Kizuna AI's September 21 TGS VRChat appearance cancelled as typhoon halts event

Summary

Kizuna AI announced that her booth appearance scheduled for September 21 at Tokyo Game Show 2026 has been cancelled for safety as Typhoon No. 25 approaches. The VRChat booth programs for that day, including her VRChat WORLD TOUR, will not be rescheduled.

Kizuna AI has cancelled her booth appearance scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2026 (a Japanese national holiday). In a post on September 19, 2026, she explained that the event was called off out of consideration for safety and apologized to fans who had been looking forward to it, adding that she hopes for another opportunity. The appearance was part of the VRChat booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026. According to an announcement from the VRChat Japanese official account quoted in her post, the TGS organizers cancelled the entire September 21 program as Typhoon No. 25 approached. As a result, all VRChat booth stage programs planned for September 21 — including "Ponpoko's VRChat world walk," "VRChat WORLD TOUR with Tokoroba and Kizuna AI," and the "'Cho Kaguya-hime!' VRChat LIVE" — were cancelled for both the on-site stage and streaming, with no rescheduled date. The September 20 program was held as scheduled. Venue: Tokyo Game Show 2026, VRChat booth. Date affected: September 21, 2026 (JST).
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