In 2017, Zero-G added a top 10 products to the front page of their website. ĭEX also grabbed the 8th spot on the Sonicwire 2016 rankings out of all the VOCALOID releases sold by Sonicwire. In the 2016 yearly ranking, DEX claimed the no.2 spot, beating DAINA by two places. Zero-G also highlighted once again how well the pair were selling being "big news", noting their sales with the words "red hot" in red text which had never been seen before. īoth DEX and DAINA proved to be very popular and despite their recent release, both nearly claimed the no.1 spot from AVANNA in the 2015 most popular product for Zero-G. Voicebanks DEX A male English speaking counterpart to DAINA, sings with an American accent.ĭEX and DAINA were put on sale within a short time of being released, noting that they were Zero-G's (then) current best selling product.
The choice was made to give a twist of the popular Nekomimi design seen in SeeU and Nekomura Iroha.ĪkiGlancy remarked that they knew many would not like the designs and focused on the vocals instead. His original name was "Raleigh", but "Dex" was preferred due to sounding more masculine.ĭEX made his debut as a kemonomimi modelled after a wolf. The design was chosen after the team adored the primary sketches by SteelEmissary.
The theme of "fox and hound" was one of many suggestions put forward, but it was the one that stayed due to a fondness among the group despite being taken lightly. When asked about the aims of both DEX and DAINA, it was stated that the pair were targeted towards fans and designed to give producers the voices they needed. Lupin said that DEX and DAINA were a pair, but were not twins. DEX was based on the Hound character of the story and has more "wolf"-like traits. They were intended to be counterparts that complement each other. DEX and DAINA were given the theme, ' The Fox and the Hound', at the suggestion of Lupin.