On January 31, 2014, a design contest was announced for ALYS. Other costs would be covered by VoxWave themselves. The crowdfunding would pay for the license, voice provider, as well as for renting the recording studio it was estimated that the total amount needed would not exceed €7000. On VoxWave's website, it was announced that crowdfunding for the product aimed to be launched in March or April, assumingly ending in May.
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(Note it is not a software demonstration) It was later confirmed that there would be a follow up demonstration with the voice provider singing in French. This was an a capella version of "Koibito wo Uchiotoshita Hi" from Sound Horizon. On January 14, 2014, a demonstration of the provider's voice was uploaded to the VoxWave YouTube channel. Japanese was the winning candidate of the two. On this survey was a question for a secondary language English or Japanese. ĭuring November of 2013, a survey to gauge potential interest for a French vocal was announced from VoxWave's Twitter. However, on October 16 of the same year the project's legitimacy was confirmed by Anders of VocaTone After the confirmation, a new thread was created on VocaloidOtaku. Some communities were skeptical due to the lack of involvement from well-known sources. On January 13, 2013, the first hint of a possible French VOCALOID was provided with enthusiastic news posted on, with the intention of announcing the project. She has been described as an "Athena" avatar. Her crest acts as the attachment for her tail-coat, which spells her name around the inner pearl. Her design embodies a mix of both common virtual singer and futuristic tropes most notably being the headset, and microphone. It originates from the Old French name "Adelais", which, in turn, is actually the derivation of the German name "Adalhaidis", or "Adelaide".ĪLYS is a 21 year old lady with dark blue hair, is 165 cm tall, and weighs 54 kg. "ALYS" is a variant of the name "Alice", which possesses the meaning "of nobility". VoxWave's website also suggests a connection to "a certain literary culture". It was also said to be easy to pronounce, especially in French, Japanese, and English. The name "ALYS" was chosen because the company members thought it sounded pleasant and sweet. She was also inspired by the character designs of Hyperdimension Neptunia. The headphones were originally meant to be mechanical flowers. Saphirya commented that to create the design, she researched recent VOCALOIDs to see what she felt she should and shouldn't do. VoxWave has also mentioned that the pearl on her braid was added by their request as a way to make ALYS stand out. The blue color scheme gives off a futuristic mood.Is manga-styled as to appeal to the Japanese audience, and acts as a bridge between French and Japanese cultures.Is easy for producers to adjust the design for PVs, Illustrations, etc.Does not look too “French", as to appeal to both French and non-French-speaking people.Looks like a virtual singer while maintaining a human-like appearance.According to VoxWave, the main reasons behind picking the winning design was that she:
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