In Japan, Kizuna Ai is the most popular virtual YouTuber created by Morkura Eri (character design) and Tomitake (3D model) and is an artificial intelligence and made her debut on November 2016 with her YouTube Channel, A.I. Channel, A.I. Games in 2017 and A.I. Chanel China in 2019.
On April 24th, Kizuna Ai went independent and Kizuna Ai Co., Ltd. was formed and the person to run the company as president is Matsumoto Eriko, originally from Activ8 and Kasuga Nozomi (voice actor) became the advisor.
On May 8th, it was announced that the alter egos of Kizuna Ai, love-chan (with the blue flower on her hair) and AiPii (yellow flower in her hair) will be getting their own Twitter accounts. In addition, they will not be called Kizuna Ai.
loveちゃんです!
今日から私はキズナアイ(loveちゃん)じゃなくて、loveちゃんとして活動していきます!YouTubeはあいぴーとふたりで新しいチャンネル(https://t.co/cTSVdJAXaV)を開設しました!6月からは新しい姿で活動していきます。でも私は私だよ!
これからもよろしくお願いします!
— loveちゃん (@lovechan_lp) May 8, 2020
あいぴーです!
今日から私はキズナアイ(あいぴー)じゃなくて、あいぴーとして活動していきます!このTwitterアカウントと新しいYouTubeチャンネル(https://t.co/SboEPAVD8y)をloveちゃんと開設しました!6月からは新しい姿で活動するから楽しみにしててー!
あらためて!これからもよろしくね!
— あいぴー (@aipii_lp) May 8, 2020
An important message was released on YouTube via the A.I. Channel:
In addition, both will be featured on the following YouTube channel, love-pii Channel (Tentative name) and their first video is set for May 13th.
The Chinese alter ego, Aiga (Eiger) will continue activity in China as before.