IA

"IA" is taken from her voice provider's name "Lia".

There are at least two ways to read her sub-title of "Aria on the Planetes":

   The words "Aria" and "Planetes" are Latin and Greek for "open space" and "planet" respectively, giving the translation of "Open Space on the Planet".
   "Aria", is also the Italian word for "air" and was used as a term in opera for expressive pieces, usually sung by a single singer.

Information on IA was released much slower than the average Vocaloid. Her promotions have taken the approach to make her seem otherworldly and mysterious.

The licensing for IA is slightly different to past Vocaloids, and it is worth taking the time to read this page for more details. Unlike some past Vocaloids, users can use her image on CDs, flyers and posters without requesting permission, although some consent from the company is needed for greater use of her image. This is a departure from past Vocaloids such as Crypton Future Media, who require you to ask permission for use of their Vocaloids' images on such things as CDs, flyers and posters.

IA was well received and had many hits in the Nico Nico Douga weekly rankings after her release. On 08/04/2012, research conducted showed she had 679 hits on Piapro, 2459 hits on Pixiv (after search was refined) and 2,872 hits on Nico Nico Douga, making her the most popular of the early Vocaloid 3 releases. Within 6 months of her release, several songs hit 1,000,000+ views on Nico Nico Douga, whereas none of the other Vocaloid 3 vocals achieved success of this calibre. This therefore put her on par with some of the more successful Vocaloid 2 era voicebanks, IA being the only new Vocaloid to achieve this thus far in the Vocaloid3 era.