Welcome to /news/, your only source for events in the chuuba world.HoloPro>Koganei Niko of FLOW GLOW announces that she'll be going on hiatus after being diagnosed with an adjustment disorder.>Natsuiro Matsuri released her first album, "Chasing the Dream", on 2/24.>Hakos Baelz released a new original song with a 3D MV, "Snake Eyes".>Houshou Marine and Hoshimachi Suisei release their first duet original song, "Chatter Chatter".>Momosuzu Nene debuted a new 3D outfit, released a new original song titled "Liminal", and released her first album, "Peachful Story".>Sakura Miko, celebrating her birthday on 3/5, debuts a new cyberpunk-themed outfit, releases a new original song, "Fashion Beats", and collabs with Hyte for keycaps and PC cases.>IRyS will debut a new 3D outfit for her birthday on 3/21.>hololive ID's 3rd Gen. will be celebrating their 4th anniversary with special streams from 3/25 to 3/28.>Pavolia Reine released a cover of "Soiree", originally by Hoshimachi Suisei. This is part of her goal to record and release one cover a month for the rest of the year.>hololive announces that the "hololive Academy" voice pack series is being adapted into a manga, serialized in Shounen Ace starting from 3/26.>hololive announces the 3rd chapter of "ENigmatic Recollection", titled "Broken Bonds", for this spring. Sign-ups for in-game fan participation are now open.>Usada Pekora wrote a one-shot manga that will be published by Shueisha on 4/15.>Usada Pekora is hosting a Mario Tennis Tournament with 24 talents from JP, EN, ID, ReGLOSS, and FLOW GLOW on 3/11.>Anya Melfissa will host a story-based 3D live for her birthday on 3/12, titled "The Great Ancient Detective's Bizarre Investigation" with narration done by a pro VA, guests, and the release of a new original song.>Suzuki Japan Motors is collabing with Rindo Chihaya of FLOW GLOW for a custom skin of their GSX250R motorcycle.>Gundam is collabing with hololive to sell custom skins of their models themed after some of their talents, and teases future projects like music and future events.>Hoshimachi Suisei will be available as a skin in Fortnite starting from 3/12.>Good Smile Company announced POP UP PARADE figurines of Hoshimachi Suisei & Sakura Miko (miComet), shared in-progress pictures of Fuwawa Abyssgard & Mococo Abyssgard (FUWAMOCO), and teased Houshou Marine & Kobo Kanaeru (III).>Good Smile Company also shared in-progress pictures for the Nendoroids of Shiori Novella, Koseki Bijou, and Nerissa Ravencroft.>Future Games Show is collabing with hololive EN and ID to co-stream the event.>ABAEMA, a Japanese streaming service, teases a collaboration with hololive to happen on 9/26~27 at the Ariake Arena, Tokyo.>Capcom teases an upcoming collaboration between hololive GAMERS and Mega Man. >hololive reveals more details about their upcoming mobile game Holodreams and opens pre-registrations with milestone rewards.>COVERedge published an interview with their CEO, Motoaki "YAGOO" Tanigo, about the state of COVER and his vision for the future. Nijisanji>Onomachi Haruka of Nijisanji JP graduated on 2/25.>Hoshikawa Sara of the Orihimeboshi wave is back from her break as of 3/7.>Due to expiring rights to Chanmina songs, Inui Toko, Ryushen, Sophie Valentine, Levi Elipha, and possibly more are privating their covers.>Kuzuha announced his 2nd mini album, "Adamantite", set for release on 7/29 and his one-man live "Bloody Alexandrite" to be held at the K-Arena in Yokohama on 10/12.>Kenmochi Touya part of ROFMAO debuted a new outfit on 2/25.>Kozue Mone made her "Magical Amulet" 3D debut on 2/27.>Yorumi Rena of the SMC wave debuted a new outfit for her birthday on 2/27.>Shioriha Ruri of the Mitarashi-dan wave debuted a new outfit for Hinamatsuri on 3/3.>Nui Sociere of the Majority wave debuted a new outfit on 3/10.>Sasaki Saku and Yashiro Kizukiu hosted a corpo-wide Kirby Air Riders Team Tournament on 3/1.>The Nijisanji Apex Festival 2026 Tournament, hosted during the Apex Legends x GUNDAM collab, is set to start on 3/14.>Nagao Kei of VALZ and Kaisei of 3SKM are hosting the Nijisanji Beyblade Championship Tournament 2026 on 3/28, featuring 27 talents.(cont'd)Local>After round 3 of 12, Kanade Izuru is currently leading the Stars Touring Car Championship 2026 with 78pts, followed by Josuiji Shinri (70pts) and Axel Syrios (62pts).>After round 3 of 12, Hanazono Sayaka is currently leading the Formula Holo 2026 Season with 113pts, followed by Aki Rosenthal (104pts) and Ichijou Ririka (80pts).>Indie Lights 6th series begins on 3/13.>/vt/ League 10, hosted by /xvsj+/, begins on 3/13.Corrections>Previous reporting miscategorized Riri Uruwashi as an indie. She's part of 77inc.>Previous reporting stated that Amatsuna Sasaha debuted her 3D model, but it was an update to it, as she already made her 3D debut as an indie.Want the source for this news? Check the previous issue: >>109772867 or /vyt/43371Archive: https://vt.rita.moe/news.xml
Phase Connect>YouTube removed one of Fujikura Uruka's videos for "child safety policy", where she was reacting to old Vines hosted on YouTube.Other Corpos>Virtunix are halting their managerial operation for an indefinite period. Their current talents are now technically indie VTubers.>We Liver, ID corpo, is closing. Ellyra Yoora, their sole active talent, will continue her activities as an indie.>RIHSURI, tactical VTuber and VSinger, announced she left Luminara on 2/24. So far, the company has not publicly acknowledged her departure.>lucid Multimedia announced that Harima Tem is leaving the company after already being on indefinite hiatus since January 2025. Tem will be keeping the IP and might come back as an indie.>Ji-an Katarina and Ichigatsu Ailurus left Moon Eclipse on 3/1. While the former confirmed continuing as an indie, it is unknown if Ailurus will continue her activities.>Paula Archie left CozyCazt on 3/10 and will continue as an indie.>Kairos Avari of EterLuna graduated on 3/7, citing a shift in real life priorities.>Varium announces the termination of Luna Goldrain as of 3/9 due to the inability to predict when they will return. All accounts will be made private by the end of March. This is the company's second termination this year while a talent is on indefinite hiatus.>Clotho of Mythos will be graduating on 3/12.>Ciccino Katterina of V&U will be ending her activities on 3/18 but will stay affiliated with the company. Ramu, a totally random indie, shared that she's upset she'll "never be able to explain what happened".>Ogiya Maria of Vebop Project will be graduating on 3/31, citing changes to her living environment.>Kozumi Arisa of First Stage Production JP will be graduating on 3/31.>Mitsunoki Jill of RIOT MUSIC will be graduating on 3/31.>Izumi Teeny of Vivaria announces a reduced streaming schedule while she moves into her new house.>Watanabe Selena of EterLuna will be on indefinite hiatus to focus on her health recovery.>Allencia Nirvellia of UKOI Virtual has been on indefinite hiatus since 3/7. She might still come back to stream when the time is right to give updates.>VAllure teases the designs of their 3rd Gen., auditions coming soon.>AfteRain released a teaser for a new unit with two talents.>First Stage Production JP announced the dates for the 3D debut of their 5th Gen., Sorabin. They'll happen between 3/14 and 4/19.>bondlive EN reveals their 4th Gen. "Mar-wave" with Yagi Akuryo, Okashi Amanoka, Nolinn Vlloyd, and Mitsu Bea.>Silvery Shore is joining CozyCazt.>Shirahase Sol of YUMENOS debuted a new outfit on 3/1.>Nanagisa Mahalo of Palette Project was promoted from trainee to official member and will soon debut a 3D model.>KizunaAI debuted a new model and released a new original song, "KAMACHO".>TRiGGERPHiSH of Aegis-Link released an original song, "Beyond the Dream", with VTuber NewsDrop publishing an interview about it on 2/21.>GRAVT, a male group composed of Daem, AKA Virtual's Akemi Nekomachi, Ave Kanehoshii, and Re:Memories' Reynard Blanc, released a group cover of "Lulu" by Mrs. GREEN APPLE, stating that this is the final cover in their training phase to become a proper group. The group also teases the upcoming release of two original songs, "GRAVT" and "INVNT".>AKA Virtual's VERSA released a group cover of "EGOlution" by Paradox Live's 1Nm8.>AKA Virtual's VERSA FURRAY released a duet cover of "BANG BANG BANG" by BIGBANG.>Nakula Nalendra of PANDAVVA released a cover of "IRIS OUT" by Kenshi Yonezu.>Yorukaze Production's Nanaka Poii, Wintergea, and Wan Taps release a group cover of "Kaibutsu" by YOASOBI.>Thalia Symphonia of Prism:NOVA released a cover of "SO ASU" by Naykilla.>Silveryshore of CozyCazt released a cover of "Hebi" by Yorushika.>HRCOME's TetraNova released a group cover of "Suatu Saat Bertemu" by JKT48v, to celebrate their 1st anniversary.>Tokiha Shiu of Uniraid announces that she'll be working to create an original manga with Hoshi Akari (who adapted the "I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History" manga).>Ianaa Muffin of AKA Virtual is now an ambassador for "inKONBINI", a cozy slice-of-life game.>Yokyu Akeru of AkashicPro will be celebrating "Yokyu Day" (4/9) with a singing stream relay along with her sisters Omaru Polka (hololive), Patoneko, Gram Pico (Phase Connect), and Navina Nova (ex-Production kawaii).>Aogiri High School will perform the ending song for the upcoming anime "Mistress Kanan Is Devilishly Easy".(cont'd)
Indies>Cataron announced her sudden graduation on 2/24, citing a lack of growth. She'll be a flesh streamer on her alt instead.>Lycan graduated on 2/28. She'll still be active on social media and continue working within the VTubing community with a new character.>Vienna left Mythic Talent. She adds it "has nothing to do with anyone else, drama, or internal conflict of any kind!">Snowwiiii is taking a break while she recovers from her gallbladder surgery.>Fukumaki Yuka, formerly from Irodori Entertainment, announced her hiatus starting from 4/1, as she found a real-life job.>Churi Ruby returns from hiatus with a new model she rigged herself, but will take it easy after a recent visit to the ER.>Mireika Yomi, ID Ghost VTuber, debuted on 3/7.>ShyLily debuted a new succubus model, made by Nanoless, on 2/27.>Ouma Kirara, formerly from NoriPro, will have her 3D debut on 3/19 as part of her 5th anniversary.>CM Arcie of Blue Archive (yes, the mobile game) is collabing with Mint Fantôme for a special live stream on 3/10.>Mint Fantôme announces that she has a minor voice acting role in the NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE anime.>JAKKS Pacific, maker of toys, announces a partnership with Ironmouse.>Ironmouse is awarded a gold plaque from Tiltify for raising over one million dollars.>Key Oriesa will be voicing Runa, a character for the upcoming game "KuloNiku: Bowl Up!".>Alicia (a.k.a. Aliciaxdeath or Aliciaxlife) announces she is once again confirmed cancer-free and plans to start a family.>Hayumi, an ASMRtist, gets one of her videos demonetized. Her YouTube Partner Support contact cites the inclusion of a link to her Patreon as the reason, and this decision won't be reverted even if she removes it.>Hayate Takanashi, a male with a voice changer, becomes a father. They add, "one day, the boy would know his dad is Internet Virtual Girl".>Grimmi is alleging that Mythic Talent skimmed sponsorship earnings, citing a discrepancy confirmed by a sponsor. While Mythic has issued a public response, which she claims is their third inconsistent explanation, readers are advised to have some degree of skepticism due to her history of struggling with contract interpretation and business decisions.>Rieru Shindou will release his first original song, "Million Dollar Smile", on 3/13.>Cherrypie Kaffu released a cover of "Jane Doe" by Kenshi Yonezu & Utada Hikaru, and a duet cover with Kurotsuki Amaris of "Seiza ni Naretara" by Kessoku Band (Bocchi the Rock).>Hoshizora Yolanda, Kelly Cathlyn, and MagiSona's Reika Ayasa released a group cover of "Umapyoi Densetsu" from Umamusume.Region-Locked>PiaPi UFO, BeriBug, Tori Oriane, Kairyu Crocodile, Fuzuki Miki, Nene Amano, Pillowdear, and Emiliya Fell will be part of the Vtuber Maid Cafe held at Arcane Maid Cafe in Arcadia, CA, from 3/20 to 4/5.>The online virtual idol festival "Life like a live!" will have its 11th edition from 3/20 to 3/22, with streaming being region-locked to Japan.>Takanashi Kiara and Ninomae Ina'nis will hold their first concert "Drawn to Dawn" on 3/27~28 at The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA. Free registrations are now open for the Pre-Party at the Gold Glove Bar (Dodgers Stadium) on 3/22, requires a valid concert venue ticket.>The TakiTori concert will also be broadcasted to TGV Cinemas in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, and Mexico.>After the TakoTori concert on 3/27, from 10p to 2a at 3680 Wilshire Blvd 5th Floor, HoloTakeover is holding an after-party, "Dancin Til Dawn", with performances from Rachie, Chikafuji Lisa, Ekkomori, and Yukinoshita Peo.>Phoebe-chan is announced as a guest at ScottyCon 2026, held in Pittsburgh, PA, on 3/28.>Weebcon bans bunny/Easter-themed references in costumes; sorry, Pippa cosplayers. The convention lists 142 VTubers who will attend either as virtual or IRL guests and will be held at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center on 4/3~5.>hololive will open a new official shop in Harajuku, starting from 4/24.Merch Listings>Nerissa Ravencroft x Ghost X Ghost - Until 2/20.>Yukihana Lamy 1/6 scale Painted Figure, rerelease - Until 4/13.>hololive Super Expo 2025 Kouyasai x Round1 - While supplies last at participating locations.(cont'd)
Other>REJECT, Japanese corpo, opens up permanent auditions.>First Stage Production EN opens up their male auditions until 4/12.>Hiro from holofun.net released HoloCalendar, a website to keep up with birthdays, anniversaries, and special events related to hololive talents.>Hakui Koyori is the subject of a study exploring whether fans can recognize the speaker's identity when they are voice acting a different character. The research will be published in the upcoming Spring Meeting of the Acoustical Society of Japan (ASJ).>Rindo Chihaya's (hololive DEV_IS) and Meloco Kyoran's (NijiEN) original songs for Tokyo Xtreme Racer (2025) are part of the official game OST released on 2/25.>Pixio, a Japanese gaming accessory brand, welcomes Onatsu no Nibitashi (illustrator), Kano (VSinger), Jinsei Tsumiko (3D artist/VSinger), and Souma Nahiro (ASMRtist) as official ambassadors.>GamerSupps' VCard released their 3rd set, which features many liggers and notably ex-VShojo talents.>Anomali Gaming, part of the Indonesian company Eon Of Stars, launched a Pixelmon Minecraft Server on 3/6 for ID chuubas to join.>Cyana will be holding a 3D concert featuring 22 VTubers, indies and small corpos, on 3/14.>Due to an incident during Yudistira Yogendra's stream, PANDAVVA is now strengthening their doxxing rules and boundaries.>VERSA, ID corpo, launched their community rules in regard to fan content creation, fandom etiquette, and group hashtags.>Twitch appears to be asking new affiliates to verify their identity through Persona by sending your ID.>Amazon is updating the way their wishlists work, which now exposes your address to the person purchasing a gift for you. It is recommended to use a PO box and/or Throne (if you can trust them).
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>>110138457rename this the nijisanji anchor
>>110138382Vtuber Industry Awards show to take place March 26th, guests include Vexoria the Sun Eater and Rikka Takumi, among others:https://xcancel.com/VindustryAwards/status/2031399690349019222#m(No waiting room up though.)
>>110138321>>110138382Not sure why it's not included in the recap, but Hakui Koyori from Hololive got invited to do the "play ball" call in the World Baseball Classic Pool C match between Japan and the Czech Republic.https://x.com/MLBJapan/status/2031195838781993251https://x.com/hololive_En/status/2031339405856878997
>>110141186proper anchor>>110138457
>>110138382ChromaSHIFT's Rikki Poppet takes a vacation for a few days, citing what she considered a break down on stream:https://xcancel.com/RikiPoppet/status/2030847678482170051#m
>>110138382Some small timer news that may or may not be worth the round-up:Celestium, the "Christian Vtuber", got suspended on Twitch for "hateful conduct", blaming false reports by "demonic" people, and a particular "Son of Satan", but also possibly due to some comments she made about the current war in Iran.(Though personally, I think it might have been her anti-BLM stance: https://youtu.be/CvB_8YzKut8?t=6485 even if Inzuka Rei admits to advocating mass reporting her for badmouthing Elara.)https://xcancel.com/celestiumart/status/2031069058305765885https://youtu.be/ZQqFF9KIR-4?t=260Continued to multistream on Youtube and Kick.Mavia Lucastre celebrates 5 years, March 12, 6pm PST:https://xcancel.com/LucastreMavia/status/2031415976328110247#mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsZnOs24XmAEvelynn Red had a debut concert with some bigger guest names, including Penny Puffball, Marpo Elder, Otohan Riyo, Kumanui Miel, and Oshiriko:https://youtu.be/bpVuZ40sb_o...I kinda suspect she used to be someone else and thus maybe should not be here, but I'm not sure who. Kou Mariya, maybe?
>>110145624>Kou MariyaNo, she's Emiliya Fell now
>>110145792Yeah, that's it... Name just looked similar... But it seems unlikely that Red could pull this roster in without having been someone, though I suppose she could just be a friend of one or more of them.
>>110138411Yet Moar Convention News... (Chandler, AZ) Idol Heat - Felynne deRouge announces she will be performing:https://xcancel.com/LynneRouge/status/2031012947292725697#m(Phoenix, AZ) Game On EXPO - Hani Hanwoo M&G, along with Mira Mayheme, Mocha-tan, and Toffee:https://xcancel.com/A5Hanwoo/status/2031197306897486079#m(Toronto, Canada) OshiUplink - Ironmouse M&Ghttps://xcancel.com/oshiuplink/status/2031083018102636666#m(San Jose, CA) OffKai Expo - Féileacán Cú, Piper, GamerSupps, ChromaSHIFT, AM Candlery, Lazuli, and others as guests/merchs [bit dated]:https://xcancel.com/OffKaiExpo/status/2029338629466665366#mhttps://xcancel.com/OffKaiExpo/status/2028878314945806552#mhttps://xcancel.com/OffKaiExpo/status/2027836243497648549#mhttps://xcancel.com/OffKaiExpo/status/2027114496905412886#mhttps://xcancel.com/AM_Candlery/status/2021235923657134371#mhttps://xcancel.com/OffKaiExpo/status/2024212470475227486#m(Grapevine,TX) Weebcon - Nariko Sai M&Ghttps://xcancel.com/NarikoSai/status/2031281552638841114#m...Matara Kan IRL M&G (Also 10% off tickets with code MataraKan10):https://xcancel.com/MataraKan/status/2031124116129067312#m(London, UK) Oshi Vision 2026 - TRiGGERPHiSH M&Ghttps://xcancel.com/OshiVision/status/2031430142002651168#m
>>110141186I remember I wanted to check the date but probably closed the tab by accident. Gomen.One more missing news item that I confused with another:>>110138382VAllure's 2nd Gen., Forbidden, are all debuting new outfits on 4/11.https://x.com/VAllureOfficial/status/2030327619183587631And to fix some typos:>>110138321>Previous reporting miscategorized Riri Uruwashi as an indie. She's part of 77inc.It's "774inc.">>110138352>Nerissa Ravencroft x Ghost X Ghost - Until 2/20.It's "Until 3/20."
>>110146593She lists ES as one of her languages so I suspect it's through Oshiriko who used to be a certain Spanish green cat in Brave Group's European branch and hence Penny and Miel are here.
>>110138382https://x.com/fuwamoco_en/status/2031662674208231519Fuwamoco will be singing the ending theme for the 3rd season of the Reborn as a Vending Machine anime
>>110138400>>110138382Anycolor's financial report for Q3 is out https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/5032/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym2/200354/00.pdfhttps://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/5032/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym3/200355/00.pdfIt also includes a revision of profits projections downwards for the yearhttps://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/5032/ir_material1/274878/00.pdf
>>110138382https://x.com/i/status/2031662674208231519Fuwamoco will be singing the ending theme for the third season of reborn as a vending machine
