New Hololive Council Kimono Skins Revealed
The council has decided on its wardrobe. Hololive Council, Second generation Hololive English The VTuber team, received a new outfit to celebrate the new year. In keeping with the Japanese custom of wearing traditional clothes during New Year celebrations, the new outfits have taken the form of the Japanese kimono. Ceres Fauna, Nanasi Mumei, Hakos Baelz, Tsukumo Sana and Ouro Kronii, revealed their new kimono looks to Hololive Council fans on January 15, 2022. Holomyth showed off their on January 9, 2022.
The artists and cheerleaders responsible for the Hololive Council’s new kimono also promoted their work going live, with Tweets and material shared from each performer’s stream under the hashtag # HoloENKimonoRelay (“relay” refers to a stream of collaborations with other Hololive English members). New kimono avatars, animated with Live2D technology and sporting new features, modeled after “furisode” (“sleeves up”), a kimono style with long, pleated sleeves, a style wear by young women.
Artist @tou_ilie rigging (Live2D animation adaptation) Tsukumo Sana’s kimono, based on designs by Sana’s character designer pako. Her planet-themed hair ornaments transition lower into braids, with new planetary decorations on the ice. Incorporated into the outfit’s motifs are stars, rabbits and crabs, themed with Sana’s astrological motifs.
I made a live2d kimono rig for Tsukumo Sana!
(@tsukumosana) Live2D
Design: pako (@pakosun)#HoloENKimonoRelay #SanaLandinghttps://t.co/9nukN0YLtx pic.twitter.com/MLcLrNCSpL
– ???? (@tou_ilie) January 15, 2022
Nanashi Mumei’s New Year’s kimono designed by artist Felucca, with a base pattern created by the model rariemonn and designed by illustrator Azure. The new design features a new shorter hairstyle and a feathered beret. The kimono itself is more delicate, featuring delicate floral and feather motifs, topped with a red shawl. She carries a basket with a pet owl inside.
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(@nanashimmei_en) Live2D
I fitted a Live2D kimono for Nanashi Mumei who is from HololiveEN!: (@azure_0608_sub)
: rariemonn (@ rariemonn765)#HoloENKimonoRelay https://t.co/BxaledUjv0 pic.twitter.com/Dg08eicf2c– FELUCCA (@FELUCCACHAN) January 15, 2022
Hololive Council President Hakos Baelz wears a more stylized kimono designed by Mika Pikazo and cheated by Jujube. The outfit features intricate layered textures, wears Baelz’s hair, and adds a special mask and temari ball as accessories.
I cheated Baelz Hakos Live2D Kimono, HololiveEN Board!
Art: Mika Pikazo (@ MikaPikaZo)
ホ ロ ラ イ ブ ブ コ ス · ベ ー ル ズ さ ん の お 正月 Live2D を 担当 さ せ て い た だ き ま し た#HoloENKimonoRelay #enterbaelz https://t.co/vmy9u9so4x pic.twitter.com/2i1gcy0XC4– Jujube (@MegaJujube) January 15, 2022
Artist Tohsaka Asagi and Soy designed Ceres Fauna’s floral kimono. Fauna’s hair has two braids, as well as woven flowers and an apron.
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Hololive EN Ceres Fauna’s (@ceresfauna) New Year’s OutfitsIllustration: (@ / asagi_0398)
Base model: rariemonn 先生 (@/rariemonn765)
New outfit: @sei_soy #HoloENKimonoRelay pic.twitter.com/hS5scA33oF– Soy @ Iron Vertex (@sei_soy) January 15, 2022
Ouro Kronii showed off another design from Arco “Wadarco” Wada, the character designer for Fate / Extra. Artist Keffiy also returns to sew his kimono. The outfit features Kronii’s hair in a high bun as well as clock gears and flowers. A large white snake named Ouroboros is a prominent design element on the sleeves and hem. She also holds a stylized clock fan.
I rigged the Live2D model of Kronii’s furisode costume.
HololiveEN
振 り 袖 の 着 付 の お 手 伝 い が で き て 良 か っ 和 装 も 素 で で す ね! ✨Illustrator: Wadarco / @ tsubuanfes)#HoloENKimonoRelay https://t.co/EkGC7cKPxW pic.twitter.com/M45NWm4qrE
– @ Live2D (@keffiy) January 15, 2022
The Hololive Council is also called to play Pictionary in their new kimono avatar.
WE ARE PLAYING IMAGES in our new kimono!!!https://t.co/hHS5lBDJnL pic.twitter.com/YvnIyKyrgI
– Ceres Fauna???? holoEN (@ceresfauna) January 15, 2022
Hololive Council streams live from their respective YouTube channels. ONE Hololive Alternative “reverse“The project is under development.