Oh, to be a forgetful VTuber waking up to finding out you’re trending. A new 15-second preview teases episode 1 of VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream. Check out Awayuki Kokorone (voiced by Ayane Sakura) as she wakes up to her new normal:
The new preview also comes with a summary of the first episode’s story:
LiveOn is one of Japan’s top VTuber management companies. Among the countless VTubers, third-gen member Awayuki Kokorone was struggling to show off her individuality. One day, after finishing her usual live stream, Awayuki neglected to turn it off.
“The sound of a beer can clinking really is the best!”
The day after revealing her true self to the world—the exact opposite of her innocent persona—her manager hit her with a shocking revelation!
The series premieres July 7. Crunchyroll will also stream the series as part of our summer 2024 lineup!The original VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream light novels are published in Japan by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. An English language version is also available from J-Novel Club, who describe the story:
Twenty-year-old former wage slave Yuki Tanaka now works among her idols: the streamers of Live-On, one of Japan’s top VTuber companies. As the gorgeous, polite Awayuki Kokorone, she delivers only the most ladylike content. Unfortunately, her subscriber count and savings are at rock bottom. One evening, after Yuki thinks she’s ended her stream, she cracks a few cold ones—and more than a few crude jokes—while watching Live-On’s video archives. But her viewers hear it all, and clips of her bawdy, drunken commentary go viral overnight. Yuki thinks her career is over…until her manager reveals that everyone at Live-On has been waiting for her to snap all along and gives her free rein to drink on-stream. Now free of all feigned purity, she jumps right into her new “rowdy drunk” character and is welcomed into the fold by her fellow Live-On VTubers, who turn out to be just as crazy as she is! With her views and finances skyrocketing, Yuki’s work—for the first time in her life—is actually fun!
Source: Official VTuber Legend Website
