Itasha Bikes From Hololive, Nijisanji, and Uma Musume Pack ARCChampionship 2026
The event shows that itasha bike culture has grown to match car itasha in scale and fan dedication, with VTuber and gacha-game themes dominating the scene.
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VTuber
Super Kaguya-Hime! Pays Homage to Kiryu Coco With Graduation Stream Image
The deliberate visual callback confirms the film's production team is aware of and engaging with VTuber culture, specifically honoring one of Hololive's most iconic graduates.
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Hololive's MiComet Teams With JOYSOUND for Collab Goods and Karaoke Rooms
This collaboration marks one of the most extensive physical merchandise rollouts for a Hololive unit at a national karaoke chain, with two distinct visual lines and a voice-recorded prize that directly involves the talents.
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Anime Times Launches First Official VTuber Miruko Hoshinomiya
The move marks the anime streaming service's first foray into VTuber operation, leveraging its corporate backing to create a branded virtual talent.
PANORA
Akashic Production to End Operations on June 30, 2026
The closure of a small but distinct VTuber production leaves only one of its five talents active, marking another contraction in the indie VTuber space.
MoguLive
Nijisanji's Roco Kaburaki Releases Self-Made Novel Game
A Nijisanji liver independently developed and released a free game from scratch, demonstrating how VTubers can leverage their skills to create original content outside of streaming.
Denfaminicogamer
NoriPro VTuber Inuyama Tamaki Gets Unicorn Costume Plushie Mass Release
The plushie marks the first mass-produced merchandise for Inuyama Tamaki's unicorn costume, a design previously shown only at a live event, and is sold by a new hobby manufacturer founded by veteran figure planners.
PANORA
Shigure Ui Holds Birthday Live at K Arena Yokohama With Multiple Guest Performances
The concert marks Shigure Ui's first full-band live performance and her largest birthday event to date, drawing on deep connections across VTuber and idol music scenes.
PANORA
Razz Production Livers to Teach at Human Academy VTuber Course in 2026
The expanded curriculum, including a new monthly seminar for first-years, shows Razz Production deepening its institutional role in formal VTuber education beyond the single-year arrangement of 2025.
PANORA
Live2D And NIJISANJI Launch Higuchi Kaede Fan Art Contest
The contest directly involves the VTuber as a judge and offers Live2D software licenses as prizes, signaling a structured pipeline between fan creators and the Live2D ecosystem.
PANORA
VRChat Doujinshi Event Business Trip VRC Creative Club 3 Set for September 27
The event's rapid growth, from 204 circles and 4,500 visitors in April 2026, shows sustained demand for offline gathering points among VR and metaverse creators, while the planned venue improvements acknowledge the physical limits of that growth.
PANORA
Nijisanji Opens Devilish Nightmare Merchandise Sales June 5
The Devilish Nightmare drop is a coordinated merchandise release across a six-liver unit, with both standard character goods and apparel from the Nijinui and Nijipappet series, signaling a themed push rather than a single-liver item.
PANORA
FouRTe Project Unveils Key Visual for 1st Live 'ALL IN', Opens Goods Pre-Sales
The key visual and merchandise launch mark the final promotional push for the seven-member virtual idol group's debut live performance.
PANORA
Nijisanji and NIJISANJI EN Launch Devil's Invitation Merchandise
The Devil's Invitation drop is a cross-branch merchandise release that pairs four Nijisanji livers with two NIJISANJI EN livers under a unified theme, with sales running simultaneously on both official stores.
PANORA
Holostars Official Account Silent on 7th Anniversary as Group Downsizes
The official silence on the anniversary signals that the group's downsizing, announced in April, has effectively ended centralized operations, leaving individual talents and external partners to carry the milestone.
KAI-YOU
Holo Indie's 'An Automaton's Journey' Launches on Steam With 10% Off Sale
The release marks another title from holo Indie, the secondary creation game brand that lets fans and creators build games around hololive talents, with the developer citing Cecilia Immergreen's own streams as the inspiration.
PANORA
Kson and Rhinoshield Launch Limited Dreamy Reveal Collaboration Goods
The collaboration marks Kson's first merchandise line with a major accessory brand, offering fans limited-edition goods with exclusive artwork across multiple product categories.
PANORA
Desktop Mate Adds Hyper Saitama Gal Kasukabe Tsumugi DLC
The DLC brings a well-known voice synthesis character to a desktop mascot platform, expanding the character's presence beyond video and game streaming into a new interactive format.
PANORA
Nijisanji Livers Face Off in Pachinko Battle at Nico Nico Cho Kaigi 2026
The event shows SANYO using VTuber talent and VR experiences to broaden pachinko's appeal beyond its traditional fanbase.
PANORA
Virtual Singer Kaf Performs 29-Song Hong Kong Set With No Streaming
The concert shows KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO expanding its virtual singer operations into overseas live markets with a full-scale, no-streaming show focused entirely on vocal performance.
PANORA
V-Liver Agency Lilyette Opens Official Website, Dadako Neyo Sets First Livestream
Lilyette's launch and the debut of Dadako Neyo mark the expansion of Haconect's VTuber operations into the IRIAM streaming platform, a new direction for the company.
PANORA
Card Game VTuber Agency Kadoge V! Opens Auditions for 2nd Generation
By narrowing its second-generation recruitment to Yu-Gi-Oh! as the primary card game, Kadoge V! is signaling a more focused branding strategy for a niche within the already specialized card game VTuber space.
KAI-YOU, MoguLive, PANORA
Mugensho Record and Elgato Release Stream Deck MK.2 Faceplate and Profile Set
This collaboration brings Mugensho Record's VTuber talent into a hardware accessory line, offering fans a branded streaming tool that integrates directly with Elgato's ecosystem.
PANORA
Nerissa Ravencroft Talks Frieren, Naruto, and Her Family Streams in New Interview
The interview offers a rare, in-depth look at Nerissa Ravencroft's creative process and personal tastes, giving fans a clearer picture of the artist behind the VTuber persona.
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