Luka Megurine

About Megurine, Luka

Age: 20 Height: 162 cm (5'4") Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs) Preferred genres: Latin jazz to ethno-pop/house to electronica dance Preferred tempos: 65 - 145 BPM Preferred singing range: D3 - D5 Character item: frozen tuna Luka Megurine is Crypton's third Vocaloid2, announced January 5, 2009 and released January 30 that same year. Her character design came from Kei, the illustrator behind Miku and the Kagamine twins, but Luka's costume breaks from the school uniform tradition of her predecessors. The bilingual voicebank is her defining feature. Unlike earlier Crypton Vocaloids, Luka was built to handle both Japanese and English, and her name was intentionally chosen to signal that ambition—"Megurine" roughly translates to "sound that travels the whole wide world." Voice provider Yuu Asakawa gave her a cool, husky tone that works well in moodier genres like jazz. That distinctive voice carries through both languages. She immediately made waves. Within days of release, songs featuring Luka flooded the rankings, even pushing out then-dominant tracks like "Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru." By February 2, 2009's Weekly Vocaloid Ranking, "RIP=RELEASE" hit number one with a record-breaking 843,233 weekly points. On the technical side, Luka's strength is clear: her Japanese dictionary is solid and comprehensive, matching earlier Vocaloids without issues. She also includes Japanese phonemes often missing from English-only voicebanks. Her English side, however, has some rough edges. She wasn't designed for worldwide release, and it shows—her English voicebank has gaps in vowel diphthongs and a limited dictionary, making certain phonetic combinations sound slightly choppy. Many users handle this by pairing her with dedicated English Vocaloids or using supplemental English dictionaries. One quirk worth noting: installing Luka can sometimes cause software conflicts with other Vocaloid2s due to her dual language engines, especially if done out of release order. It's a known issue but manageable. Despite these limitations, she remains usable for most English songs and generally maintains better sample quality than her flaws might suggest. Her real strength lies in bridging language gaps—equally valuable whether you're a Japanese user exploring English or vice versa. Alternative personas: Elluka Clockworker (Aku no Musume), Miluka Keyside (Shuujin to Kamihikouki), Lukana Octo (Venomania-kou no Kyouki)

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