Activ8 Co., Ltd. and Asobi System Co., Ltd.’s joint project “ANNIN” has started accepting audition entries from April 1, 2024 to discover next-generation VTubers who will be active in a hybrid of virtual and real.
About this project
This project is a collaboration between Activ8 Co., Ltd., which created the pioneering VTuber Kizuna Al, and Asobi System Co., Ltd., which produces artists such as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and FRUITS ZIPPER, who share Japanese pop culture with the world. This is an audition for Kunda’s joint project “ANNIN”.
A next-generation VTuber who is active in both virtual and real life, not only doing virtual (on-screen) activities such as video posting and distribution, but also performing on real stages.
We are looking for star candidates who will work with ANNIN to create new entertainment that combines the expressions unique to virtual and the sense of reality.
The hybrid VTuber group “SHOWCASE” has already debuted in April 2024, and ANNIN will continue to create unprecedented new entertainment.
Audition overview
Those who pass this audition will be provided with general support, including not only virtual activities and distribution like existing VTubers, but also the provision of technology required for activities at real stage events and live performances.
■Application requirements
①Men and women aged 10 years or older worldwide
② Those who are able to continue long-term activities for more than one year
③Those who respect other members and can work cooperatively.
④Those who can frequently update SNS
⑤Those who are interested in YouTube and VTuber culture and can act enthusiastically
*If you are currently under contract with another agency or label, please apply after obtaining permission from your agency or label.
*For minors, consent from a parent or guardian is required.
■How to apply
Please apply from the special audition site below.
■Special audition site
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Email address for inquiries
info@annin-audition.com
About “ANNIN” (hybrid talent agency)
“Asobi System” has strengths in producing real talent, including “Kyary Pamyu Pamyu” and “New School Leaders.” “Activ8” brought to the world “Kizuna AI”, which became the origin of virtual YouTubers, and develops virtual live performances that are acclaimed around the world. Both companies, which have taken the world by storm in both the real and virtual worlds, aim to produce hybrid talents from Japan who will be active globally, with an eye on the Metaverse era. In April 2024, the new group SHOWCASE will debut from ANNIN and have started their activities as VTubers who also show their true selves.
■Asobi System Co., Ltd.
“Creating a culture rather than creating a boom. More of the “Asobi” that should be disseminated in this era. ”
A cultural production company with artists who are leading Japanese pop culture, such as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Yasutaka Nakata, and Sebastian Masuda. Based in Harajuku, we operate domestically and internationally with management of artists, models, actors, and creators, planning and production of various events such as music festivals and fashion events, media management, store business, regional revitalization business, inbound and outbound business, etc. .
Address: 3-21-8 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo ASOBIFACTORY
Representative: Representative Director Yusuke Nakagawa
Established: June 2007
Business content: Talent management business, solution business, creative business, event business, media business, brand/store business, regional revitalization business, inbound/outbound business
■Activ8 Co., Ltd.
Activ8 is a startup founded in 2016 that develops the Metaverse entertainment business with the mission of “increasing the choices in the world we live in.” We aim to implement the world of science fiction into modern society and become a company originating from Japan that fascinates the world in the metaverse and entertainment fields.
Since our founding, we have created Kizuna AI, the origin of VTuber, and have expanded our activities from producing virtual artists who are active around the world to planning and producing hybrid events optimized for metaverse/real life and regional revitalization.
Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director Takeshi Osaka
Established: September 2016
Business content: Virtual IP production/virtual content production business
