Frimomen

**This project is currently in production.**
According to official sources, this project was announced to currently be in production or is in its conceptual stages.
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## Examples of Usage

### List of Songs

* VocaDB
* Voice Synthesizer Lyrics Wiki

**Frimomen** (フリモメン) is an upcoming Japanese vocal to be developed by AH-Software Co. Ltd. and is expected to release as an AI voice database for *Synthesizer V Studio* in 2024. He was initially created as a character mascot for the FREE MOTION high-performance Flash creation software. He has since received a *pitagoe* wave file collection released in September 2021 and a *VOICEPEAK* text-to-speech library released in January 2023.

He is voiced by Koga Akira, a Japanese voice actor.

## Concept

Frimomen made his debut in 2006 as the character mascot of AH-Software Co. Ltd.'s Flash creation software *FREE MOTION* through a series of promotional four-panel or "4-koma" (四コマ or 4コマ, *yon-koma*) comics illustrated by Japanese illustrator, maruan. He has since gone on to be used as an official mascot for AH-Software and has appeared in various AHS-related franchises such as the AHS Store and AHS official live broadcasts.

He is described as a "macho in tights" who can do almost anything.

### Etymology

**Frimomen** (**フリモメン**) is a portmanteau of the words **furimo** (**フリモ**), the katakana reading of the word **frimo** (short for *FREE MOTION*) and **men** (**メン**). He was originally named "Free Motion Men" (フリーモーションメン), though was renamed to "Frimomen" following the *FREE MOTION* software name change to *frimo*.

### Appearance

Frimomen is a muscular, superhero-like male who wears a teal bodysuit with the word "frimo" written in yellow katakana characters spelled down his abdomen. He wears the FREE MOTION logo atop his head just above his mask.

### Relations

* Towel Man (タオルの人) - A person who was aiming to become a Flash craftsman, but became entangled with Frimomen. He wears a towel wrapped around his head. He is noted to like beautiful girls.
* Frimomen 2 (フリモメン2) - Frimomen's younger brother. He is described as an attractive man in full body tights.
* Silver Frimomen (シルバーフリモメン) - A silver version of Frimomen.
* Frimo (フリモ) - Also known as Frimotan (フリモたん), is a mysterious magical girl who is known to be is a strong ally of Flash craftsmen.
* Kuro Frimo (黒フリモ, Black Frimo) - A mysterious magical girl who supports Frimo. She is noted to be a strong ally of Flash craftsmen.
* Gin Frimo (銀フリモ, Silver Frimo) - Also known as Gin Frimo-chan (銀ふりもちゃん, Silver Frimo-chan), is a mysterious magical girl who helped create Microsoft SilverLight. No one knows her true identity.
* Editan (えでぃたん) - A magical girl who cleans up HTML. She is noted to be surprisingly shrewd and is familiar with the Frimomen every day.
* Romeko (ろめ子) - A magical logo design girl who aims to be an orthodox character. She is a member of the AHS Neta Character Corps (AHSネタキャラ軍団). She still manages to but still fall prey to the Frimomen.
* Modeko (もで子) - A magical girl that meets users needs. She has the freedom to become an adult or a child at will. She is noted to compete with the Frimomen every day.
* Gods (神々たち) - A duo of an old man and a young woman appearing as gods of animation, with the image of gods.

## History

On October 6, 2023, the official PR Twitter account for AH-Software Co. Ltd.'s original character **Frimomen**, announced the development of a Synthesizer V AI voice database through an official "MOMEN NEWS" (モメンズNEWS) broadcast. He was scheduled to be released the following year in 2024.

## Voice Database Information

### Voice Databases

Product Information
**Versions**

  **Lite Version/FLT Available?:** TBA  **Starter Pack Available?:** TBA  **Web Version Available?:** No
**Package details** as noted:

Frimomen is expected to be a masculine Japanese voice database based on the singing style of Koga Akira. As expected of an AI voice database, Frimomen will be capable of singing with a more human-like and realistic voice.
**Vocal traits** as noted:

With Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DPM), Frimomen will be able to sing more realistically through changes in volume and breath, further enriching singing details, making each singing unique, and providing creators with more options. Through this mode, he will be able to use AI Retakes to create multiple "takes" of a sung section to find an ideal vocal without the need for "laborious tuning". This feature is only available in the Synthesizer V Studio Pro Editor.
**Phonetic notes** as noted:

* Phoneme format: Romaji
* Through Cross-lingual Singing Synthesis, Frimomen is expected to sing in not only Japanese but also in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Cantonese Chinese. This feature is only available in the Synthesizer V Studio Pro Editor.

## Voice Libraries

* Frimomen (*pitagoe*), September 29, 2021
* Frimomen (*VOICEPEAK*), January 13, 2023
* Frimomen AI (*Synthesizer V Studio*); In development, expected for 2024

## Additional Information

### Marketing

Throughout his time as a mascot for AH-Software Co. Ltd., Frimomen had received official merchandise, additional voice libraries, 3D models and other forms of media.

### Reputation

Frimomen's character status
**Reaction**

As a popular mascot character created by AH-Software Co. Ltd., his announcement for Synthesizer V AI was met with excitement from fans. He is often the subject of April Fools' Day jokes including previous announcements of fake VOICEROID and VOCALOID3 voicebanks created by AH-Software Co. Ltd..
**Achievements**

* First male Synthesizer V from AH-Software Co. Ltd..

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/frimomen/status/1745460561314529464
2. ↑ https://www.ah-soft.com/fm\_1/frimo.html
3. ↑ https://www.ah-soft.com/frimomen/
4. ↑ https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB
5. ↑ https://www.ah-soft.com/charactor/index.html#%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/SevenTail770/status/1468420504273195008
7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130709182847/http://www.ah-soft.com/charactor/towel.html
8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130713030914/http://www.ah-soft.com/charactor/frimo.html
9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130716124723/http://www.ah-soft.com/charactor/blackfrimo.html
10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130713030939/http://www.ah-soft.com/charactor/silverfrimo.html
11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130713031542/http://www.ah-soft.com/charactor/editan.html
12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130713031832/http://www.ah-soft.com/charactor/romeko.html
13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130714125451/http://www.ah-soft.com/charactor/modeko.html
14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130714122234/http://www.ah-soft.com/charactor/kami.html
15. ↑ https://twitter.com/frimomen/status/1710203277709914176
16. ↑ https://twitter.com/frimomen/status/1710207424945336488
17. ↑ https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm42851685
18. ↑ https://twitter.com/ahsoft/status/1710208900451238126
19. ↑ https://twitter.com/ahsoft/status/450899023776333825
20. ↑ https://twitter.com/ahsoft/status/450902019721555968/photo/1