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The VTuber Awards 2023 Winners to Be Recognized December 16

VTubers are nominated in more than 20 categories, and voting is until December 11.

Industry

Chinese Regulators To Remove Anonymity of Influencers After Reaching Follower Threshold

It is worth noting that the anonymity removal will only apply to influencers doing content primarily on professional fields such as social and current affairs, military, finance, law, and medical topics.

Industry

VTuber Agency Sedai One Closes Operations

Sedai One, a VTuber agency catering to the Spanish-speaking audience, has abruptly ended its operations, removing its YouTube and X pages in the process. This comes after one of their talents, Aono Nemo, left the agency Tuesday, October 31. In a statement posted on X before its account gets removed,

Brave Group

HIMEHINA is Now Part of Brave Group

Operating company Studio LaRa integrates management with major VTuber player; affirms no change in creative freedoms

Japan

Whale Taylor Establishes Music Production Company, Debuts VTuber Lineup

"Infinity Goal" will be focused on blending live streaming activities and doing more music-related projects.

Graduation

Playasia's Aka Mana to Graduate on September 15

In her quick announcement stream, she stated that she has been thankful for all the fans that had supported her all this time.

Hololive

Hololive's Blue Journey to Release First Album, Announces First Live Concert

Blue Journey, a music project from hololive production, is set to release their first album titled "Dawn Song" on September 6.

Research

Nem x Mila Launch New Survey to Explore Lifestyle of Social VR Users

Topics such as community and economy were added as requested by Social VR users in their preliminary survey.

Hololive

Watch Hololive Summer Splash Party Free for a Limited Time on YouTube

The VTuber agency has also released the full version of said event for free on YouTube, which will be available up until September 27.

PRISM Project

PRISM Project's Lana Shikami To Graduate on August 31

According to the agency, Lana has decided that she will be unable to continue her VTubing activities for the longer run due to her health issues.

Clan Entertainment

CLaN Entertainment, Sanrio Officially Announces "Nyantasia" VTuber Project

It is worth noting that the two companies first announced this collaboration back on July 31, where they opened auditions for said project.

Brave Group

Brave Group Raises ¥1.99B in Funding; Aims to Expand Operations

In total, Brave Group has raised ¥5.03B in funding (~US$34.6m).

News

Small VTuber Awards Spark Push for Greater Recognition

The first Small VTuber Awards saw more than 6,000 VTubers nominated, 95 shortlisted, and 16 winners as overlooked creators push for recognition.

Production Kawaii

Production Kawaii Joins Culture Entertainment Co.

Under this subsidiary business format, CE will aid in LOY's IP product development, including planning and development of related merchandises.

Hololive

Cover Corp. Launches New Gaming Brand 'HLZNTL'

HLZNTL will aim at providing support, promotion, and observation over all challenges by its VTuber subsidiaries centered on the game and e-sports genres.

News

VTubers Take Over Streamys 2023 As Ironmouse, Filian Lead Nominations

Six VTubers have been nominated in the Streamys 2023 across four categories, the most in the award's history.

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

PixelLink

PixelLink Unveils 1st Gen Lineup of Gaming VTubers

The first generation of PixelLink talents consist of Nebi Nebu, Raki Kazuki, Miuna Usako, Lottie Shinju, and Chiaki Katsumi.

Brave Group

Brave Group Announces Europe Expansion, Launches 'Globie' VTuber Agency

This comes weeks after Brave Group also announced its expansion to North America, adding up to the holding company's continued global expansion.

Virtual Esports Project (VSPO)

VSPO! Tapped by Valorant Masters Tokyo as Official Support Ambassadors

Some of the activities VSPO! will implement as part of this initiative include group watch parties by the talents on the upcoming matches, as well as providing the introduction to the participating teams.

Lucid Multimedia

Roza Coatl Departs from Lucid, To Go Indie

According to Lucid, the announcement was made under careful consideration and a mutual agreement between both parties.

MAHA5

MAHA5 Indonesia's Zen Gunawan To Graduate on June 30

In a follow-up tweet, Zen Gunawan said that MAHA5 Indonesia has decided to close off the VTuber IP.

Brave Group

Brave Group Announces First English Project 'V4Mirai'

This marks Brave Group's expansion into the United States and its first foray to the English-speaking community.

KoMETA Virtual Live

Miria, Virgil To Graduate from KoMETA on June 26

Following their graduation, both IPs of said VTubers will be retired from use by KoMETA.