As some hitorino staff members in certain regions are expected to begin their vacation on September 9, 2026, and will be traveling to many areas internationally during this period, certain program production, talent activities, and behind-the-scenes work arrangements will be affected to some extent.
Affected content:
Characters
- Nøva Sunui
- Expected period of impact: September 17, 2026 – October 17, 2026
- Approximately one month.
- Nøva will try to bring a laptop and borrow other staff members’ computers to maintain some activities. However, due to the physical demands of travel, internet access, equipment, and on-site conditions, the timing and stability of livestreams cannot be fully guaranteed.
- If conditions do not support streaming, arrangements will be adjusted as appropriate.
- Third-generation talent group
- Expected period of impact: September 9, 2026 – October 25, 2026
- Some talent-related programs, recordings, and activities may be reduced or adjusted at short notice during this period.
- Some behind-the-scenes staff
- Expected period of impact: September 9, 2026 – October 25, 2026
- This includes platform operations, some illustrators, modelers, video designers, and other production roles.
- With changes to production capacity and available equipment, some videos during this period will use a lighter production workflow. Overall video specifications and post-production complexity are expected to be noticeably lower than usual.
Content not affected / minimally affected:
- Most second-generation characters will continue operating as usual.
- Characters continuing normal activities: Rey, Hikari, and Limelight
- These characters can continue producing regular interactive programs and other routine content. Video updates may become more frequent; with a two-person rotation, updates could theoretically be made every 2–3 days, with daily updates as the maximum possible frequency.
- Some art, design, and video staff
- They will continue working according to their original schedules, so some planned art assets and production projects will not be significantly affected.
- Website access and servers
- They will remain available as usual.
This is a temporary adjustment to staffing and production arrangements, not a long-term hiatus. During the vacation and travel period, we will still do our best to maintain hitorino’s basic updates and program operations. However, update frequency, livestream stability, and video production standards may differ somewhat from normal. As the relevant staff members gradually return to their regular work schedules, program production and update pacing will also progressively return to normal.