Live2D Adds Shikoku Metan and Ankomon Models to nizima ACTION!!
The addition expands the free editor's roster of official sample models to five characters from the Tohoku Zunko and Zundamon Project, strengthening its appeal as a one-stop tool for VOICEVOX-based video creation.
Key Facts
- Live2D released Shikoku Metan and Ankomon Live2D models for nizima ACTION!! on July 28, 2026.
- The models include over 50 facial expressions and motions and support hand tracking.
- The models are illustrated by Sakamoto Ahiru, who also drew the Zundamon model released in May 2026.
- Live2D plans to add Tohoku Zunko, Tohoku Kiritan, and Tohoku Itako models from the Tohoku Zunko and Zundamon Project.
- The models are distributed free on the Tohoku Zunko and Zundamon Project's official site.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, PANORA.
Live2D Inc. released new Live2D models of Shikoku Metan and Ankomon for its free online video editor nizima ACTION!! on July 28, 2026. The models, illustrated by Sakamoto Ahiru, follow the Zundamon model added in May of the same year. Each model includes over 50 facial expressions and motions, supports hand tracking, and can be driven in real time through tracking apps such as nizima LIVE and VTube Studio. The editor also integrates with the text-to-speech software VOICEVOX, allowing users to generate character voices and sync them with the models' lip movements entirely within the browser-based tool. The models are available as sample assets in the material collection and are also distributed free on the Tohoku Zunko and Zundamon Project's official site. Live2D plans to add models for Tohoku Zunko, Tohoku Kiritan, and Tohoku Itako, collectively known as the Tohoku Three Sisters, also illustrated by Sakamoto Ahiru. Users must comply with each character's terms of use and include credit notation, such as "VOICEVOX: Shikoku Metan."
Live2D president Tetsuya Nakajo is named in the press release, and the company is based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The editor is currently in beta and free for anyone with a nizima account, though users can try functions without registering. The desktop version, which will support offline launch and local saving, is planned, along with collaborative editing, drawing, and user template distribution features.
The official character for nizima ACTION!! is Doro Akuto, whose activities are shared on the official X account and YouTube channel. Live2D Inc. also runs nizima, its marketplace for buying and selling Live2D models, and nizima LIVE, its face tracking app for VTubers. The company entered a business and capital alliance with Aniplex and started a feature-length animation film production project.
The models are positioned for meme videos and commentary videos, and the editor supports keyframe manipulation and multi-track editing. VOICEVOX voices are generated through the Subtitles/Speech Synthesis function, and generated audio is added to the timeline with one click. The Tohoku Zunko and Zundamon Project official shop distributes the models, and those downloads work with nizima LIVE and VTube Studio.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.