Live2D Releases 20th Anniversary Brand CM for Shape the Future
Live2D Inc. released a brand commercial tied to its 20th anniversary project, Shape the Future, the company announced. The 30-second spot is titled The Emotion of Life Being Breathed into Illustrations. It follows a single creator from a girl drawing at night in her room to a university student working on a tablet, then to a Live2D designer. She starts after watching a VTuber stream and wondering whether her own character could move, struggles through early attempts, and reaches the moment her character's eyes open on screen. Live2D says the story carries its core appeal: the surprise and joy of a drawn character moving for the first time and eventually moving someone else. Ad distribution begins October 16, 2026 on Netflix, TVer, ABEMA, and YouTube. The project runs about one year and centers on creators' future. Tetsuya Nakajo is the representative director.