Private company

AH-Software

Logo: AHS Co., Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese brand

AH-Software is the software brand of AHS Co., Ltd. (original full name: Artist House Solutions Co., Ltd.), an importer of digital audio workstations and encoders in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as the developer of Voiceroid and a number of Vocaloid voicebanks.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 22, 2005Founded1
  • Industrysoftware industry1
  • HeadquartersTokyo1
  • Websitewww.ah-soft.com
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

AH-Software is the software brand of AHS Co., Ltd. (original full name: Artist House Solutions Co., Ltd.), an importer of digital audio workstations and encoders in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as the developer of Voiceroid and a number of Vocaloid voicebanks.2

Products and brands

Vocaloid Products

AHS released their first Vocaloids on December 4, 2009, named SF-A2 Miki, Kaai Yuki, and Hiyama Kiyoteru. Kaai Yuki became the first Vocaloid to use a child's voice. AHS also published a Hello Kitty-based Vocaloid, Nekomura Iroha, based on the Kittyler featured in the game Hello Kitty to Issho! Block Crash 123!! in cooperation with Sanrio. AHS also headed the first project led by producers working with the software.

Speech Synthesis

Voiceroid

Tsukuyomi Shouta; based on a seven-year-old male.

Tsukuyomi Ai; based on a five-year-old female.

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Yoshida-Kun; based on the character from Eagle Talon.

Tsurumaki Maki; a teenage female musician voiced by Tomoe Tamiyasu.

Yuzuki Yukari

Tohoku Zunko; a teenage female created to promote the recovery of the Tohoku region. She was released as a Vocaloid on June 5, 2014.

Kotonoha Akane・Aoi; two females that are a pair of sisters.

Minase Kou; a male teacher (like Hiyama Kiyoteru).

Kyomachi Seika; a young adult female voiced by Rika Tachibana and produced in collaboration with Tsukurujyo, a production group based in Seika, Kyoto. She was adopted as the district mascot.

Tohoku Kiritan; Zunko's youngest sister, a preteen voiced by Himika Akaneya. Produced in collaboration with SSS Co., Ltd.

Kizuna Akari

Haruno Sora

Tohoku Itako; Zunko and Kiritan's oldest sister, a young adult voiced by Ibuki Kido. Also a collaboration with SSS Co., Ltd.

Tsuina-chan; based on the character Tsuina the Ogre Hunter, a teenage female voiced by Mai Kadowaki who can speak both Standard and Kansai dialects.

Iori Yuzuru; a young male with androgynous design, produced in collaboration with AI Inc.

Sound editing and recording

Crazy Talk SE.

Jam Band

From Wikipedia’s article on AH-Software, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. Aug 22, 2005Founded Founded1

Sources

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