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This cat can sing
Virtual singers have been around for a while. The most popular Virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI is a good example. However, MiMi Kanade stands out from other virtual singers because of her looks. You see, she's a cat.
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But don't let her animal appearance fool you. The feline diva supported by Logic & Magic, Inc. has an amazing voice, and has been using it to cover everything from Utada Hikaru and Gen Hoshino in Japanese to Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande in English on her YouTube channel (see her MiMi♡Covers playlist below), not to mention two original songs to date, and has over 250,000 followers on her TikTok channel.
Mimi gets a human form
Now, for a change of pace, MiMi has transformed into a human, and the results are very cute!
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To match her new "anime girl" appearance, MiMi has a very catchy theme song by none other than the legendary Hironobu Kageyama, the leader of JAM Project who's also known for such classics as the Dragon Ball Z opening song and countless other anime, tokusatsu and game song hits. With an arrangement by Cheru Watanabe and lyrics and composition by Kageyama, Mimi's theme song for her human transformation is entitled: "MiMi the Super Cat":
Comment from Hironobu Kageyama
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Comment from MiMi Kanade
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MiMi will have her first live broadcast with her new human form on Monday, October 19th (JST), so keep a close watch on her YouTube channel!
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