Aoyama Ryusei

* Debut
* A.I.VOICE

**Aoyama Ryusei** (青(あお)山(やま)龍(りゅう)星(せい)) (sometimes written as **Ryuusei**) also known as **SEIRYU** (セイリュウ) is a vocal synth character created by VirVox Project. He is the third character from the VirVox Project and was initially released in February 28, 2022 on VOICEVOX. His A.I.VOICE Junior released on November 18.

His voiced is provided by Japanese Vtuber Mimic=Wonderbox (みみっく=わんだぁぼっくす).

## Concept

VirVox project's goal is to increase the variety and number of masculine vocals in vocal synths. Ryusei boasts a deep, bass vocal.

### Etymology

His alias "セイリュウ (SEIRYU)" means "blue dragon". In Japanese mythology, it is one of the four guardian spirits of Kyoto and one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations (the "Azure Dragon", the "Vermilion Bird", the "White Tiger", and the "Black Tortoise"), which are said to be four mythological creatures appearing among the Chinese constellations along the ecliptic, and are viewed as the guardians of the four cardinal directions it also represents the east as a direction, wood as the Chinese element and the spring season.

While his alias uses the Japanese name, "SEIRYU", his name is written using the hanzi "青龍" in Chinese, which is pronounced "Qinglong" (Qīnglóng). The kanji for Seiryu is "青竜".

His name is taken from the hanzi of **Seiryu** (青龍), his last name takes the first hanzi (*青*) to make **Ao**yama (*青*山) while his first name takes the second hanzi (*龍*) to make **Ryuu**sei (*龍*星). Incidentally his given name is a phonetical anagram of the beast he's based on.

### Appearance

Ryusei is described as a big and rugged young man. He is associated with the color blue. He's got black hair that's gray on the sides and sideburns. He also has magenta eyes with small irises. His eyebrows are thick and black.

He wears a blue anorak coat with a fur-hemmed hood and a red design on the left breast. Underneath he wears a black sweater and blueish-white pants alongside black boots with blue belts and white soles that reach halfway up his calves. He also wears a choker with a triangular pendant around his neck.

### Personality

Ryusei is described as having a quiet and cool-headed demeanor. He's often misunderstood as being angry due to his silence, lack of actions and facial expressions. While he may be taciturn, he's not completely silent.

### Likes

* Favorite Food: Steak, Coffee with low sugar
* Stars
* Camera
* Nature like flora and fauna
* Sky-gazing at night
* Tending to houseplants

### Dislikes

* Small or tight spaces
* Being expected to say witty quips

### Relations

* Kurono Takehiro - fellow VirVox Project vocal.
* Shirakami Kotarou - fellow VirVox Project vocal.
* Wakamatsu Akashi - fellow VirVox Project vocal.
* Mizusawa Takuto - fellow VirVox Project vocal.
* Kigashima Sourin - fellow VirVox Project vocal.

## History

### 2021

Ryusei was revealed on twitter with a short introduction on June 11.

On December 6, they teased Ryusei's exVOICE files and standing picture materials. Later on December 9, they officially announced that his first exVOICE pack would release the next day on December 10. His voice provider was revealed on the same day to be Mimic=Wonderbox.

### 2022

On January 28, Ryusei, alongside Kotarou, was announced to be joining Takehiro as upcoming vocals for VOICEVOX Generation 3. His database was described as having a heavy bass voice. Beta versions of his VOICEVOX database were sent to previous purchasers of his exVOICE samples set.

Ryusei, alongside Takehiro, Kotarou and Meimei Himari became part of VOICEVOX's initial generation 3 lineup, releasing on February 28.

On March 25, Ryusei's profile on the official site was updated to tease an upcoming engine he would be on temporarily labelled "??????".

On March 27 during the Talk Software Upload Festival, they announced that they’d be adding emotion styles for Ryusei’s VOICEVOX.

On April 7, they teased at a big announcement at the end of the month.

On April 14, they announced that the groundwork for improving the quality of Ryusei’s VOICEVOX has been completed.

On April 22, the big announcement was revealed to be that Ryusei would be receiving an A.I.VOICE. Aoyama Ryusei was to receive an A.I.VOICE Junior with a planned Autumn 2022 release schedule. It was confirmed that after Onidaruma's stepping down as Virvox's main artist that Ryusei's A.I.VOICE illustration would still be done by Onidaruma. His A.I.VOICE design and release date of November 18 were announced on October 20. There are also plans to record additional exVOICE for his A.I.VOICE release. On November 18, his A.I.VOICE Junior released, with a complete boxed version to be released later on.

### Marketing

Like the rest of the VirVox Project characters, Ryusei received an acrylic stand available on their BOOTH.

## Voicebanks

Aoyama Ryusei
Talk voicebank for Aoyama Ryusei
* Aoyama Ryusei (VOICEVOX), February 28, 2022
	+ Aoyama Ryusei Emotion styles, TBA
* Aoyama Ryusei (A.I.VOICE), November 18 2022

## Reputation

### Trivia

* His birthday was initially listed as "Spring". His birthday was updated to April 22, the same day of his A.I.VOICE announcement.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1467124846178242562
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 VirVox site Profile
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1403290918484996096
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1517492023296933889
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1467826159014465538
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1468855562888974337
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1469260604724559875
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1469262034609242121
9. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1486987424496553987
10. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1487771035101728768
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/voicevox\_pj/status/1498271104162738179
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1507275781072130051
13. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1508035899061579779
14. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1514616965607813135
15. ↑ https://twitter.com/AIVOICE\_PR/status/1517390706721312770
16. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1544796076745572353
17. ↑ https://aivoice.jp/news/1479/
18. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1583013257136467968
19. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1588507911856173056
20. ↑ acrylic stand BOOTH page
21. ↑ https://twitter.com/VirVox\_pjt/status/1517504604766076929

## External links

### Official

* Profile
* VOICEVOX profile

### Articles

* Synthesizer V Wiki
* VocaDB (VOICEVOX)
* VocaDB (A.I.VOICE Junior)