{"rewrite":{"id":"r_169fc7b612b1073c3c84714d","clusterId":"c_55782d92a21718d92054bc31","slug":"belle-immersive-live-audition-seeks-one-vtuber-with-3d-model","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Belle Immersive Live Audition Seeks One VTuber With 3D Model","summary":"The immersive music live event \"Animersive Live: Belle\" is holding an audition for a single VTuber to appear as an avatar and voice in the production. The event is set in the world of director Mamoru Hosoda's 2021 animated film \"Belle,\" five years after its story, and follows Hiro-chan, the producer of the diva Bell, as he works to produce a new songstress in the virtual world \u003cU\u003e. The audition, announced on the official X account under Hiro-chan's name, seeks one applicant who owns a 3D model and can grant permission for its use in planning, promotional materials, and production. The model must be loadable in Unity and have VRM or VRChat-compliant facial blendshapes. The application deadline is August 8 at 23:59. The event itself runs from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo, organized by MoN Takanawa and the Animersive Live \"Belle\" Production Committee, with cooperation from Studio Chizu. \"Belle\" marks its fifth anniversary in 2026, and this live is part of that commemoration.","whyItMatters":"This audition turns the fan community itself into the production's cast, a rare move that lets the event's virtual world be populated by an actual VTuber rather than a pre-recorded performer.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe audition is a single opening, not a slate, and the successful applicant will perform with their own avatar and voice, a setup that blends the film\u0026#39;s virtual world with real-time virtual performance. The 3D model requirements are specific: applicants must have permission to use the model in planning and promotional materials, to modify it for production, and to provide it to the production committee. The model must load in Unity and support VRM or VRChat-compliant facial blendshapes, which points to the event\u0026#39;s technical pipeline.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe event itself is described as a new immersive music live that combines anime, music, video, theater, and virtual expression. It is a spin-off story in which Hiro-chan, who produced the diva Bell in the original film, works to produce a new diva in  five years later. The original film, released in 2021, depicted  as a massive internet space where 5 billion people gather. The live runs from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000, with cooperation from Studio Chizu. \u0026#34;Belle\u0026#34; is Hosoda\u0026#39;s biggest hit, and the event commemorates its fifth anniversary in 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Belle immersive live is holding an audition for one VTuber to appear as an avatar and voice, with a deadline of August 8. The successful applicant performs with their own 3D model in a story set five years after the film.","twitterPost":"Want to appear in the world of Belle? The Animersive Live is casting one VTuber with a 3D model, and the model must be Unity-loadable with VRM or VRChat blendshapes. Deadline: August 8.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Animersive Live: Belle is holding an audition for one VTuber to appear as an avatar and voice in its immersive music live, set five years after the 2021 film. 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