Phase Connect
>Anya Nyabyss' debut has been officially rescheduled. It will take place on 1/17.
>Malice Evermore's "Queen of the Hourglass" has been released on Spotify.
>Nitiya Nil announces that her house has been ravaged by recent storms, and she will be forced away from streaming due to not having a roof. She will attempt to "become a youtuber". Readers should be reminded that "vtuber" is short for "virtual youtuber".

Other Corpos
>910inc, formerly WACTOR, announces the "retirement" of Towa Fiona, claiming they have lost contact with the talent, but also alleging gross misconduct by the talent they can't contact. Towa Fiona counters with allegations that she requested a break due to health issues, and was denied by the company.
>Hunni Poffie of AfteRain releases a cover of "O Holy Night".
>Kana Chizu, Vice Seraphyne, and Lvna Tylthia of AfteRain go on a "semi-hiatus" as of 1/2,with no reason given.
>Chelly McBunny of AfteRain graduates fromt eh company as of 1/5, citing mutual agreement. The future of the talent and/or characters' activities is not clear.
>AfteRain opens talent auditions for their 4th generation, until 1/31.
>AfteRain announces a new set of talent managers.
>Alarich Alberich of AKA Virtual released a cover of "Blink Gone".
>Harris Caine and Souta Izumi of AKA Virtual host a charity stream where they sell their own belongings for charity.
>"BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita", the anime based on Mugendai Mewtype, will debut in Summer 2026. Anon stated in a street interview, "vtubers?"
>Blaze VTA delays their auditions, citing behind-the-scenes delays.
>Globie (under Brave) officially disbands as of 1/1/2026.
>Neo-Porte (under Brave) announce "Portune", an online music show starting 1/17.
>Palette Project (under Brave) announces that Saine Ruka and Saotome Gabu will graduate as of 1/22.
>Palette Project (under Brave) is transferred to Jig-JP (not under Brave) as of 1/13. The subsidiary will be jointly managed by both companies for the forseeable future.
>AuraRain from V4Mirai (under Brave) release their original song, "Rainy Serenade", on streaming platforms.
>Mono Monet of V4Mirai (under Brave) debuts her 3D showcase based on her 2.0 model.
>Vlash (under Brave) closes as of 1/13. Talents will be transferred to other Brave subsidiaries.
>VSPO (under Brave) hold a Street Fighter 6 tournament with the JP branch as part of their New Year's celebration.
>VSPO! (under Brave) announces 2 new JP members, to debut on 1/14.
>Akugaki Koa of ChromaSHIFT is banned from TikTok for being underage. TikTok should be advised that loli characters are not automatically underage.
>Chikafuji Lisa of ChromaSHIFT announces that she will be departing the company as of March. She will return to being an independent talent.
>ChromaSHIFT will stream the "Supernova" concert from Offkai Expo 2025 on SPWN until 1/27.
>Poko Rakun of ChromaSHIFT hosts a reunion of ENDLESS, which includes the graduated members Kai Saikota and Coni Confetti.
>DEXTER releases a group cover of "Snow Halation".
>Elite Production debuts its initial wave of 3 talents.
>Luxuria Flanna of Eterluna releases a cover of "Endless Tears" with Sanna Salma.
>Ruunell Genius of First Stage Production JP graduates as of 12/31/2025.
>GlitchStars debuts Aerunia, a new generation of 4 talents, including the previously-hired Kanna Yanagi.
>Goraku Production issues a donation towards Sumastera Disaster Relief.
>Hazumi Aileen of HEIRS releases a cover of "What It Sounds Like" with MarieFD and Crystalmilktea.
>Sera Kesera of lucid Multimedia covers "Dec.".
>Sera Kesera of lucid Multimedia covers "CartoonGirl".
>Luminara Production announces two members of their 2nd generation of talents: Kasumi Hibiki and Koyoi Ria.
>MagiSona celebrates their 1st Anniversary.
>Maudy Sukaiga of MAHA5 releases a cover of "Merikuri".
>Yuno Hanaki of MeiLune releases a cover of "Tenka No Hana".
>Akubi Demonspade of Million Production returns from hiatus to celebrate her 2nd Anniversary on 1/9. It is unclear if this is a permanent return at this time.
>Following a stretch of concerns over the company and its talents, Mythos releases a statement of apology, and announces that TrayLegacy, one of the talent managers, has taken over as owner and CEO. In a follow-up statement, TreyLegacy states that the company was in danger of closing in October due to "internal challeneges", which are being resolved. Poseidon of Mythos warns that during this transitionary period, their monetization is temporarily disabled. A formal apology to Hades for incidents during her 2nd Annivesary is also issued.
>Serika Cosmica of Prism:NOVA releases a cover of "Jingle Bell Rock" with Thalia Symphonia.
>Yuela Guigui of Project:LIVIUM debuts the 2.0 version of their L2D model.
>Aliza Constante IV graduates from Project LIVIUM as of 1/5. She leaves behind an epilogue video, as well as a cover of "Mata Ashita".

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Other Corpos (cont'd)
>re;BON hosts a New Year's Eve Relay Event.
>Re:AcT undergoes internal restructuring, with their Director and CEO, Takahiro Uemura, resigning as of December 2025, likely related to a previously-reported story regarding an ex-talent committing suicide over their interactions with said CEO.
>Re:Memories issues a statement against AI-generated fanart.
>Pinku Rimu of Re:Memories and Tana Nona of JKT48v release a cover of "Turing Love".
>Specialite (under Reality) announces that Aisaka Siu is suspended until 1/9, due to inappropriate comments during a League of Legends stream.
>Kureha Madai of UO Musume debuts with her second VA.
>KizunaAI of upd8 appears as a playable character in Fortnite.
>Ceru Foxhound of VAllure announces she will be on hiatus, effective immediately, citing a need to attend to a short-term family health crisis.
>Lea Lestari of VCosmix releases a cover of "Dec.".
>Altair Aquila of Virtunix releases a cover of "Sebatas Video Call".
>Sumishiro Rei of VKano graduates as of 12/31/2025, citing ongoing health issues.
>VStella announces they are departing from Luminara. In an interview, anon asked "who?"
>Xiel Rin of We Liver departs the company as of 12/25/2025. She will continue as an independent talent.
>Oriana Solstair of Whicker Butler reaches 20k Youtube Subscribers.
>Thalia Sylvaine of Whicker Butler releases a cover of "Your Idol".
>Mihiro Kamigawa of Yorukaze teases a new model.
>Mihiro Kamigawa of Yorukaze releases a cover of "KICK BACK".
>Hessa Elainore of Yorukaze Production releases a cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love".
>Mihiro Kamigawa of Yorukaze Production releases a cover of "VOIDS".

Indies
>10JIN hosts a charity drive, raising roughly $1660 CAD for Cancer Research at The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation Quest.
>Airi Cordelia releases a mass cover of "Umapyoi Densetsu" featuring 19 other ID vTubers.
>Alicja Da Lontano, formerly of Globie, redebuts as Nyacho Chaotica, formally connecting the two personae to the same VA. She will continue to stream with both models.
>An AI-generated Ironmouse has been saying gamer words in music, with the songs credited to her and uploaded to Spotify under her name. At time of writing, Ironmouse has issued a statement indicating her legal team is investigating. In a street interview, an anon with a SkynetFC shirt stated "I dunno who did it, but I ain't no snitch. Filtered."
>AQUA191V announces a rebrand, changing her name to AQUA+VERS.
>Awaasaurus opens applications for a shorts editor.
>Aya Aulya releases a cover of "Mou Koi Nante Shinai".
>Azaka Sekai has been banned from Twitch, with the ban notice indicating that she was underage, as proof in an unlinked VOD from 1/1/2001. Readers should be advised that justintv, Twitch's predecessor, did not exist until 2007.
>BunnyAyu, infamous cosplayer, returns to vtubing as of 1/16.
>Camila's Twitter is hacked, taken over by cryptofags. It is restored within a few hours.
>Cecillia Hanarisu debuts the 2.0 version of her L2D on 1/4.
>Cera Luceria, formerly of Globie, redebuts as an indie. She will continue with her current persona.
>Charlotte Suzu unveils a new outfit for the New Year.
>Densetsu.exe and Beastiez collaborate for the first time on screen, marking the largest on-screen collaboration of ex-vShojo talents (7) since the company collapsed in 2025. In a street interview, Anon asked "What, does the inevitable lawsuit not count as a collab?"
>Densetsu.exe opens a fanclub on Patreon.
>Dokibird is being harassed via email by a stalker...of another vtuber.
>elfinpsyop issues a graduation notice via discord, effective immediately. No reason is given, but recently the talent had come under multiple critical allegations involving potentially criminal activity. Readers are advised to exercise discretion and discernment, as the talent is notoriously /here/, but research this topic on their own.
>Emiliya Fell shows off part of her 3D model ahead of its debut.
>Fallenshadow, better known as "Shondo", is issued a 1-day ban that is reduced to 5 hours, due to a suicidal claim and potentially a mass report of self-harm.
>florAtelier, an EU-based idol-focused indie coalition, will debut with 5 talents later this year. They are being led by Captain Camille.
>Fufu and Obiekatiekat announce that they are engaged.
>Gabriel Abyssia releases a cover of "Mou Koi Nante Shinai".
>Hirasaka Mei announced that she was married to Ptera Takahashi on 1/1.
>Isa Corva of 3AM releases a cover of "Perfect Celebrity".
>Kitsu Nero issues a statement indicating that she is still demonetized after her Adsense account was cancelled, with no real updates since 12/12/2025.
>kiwee teases her debut, which will happen on 1/24.

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Indies (cont'd)
>Kohaku Hyouma, formerly of Globie, debuts as Aoimi, formally connecting the two personae to the same VA. He will continue to stream with both models.
>Kohaku Hyouma, still formerly of Globie, disccusses the current identities of the majority of talents that left globie before its closure.
>Komiyama Ambros, formerly of Globie, redebuts as RuiVermilionX, formally connecting the two personae to the same VA. He will continue to stream with both models on separate accounts.
>Kumanui Miel, formerly of Globie, announces she will rebrand in the future, opening donations for said rebranding efforts.
>Lyta Luciana of CozyCazt releases a cover of "Monochrome no Kiss" with Arka Zelaphiel.
>Mikkiru debuted on 1/3.
>Mishika Aya announces that she will be taking an indefinite hiatus to address concerns in her family.
>Miwako Nytecro debuted on 1/7.
>Nana Goldenwing redebuts on 1/4.
>Nerin Seren discusses that she is currently exploring options to rebrand.
>Neuro-sama and Vedal break the Twitch Hype Train record three times in the same subathon.
>Nianyan announces she will graduate as of 1/31, citing a need to pursue new opportunities.
>PANDAVVA unveils 3 of its 5 members, to debut on 1/30.
>Risa Yuzuki releases an original MV for "A Bloomy Gift".
>Tabi Noji releases a group cover of "Snow Halation" with 7 other vTubers.
>Umemire Hasu and Ungawarui Kuroba of AISATSET ID debut their chibi models as part of their return from a 2-month hiatus.
>Vedal is issued a warning and a VOD deletion, due to a clip where Cerbr pretended to choke herself as a joke.
>Xander Walherich debuts his first L2D model.
>Xialen of AIKO Community announces an indefinite hiatus as of 12/30/2025, citing the seasonal activities.
>Yubari Rei releases a cover of "Chinokate" as part of their 6-month celebration.
>Zentreya warns people of impersonators.

Region-Locked
>"From Minto With Love", a concert hosted by Mint Fantome, will be held at The Peppermint Club in Los Angeles.
>Anime Impulse announces Ironmouse as a guest.
>Anime Los Angles hosts Neo Shrine, which in turn holds a New Year's 3D Live Concert on Day 2.
>ANIMONIUM announces that Hololive Meet will be present at the event.
>holopro's Official Pop-Up Shop will be at Tokyo Station Icibangai from 1/9 to 1/22.
>OshiUplink announces StellaVersePro as an official sponsor of the event.
>OshiUplink announces that Daiya Fortuna, Sugi Aoki, Clover Inari, DreamyEtude, Izumi Teeny, Naexi Glaurwyrm will be guests.
>Requiem Cafe will hold a pop-up collab from 1/7 to 1/25, in celebration of her birthday month.
>Sweets Paradise hosts a collab cafe with Hololive, themed after "WESTA de Cooking".
>The Honey Toast Cafe collab event without Ironmouse and CDawgVA will be extended until 2/1.

Other
>A Love Live tribute album will be released for the 15th annivesary, featuring a number of vtubers.
>A number of small-time Twitch vTubers claim to have been raided by bots that spam Prime subs, with some of them being followed by cases of account breach. At time of writing, Twitch has not meaningfully acknowledged the incidents.
>A number of vtubers using 3D Trackers from Rebocap keep the trackers on while going to the bathroom, with the motion captured live on stream. At least one talent, Meltymim, receives a 7-day ban for her incident. vTubers are advised to remove their trackers whenever not actively performing streaming activities.
>Anime Los Angeles releases a series of short videos covering the Aquarium event.
>ASHΔ, a Radio DJ for vtunefm, announces they are looking for vtubers who wish to be featured in 2026.
>HaConnect and Lilyette launch a community project, "e-VALT", a community project that allows streamers, creators, and vTubers to collaborate for events.
>Honey Galaxbee hosted a New Year's concert with 8 other vtubers.
>Ikkicon, a Texas convention, hosted "Flashback Fiesta", a vTuber concert with a Twitch simulcast.
>iwara, an MMD hosting site, has been taken down. They are currently investigating issues with the hosting service.
>LAG Radio hosts MaeFae of Aegis Link on their weekly program.
>Nick Revela, music producer, releases a series of Christmas covers featuring ID vTubers.
>Rinona Kamiko hosts "Rainbow Pearl Harmony", a Mermaid Melody fan concert, featuring 7 other vtubers.
>Twitch removes a collection of 36 emotes from the global emote list.
>VToku Studios announces the "Showgatsu" concert VOD will remain up.
>Vtuber Symphony Orchestra has opened auditions for 2026.
>Vupechat introduces a feature to allow a user to overlay their face onto a PNG, which they are referring to as "the eTuber".

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>>108121680
VAllure's Shibi Cottonbum's favorite monkey and wife to be, Himari, was hate raided and reported out of existence on Twitch, for some reason:
https://x.com/ShibiCottonbum/status/2008742544239391078

>>108575981
Sock's Yomi Quinnley had a bunch of Offkai fan gifts, she was to recieve, stolen by porch pirates:
https://xcancel.com/SocksAgency/status/2010405829091242473
(One of the few kinds of pirates the flying spaghetti monster does not approve of.)
Socks, by way of apology, is offering free items from their shop for affected fans, though they've not said exactly how they are going to go about verifying that a fan was affected

>>108578473
Every fucking time...

>>108575981
Sakura Miko goes on a short hiatus...
https://xcancel.com/sakuramiko35/status/2010336433563902448
This vacation has been planned for a long time, and happened about this same time last year, so it is unlikely related to any recent "horse drama".

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>>108576001
The roster poll for the main board team is still open. It will be open until the middle of Thursday. which will be followed by a medal poll that ends early Saturday.

https://forms.gle/edWgHHF4WCZJCLK76
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>>108575981
VirtuaReal, A CN Based Vtuber Company that started as a joint venture to Anycolor and BilliBilli Teases 4 New Members to be reveal on 1/14
https://x.com/Virtua_Real/status/2010924772100882571

>>108575981
Nijisanji adds a stereoscopic 3D lane to be a attraction feature for NijiFes2026
https://x.com/nijisanji_app/status/2011031739033067571