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Matsuken Samba II VRChat Costume and Dance Motion Launch September 9

The release turns a real-world celebrity stage act into purchasable VRChat digital fashion, with the in-world event running concurrently with the sale and the dance gimmick explicitly built for desktop users.

Key Facts

  • ARROVA will sell the Matsuken Samba II digital fashion on TOKYO AVATAR GATE starting September 9, 2026 at 17:00.
  • The set combining the kimono costume with the dance motion and music gimmick costs 1,650 yen, and each item alone costs 1,100 yen.
  • A limited-time Matsuken Samba II event runs in the TOKYO AVATAR GATE world on VRChat from September 12 to October 2, 2026.
  • The costume and gimmick are based on 3D model and motion data from Ken Matsudaira's previous virtual live performances, with ARROVA producing and V Inc. handling the VRChat implementation.
  • The event includes an hourly 'All-Night Matsuken Time Signal' dance, a hunt for 10 hidden Mini Matsuken figures, and a photo spot with a gold flurry filter.

Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, PANORA.

Matsuken Samba II VRChat Costume and Dance Motion Launch September 9

ARROVA will sell a Matsuken Samba II costume and dance motion with music as VRChat digital fashion on the TOKYO AVATAR GATE marketplace starting September 9, 2026 at 17:00. The items are based on 3D model and motion data from Ken Matsudaira's previous virtual live performances, with ARROVA producing and V Inc. handling the VRChat costume and gimmick implementation. Material data comes from Sanki Promotion and Shogakukan. Three products go on sale: a set combining the kimono costume with the dance motion and music gimmick for 1,650 yen, and the costume alone or the gimmick alone for 1,100 yen each. The gimmick lets desktop users dance the Matsuken Samba II along with the music. A limited-time event runs in the TOKYO AVATAR GATE world on VRChat from September 12 to October 2, 2026. During the event, an 'All-Night Matsuken Time Signal' plays the song once an hour at five minutes past, and twice an hour on Fridays. The world also holds a hunt for 10 hidden Mini Matsuken figures and a photo spot with Ken Matsudaira's 3D model and a gold flurry filter.

ARROVA is selling three Matsuken Samba II digital fashion products on the TOKYO AVATAR GATE marketplace, with sales opening September 9, 2026 at 17:00. The lineup pairs a kimono costume based on Ken Matsudaira's virtual live 3D model with a dance motion and music gimmick, sold together or separately.

V Inc. implemented the VRChat costume and gimmick, and material data was provided by Sanki Promotion and Shogakukan. A concurrent in-world event runs in the TOKYO AVATAR GATE world from September 12 to October 2, 2026.

  • Kimono Costume + Dance Motion / Music Gimmick: 1,650 yen (tax included)
  • Kimono Costume: 1,100 yen (tax included)
  • Dance Motion / Music Gimmick: 1,100 yen (tax included)

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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