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Hi, everyone.
I am very pleased and proud to introduce you to the latest member of the Converge Series: TDA Convergence Neru Append. ^_^

Sorry about her photo - she had that real cute pose and smile thing going on just like in Miku's and Luka's promo pics, and then her phone rang and she was all, "Hurry up and take the picture, dammit - I have to get this!" and then she just up and left! >_<
My guess is it had to be Len calling and asking her to meet him somewhere to share his favourite thing with her [A Banana Split at the Soda Parlour down the block, not a love hotel, you creepy hentais - get your minds out of the gutters - sheesh!] - she's usually very reliable, but when she even thinks about him it turns her head inside out and then all bets are off.
So, this promo pic was the best I could do. Gomen... m(_ _')m
I have always had a soft spot for this adorable little tsundere trollette. She's petite, but has the attitude of a charging rhino (I actually had a GF like her once - gotta respect [and fear] a gal like that!). And, she's cute. So, I forgave her too. ^_^

ConNeru is the most in-depth and detailed edit I've ever done. I really wanted to do her proper justice with this edit.
Unlike the other models in the Converge Series that use a "standard uniform" scheme, some of the textures for Neru's Converge outfit were custom edited to better match her personal color palette, and all of the parts used on her were carefully resized to match her much smaller than average 150cm frame.
You see the thing is, I wanted her to be as accurate as I could make her whilst still staying within the boundaries of the Converge Edit Plan, because I really "cared" about this edit and getting her just right!
In fact, I cared so much that I even sent an unfinished pre-release copy of her to her "Papa" Smith-hioka for his opinion of her. He told me that he really liked her and that my version of her was "very cute". (!)
That was enough right there to inspire me to finish and share her! Because I really like this particular character and have the utmost respect and admiration for her creator, I just could not dishonor him by releasing an edit of his "daughter" that he did not approve of. If he had not liked her, she would have remained a private edit only shared with friends and never to be publicly released.
I am going to pause the writing of this DL page and take a moment here to extend special thanks to my good friend:

Normally, I just list the contributors to the edit, thank them politely for their help and quickly move on, but not this time, because:
In addition to his in-depth pre-release review that can be found here: MMD Model Review - Tda Convergence Akita Neru ,
Trackdancer also performed all of Neru's Beta Testing and troubleshooting, as well as generously contributing her needed texture edits to the project.
This was not "technically" a collaboration, but I am not exaggerating in the least when I say that without his invaluable assistance with this project you would not be reading these words and be able to DL this lovely model.

Please feel free to leave a comment if you DL her, and if you use or edit her, please share a link to your work - I would love to see what you do with her! ^_^

General Information:

In addition to her appearance changes, a significant portion of this model's edit was done "under the hood', mainly on her frame and rigging. The MP2 frame has been modified for compatibility with TDA frames and installed for video production purposes along with complete 4-stage Arm IK chains and torso control bones for posing purposes.
It is very important to note here that due to the fact that they are intended primarily for posing, some motion datas will not work properly with the Arm IK chains. To remedy this issue, a patched "NoIK" version of her without the Arm IK chains installed is included in the package. If you intend to use her only for posing you don't really need it, but if you intend to make videos with her and are not experienced in editing and adjusting motion data on the fly I highly recommend using it.
The full range of semi-standard bones that the newer motions require have also been installed, as well as a lot of new expression sliders.
The model's Labels, Groups, and Tabs have all been fully translated into English for ease of use, and the Groups have been organized in detail to assist in finding desired bones to select for creating poses and motion data.
In order to prevent "package clutter" and enhance ease of use when editing, all secondary reference readmes, images, and textures have been sorted into their own separate folders.

Modeling History and Credits:

Original model and textures: Tda
Converge Style design: Maddoktor2
Converge Set texture edits: Trackdancer
No Make-up: Jaaku no Keshin Baretta!!
Eyelash texture: AGA
Glasses2: Masisi
Akita Neru edit: vk
Cellphone: DEN2NeruAkita
Cellphone Holster: Nakao
MP2_N02 Frame: SPS
MP2-TDA1 Frame: Maddoktor2
Akita Neru: Smith Hioka
Copyright: CRYPTON FUTURE MEDIA, INC

Editing Tools:
MMD 9.26, PMDe 0.1.39, PMXe 0.2.2.2, GIMP 2.8.10

Rules:
Edit
Parts
Redistribute [edits only]
Please read the included ReadMe(s).
Please credit appropriately.

Statistics:

Bones: 366
Physics: 94
Joints: 68
Vertices: 34,599
Surfaces: 32,773
Morphs: 114
Groups: 18
Materials: 60
State of Physics: Excellent
State of Joints: Excellent
State of Vertices: Excellent
PMX Verification: 100%

Effects used:
AutoLuminous4, dAdultShaderSilky, WorkingFloorAL, Default lighting

"Classic Neru" Pose by Maddoktor2 [based on her Concept Art ]

Demo Video courtesy of Trackdancer Productions: vimeo.com/121111908
BowlRoll DL: bowlroll.net/file/65133

I hope you enjoy her.

*Edit -
ConNeru was actually the last planned member of the Converge series, but Gumi just loved their new outfits and begged me to make one for her as well, so she's next. I really didn't want to at first and it took a very long conversation to convince me, but the ending went something like this:
Gumi: "Pretty please, Oji-chan??"
Me: *sigh* ok...
Gumi: *squeeee!!*
Me: o_0

Come to think of it, she could have just done that in the beginning and saved herself a whole lot of tears, indignant foot-stomping, and "It's just not fair!"s...

Description
Hi, everyone.
I am very pleased and proud to introduce you to the latest member of the Converge Series: TDA Convergence Neru Append. ^_^

Sorry about her photo - she had that real cute pose and smile thing going on just like in Miku's and Luka's promo pics, and then her phone rang and she was all, "Hurry up and take the picture, dammit - I have to get this!" and then she just up and left! >_<
My guess is it had to be Len calling and asking her to meet him somewhere to share his favourite thing with her [A Banana Split at the Soda Parlour down the block, not a love hotel, you creepy hentais - get your minds out of the gutters - sheesh!] - she's usually very reliable, but when she even thinks about him it turns her head inside out and then all bets are off.
So, this promo pic was the best I could do. Gomen... m(_ _')m
I have always had a soft spot for this adorable little tsundere trollette. She's petite, but has the attitude of a charging rhino (I actually had a GF like her once - gotta respect [and fear] a gal like that!). And, she's cute. So, I forgave her too. ^_^

ConNeru is the most in-depth and detailed edit I've ever done. I really wanted to do her proper justice with this edit.
Unlike the other models in the Converge Series that use a "standard uniform" scheme, some of the textures for Neru's Converge outfit were custom edited to better match her personal color palette, and all of the parts used on her were carefully resized to match her much smaller than average 150cm frame.
You see the thing is, I wanted her to be as accurate as I could make her whilst still staying within the boundaries of the Converge Edit Plan, because I really "cared" about this edit and getting her just right!
In fact, I cared so much that I even sent an unfinished pre-release copy of her to her "Papa" Smith-hioka for his opinion of her. He told me that he really liked her and that my version of her was "very cute". (!)
That was enough right there to inspire me to finish and share her! Because I really like this particular character and have the utmost respect and admiration for her creator, I just could not dishonor him by releasing an edit of his "daughter" that he did not approve of. If he had not liked her, she would have remained a private edit only shared with friends and never to be publicly released.
I am going to pause the writing of this DL page and take a moment here to extend special thanks to my good friend:

Normally, I just list the contributors to the edit, thank them politely for their help and quickly move on, but not this time, because:
In addition to his in-depth pre-release review that can be found here: MMD Model Review - Tda Convergence Akita Neru ,
Trackdancer also performed all of Neru's Beta Testing and troubleshooting, as well as generously contributing her needed texture edits to the project.
This was not "technically" a collaboration, but I am not exaggerating in the least when I say that without his invaluable assistance with this project you would not be reading these words and be able to DL this lovely model.

Please feel free to leave a comment if you DL her, and if you use or edit her, please share a link to your work - I would love to see what you do with her! ^_^

General Information:

In addition to her appearance changes, a significant portion of this model's edit was done "under the hood', mainly on her frame and rigging. The MP2 frame has been modified for compatibility with TDA frames and installed for video production purposes along with complete 4-stage Arm IK chains and torso control bones for posing purposes.
It is very important to note here that due to the fact that they are intended primarily for posing, some motion datas will not work properly with the Arm IK chains. To remedy this issue, a patched "NoIK" version of her without the Arm IK chains installed is included in the package. If you intend to use her only for posing you don't really need it, but if you intend to make videos with her and are not experienced in editing and adjusting motion data on the fly I highly recommend using it.
The full range of semi-standard bones that the newer motions require have also been installed, as well as a lot of new expression sliders.
The model's Labels, Groups, and Tabs have all been fully translated into English for ease of use, and the Groups have been organized in detail to assist in finding desired bones to select for creating poses and motion data.
In order to prevent "package clutter" and enhance ease of use when editing, all secondary reference readmes, images, and textures have been sorted into their own separate folders.

Modeling History and Credits:

Original model and textures: Tda
Converge Style design: Maddoktor2
Converge Set texture edits: Trackdancer
No Make-up: Jaaku no Keshin Baretta!!
Eyelash texture: AGA
Glasses2: Masisi
Akita Neru edit: vk
Cellphone: DEN2NeruAkita
Cellphone Holster: Nakao
MP2_N02 Frame: SPS
MP2-TDA1 Frame: Maddoktor2
Akita Neru: Smith Hioka
Copyright: CRYPTON FUTURE MEDIA, INC

Editing Tools:
MMD 9.26, PMDe 0.1.39, PMXe 0.2.2.2, GIMP 2.8.10

Rules:
Edit
Parts
Redistribute [edits only]
Please read the included ReadMe(s).
Please credit appropriately.

Statistics:

Bones: 366
Physics: 94
Joints: 68
Vertices: 34,599
Surfaces: 32,773
Morphs: 114
Groups: 18
Materials: 60
State of Physics: Excellent
State of Joints: Excellent
State of Vertices: Excellent
PMX Verification: 100%

Effects used:
AutoLuminous4, dAdultShaderSilky, WorkingFloorAL, Default lighting

"Classic Neru" Pose by Maddoktor2 [based on her Concept Art ]

Demo Video courtesy of Trackdancer Productions: vimeo.com/121111908
BowlRoll DL: bowlroll.net/file/65133

I hope you enjoy her.

*Edit -
ConNeru was actually the last planned member of the Converge series, but Gumi just loved their new outfits and begged me to make one for her as well, so she's next. I really didn't want to at first and it took a very long conversation to convince me, but the ending went something like this:
Gumi: "Pretty please, Oji-chan??"
Me: *sigh* ok...
Gumi: *squeeee!!*
Me: o_0

Come to think of it, she could have just done that in the beginning and saved herself a whole lot of tears, indignant foot-stomping, and "It's just not fair!"s...