hololive production will be making its first appearance at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2023
Known as one of the largest toy fairs in the world, the International Tokyo Toy Show attracts many visitors, retailers, and manufacturers. Running from June 8 to June 11, hololive will make its first appearance with an anticipated unveiling! More TBA.
YAGOO Interviewed by Business Insider Japan; Insights on VTubers going Mainstream, COVER Corp.’s Continuous Expansion, and the future of their Metaverse project ‘Holoearth’
In Part 1 of YAGOO’s interview, he is asked about various topics such as COVER Corp.’s public trade listing, the growing trend of VTubers going mainstream, the company’s ongoing business development, and the future of the Metaverse project ‘Holoearth.’
hololive production Releases New Supporter Guidelines aimed toward Bridging the Differences between All kinds of People across the Fandom
Created to be considered as a form of “common language” amongst the fandom, hololive production unveiled a new set of Supporter Guidelines aimed at recognizing the differences in thought, values, and culture between all kinds of people.
COVER Corp. Releases New Investor Relations Material; hololive production Introduces "Letters from Management"
COVER Corp. has been on a roll lately in providing public information and transparency in their business and talent activities. They’ve released more IR material, and the hololive production management team has expressed their intention to give fans some insight into their thought processes and objectives.
Usada Pekora becomes Most Watched Female Streamer across all streaming platforms in Q1 2023; 6 of the top 10 are hololive Talents
With 6.49 million total hours watched from Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, Pekora holds 1st place in Q1 2023’s rankings. She’s joined by many other hololive talents in the top 10 of these rankings by Stream Charts, including Koyori, Miko, Subaru, Watame, and Kanata.
Various hololive VTubers try out and showcase Sony’s latest motion capture tech, “Mocopi”
Mocopi has absolutely changed the game for VTubers. Virtual content creators, both on the corporate and indie side, can now have easily-accessible 3D motion capture at the palms of their hands, or rather just below the palms on their wrists!
COVER Corp. Renews Corporate Site as Part of Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market Listing
COVER Corp. has made significant updates to its corporate site as they move towards public listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market. This update includes design changes and renewed content that provides investors valuable insights into the company's business activities and risk measures.
hololive production has started a new Advertisement Campaign in various locations in Tokyo
Large wall banners and posters can be seen in several locations in Tokyo, such as the Shibuya Station, Shinjuku Station, and even on trains. You can check the ads now until March 19th, 2023.
hololive production Official Website recently Renewed with a New Design and Layout
The update brings a renewed website design, showcasing a new animated banner, updates to site navigation, and other layout changes!
Cover Corp. Awarded the Encouragement Award in the startup category at the 4th IP BASE AWARD
Cover Corp. was selected as a winner among a total of 55 applicants for these awards, under the Startup division. It is recognized for actively protecting its intellectual property rights against counterfeit goods.
hololive Music Official Account will end account activities to fully integrate music-information relay into the main hololive Production Official Account
The hololive Music Official Account (@hololive_music) has announced that it will be suspending its activities.
Membership opens on the hololive official YouTube channel
Membership comes in two plan tiers: Plus and Premium. Plus will have basic perks like emotes and a badge next to your name, while Premium will have more Membership-related content like exclusive images and posts.
hololive production Official News makes its way to smartphone app “SmartNews”
“SmartNews” is a news app originating from Japan, made to gather news from various blogs and sites in a central hub. With this new integration, you can organize “hololive” into your tabs and access hololive news faster!
Shipping of Orders Temporarily Suspended, hololive production OFFICIAL SHOP confirms
From March 22, 2023 to April 3, 2023 (JST), the hololive production OFFICIAL SHOP will be temporarily suspending the shipping of orders. Services will remain operational.
New hololive Smartphone App “holoplus” is scheduled to release this Spring 2023
The app will have several useful functions related to information gathering and community interaction, including a “My Oshi” function, a community-interaction function, and a link to hololive’s schedule website!
hololive updates Derivative Works Guidelines related to Fan Support Advertising
Updates have been made to hololive’s “Derivative Works Guidelines” to reflect the guidelines for Fan Support Advertising. If complying with the guidelines, inquiry to COVER corp. is not required.
HoloCure 0.5 is almost here; Kiara, Lamy, and Kaela stream game with Early Access
The new update will introduce holoJP’s Gen 1 and Gen 2, new systems like the “Following Level” system and an RNG item boosting system, new graphics-options sliders, and more!
Delivering Hope Update 3.0.1 Released with a new Game Mode ‘Baeless’, Kiara booster character, Kaela bonk, and more!
David Wu, the developer of Delivering Hope and other hololive fangames like Mumei’s Memory Juggling and MrAkyat Dress Up, brings you a new version of the IRyS-themed fangame.
Twitter plans to end free API access; HoloEarth advises linking your accounts using alternative methods
At the start of February, Twitter announced that it will end support for free access to Twitter API. HoloEarth, a metaverse created by COVER corp., utilizes their API for account login.
COVER Corp. releases informational notice announcing measures they’ve taken to combat slander and defamation in 2022
The report refers to measures COVER has taken in a one-year period against slander and defamation made against their affiliated talents, starting from January 2022 to December 2022.