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Hololive
>Holo Justice will celebrate monetization in a relay starting 7/7 @ 2p ET.>Justice also held their first collab outside of their gen on 7/5, marking the end of their collab ban.>Hololive @ Dodgers takes place on 7/5. The Dodgers win 8-5, turning the game around after Gura sings "Take Me Out To The Ball Game". A large number of attendees complain on Twitter about poor merch distribution, with many quick to blame the Dodgers for not taking the collab's scope seriously. Readers should be advised that the average American business does not know what a vtuber is.>Hoshimachi Suisei collaborates with AKB48 at The Music Day 2024, singing "Soiree".>Goodsmile announces Nendoroids for all of Holo Promise, FuwaMoco, Fubuki, Subaru, Miko, Suisei, Pekora, and Marine. They also announce a variety of scale figures.Nijisanji
>The statues depicting Tsukino Mito and Kenmochi Toya arrived at Anime Expo on 7/5, after being delayed in shipping.>Marin Hayama will appear in Rise of Kingdoms' CMs from 7/5 to 7/10.>Vox Akuma debuts his 3D Model Showcase on 7/6.Phase Connect
>Maids of England, a UK-based pop-up maid/butler cafe, announces that they will be hosting a collab cafe with Phase Connect at Vtuber Expo.Other Corpos
>AiceClass, a group under HoneyWorks, postpones their 1st Anniversary celebrations until September, due to one of the members (Kotoha) testing positive for COVID.>Syusetu Kohaku of VEE has been appointed as an ambassador for GALLERIA, a Gaming PC company.>MonsterZ MATE, a JP rap duo with Balus, will hold their first outdoor music concert at Kakegawa City on 10/26, featuring a number of vSingers.>Charlotte Suzu of Production kawaii announces a new outfit reveal for 7/13.Indies
>Gatchman, a JP, appears on Metaverse, TV Asahi's show, on 7/6, to recommend some horror games.>Chimugi, a JP, will debut a new model on 7/7.Special Section - Filian Model Edition
>Following a statement from the designer of Filian's recolored Rindo model, Jingo, regarding her not notifying Jingo of the upcoming Filian Nendoroid, Goodsmile deletes its tweet announcing said Nendo. Additionally, they pull the physical display of the Nendo preview from their Anime Expo panel.>Filian has since cancelled her upcoming streams, claiming hardware failure issues.>Further investigation reveals that the Terms of Service of the Rindo model include that Jingo must provide permission for any and all merch made using the model's design.>Additionally, Filian has stated previously in streams that she acquired the model for free, when it is a paid model. Readers should be advised that there may be missing info here.>Komado, maker of the Mint model that Filian has also used previously, states that no rights have been issued for the model's use for a plushie or as a skin in a racing game, both things that Filian has used the recolored Mint model for.>Jingo announces on Twitter that he has discussed the issue with Filian and GSC, and has come to an agreement that preserves his IP rights, and the rights of others to use the Rindo model. As such, the production of the Filian Nendoroid has been suspended at his request, possibly permanently.>Jingo is not seeking royalties for the matter, and excluisively wants to prevent the Rindo model from being wrapped up in complex copyright processes.>At this time, no information has been presented regarding the Youtooz figure or the Novel Horizons merch.Other
>Yamaha will host an exhibition at VKet Summer 2024, featuring vtubers and simulated vehicles in the streets of Yokohama.>Animelo Summer Live 2024, a JP vSinger showcase, will b eheld from 8/30 to 9/1, with a variety of vSingers.>Kuji Square, an online merch gacha service provider operated by CyberZ, is opening a new merch gacha, featuring a variety of JP vtubers.>Asobi System, Activ8, and Pony Canyon announced a new 2.5D idol group project, W KAWAII, which they intend to operate globally. Readers confused on what a "2.5D" group is should be aware that the talent operates as both flesh and virtual avatar.>Metajan, an online Mahjong parlor on V-Expo (a JP VR platform, not to be confused with Vtuber Expo), will hold an event on 7/15, allowing participants to play against a Vtuber mahjong league. Applications open until 7/9.Local
>Post >>80000000 # goes to a Pebble that just wants to be happy. "Wasted GET," anons say, seething at the fact that nothing has made them happy in years.>The finale of the Stars Touring Car Championship and the Formula Holo World Championship 2024 will begin on 7/7 @ 10:20a ET.>The /vt/ League Unity Cup continues on 7/7.Want the source for this news? Check the previous issue:
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