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Springfish Illustration Contest 2025 Results & Comments From the Judges! - [Free Commemorative Digital Art Collection Available]

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0900

The Springfish Illustration Contest 2025, jointly organized by Taiwan-based VTuber agency Springfish Studio and pixiv Inc., accepted entries in three categories: Idol, Summer, and Free Creation. The contest invited artists to craft illustrations featuring talents working under the Springfish Studio banner. This was the very first illustration contest in which pixiv collaborated with a Taiwan-based VTuber agency.

Winners will receive cash prizes and exclusive Springfish Studio original merchandise available only through this contest. In addition, the recipients of the pixiv Prize will be offered a commission from pixiv to create an original promotional illustration (valued at 120,000 JPY, approx 8100 USD). All winning works will also be featured on pixivision and included in a commemorative digital art book for the contest.

In this article, we present the final results of the Springfish Illustration Contest 2025 along with comments from the judges! Out of roughly 380 submissions, which works cleared the rigorous selection process to achieve victory?

Fan Art of HIMEHINA - Happy Sixth Anniversary, Girls!

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +0900

Iconic VTuber duo HIMEHINA, comprising Hime Tanaka and Hina Suzuki, has entered their sixth year of VTubing!

Since starting their YouTube channel on February 25th, 2018, HIMEHINA has done countless live streams, song covers, and collaborations with popular VTubers such as Hyakumantenbara Salome from NIJISANJI and Fubuki Shirakami from hololive production. From soft ballads to upbeat J-POP tunes, the duo’s multifaceted vocal talents shine in the diverse range of songs they cover, offering an unexpected contrast between their carefree attitude during streaming.

In particular, their song Heart Pie Dancehall, released on December 15th, 2023, has amassed over six million views and has become a popular song used in many TikTok dance videos and YouTube shorts (as of February 8th, 2024). Its catchy and cheerful tune will surely bring a smile to your face and get you moving!

Check out the following fan art of HIMEHINA in all their adorable and stylish charm—you, too, may become a jojimin in no time!

Fan Art of the Coaches of Nijisanji Koshien 2023 - To Victory and Beyond!

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0900

Hyped about Nijisanji Koshien 2023? So are we! This grand eBaseball event, organized by the virtual Vtuber group Nijisanji, utilizes the latest in the PowerPro series. Teams, created with Nijisanji Vtubers as players, face off in fierce battles on the virtual diamond.

Celebrating its fourth iteration this year, the A-league matches kick off on August 11th at 1:00 pm (JST), followed by the B-league on August 12th and 13th at the same time. Mark your calendars for August 13th, 5:00 pm (JST), for the finals!

Today we're featuring fan art from Nijisanji Koshien 2023!

Do you have a favorite team? See if you can find your favorite VTuber in their sports attire!

Illustrations include Lize Helesta, coach of the Ouritsu Helesta Koukou team, Nui Sociere, coach of the Yuusha Ikusei Koukou team, Igarashi Rika, coach of the Sei Azarashi Gakuin Koukou team, Yashiro Kizuku, coach of the Yokosuka Ryuusei Koukou team, Watarai Hibari, coach of the Kaitou Gakuen Koukou team, Higuchi Kaede, coach of the VR Kansai Kenritsu Koukou team, Shiina Yuika, coach of the Nijisanji Koukou team, Kenmochi Touya, coach of the Kokuu Gakuin team, Leos Vincent, coach of the Mameneko Kouka Koukou team, and Ibrahim, coach of the Teikokuritsu Corvus Koukou.

Fan Art of Members of NIJISANJI's First Generation - All Hail the Original Eight!

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0900

VTuber agency NIJISANJI celebrates its 5th anniversary this year, can you believe it? In just that short amount of time, we've seen the company's colorful cast of characters in not only the world of livestreaming but also taking part in gaming competitions and performing as idols.

Currently, there are over 150 VTubers on the NIJISANJI roster, but when the project was first launched there were only eight who, instead of being VTubers, were initially acting as test users for the development of a free livestreaming app for the general public.

Fan Art of Hyakumantenbara Salome [No. 18 in 2022's Net Buzzword 100] - Never Wearing Less Than a 100% Smile!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0900

Hyakumantenbara Salome, a VTuber under the NIJISANJI umbrella and their first solo debutant, made huge waves this year.

Everything from her cascading ringlets, to her exquisite fashion sense and enchanting speech patterns, give her an air of an elegant and refined young lady. While she's just "an ordinary woman", her dream is to become a lady worthy of receiving a perfect score across the board.

Just a mere 13 days after her debut on May 24, 2022, she became the fastest VTuber to hit 1 million subscribers.

Hyakumantenbara Salome ranked 18th in 2022's "Net Buzzword 100," a project to determine the words that are trending the most online based on how many people access each word's entry in either the pixiv Encyclopedia or Nico Nico Pedia.

To celebrate this groundbreaking VTuber, we've collected some of the fan art that best shows off what makes her head of the class. How many of the illustrations below would you give a perfect score?

Fan Art of Noctyx - The Five-Piece Unit Lighting Up The Night

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:00:00 +0900

Noctyx, a five-piece VTuber group from NIJISANJI EN, the English-speaking branch of Virtual YouTuber project NIJISANJI, is all the rage!

Fan Art of Nijisanji Koshien 2021! - More Teams for Fiercer Competition

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0900

The Nijisanji Koshien tournament is an annual eBaseball event featuring the NIJISANJI VTubers that just started in 2020, but is gathering more and more attention by the year! In 2021, the event was hosted by VTuber Tenkai Tsukasa, who came up with the idea of a sports event in the first place, and NIJISANJI Vtuber Maimoto Keisuke, along with 8 teams who fought for the title.

Baseball is probably the most popular sport in Japan, and summer really does go hand-in-hand with it, as the crowds gather to support their favorite team while fighting the heat with an ice-cold drink. Thankfully, VTubers can be followed from the comfort of your living room, so we bet that many fans found a renewed liking for the sport thanks to NIJISANJI.

Today we're featuring fan art from Nijisanji Koushien 2021!

Do you have a favorite team? See if you can find your favorite VTuber in their sports attire! More info on each team and players below!

Fan Art of Nijisanji Koshien 2020! - Let’s Play Ball!

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0900

The Nijisanji Koshien is an eBaseball tournament hosted by the Vtuber Group NIJISANJI. It first kicked off in 2020, with participants playing the game Live Powerful Pro Baseball. It was originally started by now-independent VTuber Tenkai Tsukasa, who handed the metaphorical torch to NIJISANJI Vtuber Maimoto Keisuke.

After the success of the original tournament, the Nijisanji Koshien is looked forward to in earnest by fans and 2022 marks its third consecutive year. The coaches of each team nominate other VTubers in a draft-like system and train them as players for the tournament.

This compilation is centered on fan art from the OG tournament, Nijisanji Koshien 2020! It features the following teams:

A-League
Nijisanji Agricultural High School, with coach Maimoto Keisuke
Royal Helesta High School, with coach Lize Helesta
Virtual Kansai High School, with coach Higuchi Kaede

B-League
Nijisanji High School, with coach Shiina Yuika
St. Sharpness High School, with coach Kenmochi Touya
Yokosuka Ryusei High School, with coach Yashiro Kizuku

And now a look at the fan art!

Fan Art of Hyakumantenbara Salome - The Fastest VTuber Ever To Break 1 Million Subscribers!

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 19:00:00 +0900

Hyakumantenbara Salome, who debuted in May 2022 under the major VTuber label NIJISANJI, has created quite a buzz on pixiv.

Fan Art of VShojo's Group Members - Putting the “Show” in VShojo

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0900