Wiki Wednesday #40 - Mal-Cat's XYZNeko / XYZ猫

Another Mal-Cat article! I don't actually think about the schedule, I just remember and then say "oh yeah, that's something I should tackle next." I realized while writing this that I had been convinced Mal-cat's name was actually Mel-cat and I was confused how "mel" came from "malice". It doesn't. I had to edit all the previous articles because of that weird mistake.

Wiki Wednesday #40 - Mal-Cat's XYZNeko / XYZ猫

We're back with another Mal-Cat UTAU! This time, the UTAU's voice provider is Machine. I don't know who Machine is, as there is no link back. I assume it is ClearlyMachine on deviantArt, but I can't be fully sure. But, finally, this bank comes with an image to use, so that I don't have to use an image from anywhere other than the bank itself!

Who is XYZNeko?

Official Icon Packaged with Bank

Well, XYZNeko is six years old and just over two feet tall. He is a boy and his release date was in June of 2016.

He likes apples and bringing joy to others, but he hates loud noises and being called a kitten. I wonder if he likes being called a Cool Cat? Maybe he would if he saved the children. 

How is XYZNeko's bank?

XYZNeko's bank is a one pitch, romaji encoded CV bank. 

The voice isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination, but as with Autumn Leaves, this voice makes no sense with the character! Well, unless you want to say that "uh, a six year old cat is an adult cat!" I mean, in that case it kind of makes sense. If you think of XYZNeko as an adult cat, this is literally the best cat based voice acting I've heard in the UTAU fandom. He literally sounds like a talking cat. Or, well, my perception of a talking cat. 

The bank is a little wonky and a little muffled, but it's not really bad. The worst thing I can think of is just that some of the unvoiced consonants are a little harsh. 

How can I download XYZNeko?

Like all of the other Mal-cat UTAUs, you can get him from the deviation he was released on.

He's a singing cat. If you like singing cats, this is a good UTAU to add to your collection.