"In the end, your singing voice saved the world." A blog specifically for doodles, headcanons, and inspirations for my Vocaloid fanverse, Vocal Android. I also just post vocastuffs in general. Come on in! (This is a sideblog, so I follow back and answer post replies as Mochagatari. ^_^)
Hello, friends :> for the sake of organization, I'm remaking my masterlist post into something more of like...a quick guide?? primer?? idk. for my Vocaloid AU, Vocal Android! If you already follow this blog, thanks for always being here and supporting me ;v; if you're new, welcome and thanks for taking interest in this silly thing I got going.
So! What is this AU? The Vocal Android universe is a fan project/fan universe created by me, Mochagatari aka Mikunology, revolving around the characters for the VOCALOID vocal synth program and its affiliates (UTAU, SynthV, CeVIO, etc.). I’ve been working on this project for almost as long as I’ve been into VOCALOID (sooo...about a decade. somehow.), and it’s probably my favorite thing to work on alongside my original work. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy working on and talking about it!
This post will function as both a brief intro to the AU and as a masterlist of important or particularly notable posts about it. I highly recommend reading before sending asks :> Go under the cut to begin!
Before we get started, I want to lay down some things you should know going in, basically!
This AU is pretty much an eternal work-in-progress. Anything written here is liable to be changed in the future. (I’ll do my best to keep it updated!)
This project is NOT a webcomic, a fanfiction, or any kind of concrete "media"; it’s more of a weird sandbox and writing practice that I enjoy goofing around in. That said, I would like to make actual media like comics, animatics, etc at some point in the future. Just…don’t hold me to anything. I mainly do this for fun and I have bad executive dysfunction.
Everything depicted here is MY OWN INTERPRETATION. Nothing in this AU is "canon" to any of the characters, so please don't take it like it is. Also, while certain events, characters, organizations, or locations are inspired by ones in the real world (Crypton Labs, for example) they are used in a PURELY FICTIONAL CONTEXT and do not necessarily reflect my or others' views of their real life counterparts. Everything here is purely for storytelling's sake and nothing more.
I tend to write this project in a sort of “cartoon show” format, so everything is written in terms of “episodes”, “seasons”, etc. It's just a thing I do XD
Alright, now that that's out of the way, what's this AU even about?
Main Premise
In the not-quite-so-distant future, PROJECT: DIVA was created as an experiment on the part of scientific research company Crypton Future Laboratories to test out a strange material that could, theoretically, create energy out of emotion. Created in the image of pop idols due to music being known to bring forth a variety of emotions in people, the project's androids - CV01 "Hatsune Miku", CV02 "Kagamine Rin and Len", and later CV03 "Megurine Luka" - were equipped with this material as their “hearts” and released into the world to discover various kinds of music. Since these strange “hearts” allowed them to grow feelings just like humans do with each song they sang, they quickly aimed towards becoming stars for the public of Sapporo.
Until one day, when the city was attacked by a mysterious masked individual brandishing a powerful device, Miku and the twins' fear, anger and protective feelings towards their friends and fellow citizens caused them to unlock a new feature of their “hearts”: super abilities! Using the powers brought forth by these feelings, Miku and friends (clumsily) defeated the villain and were hailed as town heroes. Since their feat quickly spread around the city, Crypton executives ordered the three to take up mantles as superheroes, much to Rin’s pride and Miku and Len’s chagrin.
So basically, the AU revolves around Miku, Rin, Len and later Luka’s escapades across the futuristic city of Sapporo as they sing songs, fight crime, and learn about what it means to be human…sort of. Kinda. Joined by their creators, the grumpy Dr. Meiko Sakine and eccentric Kaito Shion, their tomboyish human friend Gumi, and a plethora of other strange characters, much scifi-fantasy-musical cartoon hilarity ensues.
Blog Tags
Here are the tags this blog uses for AU stuff!
General Tag: Vocal Android Verse <- (not every single AU post will be archived in this masterlist, so please check here for anything not included!)
Aesthetic Tags: Aesthetic, Inspiration
Sapporo Inspiration Tag (aka inspiration for the look of the setting): Worldbuilding
Music Tags:
General Music Tag: Vocatunes (not strictly AU-related but sometimes I put stuff that inspires me in this tag)
AU "Featured Songs" Tag: AU Soundtrack
AU Theme Songs Tag: AU Themes
Music
Main AU Playlist/"Soundtrack": WIP (reconstructing)
Hatsune Miku's Character Playlist: YouTube | VocaDB
Kagamine Rin's Character Playlist: YouTube | VocaDB
Kagamine Len's Character Playlist: YouTube | VocaDB
Megurine Luka's Character Playlist: YouTube | VocaDB
MEIKO/Dr. Sakine's Character Playlist: YouTube | VocaDB
KAITO/Dr. Shion's Character Playlist: YouTube | VocaDB
Gumi's Character Playlist: YouTube | VocaDB
Other Character Song Playlist: WIP
Relevant Posts:
Opening/Ending Themes List
Basic Lore + Worldbuilding
Posts with art will have a ★ next to them!
Character Profiles Vol. 1 - Miku/Rin/Len/Luka ★
Character Profiles Vol. 2 - Meiko & Kaito ★
Locations in Sapporo
Media in Sapporo
The CVs' Superpowers
Crypton Crew Relationship Chart (extra notes on Rin and Len) ★
Episode Ideas (2024)
Who is a robot and who isn't in this AU?
A few citizens of Sapporo ★
UTAUs featured in the AU
The Main UTAU Cast
The scope of the group's superhero activities
How does singing work in-universe/where do the CVs' songs come from?
Character Lore + Q&A + Headcanons
Posts with art will have a ★ next to them!
About Aoki Lapis
About Dex and Daina's backstories (SLIGHTLY out of date but mostly canon)
Otomachi Sisters ★
Maika ★
Akita Neru (Dialtone) Supervillain Design ★
Mirai Komachi and the Happiness and Peace of Mind Committee ★
Miku's teacher ★
The Kenmochi Academy Investigation Club ★
How long does it take for a Vocaloid's personality to set in?
Mikudayo and Hachune Miku
Ichika Hoshino ★ (slightly out of date??? maybe????)
Minori Hanasato + Vs. Maika scene ★
What were Rin and Len like before their personalities developed?
Keine Ron and Matsudappoiyo
Miku and her names for Meiko ★
Futaba Minato ★
Lily ★
How do the Cryptons deal with school?
Did Meiko and Kaito inspire each other to get into science?
Why did Kaito and Meiko create the CVs?
Why doesn't Kaito like singing anymore? ★
The CVs might be a bit uncanny valley in universe...
The Gumi/Len/Kokone Situation
Why are the bad guys interested in Kokone?
About Len and his singing...
Can the CVs eat?
Do the CVs sleep in beds or charging pods?
Kagamine V4X ★
About the main four and their idol work
More about Kaito and Len/Rin and Luka
Where do the CVs' voices come from?
Assorted Thoughts #1
About the CVs as robots.... ★
Akaito + Shion Siblings ★
MYK-IV ★
About MYK-IV and the Voisonas
Fuiro ★
Soyogi Soyogi ★
About Tanaka-san
Other Headcanons for MYK-IV
A bit about Chis-A
About Adachi Rei
About Soyogi, the Voisonas, and their schemes
Slightly more lore on Soyogi
A thought about Soyogi
Groups of Characters
Assorted Thoughts #2
Other Art Posts
For stuff that can't be fit into the above categories.
Cryptons Vs. Canines
Silly Nana doodles
Catwalk Envy + New 39 Episode Title Cards
Hibikase Episode Title Card (episode is now non-canon but I still like how it came out so its going here)
Nostalogic Episode Title Card
Dialtone/Neru doodles
Faux Comic Book Cover
Pissed-off Len
White Letter Episode Title Card
Flight Home
"Thank god I'm the only normal person here."
The Professors
Zola Miku Eccentric Future Night Episode Title Card
so a few weeks ago I talked about the prospect of there being rare occasions where Soyogi is forced to fight alongside the Crypton Crew despite their enemy status...well today I got an interesting lil scene about Meiko and Soyogi in my head so I had to doodle it real quick
so a few weeks ago I talked about the prospect of there being rare occasions where Soyogi is forced to fight alongside the Crypton Crew despite their enemy status...well today I got an interesting lil scene about Meiko and Soyogi in my head so I had to doodle it real quick
so a few weeks ago I talked about the prospect of there being rare occasions where Soyogi is forced to fight alongside the Crypton Crew despite their enemy status...well today I got an interesting lil scene about Meiko and Soyogi in my head so I had to doodle it real quick
I respect the hell out of your AU soooo much dude as someone who’s been following you + it for some years now. The early 00s superhero cartoon vibes are so cute and I love how you’ve stuck to the original concept during all the years. It’s so fun
Waaa thank you very much for sticking around ;v; years may pass, but I can't stop my affection for my heroloids XD I'll continue doing my best!
idk if u remember me but im the one anon who found this au from the outdated tv tropes page for it... and subsequently got excited over the one (1) mention of acme iku lol
idk what else to add here but i like seeing that this au is still going strong! 💚
I DO remember you, as a matter of fact! :D (I really need to get that tropes page deleted)
thanks for stopping by again! yep, despite everything (including my own incompetence) this AU is still moving forward :>
long ago I reblogged this one post talking about the idea of there being people in superhero settings who don't really keep up with superheroes and thus hardly know/care when they see them in public
when I reblogged that post I talked about VA Mafuyu in the tags (because I thought the idea of the rest of Niigo (especially mizuena) hearing she literally goes to school with those super robots people have been talking about online and flipping out while she's pretty indifferent)
but thinking about it now I realize this also applies to like. everyone in VA!VBS (especially Akito)
Something I've been thinking about recently is this hc a friend and I came up with about how even though VA!MYK-IV doesn't remember what happened to him to make him a cyborg, he's developed a terrible fear of needles
He's normally pretty unflappable given his usual adrenaline-obsessed personality, but just the suggestion of a medical needle coming towards him puts a really scary look on his face.