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Live2D Inc. is actively expanding its nizima tools with AI and voice-driven features, adding new official models, and running its annual creative awards. The company is integrating VOICEVOX and AI assistants into its browser-based editor and tracking app, with a desktop version of nizima ACTION!! in development.

Synthesized from 4 Yomimono stories · updated Aug 19

Live2D Inc. has spent 2026 building out its nizima line of tools for VTubers and video creators. The free browser-based editor nizima ACTION!! received a major update in May that integrated the text-to-speech system VOICEVOX, letting users generate character voices and sync them to model lip movements entirely in the browser. The update also added a Zundamon model illustrated by Sakamoto Ahiru, along with eight other models from the Tohoku Zunko and Zundamon Project shop.

In July, the editor gained two more official models, Shikoku Metan and Ankomon, also illustrated by Sakamoto Ahiru. Each 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. Live2D said it plans to add models for Tohoku Zunko, Tohoku Kiritan, and Tohoku Itako, the Tohoku Three Sisters.

The tracking app nizima LIVE reached version 2.7 in August, adding an AI assistant that links a Live2D model to chat AI services like ChatGPT, Gemini, or a local LLM. The assistant uses VOICEVOX for speech output, with 31 characters and 82 voices, and the model's mouth, body, and facial expressions respond to the conversation. The feature is currently Japanese-only. The update also added voice-only model control, letting users move the model without a camera.

Live2D also opened entries for the 13th Live2D Creative Awards in June, with a Grand Prix of 300,000 yen and a new Interactive Work Award for AI and conversation interfaces. Results are scheduled for December 2026.

Key facts

nizima LIVE 2.7 release date: August 12, 2026 ↗
AI assistant speech voices: VOICEVOX series, 31 characters and 82 total voices including Zundamon and Shikoku Metan ↗
AI assistant language availability: Japanese only ↗
New nizima ACTION!! models: Shikoku Metan and Ankomon, illustrated by Sakamoto Ahiru, released July 28, 2026 ↗
Planned Tohoku Three Sisters models: Tohoku Zunko, Tohoku Kiritan, and Tohoku Itako ↗
nizima ACTION!! VOICEVOX integration: Added May 27, 2026, with Zundamon model and eight other Tohoku Zunko and Zundamon Project models ↗
13th Live2D Creative Awards entry deadline: September 30, 2026 ↗
Grand Prix prize: 300,000 yen and a trophy ↗

Timeline

Aug 13, 2026 nizima LIVE 2.7 Adds AI Assistant and Voice-Only Model Control
Aug 4, 2026 Live2D Adds Shikoku Metan and Ankomon Models to nizima ACTION!!
Jun 5, 2026 Live2D Creative Awards Opens Entries for 13th Edition
May 27, 2026 Live2D's Nizima Action Editor Adds VOICEVOX and Zundamon Model

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Aug 13

nizima LIVE 2.7 Adds AI Assistant and Voice-Only Model Control

Live2D Inc. released version 2.7 of its VTuber tracking app nizima LIVE on August 12, 2026. The update adds an AI assistant feature that links a Live2D model to a chat AI service such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or a local LLM, allowing users to converse with the model by text or voice. The assistant's speech output uses the VOICEVOX series, with 31 characters and 82 total voices including Zundamon and Shikoku Metan. The model's mouth and body move in sync with the speech, and emotions estimated from the conversation are reflected in facial expressions. Responses can be output as subtitles to OBS for display on a streaming screen. The AI assistant function is currently available only in Japanese. The update also adds a voice tracking function that moves the model using only voice input, without a camera, for eye blinks, mouth movements, and full-body motion. Other additions include a time parameter function linked to real-world time, lip sync support for all models on macOS, mouse click assignment to shortcuts, and Google account login. New sample models for Zundamon and Shikoku Metan are included, illustrated by Sakamoto Ahiru.

Aug 4

Live2D Adds Shikoku Metan and Ankomon Models to nizima ACTION!!

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."

Jun 5

Live2D Creative Awards Opens Entries for 13th Edition

Live2D Inc. opened entries for the 13th Live2D Creative Awards on June 5, 2026, with a deadline of September 30. The annual contest accepts original works in any genre using Live2D, including videos, games, characters, and interfaces. Prizes include a Grand Prix of 300,000 yen and a trophy, along with category awards for visual expression, interactive works, models, and student entries. Results are scheduled for December 2026.

May 27

Live2D's Nizima Action Editor Adds VOICEVOX and Zundamon Model

Live2D announced on May 27 a major update to its free browser-based video editor nizima ACTION!! β. The new Subtitles and Speech Synthesis feature now integrates the text-to-speech system VOICEVOX, allowing users to generate character voices including Zundamon by inputting text. Users can adjust speech speed, pitch, volume, and intonation, and add the audio to the timeline with one click. The update also includes a Live2D model of Zundamon illustrated by Ahiru Sakamoto in the asset library. The model supports lip-sync with VOICEVOX, preset motions and expressions, hand tracking, and can connect with tracking apps like nizima LIVE and VTube Studio. Eight other Live2D models from the Tohoku Zunko and Zundamon Project shop, including Tohoku Zunko, Tohoku Kiritan, and Shikoku Metan, were also added. VOICEVOX currently supports 37 characters, with usage requiring compliance with each character's terms and credit attribution. Live2D plans to release a desktop version with offline startup and local saving, and is developing collaborative editing, drawing, and user template distribution features. The beta version is free with a nizima account.