Kizuna Ai is the first V-Tuber to get an Anime adaptation! After almost 6 years in the industry, V-tuber sensation Kizuna Ai will be stepping into the realm of anime. In her own anime TV series titled “Kizuna no Allele” releasing in 2023.
The anime was first announced in February this year during her live concert “Hello World, 2022” before going on an indefinite hiatus. En Morikura, the character designer of Kizuna Ai, released a special visual.
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重大発表その２！！
キズナアイ
✨アニメプロジェクト始動✨
＼#キズナアイ #helloworld2022 pic.twitter.com/zRJRQqUJqm— Kizuna AI Inc. (@KizunaAIinc) February 26, 2022
Who is Kizuna Ai?
Kizuna Ai is one of the most influential V-Tubers on the internet. However, it’s debatable whether she was quick to do VTubing the manner in which we know it.
- She began her virtual youtube journey in 2016. She is also the most subscribed Vtuber on the platform with two youtube channels and another channel on Bilibili.
- She is known for doing video vlogs and youtube sketches, alongside discussions, Q&A’s, and video game streams. Her character was that of an “Intelligent AI” character who was able to relate to human troubles while also being joyful.
- She is also one of the first Vtubers to stretch out to an English community when fans started translating her videos for free.
- Kizuna Ai has also released multiple songs and virtual reality and augmented reality games.
Kizuna no Allele Anime and future projects
The official Kizuna Ai Twitter has announced that the anime has entered production. Just a key visual has been revealed based on the announcement, so fans are still left wondering whether the series will be a full-blow series, a movie, music, or a short OVA.
During Kizuna Ai’s indefinite hiatus, her goal is to further develop herself. Her management laid out the policy in regard to her indefinite hiatus in a different statement in those days.
https://twitter.com/iamjemboy/status/972628614142447617?s=20&t=vPeNvKRmmKjR_qdNfufTNw
Though she’s now on hiatus, the V-Tuber hinted at future projects, saying “I think you’ve been hearing words, for example, metaverse and NFT as of late. It sounds confounded yet new and fun simultaneously.”
People on the internet know Kizuna Ai for her songs such as “AIAIAI” composed by Yasutaka Nakata and “Again” composed by Taku Inoue.
Kizuna’s previous works in the anime industry
- She played out the theme song for the 2019 film, Laidbackers.
- She has likewise had cameo roles in the 2018 sci-fi anime Ingress and the 2018 psychological horror anime, Magical Girl Site.
- In addition, she has collaborated with brands such as the fashion brand Valentino and the mobile game Azur Lane.
Her other achievements:
- Kizuna Ai’s presence likewise reaches out past the internet, as the person has shown up in various TV commercials.
- In March 2018, she became one of the tourism ambassadors for the Japan National Tourism Association (also known as JNTO).
- Kizuna also made Newsweek Japan’s list of “100 Globally Respected Japanese People,” close by noticeable industry figures like One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, Detective Conan creator Gosho Aoyama and many more.
Conclusion
- Kizuna started her Youtube channel in 2016. Her “A.I. Channel” has now over 3.5 million subscribers and over 1.4 million subscribers on her “A.I. Games” channel.
- Her main channel contains music videos, both original and the occasional covers. In contrast, her second channel is about games and is perfect meme material.
- Although the show’s entire staff and cast are unknown, it is reasonable to assume that Nozomi Kasuga will voice Kizuna since the actress formally confirmed her role as the VTuber in April 2020.
Are you excited about Kizuna Ai’s anime, Kizuna no Allele? Lets you know in the comments down below.
Sources: Official Twitter Account, Anime News Network, Crunchyroll, Comic Natalie
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