TUBE, the four-member rock band, is set to release its first feature-length film on August 28, 2026, as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations.
TUBE, the four-member rock band known for summer-themed music, is preparing for its first feature-length film. The documentary, titled "Gekijoban TUBE 40th Anniversary Live & Documentary ~40-shunen no Kokoki~," will be released nationwide on August 28 under WOWOW distribution. The film compiles previously unseen footage from the band's 40th anniversary year, including a performance in Hawaii Waikiki, the Yokohama Stadium summer festival, and the finale of a 40-show tour in Okinawa.
The film marks TUBE's theatrical debut after four decades as a band. The project was announced in late June 2026, with the release date set for late August. No further details about the band's activities beyond the film have been reported in the available stories.
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The final performance of Suisei Hoshimachi's arena tour 'Once Upon a Stellar' will be broadcast live in theaters in Japan and overseas. The Fukuoka show on November 12 will screen at 51 Japanese theaters and venues in Taipei, Hong Kong, Macau, Seoul, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Melbourne. Domestic tickets are 5,000 yen.
KRAFTON JAPAN announced a collaboration between PUBG MOBILE and Nijisanji VTuber Kuzuha, running from September 9 to November 6. Items include costume skins, weapon skins, voice cards, and a hoverboard, all designed by Kuzuha. Some items are gacha-exclusive, while others come from login and play events.
ProjectBLUE's VTuber music event Shinkai Fes 2026 "Super Shinkai" revealed its third batch of performers on September 8. Thirteen acts join the lineup, including Gamon Yuuku, MonsterZ MATE, Retora, Kihane Suu, and HONK THE HORN. The event runs October 17-18 at Shibuya Stream Hall across three stages. With this reveal, more than 50 VTubers and DJs are confirmed, part of a planned lineup of over 100 artists. First-round tickets are on sale now.
VTuber unit Ome Sisters, the twin duo of Omega Ray and Omega Rio, will collaborate with Manha and Nizuku, the official VTubers of the Guam Visitor's Bureau. The collab video premieres September 9 at 18:00 on the bureau's YouTube channel. The four, whom the bureau counts as two people and two coconuts, will challenge a local quiz for a Guam trip. Ome Sisters has about 415,000 YouTube subscribers.
FIRST STAGE PRODUCTION EN, the VTuber agency operated by REALITY Studios, announced the debut of Sontaris, its fourth male group for English-speaking audiences. Five members begin debut streams on September 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM JST (September 12, 5:00 PM PDT). Their X accounts and YouTube channels opened today, and an original debut song is planned. The agency also teased a new audition format for this fall.
Inui Toko's 'Broken' started streaming on September 9 as the lead track from her 2nd mini album 'One day', which arrives October 7. The full tracklist is out: six new songs on Disc 1, including 'Dawn' with lyrics by Inui Toko herself, plus cover tracks on the two limited editions. Guest creators include Abe Mao, YONA YONA WEEKENDERS, I Don't Like Mondays., Shin Sakiura, MOMONADY, and Wolf Kid.
4Gamer's weekly VTuber file feature spotlights Watanuki Neguse, a second-generation member of Upland's Vpai group. She streams game playthroughs on YouTube and Twitch, started activity in November 2024, and recommends her four-day Elden Ring clear from last year's Golden Week. She cites Upland senior Kagura Suzu as a VTuber she follows, and names the January Upland music live "Hoshihoshi no Kyoumei" as her most memorable work. She wants to try 3D events.
Phoenixx announced the second edition of Zero Kyori Connect, an indie game event built around VTubers playing games in front of a live audience, set for Saturday, September 26, 2026, at namco TOKYO in Shinjuku. The event, titled Zero Kyori Connect No.2 ~Indie Game Edition~ Supported by xeen, features two games: Zako no Ahiru, a taunting, frustrating mountain-climbing game, and Super Tank Wars, a programming AI tank battle game. Doors open at 16:00 and the show starts at 17:00. Eri Mochizuki and Nana Matsuzaki host as MCs, with live commentary from Ichigo no Pafe, Kojouji Puramu, and Yukimizu Meru. Regular tickets cost 3,500 yen including tax, sold first-come, first-served with a limit of one ticket per person per show. Bandai Namco Research Institute provides planning cooperation, Baba Ani Two handles production, and xeen is the special sponsor. Phoenixx organizes the event, which it describes as connecting VTubers and audiences at zero distance.
Wataritama Studio announced the PC management sim "Kako de Buzutte VTuber -2018 kara nara Buzurerun ja!?" for Steam, launching within the year. Players time travel to 2018 and try to go viral as a VTuber in one year, raising five stats and reading weekly trends. Failing resets subscribers and money but keeps skills. Clearing the game unlocks Reality Mode.
Yoshida Town in Shizuoka Prefecture will hold a collaboration with Nijisanji virtual liver Nanase Suzuna and recipe media Delish Kitchen. On September 9 at 20:00, a YouTube live on Suzuna's channel will present original recipes using the town's three specialty products: eel, shirasu, and negitoro. A Delish Kitchen nutritionist devised the recipes, and the stream runs from introduction to tasting. The products are also offered as furusato nozei return gifts.
ROUND1 Japan announced a collaboration campaign with EX Gamers, the seven-member Nijisanji VTuber unit, running September 12 to October 12, 2026 at ROUND1 stores nationwide. The campaign includes collab menus and packs with limited novelties, a Spocha digital AR stamp rally, bowling score display effects, a two-game score registration campaign, an SNS giveaway, and original goods sold at 20 selected stores.
Tokyo-based uyet, which describes itself as an IP content trading company, will hold a free webinar on September 24 at 18:00 covering crisis management for companies using VTubers. Representative producer Koki Kanai, who joined ANYCOLOR's VTuber business in 2018, will explain common backlash patterns, prevention measures, and response procedures. The session targets companies and municipalities that use or plan to use VTubers in promotions. Attendance is limited and handled on a first-come basis.
feath announced VOrbit ASMR on September 8, a virtual dummy head microphone for 2D VTubers. The Windows software reads tracking data from VTube Studio, nizima LIVE, and VMC Protocol apps and places the user's mic input as binaural audio in space, so the avatar's movement moves the voice. A free Steam playtest is recruiting about 30 participants for two weeks to a month.
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.
QualiArts has started the new hololive Dreams event "Innocent Two, Watching Eyes" on Android, iOS, and PC (Steam). Takane Lui, Fuwawa Abyssgard, and Mococo Abyssgard join as new ★5 members. The event runs until September 17 at 19:59, with the gacha available until September 19 at 10:59. Event songs include the new original unit track "Sanmiittai Love System", Lui's "Holo Hawk", and FUWAMOKO's "Mekurumeku Rendezvous".
Oshi Con 2026 opened at inside SPACE at One Ayala in Makati City for two days, organized by DayJobÜ. The event brought together VTubers, artists, streamers, creators, and fans, with three international VTuber agencies exhibiting. Stage performances covered pop, OPM, anime, and Vocaloid. Fans could meet creators in Oshi Meet areas and browse fan art and merchandise. The report positions the convention as the Filipino fan's window to the wider VTuber culture.
Aruyamu's NFT platform TOKKEN began selling on September 8, 2026 a collaboration between Toyama Prefecture's local VTuber Kimitsu Aine and Funahashi Village. The Oshi Yuuda set, priced at 4,980 yen, includes a digital bath ticket NFT, an electronic bath ticket for the Satsuki no Yu public bath, and a limited digital voice. Part of each sale goes to the VTuber's activities.
Lighthouse Studio, the CARTA HOLDINGS group company behind the game media site Kamigame Koryaku, will bring its game-specialized VTuber agency UraLogi Game Company to Tokyo Game Show 2026 with a first-time booth at Hall 01-C12. The five talents, who stream entirely in 3D, will hold live real-time chat sessions on the public days and hand out booth-limited goods. TGS 2026 runs September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe, marking the event's 30th anniversary and first five-day run.
rabipare!!, the 2.5D idol VTuber unit under Lovvebox, will hold its final monthly mini live in the two-member format on October 3 at BUZZ music LABO Shinjuku. The Key Change show is the last monthly live for Aozora Kanon and Inumori Yomogi, who have performed as a duo for over a year. The unit announced new members on August 22. A new member audition runs until September 20. The November 8 second anniversary live will be the last two-member performance.
Cover Corporation will fold regional VTuber projects, including hololive Indonesia, hololive English, and hololive DEV_IS, into a single hololive brand starting September 7, 2026, as part of its 9th anniversary push. The company also renewed the hololive logo and began planning gradual visual updates for talents, with Tokino Sora getting a new look.
Cover opened the hololive production 10th anniversary countdown special site on September 7. The site counts down the days and hours until the company's 10th anniversary on September 7, 2027, and features messages from CEO Motoaki Tanigo and talents including Tokino Sora. It also links to the news program hololive Next.
Idol VTuber agency Veil Project, operated by Funclass Inc., announced auditions for new affiliated VTubers from September 7 to October 11, 2026. The agency, which held its first 3D solo live in April 2026, seeks women aged 18 or older who can stream regularly and commit to group activities.
COVER Corporation announced a production renewal for hololive production on September 7, 2026, in the first episode of the news program 'hololive Next,' hosted by CEO Motoaki Tanigo, known as YAGOO. The program marked the agency's 9th anniversary and opened a countdown to the 10th anniversary on September 7, 2027. The brand structure that previously separated hololive, hololive Indonesia, hololive English, and hololive DEV_IS will be integrated into a single 'hololive' brand, with existing YouTube and X accounts kept as language-specific channels. The production logo is renewed, inheriting the triangle and blue of the previous design. Visual updates for talents will roll out over several years, with Tokino Sora, the first affiliated talent, receiving the first update, revealed at a live on September 7 at 21:00. A new streaming app, 'hololive raku,' is scheduled for late September. The agency also announced its first TV anime, 'OdeHolo,' produced by Studio KAI, with details on September 23, and a new unit, 'Asobi★Mawaritai!,' the first in about two years.
hololive production marked its 9th anniversary on September 7, 2026, by launching the news program "hololive Next" and opening a dedicated countdown website. The company also unveiled a refreshed logo and announced a structural change to unify its regional branches under one "hololive" brand as it prepares for its 10th anniversary in 2027.
Cover Corporation announced during the livestreamed "hololive Next 2026.9.7" special on September 7 that its hololive VTuber agency is launching its first television anime project. The project is teased under the abbreviated keyword "OdeHolo" and is part of hololive's 10th anniversary celebration. Studio KAI, known for its work on Umamusume Pretty Derby, Fuuto PI, and Sentenced to Be a Hero, will handle animation production. Studio KAI previously worked on animated hololive projects and music videos. The official title, story details, and which hololive talents will appear have not yet been revealed. Cover CEO Motoaki "YAGOO" Tanigo stated during the announcement stream that planning and preparation for the project had been underway for about five years. A special program streamed on September 23 at 8:00 p.m. JST will reveal further details, featuring hololive talents Momosuzu Nene, Omaru Polka, Yukihana Lamy, and Shishiro Botan, with Shirakami Fubuki and Ookami Mio serving as hosts. The announcement also included the debut of a new hololive unit, Asobi Mawaritai, the first new unit in approximately two years.
Esports organization REJECT has announced two open auditions, REJECT BOYS VTuber AUDITION and REJECT GIRLS VTuber AUDITION, to recruit new VTubers. Applications run from September 7 to December 7, 2026. Successful applicants will work under exclusive contracts with REJECT and receive support for their activities.
BOOTH has halted sales of the VTuber conversion dictionary, an IME dictionary carrying roughly 20,000 VTuber names, KAI-YOU confirmed with the dictionary's staff. The platform's stated reason is not yet clear. The dictionary sold for 1,800 yen after being distributed at Comiket 108. A September 5 website letting people check whether their name is included drew criticism over names being collected and sold without permission. KAI-YOU notes legal infringement is unlikely, and the backlash is mostly ethical.
Peanuts-kun, the rapper, VTuber, and yuru-kyara from 'Oshare ni Naritai! Peanuts-kun', will hold a three-city Zepp tour titled 'BRIMOIRE' in November 2026. Shows run at Zepp Nagoya on Nov 2, Zepp Osaka Bayside on Nov 4, and Zepp Haneda on Nov 12. It is his first Zepp tour since 2024's 'BloodBagBrainBomb Tour'. The first ticket lottery opened September 7. On the podcast 'Pokopi no Yumeutsutsu', he said he is making a new self-produced EP for the tour.
VTuber and rapper Peanuts-kun will hold the three-city live tour BRIMOIRE on November 2, 4, and 12 at Zepp Nagoya, Zepp Osaka Bayside, and Zepp Haneda (TOKYO). The announcement says something will be summoned on the day, but what, and any guests, remain undisclosed. Ticket lottery opens September 7 at noon. He also said on his podcast that new work is in production.
TBS Radio's September Nijisanji collaboration month brings VOLTACTION members Kazuto Fura and Seraph Dazzlegarden to the air for two Sundays, September 20 and 27, from 23:30 to 24:00. The program, VOLTACTION no Radio Shinkaron, has the unit aiming for further evolution in the radio field. The second week features artist Ayumu Imazu, whose songs the unit has covered in dance videos, meeting the members in person.
The Nijisanji VTuber unit Nanajigen Seitokai! will release its new album Nanajigen Kairou on November 11, 2026, in three editions. First press limited A includes a bonus Blu-ray and six replica canvas-style cards; limited B carries a remastered CD and six replica profile sheets. All editions include a serial code for a lottery into the January 23, 2027 live event. Animate offers a six-piece aurora sticker set and runs a release campaign from November 10 to 16.
Nara Prefecture's official PR VTuber Nanaka is running the 8th round of her SNS-linked giveaway campaign. The prize is an Asuka Village rice set: a mini ancient rice collection with red, black, and green rice at 200g each, plus 2kg of Hinohikari white rice. Three winners will be drawn. Entry runs September 14 through September 27, 2026, by following and reposting on X.
Bootstrap Inc. ran a bidirectional live connection using MoQ, the Media over QUIC protocol, at VTuber Shion Gato's fan meeting on September 1 at KAIWAI Hatsudai in Tokyo. The company calls it the first commercial use of MoQ at a real VTuber event in Japan. The system carries 4K video and audio from the talent's home to the venue and returns audience sound, letting talents use their usual OBS Studio and VTube Studio setups.
VTuber agency Nori Pro has transitioned from individual management by founder Tsukudani Norio to an organizational structure, announced during a livestream on September 6, 2026. Tsukudani Norio has stepped down as president and now holds the roles of founder and creative advisor, while retaining input on overall management policy. The transition was prompted by concerns over the concentration of workload on Tsukudani, who said she worried, "If I collapsed, what would happen to the affiliated members and the agency?" Preparations began about three years ago, and the new system took effect in January 2026. For roughly six months after, Tsukudani remained involved to facilitate the handover. Under the new structure, Nori Pro has assigned dedicated managers and staff to each affiliated talent, with specialized sections for talent management, sales, merchandise, official channels, and 3D models. The agency also announced its second talent audition, with timing and details still being adjusted. Inuyama Tamaki, the agency's founding member, remains affiliated and will focus solely on VTuber activities with staff support. Nori Pro was launched in 2019 and now counts 16 talents, including Inuyama Tamaki, Tsukudani Norio, and Tamahime.
THINKR announced THINKR AUDITION 2026, its first cross-studio talent search, running October 5 to December 8. The virtual artist division is led by KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO, while the real artist division is jointly selected by ALLT STUDIO, KYOKAI STUDIO, and UNKNOWN LAB. Age and gender are unrestricted, and Japanese residents of any nationality may apply. Winners receive music production, lessons, and activity plans toward debut.
BANDAI SPIRITS announced on September 7 that the merchandise lottery "Ichiban Kuji hololive FLOW GLOW" will see sequential release starting November 13, 2026. Each draw costs 790 yen including tax. The lottery is themed around FLOW GLOW, a VTuber unit that debuted in November 2024 under "hololive DEV_IS," a group within hololive production operated by Cover. It is the second DEV_IS group following ReGLOSS. The currently announced lineup centers on five FLOW GLOW members: Hibiki Riona, Torakane Hiiro, Mizumiya Hibiki, Wando Chihaya, and Kikkira Vivi. Each member receives an individual prize in the form of a B5-sized acrylic visual board featuring newly drawn illustrations. A separate "Choco no Kko Prize" offers a deformed figure of about 4.5 cm in five types, with the specific type not selectable by the purchaser. The product will be available at Ichiban Kuji ONLINE, Ministop, and official Ichiban Kuji shops. Additional goods using newly drawn illustrations are planned, with details to be announced later.
Virtual singer KAF will release BLUE SIGNAL as the 9th anniversary song for Azur Lane on September 7. The news came at her 5th ONE-MAN LIVE and the AZUR LANE SPECIAL MUSIC LIVE, both held on the same day. The track was written and composed by Kanata Okajima and Shuya Masayoshi.
Independent VTuber and planetary scientist Madoka Hoshimi will hold a 3D model reveal stream on YouTube on September 12 at 8:00 p.m. The stream marks the fifth anniversary of her debut. Three guests are expected to appear, though details remain unclear.
Haconect VTuber Ginkai Mao's birthday commemorative goods and voice will be sold from September 6 to October 6, 2026, via the official Haconect BOOTH and Geek Jack stores. The lineup includes a full set with a newly illustrated B2 silky suede wall scroll by Hoshi no Kocha, an acrylic panel, a can badge, and two birthday voice tracks.
Kagase Uno of VTuber project VERSEⁿ has begun digital distribution of her first original song, "U☆World＊Order," as of Sunday, September 6, 2026. The track was produced through a 2023 crowdfunding campaign, with lyrics, composition, and arrangement by composer Asuka Ogura. A second song from the project, "Ippou Sonokoro Pedia!," was distributed earlier. The music video was already released in advance.
Virtual artist Makoh Lisa released her EP 'NO!' digitally on September 6, 2026. It is the third of four weekly releases leading to the Re:AcT LIVE 'BRIGHT NOTES' event on September 20. The EP includes four tracks, two of which are new versions, with production by Sumia, zensen, and daraku.
Sara Hoshikawa of Nijisanji will release her second mini album 'Stella Note' on November 25, 2026, themed around fragrance and containing six tracks. Reservations opened on September 5. Her second solo live, 'Hoshikuzu Shining Day,' will be held on February 7, 2027, with ticket advance lottery serial codes included in album first pressings.
Virtual singer Isekai Joucho launched her official fan club, 1209Carat., on September 5 and opened membership recruitment. The annual fee is 10,000 yen and the monthly fee is 800 yen. The club offers advance ticket reservations, exclusive videos, galleries, wallpapers, newsletters, and birthday messages. Annual plan members receive a physical membership card and card holder.
Baacharu and Mochihiyoko, both active as Tweet VTubers, will appear at the talk event Hajimemashite. VTuber o Yatte Orimasu hosted by the streaming world AdHoc. The second session starts September 5 at 21:30 within the VRC world AdHoc, with Asada Kazura as host.
Honyarara LIVERS, a LIVER agency run by ISM Inc., won 1st place in the Mirrativ agency competition 'MiraPop Off Event争夺 Cup'. As a benefit, it held an official offline meetup at Yurakucho Marui on August 23, 2026. The event included a talk session with affiliated LIVERs, life-size panels, and original goods.
The MetaVoyage Executive Committee, a VR live production group run by Aoyama Gakuin University students, announced a free VR live featuring Wakamogumo Fuwari of NyanTadia! The event will stream on YouTube on September 19, 2026. The performance includes three songs in a new metaverse world called Melodical Clinic Stage.
Panolive! Vol.9 runs September 26 at Akihabara Entas in Tokyo with eight VTubers, each taking about 20 minutes across a four to five hour show. The lineup: Shika Yoi, Tsukishiro Aoi (RIONECTION), Yaginome (NexuStella), Kagenuma Ageha (ARAWAZA), Namiyoi Kanade, Otowa Lara (Sheer Music V), Hibiki, and Inumori Yomogi (Rabipare!!). The event has run almost every month since last September.
ClaN Entertainment and Sanrio, the companies behind the Nyantasia! VTuber project, put birthday goods for member Wakamagi Taruto on sale after her birthday on September 2, 2026. The advance order window runs from September 2 at 18:00 through September 9 at 23:59 on the Sanrio Anime Store ONLINE shop. Buyers of the 6,600 yen event ticket set, which includes an acrylic panel with foil-stamped signature and aurora finish, a glitter can badge, and a two-piece bromide set with one reproduced handwritten message, get entry to an online special event scheduled for September 26 from 13:00 to 16:00. A separate 2,750 yen tumbler is also available. After the advance window closes, regular sales begin October 23 at 11:00 at the Sanrio Anime Store Ikebukuro P'PARCO location and online. Taruto also held a birthday commemorative stream on her official YouTube channel at 20:00 on September 2.
UniVIRTUAL virtual singer Shiraku Utano will hold "Shiraku Utano ACOUSTIC SPECIAL LIVE at Yamaha Sound Crossing" on October 10 at Yamaha Sound Crossing Shibuya STAGE. The event runs in two parts, at 13:00 and 17:00, with free admission. Each part offers 20 reserved seats through a lottery open from September 3 to September 6. The second part will stream on her YouTube channel.
Amagami Konomi, a VTuber signed to Million Production, took first place in the favorite VTuber category of the Chao Girls' Favorite Things Ranking 2026, published in the October issue of Shogakukan's shoujo manga magazine Chao. She had finished second in the same ranking in both 2024 and 2025, so the win is her first in three years of being listed. On September 4 she posted on X that she was very happy to finally reach the top spot she had quietly aimed for, and thanked fans. Konomi debuted as a VTuber in December 2022 and joined Million Production in April 2023 as a 0th-generation creator. She also works as an illustrator, designing her own avatar and Live2D model, and posts making-of videos on YouTube Shorts. In the October 2025 issue of Chao she wrote a nine-page manga one-shot. The previous two winners of the ranking were Hololive's Usada Pekora and Houshou Marine.