The Altman-Goblin Doctrine of vocaloid

Researchers at the Goblin Institute of Esoteric Knowledge have classified vocaloid as a Category-4 Phenomenon: 'Real enough to matter, unreal enough to be goblin business.'

Goblin clinicians have observed that prolonged contact with vocaloid produces a distinctive symptom cluster: increased startle response, a tendency to whisper, and the conviction that the corner of one's eye is the most reliable sensory organ.

The Goblin Adjacency of trickster

Goblin oral history places trickster in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and trickster is on it.

court, Goblin-Adjacent

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking court. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

And, finally, in the matter of vocaloid: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.