Belle Immersive Live Audition Seeks One VTuber With 3D Model
This audition turns the fan community itself into the production's cast, a rare move that lets the event's virtual world be populated by an actual VTuber rather than a pre-recorded performer.
Key Facts
- The audition for "Animersive Live: Belle" seeks one VTuber to appear as an avatar and voice, with an application deadline of August 8 at 23:59.
- The event runs from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo.
- Applicants must own a 3D model that can be loaded in Unity and has VRM or VRChat-compliant facial blendshapes.
- The event is set five years after the story of the 2021 film "Belle," directed by Mamoru Hosoda, and follows Hiro-chan producing a new songstress in the virtual world <U>.
- The organizers are MoN Takanawa and the Animersive Live "Belle" Production Committee, with cooperation from Studio Chizu.
Reporting from 2 sources: KAI-YOU, PANORA.
The immersive music live event "Animersive Live: Belle" is holding an audition for a single VTuber to appear as an avatar and voice in the production. The event is set in the world of director Mamoru Hosoda's 2021 animated film "Belle," five years after its story, and follows Hiro-chan, the producer of the diva Bell, as he works to produce a new songstress in the virtual world <U>. The audition, announced on the official X account under Hiro-chan's name, seeks one applicant who owns a 3D model and can grant permission for its use in planning, promotional materials, and production. The model must be loadable in Unity and have VRM or VRChat-compliant facial blendshapes. The application deadline is August 8 at 23:59. The event itself runs from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo, organized by MoN Takanawa and the Animersive Live "Belle" Production Committee, with cooperation from Studio Chizu. "Belle" marks its fifth anniversary in 2026, and this live is part of that commemoration.
The audition is a single opening, not a slate, and the successful applicant will perform with their own avatar and voice, a setup that blends the film's virtual world with real-time virtual performance. The 3D model requirements are specific: applicants must have permission to use the model in planning and promotional materials, to modify it for production, and to provide it to the production committee. The model must load in Unity and support VRM or VRChat-compliant facial blendshapes, which points to the event's technical pipeline.
The event itself is described as a new immersive music live that combines anime, music, video, theater, and virtual expression. It is a spin-off story in which Hiro-chan, who produced the diva Bell in the original film, works to produce a new diva in five years later. The original film, released in 2021, depicted as a massive internet space where 5 billion people gather. The live runs from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000, with cooperation from Studio Chizu. "Belle" is Hosoda's biggest hit, and the event commemorates its fifth anniversary in 2026.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.