New VOCALOID2: Megurine Luka.

Crypton just announced the next Vocaloid2, Megurine Luka, who is out 1/30/09.

Her voice sample is Asakawa Yuu (whom I love for doing Love Hina’s Motoko and Azumanga Daioh’s Sakaki), and Luka’s voice is billed as being “cool” and “husky”. Also she can apparently sing in English as well! (We’ll see about that, hmmm.) It amuses me that she’s 20 years old because 1) she’s about my age, and 2) that’s considered “older” in the animu world lol. 16 is like the prime, sob sob.

She seems like the cool, onee-san type. Wonder what her fandom personality will be? I imagine her to be a yankee banchou with a soft spot for her Vocaloid siblings/cute things (channeling Sakaki much?). She’d also make an awesome tsundere, yum. Miku would get jealous of her because she’s another rival for Kaito, lollll. Don’t worry Miku, you’re still my favorite! ♥

Official site listing: http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid/cv03.jsp

Demo song: