This is the 25th edition of the VTuber News Round-Up, and we start this release by asking you guys: What if you could DATE a Hololive talent? You can’t date any one of them, but here’s a diagnosis tool that gives you a scenario. Here’s a sample:
We’ll do things differently and share curated topics from last week that you need to know the most. At the end of this release, there’s a tweet poll you can vote on. We look forward to your feedback.
There was this agency called Colorful Magic who got lots of attention from a lot of individuals, VTuber or not, on Twitter. Zeroblade understands that the group was recruiting people “for exposure”—22 hours after announcing their opening, they close shop. They then got back online to announce that they’re now going to have the industry’s first “AVTuber,” a claim demonstrated by several VTuber groups such as Emoechi, Pink Punk Pro and even THE Projekt Melody.
They didn’t stop there, as they posted an illustration alongside this announcement, only for the artist to call them out for stealing and using the artwork without permission. This group posted an apology afterwards, and the tweet with the stolen art’s been deleted.
Milestones are being made at this year’s VTuber Summer Slam. For 4 days, VTubers from 395 brands, individual and group, are raising funds for Gamers Outreach’s programs and activities. The for-purpose organization aims to “restore a sense of joy and normalcy in the lives of hospitalized kids.” The fundraising campaign ends tomorrow, June 26.
We were blindsided upon knowing that three of Nijisanji’s powerful vocalists, Asahina Akane of Selene Girls’ Academy Drama Club, Machita Chima who is known for singing Uru’s Freesia 100 times (!), and Sanbaka unit’s Inui Toko, have formed a trio named Nornis. their debut song Abyssal Zone is now up on YouTube with over 860,000 views as of this writing:
In an interview with Natalie, each of the vocalists share their comments: Chima affirms that they will do their best to deliver wonderful songs, Inui wonders what kind of work will be created in the future with this unknown combination, and Akane asks for everyone’s support as she does her best to deliver wonderful songs.
A dissertation on “VTuber’s Philosophy” will be presented at the Japan Forum for Young Philosophers on July 23-24. Hiroki Yamano, a PhD student at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, noted that the social impact of VTubers, as well as talents belonging to Hololive and Nijisanji, has become remarkably large, and their activities have spread to society.
This study uses analytic philosophical methods with the aid of arguments from continental philosophy. The first peer-reviewed philosophy paper on VTubers will be published in Japan this August.
Fans of both Inugami Korone and Sonic the Hedgehog are having a field day as the doggo is now an ambassador for the game. Sporting a blue hedgehog makeover, she appeared at the Sonic Station live stream to stream and promote the Sonic Origins game collection, a remastered set of games available for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X/S and One, Nintendo Switch and the PC (via Steam and Epic Game Store).
It is also reported that Korone is set to dub a role in the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie. That’s not all, she will have a joint event with the SEGA Sound Team soon.
We end this week’s VTuber News Round-Up with Astel Leda’s tribute to illustrator Lilly, who passed away June 11. Anya Melfissa attests to Lilly’s talent: “She was an amazing person to work with – very capable and talented with good work ethics – and I couldn’t ask for a better illustrator for my project.”
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