Kazama Iroha and Kikirara Vivi Play Splash Ball With Viewers in a Morning Stream

HOLOLIVE — Kazama Iroha of Hololive’s holoX played Splash Ball, a team game of steering balls into goals, with Kikirara Vivi of FLOW GLOW and a rotating crowd of viewers in a 72-minute morning stream. Viewers entered each round with a room code the hosts shared, and anyone who had already taken a turn was asked to sit out so others could join.

Vivi said she was a weak player and asked to be carried. Her scores bore that out early, with one round ending at 70 points, but they rose as the stream went on. Playing goalkeeper, she reached about 100 points and later 140, and the hosts kept praising her progress. Vivi also said she had woken only about ten minutes before the stream started. Iroha said they had been up since a little before 7 a.m.

Talk turned to an aggressive alter ego called Gira-san that is said to surface when Vivi plays Splash Ball. Vivi said she has no memory of it. The loud, fast-talking rounds drew comment from chat, which said the energy did not sound like a morning stream.

Along the way the participants traded tips. For defense, they advised staying near the goal and avoiding jumps, which leave a player hard to control, and using the dash mainly to push forward or to get back. For attacking, they suggested choosing which balls to chase and shooting along the walls rather than straight at the goal. Late in the stream the wall approach paid off with a first-place finish and a score one participant said was the best they had managed.

After one more round the group wrapped up around the 70-minute mark and thanked the viewers who played. They signed off with a joint farewell, “Otsu Vivi Goza,” a blend of both talents’ catchphrases that chat had been posting, and the closing minutes were among the busiest of the stream.