Kaito

Who is Kaito?

KAITO is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed byCrypton Future Media, Inc., and was initially released in February 2006 for the first VOCALOID engine. There has since been a second installment developed for the VOCALOID3 engine and dubbed KAITO V3. His voice is provided by the famous Japanese singer, Naoto Fūga (風雅 なおと).

Appearance

The illustration was done by Takashi Kawasaki. Crypton did not set his character and profile except for his package design. As well as MEIKO, he was not made with the aim of giving character or personality to vocal synthesis software.[4][5] This was also empathized during the development of the V3 vocal banks, with Wat stating how different the intention of the CV series was to the intention of KAITO/MEIKO. This led to the updates leading a totally different course of development, in comparison to the Appends of Miku, Len, Rin and Luka.

KAITO's muffler has become one of his most iconic items. During his V3 update, there was fan outcry over the idea of it being made transparent. In answer to this, Crypton stated that cloth can be made out of anything, including plastic: there was a lot more freedom than many realized with it.