{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c1523fb0a94dfdbe2a43d08f","clusterId":"c_05d4729cd5ee96fe45f30d04","slug":"voising-helps-yoyogi-animation-school-launch-vtuber-singer-course","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"VOISING Helps Yoyogi Animation School Launch VTuber Singer Course","summary":"Yoyogi Animation School has established a new Singer Course within its VTuber Department, developed in cooperation with the 2.5-dimensional idol agency VOISING. The course is an elective available to students advancing to their second year, starting with the April 2027 enrollment cohort. The curriculum builds on the existing VTuber Department's streaming and content creation skills, adding training in singer activities and music expression. VOISING, which operates four idol groups, contributed its production and talent development expertise. Special lecturer Taka Iwanaga, a former COO of Ichikara who helped launch the Nijisanji project and now an executive officer at VOISING, will deliver lectures. The course is part of the Yoyogi Animation Group, formed in March 2026 through the integration of Yoyogi Animation School, VOISING, Utaite Inc., and ASOBI GOD Inc. The school cited the growing number of VTubers who gain fans through singing as the reason for the new course.","whyItMatters":"The course formalizes a pipeline from a major anime school into a specific agency's talent development system, blending education with direct industry placement.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSpecial lecturer Taka Iwanaga is a former director and chief operating officer of Ichikara Inc., now ANYCOLOR Inc., and helped launch the Nijisanji project. He is scheduled to give lectures from the perspective of talent development and content production.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe course includes planned programs such as special lectures on singer and 2.5-dimensional idol activities, entertainment industry lectures by VOISING personnel, special corrections on works and activities, and opportunities for exchange with active industry creators. Program content is subject to change.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVOISING was established in October 2022. It operates four 2.5-dimensional idol groups: Ireisu, Stapola, Chronova, and Black Flap. Its mission is \u0026#34;MAKE THE WORLD YOUR OSHI: To the world you can support.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoyogi Animation Gakuin has produced over 120,000 graduates over 47 years and operates nine campuses nationwide. The Yoyogi Animation Group was formed in March 2026 through the management integration of Yoyogi Animation Gakuin, VOISING, Utaite Inc., and ASOBI GOD Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"VOISING's Iwanaga, who helped build Nijisanji, now helps a school train VTubers to sing. The course turns the hobbyist singer pipeline into a structured curriculum.","twitterPost":"VOISING brings Iwanaga, a Nijisanji co-founder, to teach a VTuber singing course at Yoyogi Animation School.","threadsPost":"VOISING helped Yoyogi Animation School launch a Singer Course inside its VTuber Department. The curriculum adds music training to the existing streaming skills. Special lecturer Taka Iwanaga, a former Nijisanji launch lead now at VOISING, will teach.","newsletterBlurb":"Yoyogi Animation School has established a Singer Course within its VTuber Department, developed with 2.5-dimensional idol agency VOISING. Available to second-year students from April 2027, the course adds music expression training to the existing VTuber curriculum. Former Nijisanji project COO Taka Iwanaga will serve as a special lecturer.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"MoguLive\",\"url\":\"https://www.moguravr.com/yoyogi-animation-gakuin-vtuber-utagaite-course/\",\"title\":\"Yoyogi Animation School Establishes New \\\"Singer Course\\\" in VTuber Department\"},{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/149385\",\"title\":\"2.5-Dimensional Idol Agency VOISING Cooperates in Establishment of New \\\"Singer Course\\\" at Yoyogi Animation Gakuin VTuber Department\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10820,"outputTokens":1248,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784776425,"createdAt":"2026-07-23T03:02:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-23T03:05:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-23T03:02:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_05d4729cd5ee96fe45f30d04","canonicalTitle":"2.5次元アイドル事務所VOISING、代々木アニメーション学院VTuber科「歌い手コース」の新設に協力","representativeArticleId":"a_e7c52d53ca3c14c7d77a5ae4","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"ないこ\",\"伊藤 太郎\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-22T07:17:06.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-23T02:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-23T03:05:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"MoguLive","url":"https://www.moguravr.com/yoyogi-animation-gakuin-vtuber-utagaite-course/","title":"代々木アニメーション学院、VTuber科に「歌い手コース」を新設"},{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/149385","title":"2.5次元アイドル事務所VOISING、代々木アニメーション学院VTuber科「歌い手コース」の新設に協力"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["ないこ","伊藤 太郎"],"type":"announcement","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Singer Course is an elective within the VTuber Department at Yoyogi Animation School, available to students advancing to their second year from the April 2027 enrollment cohort onward.","VOISING Inc., a 2.5-dimensional idol agency founded in October 2022, cooperated in developing and operating the course's educational program.","Special lecturer Taka Iwanaga, former COO of Ichikara (ANYCOLOR) and current executive officer at VOISING, will give lectures on talent development and content production.","The Yoyogi Animation Group was formed in March 2026 through the management integration of Yoyogi Animation School, VOISING, Utaite Inc., and ASOBI GOD Inc.","VOISING manages four idol groups: Ireisu, Stapola, Chronova, and Black Flap."]}