'VTuber Legend' Anime Adaptation Reveals Main Crew and Fresh Artwork

The anime adaptation of Nana Nanato's light novel series, "VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream," has revealed its main staff and additional visual material, as announced by Kadokawa. The story revolves around a VTuber character, Awayuki Kokorone, who achieves fame in a rather unconventional way.



The anime project "VTuber Legend" is helmed by director Takuya Asaoka, while Deko Akao is in charge of the series' scripts and Reina Iwasaki handles the character designs. Live2D JUKU and nizima LIVE are responsible for the direction and tracking of the Live 2D movements.

In addition to the production team details, Kadokawa has released new visual material for the anime series. Furthermore, a video featuring Ayane Sakura, the voice of the VTuber character Awayuki Kokorone from the light novel series, has been released, giving potential viewers a taste of the character dynamics they can expect in the anime.

The light novel's plot explores the life of Yuki Tanaka, a 20-year-old who works alongside her streaming idols at Live-On, a prominent VTuber company in Japan. She embodies the character of the lovable and polite Awayuki Kokorone. However, her fate takes an unexpected turn when an off-stream moment of hers accidentally goes live and garners viral attention. This unforeseen mishap catapults Yuki into a new realm of popularity and leads her to embrace a more liberated persona, much to the delight of her audience.

The novel series, which began in 2021 with illustrations by Siokazunoko, offers an exploration of the VTuber industry.