DAINA

DAINA is an English VOCALOID that was developed and distributed by Zero-G Limited.https://twitter.com/Kenji_Baionoto/status/612434997908148225 She was released in November 2015 for the VOCALOID4 engine.
She is voiced by Aki Glancy (aka. EmpathP), an American VOCALOID producer.
==Concept==
DAINA and DEX were given the theme, '', at the suggestion of Lupin. They were both focused on the pop genre.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8pNp3gYztg They were intended to be counterparts that complement each other.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/60706-dex-and-daina-two-new-vocaloids-from-zero-g-names-not-final/page__st__30 Lupin stated that he thought DAINA was what Zero-G wanted to achieve with SONiKA.https://twitter.com/Kenji_Baionoto/status/612483261625794560 He also noted that DEX and DAINA were a pair, but not twins.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/60706-dex-and-daina-two-new-vocaloids-from-zero-g-names-not-final/page__st__75__p__1268561&#entry1268561 When asked about the aims of both VOCALOIDs, they were described to be aimed towards fans and designed to give producers with the voices they needed.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WWo2CgHqCli96CLY8yOkHczVf3_wybtPOzjij2DpAUE/edit AkiGlancy chose red hair and the blue and white colors for DAINA. The theme of "fox and hound" was one of many suggestions put forward, but one the group became fond of. Initially, it was treated as a light-hearted concept. The design was chosen after the team adored the primary sketches of the pair from EmissarySteel.http://engloids.info/news/dex-and-daina-livestream-summary/#more-2850
===Etymology===
According to Lupin, he was the one who proposed DAINA's name in both writing and pronunciation. It was also chosen because it sounded whimsical. AkiGlancy and the staff members of Zero-G thought it was a reference to Dinah, a cat owned by Alice from the series, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". However, it was not Lupin's original intention.Daina's name
What's more, "Daina" means "song" in Lithuanian.
===Appearance===
DAINA made her debut as a modeled after a fox.https://twitter.com/Kenji_Baionoto/status/612526464710283264 The choice was made to give a twist of the popular design seen in SeeU and Nekomura Iroha.
AkiGlancy said they knew many would not like the designs and focused on the vocals instead. The animal traits were added to make the designs unique and to introduce something new in the VOCALOID franchise.http://engloids.info/news/dex-and-daina-livestream-summary/#more-2850
DAINA was also given an alternative design with slight changes to the original, but still retains the theme of The Fox and The Hound. This was done to appeal to non Japanese-styled art fans.About the alt design The alternative design featured DAINA without her fox ears and tail. The ears were replaced by black headsets with a blue fox on it. This version of DAINA appears on the boxart.
Other concepts were revealed during a November 2015 livestream. This included DAINA as a thief instead of a kemonomimi in case Zero-G wished to scrap the 'Fox and Hound' theme. However, Zero-G liked the designs and they were kept as alternate fantasy illustrations, complementary to AVANNA.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/60706-dex-and-daina-two-new-vocaloids-from-zero-g/page__view__findpost__p__1312285 According to AkiGlancy, EmissarySteel added more detail to the thief design then the final chosen design. The final art was because Zero-G preferred it.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/60706-dex-and-daina-two-new-vocaloids-from-zero-g/page__view__findpost__p__1312643
===Relations===
* DEX - A complementary voicebank with masculine vocals.
* (ナミダ) - An UTAU voiced by AkiGlancy.
* Tuna and Pesuto - Two other UTAU by AkiGlancy.http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/65122-voice-providers-for-dex-and-daina-revealed/page__st__15__p__1333170&#entry1333170
==History==
===Marketing===
DAINA has been featured in VOCAMERICA since 2016 along with DEX.
===Voicebanks===
;DAINA
:A female English speaking counterpart to DEX, sings with an American accent. 
* DAINA (VOCALOID4), November 20, 2015
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