Motoaki Tanigo is identified as Cover's representative in the one story that names him: teaser footage for Shattered Legends shows him shaking hands with Critical Role game master Matthew Mercer. The stories otherwise cover Cover's own announcements, from a holoSynQ apparel label to the Shattered Legends Daggerheart campaign.
Motoaki Tanigo appears once by name across the stories, in an October 10, 2026 teaser for Shattered Legends. The video, posted by hololive's English account, shows the Cover representative shaking hands with Matthew Mercer, the Critical Role game master. No other story quotes him, gives his title beyond representative, or describes a statement from him. Everything else in the coverage is a Cover Corporation announcement.
The handshake sits inside a run of collaboration news. On October 13, Cover announced Shattered Legends as a Daggerheart actual play campaign with Critical Role, premiering mid-November 2026, with Mercer as game master and four hololive members joined by Marisha Ray. A promotional convention tour across North America, Europe, and Asia is planned, with merchandise details to come. A pinstop at DreamHack Stockholm from November 27 to 29 carries the same Shattered Legends panel, alongside a SUPER KARAOKE PARTY set on November 28.
Merchandise and event announcements fill out the rest of the period. Cover and MN Interfashion are launching the unisex apparel label hololive - holoSynQ, with a debut streetwear collection themed on FLOW GLOW and a pop-up at Kiddy Land Omokado in Tokyu Plaza Omotesando from November 6, 2026 to January 14, 2027. A hololive production pop-up shop tour runs five Japanese cities from October 3, 2026 to March 2027. Solo live bookings continue: Hakos Baelz on December 1, Takane Lui on December 16, and Hakui Koyori on December 22, all with streaming tickets through SPWN and ZAIKO or SPWN alone.
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COVER Corporation will run an official hololive Dreams booth at AGF 2026 in South Korea, held December 4 to 6, 2026 at Ilsan KINTEX. The booth offers exclusive bonus items, a mini-game stage, and a stage where hololive talents appear in real time. hololive Dreams is out now on iOS, Android, and Steam.
Cover Corp. and textile trading company MN Interfashion are launching hololive - holoSynQ, a unisex lifestyle apparel label, Cover announced. The debut collection is streetwear themed on the VTuber music group FLOW GLOW. A pop-up store at the Kiddy Land Omokado shop in Tokyu Plaza Omotesando runs from November 6, 2026 to January 14, 2027, selling original apparel ahead of general release.
COVER Corporation will bring hololive Meet to Sweden for the first time at DreamHack Stockholm, held at Stockholmsmässan from November 27 to 29, 2026. The weekend includes booth activities and video messages from ambassadors Tsunomaki Watame, Airani Iofifteen, Gigi Murin and Rindo Chihaya, ticketed one-on-one meet-and-greets, and a hololive production x Critical Role "Shattered Legends" panel. SUPER KARAOKE PARTY, featuring Mori Calliope, Nerissa Ravencroft and Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, plays Victoriahallen on November 28 at 1:00 PM CET.
COVER Corporation announced delayed screenings of "hololive 7th fes. Ridin' on Dream" in Hong Kong and Macau with Emperor Cinemas, following the live event in March 2026. Shows run October 31 to November 1 across Emperor Cinemas Times Square and Lisboeta Macau, with four stages per venue. VIP tickets go on sale October 16, public sale October 17.
COVER Corporation announced Shattered Legends, a Daggerheart actual play campaign made with Critical Role. The series premieres mid-November 2026, sponsored by Ultra PRO, and continues the world of Exandria. Matthew Mercer is the Game Master. Four hololive members join as players: Nerissa Ravencroft, Mori Calliope, Shiori Novella, and Gigi Murin, alongside Critical Role co-founder Marisha Ray. The campaign runs as a mini web series on Critical Role's YouTube channel, Nerissa Ravencroft's YouTube channel, the hololive English YouTube channel, and Beacon. Episode 0 covers character creation and backstories, and after-episode cooldown talks go to Beacon and Nerissa Ravencroft's YouTube membership. Every YouTube episode carries Japanese subtitles. Character names appear in English and Japanese announcements: Ravencroft plays Siliun Faell, Calliope plays Kaz Oogod, Novella plays Marchen Rosemyne, and Murin plays Giryn. A promotional convention tour across North America, Europe, and Asia is planned, with merchandise details to come.
Cover Corporation announced that hololive member Hakui Koyori will hold her solo live, Hakui Koyori 1st Live "Dream Spark", on December 22, 2026 at Tokyo Garden Theater. Doors open at 17:30, streaming begins at 18:00, and the performance starts at 18:30. The first venue ticket lottery opened October 11, and streaming tickets went on sale the same day through SPWN and ZAIKO.
Hololive's English account posted new footage for Shattered Legends, the project revealed on September 30, 2026. The video shows Cover representative Motoaki Tanigo shaking hands with Matthew Mercer, the game master of Critical Role. A 20-sided die in the earlier teaser had already pointed toward a TRPG connection. On October 7, four Hololive English talents posted character silhouettes, and the full picture is set to be revealed over the coming weeks.
COVER Corporation announced the next hololive production pop-up store, "Autumn Colors｜London Travel Diary," made with NoonX. It runs from October 23 to November 30, 2026 at Dream Mall in Kaohsiung, with illustrations pairing autumn foliage and London streetscapes with six talents: Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine, Tsunomaki Watame, Kobo Kanaeru, Hakos Baelz, and Juufuutei Raden. Merchandise includes vehicle fenders and random can badges in 12 designs.
Cover Corp. announced on October 4, 2026 that hololive member Takane Lui will hold her first solo live, Takane Lui 1st Live "REBELLION," on December 16, 2026 at Kanadevia Hall in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. Doors open at 17:30, the stream starts at 18:00, and the performance begins at 18:30. The first advance lottery for venue tickets opened the same day and runs through October 13 at 23:59, with results and payment from October 16 to October 19. A second advance lottery runs October 22 to November 3, and general sale opens November 14 at 13:00. Venue seats range from 9,800 yen for balcony standing to 14,000 yen for arena standing with early entry, and all venue tickets include an emblem keychain bonus. Streaming tickets cost 6,800 yen on SPWN and ZAIKO, with a 13,600 yen pair ticket on SPWN, sold until January 16, 2027 at 20:00. Archive viewing ends January 16, 2027 at 23:59. Goods preorders also opened October 4.
Cover Corporation announced a collaboration with Pinfinity on augmented reality collectible pins for the hololive -Justice- unit, which debuted in 2024. Individual pins cover Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, Gigi Murin, Cecilia Immergreen, and Raora Panthera. A limited edition set bundles all four with a serialized logo pin, capped at 2,024 sets worldwide. Each pin unlocks animation and sound through the free Pinfinity app. The collection is on sale now.
COVER Corporation opened applications on Monday for the first advance lottery for Hakos Baelz 1st Concert "REGALIA," the hololive member's solo show at Kanadevia Hall in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. The first lottery runs from 9:00 PM Monday through 11:59 PM Sunday, October 4, with winner confirmation and payment from October 8 through October 12. Venue tickets range from 9,800 yen for balcony standing to 16,000 yen for arena standing with early entry, and all tickets come with a keychain. The early entry tier adds a pre-show fan meeting. Streaming tickets cost 6,800 yen and are sold through SPWN, with sales running from September 28 through January 8, 2027, and the archive viewable until 11:59 PM that day. Concert merchandise went on sale the same day, with a sales window through October 26.
COVER Corporation announced a sukajan jacket collaboration between hololive and merchandise brand BLACK BALLOON MARKET, operated by Kaitac Family. The lineup pairs six talents with jackets: Kureiji Ollie, Kobo Kanaeru, Ninomae Ina'nis, Hakos Baelz, Mizumiya Su, and Kikirara Vivi. Each jacket carries original illustrations reproduced in embroidery. Pre-orders run from September 17 to October 12, 2026, at 33,000 yen, with shipping in late December 2026.
Cover Corporation will open the "hololive production official pop up shop" at Ikebukuro PACKS from Saturday, October 3, 2026, with cooperative operation by MOVIC Co., Ltd. The tour covers Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Osaka, and Sapporo, beginning with Ikebukuro through Sunday, November 1, 2026. Nagoya runs Friday, November 6 to Monday, November 23, 2026. Fukuoka follows Friday, December 11 to Sunday, December 20, 2026, Osaka Saturday, January 9 to Sunday, January 17, 2027, and Sapporo Friday, March 19 to Sunday, March 28, 2027. Original merchandise based on newly drawn bus guide visuals will be sold, with regional products: Tokyo carries three talents, and each later city carries two. Some hololive official goods and licensed merchandise will also be available. Admission restrictions using LivePocket-Ticket- are planned for the first two days in Ikebukuro, with possible numbered tickets afterward depending on crowding. Locations for Nagoya onward and business hours are to be updated on the special site.
QualiArts and COVER Corporation launched "hololive Dreams" (abbreviated as "HoloDori") on July 23, 2026, for iOS, Android, and Steam. The game is the first official smartphone title for the hololive production VTuber group. It is a free-to-play rhythm and RPG set in a theme park, where players raise talents, play rhythm games and mini-games, and build a dream park. Pre-downloads for the smartphone versions began on July 22. The developers announced that cumulative pre-registrations surpassed 1.5 million, triggering in-game rewards for all 54 participating talents, including a "Kawaii Hairpin" accessory and five gacha tickets. To celebrate the launch, a "15-Day 25-Song Addition Campaign" will add 25 songs over 15 consecutive days, and a login bonus will award diamonds equivalent to 10 gacha pulls. Players can also obtain one talent of their choice at the highest rarity at the start of the game.
hololive production announced its full lineup for Anime NYC 2026, including convention-exclusive live streams with talents from hololive English, Indonesia, DEV_IS, and HOLOSTARS English across four days, the first New York SUPER KARAOKE PARTY featuring Kobo Kanaeru, Mori Calliope, Koseki Bijou, and Nerissa Ravencroft, and the debut of Petit Greetings one-on-one sessions. The booth also hosts hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME demo sessions.
COVER Corporation and Gleaeastudio have opened pre-orders for a 1/6 scale figure of hololive English talent Ninomae Ina'nis in her artist outfit. The figure is available in standard and deluxe editions, with platform-exclusive bonuses. Pre-orders on the Taiwan-exclusive platform zeczec run through September 30, 2026, with overseas sales planned via Cmer.
Hololive DEV_IS ReGLOSS member Juufuutei Raden is collaborating with The National Gallery, London on a world-first crossover. The project, launching May 20, includes products inspired by three paintings Raden selected, an audio guide, and exclusive footage from a ReGLOSS visit to the gallery.
Cover Corporation announced a city-wide immersive collaboration series themed around Shirakami Fubuki and Ookami Mio, running from May 25 through July 31 in Taiwan. The event includes themed dining at Starry Night Bar, Kaohsiung harbor ferry routes, original cocktails, and exclusive merchandise limited to Taiwan.
Cover Corporation announced a five-city European screening tour for the hololive English 3rd Concert -All for One-, running from May to June 2026. Following a sold-out UK screening, the tour will visit Berlin, Düsseldorf, Milan, Lyon, and Paris. Tickets start at €50 for standard admission and €100 for VIP, with event-exclusive merchandise and photo experiences planned.
Cover Corporation announced the first collaboration between US apparel brand Bandage Brigade and hololive English. The capsule collection features Justice branch talents Gigi Murin and Cecilia Immergreen. Pre-orders run from May 1 to May 31, 2026, with shipping limited to the US, Canada, and the UK.