VTuber NewsDrop

VTuber NewsDrop is designed to be a central place for news and in-depth stories that highlight VTuber cultures from various regions. We will also feature the newest technologies in the VTuber community that everyone should be aware of. Unlike other outlets that mainly cover talents from big agencies, we aim to shine a light on different VTuber groups and individuals, showcasing their contributions and influence within their communities whenever we can.

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Event Report: Ado's Hibana Concert in Manila

6 days ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Jay Agonoy

Share It's been a day since Manila saw Ado on stage for the first time. I am convincing myself to let loose for a bit and share with you NewsDrop readers my thoughts about this experience. At first, I was thinking if I'm gonna write something about Ado's concert outside this humble outlet, simply because Ado is not a VTuber–she is a singer, songwriter, producer inspired by Vocaloid culture.
SOBA Teams Up with OffKai Expo for Sakura Con 2025 Activities

1 week ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Jay Agonoy

Share Seattle Online Broadcasters Association (SOBA) hosted this year's VTuber meet and greets at Sakura-Con on the weekend of April 18-20. This time, they teamed up with OffKai Expo to bring more VTubers closer to their fans. Representatives of both orgs spoke to VTuber NewsDrop about how they made this collaboration–which also includes IRL meets–possible.
Ashes: April 2025 VTuber News Digest

2 weeks ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Jay Agonoy

Ashes: April 2025 VTuber News Digest Multiple VTuber exits, Sinder in flames over mistreatment of VTuber parent, VShojo parts ways with Matara Kan, Kori-Oujo's Vegas concert and more stories from the scene Jay Agonoy May 01, 2025 - 12:00 EDT • 8 min read It's a tough month in VTubing. Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) cover the English-speaking space as VTubers will start to check if their friends are real or if they're being transactional to one another.
Matara Kan to Part Ways With VShojo

2 weeks ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Teddy Cambosa

Share US-based VTuber agency VShojo has announced that it will be formally parting ways with Matara Kan on May 5. Both the agency and the talent have released separate statements confirming said move. It is worth noting that no clear reason has been given for the exit, albeit both parties have thanked one another for the time spent together.
Hatsune Miku's First Feature Film is a Required Viewing to Understand VTuber Culture

3 weeks ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Jay Agonoy

Share ⚠️This segment contains spoilers for the movie and the game where it's based from. Read at your own risk. A good friend of mine had an open invite to join the advanced premiere of Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing last Saturday, April 12. Before this, I have recognized Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! through memes which land on my news feed.
NBA-NIJISANJI Collab Roster Complete

4 weeks ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Jay Agonoy

Share Following up on its collaboration with the NBA which was first launched May last year, NIJISANJI and NIJISANJI EN revealed the rest of its VTuber lineup who will represent other NBA Teams Tuesday night, April 15. Inui Toko hosted the reveal for the collaboration's latest 2 phases on her YouTube channel together with Nagao Kei and Shu Yamino.
It's Not The End of hololive, Stop Doomposting

4 weeks ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Jay Agonoy

Share X/Twitter has exploded with reactions the moment we saw Gawr Gura's announcement video was posted there (we got tagged minutes just before 4:00 am in Manila on Wednesday). VTubers and fans alike recall the moment they saw Gura's debut stream, especially the indelible "a" moment. Some of them can't help but to express fear for what seems to be the inevitable. The InevitableThe time reached 10:30 am.
High School Students Sing 'Breaking Dimensions' as they Move Up from Junior High

1 month ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Jay Agonoy

Share Students at Las Piñas National High School in the Philippines sang the theme song for their Moving-Up ceremony, concluding another year in their high school lives. However, it was not just any other song, but one sung by talents belonging to top VTuber agency hololive production. Breaking Dimensions is the theme song for the second hololive English concert held August last year.
The Best VTuber April Fools' Pranks We Saw in 2025

1 month ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Jay Agonoy

Share As soon as April 1st hits Japan, we know we're in for something crazy, as most of the internet (if not all) jump on the April Fools' bandwagon. VTuber NewsDrop curates a list of the best April Fools pranks we saw this year–and since there's not that much of criteria, we'll subjectively pick a handful or two and describe in our words why it's a great prank.
We Caught Up with Nenkan Alice Just Days Before She Bade Farewell

1 month ago | vtubernewsdrop.com | Jay Agonoy

Share A data sample from the Hololist VTuber database shows that in average, a VTuber stays streaming for more than a year. Even if that figure can be contested with further checking, we look at the current environment and see VTubers retire their personas as fast as a few months. A handful of them were gone days after debuting. In the midst of this unusual environment, we stumbled upon a retired magical girl named Nenkan Alice.