

Less experienced overseas fans mislabeled Gackpo as a "Gackpoid" rather than a "VOCALOID" and sometimes dismissed that he is a VOCALOID altogether. Other spellings of his name have also been witnessed from other sources. "Kamui Gakupo" can also be seen on the KARENT website. "Kamui Gakupo" is the spelling overseas VOCALOIDs fans are accustomed to and frequently use. The romanization of his name is "Kamui Gakupo" (かむいがくぽ) but is officially stylized by Internet Co. Consequently, the full implied name of this product is "Gackt-like VOCALOID". The "poid" on the end of the name is short for "like VOCALOID".


The software name of "Gackpoid" also takes its name from Gackt's own. "Gackpo" is based on the pronunciation of the name "Gackt".
