MEIKO (メイコ) is a VIRTUAL SINGER. She advises Vivid BAD SQUAD in the Street SEKAI.
Background
MEIKO and the other VIRTUAL SINGERS live in a world called SEKAI, but appear in the real world to consult people who have trouble understanding their true feelings through music.
In the Street SEKAI, she owns a street cafe called "Crase Cafe". She is shown as a patient and motherly woman. Together with her helpers, Miku and DJ Len, she advises Kohane and her friends.
In the School SEKAI, she joins the VIRTUAL SINGERS band as their drummer. She, along with Luka, enjoy teasing the other band members a lot. She appears as part of the SEKAI during the Don't Let Doubts Hold You Back event story.
In the Stage SEKAI, she becomes an idol alongside the other VIRTUAL SINGERS. She is especially good at interacting with fans, and helps the girls with their performances and singing. She appears as part of the SEKAI during the You Deserve It! Break Time! event story
In the Wonderland SEKAI, she becomes a part of the troupe. She acts as a second-in-command to KAITO, and usually takes care of Luka when she falls asleep. MEIKO appears as part of the SEKAI during the On This Holy Night, I Sing event story.
In the Empty SEKAI, she does not have any intention of helping the group, but only observes them from a distance. According to her, people should be able to overcome their problems with their own strengths. MEIKO appears as part of the SEKAI during the Secret Distance event story.
Appearance
MEIKO has brown eyes and short brown hair. She has a black folded choker on her neck, and short folded bracelet-like sleeves to match. She wears short brown boots. Her appearance is very similar to her V3 boxart design created by iXima. She is seen holding her microphone, a Shure 55SH, which is often seen in her official VOCALOID artwork.
Vivid BAD SQUAD
Original
She wears a white elbow long sleeve crop top. Over it, she wears a green sleeveless sweetheart crop top which is tied with a big knot on the right. She wears light blue high waist ripped jeans which are folded at the bottom. A reddish-brown full sleeve jacket hangs on her shoulder. She wears a similar colour belt with a gold round buckle on her jeans. She also wears light brown high heels. She wears a yellow large triangle earring and a necklace with a small round pendant. She has a pair of red-framed sunglasses she hangs on her shirt.
3rd Anniversary
She now wears a black leather jacket extending down from the back-left with white lines, a diamond brooch, and a thick belt with a diamond-adorned buckle. She wears a red skirt which tapers towards the back with a zipper down the right side, black thigh-high boots with open toes, and a diamond-adorned bracelet on her left wrist and choker, which also has a rectangular ruby.
Leo/need
Like all the vocaloids, MEIKO wears a school uniform that consists of a black one-button blazer with a white border, a white button-up shirt, magenta tie, and pleated skirt. Her skirt slants slightly and has three layers with the middle pleated layer spiraling around the bottom black frilled layer. The first layer is a black with white border godet type that covers half the skirt and is shorter than the middle layer. Near the top left, there are two gold buttons and to each, a black and white triangular pattern belt is attached. The belt loops from the back and is attached to the other side of the godet layer. A red checkered pattern is seen on the lapel, cuffs, and the middle layer of the skirt. Her cuff has black frills and two silver square buttons near the white border.
She wears a black belt with a gold buckle on her right thigh. On her left hand, she wears a silver bead bracelet and a red band with a silver spike design. She also wears red boots with black lace.
MORE MORE JUMP!
Being in an idol group, MEIKO has a similar costume with a few design changes and her theme colour is red. She wears a white sweetheart crop top with the bottom having a white ruffled border. There are two yellow buttons on either side of the front. Over it, she wears a small white one-button sleeveless jacket. At the bottom left, a white ruffle and red ruffle is attached to it. Her shoulder has a white epaulette with a red ruffled border and one yellow button on the edges. Slightly long white ruffles joining each of the epaulettes run along the back of the shoulder and act as a short sleeve. There is a white ribbon attached to her waist at the back. Her skirt has multiple layers which overlap asymmetrically from left to right and flow to the back. The last layer ruffles and flows down to the ankles at the back revealing a black with gold star pattern. The belt of her skirt has two yellow buttons on the front. A black and white square checkered pattern with a red ruffled border is seen on the lapel of her jacket and one of the layers of the skirt.
Like all the members, she wears a detacher white collar with a large gold diamond pendant. Gold star chain links the button of the jacket. On the left of the jacket, two large gold diamonds are pinned. Also to these, two gold chains with star and diamond hanging are attached and connect to the other side of the skirt. She wears a round ruffled black with a gold star pattern on the right side of her head. On it, a small black and white square checkered pattern cloth is attached with a white ribbon and two gold stars being pinned. She wears gold diamond earrings and white short heel shoes.
Wonderlands x Showtime
MEIKO has a similar costume to KAITO with the colors and designs changed. She wears a red knee-long coat with thick gold borders and is open. The bottom of the jacket has a U-shape and is slit in the middle. The inside is white and also has a gold border. Her dark red flap is much smaller than KAITO's and has fewer gold buttons (three on each side), with each of them being connected by a gold chain. A large star is present on both the arms and the two slits present on the bottom of the coat. On the outside, the star has a yellow color while on the inside it is red. Her shoulder pad has a pale yellow color and a single button. Under it, she wears a yellow vest with a white lapel and gold border (mainly on the lapel), it has three buttons of similar color and is closed. Under this, a light blue shirt with a shorter collar than the jacket is worn. On the shirt, she wears a cream color short ruffled cloth on which a black with a gold border ribbon is tied. A gold Treble Clef music note is pinned.
Her skirt has only two layers, the first is black with a thick gold border which is short in the front and longer in the back giving it a V-shape. Near the hip, a line of the brown ruffle is stitched after which the skirt also ruffles. The second is white which has a ruffled border and is longer in the front while shorter in the back. She wears black stockings and heels.
25-ji, Nightcord de.
MEIKO wears a long, shriveled, withering gown, the left arm having a short, detachable sleeve, the other having a long flowy sleeve that cuffs at her wrist. She has a frilly neck piece with a red ribbon, followed by a black ribbon loosely tied at her waist. The top of her dress is — like Miku's — grimy and cover in what seems to be dirt. The skirt of her dress flows out to her knees. Like the rest of the empty singers, she has a red string attached to her left wrist.
Relationships
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Hatsune Miku: Friend and fellow Virtual Singer. MEIKO thinks Miku is a beautiful soul, and a general wonderful person. Miku thinks her voice gives her courage and joy, and wants to help her in the same way she is helped outside of shows.
In the School SEKAI, despite Miku being more of the junior, MEIKO relies on Miku a lot to explain things to do with the SEKAI to her, and also loves to tease her similarly to Luka. MEIKO also supports Miku in figuring out what to do for the girls and commends her for believing in them that much, while Miku thanks her for all her encouragement.
In the Stage SEKAI, Miku praises MEIKO for her ability to do her shows by herself, her knowledge on audience interaction and her style and theme in the shows, wanting to do just as good as her for her shows. MEIKO often gives her pointers and offers to help her with some dance routines, which Miku happily agrees.
In the Street SEKAI, Miku often helps MEIKO at her cafe, much to the latter's both happiness and worry, due to Miku's lack of cooking skills. Though MEIKO is very patient with letting her learn and tries to be gentle and encouraging despite panicking in her thoughts. Miku thinks she learns a lot off MEIKO this way.
In the Wonderland SEKAI, Miku and MEIKO love coming up with show and stunt ideas together, sometimes going to KAITO for advice and/or permission on how to do them together, using more passionate language while talking to him, much to his confusion. Though other times, the two secretly perform dangerous stunts that they know KAITO would disprove of such as launching through the clouds, though KAITO finds out eventually.
In the Empty SEKAI, Miku is confused by MEIKO's decision of keeping a distance, but doesn't stop her, though consistently asks if this is what she wants and how she thinks this will help the girls, worrying about her sometimes. MEIKO keeps their conversations short in this manner, though she also finds her sweet in a way and doesn't decline speaking about other things with her.
Kagamine Rin: Friend and fellow Virtual Singer. The Kagamines often go to MEIKO and KAITO for advice. Rin enjoys MEIKO's shows and is excited to be able to see more of them in the future. She also wants to help out MEIKO the same way she is helped. MEIKO asks her to never stop smiling, as her joy is contagious, though teases and tells her off a lot.
In the School SEKAI, MEIKO gets Rin's enthusiastic energy, Rin appreciates her in a similar way to KAITO and listens to her advice and takes her words thankfully and confusingly.
In the Stage SEKAI, MEIKO is able to see right through Rin when she's hiding her sadness, and tries to cheer her up from it. She thinks Rin has wonderful ideas, and Rin admires how MEIKO often comes to support her during her shows. They like to discuss prop arrangements together.
In the Street SEKAI, she acts as an older sister or motherly figure to Rin, often breaking up her fights with Len or KAITO and giving her encouragement on things she's struggling on. Rin also often helps out at Crase Cafe, which she finds soothing in both the music choices and the overall atmosphere whether she works there or is a customer, and MEIKO feels like her being there makes her feel privileged to run it.
In the Wonderland SEKAI, Rin knows more than MEIKO about the overall layout of the SEKAI, and shows her around. Similar to other SEKAI, MEIKO acts similarly to a mentor figure to Rin, who takes her words and feels more excited at the time by them.
In the Empty SEKAI, they have a parallel in the fact that Rin likes it when the members of Nightcord come to SEKAI while MEIKO likes being alone as she can focus on her own thoughts, MEIKO is able to recognize when Rin bluffs about this. Despite them not interacting much due to MEIKO's tendency to keep a distance, they get along well when together, though their conversations are short and they sometimes do light jabs at each other. Rin admits to having missed MEIKO when she first arrived in SEKAI and wanting to sing together, which they do with Miku.
Kagamine Len: Friend and fellow Virtual Singer. MEIKO knows of Len's mischievous side and enjoys pranking KAITO with him. She also sees him as kind. Len wants to help her come up with ideas or resolve fights, as she has done the same multiple times for him and Rin.
In the School SEKAI, MEIKO supports him and Rin's playful antics, and lets them settle their arguments on their own if they can, but intervenes if need be. Len appreciates her helping him in the ways she can.
In the Stage SEKAI, MEIKO compliments Len for being able to get the crowd roaring, similar to her, and thinks his shows create a good atmosphere for both the performers and the audience. She trusts Len with being the judge for some shows, with him being happy to help out.
In the Street SEKAI, Len reiterates to MEIKO several times that he's not a kid and can do adult things, such as sharing his desserts with Rin and not getting into too many arguments, despite this not being true. They also enjoy brainstorming new things to add to the menu of Crase Cafe.
In the Wonderland SEKAI, Len has also begun to go to MEIKO about performing dangerous stunts after hearing how she assisted Miku. He appreciates the approval MEIKO gives him during practice.
In the Empty SEKAI, Len is somewhat afraid of MEIKO, but worries about her enough to ask if she's fine with keeping distance, similar to Miku, also approaching her along with the others whenever he has a problem, though not getting much in return. MEIKO has given Len advice passed on by Miku about telling Len about what's happened in general thus far to have an easier time and has extended a helping hand to him sometimes, even if it's just getting matches.
Megurine Luka: Friend and fellow Virtual Singer. Luka is inspired by MEIKO's will to overcome any obstacles before her, and calls her a reliable big sister. MEIKO also relies on Luka a bit too, hoping they can keep giving each other this mutual support.
In the School SEKAI, MEIKO and Luka are both looked up to by the members of Leo/need. However, it is implied that MEIKO herself has some respect for Luka, as it was Luka’s ability to play any instrument that gave MEIKO the idea to learn how to do so as well. They enjoy teasing together, though Luka knows when to get herself and MEIKO to stop, much to the latter's dismay.
In the Stage SEKAI, they are idols who consistently perform together and therefore can be seen as close friends. The two tend to tease each other, this being seen in how MEIKO has previously poked Luka’s cheeks to test their softness, which caused Luka to retort with a quip and tickling, and the two are often performing together.
In the Street SEKAI, Luka is often shown to be particularly affectionate with MEIKO, at times playfully calling MEIKO "Mei-chan". That said, while generally gentler with her than she is with KAITO, MEIKO is similarly displeased with Luka’s tendency to slack off on her duties at the Crase Cafe when she isn't presented with something to get from it.
In the Wonderland SEKAI, MEIKO is in charge of taking care of Luka, and therefore the two are often shown together. This results from Luka’s tendency to constantly fall asleep, and how she prefers to often do so on MEIKO’s lap. This makes it so it’s MEIKO’s job to constantly wake her up. She has less patience with this than KAITO does, who lets her sleep for longer.
In the Empty SEKAI, the two have been at odds with each other due to their differing methods on the way to guide the members of 25-ji, Nightcord de. Though they have been starting to not be constantly at war at each other, mostly due to MEIKO ignoring anything she says.
KAITO: Friend and fellow Virtual Singer. They are very close, reflecting their statuses as some of the first Vocaloids made by Crypton Future Media, as well as counterpart vocals. Despite this, MEIKO has occasionally helped Rin and Len play pranks on him. His kindness has been a big source of support for MEIKO, and wants to him and Rin with pranks. Doing shows with MEIKO also makes KAITO very happy, and sees her cheerfulness and thoughtfulness, hoping she'll keep being wonderful.
In the School SEKAI, MEIKO was the only one who didn’t tease KAITO about his shyness when he introduced himself to Leo/need, excluding Len, who had not arrived at the time. While not as close as in other SEKAI, the two are on good terms, with MEIKO occasionally inviting along to hang out with the other VIRTUAL SINGERS. Following Len’s introduction, she reminds KAITO that not all of the Kagamine’s bickering is negative, as they are sometimes having innocent fun with each other when they get into passionate debates about things.[1]
In the Stage SEKAI, MEIKO does not use honorifics when referring to KAITO, despite him referring to her as "MEIKO-san", hinting that the two are close. According to KAITO’s A Reliable Senior side story, MEIKO may be a little put off by KAITO’s excitable personality when it comes to his passion for idols and urges him to keep calm, as he’s the only one who could calm the similarly emotional Miku and Rin.
In the Street SEKAI, MEIKO is initially annoyed at KAITO for his shenanigans and would scold him for his behavior. However, by THE POWER OF UNITY, she has grown to trust KAITO more, as proven by MEIKO leaving her shop in his care while she’s away, though still does not hesitate to tell him to quit it. KAITO enjoys all the cooking MEIKO makes and bases some of their discussions around items on the menu, but does sincerely respect and care about her.
In the Wonderland SEKAI, MEIKO serves as a second-in-command to KAITO as a showrunner, as she often helps him come up with ideas for new stages and assists him in creating them as of On This Holy Night, I Sing. She urges him not to overwork himself but also teases him for it when she finds him in the aftermath of it, though in addition gets told off by KAITO whenever she tries one of her dangerous stunts.
In the Empty SEKAI, they don't interact much, but have the similarity of staying more distant from the others, and share the same irritation of Luka. MEIKO advises KAITO to ignore her, showing they have at least a neutral relationship. In addition, MEIKO is the only one KAITO does not berate about how she treats the members of Nightcord, understanding her opinion, but not how she acts on it. MEIKO also understands his opinion on them and the SEKAI's atmosphere, but not his actions on expressing this.
Shiraishi An: A member of Vivid BAD SQUAD. An regards MEIKO as a mature older sister figure and aspires to be like her. Upon hearing this, MEIKO is flattered that An views her in that way.
Shinonome Akito: A member of Vivid BAD SQUAD. Similarly to Shiraishi Ken, MEIKO behaves like a guiding, pseudo-parental figure to Akito, who is very polite and respectful toward her in return.
Aoyagi Toya: A member of Vivid BAD SQUAD. Similarly to Shiraishi Ken, MEIKO behaves like a guiding, pseudo-parental figure to Toya.
Kizuna Rank
Songs
MEIKO is featured in or has an alternate vocal of the following songs:
Song Name | Producer | Date Added (JP) | Date Added (EN) |
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Blessing | halyosy | 2020/09/30 | 2021/12/07 |
Nostalogic | yuukiss | 2020/09/30 | 2021/12/07 |
On the rocks | OSTER project | 2020/10/14 | 2021/12/23 |
Piano×Forte×Scandal | OSTER project | 2022/04/03 | 2023/04/06 |
Fräulein=Biblioteca | nyanyannya | 2022/07/30 | 2023/07/28 |
Bad ∞ End ∞ Night | Hitoshizuku-P×Yama△ | 2022/10/07 | 2023/10/07 |
Change me | shu-t | 2022/11/04 | 2023/11/04 |
Pheles | Kuriyama Yuri (Hachiya Nanashi) | 2023/01/05 | 2024/01/05 |
Watashi no Koi wa Hellfire | SLAVE.V-V-R | 2023/04/03 | 2024/04/04 |
Jinsei | Ann-MeltsP | 2023/06/02 | 2024/06/03 |
Tsugai Kogarashi | hinayukki@ShigotoshiteP | 2023/10/09 | 2024/10/11 |
On&On | Mellowcle | 2023/11/13 | |
Red Land Marker | Twinfield | 2024/03/31 | |
Help me, ERINNNNNN!! | ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice), beatMARIO | 2024/05/05 | |
Kimi to Boku no Resonance | Nanameue-P | 2024/10/06 |
Song Name | Producer | Date Added (JP) | Date Added (EN) |
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Idol Shin'eitai | Mitchie M | 2020/09/30 | 2021/12/07 |
NIJIIRO STORIES | OSTER project | 2020/12/20 | 2022/02/02 |
Aoiro Enogu | Kujira | 2022/05/02 | 2023/05/03 |
Hoshizora no Melody | PolyphonicBranch | 2022/06/28 | 2023/06/28 |
Hurray | HoneyWorks | 2022/11/26 | 2023/08/02 |
Mr. Showtime | Hitoshizuku-P×Yama△ | 2023/03/11 | 2024/03/11 |
Be The MUSIC! | Kinoshita | 2023/04/01 | 2024/04/01 |
Kirapipi★Kirapika | nyanyannya | 2023/08/21 | 2024/08/21 |
I'm Mine | halyosy | 2023/10/01 | 2024/10/01 |
ARQETYPE | Sohbana | 2023/11/10 | |
Filament Fever | Kuriyama Yuri (Hachiya Nanashi) | 2023/11/28 | |
25-ji no Jounetsu | Kanzaki Iori | 2023/12/29 | |
Sekai wo Terasu Tetrad | OSTER project | 2024/02/09 | |
Blender | Komedawara, R Sound Design | 2024/03/28 | |
Neppuu | kemu | 2024/09/30 |
Song Name | Producer | Date Added (JP) | Date Added (EN) |
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Nostalogic | yuukiss | 2020/09/30 | 2021/12/07 |
Phony | Tsumiki | 2022/10/03 | 2023/10/03 |
Love ka? | Hiiragi Kirai | 2022/11/14 | 2023/11/05 |
Pheles | Kuriyama Yuri (Hachiya Nanashi) | 2023/01/05 | 2024/01/05 |
Egoist | Onuma Parsley | 2023/03/13 | 2024/03/18 |
Inochi Bakkari | nulut | 2023/04/24 | 2024/05/13 |
Kaisei | Orangestar | 2023/05/01 | 2024/05/04 |
Kyuukurarin | iyowa | 2023/07/03 | 2024/07/03 |
Shunran | john | 2023/11/06 | |
Kuu ni Naru | MIMI | 2024/01/05 | |
Lag Train | inabakumori | 2024/02/29 | |
Kibou no Tsuki | nakyamurya | 2024/03/27 | |
Yoidore Shirazu | Kanaria | 2024/04/15 | |
QUEEN | Kanaria | 2024/08/26 |
Song Name | Producer | Date Added (JP) | Date Added (EN) |
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NIJIIRO STORIES | OSTER project | 2020/12/20 | 2022/02/02 |
IDSMILE | toa | 2021/04/19 | 2022/05/08 |
Cinema | Ayase | 2021/05/08 | 2022/05/24 |
Ai no Material | Junky | 2021/05/21 | 2022/06/02 |
Ryuusei no Pulse | *Luna | 2021/09/10 | 2022/09/09 |
Lower | nulut | 2021/10/31 | 2022/10/28 |
Tokugawa Cup Noodle Kinshirei | Mitchie M | 2022/05/04 | 2023/05/05 |
Gekkou | Kitani Tatsuya, Harumaki Gohan | 2022/05/20 | 2023/05/20 |
Hoshizora no Melody | PolyphonicBranch | 2022/06/28 | 2023/06/28 |
DREAM PLACE | EasyPop | 2022/10/19 | 2023/10/19 |
Kashika | Haruka Ryo (Loin) | 2022/12/19 | 2023/12/19 |
Hitsuji ga Ippiki | Peg | 2023/02/19 | 2024/02/19 |
Aioi | Yairi | 2023/04/11 | 2024/04/11 |
Kirapipi★Kirapika | nyanyannya | 2023/08/21 | 2024/08/21 |
Filament Fever | Kuriyama Yuri (Hachiya Nanashi) | 2023/11/28 | |
Blender | Komedawara, R Sound Design | 2024/03/28 | |
Suresure | Scop | 2024/04/28 |
Song Name | Producer | Date Added (JP) | Date Added (EN) |
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Sweet Magic | Junky | 2020/09/30 | 2021/12/07 |
Happy Synthesizer | EasyPop | 2020/09/30 | 2021/12/07 |
Hibana -Reloaded- | DECO*27, Rockwell | 2020/09/30 | 2021/12/07 |
Tsugihagi Staccato | toa | 2020/09/30 | 2021/12/07 |
Jackpot Sad Girl | syudou | 2020/10/20 | 2021/12/16 |
Potato ni Natte iku | Neru | 2020/11/07 | 2021/12/30 |
Forward | R Sound Design | 2020/12/08 | 2022/01/08 |
NIJIIRO STORIES | OSTER project | 2020/12/20 | 2022/02/02 |
Senbonzakura | Kurousa | 2021/01/01 | 2022/01/01 |
Time Machine | 40mP, 1640mP, 164 | 2021/02/10 | 2022/01/31 |
Romeo to Cinderella | doriko | 2021/06/07 | 2022/06/13 |
Roku-chou Nen to Ichiya Monogatari | kemu | 2021/07/12 | 2022/07/21 |
Chikyuu Saigo no Kokuhaku wo | kemu | 2021/07/19 | 2022/07/16 |
Gunjou Sanka | Eve, Numa | 2021/09/30 | 2022/09/30 |
Lost One no Goukoku | Neru | 2021/10/02 | 2022/10/02 |
Ghost Rule | DECO*27, Naoki Itai (MUSIC FOR MUSIC) | 2021/12/30 | 2022/12/30 |
Ame to Petra | balloon | 2022/03/22 | 2023/03/19 |
88☆彡 | marasy, kemu | 2022/04/11 | 2023/04/11 |
Mousou Kanshou Daishou Renmei | DECO*27, emon(Tes.) | 2022/05/13 | 2023/05/12 |
Gekkou | Kitani Tatsuya, Harumaki Gohan | 2022/05/20 | 2023/05/20 |
Parasol Cider | Iwami Takashi, Nanahoshi Kangengakudan | 2022/08/10 | 2023/08/10 |
Journey | DECO*27, Rockwell | 2022/09/30 | 2023/09/30 |
Shinkai Shoujo | Yuuyu | 2023/04/07 | 2024/04/10 |
NEO | JIN | 2023/09/30 | 2024/09/30 |
Trivia
- MEIKO is the first VIRTUAL SINGER other than Hatsune Miku to appear in all of the SEKAIs.
- Despite it being her initial subunit, MEIKO is stated to not be a singer in the Street SEKAI[citation needed], as her role is to run the Crase Cafe. Because of this to this, she is the final VIRTUAL SINGER to be featured in a song with Vivid BAD SQUAD, finally debuting in Gekkou.
References
- ↑ School SEKAI Area Conversation
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