Studio LaRa is wrapping up the HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026, with the grand finale at SGC HALL ARIAKE on October 3 and 4, 2026, and had announced a Budokan solo concert for July 13, 2027. It also handles releases for HIMEHINA and co-releases the VAMPY EP through Brave group.
Studio LaRa's coverage in these stories is the HIMEHINA operation. The unit's world tour, which began in November 2025, is the frame: the company calls it the first solo world tour by a VTuber act, based on its own research as of March 2026. The final two days at SGC HALL ARIAKE on October 3 and 4, 2026 close a run that has passed through seven Japanese cities plus Taipei, Seoul, and San Jose. The October 4 finale also carried the announcement of a HIMEHINA solo concert at Nippon Budokan on July 13, 2027, doors at 16:30 and show at 17:30, with all reserved seats at 11,000 yen including tax.
Merchandise and streaming run alongside the tour. The final 2Days goods pre-orders opened June 26, 2026 and ran to September 4, 2026 through Himehina Mart, with separate Day 1 and Day 2 versions. The second HIMEHINA trading card set, The World of Parallels, goes on sale at the finale and on the EC site, following the first volume from November 2025. Both finale performances stream on Hulu for domestic audiences, with Day 2 on Zaiko overseas and Bilibili in China. A collaboration cafe at SHIBUYA109 ran from October 1 to October 19, 2026, with a menu built from tour cities.
The music side continues past the tour. The third cover album, Himehina Utamita San, is set for December 23, 2026, and Studio LaRa handles the release as a Brave group company. Studio LaRa's Gohgo is credited on the August 2026 single Frankenstein's Monster and describes building HIMEHINA live sets alone in a DAW.
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In the second half of a PANORA interview, Studio LaRa's Gohgo describes how he builds HIMEHINA live sets alone in a DAW before staging, mixing songs with no gaps the way a club DJ would. He says he wrote lyrics for the first time on "Hitogata," and that his roots as a creator lie in Hatsune Miku, whose expression he sees carried into HIMEHINA's live shows.
Illustrator LAM has announced an original short anime project titled DemVAMPS. LAM is credited as original creator, screenwriter, director, storyboard artist, character designer, and chief animation director. The cast includes Saori Onishi as the vampire girl Lavinia and Makoto Koichi as Yo, a boy who serves her. A 90-second animated music video for the song VAMPY, performed by the virtual artist unit HIMEHINA, was released on October 4, 2026. The story follows vampires gathering in Tokyo to fight over succession to a vacant throne. Animation production is handled by HEVN STAGE. The design team Rairai Kosha, headed by LAM and Kato, is participating in art direction. A separate EP also titled VAMPY is set for release on November 27, 2026, through Studio LaRa and Brave group, and collects four tracks including the title song, two new songs, and a remix. Short anime episodes will be released on an irregular update schedule.
Virtual artist unit HIMEHINA will hold a solo concert at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Tuesday, July 13, 2027, the unit and its studio Studio LaRa announced on October 4, 2026, at the finale of the HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 "LIFETIME is BUBBLIN" at SGC HALL ARIAKE. Doors open at 16:30 and the show starts at 17:30. General reserved seats cost 11,000 yen including tax, and all seats are reserved. The fastest advance lottery for fan club members and the general public opened on Sunday, October 4 at 21:00 and runs through Sunday, October 18 at 23:59, with results on Friday, October 23. Applications allow up to four tickets, with no age restriction and tickets required for ages 6 and up. Upgrade tickets for reserved-seat buyers will be announced later in fan club and general versions. The unit set the Budokan goal in August 2023.
Studio LaRa will run a collaboration cafe called "HIMEHINA Bubblin' Memories POP DINER" on the 8th floor of the SHIBUYA109 Shibuya store from Thursday, October 1, 2026 to Monday, October 19, 2026, with hours of 10:00 to 21:00. The cafe is themed on the HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 "LIFETIME is BUBBLIN," and the menu follows the tour's cities: San Jose Burger HIME and San Jose Burger HINA, Seoul-style Yakisoba, and Taipei Pineapple Pancake at 1,300 yen each, plus Fukuoka Amaou Soda and four other drinks at 1,000 yen each. Goods using newly drawn illustrations include Mini Character Acrylic Stands at 770 yen, Die-cut Aurora Stickers at 660 yen, and Clear Pouches at 2,200 yen, capped at two of each type per transaction. Digital numbered tickets are scheduled for distribution at the venue from October 1 to October 5, 2026.
Studio LaRa announced on Friday that HIMEHINA Official Trading Card Vol.2 'The World of Parallels' will go on sale at the HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 GRAND FINALE 2Days, held October 3 and October 4, 2026 at SGC HALL ARIAKE, and on the official EC site HIMEHINA MART. The set follows Vol.1 'Bubblin x Bubblin,' released in November 2025, and carries 80 card designs covering past, present, future, and parallel worlds. One pack costs 600 yen including tax and holds seven random cards, split across SSR (8 types), SR (12 types), R (19 types), UC (20 types), and C (21 types). Ultra-rare Genesis cards with foil stamping and handwritten signatures return from the first volume, and the No.1 'Kessen' card used as the main visual gets a Serial Numbered Card limited to 10 of each. Buyers at the tour venue who purchase 10 or more packs receive one Live Venue Limited Promo Card. Reservations on HIMEHINA MART are open, with cards scheduled to ship in late October.
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.
Virtual artist duo HIMEHINA released the music video for their new song "Frankenstein's Monster" on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 9:00 PM, and simultaneously began streaming it across various music services. The track is described as an exhilarating dance number with a friendly melody, eccentric piano sounds, ultra-fast rap, and opera-like chorus. Its lyrics and music production were handled by Gohgo, known for HIMEHINA hits such as "Aibou Dance Hall," with composition credited to Fty & Gohgo and arrangement by Fty. The music video features the duo in gothic costumes, blending cuteness with horror, and choreography by Wata, who has worked on numerous VTuber songs. To mark the release, limited-time pre-orders opened for commemorative goods, including two "Monster na no da Trainer" shirts priced at 8,800 yen each and a "Frankenstein's Monster Acrylic Stand Casual Style" at 1,800 yen. The order period runs from July 31 to August 16, 2026. HIMEHINA, consisting of Tanaka Hime and Suzuki Hina, is a virtual unit known for high-quality MVs and live performances, with over 1.12 million YouTube subscribers and more than 670 million total video views.
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.
Studio LaRa opened pre-order sales for live goods tied to the HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 Final 2Days on June 26, 2026, via the official EC site Himehina Mart. The order period runs until September 4, 2026. The two-day finale takes place October 3 and 4 at SGC HALL ARIAKE in Tokyo. The lineup includes Hime Light and Hina Light penlights, Bubblir Penlight Stands, Bub Finale Towels, Bub-T shirts, and Bub Band accessories, each offered in versions for Day 1 (HimeHina Utamita Matsuri) and Day 2 (LIFETIME is BUBBLIN -GRAND FINALE-). Fan club items such as Munirei! Hime-dama and Hina-dama plushies and a Finale! Rubber Keychain are available only online. A campaign using the Saison x HIMEHINA Collaboration Card through Saison Point Mall earns up to 10 times the usual points. The tour, which began in November 2025 at Pacifico Yokohama, visited six domestic cities plus Taipei, Seoul, and San Jose. Studio LaRa claims it is the first solo world tour by a VTuber, based on its own research as of March 2026.
Virtual artist unit HIMEHINA's music video for 'Ai Dancehall' has exceeded 50 million views on YouTube, as announced by Studio LaRa on June 18, 2026. The MV was first released in December 2023 and reached 30 million views in September 2024, becoming the group's first video to hit that milestone. To mark the new achievement, Studio LaRa began selling a commemorative pop-up toaster featuring SD illustrations of the duo, priced at 10,800 yen and scheduled for delivery in late 2026. The song is included on HIMEHINA's fourth album 'Bubblin,' released in July 2025, which reached No. 1 on the mora hi-res album ranking. The album's title track was used as the opening theme for TV Asahi's 'musicru TV.' The unit, consisting of Tanaka Hime and Suzuki Hina, has 1.12 million YouTube subscribers and over 680 million total video views. Their ongoing world tour 'LIFETIME is BUBBLIN' has visited seven Japanese cities, Taipei, Seoul, and San Jose, with a grand finale scheduled for October 2026 at SGC Hall Ariake.
Studio LaRa announced that HIMEHINA's ongoing world tour, which began in November 2025, will include a first-ever Tokyo homecoming show on August 11, 2026, followed by a two-day grand finale on October 3-4, 2026. Day 1 of the finale will be an all-cover song set, and Day 2 will conclude the roughly 11-month tour.