My uncle studied in Japan for a good long while. For most of my life, all that meant is that my grandparents had a lot of traditional Japanese artwork in their house, knew about old daytime TV shows, and were early Nintendo DS adopters. But somewhat recently, over family dinner, my uncle looked me dead in the eyes and asked if I had watched the new Evangelion movie and if I liked it. Well, I did, so that conversation went somewhat smoothly... but it took 100% of my effort not to burst out laughing. It really caught me off guard.
Now I'm trying to get him to understand my passion for Vocaloid music. My dad likes inabakumori and tsumiki, but my uncle is stubborn and probably only remembers the early songs from nicodou before the music scene had taken form.
I'm thinking, maybe working backwards by showing him ZUTOMAYO, Yorushika, and Kenshi Yonezu first could work.
Now I'm trying to get him to understand my passion for Vocaloid music. My dad likes inabakumori and tsumiki, but my uncle is stubborn and probably only remembers the early songs from nicodou before the music scene had taken form.
I'm thinking, maybe working backwards by showing him ZUTOMAYO, Yorushika, and Kenshi Yonezu first could work.
And yes, it would be weird plot-wise, but I can't help but get a little giddy over the thought of being able to create new songs for the characters that already have compelling stories interwoven with vocal synthesis. I think there's potential for a "full circle" sentiment there that preserves the integrity of the original narrative.
EDIT: wrt this
I'm not sure this is 100% true. Lots of Vocaloid producers post their Project Sekai scores on Twitter and get a lot of engagement from fans. A lot of small-time producers have talked about playing the game, too. The people that are primarily fans of "project sekai" might not also be music producers, but I think sentiment around the game from people that make music is generally positive from what I've seen-- probably because it portrays the experience of "being a vocaloid producer/user/member of the community" in such a varied and positive way