Masashi Mikami is not named in any of the four stories about Gugenka. The stories cover Gugenka's Hatsune Miku Yozora Program events, its HoloModel service, and a Sanrio Fest 2026 MR production, but none identifies Mikami or his role in any of them.
The four stories about Gugenka Inc. do not mention Masashi Mikami by name, so his current position cannot be established from this material. What the stories do establish is a run of Gugenka events and product launches across late 2026.
The Hatsune Miku Yozora Program 2026 ran September 21 to 23 at Niigata Nippo Media Ship and drew about 7,100 visitors. The main event paired large music fireworks with AR Hatsune Miku through the HoloModel app, and a first-come session ran 200 XREAL AR glasses at once. Two VRChat worlds tied to the event, including a Bandai Bridge reproduction, drew over 316,000 users by October 7.
Gugenka followed that with support for Sony's ELF-MN1 spatial display on HoloModel, announced at an October 28 presentation. The 6-inch display releases December 11, 2026, with Sony Store pre-orders at 53,900 yen including tax and an estimated market price around 54,000 yen. For the Yozora Program, Gugenka scheduled a free playback live in VRChat on three Saturdays in December 2026, revisiting the program from 2023 to 2026. The world opens December 1 with new items based on past main visuals.
Earlier, Gugenka produced two free MR experiences at Sanrio Fest 2026 in Yokohama on June 27 and 28, including a shooting game feeding ice cream to Pompompurin and friends and a Hello Kitty meet via VR headsets.
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5d ago
Gugenka Inc. will hold "Hatsune Miku Yozora Program PLAYBACK LIVE in VRChat" on three Saturdays: December 5, December 12, and December 19, 2026, with free admission. The playback live revisits the official Yozora Program from 2023 to 2026, with theme songs performed and past main-visual versions of Hatsune Miku appearing. The world opens December 1, and new VRChat items based on past main visuals, plus re-sales of some 2026 digital items, go on sale that day.
Oct 28
Gugenka's HoloModel digital figure service now supports the ELF-MN1, a 6-inch spatial reality display Sony will release on December 11, 2026. Sony announced the display at an October 28 presentation and hands-on event. The ELF-MN1 is part of Sony's XYN spatial content line, and it shows 3D content such as avatars, characters, and objects captured with the XYN spatial capture solution without special glasses or a headset. It connects to Windows PCs and to iOS and Android smartphones with a single USB-C cable, and it needs no complicated setup beyond launching the compatible app. The price is open, with Sony Store pre-orders at 53,900 yen including tax and an estimated market price of around 54,000 yen. HoloModel offers official anime characters as 3D digital figures. On the display, buyers can view purchased figures in glasses-free stereoscopic 3D, alongside the existing options of manipulating them on a smartphone or photographing them.
Oct 22
The Hatsune Miku Yozora Program 2026 ran September 21 to 23 at Niigata Nippo Media Ship, drawing about 7,100 visitors. The main event paired large music fireworks with AR Hatsune Miku through the HoloModel app, and a first-come session ran 200 XREAL AR glasses at once. Two VRChat worlds, including a Bandai Bridge reproduction and a reopened and ST collaboration, drew over 316,000 users by October 7.
Jun 22
Gugenka will produce two MR experiences at Sanrio Fest 2026 in Yokohama on June 27-28. Visitors can play a shooting game feeding ice cream to Pompompurin and friends, and meet Hello Kitty via VR headsets. The experiences are free for ages 13 and up, with an exclusive keychain available for purchase.