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The act of putting a character on the boxart was carried over to following VOCALOIDs to encourage creative activities by individuals, expanding the characters based on each user's individual needs. However, despite this the act of putting a character on the boxart was popular, though the image was not of MEIKO originally. Some focus was given to the older engine, but only after VOCALOID2 had gained popularity, with basics such as tutorials produced where there was once not anything at all. MEIKO fared better then KAITO despite this and went on to be one of the more successful of the 5 original VOCALOID vocals. Aside from a DTM Magazine article, both Japanese Vocals went largely under the radar. The original release of both KAITO and herself was noted for their lack of marketing. Consequently Crypton took a different direction with their updates in comparison to the Appends of Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin & Len, and Megurine Luka.
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Wat described how different the intention of the CV series was to the concept of KAITO and MEIKO during the development of KAITO V3.
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This character had nothing to do with the singer's image, but her anime-based appearance appealed to a mainstream audience and the software sold well. Crypton placed this product on the market with box art that depicted a female character. The first illustration of MEIKO was done by Shogo Washizu, often called わっしー(Wasshi), a former member of Crypton. The name originates from the eponymous derivative character, depicted as herself in her younger days. She is often misnamed Sakine Meiko by fans. "Megumi" was also a name considered during her development. MEIKO's codename was "HANAKO" it likely came from "Yamada Hanako (山田花子)", a placeholder name for female characters, and the Japanese equivalent to "Jane Smith". "MEIKO" comes directly from her voice provider's name, "Haigō Meiko."