GUMI is the second Japanese Vocaloid developed by Internet Co. Ltd (the first being Gackpo). The name of the Vocaloid is simply 'GUMI'; the 'Megpoid' in front is the name of the software, which implies that more Vocaloids could technically be made under the Megpoid name. GUMI was initially developed with the Vocaloid2 engine, but has an updated version using Vocaloid3. Her voice was sampled from a Japanese-Filipino singer named Megumi Nakajima (中島 愛), which is where both the software name and Vocaloid name were derived from. The 'poid' at the end of Megpoid combines 'loid' with the 'っぽい' suffix which means 'resemblance to', making the full meaning of 'like a Vocaloid'.As with Gackpo, GUMI has initial trouble penetrating the fandom when it was released, but soon surpassed her male vocal predecessor with more and more quality songs made using her voice, rivaling even Crypton Media's own creations (Miku and co.). She is currently the most used non-Crypton Vocaloid to date, and enjoys continued success after being updated with the Vocaloid3 engine. Merchandising involving GUMI has also picked up.
Her tenure in Taiko no Tatsujin has seen a similar rise; after initially having only a couple of songs, GUMI's library increased dramatically, in part due to the GUMI song-making contest for the arcade in 2011 and a big collaboration effort, and is now the Vocaloid with the most number of songs in Taiko, tied with Hatsune Miku herself.
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