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HoloPro
>Omaru Polka debuted a new outfit and releases a cover of "Love is à la Mode" from Tokyo Mew Mew.
>Holo Gamers celebrate their 6th anniversary with complementary merch.
>hololive English Myth's Mori Calliope 2nd concert "GriMoire" sold out all seats within a minute on 12/14. General admission standing tickets ($118) might still be available.
>During a recent karaoke stream with guests, Mori Calliope announces an upcoming holoEN group song titled "Odyssey".
>Mori Calliope releases her cover of "Otonoke" from Dandadan and by Creepy Nuts.
>Tokoyami Towa announced the Holo New Year Game Festival 2025, to be held on 1/13. A stream on 12/21 will confirm the four teams. This event replaces the usual Mario Kart tournament with a selection of various games.
>Shishiro Botan debuted her new Jirai Kei outfit on 12/15.
>Google and Hoshimachi Suisei collaborate to promote Android's "circle to search" feature, with a special music video of "Stellar Stellar" centered around it.
>Hoshimachi Suisei also collaborates with CONVERSE for a special edition pair of shoes, to be released in Feburary 2025.
>hololive releases six new "hololive friends with U" plushies on 12/16 for "Magical Girl holoWitches!".
>hololive releases a new whispering voice pack "Tender Words of Solace" on 12/17.
>hololive releases a Manzai voice collection pack, with six duos doing double-act comedy, on 12/19.
>Ninomae Ina'nis resumed her streaming activities on 12/17.
>Motoaki "YAGOO" Tanigo was interviewed by Otaku USA Magazine, talking about their USA expansion and noting that "YouTube accounts for only 25% of the total revenue and the remaining comes from licensing and merchandising."
>YAGOO was also interviewed by Austin Wood for GamesRadar, focusing on video games with holo Indie and holo Earth.
>A previous interview between YAGOO and Niche Gamer, published on 11/15, was pulled offline. Contacted by email, Niche replied: "They asked us to remove it for now. No other reason was given as to why." The interview was mostly about the USA expansion, but did cover a bit about the Chinese market and BiliBili.
>Otonose Kanade of hololive DEV_IS ReGLOSS reached 500k subscribers and celebrates with merch.
>A 3D holoHoliday live with holoEN talents will be streamed on 12/20 @ 6p PT, with new outfits and annoucements planned.
>The Feburary issue of V-Jump, on sale from 12/20, includes a Shirakami Fubuki TCG card.
>hololive TCG's first major expansion, Quinted Spectrum, goes on sale.
>hololive Alternative releases "Yamato God Kaiiitan" t-shirts on Amazon, to celebrate the manga's 100,000 sales.

Nijisanji
>NIJISANJI EN's Vantacrow Bringer announced going on an indefinite hiatus, citing a doctor's recommendation to rest his throat. He still went live two hours later but used a TTS to talk.

VShojo
>VShojo announces a move to in-house merch fulfillment, following issues with their previous vendor failing to manage orders in time.
>Zentreya debuted two Christmas outfits for her Dragon and Cyborg designs.
>Geega debuted new 3D models for each of her existing outfits on 12/15.
>Ironmouse and Froot-themed tea, previously only sold at conventions, is now available through VShojo's online store.

Phase Connect
>Tenma Maemi releases her cover of "Treat Your Mother Right" by Mr. T.
>During the VTuber Awards, a teaser for new Phase Invader members was aired.
>Kaneko Lumi releases her new song, "Middle", which premiered at the VTuber Awards 2024.
>Phase Euphoria celebrates their one-year anniversary and releases an original song, "Space Opera 9000".
>Phase Connect announces "Season of Frost", a line of holiday-themed merch.
>Phase Invaders releases a short seasonal visual novel and four thematic wallpapers for free.

Local
>Divegrass Before Christmas 5 concludes. /skynetFC/, /joshu/, /nijiID/, and /myth/ failed to qualify. /HAHA/ loses in playoffs. /ag/ and /hfz/ die in the Round of 16. /pcmx/ loses in the Quarterfinals. The ultimate winner of the tournament was /ytp/.
>Current standings for CorpoCar puts Yurikago Kokone in a tie with Maeve Kagekiri at 381 points, and Suri Solari being third with 340 points. The season 6 finale will be streamed on 12/22 @ 10a ET.
>Voting for the /vt/ KWAB of the Year 2024 is now open until 12/30. >>91766411

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