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The Week in VTubers

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Yubari Rei announces a 3D debut with original songs and guests

Yubari Rei announced her 3D debut at the end of a horror-game stream that began when her partner Tomo overslept. ROF-MAO also set Nov. 15 for its restart as a trio.

Independents, Debut

Yubari Rei announces a 3D debut with original songs and guests after a solo horror game

Yubari Rei announced a 3D debut with original songs and guests at the end of a stream that began when her partner Tomo overslept. Rei opened by playing a horror game alone, and Tomo joined by voice call about an hour and 46 minutes in; the game took more than three and a half hours.

Nijisanji, Restart

ROF-MAO to restart as a trio on Nov. 15

ROF-MAO will restart on Nov. 15 as a trio. For its campaign "Let's push ROF-MAO's back!", a special ad appears at Shibuya Chikamichi from Nov. 8.

Stellar Verse, Live show

Eva Ananova to play a Nov. 22 show in Louisville, Kentucky, her second in the Midwest

Eva Ananova will play a second Midwest show on Nov. 22 at Spanelli's in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. She said advance tickets are $10 and that more dates will follow.

774inc, Concert

Hebiyoi Tier to hold a fourth-anniversary one-man live on Dec. 18

Hebiyoi Tier will hold a fourth-anniversary one-man live on Dec. 18. Tickets for the venue and for streaming are on sale.

In Brief

Neo-Porte

Itoi Toi to hold a 3D live on Dec. 29, announced on a pumpkin-tart cooking stream

Itoi Toi announced a 3D live for Dec. 29 on a Halloween cooking stream, where she also made her first pumpkin tart.

Our story (Oct. 31)

Independents

Kronus's younger brother to debut in December as Tuna, a squirrel VTuber who codes

Kronus announced that his younger brother will debut in December as Tuna, a squirrel VTuber. Tuna's streams will focus on coding.

Our story (Nov. 2)

VSPO!

Narin Mikure returns from a break and teases her third outfit

Narin Mikure came back from a break with a chat stream. She teased her third outfit and said she plans to start Street Fighter 6 as Juri.

Our story (Nov. 1)

Nijisanji

Fuwa Minato releases preview video and details for new single "ECLIPSE"

Fuwa Minato's new single "ECLIPSE" now has a preview video and song details. Package photos of all editions have also been released.

Official (Nov. 6)

Hololive

Hakos Baelz plays her second album Mirror Mirror in full as it goes on sale

Hakos Baelz played her second album, Mirror Mirror, in full as it went on sale. She explained its layers track by track.

Our story (Nov. 1)

Hololive

Takane Lui's Minecraft horse-racing event Holo 1 GP runs on Nov. 8

Takane Lui revealed a green racing outfit and announced the Holo One Grand Prix, a Minecraft horse-racing event on Nov. 8. She finished building her part of the racecourse, and professional race caller Suzuki Tsutomu will call the races on her channel.

Our story (Nov. 1)Our story (Nov. 5)

Nijisanji

Roasty Toasties win NIJISANJI EN's NIJIpedia quiz show with 242 points

Roasty Toasties won the NIJISANJI EN quiz show NIJIpedia with 242 points. A new group song, "Our Way," was announced.

Our story (Nov. 1)

Nijisanji

Nijisanji talents spend the week in Splatoon 3 practice for Niji Ika Matsuri 2026

On Thursday, Nov. 5, Nijisanji talents filled about 14 and a half hours with Splatoon 3 practice across 28 streams ahead of Niji Ika Matsuri 2026. Nagao Kei coached teammates on team play, Rayon's Team 9 picked up several wins in its first practice, and Kurusu Natsume put in more than ten hours on the eve of the tournament.

Our story (Nov. 5)Our story (Oct. 31)Our story (Nov. 1)Our story (Nov. 6)

Specialite

Specialite holds its first member-only singing relay on Halloween, hosted by Amakomo Linon

Specialite held its first member-only singing relay on Halloween, Oct. 31, with members singing in half-hour turns. Amakomo Linon hosted and performed the opening and closing slots.

Our story (Oct. 31)

Hololive

Koseki Bijou marks 1 million subscribers with her mother as a guest

Koseki Bijou marked 1 million subscribers with a stream that had her mother as a guest, plus a debut rewatch. She also released a video in which Yagoo agreed to be her mom.

Our story (Nov. 1)

Nijisanji

Matsukai Mao marks seven years with a viral cheating quiz and a look back at how she has changed

Matsukai Mao spent her seventh-anniversary stream running a viral cheating quiz with an imaginary boyfriend. She then reflected on how she has changed over the seven years.

Our story (Nov. 1)

Independents

Amauta Sau realizes mid-stream that it is her channel's fifth anniversary

Amauta Sau, an independent Twitch streamer, noticed during a Grand Theft Auto V stream that it was the channel's fifth anniversary. The streamer said a celebration would be held on YouTube at 8 p.m.

Our story (Nov. 5)

The Week in Figures

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Put together from the paper's stories, the agencies' announcements on their own sites, and the paper's calendar of events. The size and order of each topic are the paper's judgment of what happened, not of any agency's size. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday, Japan time (the figures by UTC dates).

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