{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4e1564af4389d6400769e65e","clusterId":"c_e05fc743e2abdc10ce1b7603","slug":"azki-joins-animersive-live-belle-project-layra","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"AZKi Joins Animersive Live Belle Project Layra","summary":"Hololive-affiliated VTuber AZKi will appear in the immersive music live show \"Animersive Live 'Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -',\" based on Mamoru Hosoda's 2021 film \"Belle.\" The announcement came on August 21, 2026, through the show's official \"HIROchan\" X account, which first posted a silhouette hinting at a guest artist as the \"Diva of the VTuber world\" shortly after 3:00 p.m. that day, then confirmed AZKi's involvement at 7:00 p.m. AZKi also released a comment expressing excitement about performing on the show's main stage. The live event is scheduled to run from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo. The show is a spin-off story set five years after the film, following the character Hiro-chan as she produces a new songstress in the virtual world U, which in the film gathered 5 billion users. Organizers are MoN Takanawa and the Animersive Live \"Belle\" Production Committee, with cooperation from Studio Chizu.","whyItMatters":"The casting of a Hololive VTuber as a guest artist signals a crossover between virtual idol culture and a mainstream anime film's immersive stage adaptation, potentially drawing a new audience to the venue-based show.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAZKi is a Hololive-affiliated VTuber whose own X account posted a comment about the appearance, expressing excitement at \u0026#34;delivering songs on U\u0026#39;s main stage.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe show blends anime, music, video, theater, and virtual expression as an immersive music live format.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAZKi\u0026#39;s character in the show is a guest artist for Utopia, a role the \u0026#34;HIROchan\u0026#34; account teased as the \u0026#34;Diva of the VTuber world.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe spin-off story follows Hiro-chan (also written with the phonetic reading \u0026#34;Az\u0026#34;), the producer of the songstress Bell in the original film, working to produce a new songstress in U five years after the events of \u0026#34;Belle.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe film\u0026#39;s 2021 virtual world U, an internet space gathering 5 billion users, is recreated as a live music experience in the real venue MoN Takanawa.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe program runs Saturdays and Sundays only, from October 10 to November 15, 2026, with the venue listed as MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganizers are MoN Takanawa and the Animersive Live \u0026#34;Belle\u0026#34; Production Committee, with cooperation from Studio Chizu LLP.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"AZKi joins Animersive Live Belle Project Layra as the Diva of the VTuber world. The guest slot pulls a Hololive name into a Hosoda property, pairing two audiences that rarely cross.","twitterPost":"AZKi's casting as the Diva of the VTuber world in Animersive Live Belle Project Layra links Hololive's audience to Hosoda's.","threadsPost":"AZKi's role in Animersive Live Belle Project Layra is the Diva of the VTuber world, a title the show coined. The casting is notable for connecting Hololive's fanbase with Mamoru Hosoda's, two groups that normally don't overlap.","newsletterBlurb":"Hololive's AZKi is set to appear in the immersive music live show based on Mamoru Hosoda's 'Belle.' The event runs from October 10 to November 15 in Tokyo, blending virtual and real performances.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2134754.html\",\"title\":\"Hololive's AZKi Announced to Appear in 'Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -'!\"},{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/153670\",\"title\":\"Hololive VTuber AZKi Announced for Animersive Live \\\"Belle\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9212,"outputTokens":1331,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787331253,"createdAt":"2026-08-21T16:45:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T16:46:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T16:45:34.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e05fc743e2abdc10ce1b7603","canonicalTitle":"アニマーシブライブ「竜とそばかすの姫」にホロライブ所属のVTuber「AZKi」が出演決定","representativeArticleId":"a_c1f528e4b2f60ea65d38645f","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Belle\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Animmersive Live: Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Mamoru Hosoda\",\"AZKi\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-21T11:02:19.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-21T11:26:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T16:46:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2134754.html","title":"ホロライブ・AZkiさんが「竜とそばかすの姫 - PROJECT LAYRA - 」に出演決定！"},{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/153670","title":"アニマーシブライブ「竜とそばかすの姫」にホロライブ所属のVTuber「AZKi」が出演決定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Belle"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Animmersive Live: Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -"],"studios":[],"people":["Mamoru Hosoda","AZKi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["AZKi, a Hololive-affiliated VTuber, will appear as a guest artist in \"Animersive Live 'Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -'\".","The announcement was made on August 21, 2026, via the event's official X account, with a silhouette tease at 3:00 p.m. and confirmation at 7:00 p.m.","The immersive live show is scheduled to run from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000.","The show is a spin-off set five years after the film \"Belle\" (2021), directed by Mamoru Hosoda, with cooperation from Studio Chizu."]}