Nerissa Ravencroft PHOTOISM Artist Frame and Snapism collaboration launches worldwide
Nerissa Ravencroft will appear in a limited PHOTOISM self-photo-booth collaboration at selected global locations. An exclusive Artist Frame and Snapism photo card campaign runs from August 31 to September 30, 2026 (KST).
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Yu Q. Wilson Birthday Goods & Voice 2026 go on sale September 4
Yu Q. Wilson's Birthday Goods & Voice 2026 will go on sale through the NIJISANJI Official Store at 12:00 JST on September 4, 2026.
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Piapro Characters × Sanrio Characters Pop-Up Store opens at Tokyo Station
The Piapro Characters × Sanrio Characters POP-UP STORE runs at Tokyo Station from August 28 to September 3, featuring new magical-girl and wizard artwork and merchandise. Selected items will also be available at Magical Mirai 2026 Tokyo.
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HIMEHINA World Tour overseas and homecoming local goods go on sale online
HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 overseas and homecoming local goods are now available through HIMEHINA MART, alongside newly added Babupoyo keychains.
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hololive English releases Hatching from the Haze audiobooks starring Takanashi Kiara and Koseki Bijou
hololive English has launched Hatching from the Haze, an original digital audiobook release featuring Takanashi Kiara and Koseki Bijou. Inspired by their songs “Manifest” and “ROCK IN!”, it includes two roughly 30-minute stories, bonus voices, and bilingual scripts.
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Kikirarara Vivi releases debut original song ビビッドキュート
FLOW GLOW member 綺々羅々ヴィヴィ has released her debut original song, 『ビビッドキュート』, via hololive RECORDS. The single is available through the label’s official music-service link.
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Cover Explains Overlapping hololive Game Collaborations
COVER says its hololive production collaboration with Colopl’s *Shironeko Project NEW WORLD'S* will start on 31 August 2026. It acknowledged an overlap with *hololive Dreams* and apologized for the resulting confusion.
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HIMEHINA World Tour Ariake Grand Finale First-Come Ticket Presale Opens August 29
First-come, first-served tickets for HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026’s Ariake Grand Finale go on sale via playguide at 12:00 p.m. JST on August 29, 2026.
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Kikirara Vivi’s 2026 birthday merchandise goes on sale
Kikirara Vivi’s Birthday Celebration 2026 merchandise is now open for made-to-order purchases. The collection includes four goods, while the full set adds a signed bonus card and a voice track; orders close at 18:00 JST on 28 September.
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Kashi Otoha Birthday Goods & Voice 2026 Now on Sale
Kashi Otoha's Birthday Goods 2026 and newly recorded birthday voice are now on sale. Made-to-order goods can be purchased through 23:59 JST on September 13, 2026.
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RIM, HARUSARUHI and KOKO announce three solo lives at Kanadevia Hall
RIM, HARUSARUHI and KOKO will each headline a fourth solo live at Kanadevia Hall on December 11–13, 2026. The first official ticket lottery runs from 9:00 PM JST on August 27 to 11:59 PM JST on September 13.
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hololive x Gokurakuyu/RAKU SPA collaboration enters its second round
The second round of hololive production’s Gokurakuyu/RAKU SPA collaboration runs in Japan from 27 August through 29 September 2026. Oozora Subaru, Shirogane Noel, Shishiro Botan, and Kazama Iroha headline themed baths, food, merchandise, and venue activities.
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Magical Mirai 2026 publishes Hatsune Miku V6 Osaka talk archive
The Osaka “Hatsune Miku V6” talk session from Magical Mirai 2026 is now available to watch as an archive. A separate real-time tuning stage with びび is scheduled for the TOKYO exhibition on August 30, 15:00–16:00 JST.
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RhyZyGy debut from NIJISANJI: Kaminaga Taiga and Yamada Ryuichiro begin activities
NIJISANJI has announced the debut of music VTuber unit RhyZyGy, formed by Kaminaga Taiga and Yamada Ryuichiro. Their first-stream relay begins at 20:00 JST on August 28, 2026, while debut goods and voices go on sale at 21:05 JST the same day.
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NIJISANJI Koshien 2026 exhibition match streams August 30 at 17:00 JST
The NIJISANJI Koshien 2026 exhibition match is scheduled to stream on YouTube from 17:00 JST on August 30, 2026. The final festival-style program of the event will use a 2D format.
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Magical Mirai 2026 TOKYO exhibition offers on-the-day tickets
On-the-day admission tickets for the Magical Mirai 2026 TOKYO exhibition will be sold at Makuhari Messe from August 28 JST. Sales are limited and will end once the allotted quantity is exhausted.
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Kikirara Vivi to hold first birthday 3D live
Kikirara Vivi’s first birthday 3D live begins on 27 August at 20:00 JST. The FLOW GLOW member will perform with guests and has teased an important announcement.
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hololive English corrects City Groove pop-up store schedule
hololive English has corrected the public schedule for the Justice City Groove pop-up store tour. Fans should use the dates in the official press release rather than dates stated during a stream.
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HIMEHINA Standard Goods Delivery Delayed to Late September–Early October
HIMEHINA MART says delivery of some Standard Goods has been delayed by raw-material procurement issues; shipments are now expected in late September to early October 2026.
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Hatsune Miku Graffiti Collection: Mysterious Music Comet Re:Merge opens pre-registration
Pre-registration is now open for the smartphone puzzle game Hatsune Miku Graffiti Collection: Mysterious Music Comet Re:Merge. The free-to-play iOS and Android title is planned for a Japan-only launch in autumn 2026.
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hololive English -Justice- City Groove pop-up store tour announced
hololive English -Justice- will headline the City Groove pop-up store tour in five U.S. cities from September 2026 through March 2027. Each stop offers exclusive art and merchandise, photo spots, and a mini game.
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COVER Tech shares report from class-of-2026 engineers on joint new-engineer training
COVER's COVER Tech blog features two class-of-2026 engineers reporting on the Japan CTO Association's joint training for new engineers. Sessions spanned AWS, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, OpenAI Codex, hardware and ISUCON tuning. The post details their hands-on projects and takeaways for daily development work.
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KARENT opens Hatsune Miku 19th Anniversary music feature
KARENT has launched a Hatsune Miku 19th Anniversary feature ahead of Miku’s August 31 anniversary. The page highlights 20 Miku songs available on major streaming and download services, with new artwork by SPIKE.
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NIJISANJI COUNTDOWN LIVE “CROSSING TONES” Blu-ray Digest Video Released
NIJISANJI has released a digest video for the “NIJISANJI COUNTDOWN LIVE ‘CROSSING TONES’” Blu-ray. The ¥14,300 tax-included release is scheduled for September 2, 2026 and is available for preorder through the official store.
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