{"rewrite":{"id":"r_888f4d1429247d828886067a","clusterId":"c_6240a10b15f2658fe3b2a617","slug":"etileproduction-opens-2nd-generation-audition-with-three-illustrator-designs","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"EtileProduction Opens 2nd Generation Audition with Three Illustrator Designs","summary":"BlueOrbit Inc. opened applications for the second generation of its VTuber agency EtileProduction on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The window runs through Friday, October 30, 2026, and the whole audition is conducted online. Three illustrators will design the new talents: Nagishiro Mito, Koumashiro, and Youka. All three have worked across VTubers, games, and publishing. BlueOrbit says it will interview each successful applicant about the self they want to become and reflect those wishes in the design. The agency's first generation, Hoshizuka Zeno, Urana Maina, and Mitsuno Shito, is currently active. EtileProduction states its vision as healing loneliness throughout Japan and says it wants talents to keep growing as people and creators. Applicants must be women aged 18 or older living in Japan, able to stream four or more days a week and to continue for two years or more. No initial costs are charged.","whyItMatters":"EtileProduction is borrowing the character designer as the headline draw, a staffing model the cluster shows was already standard across hololive, Nijisanji, and Azur Lane, and it is pairing that with a quoted promise to interview each hire about the self they want to become.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe application form sits behind a notes page, and the agency says it charges no registration or lesson fees. Successful applicants work as EtileProduction talents. The agency lists no initial cost burden and covers illustrations, Live2D models, and other debut materials, plus moderator placement, schedule management, teaser production, and goods and digital content sales support.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEtileProduction also describes a data side, with staff who have run channels past 70,000 subscribers and more than 2,000 cumulative posts reading YouTube Analytics. On the creative side it says its video staff have worked on projects for major VTuber agencies. Preferred applicant traits include singing, illustration, or gaming skills, prior streaming on YouTube or Twitch, editing or design experience, and a self-built setup with a desktop PC, audio gear, and soundproofing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three designers arrive with separate followings. Nagishiro Mito drew hololive\u0026#39;s Shirakami Fubuki and Kawakaze from Azur Lane, and has over 430,000 followers on X. Koumashiro drew hololive\u0026#39;s Omaru Polka and Craft Essence art for Fate/Grand Order, with over 360,000 followers. Youka designed Nijisanji\u0026#39;s Inui Toko and has over 170,000 followers, and published a first art book, Youka Art Book San, through Genkosha in November 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"EtileProduction's 2nd gen audition will be designed by Nagishiro Mito, Koumashiro, and Youka, the three illustrators behind Shirakami Fubuki, Omaru Polka, and Inui Toko. Applications run Sept 12 to Oct 30.","twitterPost":"BlueOrbit says it will interview each EtileProduction 2nd gen hire about the \"self they want to become\" and put that into the character design. Applications are open until Oct 30.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"BlueOrbit has opened the EtileProduction second generation audition, running from September 12 to October 30, 2026, entirely online. Nagishiro Mito, Koumashiro, and Youka are handling the character designs, and the agency says it will interview each hire about the self they want to become. The first generation, Hoshizuka Zeno, Urana Maina, and Mitsuno Shito, is currently active.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/434/4434368/?rss\",\"title\":\"【VTuber Audition】Popular Illustrators Natsushiro Mito, Koumashiro, and Youka to Handle Character Designs! \\\"EtileProduction\\\" 2nd Generation Audition to Be Held from September 12\"},{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/156429\",\"title\":\"VTuber Agency \\\"EtileProduction\\\" Holds 2nd-Generation Audition; Illustrators Nagashiro Mito, Koumashiro, and Youka to Handle Character Design\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":7653,"outputTokens":1162,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789195464,"createdAt":"2026-09-12T06:38:51.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T06:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T06:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6240a10b15f2658fe3b2a617","canonicalTitle":"VTuber事務所「EtileProduction」2期生オーディションが開催　イラストレーター凪白みと・こうましろ・ようかがキャラクターデザインを担当","representativeArticleId":"a_225a084ee2a8cb6d7ab9f936","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"EtileProduction\"],\"studios\":[\"BlueOrbit\"],\"people\":[\"Nagishiro Mito\",\"Koumashiro\",\"Youka\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-12T03:33:25.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-12T03:33:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T06:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/434/4434368/?rss","title":"【VTuberオーディション】人気イラストレーター凪白みと先生・こうましろ先生・ようか先生がキャラクターデザインを担当！「EtileProduction」2期生オーディションを9月12日より開催"},{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/156429","title":"VTuber事務所「EtileProduction」2期生オーディションが開催　イラストレーター凪白みと・こうましろ・ようかがキャラクターデザインを担当"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["EtileProduction"],"studios":["BlueOrbit"],"people":["Nagishiro Mito","Koumashiro","Youka"],"type":"announcement","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["BlueOrbit Inc. opened the EtileProduction second generation audition on Saturday, September 12, 2026, with applications closing Friday, October 30, 2026.","Nagishiro Mito, Koumashiro, and Youka will handle character design for the EtileProduction second generation.","EtileProduction's current first generation consists of Hoshizuka Zeno, Urana Maina, and Mitsuno Shito.","Applicants must be women aged 18 or older residing in Japan, able to stream four or more days per week and continue for two years or more.","EtileProduction charges no initial costs, registration fees, or lesson fees, and provides illustrations and Live2D models for debut."]}