Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20141127231817/@comment-6192846-20150115164159

GreekTelepath wrote: Found the link to the Tsumane video. So is it supposed to be her just saying the word "すまんね" (sumanne/sorry) incorrectly? The joke's going over my head otherwise.

Anyhow, I've found someone explaining the origin of the "tsumane", which apparently dates back to a glitch being exploited in the Vocaloid software; it caught on for users who didn't know the story behind said exploit. Seems to be the reason it caught on as Haku's "catch phrase".

If that's the case, I don't think we should try explaining it too much. A trivia citing it as Haku's catch phrase and maybe referencing the video of origin should be enough. Leave the rest to the Vocaloid Wiki to look into.

Also, according to the Vocaloid Wiki, Haku's name translates to "saying negative thoughts", but since saying something negative and complaining are relatively similar, I guess the translation could go either way. I don't know where the Vocaloid Wiki got their information. 弱音 would iterally mean "soft sound" and can also refer to "piano", to complaining/whining/wimpering, and to "mute". I don't know where "negative thoughts" came from.

GreekTelepath wrote: (Just going to wait for another user's green light to the trivia before adding it, as is the protocol.) You don't greenlight that. Not enough users have given their input either, so I am not giving a pass on any trivia just yet.