Illustrator and VTuber Shigure Ui held her first solo live in about one year and eight months, "SHIGURE UI Birthday Live 'Wishing Umbrella'," at K Arena Yokohama on May 30, 2026. The 23-song, two-hour-fifteen-minute show featured new costumes, a sub-stage on the arena's upper levels, and surprise appearances by Hololive members Houshou Marine and Poko-Pei.
Illustrator and VTuber Shigure Ui held her birthday live "Wishing Umbrella" at K Arena Yokohama on May 30, 2026, co-organized with agency INCOLORE. The show featured a new circus-themed costume, first live performances of songs including "No thank Cute!" and "Paint it delight!", and guest appearances by Houshou Marine, Ponpoko, Peanuts-kun, Amagasa, and Shigure Ui's favorite idol Shigure Fuyuko from Straylight. Archive tickets are on sale until June 16.
Koji Suzuki, the novelist who created the Ring horror franchise and helped launch the J-horror boom in the west, died in a Tokyo hospital on Friday. He was 68. His 1991 novel Ring spawned films, manga, and spinoffs, and his other works include Dark Water, Spiral, and Loop.