The official hololive website proudly announced that the Virtual YouTubers Hoshimachi Suisei, Usada Pekora, and Gawr Gura will be performing at Dodgers Stadium for the game on July 5 (in the midst of Anime Expo). It explained: Special announcements by Hoshimachi Suisei, Usada Pekora, and …Read more »
Virtual YouTubers can do all sorts of things these days, and that includes helping people. VTuber Rita Kamishiro, of Sony’s PRISM Project, is going to be a virtual creator Ambassador for National Alliance on Mental Illness (a.k.a. NAMI). Part of what’s cool about this is …Read more »
Virtual Bishojo Nem, a Japanese VTuber, and Mila, a Swiss VTuber anthropologist also known as Liudmila Bredikhina, have teamed up on a survey about harassment in virtual reality. The NPO Virtual Rights group in Japan is also attached as an official supporter. The survey is …Read more »
Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers, are treated like they’re real people. They get their own names, biographies, and can get even get in trouble. But while this happens in the world of make-believe, a court in Japan just sided with a VTuber in a lawsuit. The …Read more »
Cover Corp has put out more information and a trailer for “HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS-,” its first-ever all male English-speaking VTuber group. The group consists of four men: Regis Altare, Magni Dezmond, Axel Syrios, and Noir Vesper. Their Twitter pages are up and running, and they’ll …Read more »
Back in December, VTuber extraordinaire Kizuna AI announced that she’d be going on an indefinite hiatus. With the popular virtual star entering “sleep mode” temporarily, we’re all a little sad. But we’re happy to have the assurance that there are plans for her return. In …Read more »
The hololive group’s third generation Virtual YouTuber Uruha Rushia might not be real, but she’s treated as if she is, and that includes facing consequences for negative actions. And Cover Corporation just declared they’re ending their agreement with her because she broke contract. Cover Corporation …Read more »
Fan-favorite VTuber Kizuna AI is getting ready to go on indefinite hiatus, but she’s going out with a bang. Her final concert, Kizuna AI The Last Live ‘hello, world 2022,’ is scheduled for February 26 at 7:00pm Japan Time, and she’s bringing in a staggering …Read more »
In October it was revealed there are now more than 16,000 Virtual YouTubers out there, and five more just joined the ranks. While VTubers tend to be women, NIJISANJI English is debuting its “Luxiem” group, which is made up of men. It’s already releasing videos …Read more »
Virtual YouTubers have really taken off in recent years, but how many of these anime avatars are posting content on YouTube? The Japanese data analysis firm UserLocal decided to find out. It began crunching the numbers, seeing not only how many VTubers there are, but …Read more »
Virtual YouTuber Minato Aqua isn’t quite three-years-old, but she’s already an ambassador for the Yokosuka Sea Anime Carnival event and has had a horse race named after her. In fact, the two things are connected. The Yokosuka Sea Anime Carnival event is still to come, …Read more »
It’s pretty clear Netflix is very interested in being involved in the anime market, and they’ve jumped on the virtual YouTuber bandwagon as well with VTuber ambassador N-ko Mei Kurono. N-ko just made her debut in Japan, and will release new videos about anime on …Read more »
Giving blood isn’t much fun, but it’s a vital thing to help out the health community. That got the Natori City Health Centre in Miyagi Prefecture thinking, and they’ve come up with a very successful idea: have a cute, fanged virtual YouTuber nurse anime girl …Read more »
You may have a VTuber (Virtual YouTuber) you admire, but it’s a shame you’ll never be able to actually hold their hands. Kizuna Ai? She’s great, but what if you just want to hang out and enjoy a more intimate moment with her? Or even …Read more »
Virtual YouTubers are really snagging some high profile gigs lately, and Kaguya Luna isn’t the only one getting in on the noodle promotional angle. Nissin Foods tapped popular VTuber Kizuna Ai to promote Cup Noodle instant ramen, and the collaboration has officially kicked off with …Read more »
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