Ponpoko is one half of the independent VTuber unit PokoPie (also written Pokopea), alongside Peanuts-kun. The unit is set to screen a 35-minute planetarium program, PokoPie Planetaria, at Planetaria TOKYO in Yurakucho across five days from November 19 to November 23.
Ponpoko's recent activity runs through the unit PokoPie, formed with Peanuts-kun. Neither is attached to an agency, and the unit's bookings are handled without a corporate roster behind them. The pair appear under both the PokoPie and Pokopea spellings across the coverage.
The first of the two 2026 projects was a free browser game, Pokopea in The Backrooms, released on September 7 as a tie-in to the A24 film Backrooms, which opened in Japan on September 4. Players move through three stages photographing Pokopea-themed objects while avoiding an unknown creature in Normal mode, or concentrating on photography in Peaceful mode. Clearing one stage unlocked a made-to-order merchandise page, and clearing all three earned a wallpaper. The merchandise sale and the game site both closed on September 20 at 23:59, with shipping planned for mid-to-late December. The game was part of a wider push around the film's Japanese release that also included the Q LIMINAL spatial experience event at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro from September 11 to 20.
The second project moves PokoPie into a Konica Minolta venue that already runs NIJISANJI and major music and anime titles. PokoPie Planetaria is a 35-minute planetarium program that runs 10 times a day, once hourly, across five days from November 19 to November 23 at Planetaria TOKYO in Yurakucho, with a simultaneous run in VRChat. Tickets go on sale first-come, first-served from 10:00 on October 17.
Coverage of the wider VTuber scene around the same period includes a two-part analysis of whether VTubers are idols, prompted by Kizuna AI's 10th year. Ponpoko does not appear in that discussion.
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VTubers Ponpoko and Peanuts-kun, the unit PokoPie, will screen a planetarium program called PokoPie Planetaria at Planetaria TOKYO in Yurakucho. The 35-minute show runs 10 times a day, once hourly, across five days from November 19 to November 23. It will run at the same time in VRChat. Tickets go on sale first-come, first-served from 10:00 on October 17.
VTuber unit Pokopea, made up of Koga-ryu Ninja Ponpoko and Peanuts-kun, released the free browser game Pokopea in The Backrooms on September 7. The game is a collaboration with the A24 film Backrooms, which opened in Japan on September 4. Players move through three stages, photographing Pokopea-themed objects as evidence while avoiding an unknown creature in Normal mode, or focusing on photography in Peaceful mode. Clearing a single stage opens a made-to-order limited merchandise page, and clearing all three stages earns a wallpaper for PC and smartphone. The merchandise sale runs until September 20 at 23:59, with shipping planned for mid-to-late December. The game site is available for a limited time until September 20. The collaboration is part of a wider push around the film's Japanese release, which also includes the Q LIMINAL spatial experience event at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro from September 11 to 20.
Kizuna AI celebrated her birthday on June 30, 2026, with a 3D live and collaboration stream featuring Sakura Miko, Mori Calliope, and others. The pioneer of the VTuber scene, active since November 29, 2016, is approaching her 10th year, prompting a two-part analysis of whether VTubers are idols.