Terms of use last time edited: January 28, 2022
Please note that same character's DeepVocal voicebank has slightly different TOS than their UTAU counterpart.
For exampleIf, if you're using Toka Aki's DeepVocal voicebank, please, refer to DeepVocal version's TOS instead - thank you!
Please always send an emal to ask commerical usage permission or if you have any urgent question regarding to TOS.
The email address can be found from "to contact" page.
Please note that same character's DeepVocal voicebank has slightly different TOS than their UTAU counterpart.
For exampleIf, if you're using Toka Aki's DeepVocal voicebank, please, refer to DeepVocal version's TOS instead - thank you!
Please always send an emal to ask commerical usage permission or if you have any urgent question regarding to TOS.
The email address can be found from "to contact" page.
Terms to use (voicebanks and characters)
- The following UTAU charcter ("charcter" means here a visual avatar of voicebank) are PERMITTED used in mature R-18 material: Azurite the Bird, BimBong, Painajainen, Senchou, Stella☆Stara, and Toka Aki.
- The following UTAU charcter are PROHILITED used in mature R-18 material: Bumei Shibyou, Lychee, Kaito Ilio, Möykkyli, Petit Yvette, and Toka Kiia.
- The following UTAU voicebanks can be used commercially without permission: Bumei Shibyou and Kaito Ilio.
- The following UTAU voicebanks can be used commercially with permission: Azurite the Bird, Lychee, Möykkyli, Painajainen, Petit Yvette, Senchou, Stella☆Stara, Toka Aki and Toka Kiia.
- The following UTAU voicebanks can be used NEVER commercially in any circumtances: BimBong (both Bim and Bong).
- ALWAYS ask if you want to use ANY character commercially! This means making and selling physical fanart work featuring them such as stickers or acrylic keychains for example.
- Using Nohkara's voice banks or characters for Doujin works are allowed but notifying about Doujin usage to Author is required (send a personal message to Author)!
- Follow "Vocal Synthesis Tool UTAU" terms to use. Read them here if don't know them all ready.
- Do not claim any Nohkara's UTAUs as your own. Not necessary but would be great if you credit Nohkara for the VBs/Characters.
- Distributing voicebank or any part of it is forbidden. Selling any part(s) of voicebank is forbitten.
- NFT-related usage of any kind is strictly forbidden.
- Do not use character(s) and/or their voice(s) to injure someone and/or create any offensive material. The voice banks and characters can be used for any song as long as the song doesn't include a political, religious or racist message.
- The user can edit/modify oto.ini setting without any permission, the user can also fix FRQ errors and remove possible noises from wav files but the author's permission is required to distribute any edited/modified files.
- The user have not follow characters' given personality.
- The user can ship the characters with any other character - as long as you keep the ship unofficial. All couple pairing (heterosexual, homosexual etc) are allowed: HL, BL and GL are all OK!
- Characters that official visual avatar isn't human (e.g. Lychee or Painajainen) can be drawn as humans or other creatures or objects. Characters that are officially human (Toka Aki and Kiia) can be drawn as non-human creature or object - feel free to be creative!
Terms of use (illustrations, full body images)
- Tracing and re-colouring is strictly forbidden.
- Using Nohkara's illustrations in Doujin or commercial usage without a written permission is not allowed.
- Nohkara's illustrations shall never be sold as NFT.
Disclaimer
Nohkara holds no responsibility to any incidents, damage, or loss by the user from downloading or using the voicebank or character.
Nohkara holds no responsibility to any incidents, damage, or loss that occurs to any third party as a result of usage of the voicebank or voicebank character.
Nohkara holds no responsibility to any incidents, damage, or loss that occurs to any third party as a result of usage of the voicebank or voicebank character.
Q&A
Can I draw a fan art of your character? Can I make a cover/an original with your voicebank(s)?
Yes and yes!
If possible, show me! I would love see your drawing or hear your cover/song :)
Can I write a fanfiction (stories) of your UTAU?
Sure!
Just rememeber to state that it is fanfiction, not canon.
Can I roleplay as your UTAU/make SNS account of them/make a bot account of your UTAU?
No, please, don't.
If you see a bot account of roleplaying as my UTAU, that is unathorized and unofficial. If you find one, please contact me.
Can I use your UTAU as my VTuber avatar?
Please do not.
Is it possible to use VB for Talkloid/in HANASU software?
Yes, as long as not used for hate speech and follow ToS.
Can I change character's official clothes and/or their colours to match with a song? (e.g. drawing Aki in panda costume for 1, 2 Fanclub or coloring Aki as black-yellow-white in Doomsday Disco)
Yes, absolutely!
Can I cosplay as your UTAU as hobby?
Yes, you can! However, the unauthorized sale of cosplay costumes is forbidden.
Can I create 3D model of your UTAU?
Yes, creating a 3D model based Nohkara's UTAU is fine!
If it's model edit, please make sure that parts that you are using are legal to use.
Also please: If you make a model from a scratch, use drawings that are officially drew by Nohkara as your only references.
DON'T USE OTHER PEOPLE'S DRAWINGS (e.g. fan art, illustrations etc) AS YOUR 3D REFERENCE WITHOUT THEIR WRITTEN PERMISSION!
Every Nohkara's UTAU has an official flat-coloured reference sheet (at least in profile and front). All official reference sheets can be found here! If there's anything unclear on reference sheets or you need more details/character info for modelling, don't hesitant to contacting me on social media :)
Can I release my 3D model of your character?
Yes, that is fine.
Just remember to credit me for a character and show me the model! I would love to see it ^^
Yes and yes!
If possible, show me! I would love see your drawing or hear your cover/song :)
Can I write a fanfiction (stories) of your UTAU?
Sure!
Just rememeber to state that it is fanfiction, not canon.
Can I roleplay as your UTAU/make SNS account of them/make a bot account of your UTAU?
No, please, don't.
If you see a bot account of roleplaying as my UTAU, that is unathorized and unofficial. If you find one, please contact me.
Can I use your UTAU as my VTuber avatar?
Please do not.
Is it possible to use VB for Talkloid/in HANASU software?
Yes, as long as not used for hate speech and follow ToS.
Can I change character's official clothes and/or their colours to match with a song? (e.g. drawing Aki in panda costume for 1, 2 Fanclub or coloring Aki as black-yellow-white in Doomsday Disco)
Yes, absolutely!
Can I cosplay as your UTAU as hobby?
Yes, you can! However, the unauthorized sale of cosplay costumes is forbidden.
Can I create 3D model of your UTAU?
Yes, creating a 3D model based Nohkara's UTAU is fine!
If it's model edit, please make sure that parts that you are using are legal to use.
Also please: If you make a model from a scratch, use drawings that are officially drew by Nohkara as your only references.
DON'T USE OTHER PEOPLE'S DRAWINGS (e.g. fan art, illustrations etc) AS YOUR 3D REFERENCE WITHOUT THEIR WRITTEN PERMISSION!
Every Nohkara's UTAU has an official flat-coloured reference sheet (at least in profile and front). All official reference sheets can be found here! If there's anything unclear on reference sheets or you need more details/character info for modelling, don't hesitant to contacting me on social media :)
Can I release my 3D model of your character?
Yes, that is fine.
Just remember to credit me for a character and show me the model! I would love to see it ^^