{"id":11730,"date":"2025-07-08T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/?p=11730"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:13:16","slug":"nova-vtuber-debut-anime-expo-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/nova-vtuber-debut-anime-expo-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVA, VShojo's VTuber Group Debuts at Anime Expo 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vshojo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VShojo<\/a> made a surprise appearance at Anime Expo 2025 by introducing the group <a href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/tag\/vtuber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VTuber<\/a> first Japanese language. The group named <em>NOVA<\/em> This immediately attracted the attention of visitors and the virtual content enthusiast community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Serious Mode<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/nova-vtuber-debut-anime-expo-2025\/#Grup_VTuber_NOVA_Karakter_dan_Dunia_Fantasi\" >NOVA VTuber Group: Characters and Fantasy World<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/nova-vtuber-debut-anime-expo-2025\/#Lagu_Debut_%E2%80%9CStarry_Connection%E2%80%9D_Dirilis_di_Anime_Expo_2025\" >Debut Song \"Starry Connection\" Released at Anime Expo 2025<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/nova-vtuber-debut-anime-expo-2025\/#VShojo_dan_Strategi_Ekspansi_ke_Jepang_Melalui_NOVA\" >VShojo and its Strategy to Expand to Japan Through NOVA<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grup_VTuber_NOVA_Karakter_dan_Dunia_Fantasi\"><\/span>NOVA VTuber Group: Characters and Fantasy World<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NOVA<\/em> is a four-member VTuber group under VShojo. The members are Akatsuki Hotaru, Hestia Happiness, Okamoto Nagi, and Yutori Peke. Each character has a different background and profession in the post-apocalyptic parallel world that serves as their story universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They began streaming activities from November 2024 via YouTube and Twitch, with all content delivered in Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After several months of online activity, the group was officially introduced to the global public through a surprise announcement at Anime Expo 2025 in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lagu_Debut_%E2%80%9CStarry_Connection%E2%80%9D_Dirilis_di_Anime_Expo_2025\"><\/span>Debut Song \"Starry Connection\" Released at Anime Expo 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the official announcement at Anime Expo 2025, they released their debut song titled <em>Starry Connection<\/em> on July 5, 2025 at 1 p.m. Japan time. Anime Expo is one of the largest anime conventions in the world, with around 400,000 visitors each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010MV\u3011Starry Connection - NOVA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXJ28-1FBAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Song <em>Starry Connection<\/em> comes with a Japanese hyper pop feel. The lyrics were written by utumiyqcom, known through his participation in Rap Star. The music composition was done by Tokyo Manaka, an emerging Vocaloid producer. The official music video for the song was produced by Toei Zukun Laboratory, featuring the group's signature fantasy world setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is available on various digital music services and can be accessed via <a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/NOVA_SC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">official streaming link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VShojo_dan_Strategi_Ekspansi_ke_Jepang_Melalui_NOVA\"><\/span>VShojo and its Strategy to Expand to Japan Through NOVA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This debut is part of VShojo's full expansion into the Japanese market. Previously known for its English-language VTuber projects, VShojo is now bringing a new approach to the Japanese audience through localized content and characters designed in the distinctive style of Japanese virtual culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this strategy, VShojo teamed up with Universal Music to form a new music label called UNIVOLT. The label will be the platform for the release of official music from the four-member group, including <em>Starry Connection<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from going live on YouTube and Twitch, they also share various updates through their social media accounts. You can follow their activities further on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nova_vshojo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/nova_ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/nova_tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TikTok<\/a>, or visit their YouTube channel via <a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/nova_yt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: official press release<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VShojo membuat kejutan di Anime Expo 2025 dengan memperkenalkan grup VTuber berbahasa Jepang pertamanya. Grup bernama NOVA ini langsung menarik perhatian para pengunjung dan komunitas penggemar konten virtual. Grup VTuber NOVA: Karakter dan Dunia Fantasi NOVA merupakan grup VTuber beranggotakan empat orang di bawah VShojo. Para anggotanya adalah Akatsuki Hotaru, Hestia Happiness, Okamoto Nagi, dan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":11740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NOVA-VShojo.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Tesla","author_link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/author\/zheilla\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}