IKURA, the Product Department Manager and Community Manager at REALITY Inc., takes over user-facing communication about the streaming app's policies from October. The change follows founder and representative DJ RIO's decision to step down after eight years.
IKURA's public role at REALITY Inc. begins in October, when the Product Department Manager and Community Manager starts speaking to users about the app's policies. The shift comes as DJ RIO, whose name is Eiji Araki, steps down as representative after launching both the company and the virtual live streaming app in 2018 and leading it for eight years as president. His resignation coincides with the end of his term at parent company GREE Group, which the announcement on September 30 tied to the app's self-sustaining business and a team now able to run the service on its own.
The handover keeps the app's operations inside its existing ranks. Current director Kohei Mori becomes the new president, while IKURA handles the public-facing communication that had belonged to the founder. Araki said he chose the timing because REALITY would be more interesting with the next generation at the center rather than the founder, and he plans to keep using the app as an ordinary user. REALITY marked its eighth anniversary this year and passed 20 million downloads worldwide.
The two stories touch IKURA from different directions. One establishes the new communication role; the other concerns a figure release for the Hatsune Miku GT Project's Racing Miku 2021 Private Ver., a 1/7 scale Max Factory piece adapting an En Morikura illustration, re-released with pre-orders at Rakuten Books for 32,000 yen including tax.
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Max Factory's 1/7 scale figure of Racing Miku 2021 Private Ver. is being re-released, with pre-orders open at Rakuten Books for 32,000 yen including tax. The figure adapts an En Morikura illustration for the Hatsune Miku GT Project's exclusive character, with clear parts used in the hair and a vignette-style cobblestone base. The posted photos are of a sample product.
REALITY Inc. representative DJ RIO, whose name is Eiji Araki, will step down from his post, the company announced on September 30. He launched both the company and the virtual live streaming app REALITY in 2018 and led it for eight years as president. The resignation coincides with the end of his term at parent company GREE Group. REALITY marked its eighth anniversary this year and passed 20 million downloads worldwide. The company said the business is now self-sustaining and that a team able to run the service on its own has grown. Araki said he chose the timing because REALITY would be more interesting with the next generation at the center rather than the founder. From October, IKURA, the Product Department Manager and Community Manager, will speak to users about REALITY's policies. Current director Kohei Mori becomes the new president. Araki plans to continue using REALITY as an ordinary user.