COVER Corporation today announced the hololive English -Justice-’s 3D Showcase Schedule, kicking off with Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame on August 1st, Gigi Murin on August 2nd, Cecilia Immergreen on August 8th, Raora Panthera on August 9th, and a 3D Collaboration on August 16th. (PDT)

The four talents will also be joining their fellow hololive English members in the upcoming hololive English 3rd Concert -All for One- event, announced to be happening later in August.

HoloParade: Deluxe Edition is also coming to Switch on the same day!

Flight reservations to Japan from some of its key tourism markets have reportedly plummeted, with some linking the fall to The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel based on the “prophetic” dreams of its author, Ryo Tatsuki.

The cover of the original, published in 1999, refers to a “great disaster” occurring in March 2011 – the date Japan experienced a deadly earthquake and tsunami. In a new edition containing additional material that was published in 2021, Tatsuki said the next major disaster would occur on 5 July 2025. Her claim has fuelled sensationalist social media posts warning people to stay away from Japan.

(Though technically, since it’s gonna be prerecorded, yesterday’s zatsu was her actual last stream)

Announcement Stream for whoever missed the other post

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia has released a special commercial in commemoration of PlayStation‘s 30th anniversary, which it celebrated on December 3, 2024, featuring the new song “PLAYERS” written by Japanese pop duo YOASOBI.

In the commercial, characters Maru (actor Nanase Nishino), Peke (Virtual YouTuber Usada Pekora), and Ki-3 (game streamer KIYO) are messing around in Maru’s grandfather’s shop when they uncover a mysterious Memory Card. Plugging the Memory Card into an original PlayStation starts their journey along the “Play Has No Limits” railway, where they through game worlds like a roller coaster ride.

Direct link to the CM

(Bloomberg) -- Niantic Inc., the company behind the 2016 hit Pokémon Go, is in talks to sell its video-game business to Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely Inc., according to several people familiar with the discussions.

Representatives of Niantic and Scopely declined to comment. Scopely is owned by Savvy Games Group, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

English version edited from Google Translate:

The TV anime "SPECIAL EDITED VERSION "ONE PIECE" Fishman Island Arc" is currently being broadcast every Sunday from 9:30 am on Fuji TV and other stations. The opening theme song for the main story is currently "We Go!" sung by HIKAKIN, SEIKIN, and Luffy, but for February and March, it will be "We Go!" sung by new artists! For February, it has been decided that the opening theme will be "We Go! ~Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine, Tsunomaki Watame with Otsuki Maki Ver.~" sung by Hololive VTubers Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine, Tsunomaki Watame, and Otsuki Maki, who is known for singing the original ending theme for the TV anime "ONE PIECE"! The song will be arranged by Mine Kushita, who also arranged the ending theme for the TV anime "Egghead Arc," "Dear Sunrise" (sung by Maki Otsuki).

The opening theme for the following March season will be "We Go! ~ Takanashi Kiara, Hakos Baelz, Kobo Kanaeru with Hiroshi Kitadani Ver. ~" by Takanashi Kiara and Hakos Baelz of "HoloLive English," Kobo Kanaeru of "HoloLive Indonesia," and Kitadani Hiroshi, who has sung many theme songs for the TV anime "ONE PIECE"! The song will be arranged by the tag team of TeddyLoid and tepe, who have worked on various popular songs.

The opening theme for the February season will be broadcast on Sunday, February 2, 2025, and the March season will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2, 2025, and various music distribution will start the day after the broadcast!

In addition, comments have arrived from the artists ahead of the broadcast.

Please look forward to the TV anime "SPECIAL EDITED VERSION ONE PIECE Fishman Island Arc" that will get more and more exciting as it approaches its climax! Artist comment

〈HoloLive member: Shirakami Fubuki〉

This time, four of us, including Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine, Tsunomaki Watame, and Otsuki Maki, sang "We Go!" from "SPECIAL EDITED VERSION ONE PIECE Fishman Island Arc"! I still can't believe that we, the Hololive members, can hear our singing voices from the "ONE PIECE" anime. I feel very honored to have been given this opportunity, and I am proud to have been involved in a work that I love.

〈HoloLive member: Takanashi Kiara〉

Kikkeriki! I'm Takanashi Kiara from Hololive English -Myth-. I'd like to comment on behalf of my friends Hakos Baelz and Kobo Kanaeru! It's a dream come true to be able to participate in such a wonderful project. This is a great milestone for us as it is the first time that the three of us have sung for an anime. We are so honored to be singing with the legendary Hiroshi Kitadani for our Hololive English/HoloLive Indonesia version! I hope that everyone will enjoy our version of "We Go!" among the many versions out there! The recording was so much fun and I can't wait to hear everyone's reactions.

〈Hiroshi Kitadani〉

This is the first time we've recorded this song that we've been singing in various places and situations for 14 years! And it's a collaboration with everyone at Hololive! While there are parts that are arranged in a pop style, there are also parts that are energetic and powerful and have a strong nuance, so please enjoy the new "We Go!" with stronger nuances!

〈Maki Otsuki〉

This time, we had the opportunity to collaborate with everyone at Hololive for the first time with "We Go!" I was also very happy that it was arranged by Mine Kushita, who I haven't seen in a while! From the cute singing voice, Nun! Otsuki will appear like the final boss, so please look forward to it~ (laughs)

I'm honored to be able to work with Otsuki Maki and all the Hololive members! This time, we've packed in a lot of different instruments and sounds as a special version of the great song "We Go!" from "ONE PIECE". I hope you'll listen to the full version!

I teamed up with tepe to create a dramatic arrangement full of adventure. The cute singing voices of the Hololive members and Kitadani's overwhelming vocals combine to create a world view that will instantly draw you in. The sound is sprinkled with exciting gimmicks that you can discover every time you listen, so please enjoy it to the fullest.

It's really like a dream to be involved with "ONE PIECE", which can be said to be the bible of my life. This time, I teamed up with TeddyLoid to update the song without forgetting to respect the original song. It's packed with a lot of sounds unique to "ONE PIECE", so be sure to check them out. People's dreams never end!!!

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Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has told Elon Musk to stop interfering in the country's politics, after the tech billionaire criticised an Italian court for blocking the transfer of migrants to detention centres in Albania built through a controversial immigration deal.

Musk, who has been picked to jointly lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency" by US President-elect Donald Trump in his incoming administration, wrote on Tuesday on X that "these judges need to go".

He was referring to judges in Rome who had ruled against Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's initiative to outsource the processing and detention of some asylum seekers to Albania.

In a later post, the Tesla owner wrote: "This is unacceptable. Do the people of Italy live in a democracy or does an unelected autocracy make the decisions?”