VocaColle 2026 Summer Rookie
Ranked submission window for creators within two years of their first vocal-synthesis original.
Decision summary
| Status | open |
|---|---|
| Next deadline | in 2d · 21 Aug 2026 · 19:00 Asia/Tokyo |
| Entry fee | unknown |
| AI use | Singing-synthesis software is permitted; no specific generative-music rule is stated. |
| Evidence |
open date · upcoming
21 Aug 2026 · 19:00 Asia/Tokyoin 2d
Precision: exact
Original timezone: Asia/Tokyo
Viewer-local time: your local time
Original timezone: Asia/Tokyo
Viewer-local time: your local time
close date · upcoming
24 Aug 2026 · 17:00 Asia/Tokyoin 5d
Precision: exact
Original timezone: Asia/Tokyo
Viewer-local time: your local time
Original timezone: Asia/Tokyo
Viewer-local time: your local time
Eligibility
| Who can enter | worldwide; creator posting personally on Niconico; First vocal-synthesis original posted on or after 2024-08-21. |
|---|---|
| Where from | unknown |
| Career stage | unknown |
Materials & fees
| What to prepare | first Niconico posting of original synthesized-voice song; prescribed tag; no Niconico Shorts |
|---|---|
| Entry fee | unknown |
| Notification | unknown |
AI rules
| AI involvement | Singing-synthesis software is permitted; no specific generative-music rule is stated. |
|---|---|
| Prompt-only entries | unknown |
| Process disclosure | unknown |
| Voice cloning | VOCALOID, UTAU, Synthesizer V, CeVIO, VOICEROID, NEUTRINO and Hatsune Miku NT are permitted. |
| Notes | unknown |
Summary for orientation — read the official rules before submitting. We summarize, we do not replace.
Rights terms
| Rights granted | not publicly disclosed |
|---|---|
| Exclusivity | not publicly disclosed |
| Monetization after | not publicly disclosed |
| Notes | Entrant must hold necessary rights; detailed licensing follows Niconico and organizer terms. |
Read the official rules before accepting terms. This summary does not replace them.
Sources & changes
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Public change history
- Status unknown → upcoming
- Deadline type unknown → open date
- Deadline TBA → 21 Aug 2026, 10:00 UTC
- Timezone TBA → Asia/Tokyo
- Date precision unknown → exact
- Deadline unknown → Dated
- Record maintenance · 1 field updated
- Deadline type unknown → close date
- Deadline TBA → 24 Aug 2026, 08:00 UTC
- Timezone TBA → Asia/Tokyo
- Date precision unknown → exact
- Deadline unknown → Dated
- Status unknown → upcoming
- Record maintenance · 1 field updated
- Notification date TBA → TBA
- Type unknown → music submission
- Title unknown → VocaColle 2026 Summer Rookie
- Eligibility unknown → worldwide; creator posting personally on Niconico; First vocal-synthesis original posted on or after 2024-08-21.
- Entry fee unknown → unknown
- AI rules unknown → AI use: Singing-synthesis software is permitted; no specific generative-music rule is stated.; voice cloning: VOCALOID, UTAU, Synthesizer V, CeVIO, VOICEROID, NEUTRINO and Hatsune Miku NT are permitted.
- Rights terms unknown → notes: Entrant must hold necessary rights; detailed licensing follows Niconico and organizer terms.
- Status unknown → open
- Official URL unknown → vocaloid-collection.jp/ranking/rookie
- Record maintenance · 6 fields updated