KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO to Host Charity Stream for Hospitalized Children
The stream marks KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO's first participation in a large-scale international VTuber charity event, using its English-savvy talent to bridge its domestic fanbase with a global fundraising effort.
Reporting from 2 sources: KAI-YOU, PANORA.
Creative label KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO announced on June 19 that it will join the international charity event VTuber Summer Slam 2026 (VSS), organized by the US nonprofit Gamers Outreach. As part of the initiative, four affiliated artists-Rima, Koko, Kakyoin, and Hiyashi-will stream themselves playing the cooking action game Overcooked! 2 on the KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO official YouTube channel. The stream, titled Games for Every Kid: Charity Stream for Hospitalized Children, is scheduled for June 25 from 23:00 to 1:00 JST. It will be conducted primarily in English with Japanese translation. Donations collected during the stream will fund the delivery of GO Karts, mobile kiosk terminals equipped with game consoles, monitors, and controllers, to children's hospitals worldwide. VSS is a 10-day charity marathon running from June 19 to June 28, 2026, where VTubers globally raise funds to support hospitalized children. Gamers Outreach, founded in 2007, deploys GO Karts to over 500 medical facilities across 15 countries, providing more than 7.7 million gaming experiences annually.
The four participants were selected for their experience engaging English-speaking audiences through English cover songs and gaming streams, according to the announcement. Rima is a virtual singer known for covering songs in Japanese, English, and Korean. Koko performs as a virtual rock singer. Kakyoin and Hiyashi are members of the XTuber units Shinseiki and Tsumi Juubatsu, respectively, both part of the Shoujo Kakumei Project. Kakyoin speaks Japanese, English, and Chinese. The stream will include an introduction to Gamers Outreach before the Overcooked! 2 challenge. Gamers Outreach reports that its GO Karts are currently deployed in over 500 medical facilities across 15 countries, including Japan, providing more than 7.7 million gaming experiences per year. The VSS event runs from June 19 to June 28, with creators worldwide conducting charity streams during that period.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.