Browsing: Virtual Identity & Avatars

Pre-orders for the Lize Helesta Celebration Goods collection opened early this morning through the Nijisanji Official Store, marking a subscriber milestone that belongs not just to one VTuber but to an entire cohort: multiple members of Nijisanji’s celebrated 2019-era debut class — including Lize Helesta, Inui Toko, and Ange Katrina — have crossed one million…

Additional information has been released for “Sanrio Virtual Festival 2026 Summer Edition,” which will be held at the virtual theme park “Virtual Sanrio Puroland.” Details about participating artists, new content, and limited-time events have been announced.

VRChat Inc. has announced that it will be exhibiting for the first time at “Tokyo Game Show 2026,” which will be held at Makuhari Messe. VRChat’s booth will be located in Hall 8 of Makuhari Messe, booth number “08-N08,” and the event will run for five days from September 17th to 21st.

Cover Corporation officially launched “hololive Dreams” (hereinafter referred to as “holoDori”), the first official smartphone game for “hololive,” developed jointly with QualiArts Inc., on July 23, 2026. It is available on the App Store, Google Play, and Steam.

On July 17, Okamoto Ken, a professor in the Faculty of Social Comprehensive Sciences at University Kindai, published a paper in the university’s repository that investigated the awareness and acceptance of VTubers. The title of the paper is ” How are VTubers Perceived and Accepted by People: Results of a Survey Targeting University Students Conducted…

On July 26, 2026, Rei Hakuseki, a creator who works on assets, CG production, and music composition for VRChat, released the VRChat world “Virtual Life VR”.

Watch the long-awaited first live concert by 3SKM — the NIJISANJI unit featuring VTubers Kitami Yusei, Kaisei, and Sakaki Ness — live in cinemas across Asia – PR Newswire APAC

A third trailer (labelled as the final trailer in English) for the upcoming The Ribbon Hero anime movie has been released, revealing more of the premise and introducing some new faces. Among the latter is Hecate, an immigrant quarry worker voiced by Nijisanji VTuber Mito Tsukino.

A third trailer (labelled as the final trailer in English) for the upcoming The Ribbon Hero anime movie has been released, revealing more of the premise and introducing some new faces. Among the latter is Hecate, an immigrant quarry worker voiced by Nijisanji VTuber Mito Tsukino.

A major shakeup happened today in the world of popular virtual avatars. Ironmouse, one of the most recognizable VTubers in the space, left American talent agency VShojo, alleging that it withheld payments to her and a charity she supports with the revenue from her content on Twitch and YouTube.