ĭespite the myth of IA's age being 15, she had no age assigned to her. Lia wanted IA to be cute and pretty, and was satisfied the first time she was shown the artwork. At the time, there was skepticism towards avoiding vivid colours due to a fear of her not selling because of the softer tones. It was decided that they wanted soft colours instead of vivid ones. Z.) while the design direction was by Maxilla Inc. When she was first released, overseas fans often mistook 'Aria' as the name of the character. This also fits in with her more opera-esque vocal results compared to other released Japanese VOCALOIDs. ' Aria' is also the Italian word for 'air' and is used as a term in opera for expressive pieces, usually sung by a single singer.The words 'Aria' and 'Planetes' are Latin and Greek for 'open space' and 'planet' respectively, giving the translation of 'Open Space on the Planet'.There are at least two ways to read her project's name of '-ARIA ON THE PLANETES-': 'IA' is taken from her voice provider's name: 'Lia'. IA had no official age up until March 4, 2022, where she was confirmed to be 16 years old. HIPPI was regarded as a strict teacher to her. Planet ARIA is described as a world similar to Earth with various life forms that resonate and co-exist together, several of whom raised IA and ONE.Īccording to a livestream in June 2021, HIPPI taught IA how to play guitar before she came to earth. In a series of YouTube videos dubbed ARIA STATION, IA and ONE introduced their home-world known as Planet ARIA. IA has little background information, however she and ONE were given some through the ARIA - IA Musical & Live Show – performances. The design philosophy 1st PLACE worked toward was to make the voice simple and straightforward but easy to adjust and customize, letting creators create their own version of IA.

IA is the first vocal of the -ARIA ON THE PLANETES- project.

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