Kizuna Ai revealed on December 4, 2021, she will be going on an indefinite hiatus after her Hello World 2022 live concert.

Kizuna AI is one of the most popular VTubers out there and one of the main reasons why the concept of Virtual YouTubers became so mainstream despite already existing for years on Niconico Douga. However, Kizuna Ai barely took any breaks since her debut and major breakthrough in late 2016.

Kizuna Ai initially focused on game-related streams, but then started singing like a Japanese idol pretty fast as well, and mixing game streams, trivia, and just chatting streams. Along with singing streams, all of this became staple content for VTubers. Especially those affiliated with the agencies Hololive and Nijisanji in Japan.

Nowadays, it's also the norm for Japanese game studios especially to call over VTubers as guests during live streams. Or asking them to promote upcoming games as official ambassadors.

Many game studios or anime franchises also started using their own characters as VTubers. So it's pretty funny to see iconic characters like Creamy Mami or Lina Inverse becoming VTubers when the concept wouldn't exist in the first place if not for them.

Kizuna Ai also already appeared in several games including Azur Lane. She also modeled for Fashion Brand Valentino.

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Kizuna Ai indefinite hiatus date revealed

In a Twitter statement, Kizuna Ai inc revealed the VTuber will be taking a break and entering indefinite hiatus after her Kizuna Ai The Last Live "hello, world 2022" concert on February 26, 2021.

The statement however mentions that Kizuna Ai has several ongoing projects, including many which weren't officially announced yet. Kizuna AI or her team will keep being active on various social media as well.

Kizuna Ai is voiced by Nozomi Kasuga, and it's petty much her sole major role. Unless new anime or game projects get announced in the next few months where she's part of the cast, it looks like Kasuga will be taking a long-deserved rest as well.