{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-28T14:01:56.955Z","story":{"id":"r_ecf1acb266564739a794f2a5","slug":"ippo-nuruta-discusses-vtuber-detective-novel-1-n-no-watson-in-new-interview","url":"https://yomimono.id/ippo-nuruta-discusses-vtuber-detective-novel-1-n-no-watson-in-new-interview","headline":"Ippo Nuruta Discusses VTuber Detective Novel \"1/n No Watson\" in New Interview","summary":"Author Ippo Nuruta, known for VTuber-related works, gave an interview about his light novel series \"1/n no Watson,\" published by Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko. Volume 2 released on April 17. Nuruta explained the concept came from the idea of a detective VTuber whose fans, called \"Watsons,\" engage in deduction battles for their oshi. He developed the duo of engineer Kei and female VTuber otaku Hikari as viewpoint characters, writing without a pre-planned plot.","why_it_matters":"The interview reveals how VTuber fan culture directly inspired the structure of a mainstream light novel series, with the fan-name concept driving the narrative.","published_at":"2026-05-28T12:15:27.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["PANORA"],"citations":[{"source":"PANORA","title":"Interview with Author Ippo Nuruta of \"1/n no Watson\": \"The VTuber Phenomenon Itself Is Interesting, and I've Been Observing It All Along\"","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/143959"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["1/nのワトソン"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["塗田一帆"],"type":"news","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false}}}