{"rewrite":{"id":"r_21265502f09f06ef7802aa91","clusterId":"c_3bec520dea4dd93bf05b6618","slug":"tenjin-kotone-recasts-her-possession-host-and-restarts-on-november-11","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Tenjin Kotone Recasts Her Possession Host and Restarts on November 11","summary":"SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO announced that Tenjin Kotone's possession host graduated at the end of 2025 when her contract expired, and the agency has run the character since. On November 11, 2026, the same date the character celebrates her birthday each year, Tenjin Kotone resumes activities with a newly welcomed vessel. Producer Ogami P said a stream on November 3 will explain the decision in speech as well as writing.","whyItMatters":"The agency is keeping the character and replacing the performer, a choice Ogami P framed as shared by management and everyone involved with Kotone, which tests how far a VTuber persona can outlive the person behind it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTenjin Kotone continues as a character while the performer behind her does not. The possession host left at the end of 2025 when her contract expired, and SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO has operated the character in the months since. The restart date is the character\u0026#39;s own birthday, marked every year on November 11, which keeps the persona\u0026#39;s calendar intact rather than starting a new one.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProducer Ogami P wrote that the wish to continue Kotone was shared in the same direction by himself and everyone involved with her, and that management chose this option. He also acknowledged that believers may have found things confusing. A stream on November 3 is set as the place to explain verbally, with a further announcement expected within the second or third.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tenjin Kotone's possession host graduated at the end of 2025 on contract expiry. SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO kept the character running and will restart her with a new vessel on November 11, 2026, her birthday. Producer Ogami P plans a November 3 stream to explain.","twitterPost":"Tenjin Kotone gets a new vessel. The possession host graduated at the end of 2025 on contract expiry, SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO kept the character going, and she restarts November 11, 2026, her birthday. Ogami P sets a November 3 stream to explain.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Tenjin Kotone's possession host graduated at the end of 2025 when her contract expired, and SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO has run the character since. The character resumes on November 11, 2026 with a new vessel, a date that is also her birthday. Producer Ogami P said the wish to continue Kotone was shared by everyone involved and set a November 3 stream to explain.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/161773\",\"title\":\"SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO's Tenjin Kotone's \\\"possession host\\\" graduates; to welcome a \\\"new vessel\\\" and restart from November 11\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5197,"outputTokens":768,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793555846,"createdAt":"2026-11-01T17:51:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-01T17:56:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-01T17:56:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3bec520dea4dd93bf05b6618","canonicalTitle":"SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO所属 天神子兎音の”憑依先ちゃん”が卒業 11月11日より”新たな依代”を迎えて再出発に","representativeArticleId":"a_0a9c04e896458772023e97ed","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO\"],\"people\":[\"Tenjin Kotoin\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-01T17:13:43.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-01T17:13:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-01T17:56:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/161773","title":"SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO所属 天神子兎音の”憑依先ちゃん”が卒業 11月11日より”新たな依代”を迎えて再出発に"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO"],"people":["Tenjin Kotoin"],"type":"news","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Tenjin Kotone's possession host graduated at the end of 2025 due to the expiration of her contract.","SPIRAL STAIRS STUDIO has operated Tenjin Kotone since the graduation.","Tenjin Kotone restarts activities with a new vessel on November 11, 2026.","November 11 is celebrated every year as Tenjin Kotone's birthday.","Producer Ogami P plans a stream on November 3 to explain the decision."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["spiral-stairs-studio","tenjin-kotoin"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"spiral-stairs-studio","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"tenjin-kotoin","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}