[1] However, the package included two voicebanks: one for Rin and another for Len, both provided by the seiyū Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美 Shimoda Asami), Kagamine Len was unveiled later after Kagamine Rin on December 3rd 2007.[2] The package was priced at the same price as Hatsune Miku, even though there was two voicebanks in the box.[3][4]
At the time of recording in 2007, their names had not yet been decided. Their given names of Rin and Len were said to be based on "right" and "left" according to Asami Shimoda. She later confirmed in an interview after the Append release, the name itself was based on the names of Ken and Rin from Hokuto no Ken, the names were derived from a discussion about names that were familiar from her childhood. According to Asami Shimoda, Len's voice was achieved by singing within her chest, while Rin's at the top of her head. [5][6]
| Age | 14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | • Female (Rin) • Male (Len) | |||
| Height | • 5'0" / 152cm (Rin) • 5'1.4" / 156cm (Len) | |||
| Weight | • 94.79lbs / 43kg (Rin) • 103lbs / 47kg (Len) | |||
| Product Information | ||||
| Distributor | Crypton Future Media | |||
| Voice provider | Asami Shimoda | |||
| Illustrator | • KEI (Standard\2007) • Osamu (Append\2010) | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Affiliation | YAMAHA | |||
On June 12, 2008, Crypton announced that the updated edition, named "Act2", would be released in early July 2008. Crypton Future Media apologized for the bad quality of the original Kagamine Rin/Len product. They explained that they had rushed the Kagamine product onto the market in suite of Hatsune Miku's success and promised to produce a better quality version to correct their mistake. The product itself had been in production between April and September 2007 and had not been changed between then and their release. The following April they continued to work on the vocals from where they were left off to tweak the issues surrounding them. Crypton Future Media also promised to speak more closely with the fans and keep them up to date more on their Vocaloid software progress in future.[8]
The new version was released to address issues with the original voicebanks that affected their ability to sing clearly. The Database was reshuffled around to allow the voicebank libraries to handle the samples better and Crypton Future Media worked heavily to improve the vocals. Act2 was as an independent installation, coexisting with the initial software.[9] During the Kagamine Act2 production, Crypton Future Media also took the time to change the End User agreement on their CV series to make it easier to understand.[10]
Users who had bought the old version got an expansion disc free of charge, this continued until 20th September 2008 after which users could no longer register to receive the Act2 software for free.[11][12] On June 18, 2008, beta demonstration songs using the new version were released on the company's official blog; and on July 18th, the act2 was released. The original version of the software is now retired from sale by Crypton Future Media themselves and it is now no longer possible to buy the software from them.[13][14][15]
Kagamine Rin's introduction artwork
- Rin has "Act2" on her arm under her "02" tattoo.
- Rin's top was changed in the introductory image between versions around the armpit area. Frills were added to the bottom of her top in Act2
- Her shoulder was not correctly drawn in the original version
- All the yellow bands on her outfit were made bigger on Act2.
- Her fringe was made thicker above the left eye.
- In Kagamine Rin's artwork, her left knee was thicker and her right leg was too short. Kei corrected this in her Act2 version. Her right leg position changed and so did her Left foot position
- Forearms have been shortened in Act2.
- The cyber-on-normal clothing design on their detached sleeves were changed from a green bar to a blue one
Kagamine Len's introduction artwork
- Kagamine Len has "Act 2" on his headphones.
- The cyber-on-normal clothing design on the detached sleeves were changed from a green bar to a blue one
- His fringe was reshaped, other strands were adjusted as well
- Len's face, particularly around the cheekbones, have been reshaped.
- His left knee has a minor tweak
- Kagamine Rin's leg position was changed in their boxart so it was lifted up off the ground, the only way the previous position would have worked was if her leg was deformed or broken.
- Kagamine Rin's knee is rounded instead of sharp
- Both had the cyber-on details changed on their detached sleeves
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| Kagamine Rin \ Len | ||
|---|---|---|
| Biographical information | ||
| Age | 14 | |
| Gender | • Female (Rin) • Male (Len) | |
| Height | • 5'0" / 152cm (Rin) • 5'1.4" / 156cm (Len) | |
| Weight | • 94.79lbs / 43kg (Rin) • 103lbs / 47kg (Len) | |
| Product Information | ||
| Distributor | Crypton Future Media | |
| Voice provider | Asami Shimoda | |
| Illustrator | • KEI (Standard\2007) • Osamu (Append\2010) | |
| Additional Information | ||
| Affiliation | YAMAHA | |
Kagamine Rin & Len (鏡音リン ・レン) is the second product released on December 27, 2007, they are Vocaloid2 Character Vocal Series developed by Crypton Future Media Ltd. (CFM), male voice (Len) and female voice (Rin). Their surname was from the developing code combining Kagami (鏡, mirror) and Ne (音, sound).
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History
Edit
Vocaloid 2Edit
Crypton Future Media intended to project a Vocaloid with low-teen
girl's voice at first following Miku Hatsune, but there was a demand for
a boy's voice, so Crypton Future Media hired a voice actress who can
produce both sounds. Kagamine Rin was the first voicebank developed and
introduced to the Vocaloid consumer market on November 8th 2007.[1] However, the package included two voicebanks: one for Rin and another for Len, both provided by the seiyū Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美 Shimoda Asami), Kagamine Len was unveiled later after Kagamine Rin on December 3rd 2007.[2] The package was priced at the same price as Hatsune Miku, even though there was two voicebanks in the box.[3][4]
At the time of recording in 2007, their names had not yet been decided. Their given names of Rin and Len were said to be based on "right" and "left" according to Asami Shimoda. She later confirmed in an interview after the Append release, the name itself was based on the names of Ken and Rin from Hokuto no Ken, the names were derived from a discussion about names that were familiar from her childhood. According to Asami Shimoda, Len's voice was achieved by singing within her chest, while Rin's at the top of her head. [5][6]
Demos
Act 2Edit
On June 12, 2008, Crypton announced that the updated edition, named
"Act2", would be released in early July 2008. Crypton Future Media
apologized for the bad quality of the original Kagamine Rin/Len product.
They explained that they had rushed the Kagamine product onto the
market in suite of Hatsune Miku's success and promised to produce a
better quality version to correct their mistake. The product itself had
been in production between April and September 2007 and had not been
changed between then and their release. The following April they
continued to work on the vocals from where they were left off to tweak
the issues surrounding them. Crypton Future Media also promised to speak
more closely with the fans and keep them up to date more on their
Vocaloid software progress in future.[8]
The new version was released to address issues with the original voicebanks that affected their ability to sing clearly. The Database was reshuffled around to allow the voicebank libraries to handle the samples better and Crypton Future Media worked heavily to improve the vocals. Act2 was as an independent installation, coexisting with the initial software.[9] During the Kagamine Act2 production, Crypton Future Media also took the time to change the End User agreement on their CV series to make it easier to understand.[10]
Users who had bought the old version got an expansion disc free of charge, this continued until 20th September 2008 after which users could no longer register to receive the Act2 software for free.[11][12] On June 18, 2008, beta demonstration songs using the new version were released on the company's official blog; and on July 18th, the act2 was released. The original version of the software is now retired from sale by Crypton Future Media themselves and it is now no longer possible to buy the software from them.[13][14][15]
Demos
- L-Side and R-Side Act2 demos
- Act2 demos
- Action (Kagamine Rin/Len - Act2)
- 夏の海 (Kagamine Rin/Len - Act2)
Added by Angel EmfrblKagamine Rin's introduction artwork
- Rin has "Act2" on her arm under her "02" tattoo.
- Rin's top was changed in the introductory image between versions around the armpit area. Frills were added to the bottom of her top in Act2
- Her shoulder was not correctly drawn in the original version
- All the yellow bands on her outfit were made bigger on Act2.
- Her fringe was made thicker above the left eye.
- In Kagamine Rin's artwork, her left knee was thicker and her right leg was too short. Kei corrected this in her Act2 version. Her right leg position changed and so did her Left foot position
- Forearms have been shortened in Act2.
- The cyber-on-normal clothing design on their detached sleeves were changed from a green bar to a blue one
Kagamine Len's introduction artwork
- Kagamine Len has "Act 2" on his headphones.
- The cyber-on-normal clothing design on the detached sleeves were changed from a green bar to a blue one
- His fringe was reshaped, other strands were adjusted as well
- Len's face, particularly around the cheekbones, have been reshaped.
- His left knee has a minor tweak
- Kagamine Rin's leg position was changed in their boxart so it was lifted up off the ground, the only way the previous position would have worked was if her leg was deformed or broken.
- Kagamine Rin's knee is rounded instead of sharp
- Both had the cyber-on details changed on their detached sleeves
After Miku Append began, Rin and Len (鏡音リン・レン・アペンド) were confirmed to have appends being worked on. Len Append was in the process of production first and demos of his voice were given out; (high voice demo), (low voice demo). The append was officially released on December 27, 2010. The total number of voicebanks for each one is 6. There are 3 voicebanks being assigned to each Kagamine and had been created from vocal performance of their voice providers.[16]. Sample demo songs have been given out on Crypton's official page and their official YouTube channel online. Rin's appends are "power", "warm", and "sweet". Len's appends are "power", "cold", and "serious".[17][18]
Their Append outsold the Miku Append during the period after their release.[19][20] However, they did not maintain this, in June 2011, their Append had fallen to 8th place, one below Kaito's Vocaloid voicebank.
Crypton Future Media was considering an English version of the software. They later announced they will make one.
As they were under development, Crypton had the concept of making a pair of male and female voicebanks. The first idea of the concept was twin voices of a girl and her mirror image of opposite gender, just like twins. [21]
CFM had an intention to distribute them as twins, but this was not adopted either. After seeing many works that depict their relationships differently, Crypton announced on a magazine interview that those would meet their ideal. Crypton announced that they are neither siblings nor lovers. [22][23]
KEI was given the concept Crypton intended, their approximate ages, an image of mirror, and an image of androids, but was not given any other directions when he was asked to illustrate Rin and Len by Crypton, as Kei had already illustrated Miku before. Rin was the first one to be illustrated and Len was made to match her, following Crypton's concept. Their leg parts are designed to mimic speakers.[24][25]
Their Append design and the Official Illustration of those ones were made by オサム (osamu) .
The Kagamines have had several figurines made for them. Some are based on one and not the other, other times they have had a model each but were released seperately and on some occasions together.
Kagamine Rin has more figurines than Kagamine Len. As well as having a standard Figma and Nendoroid figurine each, Rin has had a figurine based on the "Meltdown Hard R.K. mix" PV. She has also appeared alongside Miku and Luka in the Good smile racing figurine promotions. Pullip Dolls were released for both Rin and Len alongside Miku. Rin and Len were released as Dal's, and Miku was released as Pullip.
The pair have seen a number of Garage Kit packs as well.
The Kagamines appeared in the Los Angeles Mikunopolis concert in July 2, 2011, along with Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka. Rin performed "Meltdown" in her Hard Rock remix outfit and Len performed 'Butterfly on Your Right Shoulder' (Ft. Rin).[26]
In Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei a pair of Len and Rin look a likes are seen in the waiting queue during the auditions of the role of Meru Meru, however they do not have the Kagamine's known colors.[27]
In the anime Maria†Holic Rin and Miku appear on a scene on episode 12, which can be seen on Youtube
In the manga Comic Party, during the fair there is a person wearing Rin's ribbon and has the same hairstyle as hers.
From episode 12-16 of Hyouka, there are Miku, Rin, Len, and Luka cosplayers.
The Kagamine were released as a more advanced Vocaloid package than Hatsune Miku and contained 2 voicebanks for a male and a female vocal. Since they were sold together as a pair at the same price as Hatsune Miku, the Kagamine package was considered a bargain for producers. Kagamine Rin's vocal is set as the default and users will have to switch to Kagamine Len's vocal manually. After the release of "Act2", the original vocals became referred to as "Act1" by both Crypton Future Media and Vocaloid fans.[28]
KAGAMINE RIN:
✔ Strengths
The Character vocal series have characteristics about them which centres around their vocal abilities, and the Kagamine's focus is on the two opposing vocal packagaes Kagamine Rin and Kagamine Len and are sold as one package. Rin is a deeper teenage vocal than Hatsune Miku. Rin's pronounications are sharp compared to Kagamine Len's.✘ Weaknessses
In terms of realism, however, she is about the same as Kagamine Len as that was not the focus of the Character Vocal series and is not very realisitic at all. Also, she does not sound like Asami Shimoda as a consquence of this. She can be made to sound realistic, but it is noted to be harder to achieve then Hatsune Miku. Her vowel sounds are choppy and overall lacked smoothness with a number of vowel related sounds being absent. Compared to Hatsune Miku, Rin is considered difficult to use and requires some experience to be able to use her successfully. There are some complaints towards the Vocaloid within the Japanese fandom on how she sounds. One of the major issues is that she hardly pronounces her consonants.[29]According to Asami Shimoda, some say Rin's voice echoes within their head and makes them feel dizzy.[30]
KAGAMINE LEN:
✔ Strengths
The Character vocal series have characteristics about them which centers around their vocal abilities, and the Kagamine's focus is on the two opposing vocal packages Rin and Len. Len's vocal expands the software capabilities by offering a vocal that fulfills a male role. He is a young boy sounding singer and the vocal range is in the Soprano scale. He can harmonize with Rin relatively easier than most Vocaloids due to having similar vocal capabilities. His vocal range capabilities are also slightly larger than Rin.[31] At a known optimum vocal range of #C5 Kagamine Len has the highest male vocal within the Vocaloid 2 range, however, take in mind that he was voiced by a female vocalist. He sounds more like Asami than Rin as well.✘ Weaknessses
Len has a slight lisp-like sound which separates his voice from Kagamine Rin. Even by retuning the voice of either Kagamine to sound like the other, results are never identical, and veteran Vocaloid fans can tell who is actually voicing the song. His vocals are not always as strong as Rin's on the high notes. Of the two voicebanks however, Len is often considered more difficult to work with than his counterpart, Rin. [32] A particular noted weakness of Len's voicebank is that he is limited in his capabilities of matching masculine vocal tones, owed to his voice provider being female. Therefore, he cannot produce a satisfactory low masculine vocal tone.[33] In terms of realism, however, he is about the same as Kagamine Rin as that was not the focus of the Character Vocal series and is not very realisitic at all. He can be made to sound realistic, but it is noted to be harder to achieve then Hatsune Miku. His vowel sounds are choppy and overall lacked smoothness with a number of vowel related sounds being absent. Compared to Hatsune Miku, Len is considered difficult to use and requires some experience to be able to use him successfully.According to Asami Shimoda, there are some complaints towards the Vocaloid within the Japanese fandom on how they sound. Some say Len's high vocals do not appeal to those not fond of the pair.[34]
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