Mori Calliope : Let's Crash

[YoshidaYui]

This discussion thread was locked by highplainsdem (a host of the Music Appreciation group).

[highplainsdem]

1. Does this cartoon character have a real singer providing the voice, and real songwriters writing the

songs?

I know these VTubers have lots of addicted fans and make tons of money off overpriced merch, and do "concerts" where they're on the screen and a few real musicians on stage play along.

And this particular cartoon character aka VTuber has been around since 2020 - my understanding is that this cartoon trend really took off during Covid.

But since the real musical talents behind KPop Demon Hunters were revealed, it would be nice to know if humans sang and wrote that song. Even though this started before genAI, it might be genAI now. Is there any info about who actually wrote and sang that song?

[YoshidaYui]

2. its a JAPANESE band, and no THEY are not AI

hard to believe a Japanese band has any talent at all isn't it?? Jeese....

[highplainsdem]

3. What a ridiculous, outrageous spin to put on my asking for the real musicians behind that cartoon! I'd want to

know the same about any cartoon characters posted here.

So who are they? All I've been able to learn for certain is that there's a corporation peddling various cartoon characters, with Mori Calliope being one. As I pointed out, KPop Demon Hunters gave the real artists the credit they deserved.

You owe me an apology for trying to suggest there's anything bigoted about wondering who the real artists behind the cartoon are.

I saw some posts online suggesting there's some AI use with this cartoon character and the music, but I also saw denials and no strong proof that AI was being used now (and this cartoon character was created before genAI was available).

But the best way to know for sure is to know who the real artists are.

I believe real artists always deserve credit, and shouldn't be merely nameless marketing tools for a corporation selling cartoons.

[YoshidaYui]

4. Anime Series Gachiakuta 2nd cour OP Theme Artist / Mori Calliope - Message Video

[highplainsdem]

5. Is that your idea of a joke? That's just more cartoon silliness. Do you know who the musicians and

songwriter(s) behind this cartoon character are?

Because right now I don't know if any AI is involved, or if there are multiple singers pretending to be this cartoon character.

And while they are probably Japanese artists, there's no way to know that, either.

[YoshidaYui]

6. Mori Calliope RETURNS to Talk Gachiakuta Before the Season Finale The Anime Effect #92

[highplainsdem]

7. This is a forum for Music Appreciation, not for pushing cartoon characters invented by a corporation

with no identifiable musical artists and songwriters behind them. This is a travesty of music, and an insult to real artists.

[highplainsdem]

8. I'm going to lock this. This forum is for appreciating music by real artists, not imaginary cartoon characters

who are supposedly singers, with the corporation behind them never crediting real musicians and possibly using AI.