It's impossible to not meet a VTuber at THE VTuber Convention this weekend. Current NewsDrop research has tallied over 740 meet-and-greet schedules for OffKai Expo Gen 5, beating last year's record of 500+. More details on this on our OffKai Expo guide to be released soon.

JUST IN: Ironmouse, Dokibird, AmaLee and Rin Penrose announced they are the captains for an upcoming project, 
“The Wildcard Club” produced by Studio Tangram. More details will be shared at OffKai Expo Gen 5 this weekend. Special announcement stream: www.youtube.com/live...

EARLIER: hololive Meet returns to the Philippines, set to be held on the 2nd day of Cosplay Mania 2026 Saturday, October 3. Machina X Flayon and Banzoin Hakka join Jurard T Rexford and Octavio, while Ayunda Risu and Momosuzu Nene will appear as performers for its JAM Concert.

LOOK: We dropped by the Bandai Namco booth at Anime Expo 2026 to score some hololive goods at the Gashapon area. Can you show us what else did you pull? [Photos by Wokipokei]

LOOK: Our colleague Nethyr shared their photos from hololive production's collaboration with Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen from around 2 weeks ago. The collaboration runs until the end of the month, the VTuber agency said. [🔗 in 💬]

Japanese game publisher Alliance Arts featured their unique game titles during a Special Creator Session at Anime Expo 2026 Thursday July 2 – Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis, and Drunken Goddess Reflux. VTuber NewsDrop takes you right at the heart of the experience. [🔗 in 💬]

We're announcing our *new* email address: hi [at] VTuberNewsDrop [dot] com Our email is the best way to reach out to us for news tips, business inquiries and/or future collaborations! (You may not notice it most of the time but we do read emails!)

OffKai Expo Gen 5 next week = massive event weekend! Which events (or side-events) are you going to?

LOOK: Our NewsDrop correspondent went to BilibiliWorld 2026 last Sunday (July 12), and we were surprised with the amount of VUP (Chinese VTuber) content it had, covering ⅓ of one of the seven halls at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China. 📸 Wokipokei

Now that "Essie's Curse" has been broken after France won its FIFA World Cup 2026™ quarter-final match against Morocco, let's run through the milestones of this hilarious fan moment. [🔗 in 💬]

SPOTLIGHT: Meet COALESCE, Aegis-Link's 2nd Generation VTuber talents. Before they debut this weekend, let's see how they... *coalesce* with each other. Find out what they think of each other before you watch them go all out. Full Interview: vtubernewsdrop.com/s...

Nendoroid SEA TOUR has landed in the Philippines (at Filbar’s SM Megamall)! Their VTuber lineup is stacked. They also have other figures in stock, so don't hesitate to ask.

GAME REVIEW: "Burn-9 is a story-driven, narrative-heavy spy thriller where the player acts as the Remote Operator for an agent on the ground. The demo presents the mission through a top-down tactical interface, agent biometrics and radio conversations." [🔗 in 💬]

Missed AX 2026? We brought the chaos to you — Here's a full rundown of the biggest news, panels, and moments from the weekend! [🔗 in 💬]

EVENTS: Myanmar-based VTuber production ARRI Virtual held the country's first VTuber Exhibition organized at Japan Foundation Yangon Saturday, June 20. ARRI told NewsDrop how successful the event was. [🔗 in 💬]

EARLIER: Mint Fantôme as Kumi Mori, Phoebe Chan as Kokoro Katsura, Michaela Laws as Youko Saionji for the 'School Days Remastered' English dub—Announced by JAST USA at Anime Expo 2026 Saturday night.

Yesterday: Ironmouse and Mori Calliope shared their messages during the COLORFUL STAGE! Fan Meeting at Anime Expo 2026, setting expectations that both VTubers will be collaborating with the rhythm game. (Captured from AX Lite stream the morning after)

Among the activities Ironmouse has prepared at her arcade inside Anime Expo 2026 is a Cosplay Contest! All of them were received positively by Mousey, CDawgVA, the audience onsite and the chat on stream.

EARLIER: Anime Expo 2026 gets ready to open tomorrow! We've got photos from our correspondents on site from Day 0. We're still updating our AX Guide for all the VTuber stuff you should not miss! Bookmark the page and visit from time to time [🔗 in 💬]

Presenting VTuber NewsDrop's Guide to this year's Anime Expo weekend, with additional up-to-date information for fans! vtubernewsdrop.com/n...

Presenting VTuber NewsDrop's Guide to Anime Expo 2026 weekend! NewsDrop correspondents throughout the US will be on the lookout for the latest activities inside AX and around LA next week. (We've also added reminders for your convenience!)

AWARDS: The Winners of the 2026 Onyx Awards have been announced earlier. Watch the full awards show - www.youtube.com/watc...

EVENTS: Fantastic Reality expands its lineup to cover 3 days of music, co-producer Emiliya Fell tells NewsDrop in an interview done weeks before the music festival. vtubernewsdrop.com/f...

June 18: We greet our NewsDrop colleague — Chief US Correspondent Clawmaster — a happy happy birthday!

Current NewsDrop research shows several VTubers have had their songs included in a recently-discovered dataset by The Atlantic's AI Watchdog. This means that songs from select VTubers are most likely prone to being synthesized into AI-generated tracks. READ: vtubernewsdrop.com/v...

Please reply with any VTuber-related event/activity that's going to happen during Anime Expo weekend (We're making a comprehensive guide)! - J

Fans of HOLOSTARS celebrate the group's 7th Anniversary with pop-up fan events worldwide—including the Philippines— today, June 7. Aside from a digital billboard display project, fans also gathered at the Latitude Cafe downstairs to interact with fellow fans.

EVENTS: VTuber NewsDrop was given the chance to witness the debut of Otaku Pop Fes 2026 in the Philippines during the weekend of April 25 to 26. [🔗 in 💬]

EVENTS: The Summer Game Fest has already kicked off this June—and as VTubers are preparing to watch the event with their fans, we are lucky to witness it in person. Here's some snapshots from the Dolby Theater moments before the event starts.

JUST IN: VAllure ceases operations today, June 1, 2026. 📸 Screenshot from website