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Hololive
>A-Chan officially retires from Hololive as of 6/30. She is celebrated with a final episode of HoloGra.
>Ookami Mio releases a cover of "Astro", and returns to streaming.
>The Hololive/Dodgers collab merch is revealed.
>Ayunda Risu releases a cover of "Rabbit Hole", with the uncensored version being available for members only.
>More designs from the OMOCAT x HoloEN collab are unveiled, featuring skate decks.
>Tsujita Artisan Noodle, a ramen company, collaborates with Myth to produce a curated menu & merch.
>Preorders open on Premium Bandai for Hololive Production Chocolate Crunch Volume 1.
>Cover releases their annual securities report, found here: >>79657532
>Shirakami Fubuki appears as a mascot for the 20th anniversary of the AED.

Nijisanji
>Sara Hoshikawa debuts a new outfit, as well as a cover of "My Crush".
>Inui Toko partners with Kyoto Rikyuen, a long-established tea shop, and Kinoya, an established umeboshi shop, to make a special edition tea set.
>Shioriha Ruri reaches 200k Youtube Subscribers.
>Fuwa Minato and Sara Hoshikawa will have special colored contact lenses produced by TOPARDS, available from 7/4 to 8/3.

VShojo
>SuperGroupies collabs with VShojo, producing 4 watches.
>Michi Mochievee is interviewed by StreamCharts.

Other Corpos
>Heavenrend, an EN corpo, announces that Haruna Swift and Rurumi Yumemi will both graduate by 7/14. As a result, the company will cease activities as of 7/15 due to having no talents.
>VSPO EN debuts its first 3 talents, 1 year and 3 months after originally announcing the branch.
>Projekt Nova announces that it will close as of 7/5. Eirene, their remaining talent, will continue as an indie.
>Shee Icho of Production kawaii reaches 100k Youtube Subscribers.
>Poko Rakun of idolEN announces she will have intermitted streams from 7/1 to 7/20, as she will be visiting her genmates in America.
>AiceClass of HoneyWorks announces an announcement for thier 1st Anniversary Project, to be announced on 7/6.
>KizunaAI's Chinese Twitter account releases a video of an AI-generated Kizuna segment.
>Project Nebula, a JP corpo, announces a summer event to take place on 8/18.
>Iori Matsunaga of Riot Music will appear at Nagano Aniera Festa 2024.
>nah of ASUIRO Project will host her 2nd 3D Live on 8/23.
>910 Inc (formerly WACTOR), has deleted all videos of graduated talents from their channels.
>Mia Konan of 774 will graduate in August. Her accounts will be deactivated by September.
>Kamitsubaki Studio will present "Otogibanashi", a virtual stage play produced by PIEDPIPER, from 8/13 to 8/15.
>Suzutsuki Sui of Varium will return after a 2-week break.

Indies
>Kori Oujo, an EN indie of no note, claims to have "beaten Hololive" by being the first EN Vtuber to collaborate with an American Baseball Team, the Frisco Rough Riders, a Minor League team based out of Texas. Further investigation revealed that this was a blatant attempt at Milestone Sniping, as the "collab" (which was, in reality, just a purchased ad board at the game during an unrelated anime night) was not coordinated until almost a week after the Hololive X Dodgers collab had been announced publicly.
>Taia Argyle is permanently banned from Youtube, with YT staff claiming he violated nudity/sexuality restrictions on his channel. They are forbidden from further appeals, despite having evidence (including a confession from the culprit) that the videos in question are the result of malicious mass-reporting.
>MinikoMew, an EN indie, releases a statement that she was formerly the vtuber Miyune, an EN indie that has been on hiatus since late December. Miniko claims that her content as Miyune was heavily curated and controlled by an abusive ex, and that she does not want to be tied to that personality, even if it means lower numbers.
>Nekozeno Shin of Roselta announces her 3D debut.
>Inowi, an EN indie, announces an indefinite hiatus after 2 years of streaming.
>Mint Fantome debuts a new chibi model.

Obituaries
>Googhoul, a prominent whale and clipper of Kureiji Ollie, is announced as dead by Ollie herself.

Corrections
>Previous reporting mistakenly referred to Katrina Ange as "Katarina Ange". This was a typo.

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Welcome to /news/, your only source for events in the chuuba world.

Hololive
>Towa unveils a new outfit.
>Chloe had a 3D Live on 5/18.
>Gavis Bettel celebrates his birthday and releases an original song, "unlucky".
>Ina'nis' next original song, "MECONOPSIS", will release on 5/20.
>Octavio releases a cover of Aishite Aishite Aishite.
>Mori is currently recovering from her knee surgery. Complications during the surgery have protracted the healing process, but she expects to make a full recovery after rehabilitation.

Nijisanji
>Aster debuts his new 2.0 outfit.
>Elira debuts her 3.0.
>ASAP Club has disabled replies on their tweet regarding the previously-reported mixing incident.
>Kotoka makes her first social media post since 4/13, congratulating Toru Koshimizu on their 3D debut on 5/17.
>Joe Rikichi posts new guidelines regarding clipping for his channel.
>Nijisanji JP will be doing a series of streams in collab with Solo Leveling, with 5 talents, 5/21~5/23.
>NijiEN possibly teasing a new wave.

Other Corpos
>Vallure begins showing full models and names for their upcoming talent.
>Riot Music, a JP Music group, announces it will close the Bakedol branch on 6/17, citing the indefinite hiatus of Dokuro Tenis as one of the reasons.
>Noah of NEXAS reveals that he has been doxxing himself the entire time, by using his real name as his vtuber persona's name.
>Kiki Shisui of 774 inc. announces her graduation in June. Her twitter will be terminated in July.
>Palette Project, a group under Brave, debuted 6 vtubers on 5/17 and 5/18.
>Ginga Alice of Balus will have a live concert for her 6th Anniversary.
>Leona Shishigami of Re:AcT will be collaborating with HICAT Energy Drink until 5/31.
>VPI Cafe will release a new album on 5/24.
>Ciel of Kamitsubaki Studio announces she will be suspending her activities indefinitely, effective 5/18. Projects currently in the works will release as planned.
>KMNZ unveils 2 new members and announces their debuts (as well as Lita's return) for 5/25.
>Nene Amano of kawaii Productions debuts a new nightgown outfit.
>Globie, an EU agency under Brave, announces vtuber auditions for their 3rd Generation of talents.
>VSPO! GEAR opens the second batch of gaming keyboards for members, from 5/20 to 6/3.
>Yuuhi Sendo of VSPO gets shouted out by YoutubeJP's twitter account.
>STPR's Rinu will appear on "N Star", a JP News program.

Indies
>oshiSPARK announces ticket sales for a "Virtual Vacation" concert, featuring Bao, Mint Fantome, Utano Pandora, and Miori Celesta on 7/5 at the El Rey Theater.
>Vexoria the Sun Eater, giantess lamia lewdtuber, returns from her hiatus and celebrates her birthday with a new outfit.
>Reya, Empress vtuber, creates an interactive theatre play where Twitch can roll dice and throw things from the audience.
>Saruei, notable French /lig/ger, releases her "Teen Saruei" model, and also announces new merch, with pre-orders open as of 5/18.
>Waffle In A Toaster, longtime indie of 3.5 years, graduated on 5/18. She cites reaching the limit of her character and wanting to pursue different goals as her reasons for graduating.
>Olivia Monroe, high-energy pink girl known for her role in the Yapping Singularity of 2024, suffers a Supraventricular Tachycardia event as part of her ongoing heart issues. Readers should be advised that SVT is not typically a dire condition, but it tires out the afflicted. Olivia is also known to currently be in treatment for the condition.
>Yura Rikudou, formerly of PRISM, announces a 3D Model, an original song, a phone wallpaper, and 2 free voice packs.
>Kaiten Tsuzuri announces a 15-year hiatus to avoid stalkers, doxxing, and other antis.
>CookieSwirlC teases an upcoming new outfit.
>Kyou, ASMR Office GILF, is denied her appeal of the deletion of her Youtube channel, citing "kissy noises" as "too sexual" for the platform, despite previously approving it.
>Takeshi Okamoto, associate professor at Kindai University and a VTuber under the name of Zombie Sensei, has written a paper about the characteristics of media communication in VTuber content tourism, using the collaboration between Nijisanji's Suo Sango and Shima Spain Village as the main topic. It was published in the March issue of the Kindai Applied Sociology Review, Vol.12, No.02.
>Rica debuts on Twitch. If you close your eyes, you can hear the echoes of a certain blonde vampire being banned from Youtube.
>Nyaruchuu, Local Caramel Idol, debuts her 2.0 model on 5/25 @ 6p ET.
>Dokibird, along with the rest of Team Brawlpro, win the Sajam Slam Tekken 8 Tournament. Evo announces that the winners will be provided with flights and accomodations for Evo 2024. All Sajam Slam 2 participants will also recieve free registration for Evo, regardless of placement.

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