MHLoppy

(Sameko Saba and dooby3D)

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(dokibird)

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edit: not that anyone will care but recompressing this was a mistake as, unusually for pixiv artists, the original JPEG was already moderately compressed - so recompressing to WebP at quality 85 actually increased the file size lol 🫠

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The folks at Japanese vtuber agency Otagroup are onto something. Its vtuber group of women aged 75-and-up aren't just 3D anime girl streamers anymore: they're vtuber grandmas for rent.

Otagroup gained some traction in the vtuber space when its 86-year-old vtuber Hiroko went viral on X and YouTube. And now it's going to offer an online counseling service called "rental granny" where you can hire vtubers like Hiroko to hang out with you personally. [...]

Anycolor will debut Yoiyume, a new VTuber group at Nijisanji who will also double as a girl's band. Yoiyume consists of four members.

The VShojo Store is, as of 11:30pm ET on July 22, 2025, unavailable online. If someone attempts to reach any page on the site, it will display a message that states it “is currently unavailable.” It is not possible to log into an account, and the only link on the page prompts someone to enter a password to gain access. The company made no statement on its social media account or official website, and CEO Justin “Gunrun” Ignacio hasn’t made any statement online.

The Immune Deficiency Foundation Tiltify charity campaign Ironmouse started on after leaving VShojo already hit $1 million in donations.

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VShojo and Hololive have brought streamers like Ironmouse and Mori Calliope to mainstream audiences,

A VShojo executive is the latest individual to leave the Vtuber company, as the director of talent left after over 3 years.

(Yubari Rei)

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