POPY (ポピー) is a Japanese vocal developed and distributed by Bushiroad Inc. in collaboration with AH-Software Co. Ltd., and released as an AI voice database for Synthesizer V Studio in December 2023. She was originally released as a singing voicebank for the CeVIO AI engine in December 2022.
She is voiced by Aimi, a Japanese singer.
Concept[]
POPY is a representation of Toyama Kasumi, the main protagonist of the BanG Dream! franchise, originally developed for CeVIO AI. Kasumi was a second-year student at Hanasakigawa Girls' High School when she debuted, now being a third-year at the same school, and is the leader, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for Poppin'Party.
Kasumi's official profile states that she is a highly active and always positive girl who has been searching for something sparkling that could make her heart flutter ever since she entered high school. She encountered a girl with a bright red star-shaped guitar along the way, and ever since, has had a dream to form an all-girl band.[1]
Bandori Project producer, Nemoto Yuki (根本雄貴), explained during the "BanG Dream! Summer Grand Presentation 2022" (バンドリ！夏の大発表会 2022) live broadcast that while the character is based on Toyama Kasumi, the Song Voice library is meant to capture the sounds of Poppin'Party and was named POPY as a result, short for the band name.[2]
Etymology[]
POPY's name comes from Toyama Kasumi's band name Poppin'Party.
Appearance[]
POPY’s appearance is based off of Toyama Kasumi. As such, they share many similarities, such as short, shoulder-length, slightly wavy dark brown hair styled into two pointed buns, and pale purple eyes. In her hair is a barrette with pink, blue, yellow, and purple stars, a larger orange star barrette, and pink diamond-shaped spots of color. On her right cheek is a magenta marking that trails down to the base of her neck. POPY wears a short, white, star-decorated, pleated skirt, overlaid with a white and magenta cropped poncho-like jacket and puffy, white sleeves underneath translucent sleeves bound by orange and white striped cuffs. A white and magenta-striped sailor collar rests over her shoulders knotted at the base with a long, magenta tie with white, futuristic detailing. Underneath the jacket, is a white sleeveless crop top as seen in concept images with a large magenta bow with white futuristic detailing tied around her neck. Two star-shaped bracelets, one black with blue, purple, orange, yellow, and pink lights encircling her right wrist, and one magenta bracelet encircling her left. She wears white and magenta futuristic knee-length socks and loafers with white stars floating around her ankles. She has a pink marking on the upper thigh of her left leg.
POPY's illustration was designed and illustrated by yonemuro (米室), a Japanese illustrator.
Voice Libraries[]
- POPY Song Voice (CeVIO AI), December 21, 2022
- POPY AI (Synthesizer V Studio); December 21, 2023
Additional Information[]
Marketing[]
Official 3D models were released for POPY and ROSE for MikuMikuDance on December 15, 2023.[3][4] They were also later released for the VRoid Hub community in May 2024.[5]
Reputation[]
- One of the first two Synthesizer V AI voice databases by Bushiroad Inc.
- One of the first two feminine voice databases by Bushiroad Inc.
- One of the first two CeVIO AI Song vocals to also become Synthesizer V AI voice databases.