Super Kaguya Hime! Resonates With Vocaloid Fans Through Shared Ontology
The piece argues that Super Kaguya Hime! resonates with Vocaloid fans not because of surface-level references but because its narrative embeds the same creator-singer-virtual diva relationships that define Vocaloid culture.
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The Netflix animated film Super Kaguya Hime! is not a Vocaloid-themed work, but it has drawn strong support from Vocaloid fans. The article argues the film's structure-a creator, a singer, and a virtual space diva-mirrors the ontology of Vocaloid culture, where Hatsune Miku is sustained by a community of creators rather than a single author.
The Netflix animated film Super Kaguya Hime! is not a Vocaloid work. Hatsune Miku does not appear in the story, and the film is not a direct depiction of Vocaloid history. Yet Vocaloid fans have embraced it strongly. A column by highland, organizer of the doujinshi The Current State of VOCALOID Culture, argues the reason runs deeper than the involvement of producers like ryo, kz, 40mP, HoneyWorks, Aqu3ra, and yuigot, or the use of songs such as 'Melt' and 'World is Mine.'
The film's structure-a creator (Ayaha Sakayori), a singer (Kaguya), and an AI streamer administrator (Yachiyo Tsukimi)-mirrors the ontology of Vocaloid culture, where Hatsune Miku is not a character supplied by a small number of authors but an existence sustained by countless creators. The article calls this a 'new diva myth' that connects Project Sekai and VTubers.
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