New Hololive goods are coming, this time in celebration of Japan’s Kanda Festival. Beginning May 1, 2023, special merchandise featuring 12 of Hololive’s VTubers will be on sale at atré Akihabara. atré Akihabara will also be decorated for the event, and original music will be broadcast throughout the store. The merchandise will be available to purchase until May 21, 2023.
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The VTubers involved in the Kanda Festival 2023 event and appearing on merchandise will be:
- Gawr Gura
- Himemori Luna
- Houshou Marine
- Kobo Kanaeru
- Kureiji Ollie
- Minato Aqua
- Nakiri Ayame
- Ninomae Ina’nis
- Ookami Mio
- Sakamata Chloe
- Sakura Miko
- Shirakami Fubuki
Each of the 12 VTubers received a new illustration of them wearing a shrine maiden outfit. T-shirts, acrylic figures, teacups, hand towels, tapestries, and more featuring these illustrations will be on sale at the Hololive Kanda Festival 2023 event. The T-shirts and tapestries will also have versions with the VTubers in their regular outfits.
The Kanda Festival is one of Tokyo’s three major Shinto festivals, taking place at Kanda Shrine. It celebrates Tokugawa Ieyasu’s victory at the battle of Sekigahara in the year 1600. The festival takes place on the Saturday and Sunday closest to May 15 in every odd-numbered year.
Hololive’s parent company, Cover, recently announced HololiveCity at Hololive Super Expo 2023. Not much info was given about the project, though a live performance from Hololive’s 5th gen of VTubers will take place there.
The Hololive Kanda Festival 2023 event will take place from May 1 to May 21, 2023. Merchandise for the event will be available to purchase at atré Akihabara. Select merchandise will also go on sale at the Kanda Shrine beginning on May 11.
