Crypton Future Media intended to project a Vocaloid with low-teen girl's voice at first following Miku Hatsune, but there was a demand for a boy's voice, so Crypton Future Media hired a voice actress who can produce both sounds. Kagamine Rin was the first voicebank developed and introduced to the Vocaloid consumer market.[1] However, the package included two voicebanks: one for Rin and another for Len, both provided by the seiyū Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美 Shimoda Asami), Kagamine Len was unveiled later after Kagamine Rin. The package was priced at the same price as Miku Hatsune, even though there was two voicebanks in the box.[2][3]
At the time of recording in 2007, their names had not yet been decided. Their given names of Rin and Len were said to be based on "right" and "left" according to Asami Shimoda. She later confirmed in a interview after the Append release, the name itself was based on the names of Ken and Rin fromHokuto no Ken, the names were derived from a discussion about names that were familiar from her childhood. According to Asami Shimoda, Len's voice was achieved by singing within her chest, while Rin's at the top of her head.
FIGURINES
The Kagamines have had several figurines made for them. Some are based on one and not the other, other times they have had a model each but were released seperately and on some occasions together.
Kagamine Rin has had slightly more figurines then Kagamine Len. As well as having a standard Figma and Nendoroid figurines each, Rin has had a figurine based on the "Meltdown" PV. She has also appeared alongside Miku and Luka in the Good smile racing figurine promotions during the 2009 and 2010 seasons although has not appeared since in such a promotion. When the first Pullip Dolls were released, both Rin and Len were released alongside Miku, their were based on the same body model as each other.
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