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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream
First light novel volume cover, featuring Awayuki Kokorone
VTuberなんだが配信切り忘れたら伝説になってた
(Buichūbā Nanda ga Haishin Kiriwasuretara Densetsu ni Natteta)
GenreComedy, slice of life[1]
Novel series
Written byNana Nanato
Published by
  • Hameln
  • Kakuyomu
Original runJune 22, 2020 – present
Light novel
Written byNana Nanato
Illustrated bySiokazunoko
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runMay 20, 2021 – present
Volumes9
Manga
Written byNana Nanato
Illustrated byRoto Fujisaki
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 25, 2023 – present
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed byTakuya Asaoka
Written byDeko Akao
Music by
  • Masato Suzuki
  • Tsubasa Handa
StudioTNK
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS NTV
Original run July 7, 2024 – present
Episodes6
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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream[a], or VDen[b] for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Nana Nanato and illustrated by Siokazunoko. The series originated on the novel posting websites Hameln and Kakuyomu in 2020, before beginning publication under Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko light novel imprint in May 2021, who have published nine volumes as of July 2024. The series is licensed in English by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Roto Fujisaki began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine in August 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by TNK premiered in July 2024.

Plot

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Awayuki Kokorone is a third generation VTuber of Live-On who struggled to catch up to the success of her fellow third generation colleagues. When she unintentionally showcases her unrefined side onstream, she experiences a sudden wave of popularity. Awayuki takes stride in handling this newfound success alongside the rest of Live-On.

Characters

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Awayuki Kokorone (心音 淡雪, Kokorone Awayuki)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[2][3] (Japanese); Hayden Daviau[4] (English)
The protagonist of the series, who is part of the third generation of VTubers under Live-On. Originally portraying herself as ladylike, she becomes popular after unintentionally showing her unrefined side to her viewers while drinking due to not turning off her livestream. Her unrefined side has been affectionally nicknamed by her viewers as Shuwa-chan (シュワちゃん), which she adopts as her alternate persona.
Sei Utsuki (宇月 聖, Utsuki Sei)
Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi[5] (Japanese); Morgan Berry (English)
A Live-On talent who is part of its second generation and specializes in racy content such as streaming eroge.
Mashiro Irodori (彩 ましろ, Irodori Mashiro)
Voiced by: Saku Mizuno[5] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
A Live-On talent who is part of its third generation and is the illustrator for Awayuki.
Hikari Matsuriya (祭屋 光, Matsuriya Hikari)
Voiced by: Machico[5] (Japanese); Kristin Sutton[4] (English)
A Live-On talent who is part of its third generation and specializes in gaming endurance streams.
Chami Yanagase (柳瀬 ちゃみ, Yanagase Chami)
Voiced by: Sayaka Kikuchi[5] (Japanese); Hannah Alyea[4] (English)
A Live-On talent who is part of its third generation and specializes in ASMR streams.
Shion Kaminari (神成 シオン, Kaminari Shion)
Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi[6] (Japanese); Diane Meo[7] (English)
A Live-On talent who is part of its second generation and organizes collaboration streams between her colleagues.
Nekoma Hirune (昼寝 ネコマ, Hirune Nekoma)
Voiced by: Ayaka Ōhashi[6] (Japanese); Hannah Magers[8] (English)
A Live-On talent who is part of its second generation and specializes in introducing and streaming kusoge.
Hareru Asagiri (朝霧 晴, Asagiri Hareru)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[9] (Japanese); Madeleine Morris[10] (English)
A Live-On talent who is the sole member of its first generation and is revered by her colleagues as the face of the agency, though her eccentricity can overwhelm first-time collaborators.
Arisu Sōma (相馬 有素, Sōma Arisu)
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[11]
A Live-On talent who is part of its fourth generation and holds a deep overwhelming adoration for Awayuki.
Eirai Sonokaze (苑風 エーライ, Sonokaze Eirai)
Voiced by: M.A.O[11]
A Live-On talent who is part of its fourth generation and has a knack of sharing both informative and obscene animal trivia.
Kaeru Yamatani (山谷 還, Yamatani Kaeru)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano[11]
A Live-On talent who is part of its fourth generation and wants to be treated like a baby.

Media

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Light novel

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The series is written by Nana Nanato and illustrated by Siokazunoko. It originated as a web novel published on the Hameln novel website on June 22, 2020, then also on the Kakuyomu website on August 4, 2020. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo, who began publishing the series under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko light novel imprint on May 20, 2021. As of July 2024, nine volumes have been released. In March 2022, J-Novel Club announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.[12]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 20, 2021[13]978-4-04-074111-6May 30, 2022[1]978-1-71-838698-3
2 September 18, 2021[14]978-4-04-074294-6October 17, 2022[1]978-1-71-838700-3
3 January 20, 2022[15]978-4-04-074401-8January 23, 2023[1]978-1-71-838702-7
4 May 20, 2022[16]978-4-04-074402-5March 27, 2023[1]978-1-71-838704-1
5 September 16, 2022[17]978-4-04-074690-6July 10, 2023[1]978-1-71-838706-5
6 January 20, 2023[18]978-4-04-074692-0October 16, 2023[1]978-1-71-838708-9
7 June 20, 2023[19]978-4-04-074982-2August 19, 2024[1]978-1-71-838710-2
8 November 17, 2023[20]978-4-04-075231-0——
9 July 20, 2024978-4-04-075529-8——

Manga

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A manga adaptation was announced in June 2021.[21] Handled by Roto Fujisaki, it began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine on August 25, 2023.[22] As of June 2024, a single tankōbon volume has been released.[23]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 25, 2024[23]978-4-04-114736-8

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced in January 2023.[3][24] It is produced by TNK and directed by Takuya Asaoka, with scripts written by Deko Akao, and character designs handled by Reina Iwasaki.[25] The series makes use of Live2D, with Live2D design handled by Live2D Creative Studio, Live2D direction handled by Live2D Juku Online School and Live2D motion tracker handled by Nizima Live, as well as Live2D Cubism (episode 2 only), Clip Studio Paint and OBS Studio. The series premiered on July 7, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[5][6] The opening theme song is "Virtual Showtime!" (バーチャル・ショータイム！) performed by Awayuki Kokorone and Shuwa-chan (Ayane Sakura),[11] while each episode features a different ending theme song performed by its cast. Crunchyroll has licensed the series outside Asia.[26] Medialink licensed the series in East, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[27]

Episodes

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No.Title [28]Ending theme songDirected by [28]Written by [28]Storyboarded by [28]Original air date [29]
1"Episode 1""Champagne ni Narikirenai Watashi o" (シャンパンになりきれない私を) by Awayuki Kokorone (Ayane Sakura)Ryo OhkuboDeko AkaoTakuya AsaokaJuly 7, 2024 (2024-07-07)
Awayuki Kokorone, a VTuber affiliated with Live-On who presents herself as ladylike, starts a livestream and begins to wrap up a few minutes later. Unbeknownst to her, she does not shut off the stream, giving viewers a glimpse to a candid and unreserved Awayuki who drinks and blurts out obscene remarks as she drunkenly watches her colleagues' streams, much to their delight. As she wakes up from a hangover, Awayuki is horrified to learn her livestream became a trending topic. She is however encouraged by her manager to take advantage of the newfound appeal, and Awayuki, reflecting on her slow channel growth, takes it in stride, setting up a collaboration with colleagues Sei Utsuki and Shion Kaminari.
2"Episode 2""Otoko to Onna no Love Game [ja]" (男と女のラブゲーム) by Awayuki Kokorone (Ayane Sakura) & Sei Utsuki (Yū Kobayashi)Ryo OhkuboDeko AkaoTakuya AsaokaJuly 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)
Awayuki collaborates with her illustrator Mashiro Irodori, who takes surprise in seeing her candid side and nicknames it Shuwa-chan, as they read viewer-submitted questions. Awayuki also promises to Mashiro on holding alcohol-free days as they preview a new Live2D outfit for Awayuki to use. She is later roped in to an impromptu collaboration with Sei and Shion as they read questions and participate in karaoke sessions. After the collaboration, Awayuki recounts how discovering and applying for Live-On made her break out from being overworked at a black company before heading home to stream a game, where she becomes enraged with its gameplay and breaks her microphone.
3"Episode 3""Sweet Magic" (スイートマジック) by Hikari Matsuriya (Machico)Shiho TakahashiInaho FujioShiho TakahashiJuly 21, 2024 (2024-07-21)
Live-On colleague Chami Yanagase calls Awayuki and offers her a microphone replacement and an invitation to visit her house. Awayuki agrees to the offer and visits her, where she realizes Chami is shy and nervous, and they start a stream soon after where Chami asks her for advice on socializing. Later on, Awayuki starts a stream, revealing her new outfit for her Shuwa-chan persona to her viewers and celebrating on getting monetized, and begins taking call-ins from her colleagues. Nekoma Hirune enters the call, though Awayuki hears the voice of Hareru Asagiri and assumes Nekoma is impersonating her, so she entertains “Hareru” with absurd collaboration ideas but she agrees to all of them to her shock and leaves. Nekoma rejoins the call, revealing she and Hareru pranked her, and Awayuki realizes to her horror Hareru was the one actually agreeing to her ideas.
4"Episode 4""Live Start" (ライブスタート) by Live-On CastRyo OhkuboMini IzumiKahoru FujikiJuly 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)
Awayuki purchases a Long Fit for a fitness game stream, where she gets exposed for never exercising and struggles to keep up with the increasing difficulty of the exercises. She then transitions into her Shuwa-chan persona to alleviate the pain and watches her colleagues' streams and is left continuously surprised with their eccentricities. The next day, Awayuki heads to the studio to record her parts for a music video with Live-On and meets some of her colleagues in person for the first time, including Hareru, leaving Awayuki stunned; Live-On later premieres the music video, and Awayuki commemorates it by announcing a fourth generation of Live-On talents will be revealed soon.
5"Episode 5""Odoru Akachan Ningen" (踊る赤ちゃん人間) by Kaeru Yamatani (Ai Kayano)Hodaka KuramotoMatsuryou AkaTakuya AsaokaAugust 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)
Awayuki begins to watch the debut livestreams of the fourth generation and looks forward to being a good role model to the juniors. She then realizes all of its members are as eccentric as the rest of Live-On, shattering her initial hopes of them being normal. After coming off from a collaboration with Mashiro, Awayuki gets a call from her manager that one of the fourth-generation members, Arisu Soma, has been sending requests for a collaboration, unnerving Awayuki due to Arisu’s deep adoration for her. She reluctantly agrees, and Awayuki becomes overwhelmed with Arisu’s dedication to her as the latter analyzes her first drunk livestream, making Awayuki cringe at her past self.
6"Episode 6""Futatsu no Hoshi" (ふたつの星) by Shion Kaminari (Sumire Morohoshi) & Sei Utsuki (Yū Kobayashi)Takahiko UsuiMatsuryou AkaKahoru FujikiAugust 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)
Awayuki is notified by her manager that she is being invited by Shion as a special guest to her highlight stream after seeing her banter during Eirai's game show stream. She heads to Shion's house, where she becomes unnerved with Shion's motherly nature and is forced to roleplay as a baby. They then proceed to host the highlight stream, taking part in banter as they review the clips of the week from their colleagues. Shion thanks Awayuki on joining and she comments how Awayuki brings out the best in her colleagues during collaborations, surprising and pleasing Awayuki.
7"Episode 7"TBATBATBATBAAugust 18, 2024 (2024-08-18)

YouTube channel

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A YouTube channel called "Live-On" was launched on May 15, 2024.[9] Promotional content, songs and more are posted on this channel to promote the anime and manga.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: VTuberなんだが配信切り忘れたら伝説になってた, Hepburn: Buichūbā Nanda ga Haishin Kiriwasuretara Densetsu ni Natteta
  2. ^ Japanese: ぶいでん, Hepburn: BuiDen

References

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  2. ^ 『VTuberなんだが配信切り忘れたら伝説になってた』のスペシャルPVが公開 佐倉綾音さんがVTuber・心音淡雪を演じ早くも60万回再生を突破. LN News (in Japanese). May 22, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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  4. ^ a b c Mateo, Alex (July 26, 2024). "VTuber Legend, Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? Anime Reveal English Dub Casts, Premieres". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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  6. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 1, 2024). "VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream Anime Reveals More Cast, Promo Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Meo, Diane [@DeeMeoVO] (July 28, 2024). "🎙️ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT🎙️

    "Your kink is more reasonable and less raunchy than I expected" 🦊

    Super excited to announce I am the English voice of Shion Kaminari in VTuber Legend!

    The dub of episode 2 is out now on @crunchyroll! 🌸

    #ぶいでんアニメ
    #VtuberLegend"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Magers, Hannah [@HannahMMagers] (August 4, 2024). ""Bruh, I figured you'd catch on by now?" 🕹️

    Overjoyed to share that you can hear me as the English voice of NEKOMA 🐟🐾 in #VtuberLegend ! Honestly couldn't have picked a more perfect character for my unhinged self LOL.

    Watch Episode 3 dubbed now on @Crunchyroll!

    #anime"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    Also very pleased to be @macyyyanne's assistant writer on a few of these!"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  18. ^ VTuberなんだが配信切り忘れたら伝説になってた６ (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  19. ^ VTuberなんだが配信切り忘れたら伝説になってた７ (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  20. ^ VTuberなんだが配信切り忘れたら伝説になってた８ (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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  26. ^ Cardine, Kyle (June 18, 2024). "Crunchyroll Summer 2024 Anime Season Lineup Announced!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  27. ^ "🌻 Medialink July 2024 New Anime Line-Up 🌻 🧩VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream is arriving on Ani-One Asia!". Ani-One Asia via YouTube. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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  29. ^ "On'ea -Terebi Anime『Buichūbā Nanda ga Haishin Kiriwasuretara Densetsu ni Natteta』Koshiki Saito" ON AIR -TVアニメ『VTuberなんだが配信切り忘れたら伝説になってた』公式サイト- [On Air -TV Anime "VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream" Official Site-]. vden.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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