Browsing: Virtual Identity & Avatars

Starting at 5 PM on September 9th, 2026, digital fashion for VRChat based on “Matsuken Samba II” will be available for purchase at the digital fashion marketplace TOKYO AVATAR GATE. There are three variations available. A set including a kimono outfit and dance motion/music gimmick will be priced at 1,650 yen, while the kimono outfit…

The avatar body shape editing tool “MoRPHIA” has been available for purchase on BOOTH since August 24, 2026. The store is called MeltzzZ. As a launch celebration sale, it is currently on sale for 800 yen.

You may have already come across Aitana Lopez on Instagram, a pink-haired influencer followed by hundreds of thousands of people who don’t always suspect she came straight out of an image generator, invented by a Spanish agency that rakes in very real revenue thanks to her.

On August 27, 2026, two VTubers, Kaminaga Taiga and Yamada Ryuichiro, debuted from the VTuber group “Nijisanji” operated by ANYCOLOR Co., Ltd. Both of their X (formerly Twitter) accounts also launched on the same day.

On August 20th, a limited-time mini-game, “Rice Paddy Rice Cultivation Championship,” was released in the VRChat world “Adventurer’s Guild Dalwinny.” The game will run until October 20th. Planning, production, and PR are handled by V Inc.

On August 31, 2026, we released the VTuber-oriented app “VTuber Original Character Maker.” The developer is Sumeragi. Supported operating systems are Windows 10/11 and macOS 14 and later.

Instagram has tightened rules for accounts that feature artificial intelligence (AI) based virtual humans. The platform requires profiles that use AI-generated human personas to include the label “AI-generated profile” so that users know that the figure shown is not a real person.

Hololive’s Sakura Miko and Hoshimachi Suisei are getting their own Gundam figures, complete with custom colors, VTuber-inspired markings, and plenty of weapons.

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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…