I never thought Miku's place in my heart could be challenged, but lately Avanna and her gentle expression, freckled face, warm and mellow yet clear voice, and wonderfully Irish accent have (finally) made it very difficult for Miku to stay at the top. (Oh, and that lovely cape, haha!)
And I'm kinda happy about it because in my little roster, Avanna lived in Miku's shadow for so long (not helped by the fact that she was kind of an impulse purchase and my heart generally lay with Miku). I'm so glad I bought her on sale and she was SO worth it!
I think that there's something kind of refreshing about focusing on a loid that doesn't quite have the idol status Miku and her friends do (she's fairly well-known, but it's more of a quiet popularity), and a native English speaker at that (though far from the same dialect I speak, as I'm very much American, which is a unique and fun challenge).
And I'm kinda happy about it because in my little roster, Avanna lived in Miku's shadow for so long (not helped by the fact that she was kind of an impulse purchase and my heart generally lay with Miku). I'm so glad I bought her on sale and she was SO worth it!
I think that there's something kind of refreshing about focusing on a loid that doesn't quite have the idol status Miku and her friends do (she's fairly well-known, but it's more of a quiet popularity), and a native English speaker at that (though far from the same dialect I speak, as I'm very much American, which is a unique and fun challenge).
Pulling OPE down is a decent way to de-emphasize weird vowel sounds too. e.g. Miku always wants to pronounce "man" as "mun" and there aren't really any better phonemes to substitute, so I just lower OPE and hope it's not too noticeable lol.