Kujo Ringo To Publish VTuber Guidebook With Sotechsha
The book is written by a VTuber who came up through an audition in which several performers shared one avatar design and only the most popular could debut, so its advice covers the selection process itself rather than only the streaming that follows.
Key Facts
- "Zero kara Wakaru VTuber no Hajimekata! Haishin Debut kara Fan-zukuri, Shuekika made" by VTuber Kujo Ringo is published by Sotechsha and goes on sale September 28, 2026.
- The book is A5 format, 240 pages, printed in two colors, and priced at 2,200 yen (2,000 yen plus tax).
- The cover illustration is newly drawn by illustrator LAM, who also designed Kujo Ringo's own character design.
- Advance sales began at 11:00 on September 14, 2026 at Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara, Tokyo.
- The book covers pre-debut preparation, post-debut activity planning including merchandise and 3D live performances, and mental and physical health for continuing activities long term.
Reporting from 3 sources: KAI-YOU, MoguLive, PANORA.
VTuber Kujo Ringo is publishing "Zero kara Wakaru VTuber no Hajimekata! Haishin Debut kara Fan-zukuri, Shuekika made" through Sotechsha on September 28, 2026. The 240-page A5 book is priced at 2,200 yen and printed in two colors. It covers the work of starting as a VTuber and of staying one: concept planning, ordering art and models from illustrators and modelers, streaming software and equipment, publicity plans, pre-stream testing, collaborations, merchandise, 3D modeling and 3D live performances, taking on work, and health and mental care for the long run. Illustrator LAM, who designed Kujo Ringo's own look, drew the cover. Advance sales opened at 11:00 on September 14 at Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara, Tokyo. Kujo Ringo is also active in the VR community and writes columns, including a serialized one titled "Oshiete, Kujo Ringo-sama!"
Kujo Ringo debuted on December 10, 2018 as "the hybrid lady of vampire and human," from the Avatar2.0 Project. Her audition was the one nicknamed "Virtual Kodoku," where performers given the same avatar streamed against each other and only the most popular could debut. She graduated from Avatar2.0 Project in January 2020, bought back her own copyright in 2021, joined Sony Music's VEE project in May 2022 as a first-wave member, and went independent from VEE in April 2024. Her YouTube channel has 42,000 subscribers.
She announced the book on X on September 13, 2026: "It is a single volume packed with my knowledge and experience so that it will be useful not only for preparation but also long after debut." Shosen Book Tower's computer books account posted that the fair stand carries the title, and it is also listed for sale at Amazon, Yodobashi Camera, and Rakuten Books. The ISBN is 978-4-8007-1361-2, and the book is in Japanese.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.