HIMEHINA is a virtual artist unit currently on its first solo world tour, with a third cover album announced for December 23, 2026, and a grand finale streaming on Hulu in October 2026.
HIMEHINA, a virtual artist unit, is in the middle of a busy 2026. The unit is on its first solo world tour, which began in November 2025 and visits seven Japanese cities plus Taipei, Seoul, and San Jose. The tour's grand finale, two performances on October 3 and 4 at SGC HALL ARIAKE in Tokyo, will be live streamed on Hulu for domestic audiences. Streaming tickets went on sale July 31, with options including a 2Days ticket bundled with an original T-shirt. Overseas viewers can watch Day2 on Zaiko, and viewers in China can watch on Bilibili for charging members. Day1's opening portion and Day2 in full will be free on YouTube, but without archives.
At the tour's Tokyo return performance on August 11, HIMEHINA announced its third cover album, 'Himehina Utamita San,' set for release on Wednesday, December 23, 2026. The album follows 'Himehina Utamita Ni' from November 2023, making it the first cover album in about three years. It includes 10 tracks spanning Vocaloid, J-POP, and VTuber-origin songs, with tracks 2 and 8 to be announced sequentially. Studio LaRa, a Brave group company, handles the release. Pre-orders for the first press limited edition are open at the official EC site 'HIMEHINA MART.'
HIMEHINA is also part of the X VORDER RUNWAY event, a fashion show and music live scheduled for September 27, 2026, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. The event's theme song, 'Kousaku OMNIVERSE,' was released on August 3 with a music video featuring all 14 performers, including HIMEHINA. The song was composed by Kohei Tanaka, with lyrics by Seiko Fujibayashi and arrangement by Hiroshi Nakamura.
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- third cover album 'Himehina Utamita San' (HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 'LIFETIME is BUBBLIN'' at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo) · 2026-08-12
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- will release its third cover album 'Himehina Utamita San' on Wednesday, December 23, 2026 · 2026-08-12
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- The album follows 'Himehina Utamita Ni' from November 2023, making it the first cover album in about three years. · 2026-08-12
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- It includes 10 tracks spanning Vocaloid, J-POP, and VTuber-origin songs · 2026-08-12
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- Tracks 2 and 8 remain undisclosed and will be announced sequentially. · 2026-08-12
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- Pre-orders for the first press limited edition are open at the official EC site 'HIMEHINA MART.' · 2026-08-12
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- The deluxe edition, priced at 8,800 yen, includes a Himehina Flocked Mascot and a jacket illustration sticker in a digipak. The regular edition, priced at 3,850 yen, includes the sticker as a first press bonus. · 2026-08-12
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Aug 12
Virtual artist unit HIMEHINA will release its third cover album, 'Himehina Utamita San,' on Wednesday, December 23, 2026. The announcement came at the Tokyo return performance of the 'HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 'LIFETIME is BUBBLIN'' at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo on August 11. The album follows 'Himehina Utamita Ni' from November 2023, making it the first cover album in about three years. It includes 10 tracks spanning Vocaloid, J-POP, and VTuber-origin songs, such as Giga's 'Beyond the way,' tuki.'s 'Bansanka,' Houshou Marine's 'Bishoujo Muzai♡Pirates,' and Hoshimachi Suisei's 'Bibideba.' Tracks 2 and 8 remain undisclosed and will be announced sequentially. Pre-orders for the first press limited edition are open at the official EC site 'HIMEHINA MART.' The deluxe edition, priced at 8,800 yen, includes a Himehina Flocked Mascot and a jacket illustration sticker in a digipak. The regular edition, priced at 3,850 yen, includes the sticker as a first press bonus. Studio LaRa, a Brave group company, handles the release.
Aug 5
The official theme song for the fashion show and music live event X VORDER RUNWAY was released on August 3, 2026, along with a music video. The song, titled Kousaku OMNIVERSE, was composed by Kohei Tanaka, with lyrics by Seiko Fujibayashi and arrangement by Hiroshi Nakamura. The MV uses the event's key visual by illustrator Mika Pikazo, who also designed the runway costumes. The track brings together all 14 announced performers, including VTubers such as Hoshimachi Suisei, Kaf, and HIMEHINA; real artists like Nanawo Akari and KAWAII CLUB; and game and anime characters including Chun-Li from Street Fighter, Kujikawa Rise from Persona 4 Revival, and the trio Amami Haruka, Kisaragi Chihaya, and Hoshii Miki from The Idolmaster. The event itself is scheduled for September 27, 2026, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. A second lottery for on-site tickets is open until August 9, and advance merchandise sales began on August 3.
Aug 5
Studio LaRa announced on July 31 that both performances of HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 GRAND FINALE 2Days will be live streamed on Hulu for domestic audiences. The concerts take place on October 3 and 4 at SGC HALL ARIAKE in Tokyo. Streaming tickets went on sale the same day at 20:00 JST. Hulu offers 1Day tickets, a 2Days ticket that includes an original T-shirt, and discounted tickets for purchasers of SS and S area venue tickets. Early sale 1Day tickets cost 6,080 yen, regular sale tickets cost 8,080 yen, and the T-shirt bundle 2Days ticket costs 12,800 yen during early sale. The T-shirt costs 4,000 yen of that price. Overseas viewers can watch Day2 on Zaiko, and viewers in China can watch on Bilibili for charging members. Day1 will be free to watch for its opening portion on YouTube, and Day2 will be free in full, but YouTube streams will not have archives. Hulu archives will be available until October 18 at 23:59. The tour, which began in November 2025, visits seven Japanese cities plus Taipei, Seoul, and San Jose, and is described by the company as the first solo world tour in VTuber history.