Popular VTuber Group Nijisanji Announces Annual Winter Event "Twinkle Gifts ~Winter Date 2025~"

The popular VTuber group Nijisanji has announced its annual large-scale winter event, "Twinkle Gifts ~Winter Date 2025~." Starting December 12th (Friday) at 6:00 PM (JST), original merchandise perfect for winter and voice stories featuring the "Livers'" winter tales will be available for purchase at the official store "Nijistore." This announcement generated a significant buzz on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), with fans already expressing immense excitement.

"Winter Date 2025" will feature voice stories depicting the Livers giving gifts, with a portion of these stories released as a promotional video. Fans have been continuously posting enthusiastic comments such as "Winter Date is super hot!", "The glasses are charming!", and "I want to go on a winter date with Runcho-chan..." Significant attention has been drawn to the Livers' attractive outfits and visuals, with comments like "I was just thinking about getting a new scarf, and then Winter Date merchandise comes out... the timing is just too perfect, genius!" and "The visuals are too good, amazing."

The merchandise available includes a wide variety of items such as polaroid-style cards, can badges, and scarves. Fans are already actively making "preliminary arrangements" for trades and exchanges. There are also mentions of previous Winter Date voice packs, with high praise for past works, such as "I absolutely love Inami Rai's Winter Date Voice 2023" and "If you're okay with sweet content, you absolutely, absolutely must buy Koyanagi-san's Winter Date Voice 2024."

On the other hand, fans have humorously expressed their struggle between their desire to purchase and their financial situation, with comments like, "I'm so incredibly jealous of the Winter Date merchandise, but honestly, I'm also a little relieved I'm not directly affected... My wallet is burnt out from Black Friday... Please stop stacking events... Don't hit me!" and "I have three favorite Livers, what should I buy first??? I want it all, please give me 5 trillion yen." These comments highlight how deeply this event resonates with many fans.

As symbolized by the comment, "Nijisanji's Winter Date has become so annual that it's practically a winter tradition," "Twinkle Gifts" is no longer just a merchandise sale event. It has become an established and important event for Nijisanji fans, signaling the arrival of winter. Anticipation among fans continues to grow as the sales launch approaches on December 12th.

The context

Nijisanji is one of Japan's largest and most popular VTuber (Virtual YouTuber) agencies. VTubers are online entertainers, often livestreamers or content creators, who use virtual avatars generated by computer graphics and motion capture technology. The term "Livers" (ライバー) is frequently used within the Japanese VTuber community to refer to these virtual entertainers who primarily engage in live streaming. "Nijistore" is Nijisanji's official online store where fans can purchase merchandise, voice packs, and other digital content related to their favorite Livers. The "Winter Date" event is an annual seasonal campaign, typically featuring exclusive merchandise and themed voice recordings from participating Livers, making it a highly anticipated tradition for Nijisanji fans.