Amano Naoki

Amano Naoki (なおき) is a vocal for the UTAU program, first released in 2014. He currently supports the Japanese language.
Naoki is a member of the Japanese kemono-only UTAU-focused idol group, kemonomichi44.
==History==
====2014====
Naoki was originally released as Uchuu on June 22nd, 2014 with a Japanese CV voicebank.https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/uchuu-unhappy-refrain-utau An update to this voicebank with limited VC support was released a month later on July 22nd.https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/uchuu-v1-5-anti-beat-utau A new voicebank, a multi-expression VCV recorded with a new microphone was released on September 23rd.https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/uchuu-vcv-the-palette-is-full-of-you-utau-release A further VCV voicebank with improved pronunciation was released on December 22nd,https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/vcv2utau-releasevb-in-desc and Naoki's first multipitch and first full CVVC voicebank was released on December 31st.https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/happynewyear-uchuutripitchcvvcrelease-ilyguys
====2015 ====
There was a notable lack of updates in 2015, though multiple voicebanks were recorded due to an upgrade in microphones. Eventually, a multiexpression CVVC voicebank called ORION was released on December 22nd.https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/uchuu-orion-release This voicebank featured Core, Power and Soft voicebanks.
==== 2016====
A new multipitch CVVC voicebank was recorded and released on June 22nd, called bancha.https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/uanniversary-vb_disambiguation_uchuubancha This voicebank also featured a new outifit and design for Naoki. During the summer of 2016 many potential append voicebanks were recorded,https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/uchuu-conceptvoice-1_sample and a multipitch VCV, matcha, was released in beta form on September 9th.https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/release_v-volt_uchuumatcha-beta This voicebank was later taken down. A further update to this voicebank, matcha++, was demonstrated but never released.https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/7pitch-uchuu-matcha_doubleplus Multiple append voicebanks, such as a VCV called espresso,https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/newvcvbank-espresso-samurai_soul two CVVC appends,https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/auto-oto-test_uchuu_2-3pitch-banks and a 9-pitch CVVC voicebank were also demonstrated but not released.https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/9pitchcvvc_moresampler-test
====2017 ====
An English library using the Arpasing was recorded to assist in improving the system, but was never released.https://soundcloud.com/uchuusite/uchuu-english-arpasing-test-2-uchuu In December, a new multipitch VCV voicebank, reimei, was previewed and later released on December 22nd.https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/utau-release_mamma-mia_uchuu-reimei
==== 2018====
A new strong VCV voicebank called meigetsu was recorded in August and eventually released on December 30th with a new design and illustrations by Rikitoka and Jailbird.https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/utau-release_joint_uchuu-meigetsu All voicebanks other than reimei and meigetsu were no longer officially supported as of this point.
====2019====
On April 2nd, Naoki was announced as a 1st Generation member of the Japanese kemono-only idol group kemonomichi44 alongside other UTAU and original characters.https://twitter.com/P_FurstStars/status/1113050554438115328 On April 21st it was announced that he would join the official unit Stylish☆Star, alongside other UTAU such as Shishido Leo.https://twitter.com/P_FurstStars/status/1119957551762685953 It was announced that the unit would receive a song called WHITE OATH.https://twitter.com/P_FurstStars/status/1121386495162454016 A new Naoki voicebank was tested in November, and it was announced that the character would be renamed officially from Uchuu to Amano Naoki.https://soundcloud.com/uchuuzentai/amano-naoki-uchuu-new-voicebank-test The voicebank tested in November was released as Amano Naoki -quarter- on December 22nd.https://youtu.be/jFH8_w2julc After the release of -quarter-, all previous voicebanks were discontinued.
====2020====
Two appends, soft and light, were released for Amano Naoki on March 22nd.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaMaN6XvmkQ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most recording activity and voicebank production was put on hold after this point. To celebrate Amano Naoki's 7th anniversary, he received a new official design and illustration from sixlightyears.
==== 2021 ====
An MMD model based on Naoki's 7th anniversary design, created by Kat, was released on April 17th.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krF6-OsAboY On December 22nd, a dark append was released featuring an append-specific design by sixlightyears.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBctH9M6iTc An AI voice database for Amano Naoki, using NNSVS, was first previewed on December 29th.https://twitter.com/uchuuzentai/status/1476327168506482695 While Naoki's AI voice is represented by a human design, both human and furry designs are acceptable for use.
==== 2022 ====
A beta version of Amano Naoki AI was released on February 22nd.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLV5XBLr24 On March 24th, a sample of a new core voicebank for UTAU was posted, but the voicebank has not yet been released.https://twitter.com/uchuuzentai/status/1506828270603587589
==Concept==
Work in progress.
=== Etymology===
*天野 - 天 (あま) meaning sky, and 野 (の) meaning plains or a field.
* なおき - Japanese given name meaning straight or upright.
===Appearance===
Work in progress.
===Relations===
*To be Added
==Voicebank Information==
===Japanese===
====Individual Vocals====
<tabber>|-|Core=
|-|Soft=
|-|Dark=
|-|Whisper=
|-|Light=
</tabber>
==Additional information==
===Terms of Usage ===
*R-18 Content Allowed? Permission Not Required
*Commercial Use of Voicebank Allowed? Permission Required
*Commercial Use of Character Allowed? Permission Required
*Do these terms apply to derivative characters/voices? Derivatives of any sort are forbidden
===Trivia===
==Gallery ==
AmanoNaoki FB six.png|Main design. Illustration by sixlightyears
AmanoNaoki HFB froggy.png|Human version. Illustration by Froggy
AmanoNaoki SFB six.png|Summer outfit. Illustration by sixlightyears
AmanoNaoki DHB six.png|Dark append design. Illustration by sixlightyears
AmanoNaoki-kemonomichi44.png|kemonomichi44 outfit. Illustration by ひら
==References==
==External links==
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