ZAN-SHIN Co., Ltd. (株式会社ZAN-SHIN) is an entertainment and content production company located in Shibuya Ward, Japan formed by producer HirotoP. HirotoP previously collaborated with Internet Co., Ltd. and doujin group CULNOZA under the title VOCALO Revolution in 2011 and released their first VOCALOID3 library CUL. Their first vocal, ROSA, was released as a talk voice library for CeVIO AI and as a singing voice database for Synthesizer V AI.
About[]
Throughout 2020, HirotoP composed tweets in regards to CUL and the many parts of her project, including REV's VOCALOID project ceasing development.[1] He revealed that CUL had conceptual sisters themed around the following colors: blue, white, yellow, and red. It was also confirmed that she had a twin sister known as "Black CUL" (Wet Crow).
On March 20, 2021, HirotoP confirmed that ROSA, CUL's younger sister with a pink theme, was in production for a new AI singing and talk synthesizer. She was to be developed in collaboration with ZAN-SHIN Co., Ltd.[2] HirotoP later noted that ROSA's singing voicebank would be made for Synthesizer V or CeVIO AI, suggesting that VOCALO Revolution would no longer be producing vocals for VOCALOID.[3] In addition, due to an unexpected high interest from western fans, HirotoP was also considering a possible English singing and speech voicebank for ROSA.[4] It was later confirmed that ROSA's singing voicebank would be made for Synthesizer V AI while her speech voicebank would be for CeVIO AI.[5]
Key people[]
Hiroto Izumi (和泉ヒロト), also known by his producer name, HirotoP (ヒロトP), is known as the Director CCO of ZAN-SHIN Co., Ltd. and had direct involvement with the VOCALOID CUL produced by VOCALO Revolution. He is also the temporary voice provider of REV's DeepVocal voicebank. |
Voice Databases[]
Synthesizer V AI[]
Voice databases developed by ZAN-SHIN Co., Ltd.
Other Characters[]
CUL[]
- For more info on CUL, see VOCALOID Wiki and Vocal Synthesizer Wiki.
CUL (カル), also known as RE:CUL (リカル),[6] REDCUL[7] and HanaCUL (花CUL, FlowerCUL),[8] was a mascot for the VOCALO Revolution TV show. She is HirotoP's first character and one of ROSA's older sisters. She is accompanied by a toy poodle named Lucia (るちあ) who lives in her neighborhood. She later received a Japanese voicebank for the VOCALOID3 engine on December 22, 2011.
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REV[]
- For more info on REV, see MikuMikuDance Wiki, Vocal Synthesizer Wiki, and DeepVocal Wiki.
REV (レヴ) was a mascot for VOCALO Revolution and CUL's male counterpart. He is HirotoP's 2nd character. HirotoP later rebooted him in May 2021 with the "REV Reboot Project", where he received DeepVocal, TALQu and CoeFont voicebanks.[10]
Stats[]
- Age: 18
- CV: HirotoP
BLACKCUL[]
- For more info about BLACKCUL as 3D models for MikuMikuDance, see MikuMikuDance Wiki (Lat ver.) and MikuMikuDance Wiki (Kio, Gothic ver.).
BLACKCUL (黒CUL), also known as Nuregarasu (濡鴉, Luscious Black Hair Color) is CUL's twin sister and one of ROSA's older sisters. She is HirotoP's 3rd character and has her origins as a color-swapped CUL MMD model. She was estranged from her family when she was young and grew up working for the very forces that threaten her home village.
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WhiteCUL[]
- For more info on WhiteCUL, see Vocal Synthesizer Wiki and VOCALOID Wiki.
WhiteCUL, also known as YukiCUL (雪CUL, SnowCUL) or just Yuki or Yuki-san (雪さん), is one of ROSA's older sisters. WhiteCUL was conceptualized around the same time BlackCUL and REV were first introduced but it wasn't until a decade later was she given a proper character. She is described as being a "Cool Beauty" with an amazing singing voice but with a timid personality. She can manipulate snow sorcery. She has two animal companions, Okojō (オコ嬢) and Ryouta (りょうた}.[11] She received a voicebank for the VOICEVOX engine on September 30, 2022.
Stats[]
- Height: 165cm
- Birthday: September 30
- Age:
18,[6] 20[9] - CV: Unknown
- Item: Vanilla soft serve ice cream
MOONCUL[]
MOONCUL, also known as TsukiCUL (月CUL, MoonCUL)) or just Tsuki (つき), is one of ROSA's older sisters. MOONCUL was conceptualized around the same time BlackCUL and REV were first introduced but it wasn't until a decade later that HirotoP planned to give her a proper character.
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WINDCUL[]
WINDCUL, also known as KazeCUL (風CUL, WindCUL) or Ao-nee (青姉, Blue Older Sister), is the eldest of ROSA's sisters. WINDCUL was conceptualized around the same time BlackCUL and REV were first introduced but it wasn't until a decade later that HirotoP planned to give her a proper character.
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References[]
- ↑ https://x.com/deecloud/status/1307180043827777536
- ↑ https://x.com/deecloud/status/1373222840133021700
- ↑ https://x.com/deecloud/status/1374900837932179456
- ↑ https://x.com/deecloud/status/1374963113078837249
- ↑ https://x.com/ZAN_SHIN_net/status/1375783211079331842
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://x.com/CUL1224/status/1495293535096291332
- ↑ https://x.com/CUL1224/status/1508457033892507650
- ↑ https://x.com/deecloud/status/1494337573749403649
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 https://x.com/deecloud/status/1710508838707937711
- ↑ https://x.com/deecloud/status/1392880445344280579
- ↑ https://www.whitecul.com/
External links[]
- ZAN-SHIN Co., Ltd. Official Twitter
- ZAN-SHIN Co., Ltd. Official Website
- ZAN-SHIN Co., Ltd. Official ROSA Website
- HirotoP Twitter (@deecloud)
- Hiroto-P YouTube Channel
- ryo-ske Twitter (@ryoske68221618)
- Tsumika Oda Twitter (@TsumikaOda)