Desktop Mate Adds IA DLC With Sakuramochi and Butterfly Motions
IA arrives on Desktop Mate more than a decade after her VOCALOID3 debut, a sign the platform is courting voice-synth characters and their existing creator followings rather than only anime licenses.
Key Facts
- Infinite Loop released the Desktop Mate IA DLC on Steam on October 15, 2026.
- The Desktop Mate IA DLC costs 2,200 yen including tax and supports Japanese and English.
- The DLC supports Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) and macOS Tahoe 26 or later.
- The IA DLC character voice uses VoiSona Talk "IA TALK."
- Download cards for the Desktop Mate IA DLC will be sold at an event on November 1, 2026 at the Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO Large Exhibition Hall.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, ASCII.jp, PANORA.
Infinite Loop released a new Desktop Mate DLC for the virtual artist IA on Steam on October 15, 2026. The DLC costs 2,200 yen including tax and supports Japanese and English on Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) and macOS Tahoe 26 or later. It uses IA's official 3D model, built by 1st PLACE, the company behind IA since the 2012 VOCALOID3 release IA -ARIA ON THE PLANETES-. Her appearance motion recreates the pose from that package illustration. She jumps up in orbs of light, lands, holds both hands forward, and says, "Hello! I'm IA." In her sitting pose she pulls out a plate of sakuramochi from behind, gazes at it, then puts it away as cherry blossom petals drift. In her standing pose a butterfly lands on her fingertip and flies off along an orb of light. Character voice uses VoiSona Talk "IA TALK," covering clicks, alarm messages, morning greetings, and bedtime lines. The DLC also works with Desktop Mate's multi-character function.
Infinite Loop president Masahiro Ono leads the Sapporo studio, which was founded in 2007 and also has an office in Sendai. The company describes its creed as "Running alone at the very back of the cutting edge."
- Petting reaction: IA looks a little embarrassed, brings both hands to her chest, and smiles as rainbow-colored orbs sparkle. Her sitting pose adds a head tilt and a heart effect.
- Petting lines: "In return for the petting... I sent you happy energy" and "Yeah yeah, IA and you are always connected..."
- Click reaction: "What's wrong? Let's take a little break, okay?" She places a hand near her chest and tilts her head.
- Grab reactions: her waist gets "Huh?"; her hand gets "Waa~!" and "Where are you taking me?"
- Alarm behavior: she jumps up from the bottom of the screen, waves you along, then squeezes your hand and smiles.
- Exit line: "Let's meet again when the stars come around."
- Extra lines: "When you're done, I'll share one of IA's special sakuramochi with you. ...Of course, it's a secret, okay?" plus morning greetings and bedtime messages.
- Appearance from the screen edge: only her eyes peek out first, she checks on you, then emerges fully, gazes, smiles, and waves before leaving.
- Aiel-tan, the free default character, can pair with IA through the multi-character function.
IA's voice source is singer Lia, and her sound is generated entirely by voice synthesis software. 1st PLACE was established in 2004 in Minato-ku, Tokyo. The IA DLC download card goes on sale November 1, 2026 at the Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO Large Exhibition Hall from 11:00 to 15:00, where visitors can try the DLC.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.