Sakine Meiko Biographical information Initial release April 11, 2008 Gender Female Age 16 Height 5'3" feet (162 cm) Weight 103.6 lbs (47 kg) Additional information Series type Derivative Ownership Nanameue-P (斜め上P) Daigoman Illustrator Daigoman Affiliation Crypton Future Media, Inc. SEGA Website http://www.nanameue.com/ http://pixiv.cc/daigo86/

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Sakine Meiko (咲音メイコ; Meiko Sakine) is an officially recognized derivative of Meiko. Her name of Sakine　咲音, literally means "Blooming Sound" and has the same pronunciation as 先音, "Preceding Sound," i.e., she precedes Hatsune Miku. Her family name is sometimes shared among her other fanmade "siblings", such as Meito in particular.

The term "Derivative" is used here to describe a fanmade Vocaloid character that is based on an already existing character.

HistoryEdit

She was conceived through the efforts of Producers working with Meiko's voice. This was owed largely to the fact that Meiko had become forgotten because of Hatsune Miku's popularity, leaving both her and Kaito behind. Meiko in particular did not have the young sounding voice of the released Vocaloid 2 voicebanks released at the time and therefore was not as appealing as they were to the Vocaloid Otaku based fandom. Meiko Sakine was established by Nanameue-P to push the limits of the Vocaloid software to make Meiko sound younger. Her official setting is "the Meiko who came into the music trend in the age of 16" (i.e., she is not a younger Meiko variation but Meiko when she was young) and Nanameue-P is "the producer who rediscovered Meiko in her youth". She was later made famous by the PV "Honey" featuring her and other derivatives such as Haku Yowane and Neru Akita, as well as the UTAU Teto Kasane alongside official Crypton Vocaloids.

MarketingEdit

Sakine Meiko is one of the Vocaloid derivatives that became officially recognized by Crypton Future Media, the publisher of the Character Vocal Series for Vocaloid 2. The other derivatives bearing this distinction are Miku Hachune, Neru Akita, Haku Yowane, and Tako Luka.

FigurinesEdit

Official licensed Sakine Meiko figurines have been produced, such as Nendoroid Puchi and a scale model.

Video GamesEdit

In Project Diva (PD), Sakine Meiko is an available character in the PSP game, Hatsune Miku ~Project Diva~ and again as a playable character in its sequels. If the player does not choose her for a long time, she will get angry.

Voice PortrayalsEdit

• Examples of Configurations at the Fanloid wikia

Unfortunately, Nanameue-P has not disclosed the voice configuration so far, though theoretically, she carries a younger voice (and perhaps higher-pitched voice as well) of Meiko.

Famous SongsEdit

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デリケートに好きして (Delicate ni Suki Shite)
	Author(s):	Nanameue-P
	Category:	Cover song
	Featuring:	Sakine Meiko
	Nicovideo Broadcast  Youtube Broadcast
Description The first Sakine Meiko video.

星間飛行 (Seikan Hikou)
	Author(s):	Nanameue-P
	Category:	Cover song
	Featuring:	Sakine Meiko
	Nicovideo Broadcast  Youtube Broadcast
Description This is Sakine Meiko's most popular video. So far, it has more than 380,000 view counts at Nico Nico Douga. And this number is the highest among the Vocaloid covers of "Seikan Hikou". Interestingly, the original Seikan Hikou was sung by the character Ranka Lee who was voiced by Megumi Nakajima, the seiyuu who would eventually voice Gumi.

咲音メイコ (HONEY)
	Author(s):	Nanameue-P
	Category:	Cover song
	Featuring:	Sakine Meiko
	Nicovideo Broadcast  Youtube Broadcast
Description Honey was created on Meiko's birthday with the intention of promoting the 'unappreciated Vocaloid'. This song is Sakine Meiko's second biggest hit. It got more than 280,000 view counts on Nico Nico Douga.

TriviaEdit

• It is common to refer to Sakine Meiko as her namesake, or simply Sakine. The original Meiko is sometimes identified through this name as well, being the personification of Meiko when she was young.

• There is also another fanmade who's name is pronounced similar to Sakine Meiko, and belonging to the Hagane group as Sakerune Meiko. The only connection these two share is being derived from Meiko.
• Some fans think that Sakine Meiko is actually Meiko's younger sister.

GalleryEdit

Sakine Meiko holding MEIKO box, illustration by Daigoman

Sakine Meiko illustration by Daigoman

MMD model by Kio

Sakine Meiko as depicted in "Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA"

Sakine Meiko portrayed in TinierMe

Sakine Meiko portrayed in Project Diva f

External linksEdit

The content of this page has been duplicated to the Fanloid Wiki (link). Any recent updates may not reflect the content presented here and vice versa.

• Surprise Party: Nanameue - 斜め上P公式ブログ
• daigomanのblog: Daigoman
• NicoPedia: 咲音メイコとは (サキネメイコとは) [単語記事] - ニコニコ大百科

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