VTuber Kiki Sasasaki to Host Drawing Chat Event for Students
The event is planned and run by middle school students aiming to become VTubers themselves, making it a child-led project rather than a standard corporate promotion.
Key Facts
- The online drawing chat event with VTuber Kiki Sasasaki takes place on Friday, August 28, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM.
- Sasasaki has over 300,000 YouTube subscribers and was selected as a YouTube trending creator in December 2023.
- The event is open to elementary and junior high school students nationwide and requires advance registration via a dedicated Peatix page.
- NIJIN Academy is operated by NIJIN Co., Ltd., founded in April 2022 by former elementary school teacher Tatsuro Hoshino.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, PANORA.
NIJIN Academy, operated by NIJIN Co., Ltd., will hold a summer special event featuring VTuber Kiki Sasasaki for elementary and junior high school students on Friday, August 28, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. The online event, titled "Drawing Exchange with Popular VTuber Kiki Sasasaki - Picture Chat Event," will use a picture chat tool that lets participants draw together on a single canvas in real time. Sasasaki, who has over 300,000 YouTube subscribers, will interact with students through conversation and collaborative drawing. The event is open to students nationwide, with participation available via PC or tablet from home. Registration is handled through a dedicated Peatix page. NIJIN Academy operates an alternative school for students not attending regular school, as well as a project school for enrolled students, and the event is part of its effort to provide a safe space for children to connect through shared interests. Sasasaki began her activities in January 2023 and was selected as a YouTube trending creator in December 2023.
- The event is planned and run by middle school students in NIJIN Academy's child-led exploration project, not by the company itself. The PR TIMES release frames it as a "child-led project" where students aiming to become VTubers designed the event.
- NIJIN Co., Ltd. was founded in April 2022 by Tatsuro Hoshino, a former elementary school teacher. The company operates 13 programs addressing school non-attendance, teacher shortages, and other education issues.
- Sasasaki crossed 100,000 subscribers in May 2024 before reaching the current 300,000-plus. She is described as an "otaku-type individual VTuber" whose streams focus on short videos and illustration production.
- Beyond streaming, she has worked as a lecturer and judge for creator development projects aimed at elementary and junior high school students.
- The event format is listed as online via "metaverse / picture chat tool," with participation open from any location in Japan through PC or tablet.
- Registration runs through a dedicated Peatix page at https://peatix.com/event/5116627.
- NIJIN Academy also operates the After-School Project School, an inquiry-based program where children nationwide launch projects connecting with society, with pillars of practical learning, dialogue with professionals, and child-led project promotion.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.