Browsing: Virtual Identity & Avatars

Calif. — e.l.f. Cosmetics announced it is bringing its beauty approach to ZEPETO, an immersive, avatar-based social metaverse platform where players update their avatars multiple times a week

Critical Role just announced a new Daggerheart series, and it takes us back to Exandria. Matt Mercer will DM Shattered Legends, a new, canon mini-series. While fellow founder Marisha Ray also stars, the rest of the cast are more unexpected. Shattered Legends is made in collaboration with holo-live, a Japan-based virtual talent group. That means…

In China, virtual characters created by neural networks have begun receiving official documentation. Authorities are testing a system designed to anchor digital personas within the legal framework and streamline their use in business.

On October 9th, Cover Corporation and Inc Aiming. announced their collaborative title, “Hololive Mahjong -Holojan-“. Pre-registration began on the same day. The game is scheduled for release sometime in 2026.

On October 7th, kurashizu released “KuraDot,” a VRChat-compatible gimmick, on BOOTH. It’s priced at 1,980 yen. A free trial version is also available, which can be tried without modifying your avatar.

“VRMBoneEditor,” a tool that adds bones to VRoid avatars to enhance their movement, is now available for purchase on BOOTH. It was created by Oribe Gofuku and costs 2,000 yen. A free trial version is also available.

On October 8, 2026, TubeSaku, a data analysis service operated by GIPU Co., Ltd., released the results of a survey on VTuber activity suspensions. The survey covered approximately 9,000 VTuber channels and included 20,002 cases of suspension where there were no posts or streams for 7 days or more.

If last August was the first edition of a new segment, this September brought even more stories from the Indonesian Virtual YouTuber scene. From hololive announced several important events and announcements for Indonesian fans, all the way to many Indonesian VTuber agencies and indies facing many ups and downs throughout September.

The four-day gaming festival Tokyo Game Show 2026 was held from Thursday, September 17 to Sunday, September 20, 2026. In this article, we report on the booth for Fumo Shop, an import distributor that handles overseas gaming devices and collaborations across a wide variety of content!

VTuber Kizuna AI appeared as the winner of the VTuber Category at the 1st Japan Oshikatsu Awards 2026 ceremony held in Tokyo on October 7. Recognized as a pioneering figure in VTuber culture, the virtual idol received her trophy through an “across dimensions” presentation in which a physical trophy placed inside a transfer box appeared…