SSS LLC.

SSS LLC. (ＳＳＳ合同会社) is an entertainment company based in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. They have previously collaborated with AH-Software Co. Ltd. to create their first & VOCALOID products, Tohoku Zunko, and as well as vocals for the , and voice synthesizers. Their focus is to design and promote Moe characters. 
==History==
Their first vocal was created to help revitalize the Tohoku region of Japan following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and assisted in raising funds for her creation via crowdfunding which released on September 28, 2012. Tohoku Zunko VOICEROID+ Crowdfunding Page (Archive)https://zunko.jp/con_aboutus.html SSS LLC. would later hold another crowdfunding fundraiser for production of Tohoku Zunko's VOCALOID3 voicebank which released on September 28, 2012.Tohoku Zunko's VOCALOID3 Anipopo Crowdfunding Page (Archive). An update of Tohoku Zunko for was released on October 30, 2014.https://www.ah-soft.com/press/voiceroid/voiceroid_ex.html
SSS LLC. would have another crowdfunding event to go on to produce singing libraries for Tohoku Zunko's two sisters Tohoku Kiritan and Tohoku Itako.UTAU Tohoku Kiritan/Tohoku Itako crowdfunder. In 2016, SSS. LLC would once again collaborate with AH-Software Ltd. to crowdfund a speaking VOICEROID+ EX library for VOICEROID+ EX Tohoku Kiritan Crowdfunder and would release an upgrade for Tohoku Zunko to the VOCALOID4 engine on October 27, 2016.https://twitter.com/ahsoft/status/781328734968246273?s=20 
Starting June 12, 2017 a new crowdfunder was announced to raise funds for the production of the Tohoku Zunko animation Zunda Horizon (ずんだホライずん)Zunda Horizon Crowdfunder. After surpassing 226% of it's initial ¥8,000,000 goal, new UTAU libraries for various Zunda Horizon characters were released including the following:
* Zundamon (ずんだもん)https://zunko.jp/con_voice.html#zmon_utau
* Shikoku Metan (四国めたん), Kyushu Sora mk=II (九州そらmk=II) & Chugoku Usagi (中国うさぎ)https://zunko.jp/con_voice.html#chiho_utau
* Oedo Chanko (大江戸ちゃんこ), Chubu Tsurugi (中部つるぎ) & Kansai Shinobi (関西しのび)https://zunko.jp/con_voice.html#daitokai_utau
* Hokkaido Melon (北海道めろん) & Okinawa Awamo (沖縄あわも)https://zunko.jp/con_voice.html#kitaminami_utau
Later on in December 2017, a library for was also crowdfunded and released November 8th, 2018.VOICEROID+ EX Tohoku Itako Crowdfunder Following the success of the VOICEROID libraries, SSS LLC. collaborated with SHACHI to produce a new AI singing voice for Tohoku Kiritan for the AI neural network voice synthesizer on February 22, 2020https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/2002/26/news101.html. Later that year on May 7, 2020, Tohoku Itako was once again crowdfunded for a new singing library for NEUTRINO as well NEUTRINO Tohoku Itako AI Crowdfunder. 
On Feburary 12, 2021, SSS LLC. would once again collaborate with AH-Software Co. Ltd. to create their first CeVIO AI library for . In May 2021, a new crowdfunder was launched for Tohoku Zunko to produce a new singing library also for the NEUTRINO voice synthesizer. NEUTRINO Tohoku Zunko AI Crowdfunder
==Voicebanks==
All of these banks were developed in collaboration with AH-Software Co. Ltd.
===VOCALOID3===
V3_zunko_box_2t1.png|Tohoku Zunko|link=Tohoku Zunko (VOCALOID3)
===VOCALOID4===
zunko v4 box.png|Tohoku Zunko V4|link=Tohoku Zunko V4
==Promotional involvement==
In 2021, SSS LLC. assisted with providing the GREEN FUNDING crowdfunding platform to raise funds for , , and 's voice libraries.https://greenfunding.jp/pub/projects/search
===Social Media===
An official account for Tohoku Zunko and co was created: https://twitter.com/t_zunko (@t_zunko). Various PR for other SSS LLC. products and affiliates are featured as well.
==References==
==External links==
*Official Tohoku Zunko Website
*Official Tohoku Zunko Twitter Account
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