Net Talking Festival

Net Talking Festival (ネットおしゃべりフェス) is a Japanese VTuber meet and greet online event, started in February 2019. The events are organized by PANORA Pro Co., Ltd., a Japanese virtual and augmented reality company.

The events feature an online call and live event component. PANORA is also involved with VTuber Chatting Festival, an offline VTuber meet and greet event.

Meet and Greets
Fans who pay for a ticket can talk with their VTuber of choice one-on-one in a Zoom call for one minute. Fans aren't expected to show their faces on camera; those who don't want to can either use an avatar (static image or VTuber) or turn off their camera. Cosplay is also encouraged. After the meet and greet, there's an optional group call for participants to discuss their experiences and for social drinking.

Depending on the event, such as the Net Talking Festival on Valentine Holostars, tickets may be sold through lottery instead of being guaranteed a meet and greet spot with ticket purchase. Some Net Talking Festival events only feature a meet and greet and have no livestream component.

Kamidana Livestream
In parallel with the meet and greets, the Net Talking Festival events feature free YouTube Live streams with VTubers. Fans can buy gifts for their favorite VTuber through a special Booth store during the event and see the VTubers receive the gifts in real time. The VTubers are featured on transparent screens and interact with non-virtual PANORA staff members in front of a greenscreen background. The purchasable gifts include snacks, drinks (regular and alcoholic), balloons, and flowers, which are shown on a table in front of the VTuber's screen. The streams are named after kamidana (神棚), small shrines for Shinto gods where prayers and offerings are presented.

The gift offering system works by ordering specific items from a Booth page set up specifically for the gifts. Special items are added to the kamidana table depending on the amount of purchases of gifts at 1,000 yen or above. These special items include household goods & appliances, furniture, streaming equipment, and meals. Some VTuber gift booth pages only feature regular gifts and don't have the "challenge" component for special items.

The Booth store also features limited edition "cheki" photos (regular and digital, signed and unsigned), mini canvas art, mini nobori flags, and stickers.

2020

 * Net Talking Festival (2020.7) (26 July)
 * Net Talking Festival (2020.9) (26 September)
 * Net Chat Festival (2020.10) (31 October - 1 November)

2021

 * Net Talking Festival 1 (24 January)
 * Net Talking Festival 2 (27 February)
 * Net Talking Festival 3 (11 April)
 * Weatheroid Type A Airi, Inside-Chan Mark1, Inside-chan Mark2, BΣretta Crossrain, Hanagumo Kuyuri, Irodori Mayoi
 * Net Talking Festival 4 (25 April)
 * Net Talking Festival 5 (6 June)
 * Net Talking Festival 6 (11 July)
 * Luzyca, Hibiki Yui, Hachun, Asakura Yuki

Vtuber and Agency Specific Events

 * Net Talking Festival AVATAR 2.0 PROJECT (11-12, July)
 * Net Talking Festival on Valentine Holostars (14 February)
 * Hanasaki Miyabi, Arurandeisu, Rikka, Kanade Izuru, Astel Leda, Kishido Temma, Yukoku Roberu, Kageyama Shien, Aragami Oga
 * Minami Nami Birthday Festival 2021 (17 July)
 * Net Talking Festival Nagoya VTuber Exhibition After Party (18 July)
 * Ootsuta Eru, Kimino Miya, Sakurazuki Kanon, Senno Inori, Irodori Mayoi