Before going into indefinite hiatus, Virtual YouTuber superstar Kizuna Ai announced a new anime project, alongside a new Vocaloid-like AI. Kizuna Ai held on February 26 the "Kizuna Ai The Last Live ...

One rung up from anime, Japan’s VTubers are leading the new wave of virtual fun Visitors walk past a life-size figure of Hatsune Miku, a humanoid persona voiced by a singing synthesizer application ...

If you've been around the internet for long enough, you may be at least passingly familiar with the virtual idol, Hatsune Miku. Since the character's introduction in 2007, she's become an enduring ...

A life-size reproduction of Hatsune Miku at an annual exhibition dedicated to the character(Photo: Bloomberg) Kizuna Ai, the most popular streamer in Japan, is an ...

Attendees walk past a figure of Hatsune Miku, a virtual pop star and the voice behind Crypton Future Media Inc.'s vocal synthesizer software, on display during the Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2017 ...

Hatsune Miku is set for a significant upgrade in 2026, as the virtual singer transitions to Yamaha’s VOCALOID 6 engine. The update introduces advanced AI-powered vocal synthesis and multilingual ...

These days, people can learn just about anything on YouTube. Be it a new skill by checking out a game review, or by just reading comments and discussions on a hot video topic, YouTubers are more than ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

Virtual YouTubers are animated characters, often anonymously controlled by human users A different kind of internet celebrity is emerging; virtual characters that talk on YouTube or pose on Instagram ...

A different kind of internet celebrity is emerging; virtual characters that talk on YouTube or pose on Instagram like living, breathing people. Is this the dawn of a new breed of star? Kizuna AI has 2 ...