{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e354ee1b345b5ac83023c11f","clusterId":"c_383f24268aea93b19d4843a0","slug":"kujo-ringo-to-publish-vtuber-guidebook-with-sotechsha","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kujo Ringo To Publish VTuber Guidebook With Sotechsha","summary":"VTuber Kujo Ringo is publishing \"Zero kara Wakaru VTuber no Hajimekata! Haishin Debut kara Fan-zukuri, Shuekika made\" through Sotechsha on September 28, 2026. The 240-page A5 book is priced at 2,200 yen and printed in two colors. It covers the work of starting as a VTuber and of staying one: concept planning, ordering art and models from illustrators and modelers, streaming software and equipment, publicity plans, pre-stream testing, collaborations, merchandise, 3D modeling and 3D live performances, taking on work, and health and mental care for the long run. Illustrator LAM, who designed Kujo Ringo's own look, drew the cover. Advance sales opened at 11:00 on September 14 at Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara, Tokyo. Kujo Ringo is also active in the VR community and writes columns, including a serialized one titled \"Oshiete, Kujo Ringo-sama!\"","whyItMatters":"The book is written by a VTuber who came up through an audition in which several performers shared one avatar design and only the most popular could debut, so its advice covers the selection process itself rather than only the streaming that follows.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKujo Ringo debuted on December 10, 2018 as \u0026#34;the hybrid lady of vampire and human,\u0026#34; from the Avatar2.0 Project. Her audition was the one nicknamed \u0026#34;Virtual Kodoku,\u0026#34; where performers given the same avatar streamed against each other and only the most popular could debut. She graduated from Avatar2.0 Project in January 2020, bought back her own copyright in 2021, joined Sony Music\u0026#39;s VEE project in May 2022 as a first-wave member, and went independent from VEE in April 2024. Her YouTube channel has 42,000 subscribers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe announced the book on X on September 13, 2026: \u0026#34;It is a single volume packed with my knowledge and experience so that it will be useful not only for preparation but also long after debut.\u0026#34; Shosen Book Tower\u0026#39;s computer books account posted that the fair stand carries the title, and it is also listed for sale at Amazon, Yodobashi Camera, and Rakuten Books. The ISBN is 978-4-8007-1361-2, and the book is in Japanese.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kujo Ringo's guidebook runs 240 pages, and a third of the promised ground is what happens after the debut stream: mental care, health, collaborations. LAM, who drew Ringo's own look, did the cover.","twitterPost":"Kujo Ringo's 240-page guidebook spends real space on staying a VTuber: health, mental care, long-run work. LAM drew the cover.","threadsPost":"Kujo Ringo's book is built on the premise that starting is the easy part. It covers concept planning and model orders, then carries through to merchandise, 3D live performances, and health care for staying in the work. LAM, who designed Ringo's own look, drew the cover for Sotechsha.","newsletterBlurb":"Kujo Ringo is publishing a 240-page VTuber guidebook through Sotechsha on September 28, 2026, priced at 2,200 yen with a cover by illustrator LAM. It starts at concept planning and equipment and runs through merchandise, 3D lives, and how to stay healthy enough to keep streaming. Advance sales opened September 14 at Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96537\",\"title\":\"Kujo Ringo Publishes Guidebook on VTuber Activities, Covering Everything from Debut Preparation to \\\"Mental Techniques for Keeping Going\\\"\"},{\"source\":\"MoguLive\",\"url\":\"https://www.moguravr.com/kujo-ringo-vtuber-book/\",\"title\":\"VTuber Kujo Ringo Writes \\\"Zero kara Wakaru VTuber no Hajimekata!\\\" Published by Sotechsha\"},{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/156530\",\"title\":\"Kujo Ringo Announces First Book \\\"Zero kara Wakaru VTuber no Hajimekata! 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