{"rewrite":{"id":"r_155ffa754c010322d44d3558","clusterId":"c_29cf5892c08a3d9fc457bb01","slug":"link-music-launches-link-ally-to-train-and-employ-vtubers","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Link Music Launches Link Ally To Train And Employ VTubers","summary":"Link Music has launched Link Ally, a VTuber-focused training and employment support project run with Type B continuous employment support offices. Recruitment opens Tuesday, September 1, 2026 and runs through Thursday, October 1. The project takes members in three fields: VTuber candidates, creators, and operations or staff. Participants can work across illustration, Live2D, video, music, events, merchandise production, and management, with no experience or skills required.","whyItMatters":"The project pairs VTuber work with paid employment support for people who face difficulty with general employment because of illness or disability, treating the surrounding production roles as work rather than a hobby pipeline.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAt partner Type B continuous employment support offices, participants take on VTuber activity, illustration, video, music, events, merchandise production, and management as training and production work, and receive wages in the applicable production activities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLink Music says the curriculum is produced by active VTubers and creators, drawn from its own VTuber business. The three recruiting fields are VTuber candidates, who stream, sing, commentate games and appear at events; creators, who handle illustration, video, Live2D, music production and mixing; and operations staff, who handle management, event planning, social media and merchandise planning.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVTuber candidates\u003c/strong\u003e: streaming, singing, game commentary, video, SNS and event appearances\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreators\u003c/strong\u003e: illustration, video, Live2D, music production, mixing and recording\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperations/staff\u003c/strong\u003e: management, event planning and operation, SNS, merchandise planning and production\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Link Ally runs through Type B employment support offices, which means the VTuber roles come with employment-service oversight rather than a studio contract. That changes who can apply and what the exit looks like.","twitterPost":"Link Ally routes VTuber work through Japan's employment support system. The job title is VTuber; the paperwork is welfare-to-work.","threadsPost":"Link Ally's partner is a Type B continuous employment support office, so the VTuber roles sit inside Japan's disability employment services. That shapes the pay, the hours, and what happens after the training ends. Most VTuber training programs end at the audition.","newsletterBlurb":"Link Music has launched Link Ally, a VTuber-focused training and employment support project run with Type B continuous employment support offices. Recruitment runs from September 1 to October 1, 2026, in three fields: VTuber candidates, creators, and operations or staff. Participants work across illustration, Live2D, video, music, events, merchandise production and management, and are paid wages in the applicable production activities.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/156251\",\"title\":\"Link Music Launches \\\"Link Ally,\\\" a VTuber-Focused Training and Employment Support Project in Partnership with Type B Continuous Employment Support Offices\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4643,"outputTokens":682,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789099184,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T03:55:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T03:58:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T03:58:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_29cf5892c08a3d9fc457bb01","canonicalTitle":"Link Music、就労継続支援B型事業所と連携したVTuberに特化した育成・就労支援プロジェクト「Link Ally」を始動","representativeArticleId":"a_93e684a4152e68c5c9f691e6","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Link Ally\"],\"studios\":[\"Link Music\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-11T02:57:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-11T02:57:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T03:58:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/156251","title":"Link Music、就労継続支援B型事業所と連携したVTuberに特化した育成・就労支援プロジェクト「Link Ally」を始動"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Link Ally"],"studios":["Link Music"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}