Isaribi, the entertainment company revealed the visual and story for Kizuna no Allele, the upcoming anime project for the virtual YouTuber (VTuber) Kizuna Ai. The tv anime will premiere in 2023.
Kizuna Ai’s “A.I. Channel” on YouTube was first launched in 2016. She has since biome the world’s most iconic virtual Youtube, and she was on Newsweek Japan’s list of “globally respected Japanese people.” Her main channel has over 3 million subscribers and here “A.I. Games” channel has over 1.51 million subs. She as since appeared in television shows, commercials as well as performed as a musician.
Kizuna Ai had cameo roles in the animes Ingress, and Magical Girl Site anime. She also sang the theme some for the Laidbackers movie.
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Nozomi Kasuga joined Kizuna Ai Co., Ltd. as an adviser in April 2020, formally confirming that she is the character’s voice actress. Activ8, the talent agency that managed Kizuna Ai and other Vtuber talents, founded the company.
Kizuna Ai’s staff announced the “Kizuna Ai The Last Live “hello, world 2022’” concert on February 26 as her final performance before she goes on an indefinite hiatus. The staff stated that the hiatus was due to an update on “future activities with the goal of further developing Kizuna Ai.”
Kizuna (#KZN), an original singing CeVIO AI (a suite software that includes voice synthesis), was also introduced at the concert. While Kizuna Ai is sleeping, #KZN is “serving as a hub to connect everyone and [support] Kizuna Ai and creators.”
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En Morikura, the original character designer for Kizuna Ai, created the AI, with character concept art by Keigo Inoue.
The A.I in Kizuna Ai’s name has a different meaning aside from the general “artificial intelligence.” “Ai” is also a pun on the kanji “愛”, meaning “love”, while “Kizuna” (絆) means to bond, bind, and/or connect.
The anime’s tagline is, “Your radiance is a bridge that connects everyone.”
Isaribi describes the story as:
“Miracle” is a girl who has been dreaming of becoming a virtual artist just like Kizuna Ai. “I will become the person I wish and will deliver a dream and hope to the world!” “Miracle” keeps her strong will and starts moving towards a higher place with her friends who share the same passion. Her story begins now…
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