>When and how did you get into it?Haha, oh wow. I got into it through the Vocaloid fandom obviously in the 2011-2013 sort of era. I also joined the western vocaloid/youtaite fandom and uploaded vocaloid covers I made and (actual vocal covers) to Youtube. Made a lot of friends along the way.
>Who's your favorite?My favorite is ゆある(Yuaru), I love her strong chest voice. She sounds so lovely and powerful.
>What's your favorite cover?To this day it's probably Tengaku by Hanatan. Vid related. I listen to it when I want to feel empowered lol? It's cringe but who gives a fuck.
>Do you like ryouseirui?I used to. I considered myself one as well back in the day since my voice is naturally deep. I enjoy the voice acting part of it but slowly grew out of the "gender-special" aspect. I think it's impressive to be able to use multiple registers of your voice in a way that sounds good. Ika-san is one of my favorite ryouseirui. I also enjoyed Kogainu back in the day.
>Do you listen to non-Japanese utaite, too?Sometimes. I dislike the popular ones like Rachie and Jubiephonic. A lot of my friends were part of the western utaite community. My favorite is relatively unknown.
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>Have you seen anyone live?Nope! But I've always dreamed of seeing Nano live. She started off as a Utaite so I guess she counts?
>How do you feel about the shift between vocaloid exclusive content and the current broader definition?I honestly miss the days when the vocaloids were characters themselves with unique PVs and storylines. It was fun when vocaloid had a VAing aspect to it and people would try to simulate the voices. Nowadays it's more about the music itself, which isn't a bad thing, but sometimes I miss the storytelling. Stuff like the Synchronicity series, Servant of Evil etc just had such interesting compelling storylines and while the music wasn't always great I wish we could go back.