IA (software)

IA
Developer(s)1st Place Co., Ltd.
Initial releaseJanuary 27, 2012
Stable release
IA ROCKS / June 27, 2014
Written inJapanese and English
Operating systemWindows
PlatformPC, Mac
Available inJapanese and English
TypeVocal Synthesizer Application
LicenseProprietary
Website1st Place Co., Ltd.

IA (Japanese: イア) is a humanoid persona voiced by a singing synthesizer application developed by 1st Place Co., Ltd., headquartered in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. They use Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 3 singing synthesizer technology. Her voice is created using samples of Lia. She has performed at live concerts onstage as either an animated projection or a Pepper's ghost. A rhythm game featuring her called IA/VT Colorful was made. Many songs have been made with her.

IA's name was taken from her voice provider's name, "Lia". She was illustrated by Aka Akasaka, the author of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Oshi no Ko.