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Japan’s Digital Pop Stars Blur Line Between Virtual and Reality www.wsj.com

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 5 years, 12 months ago

TOKYO—Ryosei Takehisa, 24 years old, doesn’t have any children—unless you count an animated character with elfin ears called Mikuriya Kuon.
In live appearances on YouTube, the kimono-clad Kuon character, voiced by an actor hired by Mr. Takehisa, dispenses advice about the latest videogames and plays rock-paper-scissors with her fans.