Project VOLTAGE announces next 5 contributing producers - syudou's I'm Ghost Type to premiere tomorrow, January 27th, at 6:30pm JST / 9:30am (UTC)

Following on from the premiere earlier today of Volt Tackle (Jewel Remix) feat. Hatsune Miku from DECO*27, the official @PokeMikuVOLTAGE account on X (formerly Twitter) has announced the next five Vocaloid producers who'll be contributing to Project VOLTAGE. The first of these, syudou, will premiere the music video for their song Ore Ghost Type (俺ゴーストタイプ), or "I'm Ghost Type" in English, tomorrow, Saturday January 27th, at 6:30pm (JST) / 9:30am (UTC) / 1:30am (PST).

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syudou made their debut as a Vocaloid producer in late 2012. They are known as something of a Hatsune Miku specialist, only rarely working with other Vocaloid characters. Within the Vocaloid sphere, they are perhaps best known for the songs Cute Girlfriend (キュートなカノジョ) and Bitter Choco Decoration, each of which have received over 32 million views on YouTube as of the time of writing. In addition to their Vocaloid work, syudou was responsible for the music, lyrics, and arrangement of the 2020 global smash hit Usseewa (うっせぇわ) by Ado, which as of writing has more than 311 million views on YouTube.

The next song to release on Friday, February 2nd will come from WONDERFUL★OPPORTUNITY! (ワンダフル☆オポチュニティ！). Primarily making songs featuring Kagamine Rin and Len, this duo of producers Jesus-P and Minus-P has been active since 2009, and are some of the most prolific Vocaloid artists, with the 19th album in their Wan★Opo! series releasing in August 2023.

February 9th's song will come from Kuriyama Yuri (栗山夕璃), formerly known as Hachiya Nanashi (蜂屋ななし). Having made their debut in 2014, they retired under their original alies in late 2020, stating they had "resolved his anger and resentment toward the world", before resuming releasing music in early 2021 under their current alias. Known for fast-paced music featuring vocals from flower and Hatsune Miku, they were inducted into the Vocaloid Hall of Fame back in 2016 for the song ONE OFF MIND. Other notable works from this artist include songs such as Limelight and Jitterbug. In addition to their individual work, Kuriyama Yuri is a member of the group Van de Shop together with producers Dossi (ドッシー), Koh Hashikura (端倉鑛), and Nagasaki Reiji (長崎0時), and illustrator Harumotsu (はるもつ).

February 16th's song will come from Orangestar, also known as MikanseiP. Making their debut back in 2013, Orangestar's songs typically have a strongly expressed summer theme, with poetic, and often sorrowful melodies. Though mostly releasing songs using IA for vocals, they've also dabbled with both Hatsune Miku and ONE. Their songs Asu no Yozora Sensouhan (アスノヨゾラ哨戒班) and DAYBREAK FRONTLINE, both featuring IA, have each accrued more than 50 million views on YouTube.

The final song from this batch, launching only one day later on Saturday, February 17th, will come from marasy (まらしぃ), a pianist and composer who made their debut as a Vocaloid Producer in 2010 with the song Yume, Tokidoki... (夢、時々…). Their name was inspired by Quilava's Japanese name, Magmarashi (マグマラシ). marasy's piano performances, both of original songs, and covers of music from anime, games, Vocaloid songs, and J-Pop artists, have been immensly popular, leading to multiple national tours across Japan. This will not the first time we've heard marasy as part of Project VOLTAGE, with them having played the piano parts of JUVENILE by Jin, which released back in December last year.

Apart from the common theme of "Pokémon featuring Hatsune Miku", and the requirement that the songs sample the background music and sound effects of the Pokémon games in some way, each of the producers for the Songs and Music Videos sub-project have been given free reign to express their own creative vision. Project VOLTAGE's first sub-project, "18 Types of Hatsune Miku and Partner Pokémon Illustrations and Settings" (18タイプの初音ミク＆相棒ポケモンのイラスト・設定資料) featured a set of 18 artworks from 6 separate artists based on the theme of "What if Hatsune Miku was an XX-type Pokémon Trainer". This project completed on September 28th, 2023, with the posting of the Dragon-type Hatsune Miku with her partner Pokémon Miraidon, however the past months have seen an additional range of additional bonus illustrations also being released. All illustrations released by the project to date can be found catalogued on Bulbapedia.