**Shanghai’s prime AR theater “VAPOLLO THEATER” has formed a partnership with Kodansha’s Mixalive TOKYO and opened a permanent AR theater in Tokyo!**
*The era has begun where virtual characters can easily hold live performances in Tokyo and Shanghai at the same time!*
VAPOLLO JAPAN Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shu Saito) is operated in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, mainly by Kodansha Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Shoshin Noma). We will build a partnership with the LIVE entertainment building â??Mixalive TOKYOâ? (hereinafter referred to as â??Mixalive Tokyoâ?) through the XR live system and content.
By permanently installing an AR hologram system in the “Theater Mixa” in the same facility, virtual characters such as VTubers will be able to easily perform real live performances.
Also, by collaborating with the AR theater that we operate in Shanghai, it will be possible to hold AR live performances in Tokyo and Shanghai at the same time.
Providing hologram format live events more easily and inexpensively
Following on from the Shanghai AR theater, our company has permanently installed an ultra-high brightness laser projector and an AR hologram system with a special scrim screen in the “Theater Mixa” (301 seats) in Mixa Live Tokyo. , in Tokyo, we will open a base where AR live is possible. The independent event will be developed as “VAPOLLO TOKYO in Theater Mixa”.
With the creation of this permanent AR theater, virtual characters such as VTubers can easily and inexpensively hold hologram-format real live events, which have been technically and costly hurdles. will be It can also be easily used for xR production of various events with real performers such as 2.5-dimensional musicals and corporate events.
We also offer a live experience unique to XR, such as being held at the same time as the Shanghai AR venue and allowing real performers to appear in Shanghai without traveling to Japan.
In addition, by introducing a live system that can be linked with the AR theater “VAPOLLO SHANGHAI” (280 seats) operated by our company in Shanghai, it will be possible to hold the AR live held in Tokyo at the same time in Shanghai.
Furthermore, by introducing movable 4K transmissive screen AR boxes to the theaters in Tokyo and Shanghai, not only virtual characters but also real performers can stand on the stage in Shanghai while in Japan. It will be possible to hold remote performances and mini-events anywhere in the country, such as holding a goods sales promotion talk session on Mixa Live.
Simultaneous live performances in multiple cities across borders become a matter of course
Our VAPOLLO THEATER opened in Shanghai in 2019 as China’s first permanent AR theater dedicated to VTubers. As of 2022, in cooperation with our local partner in China, THE BOXX, we have two locations in Shanghai, and have increased the number of affiliated theaters in Beijing, Chengdu, and Suzhou, and are expanding widely in mainland China (we plan to expand in the future).
In addition, as an eventer with his own box, he has hosted many real live performances in Shanghai by popular Japanese VTubers (the largest number of real events produced by Japanese VTubers in China).
The live production adopts a remote real-time method across borders, and the performers are in the motion capture studio in Tokyo, while the real-time Shanghai venue and distribution platform are used to conduct real-time live events. have also performed overseas.
No matter where the performers are, they will perform in multiple cities in real time and share the same time and space with fans. , by partnering with Mixa Live Tokyo, which is operated by Kodansha, a major player, and establishing a permanent AR theater base where virtual characters can perform, “simultaneous live performances in Tokyo and Shanghai” will become a matter of course. Furthermore, we intend to accelerate the realization of the concept of â??holding simultaneous AR live events around the worldâ? that we are pursuing.
Pursuing a new way of entertainment using Metaverse and NFT
Starting with the opening of the affiliated theater in Tokyo, in the future, we will expand the affiliated theaters to LA, NY, Paris, Dusseldorf, Seoul, Bangkok, etc. in order to hold simultaneous AR live performances in multiple cities around the world. We are planning to expand the VAPOLLO THEATER.
In addition, we are promoting the development of “Virtual VAPOLLO”, which allows live performances not only at real venues but also in the Metaverse space, and following the Metaverse Live by popular voice actors held the other day, we will actively hold Metaverse Lives in the future. I will continue.
Furthermore, we are also entering the Web 3.0 business and are preparing a VTuber production business using NFT and AI.
In this way, we will pursue futuristic live events that break through national borders and boundaries between real and virtual, and new entertainment in the Web 3.0 era.
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