》General Information《
GUMI (グミ) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by Internet Co., Ltd. as Megpoid (メグッポイド), which was initially released June 2009 for the VOCALOID2 engine. There has since been three installments developed for the VOCALOID3 engine, one that includes an update of the VOCALOID2 voice bank. She has been updated to the VOCALOID4 engine in November 2015. Her voice is provided by Filipino-Japanese female singer and voice actress, Megumi Nakajima (中島愛; Nakajima Megumi).
》Etymology《
"Gumi" is a childhood nickname of Megumi Nakajima, GUMI's voice provider.[1] The software name, "Megpoid", was taken from the provider's name "Megumi." The second half, "ppoid", is a combination of "ppoi" (っぽい: resembling) and "loid": "like Vocaloid". the full implied name of this product is "Megumi-like Vocaloid."
Less experienced overseas fans often mislabel GUMI as a "Megpoid" rather than a "VOCALOID" and sometimes dismiss that she is a VOCALOID altogether. Another notable mistake is labeling her name as "Megpoid Gumi" or "Gumi Megpoid". The explanation for both these mistakes is the confusion over the naming of both software package and VOCALOID. The same issue occurs with Camui Gackpo and his software Gackpoid.
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