Well, we’ve certainly become a familiar sight in Japanese households, haven’t we?
VOICEVOX will continue to grow, so we have to work harder too!
…Huh, Senpai? Senpa~i?
Mmmph…
Thinking back, in 2021 I was personified, turned into a VOICEVOX, and became recognized through Sakamoto Ahiru’s art.
I broke free from being an obscure, unfortunate minor character.
And even got the “Tohoku Zunko Project” renamed to the “Tohoku Zunko & Zundamon Project.”
That’s a huge promotion, isn’t it?
It was great up to that point.
But then, thanks to the folks on YouTube and Niconico…
I was turned into a groveling pervert, a conspiracy theorist, or yelled at as a waterworks employee.
Next thing I know, I’m dismantling suspicious Chinese-made gadgets.
Or suddenly barging into someone’s house yelling, “Time to eat, for goodness sake!”
In every commentary video, I get cocky and then get punished.
And if I act serious and don’t get cocky, I’m still unrewarded, getting a “B” evaluation for unpaid overtime and holiday work, with no promotion.
Every time I think my corporate slave life will end on a Far Eastern island nation, I seek opportunities abroad only to have a terrible time and realize how wonderful Japan is.
This treatment of someone as cute as me is just too much!
W-well, it just means you’re popular, right?
It’s a violation of Zun-rights! I’m a cute girl, so I want some “moe” popularity too!
H-hey, remember the maid outfit panel? You were totally clumsy-moe then, see!
And, I probably shouldn’t say this too loudly, but it seems there’s also demand for the *hush-hush* kind of stuff!
But aren’t I clearly way more pitiful than you, Tsumugi!?
(I mean, that’s your official character setting, Senpai…)
W-well, you have a mascot-like cuteness, Senpai.
Hmm?
And you snatched the Yukkuri commentary spot from Reimu-san and Marisa-san, didn’t you?
Well, for me, pushing aside Yukkuri commentary with Zundamon commentary is a piece of cake! (smug)
And so… um…
You know how with Yukkuri… there was that genre called “Yukkuri abuse”…
You don’t mean… the reason I’m being “Zun-abused”… is because of that!?
I think it might have… some influence…
That’s too cruel!
B-but you can’t go a day without seeing or hearing Ito Yuina’s voice and Sakamoto Ahiru’s standing pictures!
I’m being put through terrible things every day!
But as more fans come along, things will turn for the better! Now is the time to be patient!
When will my time of bliss ever arrive… *sob*
H-hey, come on, have some zunda mochi and cheer up…