Hololive announces Odeholo anime with Studio KAI

COVER Corp. said on September 7 that hololive production is developing its first TV anime project, with Studio KAI attached as the animation studio. The company announced the project during its “hololive Next 2026.9.7” program as part of a year-long countdown to hololive production’s 10th anniversary on September 7, 2027. The project is being teased under the shorthand “Odeholo,” while the formal title, story and release timing remain undisclosed. Hololive talent AZKi also shared the announcement on X the same day. ### Why is Hololive calling it “Odeholo” instead of giving the full title? The September 7 announcement said “Odeholo” is only the project’s abbreviated name, written in Japanese as “おでホロ.” The 10th-anniversary news page said the official title and other details are still being kept secret. Hololive’s announcement did not identify a broadcast network, episode count or premiere window. (hololivepro.com) The company’s English-language news release said only that it had decided to produce hololive production’s first TV anime and that Studio KAI would handle animation. ### What exactly did Hololive announce on September 7? The “hololive Next” program launched a broader 10th-anniversary countdown campaign on September 7, 2026, which the company marked as hololive production’s ninth anniversary. (hololive10th-anniversary.hololivepro.com) COVER said the countdown would run until the 10th anniversary on September 7, 2027, with new projects and updates posted on a dedicated special website. (hololivepro.com) The anime project was one of the headline items in that rollout. The Japanese announcement said the TV anime would feature hololive talents, though it did not name a cast in the first notice. ### Why was Studio KAI named at the start? Studio KAI was identified in the initial announcement as the animation production company. COVER’s English-language release said the studio had already worked on multiple official hololive anime projects and music videos, and described the team as familiar with hololive’s world and talent roster. (hololivepro.com) The announcement did not name a director, series composer or character designer. (hololive10th-anniversary.hololivepro.com) No production committee details were included in the first public materials reviewed by Reuters-style reporting here, beyond references in outside coverage to COVER and Kadokawa announcing the project together; Hololive’s own pages focused on COVER and the anniversary campaign. ### How long has this anime been in the works? (hololivepro.com) Hololive’s 10th-anniversary site said the project had taken “about five years” from conception to announcement. The Japanese-language post said the company had spent that time on planning and preparation before making the project public. That timeline is one of the few substantive production details released so far. (hololivepro.com) The company has not said whether the anime is an original story, an adaptation of existing Hololive material, or a multi-season project. ### Where are fans supposed to watch for the next update? September 23, 2026 is the next date Hololive has put on the calendar for the project. (hololive10th-anniversary.hololivepro.com) The 10th-anniversary site said a one-hour special program would run from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Japan time on the anime’s official YouTube channel, listed as @odeholo. The same notice named Momosuzu Nene, Omaru Polka, Yukihana Lamy and Shishiro Botan as participants, with Shirakami Fubuki and Ookami Mio serving as MCs. (hololive10th-anniversary.hololivepro.com) Hololive also said future updates would be posted on the anime’s official X account, while the broader countdown continues toward September 7, 2027.