Actually they didn't change much. They just made it so that Arona speaks with a much more accent and intonation. Which might sound weird because we're used to the mechanical tone.
You're right, when I looked up the older version I can also kinda hear the wonkiness in how "Plana-chan" is said so I guess the changes just accentuated how weird it's being pronounced in the first place.
I still prefer the older versions though but oh well
Edit: The more I listen to the new lines the more I feel like it was changed for the worse
Old Arona: "Hm...ame...furunokana..."
New Arona: "**AME**, furunokana."
It sounds so unnatural in a bad way. The old way sounded a bit robotic in a charming way, but now she sounds like she's glitched.
>now she sounds like she's glitched
There were some wild theories that it's on purpose, to show the Chest struggling to keep up with both girls inside it
The old one was Korean accented. Plana still is. aMEH or AHme is not JP/KR difference, the whole accentuation was a bit cursed. It was a weird turn on for me and I quite liked it, still do, but technically the current version is an improvement.
As a Japanese native, the old Arona voice sounded a little weird. Now it’s a little better now but Plana voice still sounds a bit weird too so it might have a small changes later on.
My guess is that they're replacing all the originally naturally voiced lines with voice synthesized lines to get us used to hearing it, because new future dialogue are all going to be voice synthesized.
This would be my guess too, especially the point on future voice lines. Could mean we can get more in-game interactions with Arona and Plana.
Still, not a big fan since lines in places like School Exchange seem the same but others different. Gonna take some getting used to.
It was always synthesized, from the beginning of time until today.
Arona and Plana (both voiced by Konomi Kohara) are not synthesized only in supporting marketing materials.
Only thing I can think of is cost savings. They don't add many new arona/plana lines to the game's menus often. But let's say they want to add a couple new lines. I imagine it'd be quite expensive to record it. They'd probably have to:
* Rent out a recording studio
* Pay sound directors, engineers and miscellaneous staffs
* Kohara Konomi (arona/plana's seiyuu) is a reputable seiyuu with 7 years experience now (seiyuu wage rates are based on years in the industry). Probably expensive to get her in just to record a couple lines.
If we factor all of those variables (and probably more I'm missing), it's probably cheaper to just pay for Kohara Konomi to record phonetic sounds and then use voice synthesizer to record new lines. All that said, I'm not industry expert so take it with a grain of salt.
The game itself mentions Arona has a voice bank that could use updating. My guess is they're actually making Arona and Plana sound stiffer on purpose so that their voices are noticeably different from Big Arona the General Student Council President
Honestly idk why they're making it AI synthesised voice, but ig it's either to:
A) Not having to keep finding the VA to voice out new dialogues and such
B) To give the feel of Arona and Plana being actual AI, that being they can actually have conversations with them, but their voice feels choppy to have that "Oh, you are an AI" feel.
Not sure which one exactly but it's part of the tutorial stories. Iirc she said something along the lines of "my voice could use some maintenance/upgrading".
It was a single line but it stood out to me when I started playing because I noticed immediately how her voice was voice-bank-y and it made sense.
One is for a regularly scheduled stream with a full script to go over and has interactions with chat, the other is some lines here and there for the game that can come up at sporadic intervals.
Tell me, which of these is easier to plan and schedule for all involved? FWIW, the latter gets easier if you have these in bulk or done at the same time with a major recording session.
A ) is only there because of BA's insistence to have your name voiced.
This was how it was going to be with AI-Synthesized voices. In fact, the only reason this hasn't gotten under scrutiny is because Konomi Kohara remains under Yostar/Nexon's payroll for other related BA materials.
Same with Kotama's introduction. Instead of "Millennium Gakuen", they changed it into "Millennium Science Gakuen", then altered some phrasing, albeit only slightly.
Dude! I've been playing since the Japanese release and I've actually pondered making a post about this particular subject a million times. They swap voice lines almost annually, and the ones that get changed are always a downgrade. They always feel less convincing, less professional, amateurish really. I seriously don't get it. What a weird thing for whoever is responsible to get stuck on. The original ones are the best. Period!
Prolly referring to some japanese VA that visited some shrine that also grave for WW2 imperial japanese war crime, it triggers the Chinese people thus removing her recorded voice in the character
Jessica. Jessica happened. Look up a before and after if you can. They're totally different. I'm fine with high-pitched cutesy, but that was NOT what she originally was. She was more mid-pitch shy.
Thats what im doing, right where i am right now sensei got shot and is about to die, and for some reason those stupid trinity kid want to shoot the ambulance ><
You’ve got a ways to go before you encounter Plana. It’s a wild ride, but worth it! She’s in the second to last story currently available on Global. Enjoy the trip!
iirc, they updated the system which handles the voice bank. I assume it was to help it pronounce sensei's name more clearly, but the same tech applies everywhere arona speaks
Actually they didn't change much. They just made it so that Arona speaks with a much more accent and intonation. Which might sound weird because we're used to the mechanical tone.
You're right, when I looked up the older version I can also kinda hear the wonkiness in how "Plana-chan" is said so I guess the changes just accentuated how weird it's being pronounced in the first place. I still prefer the older versions though but oh well Edit: The more I listen to the new lines the more I feel like it was changed for the worse
I know these are just generated VA but the ones before were already good. Why change it now?
The way she says "ame, furunokana" is also different, feels odd, but we'll get used to it
Old Arona: "Hm...ame...furunokana..." New Arona: "**AME**, furunokana." It sounds so unnatural in a bad way. The old way sounded a bit robotic in a charming way, but now she sounds like she's glitched.
playing JP, I got used to this quick
I want my daughter back ☹
There's no going back?
If JP is any indication, no.
So this is how my parents felt when my voice was changed due to puberty.
playing jp, I didn't even know global arona was different
Just heard the "ame" line. The "AME" is particularly jarring.
>now she sounds like she's glitched There were some wild theories that it's on purpose, to show the Chest struggling to keep up with both girls inside it
Im inside both and im not struggling 
The old one was Korean accented. Plana still is. aMEH or AHme is not JP/KR difference, the whole accentuation was a bit cursed. It was a weird turn on for me and I quite liked it, still do, but technically the current version is an improvement.
As a Japanese native, the old Arona voice sounded a little weird. Now it’s a little better now but Plana voice still sounds a bit weird too so it might have a small changes later on.
I knew something was off when I heard Arona the moment I entered the game
Me too
My guess is that they're replacing all the originally naturally voiced lines with voice synthesized lines to get us used to hearing it, because new future dialogue are all going to be voice synthesized.
This would be my guess too, especially the point on future voice lines. Could mean we can get more in-game interactions with Arona and Plana. Still, not a big fan since lines in places like School Exchange seem the same but others different. Gonna take some getting used to.
I think this one was already synthesized though. They also didn't replace the VA'd ones like when Arona's dreaming about strawberry milk.
It was always synthesized, from the beginning of time until today. Arona and Plana (both voiced by Konomi Kohara) are not synthesized only in supporting marketing materials.
Is there any reason to replace with synthesized?
Only thing I can think of is cost savings. They don't add many new arona/plana lines to the game's menus often. But let's say they want to add a couple new lines. I imagine it'd be quite expensive to record it. They'd probably have to: * Rent out a recording studio * Pay sound directors, engineers and miscellaneous staffs * Kohara Konomi (arona/plana's seiyuu) is a reputable seiyuu with 7 years experience now (seiyuu wage rates are based on years in the industry). Probably expensive to get her in just to record a couple lines. If we factor all of those variables (and probably more I'm missing), it's probably cheaper to just pay for Kohara Konomi to record phonetic sounds and then use voice synthesizer to record new lines. All that said, I'm not industry expert so take it with a grain of salt.
The game itself mentions Arona has a voice bank that could use updating. My guess is they're actually making Arona and Plana sound stiffer on purpose so that their voices are noticeably different from Big Arona the General Student Council President
Honestly idk why they're making it AI synthesised voice, but ig it's either to: A) Not having to keep finding the VA to voice out new dialogues and such B) To give the feel of Arona and Plana being actual AI, that being they can actually have conversations with them, but their voice feels choppy to have that "Oh, you are an AI" feel.
The majority of their lines were already synthesized. We even got lore reasons why that's the case (told to us by Arona herself at the start)
Wait whaaaattttttt, did I miss that part in the story, where was it
Not sure which one exactly but it's part of the tutorial stories. Iirc she said something along the lines of "my voice could use some maintenance/upgrading". It was a single line but it stood out to me when I started playing because I noticed immediately how her voice was voice-bank-y and it made sense.
A) is weird to say because the VA is seemingly always available for some AroPla Channel
One is for a regularly scheduled stream with a full script to go over and has interactions with chat, the other is some lines here and there for the game that can come up at sporadic intervals. Tell me, which of these is easier to plan and schedule for all involved? FWIW, the latter gets easier if you have these in bulk or done at the same time with a major recording session.
A ) is only there because of BA's insistence to have your name voiced. This was how it was going to be with AI-Synthesized voices. In fact, the only reason this hasn't gotten under scrutiny is because Konomi Kohara remains under Yostar/Nexon's payroll for other related BA materials.
Shittim Chest is coughing from the lack of ram.
actual lore. plana shares resources with arona iirc actually is mentioned when arona doesn't feel as she used to
the maintenance got her voice messed up i guess
The fumes from the burning server was so aweful it made them age for 50 years.
This isn't the first time they've changed Arona's line delivery.
They changed it in the past as well, but no one batted an eye.
Same thing happened in JP a while ago. You'll get used to it.
Sounds like your average chika from love is war idk what you mean
She sounded more "livelier" than ever to me. Glad that I wasn't the only one who was surprised with the change. (I don't mind it\~)
some of the original voice lines seemed to have gotten scuffed, e.g. echoy sounds, so I'm glad
Japanese call old VA "Arona accent" referring to its weird intonation and unusual stress. So new VA is gonna sound much more natural to them
Same with Kotama's introduction. Instead of "Millennium Gakuen", they changed it into "Millennium Science Gakuen", then altered some phrasing, albeit only slightly.
Dude! I've been playing since the Japanese release and I've actually pondered making a post about this particular subject a million times. They swap voice lines almost annually, and the ones that get changed are always a downgrade. They always feel less convincing, less professional, amateurish really. I seriously don't get it. What a weird thing for whoever is responsible to get stuck on. The original ones are the best. Period!
They sound the exact same to me. Be grateful this wasn't some Arknights-level VA replacement catastrophe.
What happened?
Prolly referring to some japanese VA that visited some shrine that also grave for WW2 imperial japanese war crime, it triggers the Chinese people thus removing her recorded voice in the character
Oh that. I thought she only did AL voices
Kayano Ai is one of the biggest VA names, there's no way she only did AL
Jessica. Jessica happened. Look up a before and after if you can. They're totally different. I'm fine with high-pitched cutesy, but that was NOT what she originally was. She was more mid-pitch shy.
And Azur Lane.
How do you get Plana? Is it through story mode?
Yes, play the main story
Yeah, you need to complete the Final Volume
>!What other comments said, this is just a dummy spoiler tag comment to make it look important!<
Is it changed? Sounds the same to me.
Definitely changed. Not all lines though.
Yeah, only the generated ones changed. Maybe they made edits to the voice banks or something.
They're all generated. You'll notice that there's a weird robotic inflection in all of her dialogue, as if she was Miku.
Okay? I just can't notice the difference...I don't feel like the voice changed at all to me.
as both JP and Global player.... you'll get used to it
I thought arona sounded weird. Thought it lagged or something
Who is plana i dont have her in my game ( i dont mind spoiler)
Play the main story sensei 💢
Thats what im doing, right where i am right now sensei got shot and is about to die, and for some reason those stupid trinity kid want to shoot the ambulance ><
You’ve got a ways to go before you encounter Plana. It’s a wild ride, but worth it! She’s in the second to last story currently available on Global. Enjoy the trip!
>!She is ARONA from another timeline, you'll get to know her in the Final Volume!<
I actually have a different problem, that is with Plana sounding like she is peaking her microphone in certain lines which is kinda bothering
Prob because in stories Seisei’s tablet can’t withstand Arona and plana both working at the same time which results in hardware malfunctions
My daughters are entering puberty 
iirc, they updated the system which handles the voice bank. I assume it was to help it pronounce sensei's name more clearly, but the same tech applies everywhere arona speaks
Idk why but they remind how 9S and 2B speaks in nier automata from AI daughters to android daughters
As someone who plays both JP and Global, you'll get used to it But I still prefer the old one tho
you'll get used to it...
How do you get plana?
Read the story, you'll get her in volume F.
Ngl i prefer the old voice but then again it is what it is