hololive production has announced its first TV anime project. Studio KAI is handling the animation, and the new series is one of the special projects leading into hololive production’s 10th anniversary on September 7, 2027.
The full title, story, anime cast and premiere date have not been announced. The official abbreviation and unexplained keyword is “Odeholo,” written おでホロ in Japanese. More information will be revealed during a one-hour program on September 23, 2026.
hololive TV anime quick facts
- Project: hololive production’s first TV anime project and a 10th-anniversary initiative.
- Animation studio: Studio KAI.
- Current name: “Odeholo” is an abbreviation and keyword. The full title has not been disclosed.
- Next reveal: September 23, 2026, from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. JST on the official Odeholo YouTube channel.
- Release details: No premiere date, TV network, episode count or international streaming service is confirmed.
What did hololive announce?
The project will bring hololive to television as an animated series. COVER Corporation announced it during the September 7 edition of its hololive Next news program, alongside other projects marking the countdown to the group’s 10th anniversary.
Studio KAI will produce the animation. hololive says the studio has already worked on several official hololive anime projects and music videos, giving its staff prior experience with the group and its performers. No director, writer, character designer, composer or wider production committee has been named.
The announcement describes the anime as a project built around the appeal of hololive talents, but it does not identify which talents will appear as characters or voices. An announcement image includes many talent portraits; that graphic is promotional context, not a cast list.
Is Odeholo the full anime title?
No full title has been revealed. The official English announcement calls “Odeholo” the abbreviated title and also treats it as a mysterious keyword. The Japanese spelling is おでホロ, and the project’s official accounts use the hashtags #Odeholo and #おでホロ.
hololive is asking fans to predict what the abbreviation means before the next program. Those predictions are not story details. Until the official reveal explains the name, “Odeholo” should not be expanded into an unofficial title or used to infer the setting, genre or plot.
When is the Odeholo reveal program?
The information program streams Wednesday, September 23, from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. JST. That converts to 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. UTC, 4:00–5:00 a.m. Pacific, 6:00–7:00 a.m. Central and 7:00–8:00 a.m. Eastern on the same date.
A scheduled video page is already available on the official Odeholo YouTube channel. The program is expected to explain the meaning behind “Odeholo” and reveal visual information and wider project details. The page is for the announcement program; it is not evidence that YouTube will distribute the finished anime.
hololive has not announced a separate English-language presentation, translated captions or a replay policy. Fans outside Japan can use the scheduled page for their local countdown, but availability of live translation should remain unconfirmed unless the channel adds it.
Who is appearing in the September 23 program?
Momosuzu Nene, Omaru Polka, Yukihana Lamy and Shishiro Botan are listed as participants. Shirakami Fubuki and Ookami Mio will serve as the program’s MCs.
These six names are confirmed for the reveal program, not for the anime cast. The announcement does not say that they will voice characters, appear as animated versions of themselves or lead the series. Those details may be part of the September 23 update, but they are currently unknown.
What does the announcement video show?
The official 70-second video opens with a short look back at hololive animation, moving through concert, comedy, fantasy and action images before introducing the TV anime project. It does not label any of those montage shots as scenes from the new series.
The clip is an announcement, not a project trailer. It does not show a confirmed lead character, story scene, setting, anime logo or release window. Images taken from the montage are useful background for hololive’s animation history, but they should not be described as Odeholo screenshots.
The video names Studio KAI after the montage. That supports the studio credit, while the official written announcement supplies the clearest description of the project and the September 23 plan.
What is still unconfirmed about the TV anime?
There is no announced premiere date or release window. hololive has also not named a Japanese broadcaster, episode count, episode length, international streaming service or home-video plan.
The story, setting, genre and character lineup remain private. There is no confirmed voice cast, and the people appearing in the reveal program should not be treated as cast members unless hololive gives them anime roles. The project also has no public staff list beyond Studio KAI as animation producer.
No footage has been identified as finished animation from the series. The September 7 montage shows the kind of official hololive animation that already exists, while the new project’s visual direction will be part of the later reveal.
Where will the next hololive anime update appear?
The dedicated @odeholo account on X will carry project updates, and the official Odeholo YouTube channel hosts the September 23 program. Those two accounts are the clearest places to check for the full title, visuals, story and release information after the reveal.
Pixel Twelve’s Anime hub collects current anime news and release coverage. For now, the confirmed Odeholo record is limited to a first hololive TV anime project, Studio KAI, its 10th-anniversary connection and the scheduled September 23 information program.
