TV Tokyo announced on Thursday that it will air a new series titled Watanuki-san Chi no (Watanuki’s House) that will center on virtual YouTubers or VTubers — characters popularized via videos on streaming services and user-generated content sites.
Like Watanuki-san Chi no, the anime series also stars VTubers, including Mirai Akari, Dennō Shōjo Siro, Tsukino Mito, Tanaka Hime, Suzuki Hina, and Nekomiya Hinata.
The series will star VTubers Tokino Sora and Hibiki Ao, as well as new VTuber Sarugakuchō Futaba, and will premiere on TV Tokyo’s Drama 25 time slot on April 19.
TV Tokyo claimed that the show is the first “drama series” to star VTubers (Note: in Japanese the word “drama” in the katakana alphabet is usually used to refer to live-action shows, but the VTubers and the backgrounds in Watanuki-san Chi no are rendered in CG).