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Vクリエイター放送部『夏夜の肝試し』
The V Creator Broadcasting Club Season 1: Summer Night's Test of Courage program aired on July 7, 2026, featuring a 15-minute segment by Haruno Iro Sena. No further episodes or continuation have been announced.
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The V Creator Broadcasting Club Season 1: Summer Night's Test of Courage is a TikTok LIVE Japan official program that aired on July 7, 2026. The program featured V-liver Haruno Iro Sena, a participant in the Human Emergence Plan training project, who delivered a 15-minute segment themed around summer ghost stories and spooky tales. The segment was streamed via mirror format on the official TikTok LIVE Japan account.
The program represents a formal promotional opportunity for Human Emergence Plan participants on TikTok LIVE Japan's official channel. Haruno Iro Sena's appearance followed two consecutive months of top-liver diamond earnings, though the program itself has not been described as a recurring series beyond this single episode. No additional episodes, guests, or future programming for this specific season have been announced in the available stories.
Key facts
- Program name
- V Creator Broadcasting Club Season 1: Summer Night's Test of Courage ↗
- Featured participant
- Haruno Iro Sena, a participant in the Human Emergence Plan training project ↗
- Segment length
- 15 minutes ↗
- Segment theme
- Summer ghost stories and spooky tales ↗
- Streaming format
- Mirror format on the official TikTok LIVE Japan account ↗
- Platform
- TikTok LIVE Japan official program ↗
Timeline
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- Jul 8, 2026 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 20th Anniversary Exhibition Set for August 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026 Märchen Kingdom: The Puppet Princess Joins Console Archives on Switch 2 and PS5
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- Jul 8, 2026 Haruno Iro Sena Appears on TikTok LIVE Japan Official Program
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HoYoverse will release Genshin Impact Version 7.2, subtitled "When the End Descends," on November 4. The update opens Chapter VII Acts 5 and 6 of the Archon Quest, in which Ronova triggers abnormalities in each nation's Nails of Condemnation and pushes Teyvat toward the destruction of civilization. At the Tsaritsa's call, representatives of the seven nations gather in Snezhnaya, and the Traveler fights alongside each nation's gods, Neuvillette, and companions from across the map. Two new playable Electro characters join: the 5-star Mitiya, a Catalyst user voiced by Yusuke Kobayashi, and the 4-star Valery, a Sword user voiced by Makoto Furukawa. A new area in eastern Snezhnaya opens with the ore town Novokichev, Wing's Peak and Old Kichev. The linked event Global Defense: Rebellion Against Unjust Judgment lets players pick one 4-star character from a roster that includes Amber, Xiangling, Thoma, Collei, Lynette, Kachina, Aino and Alyosha. HoYoverse also announced a permanent Genshin CAFE at Yurakucho Marui in Tokyo, opening January 20, 2027.
2h ago
PANORA held the versus live music event Panolive! Vol.10 on October 11 at UDX Theater in Akihabara, billed as a theatrical edition because of the venue's large screen, with eight VTubers performing. The next installment, Vol.11, is scheduled for October 24 with eleven performers, and collaboration goods go on sale at the venue and online from 14:00 that day.
2h ago
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2h ago
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2h ago
JELLY JELLY GAMES announced on October 23, 2026 that it will publish a Japanese edition of Mechs vs. Minions in 2027. The cooperative board game, set in the League of Legends world, has 2 to 4 players programming mech actions with cards across 10 missions of about 60 to 90 minutes each. Riot Games released the original in 2016; it went out of print in 2020, and a reprint was set for its 10th anniversary through a licensing deal with Incredible Dream Studios. Title and price are undecided.
2h ago
Up Land, the operator of VTuber agencies including .LIVE, will hold "*ASTERISK in Virtual Sanrio Puroland" on Saturday, December 12, 2026, six years after the original *ASTERISK online live in 2020. This edition happens inside Virtual Sanrio Puroland, the permanent virtual theme park Sanrio runs on VRChat, with 10 VTubers split across two shows. The first show features Dennou Shoujo Shiro, Carlo Pino, Tooboe Kyan, Zakuro Shiro and Yoshika. The second features Kagura Suzu, Mokota Mememe, Gurenbatsu Maru, Kagura Nana and Jinsei Tsumiko. Performers come from .LIVE and Vpi plus four VTubers outside Up Land. Sanrio and its subsidiary Gugenka, the XR company, are cooperating on the production. Part of the park will be rearranged with an *ASTERISK theme, and an original stage built for the day will be installed. Some performances will use outfits from wearverse, Up Land's metaverse apparel brand. Tickets for viewing inside VRChat and separate online streaming tickets are planned, with prices and sales dates to be announced on the official X account and the special website.
2h ago
The second cours of Though I Am an Inept Villainess debuts in January 2027, titled the "The First Royal Outing" arc. A teaser video is out. Yuichi Nakamura plays Keikou, Shunichi Toki plays Keishou, Rerien's two older brothers, and Chiaki Kobayashi plays Unran, a village's young leader. Directed by Mitsue Yamazaki at Doga Kobu, the anime premiered on TV Tokyo on July 12 after production delays pushed it from April.
2h ago
JINS will release eight eyewear models based on the protagonists of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure at its stores nationwide and its online shop on October 29, 2026. Each pair costs 14,900 yen with standard clear lenses included, and every model comes with an original case and a character-specific temple tip or cel sheet. The lineup runs from Jonathan Joestar through Gyro Zeppeli, covering Parts 1 to 7. All models except Gyro carry a star-shaped birthmark ornament marking the Joestar bloodline. The Stone Mask appears as a metal part on the Jonathan frame, the Red Stone of Aja on Joseph's, and steel ball and gold tooth motifs on Gyro's. Jotaro and Jolyne take costume-derived decoration. Josuke and Giorno get frames that echo their hairstyles, including a ladybug brooch engraving on Giorno's temple. Sales are limited to two pairs per person, and the online shop opens at 10:00 a.m.
3h ago
Two separate TV anime pop-up events have announced November dates in Tokyo. A Yumeiro Patissiere shop runs at Ueno Marui from November 6 to 15, 2026, then moves to Namba Marui in Osaka from November 28 to December 6. The theme is "Each One's Relaxing Time," with newly drawn loungewear illustrations. Goods span Spirit Spoon bag charms at 2,420 yen, chocolate biscuit tins at 1,998 yen, flavor tea pouches at 2,750 yen, die-cut cushions at 3,850 yen, blankets at 3,080 yen and room fragrances at 1,650 yen. Shoppers spending 3,000 yen get one of eight random mini clear files. Separately, SAKAMOTO DAYS runs a POP UP STREET across Asakusa's Okuyama Omairimachi and Asakusa Nishi Sando shopping streets from November 6 to 23, built on newly drawn wafuku visuals. That event carries 13 goods items, a stamp rally with a 770 yen kit and an A4 clear file prize, and a shopping campaign giving one of five business card-size cards per 1,000 yen transaction at participating stores.
4h ago
temkosoft has released a limited-time Steam demo for the volleyball sim just volleyball and set a November 5 release. The demo, live since October 20 for Steam Next Fest, has 323 reviews at 98 percent positive, earning Very Positive status. SteamDB puts peak concurrent players above 5,807, with nearly 2,000 playing during off-peak hours at the time of the article. Matches run from 1v1 to 6v6.
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GPD showed working units of the GPD WIN Max 3 at Highbeam Akihabara Main Store on October 23, ahead of its December 25 release. The clamshell gaming PC has a 9.06-inch OLED display, gamepad controls flanking the keyboard, and a battery that can be swapped out for an optional fan module. Three models differ by SoC, memory, and storage, with prices from 308,000 yen to 698,000 yen.
5h ago
The official Stellar Blade account on X posted a teaser on October 23, 2026 for an EVE Protocol collaboration with Overwatch, pairing the game's plan name with Blizzard's shooter. Stellar Blade is the action adventure from SHIFT UP, the studio behind Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, and Eve is the protagonist sent to Earth under the EVE Protocol. No date or content for the crossover was given.
5h ago
The Sylvanian Families anime, following the rabbit Freya in Sylvanian Village, has aired on TOKYO MX since October 1 and streams on DMM TV, U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video, d Anime Store, Hulu, FOD and TELASA. d Anime Store began a Thursday 19:35 early release on October 1, with other services following from October 6. TVer offers episode one free.
5h ago
Movic has opened reservations for a set that delivers every prize in its WIND BREAKER Takya Kuji "Nuiparu Exchange Meetup" line, plus the Last Takya Prize. Each draw costs 990 yen. The lineup runs to 74 items: two Sakura Haruka Nuiparu BIGs, two Suo Hayato Nuiparu BIGs, two of each of 10 face brooch types, 20 character badge sets and 30 photo booth sets. Individual draws on Movic Mail Order start February 26, 2027.
5h ago
The Gintama pop-up shop runs October 23 to November 5, 2026 at the Tokyo Character Street F Staircase Wagon on the basement floor of Tokyo Station Ichibangai. Six characters appear in newly drawn autumn-colored kimono with appetite motifs, and four items use GraffArt A3 originals. The seven goods include can badges, acrylic cards, acrylic stands, peel-off stickers and art boards, with postcard bonuses for purchases.
5h ago
Chaos Zero Nightmare, the deck-building roguelike developed by SUPER CREATIVE and operated by Smilegate, got its Galaxy Disaster Season 5 update, "Promise Made in the Snow," on October 21. The update marks the game's first anniversary and adds a new combatant, Rossweisse, voiced by Ayaka Suwa. The game runs on PC, iOS, and Android. A beginner guide written by a player of both Chaos Zero Nightmare and Slay the Spire argues the game is not a Slay the Spire with attractive characters, and points to its party system as the clearest difference. Exploration runs with three combatants at once, so players build three decks in parallel while weighing how each character's card pool covers another's weakness. The guide calls that a step beyond the single-deck building Slay the Spire uses. It also flags Mental Collapse, a stress gauge that builds during a run and pulls a combatant off the front line once it fills.
6h ago
The live-action film of Yuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days is available now on Amazon Prime Video as a rental or purchase. Unlimited streaming for Prime members starts October 30, 2026. The film stars Ren Meguro as Taro Sakamoto, Fumiya Takahashi as Shin Asakura, and Aya Ueto as Aoi Sakamoto. No other major Japanese streaming service carries the film, and TVer has no listing.
6h ago
A pop up shop for The Apothecary Diaries opens at Ximen Underground Market Shop No. 6 in Taipei from Thursday, November 5 to Monday, November 30, 2026, running 11:00 to 21:00 with a 12:00 opening on the first day. It sells goods using original iced sweets themed illustrations of Maomao and Jinshi, following a Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka collaboration cafe held from July 24, 2026. Purchases of 770 yuan earn one random bromide from four designs, and web sales at the Anique shop in Taiwan follow from December 8.
6h ago
A3 Inc.'s online lottery eeo Kuji began sales of DELUTAYA merchandise on October 21, 2026, running through November 11. Each draw costs 880 yen including tax, with delivery scheduled for around late December 2026. Prizes use new illustrations on a wedding theme: an S Prize canvas board, A Prize acrylic stands, B Prize big acrylic keychains, C Prize acrylic cards, and D Prize can badges. Buyers get one random illustration card per five draws in a single transaction.
6h ago
Koshidaka, which runs Karaoke Manekineko, will stream an archive of IRyS's first solo live, "HOPE ||: Beyond the Stars," in E-bo-equipped rooms nationwide from November 9 to November 30, 2026. The price is 2,000 yen per person, plus a room fee and a one-drink charge. Reservations go through a special site. All who reserve get digital wallpapers, and reservations are entered into a lottery for signed posters.
6h ago
Shachihata, the company known for hanko stamps, opened a CAMPFIRE crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday, October 20 for penlights and acrylic stands that light up in response to VTuber songs using its Oto no Shirushi audio watermarking technology. The project covers 26 VTubers and runs until Monday, November 30. Goods read inaudible staging data embedded in the music, so they respond during livestreams and archived videos at home without Bluetooth or other wireless control.
6h ago
Sony Interactive Entertainment published PlayStation Store download rankings for September 2026 across four categories. Onimusha: Way of the Sword took No. 1 on PS5, ahead of Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon - A Somewhat Lovely Remaster at No. 2 and EA SPORTS FC 27 at No. 3. MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD led PS4, Cities: VR - Enhanced Edition led PS VR2, and the free-to-play monster-collecting RPG Animo topped the free-to-play category.
6h ago
The official X account for the Sunday Theater drama VIVANT posted visuals of Han Linxing, played by Kyoko Miyashita, and Liu Mingxuan, played by Masato Sakai, at Shinxi headquarters in episode 21 of season 2. The stills come from the scene where Blue Walker, played by Riho Ota, seizes the headquarters network and F, played by Sakai, declares war on Han from a private jet. Viewers praised the two-shot's beauty.
6h ago
At a GameSoundCon 2026 panel on Valve's Source2 audio engine, composer Mike Morasky mentioned that 'HLX' has its own version of an HDR feature, alongside Deadlock. HLX is the long-rumored codename for the Half-Life sequel Valve has never announced. Sound designers David Feise and Carlye Nyte shared the panel. The remark drew attention partly because Feise turned to look at Morasky right after it.
6h ago
Behaviour Interactive's Miss Behaviour label, launched in June 2026, publishes indie games with a focus on horror, and its latest announced title is Donut Panic. Deputy CEO Nathan Sellyn told Automaton at Tokyo Game Show 2026 that Dead by Daylight's 5 to 6 million monthly players give small horror games an audience they otherwise struggle to find, and that the label wants titles trying a new form of horror experience.
6h ago
PARCO will hold GeGeGe no PARCO at Chofu PARCO from November 18 to 30, timed to Chofu City's GeGeGe Ki event, the company said on October 23. Under the concept "Beware of Yokai," the campaign plans a yokai search rally with a completion sticker, photo booths including a plush photo booth, limited goods, and a Nintendo Switch lottery for restaurant diners.
6h ago
NHK E-TV's "Numa ni Hamatte Kiite Mita" devotes its Saturday, October 31 episode at 20:00 to =LOVE, with producer Rino Sashihara appearing in a VTR segment about the lyrics she writes for the group. The episode also follows six fans recreating member Iori Noguchi's costume, covers the "cameko" photographers who shoot live performances, and goes behind the scenes at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026, where the group appeared in September 2026.
6h ago
ForTwo Inc. held the new graduate and internship recruitment event ASOBIBA FES 2026 on October 10, 2026, at Umeda Sky Building Space 36L. Fifty-eight students from 18 or more universities, mainly in the Kansai region, met 12 companies from hotels, education, IT, and manufacturing. Students spent 25 minutes per company on shared missions and dialogue, visiting six companies through app guidance. Afterward, both sides registered interest, and 128 of 313 counted pairs reached mutual match.
7h ago
G.O.P will begin official service for AVA RE:BIRTH on October 28, 2026, the same day its predecessor Alliance of Valiant Arms ends service. The free-to-play PC online FPS is developed by VALOFE and runs on Windows through the Pmang and VFUN platforms. Pre-downloading of the game client opened on October 23 at 17:00. At launch the game adds a Trading Post for player-to-player item sales and a Battle Pass that grants rewards through play, and the build incorporates changes gathered during a closed beta test held October 1 to 7. Players pick from three classes, Pointman, Rifleman, and Sniper, and modes range from solo AI play to large-scale battles holding up to 16 players. The new PvPvE extraction mode Hunting Field has squads collect supplies on urban and desert maps and try to escape. Global advance registrations have passed 300,000, enough to unlock every staged campaign reward for all players.
7h ago
Think Innovation opened pre-orders on Friday, October 23, 2026 for a Witch Hat Atelier goods line built on the mochocho Series of newly drawn mini characters. The 10 items include acrylic stands, acrylic keychains, clear card stickers, heart-shaped and triangular can badges, a pass case, a square compact mirror, and a bangs clip. Prices run from 660 yen to 1,650 yen, tax included.
7h ago
System Service showed new prize figures at the 85th Prize Fair, an industry-only preview held in Tokyo on August 25, 2026. The lineup covers Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star, Super Ultimate Cutest Angel-chan, Ame-chan and Kache from NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE, and Haruhi and others from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in swimsuits. The items are set for release between January and March 2027.
7h ago
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7h ago
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7h ago
Chinese indie studio OMEGAMES STUDIO announced DreamDivers on October 23, 2026, a co-op adventure for up to four players. Players are Dream Divers employed by the dream network company Suomeng, diving into other people's dreams to recover buried memories. Dreams hold strange places and puzzles, with footholds that cannot be crossed alone and mechanisms that need multiple players. Nightmares roam and attack, and players have no means of attack, relying on the environment to escape. The release date is undecided.
8h ago
Black onyX, the pro-gamer group in the anime film Cho Kaguya-hime!, will appear by video at anan AWARD 2026, the magazine's annual award for figures who define the era. The ceremony runs Saturday, November 14 from 13:30 and streams on anan's official YouTube channel. Actor Akari Takashi, soccer player Ayase Ueda, and jockey Ryusei Sakai join the second round of announced performers. The group's specific award will be revealed on the day.
8h ago
UUUM LiTMUS announced on October 23 that Aooni, the icon of the 2004 horror game, will start work as a VTuber. Aooni's first stream runs October 30, 2026, from 20:00 to 22:00 on the YouTube Aooni Channel. The debut title is Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the latest entry in the Sengoku survival action series, set in early Edo period Kyoto with a young Miyamoto Musashi granted the power of oni against the monstrous Genma. The concept behind the activities is "supporting horror games," with streams covering titles from famous works down to indie releases. The format is the unusual part: a Live2D-animated Aooni reacts with its whole body to the game, but does not speak, which LiTMUS frames as a silent style that lets the game audio and visuals carry the viewing experience. Because Aooni stays quiet, the chat does the talking, and comments, game requests, and casual chat are all invited.
8h ago
LTR Co., Ltd. will open "&TEAM CAFE ~THE WOLF BUTLERS~" in four venues: Tokyo's BOX cafe&space LUMINE EST Shinjuku from November 12, 2026, Osaka's KITTE Osaka and Aichi's Global Gate Nagoya from December 3, and Tokyo's SHIBUYA109 from December 10. Reservations open October 26 at 18:00 for a 990 yen fee, with an afternoon tea set, venue-specific plates and parfaits, original goods, and order bonuses.
8h ago
The two Sunrise and Production I.G films in the Armored Trooper Votoms: Haiiro no Hexe project have a teaser, a new visual, and a theme song. Mika Nakashima performs "Na mo Naki Shijin no Yō ni" for the first film, with THE ALFEE's Toshihiko Takamizawa writing, composing, and arranging. Mamoru Oshii directs, Ryōsuke Takahashi supervises, and the first film opens in Japan on November 20.
9h ago
DMM GAMES has started taking pre-orders for Muv-Luv Girls Garden Mellow Days, a work support and communication adventure from DESK GARDEN PROJECT. The PC title is scheduled for release on November 19, 2026, at 1,800 yen, with a 10 percent discount sale running through December 31 at 23:59 that brings the price to 1,620 yen. The game pairs a Pomodoro timer with ToDo and schedule management, plus BGM and ambient sound controls, background changes, external music playback, window resizing, and always-on-top display. As the timer runs, the player's work level rises and unlocks story scenes with Momozono Meru, voiced by Sayaka Fujisaki, along with ASMR episodes, backgrounds, ambient sounds, and customization elements. Pre-orders and purchases include a serial code for the limited Memory Tranquil Days in the online game Muv-Luv Girls Garden, an ASMR-format episode with limited illustrations. The code goes to the email registered to the buyer's DMM account.
9h ago
Sunrise unveiled the main visual, advance trailer, and theme song trailer for Armored Trooper Votoms: The Grey Witch on October 23. The film opens nationwide in Japan on November 20, 2026, as a Sunrise 50th anniversary project. The theme song is "Like a Nameless Poet," performed by Mika Nakashima with music, lyrics, and arrangement by Toshihiko Takamizawa of THE ALFEE. The CD single releases November 25 at 1,450 yen, with streaming starting November 20. The advance trailer opens with Maki looking up at ATs in a maintenance factory and shows her investigating Ash, the soldier called the witch of the punishment unit who always survives. The enemy Balarant army's AT Fatty appears for the first time. A stage greeting is set for opening day at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, with director Mamoru Oshii and cast members Miyuki Sawashiro, Asami Ando, Shinichiro Miki, and Yuki Kaji scheduled to appear.
9h ago
ThinkingAI will hold ThinkingAI Summit 2026 Tokyo on November 10, 2026 at City Hall & Gallery Gotanda in Shinagawa Ward, with free admission and a capacity of 300 people on a first-come basis. The conference follows the Agentic Growth Summit held September 28, 2026 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Speakers include Tokyo University of the Arts' Yoichiro Miyake, Takara Tomy, Betimo, Duoniu Technology, Imagineer, Bushiroad, Underdox, and Mirrativ.
9h ago
The Tempozan Ferris Wheel in Osaka is recruiting 10 additional VTubers and V-livers for a collaboration that began in September, after applications exceeded the available places. The project, run with the cooperation of operator Senyo Kogyo, includes wrapped gondolas, in-ride voice content, and ride tickets bundled with limited collaboration goods.
10h ago
uploader.jp, the free file storage service that includes getuploader.com and ux.getuploader.com, will close on November 25, 2026. The service announced the decision on its official X account, citing changes in usage conditions and other circumstances. All uploaded data will be deleted at 23:59 that day. Since 2006 it has hosted fan-made Japanese localization patches and mods for overseas PC games.
10h ago
Inti Creates will bring a playable Nintendo Switch 2 demo of Grim Guardians: Servants of the Dark to Tokyo Game Dungeon 14 on October 31, 2026, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho Hall. The demo is the same build shown at TGS2026, running from the game's opening through the encounter with head maid Raisa. Demo players get one of two 57mm can badges while supplies last. The Switch 2 version releases January 28, 2027.
10h ago
viviON released "How to Make Viral Videos for VTubers: YouTube Strategy Techniques Taught by Aogiri High School's Producer Fujii!" on October 23 through its viviON THOTH imprint, priced at 1,980 yen. Shinichiro Fujii, known as Fujii-sensei and the former principal of the company's VTuber group Aogiri High School, wrote the book from his experience there, covering how to get videos watched and how to build a unique position. A launch event runs the same day at 18:30 on the 9th floor of Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara.