With Luka Megurine’s rapid rise in popularity following her release back in January, the Vocaloid has gained huge amounts of fanart. Soon after Luka’s release, one fan created Tako Luka (”tako” literally means “octopus” so “Tako Luka” = “Octo-Luka”), and now we have a Tako Luka Figma. Yes, it’s a giant head, and yes, it has tentacles, but that’s what makes it awesome.

I was actually fooled for a few seconds by this clever photoshop, but there are hints that give it away (like Vocaloid being spelled Gyucailoid in the bottom right). Not to mention that there’s nothing about Tako Luka on the figma or Max Factory websites.

For those of you who don’t know who Luka Megurine is or what a Vocaloid or Figma is, let me explain. To put it in a nutshell, Vocaloid is a computer program that allows users to type in lyrics and notes for a song and it sings that song for you. Each Vocaloid release has its own voice and a sort of mascot or avatar that are just referred to as Vocaloids.

Luka was the third Vocaloid released back in January 2009 using the Vocaloid2 engine and is capable of singing in both Japanese and English. Figmas are PVC figures manufactured by Max Factory, but unlike regular figures, they have interchangeable and moveable parts. That should give you a better understanding of what a Tako Luka Figma is.

Now most of you are probably wondering “why an octopus?” I honestly don’t know, but my guess is that a Luka fan was hungry and Luka’s hair colour reminded him of an octopus, and so Tako Luka was born. It’s hard to tell how Tako Luka made her debut on the internet since she’s so widespread now, but it was probably in the form of this surprisingly cute video (originally uploaded to Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ve-_4Xz5M

Hopefully Max Factory will decide to make a Tako Luka figma one day; figures based on unofficial art do exist so it’s certainly a possibility. Who wouldn’t want a giant head with tentacles for hair sitting on their desk?

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