Tetsuya Nakajo is the representative director of Live2D Inc. Both stories place the company's current output in its 20th anniversary project Shape the Future and in its free browser editor nizima ACTION!!.
Tetsuya Nakajo is named as Live2D Inc.'s representative director in the company's 20th anniversary announcement. That announcement is the anchor of current coverage: a brand commercial tied to the Shape the Future anniversary project, with a stated run of about one year that centers on creators' future. The commercial addresses creators directly rather than the studios and games that license Cubism.
The other story follows the same approach from the product side. A Live2D model of Kasukabe Tsumugi, illustrated by Sakamoto Ahiru, arrived in the browser editor nizima ACTION!! with more than 40 expressions and motions. The editor is free to anyone with a nizima account, and with VOICEVOX added in May, text input, voice synthesis, and lip sync can be completed in one place. Use carries terms of use and a credit line such as "VOICEVOX: Kasukabe Tsumugi." Together the two stories describe a company putting free creator tools and an anniversary message in front of individual creators.
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Oct 16
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.
Sep 10
Live2D Inc. announced on September 10, 2026 that a Live2D model of Kasukabe Tsumugi, illustrated by Sakamoto Ahiru, is now available in the browser-based online video editor "nizima ACTION!! β version." The model includes more than 40 types of expressions and motions and can be used for free. It can be operated through tracking apps such as nizima LIVE and VTube Studio, and it supports hand tracking. The model also works with the text-to-speech system VOICEVOX, which was added to the editor in May, so text input, voice synthesis, and lip sync can be completed inside nizima ACTION!!. The same model is also being distributed free on KASUKABEproject's Booth. Use requires compliance with the character's terms of use and credit notation such as "VOICEVOX: Kasukabe Tsumugi." The editor is free for anyone with a nizima account. A desktop version and collaborative editing features are in development.