''VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream'', or ''VDen'' for short, is a Japanese

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

series written by Nana Nanato and illustrated by Siokazunoko. The series originated on the novel posting websites Hameln and Kakuyomu in 2020, before beginning publication under

Fujimi Shobo , formerly , was a Japanese publisher that specialized in light novels, manga, role-playing games and collectible card games. Founded in 1972 and reorganized three times, it was at times an independent company and at times an imprint of Kadokawa F ...

Fujimi Fantasia Bunko is a light novel publishing imprint (trade name), imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Fujimi Shobo, a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation. It was established in 1988 and is aimed at young adult male audience. Many light nov ...

light novel imprint in May 2021, who have published eight volumes as of November 2023. The series is licensed in English by

J-Novel Club J-Novel Club is a publishing company specializing in the translation of Japanese light novels into English. It streams light novels and manga in regular installments before publishing finalized e-books. As of August 2021, J-Novel Club has license ...

. A

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

adaptation by Roto Fujisaki began serialization in

Kadokawa Shoten , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...

's ''

Comp Ace is a Japanese PC game, computer game and manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. ''Comp Ace'' began as a special edition version of another one of Kadokawa Shoten's magazines, ''Comptiq''. The first issue was released on March 26, 2005, and ...

'' magazine in August 2023. An

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

television series adaptation produced by TNK premiered in July 2024.

Characters

; : : The protagonist of the series, who is part of the third generation of VTubers under Live-On. Originally portraying herself as ladylike, she becomes popular after unintentionally showing her unrefined side to her viewers while drinking due to not turning off her livestream. Her unrefined side has been affectionally nicknamed by her viewers as , which she adopts as her alternate persona. ; : : A Live-On talent who is part of its second generation and specializes in racy content such as streaming

eroge An ''eroge'' ( or , ''erogē''; ; a portmanteau of ''erotic game'' , ''erochikku gēmu'') is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. In 1982, Japan's Koei, founded by husband-and-wife team Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa (and later known for strategy ...

. ; : : A Live-On talent who is part of its third generation and is the illustrator for Awayuki. ; : : A Live-On talent who is part of its third generation and specializes in gaming endurance streams. ; : : A Live-On talent who is part of its third generation and specializes in

ASMR Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a tingling sensation that usually begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. A pleasant form of paresthesia, it has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia a ...

streams. ; : : A Live-On talent who is part of its second generation and organizes collaboration streams between her colleagues. ; : : A Live-On talent who is part of its second generation and specializes in introducing and streaming

kusoge ''Kuso'' is a term used in East Asia for the internet culture that generally includes all types of camp and parody. In Japanese, is a word that is commonly translated to English as curse words such as fuck, shit, damn, and bullshit, and is of ...

. ; : : A Live-On talent who is the sole member of its first generation and is revered by her colleagues as the face of the agency, though her eccentricity can overwhelm first-time collaborators. ; : : A Live-On talent who is part of its fourth generation. ; : : A Live-On talent who is part of its fourth generation. ; : : A Live-On talent who is part of its fourth generation.

Media

Light novel

The series is written by Nana Nanato and illustrated by Siokazunoko. It originated as a web novel published on the Hameln novel website on June 22, 2020, then also on the Kakuyomu website on August 4, 2020. It was later acquired by

, who began publishing the series under their

light novel imprint on May 20, 2021. As of July 2024, nine volumes have been released. In March 2022,

announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.

Manga

adaptation was announced in June 2021. Handled by Roto Fujisaki, it began serialization in

's ''

'' magazine on August 25, 2023. As of June 2024, a single ''

tankōbon is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...

'' volume has been released.

Anime

television series adaptation was announced in January 2023. It is produced by TNK and directed by Takuya Asaoka, with scripts written by

Deko Akao is a Japanese singer and screenwriter. She has released 17 singles and 11 albums since her debut in 1994. Several of her songs have been used as openings and endings of anime and radio dramas. She has also written the screenplays of various anim ...

, and character designs handled by Reina Iwasaki. The series makes use of

Live2D Live2D is an animation software developed by Live2D Ltd. It can be used to generate real-time 2D animations, usually anime-style characters, using layered, continuous parts based on an illustration, without the need of frame-by-frame animation ...

, with Live2D direction handled by Live2D Juku, and Live2D motion tracker handled by Nizima Live. The series premiered on July 7, 2024, on

Tokyo MX JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...

and other networks. The opening theme song is , performed by

Ayane Sakura is a Japanese voice actress. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Her roles included Natsumi Koshigaya in ''Non Non Biyori'', Secre Swallowtail in '' Black Clover'', Ochaco Uraraka in ''My Hero Academia'', Tsubaki Sawabe in ''Your Lie in April ...

as her character Awayuki Kokorone and her persona Shuwa-chan, while each episode features a different ending theme song performed by its cast.

Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and tel ...

has licensed the series outside Asia.

Medialink Medialink Group Limited is a content distributor and licensor based in Kowloon, Hong Kong specializing in the distribution of Japanese anime and brand licensing. Its offices are located at Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Registered from Hong Kong ...

licensed the series in East, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.

Episodes

YouTube channel

YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...

channel called "Live-On" was launched on May 15, 2024. Promotional content, songs and more are posted on this channel to promote the anime and manga.

Notes

References

External links

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