Peanuts-kun is one half of the VTuber unit Pokopea, alongside Koga-ryu Ninja Ponpoko. The unit's free browser game Pokopea in The Backrooms, a collaboration with the film Backrooms, is available until September 20, 2026, with merchandise orders open through the same deadline.
Peanuts-kun appears in Yomimono coverage as a member of the VTuber unit Pokopea, together with Koga-ryu Ninja Ponpoko. The unit released the free browser game Pokopea in The Backrooms on September 7, 2026, tied to the A24 film Backrooms, which opened in Japan on September 4.
The game runs three stages. Players photograph Pokopea-themed objects as evidence while avoiding an unknown creature in Normal mode, or concentrate on photography in Peaceful mode. Clearing one stage opens a made-to-order limited merchandise page, and clearing all three earns a wallpaper for PC and smartphone. Merchandise orders close September 20 at 23:59, with shipping planned for mid-to-late December, and the game site is also available only until September 20.
The game sits inside a wider push around the film's Japanese release. That push includes the Q LIMINAL spatial experience event at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, running September 11 to 20. Coverage of the unit beyond this collaboration is limited in the stories published so far; the other story in the cluster covers Kizuna AI's tenth-year milestone and the VTuber scene's decade, and does not address Peanuts-kun or Pokopea.
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Sep 8
VTuber unit Pokopea, made up of Koga-ryu Ninja Ponpoko and Peanuts-kun, released the free browser game Pokopea in The Backrooms on September 7. The game is a collaboration with the A24 film Backrooms, which opened in Japan on September 4. Players move through three stages, photographing Pokopea-themed objects as evidence while avoiding an unknown creature in Normal mode, or focusing on photography in Peaceful mode. Clearing a single stage opens a made-to-order limited merchandise page, and clearing all three stages earns a wallpaper for PC and smartphone. The merchandise sale runs until September 20 at 23:59, with shipping planned for mid-to-late December. The game site is available for a limited time until September 20. The collaboration is part of a wider push around the film's Japanese release, which also includes the Q LIMINAL spatial experience event at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro from September 11 to 20.
Aug 20
Kizuna AI celebrated her birthday on June 30, 2026, with a 3D live and collaboration stream featuring Sakura Miko, Mori Calliope, and others. The pioneer of the VTuber scene, active since November 29, 2016, is approaching her 10th year, prompting a two-part analysis of whether VTubers are idols.