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Rate-a-loid

That"s Not Canon Productions

Rate-a-loid is a Vocaloid ranking and review podcast, wherein two fools have decided to review every Vocaloid in chronological order. By scientifically judging the appearance, fanon-personality and voice of the Vocaloid, our goal is to discover objectively the best Vocaloid ever (except for Hatsune Miku, for she is too powerful for us to rate). Join Jonathan, a Vocaloid amateur, and Harper, our local loid expert, in this terrifying quest, and feel free to send us your hot takes on the matter as we

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27:50

Hiyama Kiyoteru is big nerd

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2019/12/19

This week Harp and Jonathan discuss the Vocaloid, Hiyama Kiyoteru, as well as when one should use the word Senpai and the importance of character development.Music Used:Under Darkness by Re:nG - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdrqaCKa8-Y真夏の銃声 (A Clown's Tears) by Satoimo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKJLK9yqywYOur theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awIV87DBxrwOur Tumblr: https://rate-a-loid.tumblr.comOur Twitter: https://twitter.com/loidrateSubscribe to us on APPLE PODCASTS, STITCHER,

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29:49

Kaai Yuki the Little Apple

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2019/12/12

Trigger warning up front for creepiness around children/child aged characters and discussions about those topics Jonathan gets passionate in this one! Today we talk a lot about Pokemon before getting to vocaloid's little apple Kaai Yuki. Kaai Yuki is the first vocaloid to have a voice provided by an actual literal child, and has some really neat aspects to her whole design, but because of creeps we cannot have nice things. Get ready for rants and anger over the bad things people do.Subscribe to us

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30:09

Hatsune Miki

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2019/12/04

Welcome back comrades and countrymen to your favourite Vocaloid content ever created. This week, after a discussion on the beauty of malaphors and delightfully silly expressions, we discuss Miki, everyone’s favourite Android J-Pop Star. Be ready for hot takes on the sexualisation of characters, our feelings on the updating of character designs, and the eternal question of Vocaloid; should they sound like their voice providers. We also do our usual anime tangents, Jonathan gets passionate over

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30:47

Sonika the Hedgehog

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2019/11/27

Hello and welcome back to Rate-a-loid. This week we talk about Sonika, the world’s first twitter Vocaloid! Jonathan also does a Gundam summary as usual, this time featuring Gundam F91 and a character’s cuck mask, how war is hell, and the where to actually start. We also plug various games, Skatune Network, and do an extended sidebar about Sonic the Hedgehog cause we’re awful. Sonika holds a lot of firsts in the Vocaloid world in regards to fan interaction and the idea of fan interactions but

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30:33

Gumi is Valid

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2019/11/21

Welcome back good friends and allies to Rate-a-loid, our intrepid exploration into the depths of Vocaloid. Before we get into our review of today’s Loid we talk My Hero Academia and Shonen Anime, Promare, and of course Jonathan talks about Gundam. In the Vocaloid world however we are ranking Gumi, a pure and delightful lady. Our discussion takes us to the world of Dreamcast games, whether or not barefoot is legal, and the wild world of Macross. Take a listen and enjoy!MusicEcho by Crusher-P:

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29:05

Disembodied Luka Head

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2019/11/13

Hello and welcome back good friends to the Vocaloid-zone. Today in Rate-a-loid we talk about what games we’ve playing this week before discussing the delightful character of Luka, the first bilingual Vocaloid and the first Vocaloid to impact Hatsune Miku’s popularity! We talk about J-Rock idol toes, Jonathan makes obscure podcast references, and we head-canon wholesome images of Vocaloids. Take a listen and enjoy!Ps. Go listen to Lemon Demon and 100 GecsMusic used todayChild’s Garden by otetsu and

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32:32

Gackt Fackts

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2019/11/07

This week on Rate-a-loid we discuss anime (as usual), Jonathan gets passionate about music, (as usual), and Harper says cursed things (as usual). Today’s Vocaloid is Camui Gackpo, a celebrity Vocaloid that uses the voice of J-rock star and known handsome man Gackt! Throughout the episode, Jonathan gives us the run down on a number of fackts about Gackt himself, and Harper tries to comprehend this wild man and his Samurai robot-sona. Sit down, get ready for possibly our most over the top Vocaloid

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33:28

Prima and the Diamonds

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2019/10/30

Hello and welcome back to Rate-a-loid! Y’all keep listening so we’ll keep releasing. This week we get to talk about our current game interests before moving onto our review and ranking of Prima! Neither of us our familiar with Prima so you get to hear us trying to understand this character, her various art works, and just how little content there is to find about her. There is so little info, folks. Throughout we get strong opinions on looks, the blandness of designs, and a surprise aspect of her

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31:52

Rin and Len not Lin and Ren

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2019/10/23

We get it wrong so many times friends. Todays episode we review the iconic twins (?) Kagamine Rin and Len! That’s right folks we got a two-fer. We start off with good anime discussions about Hunter x Hunter and Gundam, before diving into our Vocaloid exploration of this week. We discuss the future of Vocaloid, the parallels between Rin and DIO, and for the most part are incredibly happy about these loids. Take a listen and enjoy our very serious review show.Trick and Treat by OSTER project:

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26:35

I Hate Sweet Ann

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2019/10/16

Hello and welcome back to Rate-a-loid, our deep dive into the depths of everything Vocaloid! Today we talk about Sweet Ann, a 2007 Vocaloid aimed at professional producers with a pun for a name. In our discussion we discuss the flaws of Steampunk and Jonathan gets passionate about music production. Listen in for hot takes about Vocaloid’s space lounge robo-vocalist sensation and bride of Frankenstein.Songs used:Hiru, I Set Fire to the Rain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17q-vn-rutANishin, 1/4:

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28:39

KAITO the JRPG Protagonist

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2019/10/10

Hello anime fans and Vocaloid fools and welcome back to our intrepid podcast where we do what no one else will. In our second episode of Rate-a-loid we discuss Kaito, a Vocaloid created to be Meiko’s counterpart. Tune in for discussions on Kermit the Frog, obscure JRPG protagonist aesthetics, and only the hottest of takes. FYI towards the end of this episode, I (Jonathan), definitely make a mistake while talking about next weeks episode, so look forward to next week’s discussion of Sweet Ann, who we

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27:46

Meiko’s Uggs

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2019/10/02

Hello and welcome to Rate-a-loid! This is a brand-new podcast devoted to the reviewing and ranking of Vocaloids, singing voice synthesisers with characters associated with them. This week our hosts, JT and Harper take a look at Vocaloid’s original rock’n’roll girl Meiko. First made in 2004, Meiko is one of the earliest Vocaloids to receive a personality and appearance and has a good amount of history we got to draw on. From casual alcoholism to ugg boots, this episode has everything.Songs Used

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COMING SOON

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2019/10/01

Listen for our first episode coming this Thursday!Subscribe to us on APPLE PODCASTS, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on our Tumblr: rate-a-loid.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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