NIJISANJI, the VTuber agency operated by ANYCOLOR Inc., has announced that liver Kenmochi Toya’s 1st Mini Album “Augment” will be released on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Together with the album, his first real-life solo live show “Kokuu Fes” (Kokuu Kyoen) has been confirmed for Sunday, October 11, 2026 at K-Arena Yokohama, with first-pressing copies including a serial code for the priority ticket lottery. CD preorders started today at participating record stores nationwide.

1st Mini Album “Augment”: 7 brand-new tracks from Pinocchio-P, Jin, and other top creators

“Augment” is Kenmochi Toya’s debut mini album, featuring seven all-new songs. Writers and producers include Pinocchio-P, x0o0x_, Deu, Jin, Kohei Ishii, Bun Aimi, and Yashikin — a lineup loaded with creators with a strong track record across Vocaloid and anime music. His self-penned track “Nocturnal” is also included, and the illustrator AKAPii handles the album artwork.

Three editions are available: a standard edition (¥2,750 incl. tax / CD), Limited Edition A (¥6,050 / CD + Blu-ray with a behind-the-scenes documentary), and Limited Edition B (¥3,520 / 2-CD set with a bonus disc of four rearrangement covers). All three first-pressing editions include a serial code for the priority lottery for the “Kokuu Fes” live ticket.

“Augment” tracklist (7 songs)

The full tracklist is as follows: 01 “Jinrui Kansoku” (lyrics / composition / arrangement: Pinocchio-P), 02 “Yurikago Yurari” (lyrics / composition / arrangement: x0o0x_), 03 “Metronome” (lyrics / composition: Deu / arrangement: Deu, Hajime Taguchi), 04 “Kaikai Tata!” (lyrics / composition: Jin / arrangement: Talich Helfen (Core Creative), Jin), 05 “Nocturnal” (lyrics: Kenmochi Toya / composition / arrangement: Kohei Ishii), 06 “Kussetsu-ritsu” (lyrics / composition: Bun Aimi / arrangement: Mizaki Kiichi), 07 “Shukusai! Mustival” (lyrics / composition / arrangement: Yashikin).

The bonus disc on Limited Edition B also collects four rearrangement covers — “Gishiki no Uta,” “Egorock,” “Kaijuu,” and “Sharpness…” — giving fans a look at how Kenmochi Toya reinterprets songs vocally.

Retailer-specific bonuses: NIJISANJI Store offers a “student ID” and a face-shaped hand spinner

Each retailer carrying the CD will offer its own exclusive bonus. The NIJISANJI Official Store provides a paid bonus — a “face-shaped hand spinner with stand + a set of 3 die-cut stickers” — and a free bonus of a Kenmochi Toya student ID card. Animate offers an aurora die-cut sticker and long photo (common to all three editions), plus an A3 clear poster for buyers of all editions.

Other bonuses include an acrylic keychain from Rakuten Books; a digital-check hologram design card and notebook (A4 / Limited Edition double bonus) at Tower Records; a photocard and A5 clear file at HMV; a release-commemorative replica ticket at Sony Music Shop; a 44mm pin badge at Seven Net Shopping; and a Mega Jacket at Amazon.co.jp — each retailer offering a distinct direction. All bonuses are limited in quantity.

Solo live “Kokuu Fes”: October 11 at K-Arena Yokohama, with Kuzuha and other guests

“Kokuu Fes” (Kokuu Kyoen) is Kenmochi Toya’s first real-life solo live show. The event runs on Sunday, October 11, 2026, doors at 16:30 and start at 18:00, at K-Arena Yokohama. Guests announced so far include NIJISANJI‘s Kuzuha and others. K-Arena Yokohama is a music-focused, 20,000-seat-class arena — making this a notably large venue for a solo live from a male NIJISANJI liver.

Tickets will be released in stages. The serial-code priority lottery for buyers of “Augment” runs from July 15 at 12:00 to August 12 at 23:59. The general fan-club priority lottery runs from August 14 at 12:00 to August 23 at 23:59. The e+ priority lottery runs from August 26 at 12:00 to September 6 at 23:59. General first-come sales begin on September 20 at 12:00. Updates will continue on the NIJISANJI official X account.

What’s ahead: serial code → fan club → e+, designed to drive early album sales

Kenmochi Toya debuted in 2018 and has been one of NIJISANJI’s top male livers since the agency’s earliest era, with strong reach across streaming, music, and merchandise. This release ties the album launch directly to the inaugural solo live, with the highest-odds ticket route running through the first-pressing serial codes on “Augment” — a clear funnel that incentivizes buying the album as early as possible.

Release campaigns at the individual retailers are also slated for further updates, and event-side news — live details, additional bonuses, and guest announcements — is expected to drip out across summer and into the fall. Kenmochi Toya’s official channels are on YouTube and X.

Editor’s take

For a male liver who has anchored NIJISANJI’s top tier for years, announcing a debut mini album and a stand-alone K-Arena Yokohama solo live in the same beat is a clear marker of how far talent agencies have pushed the “VTuber as recording artist” play. The lineup of songwriters — Pinocchio-P, Jin, x0o0x_, and others among Japan’s most-streamed creators — plus a Limited Edition A that includes a making-of Blu-ray, shows a deliberate stance: this is being positioned as an artist project, not a streamer side-quest. The CD-buying-as-ticket-priority flow is textbook, and we’ll be watching how the rollout from summer release to fall K-Arena performance fills the venue.

Source: PR TIMES