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Live2D is an animation software developed by Live2D Ltd. It can be used to generate real-time 2D animations, usually anime-style characters, using layered, continuous parts based on an illustration, without the need of frame-by-frame animation or a 3D model.[1] This enables characters to move while maintaining the original illustration at low-cost. It can be considered as the balance of cost and effect of an animation.
Live2D characters consist of layered parts. Parts are separately moved to show the whole animation and expression of the character, such as tilting head. Parts can be as simple as face, hair, and body, or it can be detailed to eyebrows, eyelashes, and even different parts of hair which you wish to have different movements. The number of layers depends on how you wish the Live2D character present movements. The layers are rigged to a skeleton to form a whole animated character in real-time. Live2D can be used with real-time motion capture to track movements and perform lip syncing for real-time applications such as vtubing. The downside of the technology is that currently there is no official setting for 360° rotation. It is also difficult to do large angle turns for complex images or characters.
Live2D was first introduced in 2008 for the need of interactive media.[7] Since then, the technology has also changed how games enhance user experience through lively characters and expressions.[8]
In 2009, Cubism (now Live2D) released their very first Live2D application, Live2D vector.[9] The application transforms vector graphic to make flat character image achieve three-dimensional head turning and moving effects. Although such character can only perform limited activities, it performs much better than static pictures or slideshows. User can also customize their own moving character by adjusting parameters through software or collecting materials such as images of different angles of a character. Of course, vector graphics still have many limitations. Although the occupied capacity resources are reduced, the rendering of complex images consumes a lot of CPU. Another disadvantage is that it cannot present certain styles of paintings, such as oil painting and gouache styles.
The first application of Live2D technique is HibikiDokei released by sandwichproject (株式会社レジストプランニング), an alarm app released in 2010. The alarm app has a girl character named "hibiki" that talks and moves.[10]
In 2011, Live2D adopted PSP game Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable released by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc became the first game the O.I.U system derived from Live2D technology was applied in a game, where the character moves and changes positions and expression while talking to the player.[11] Characters moved expressively on the screen and seamlessly like an anime, which surprised players and triggered the popularity of Live2D.[12]
Software developer Tetsuya Nakashiro had been independently developing Live2D software, and founded the company Cyber Noise (or Cybernoids, Japanese:てサイバーノイズ) in 2006 with support from the Exploratory IT Human Resources Project of the Japanese Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA). Because of its novelty and lack of uptake, Cyber Noise was unsuccessful.
In 2011, Live2D software received attention after its use in the PSP game Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable. It subsequently received interest as a library for Android and iOS. Following this success, in 2014 Cyber Noise subsequently renamed itself to Live2D Ltd.,[13] unifying with its product name. Sales of Live2D has significant growth since then. In 2021, 70% of Live2D Cubism Pro users is Vtuber, followed by games / apps (videos) and animation / video works.[14]
Live2D Euclid (released in April 2017, no longer available from October 16, 2018)
Live2D CubismM
Official marketplace
Nizima is a platform where users can buy and sell illustrations, Live2D data, or make-to order transactions. Illustrators and Live2D creators are able to work together on a character and share sales on the platform. The platform also provide Live2D preview for users to see and move the model before purchasing.[15]
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese September 2018 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Japanese article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 272 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja Live2D see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ja Live2D to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Live2D is an animation software developed by Live2D Ltd It can be used to generate real time 2D animations usually anime style characters using layered continuous parts based on an illustration without the need of frame by frame animation or a 3D model 1 This enables characters to move while maintaining the original illustration at low cost It can be considered as the balance of cost and effect of an animation Live2D characters consist of layered parts Parts are separately moved to show the whole animation and expression of the character such as tilting head Parts can be as simple as face hair and body or it can be detailed to eyebrows eyelashes and even different parts of hair which you wish to have different movements The number of layers depends on how you wish the Live2D character present movements The layers are rigged to a skeleton to form a whole animated character in real time Live2D can be used with real time motion capture to track movements and perform lip syncing for real time applications such as vtubing The downside of the technology is that currently there is no official setting for 360 rotation It is also difficult to do large angle turns for complex images or characters Live2D has been used in a wide variety of video games visual novels virtual YouTuber channels and other media Well known examples of Live2D media and software include FaceRig 2 3 VTube Studio Nekopara 4 Azur Lane 5 and virtual YouTubers as popularized by Nijisanji 6 and Hololive Contents 1 History 2 Software 2 1 Live2D Ltd 2 1 1 Software 2 1 2 Official marketplace 2 2 Third party 2 2 1 Animation software 2 2 2 Avatar software 3 Works using Live2D 3 1 Visual novels 3 2 Mobile games 3 3 Console games 3 4 PC games 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditLive2D was first introduced in 2008 for the need of interactive media 7 Since then the technology has also changed how games enhance user experience through lively characters and expressions 8 In 2009 Cubism now Live2D released their very first Live2D application Live2D vector 9 The application transforms vector graphic to make flat character image achieve three dimensional head turning and moving effects Although such character can only perform limited activities it performs much better than static pictures or slideshows User can also customize their own moving character by adjusting parameters through software or collecting materials such as images of different angles of a character Of course vector graphics still have many limitations Although the occupied capacity resources are reduced the rendering of complex images consumes a lot of CPU Another disadvantage is that it cannot present certain styles of paintings such as oil painting and gouache styles The first application of Live2D technique is HibikiDokei released by sandwichproject 株式会社レジストプランニング an alarm app released in 2010 The alarm app has a girl character named hibiki that talks and moves 10 In 2011 Live2D adopted PSP game Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable released by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc became the first game the O I U system derived from Live2D technology was applied in a game where the character moves and changes positions and expression while talking to the player 11 Characters moved expressively on the screen and seamlessly like an anime which surprised players and triggered the popularity of Live2D 12 Software EditLive2D Ltd Edit Live2D Developer s Tetsuya NakajoPlatformMicrosoft Windows macOSLicenseProprietaryWebsitewww wbr live2d wbr com wbr en wbr Software developer Tetsuya Nakashiro had been independently developing Live2D software and founded the company Cyber Noise or Cybernoids Japanese てサイバーノイズ in 2006 with support from the Exploratory IT Human Resources Project of the Japanese Information Technology Promotion Agency IPA Because of its novelty and lack of uptake Cyber Noise was unsuccessful In 2011 Live2D software received attention after its use in the PSP game Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable It subsequently received interest as a library for Android and iOS Following this success in 2014 Cyber Noise subsequently renamed itself to Live2D Ltd 13 unifying with its product name Sales of Live2D has significant growth since then In 2021 70 of Live2D Cubism Pro users is Vtuber followed by games apps videos and animation video works 14 Live2D Ltd provides its software and SDKs under both commercial licenses and as freeware Software Edit Live2D Cubism Live2D Euclid released in April 2017 no longer available from October 16 2018 Live2D CubismMOfficial marketplace Edit Nizima is a platform where users can buy and sell illustrations Live2D data or make to order transactions Illustrators and Live2D creators are able to work together on a character and share sales on the platform The platform also provide Live2D preview for users to see and move the model before purchasing 15 Third party Edit Some animation softwares are able to create animated avatars by combining the Live2D system with real time motion capture character animation and computer generated imagery including Animation software Edit Adobe Character Animator Windows MacOS CrazyTalk Windows FaceRig Windows Toon Boom Harmony Windows MacOS Avatar software Edit Hololive iOS Nijisanji Android iOS Works using Live2D EditVisual novels Edit Mashiroiro Symphony 2009 Windows PSP Ensemble Girls 2012 Android iOS Tokimeki Restaurant 2013 Android iOS Nekopara 2014 Windows macOS City of Love Paris 2017 Android iOS Date A Live Rio Reincarnation 2017 Windows PS4 Crystalline 2018 Android iOS Kaori After Story 2018 Android iOS Ethereal Enigma 2020 Android iOS Sophistry 2021 Windows Linux macOS Mobile games Edit Battle Girl High School 2015 Android iOS BraveSword BlazeSoul 2015 Android iOS Ensemble Stars 2015 Android iOS Potion Maker 2015 Android iOS YUMEIRO CAST 2015 Android iOS Moe Girl Cafe 2 2016 Android iOS Destiny Child 2016 Android iOS Girls Frontline 2016 Android iOS Azur Lane 2017 Android iOS BanG Dream Girls Band Party 2017 Android iOS 16 Magia Record Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story 2017 Android iOS 17 Neptunia amp Friends 2017 Android iOS Dream Girlfriend 2017 Android iOS Project Tokyo Dolls 2017 Android iOS Raramagi 2017 Android iOS Uta no Prince sama Shining Live 2017 Android iOS Epic Seven 2018 Android iOS Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight Re LIVE 2018 Android iOS Mashiro Witch Marchen of Midnight 2018 Android iOS Ayakashi Romance Reborn 2018 Android iOS The Wizard s Promise ja 2019 Android iOS Girl Cafe Gun 2019 Android iOS Counter Side 2019 Android iOS Mirage Memorial 2019 Android iOS Palette Parade 2019 Android iOS My Stella Knights 2020 Android iOS Disney Twisted Wonderland 2020 Android iOS Arknights 2020 Android iOS Goddess Kiss OVE Generation 2020 Android iOS Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage 2020 Android iOS D4DJ Groovy Mix 2020 Android iOS Illusion Connect 2020 Android iOS SINoALICE 2020 Android iOS Zgirls3 2020 Android iOS Re Zero Starting Life in Another World Lost in Memories 2020 Android iOS Assault Lily Last Bullet 2021 Android iOS KonoSuba Fantastic Days 2021 Android iOS Artery Gear Fusion 2021 Android iOS Metal Waltz 2021 Android iOS Alchemy Stars 2021 Android iOS B PROJECT Ryusei Fantasia 2021 Android iOS Nintendo Switch Blue Archive 2021 Android iOS Revived Witch 2021 Android iOS Destiny Girl 2022 Android iOS Dynasty Heroes Romance Samkok 2022 Android iOS Idle Princess 2022 Android iOS Girls Academy 2022 Android iOS Clover Theater 2022 Android iOS Date A Live Spirit Pledge HD 2022 Android iOS Echocalypse 2022 Android iOS MementoMori 2022 Android iOS Goddess of Victory Nikke 2022 Android iOS Cherry Tale 2022 Android iOS Console games Edit Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Haganai 2012 PSP Fire Emblem Fates 2015 3DS 18 Kancolle Kai 2016 PS Vita 19 Akiba s Beat 2016 PS4 PS Vita Dark Rose Valkyrie 2016 PS4 Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris 2020 PS4 Xbox One PC games Edit Herald An Interactive Period Drama 2017 Namu Amida Butsu UTENA 2019 20 See also EditAniforms Avatar computing CGI Character animation Computer animation Computer facial animation Digital puppetry Facial motion capture Motion capture Uncanny valley Virtual actor Virtual idol Virtual influencer Virtual YouTuberReferences Edit What is Live2D Live2D 23 July 2019 Retrieved 2019 10 12 FaceRig Live2D Module on Steam store steampowered com Retrieved 2018 09 07 FaceRig Live2D Module Live2D Live2D Archived from the original on 2019 05 20 Retrieved 2019 10 12 Meet The Catgirls Of Sekai Project s Visual Novel NEKOPARA Vol 1 Siliconera Siliconera 2014 12 29 Retrieved 2018 09 07 Siegal Jacob 2018 08 25 The 8 best free iPhone games of the week BGR Retrieved 2018 09 07 バーチャルYouTuber 月ノ美兎 サブカル女子高生委員長が人気急上昇中 Mogura VR MoguraVR in Japanese 2018 02 27 Retrieved 2018 09 07 What is Live2D Live2D Cubism 2019 07 23 Retrieved 2022 02 13 Creator Interviews Live2D Cubism 2020 04 09 Retrieved 2022 02 13 live2D history Live2D 31 July 2019 HibikiDokei sandwichproject com Retrieved 2022 02 09 週刊 俺の妹P 俺の妹がLive2Dでこんなに動く 5人の妹ができる特典って 特集 Live2D を救ったのは 俺妹 誕生のきっかけや話題の FaceRig に迫る インサイド in Japanese Retrieved 2022 02 09 会社消滅寸前だったとあるベンチャーが 世界初の2D立体表現技術を完成できたワケ エンジニアtype Archived from the original on 2016 03 05 Retrieved 2021 04 12 Live2D社が目論む未来の Live2D とは ソフトウェアから共創のプラットフォーム マーケット市場へ alive2021 レポート インサイド in Japanese 2021 12 30 Retrieved 2022 07 19 Live2D official market secondary ma was renamed to nizima and the design and UI UX were renewed Live2D Co Ltd 株式会社Live2D 2019 10 01 Retrieved 2022 02 13 日本語 バンドリ ガールズバンドパーティ Live2D Live2D Archived from the original on 2019 05 20 Retrieved 2019 10 12 MAGIA RECORD Live2D Live2D Archived from the original on 2019 06 28 Retrieved 2019 06 28 Despite the Censored Petting Mini Game Fire Emblem Fates Still Uses Live2D Assets NicheGamer com 2016 02 05 zozi Studio Sleipnir PSvitaのソフト 艦これ改 が発売になりました studiosleipnir blog15 fc2 com in Japanese Retrieved 2018 09 07 system なむあみだ仏っ 蓮台 UTENA 公式サイト なむあみだ仏っ 蓮台 UTENA 公式サイト in Japanese Retrieved 2020 06 22 External links EditLive2D homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Live2D amp oldid 1133858983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
