Bandai Namco Music Live Inc. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshitaka Tao) is pleased to announce the release of the music video for VTuber BearTrice Kumano’s original song, “Nibi-iro Kirameki.”
・Official Music Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHz433OI_0E
・Nibi-iro Kirameki on Music Streaming Websites
▼About the Music Video
The music video stands out for its blend of cel animation, CG, and live performance. Utsu-P, a popular Vocaloid producer, has crafted a song that combines retro, radical, pop, and hardcore elements.
The production team includes legendary creators such as Sachiko Kamimura, who handled the storyboard and character design, and Akio Takami, responsible for animation. Although cell animation has long since disappeared from the anime production scene, this music video was made possible with support from Wish, which has contributed to numerous projects in Japan, and the Suginami Animation Museum, which preserves equipment once used for cell animation. The live footage is taken from the first act of BearTrice Kumano’s debut concert, “LOUD BEAR 2024,” held in July 2024, and was skillfully edited by the dynamic video producer Yosuke Wakasa.
We hope you enjoy the unique blend of traditional cell animation, live 2D/3DCG animation techniques utilized by VTubers, and live concert footage featured in this music video.
▼About BearTrice Kumano
A metal singer VTuber bear belonging to MEWLIVE. Her owner is the voice actress Kotori Koiwai.
Once a stuffed bear left unsold at a toy store, she was transformed into a girl by magic and became a VTuber. Her dream is to become the number one mascot in the world, and she enjoys surfing the internet late at night.
She is a member of the first generation of VTubers produced by MEWLIVE, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Music Live Inc., and made her major debut under the company’s Lantis label. So far, she has released two original songs, held her first solo concert “LOUD BEAR 2024” in July, and performed at events like “SUMMER SONIC 2024” and “Inazuma Rock Fest 2024,” steadily gaining recognition with her metal sound.
Social Media
・YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KumanoBearTrice
・X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/KumanoBearTrice