No. 18 Lays Out Plans for First Solo Birthday Fan Meetings, Including Photo Sessions
The independent streamer will hold meetings in Tokyo on Oct. 25 and Osaka on Nov. 1, and said a video will go up on her Oct. 24 birthday.
INDEPENDENT — No. 18, the independent VTuber who streams as 18号 -Juhachigo-, spent her monthly “18Radio” broadcast on Sunday walking viewers through her first solo offline event, a pair of birthday fan meetings in Tokyo on Oct. 25 and Osaka on Nov. 1. Her birthday is Oct. 24, and she said she would stream that night and post a video that day, though she kept its contents secret.
The biggest change from her usual online celebrations is in-person instant-camera photos, or cheki. She said she had agonized over whether to offer them because she has never shown her real-life appearance, but “took the plunge.” She will wear a mask for the photos. Fans can also buy tickets for short one-on-one talks, receive a postcard she signs with their name, and get randomly drawn solo photo cards; she said buyers of the largest set at the limit of three per purchase would receive all nine designs instead of random ones. Sales on site are cash only.
“The only time I take my mask off is at live shows.” — No. 18, on the planned instant-photo sessions
She also used the stream to settle this year’s birthday hashtag, opting for a simple one built on her hiragana nickname, Juhachi, after explaining she had heard that hashtags starting with numerals do not trend. Merchandise details are due later in the week, with item types and prices shown and the new commissioned artwork hidden behind silhouettes until her birthday. She said goods would be sold without purchase limits while stock lasts, with a mail-order sale afterward for those who cannot attend.
Chat greeted the announcements with “It’s officially going to be the best day” and “I’m so happy we can celebrate on the actual day.” Viewers sent nine Super Chats, several from fans confirming they would attend in Tokyo or Osaka. She joked that physical contact is banned for fans and that anyone who challenged her to rock-paper-scissors and lost would be made to do sit-ups on the spot.
She called the event’s generous menu a “first-time bonus” that may not be repeated, and said she was returning to preparation work after the stream.
This report was written by machine from the broadcast's automatic Japanese captions and chat replay. Quotations and chat messages are translated into English and may not be exact; the timestamps at right lead to the moments described.