Inuyama Tamaki Tours Live2D’s Nizima Marketplace, Marveling at a 6,000-Yen Model

NORI PRO — Inuyama Tamaki, a Nori Pro VTuber, spent an hour on Monday walking viewers through nizima, the official marketplace for Live2D models run by Live2D Inc., the company behind the animation technology that moves his own avatar. He said at the start that the stream was a sponsored one and that it suited him well, since he has used Live2D since his debut in 2018.

He opened with a poll asking whether viewers were interested in owning or buying a custom avatar. Forty percent chose “very interested,” 22 percent “somewhat interested,” 27 percent “interested but unsure what to use it for,” and 11 percent “not at all.” He then explained the site: models, stream materials and illustrations are sold or commissioned there, prices start at 300 yen, and more than 9,000 creators take part. Every work is reviewed before sale, and a browser preview lets buyers check a model’s motion before paying.

“This one is 6,000 yen?” — Inuyama Tamaki, on seeing a general-purpose model’s price

The core of the stream was the preview tool, which he used on prize winners from the site’s Live2D contest. A hydrangea-themed ghost model that took a grand prize answered his mouse and switched between dozens of expressions. A white-dragon model could be driven by his webcam. A grand-prize angel who keeps a demon changed gradually from one form to the other, with its halo turning into a crescent moon. In another winner, a creature design could swap its tracking to an egg. He singled out a gemstone cat whose colors change as his favorite of the day.

Prices drew the strongest reaction. Looking at a creator’s general-purpose model, which can be sold to many buyers, he found it listed at 6,000 yen and asked whether it was a mistake for 60,000. He noted that such a model could serve for a one-off video project. He also explained that once a one-of-a-kind model sells, the preview only follows the cursor and cannot be driven by a camera, since its new owner is the only one who should animate it.

He closed by saying the site showed how far the VTuber world had come since 2018, when searching for how to become a VTuber turned up little. A final poll found about 70 percent had learned of the market that day and were interested, and about 25 percent already knew it and were interested. He thanked the creator of the hydrangea model and said he planned to shop for a room design himself.