Japan "VTuber Legend" Anime Adaptation Main Staff Announced TNK to Animate "VTuber Legend" Adaptation; New promo video and visual also revealed
Legal Japan's Creator Economy Association Taps Tech, VTuber Companies for Review Group on Slander The review group aims to discuss slander and defamation countermeasures from a cross-industry perspective.
Music Shiki Miyoshino Debuts First Single "Hanahaki Syndrome" The PRISM Project talent is now a recording artist under Sony Music Labels
Japan Astlive's Standout "VTuber Training Cafe" Idea Nurturing VTubers in a cafe environment is what VTuber production outfit Astlive is offering in its two cafes in the Akihabara district. Our guest writer Willow files this report.
Japan Virtual Girl Nem's "Metaverse Evolution Theory" Intro Published in English The book has been Nem's diverse take and explanation on the growing metaverse culture in Japan
Riot Music Riot Music Welcomes Chise Itsuki and Shirase Shirakawa Two new singers join the company's Blitz Wing label, debuts June 24
Nijisanji Nijisanji's Mirei Gundou Graduates June 21 Popular VTuber also apologizes for baseball-related tweets which led to her suspension in March this year
Industry Shizuoka Broadcasting Appoints Konohana Sakuya to Host TV Channel's Opening, Closing Program This marks the first time a VTuber has been appointed to conduct a TV channel's opening and closing broadcast in Japan.
MAHA5 MAHA5 Japan Terminates Two Talents Amidst Prolonged Inactivity Both of the talents' respective social media accounts will be deleted after June this year following the termination.
Business Kiii Ventures Into VTubing With 'Viiins': Rie Tanaka, Ayumu Murase Appointed as Ambassadors The first generation of 'Viiin's VTubers will be announced this June.
Industry Ex-PRISM Co-founder’s New Venture AnotherBall Raises US$2.2M, Introduces VTuber Project IZUMO AnotherBall is the brainchild of Shunsuke Oyu, the former CEO and co-founder of the now-popular VTuber agency PRISM Project.
Hololive Cover Corp Unveils ¥2.7bn Studio, To Support Virtual Distribution The 2.7-billion-yen studio will be used to create more engaging content for fans.
Japan Virtual Live Platform VARK Closes Series C Funding With ¥1bn Raised VARK's CEO Takuya Kato said that they will continue to develop its VR live services through the new funding.
Audition GREE Inc.'s REALITY Studios Launches New VTuber Agency Specialite Female-character centric agency opened its auditions earlier this month for aspiring talents in Japan and also overseas.
PRISM Project PRISM Project 5th Generation Talents Announced Three talents selected from the agency's 2022 General Audition set to debut Friday, April 28.
VEE Project Sony Music Entertainment Japan’s VEE Project Introduces Fifth Wave ‘Dev-e’ This is VEE Project's fifth wave, adding up to a total of 21 talents under said VTuber project.
VEE Project Japan’s MEXT Taps VEE’s Kitashirakawa Kakapo in Newest Science Communication Campaign The latest stint from MEXT adds up to Kakapo's continuing role as a virtual science communicator in the VTubing space.
Japan Appland, Company Behind .LIVE, to be Part of Japanese Broadcaster MBS Appland, Inc., home to the .LIVE group which includes Denno Shojo Siro, is now part of Japanese broadcaster MBS.
Hololive Usada Pekora is Most-Watched Female Streamer for Q1 2023 6 other Hololive talents are on the Top 20 list
Anime Den Den no Denno Densha Anime Short Stars Shishigami Leona, Soda Kit The series is an addition to a handful of shows in Japan where majority of the cast are VTubers.
Stream Breaks Amatsuka Uto to Suspend Activities Indefinitely by April 30 "I don't know what the future holds, but I hope to be in everyone's hearts until we meet again," she said.
Kizuna AI Kizuna AI Inc's Engi-Monogatari Project Debuts April 28 They will distribute sticker packs at AnimeJapan 2023 on the weekend of March 25 to 26.
Japan Mirai Akari Retires from VTuber Activities on March 31 One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Japan's VTuber scene is retiring from VTubing activities, with one last live stream to be held before her exit.
Music Holo*27 Albums Top Billboard Japan Most-Downloaded Albums Billboard Japan's Top Download charts for (which covers March 13 to 19) lists the two Holo*27 albums on the top spot, dominating albums from Ikuta Lilas (YOASOBI), One Piece Film Red and Liella! during that period. 【今週のダウンロード・アルバム・チャート“Download Albums”】 1位 holo*27 2位 holo*27 3位 幾田りら