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Calliope Mori
is a virtual YouTuber and rapper affiliated with Hololive English. Overview Hololive describes Mori Calliope as the " Grim Reaper's first apprentice" who, due to slow business, had to start a career as a VTuber and collects souls. Her character is remiscient of the ''shinigami''. Mori's birthday is 4 April, and her character designer is Yukisame. She is one of the five members of the agency's subgroup Hololive English: Myth. Career Mori Calliope made her debut on 12 September 2020. Her debut EP, ''Dead Beats'', was released on 17 October 2020 and charted at #23 at the Oricon Digital Albums Chart. She released her first single "Cursed Night" on 2 November 2020. This was followed on 4 April 2021 with another EP, ''Your Mori.''; it charted at #35 at the Oricon Albums Chart. In April 2022, Mori announced that she had signed with EMI Records, and that she would mark her major-label debut with her third EP, ''Shinigami Note''. Released on 20 July 2022, ''Shinigami Note'' charted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtual YouTuber
A , or , is an online entertainer who uses a virtual Avatar (computing), avatar generated using computer graphics. Real-time motion capture software or technology are often—but not always—used to capture movement. The digital trend originated in Japan in the mid-2010s, and has become an international online phenomenon in the early 2020s. A majority of VTubers are English and Japanese-speaking YouTubers or Online streamer, live streamers who use avatar designs. By 2020, there were more than 10,000 active VTubers. Although the term is an allusion to the video platform YouTube, they also use websites such as Niconico, Twitch (service), Twitch, Facebook, Twitter and Bilibili. The first entertainer to use the phrase "virtual YouTuber", Kizuna AI, began content creation, creating content on YouTube in late 2016. Her popularity sparked a VTuber trend in Japan, and spurred the establishment of specialized agencies to promote them, including major ones such as Hololive Production, Nijis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary Expo
Calgary Expo, known in full as the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, is an annual fan convention held at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally taking place in the BMO Centre, the show began in 2005 as a comic book convention before moving on in 2009 to include actors from television shows and movies. The convention has since become the second largest convention in Canada. The convention became famous for having reunited the cast of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' for the show's 25th anniversary in 2012, and two years later, reuniting nearly the entire cast of Aliens (film), ''Aliens'' (1986). As of 2017, Fan Expo Canada, Fan Expo HQ (i.e., Informa Canada, Inc.) acquired the convention and its Edmonton spin-off event. History Calgary Expo originally began in 2005 as a comic book convention, before moving on in 2009 to include actors from television shows and movies. As result, the convention quickly became the second largest convention in Canada. Origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vtuber Awards
The Vtuber Awards, also styled as The VTuber Awards, are awards presented to the best in the VTuber industry. The first ceremony was held in 2023. Process Users are given an option to submit nominations, and afterwards they are given an option to choose one nominee for each category. All VTubers are eligible for nominations. Categories The current categories are: 2023 Vtuber Awards The 2023 Vtuber Awards were held on December 16, 2023 at the WePlay Esports Arena in Los Angeles, California. It was hosted by Filian in a room normally for esports and broadcast on her Twitch channel. Mythic Talent, Filian's agency, was the producer of the ceremony. Although VTubers had a dedicated Streamy Awards category and won Content Creator of the Year at The Game Awards 2023, The Vtuber Awards were, according to Morgan Sung at ''TechCrunch'', "one of the first of its kind ..for VTubing". Regarding the idea for The Vtuber Awards, Filian said: "In every awards show, VTubers are often a footn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AmaLee
Amanda Lee (born March 13, 1992), also known as AmaLee, is an American singer, voice actress, YouTuber, and virtual YouTuber (VTuber) under the name Monarch. She is known for her English covers of anime and video game songs on YouTube, which have been viewed over 1 billion times and has acquired her over 2 million subscribers. As a voice actress, Lee has provided her voice in several titles such as ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2'', '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'', '' Rio: Rainbow Gate!'', '' SSSS.Dynazenon'', ''Kageki Shojo!!'', ''Girls' Frontline'', ''Otherside Picnic'', '' Adachi and Shimamura'', ''My Dress-Up Darling'', and '' Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue''. Lee has also provided vocals for many independent video game soundtracks and theme songs – including a collaboration with Porter Robinson on "Fellow Feeling". In early 2017, she released her debut album, ''Nostalgia'', which brought together English-language versions of 12 songs beloved by gaming and anime fans. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zutomayo
, stylized as ZUTOMAYO, is a Japanese rock group that debuted in 2018. Secretive by nature, the group has never released a full member list, crediting different people for music, arrangements, and music video production each time. The only member reoccurring in all of the group's output is the vocalist, an unidentified woman named . Despite the little information released, the group is commercially successful. Zutomayo's three EP's have reached 8th, 1st, and 2nd on the Oricon Albums Chart, respectively. The group was also invited to perform at the 2019 Fuji Rock Festival a year after their debut. Style Aside from ACA-Ne, the vocalist, it is unclear how many people are in the band. ACA-Ne has never revealed her face, and the band have performed behind a translucent screen during concerts, including at the 2019 Fuji Rock Festival. Many have pointed to Zutomayo's secrecy regarding its members contributing towards its popularity. In more recent performances however, other members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reol (singer)
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. She began creating and releasing music onto Nico Nico Douga and YouTube in 2012, achieving recognition for writing and performing viral Vocaloid songs. She released the album ''Gokusaishiki'' independently, which reached the top ten on the Oricon Albums Chart. Reol signed with the record label Toy's Factory in 2015, and in 2016, she formed the J-pop group REOL, composed of her long-time collaborators GigaP and Okiku, where she served as both its namesake and lead vocalist. Their debut album, ''Sigma'', was released the same year to widespread success and acclaim, peaking at 6 on the Oricon Albums Chart, and 9 on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100. In 2017, the group announced they intended to disband, and after their final live performance, they released the extended play ''Endless EP'' before officially disbanding. Following the disbandment of REOL, Reol signed with Victor Entertainment in 2018, resuming her care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoshimachi Suisei
is a Japanese virtual YouTuber. She began posting videos as an independent creator in March 2018. In May 2019, she became affiliated with Hololive Production through their newly created music label, INoNaKa Music, before joining the agency's main branch later the same year. Her activity consists primarily of live streaming herself singing karaoke, playing video games, or talking to her fans. She is particularly well known among fans for her skill at Tetris and her singing ability. As of April 2022, she has 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube. She was the fourth streamer and first VTuber on bilibili to acquire over 1,000 ''jiànzhǎng'', viewers who donate over 198 renminbi to a particular streamer every month. Outside YouTube and bilibili, she appeared on Japanese television and radio programs as a virtual personality. As a singer, she released a digital single "Next Color Planet" in March 2020, which peaked at 5th on the Oricon daily digital single ranking, and another, "Ghost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gawr Gura
is a virtual YouTuber affiliated with Hololive English. She is a member of Hololive English - Myth (stylized as HoloMyth), alongside , , , and . She debuted on September 13, 2020, and has since become the most subscribed virtual YouTuber, amassing over 4 million subscribers. Her livestreams focus on entertainment, and primarily consist of Let's Plays, karaoke, and chats with the audience. Gura is often called "Same-chan" in Japan, ''same'' meaning shark. Career Cover Corporation announced auditions for English speakers from April 23 to May 24 of 2020, following the global success of its Japanese VTuber lineup. The design of Gawr Gura was illustrated by Amashiro Natsuki, and the original modeling was done by Shin Umiushi. Gura's Twitter activities first began on September 9, 2020. Her first YouTube livestream was broadcast at 6 AM JST on September 13, to a viewership of approximately 45,000 people; the VOD gained over 800,000 views in the span of three days. On November 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan
''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine ''Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway), holding an exclusive licence from ''Billboard''s parent company to the Billboard brand name in Japan,"Hanshin Contents Link, the operator of Billboard Japan": and manages, among others, the website www.billboard-japan.com and several "Billboard Live"-branded music clubs located in the country. In February 2008, Hanshin Contents Link, under licence from ''Billboard'', launched the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 music chart. As of 2016, the list of charts compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' also includes an albums chart named ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, sales-only-based charts Top Singles Sales, Top Albums Sales, Top Jazz Albums Sales, and Top Classical Albums Sales, a radio-airplay chart named Radio Songs, an animation music Animation music is original music written specifically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Frontier
Anime Frontier is an annual three-day anime convention held during December at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Programming The convention typically offers an art show, concert, and cosplay competition. History Anime Frontier was announced in June 2019 by LeftField Media. Anime Frontier 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The May 2021 event was postponed to December due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Crunchyroll was the primary sponsor of the 2021 event. Anime Frontier's December event had COVID-19 protocols including proof of vaccination and mask requirements. The convention continued to have COVID-19 protocols in 2022. Artist Alley expanded by 50% in 2023. Event history See also * Anime NYC, also organized by LeftField Media References External links Anime Frontier Website {{coord, 32, 44, 56.4, N, 97, 19, 39.72, W, region:US-TX_type:event, display=title Anime conventions in the United States Recurring events established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
