Browsing: Virtual Identity & Avatars

VTuber Baacharu announced that she will explain her retirement during her birthday live stream, which will be held on August 9th at 3 PM.

On July 29th, viviON Co., Ltd. announced the debut of VTuber “Hachi Urushi Putera,” who belongs to the VTuber production company “High Bebop School (formerly Vebop Project).” She is scheduled to be unveiled at 7 PM on August 1st. This marks the first new debut since the company’s rebranding as Bebop High School.

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has already infiltrated many aspects of the entertainment sector. You’ve got AI-generated movies, shows, vertical shows, and special effects, and now there are AI influencers as well.

We’re keeping an eye on a VTuber named “Yadokari no Dolly,” who started posting short video series in March of this year and made her first horizontal video on July 26th. At first glance, she posts self-introduction and Q&A videos in a cheerful tone, but if you look closely at the content, you’ll find a…

YouTube Japan announced today that PLAVE (플레이브), the Korean virtual boy band that became the first virtual idol group ever to sell one million copies of an album in its debut week, will headline Day 1 of YouTube Music Weekend 12.0 — making PLAVE the first non-Japanese virtual act to anchor YouTube’s largest platform-native music…

On November 1st, the regional collaborative event “Sanuki VTuber Festival 2026” will be held at the Rexxam Hall (Kagawa Prefectural Citizens’ Hall) in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. The event is organized by the Sanuki VTuber Executive Festival Committee. Crowdfunding for the event is underway until July 31st.

High-quality videos from VTubers (Virtual YouTubers) and virtual creators are uploaded every day. From among them, I’ll introduce some videos that I personally think you should definitely watch. In particular, I’ll delve deeper into unique works, works with high technical skill and planning ability, and works that are timely, capturing the fun, effort, and talent…

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.