<s>
Live2D	B-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
animation	O
software	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
real-time	O
2D	O
animations	O
—	O
usually	O
anime-style	O
characters	O
—	O
using	O
layered	O
,	O
continuous	O
parts	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
illustration	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
frame-by-frame	O
animation	O
or	O
a	O
3D	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live2D	B-Operating_System
characters	O
consist	O
of	O
layered	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
layers	O
depends	O
on	O
how	O
you	O
wish	O
the	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
character	O
present	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live2D	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
real-time	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
track	O
movements	O
and	O
perform	O
lip	O
syncing	O
for	O
real-time	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
vtubing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live2D	B-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
visual	O
novels	O
,	O
virtual	O
YouTuber	O
channels	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Well-known	O
examples	O
of	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
media	O
and	O
software	O
include	O
FaceRig	O
,	O
VTube	O
Studio	O
,	O
Nekopara	B-Application
,	O
Azur	B-Application
Lane	I-Application
,	O
and	O
virtual	O
YouTubers	O
(	O
as	O
popularized	O
by	O
Hololive	O
,	O
Nijisanji	O
,	O
and	O
VShojo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live2D	B-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
interactive	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Cubism	O
(	O
now	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
)	O
released	O
their	O
very	O
first	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
application	O
,	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
vector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
occupied	O
capacity	O
resources	O
are	O
reduced	O
,	O
the	O
rendering	O
of	O
complex	O
images	O
consumes	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
application	O
of	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
technique	O
is	O
HibikiDokei	O
released	O
by	O
sandwichproject	O
( 株式会社レジストプランニング	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
alarm	O
app	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
adopted	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
Ore	O
no	O
Imōto	O
ga	O
Konna	O
ni	O
Kawaii	O
Wake	O
ga	O
Nai	O
Portable	O
released	O
by	O
NAMCO	O
BANDAI	O
Games	O
Inc	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
the	O
O.I.U	O
system	O
derived	O
from	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
technology	O
was	O
applied	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
character	O
moves	O
and	O
changes	O
positions	O
and	O
expression	O
while	O
talking	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
moved	O
expressively	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
seamlessly	O
like	O
an	O
anime	O
,	O
which	O
surprised	O
players	O
and	O
triggered	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
developer	O
Tetsuya	O
Nakashiro	O
had	O
been	O
independently	O
developing	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
software	O
,	O
and	O
founded	O
the	O
company	O
Cyber	O
Noise	O
(	O
or	O
Cybernoids	O
,	O
Japanese:てサイバーノイズ	O
)	O
in	O
2006	O
with	O
support	O
from	O
the	O
Exploratory	O
IT	O
Human	O
Resources	O
Project	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Information	O
Technology	O
Promotion	O
Agency	O
(	O
IPA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
software	O
received	O
attention	O
after	O
its	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
Ore	O
no	O
Imōto	O
ga	O
Konna	O
ni	O
Kawaii	O
Wake	O
ga	O
Nai	O
Portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
subsequently	O
received	O
interest	O
as	O
a	O
library	B-Library
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
success	O
,	O
in	O
2014	O
Cyber	O
Noise	O
subsequently	O
renamed	O
itself	O
to	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
Ltd.	O
,	O
unifying	O
with	O
its	O
product	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
has	O
significant	O
growth	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
70%	O
of	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
Cubism	O
Pro	O
users	O
is	O
Vtuber	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
games	O
/	O
apps	O
(	O
videos	O
)	O
and	O
animation	O
/	O
video	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live2D	B-Operating_System
Ltd	O
.	O
provides	O
its	O
software	O
and	O
SDKs	B-Application
under	O
both	O
commercial	B-Application
licenses	I-Application
and	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nizima	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
buy	O
and	O
sell	O
illustrations	O
,	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
data	O
,	O
or	O
make-to	O
order	O
transactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illustrators	O
and	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
creators	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
on	O
a	O
character	O
and	O
share	O
sales	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
also	O
provide	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
preview	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
see	O
and	O
move	O
the	O
model	O
before	O
purchasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
animation	O
softwares	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
animated	O
avatars	B-Application
by	O
combining	O
the	O
Live2D	B-Operating_System
system	O
with	O
real-time	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
character	O
animation	O
and	O
computer-generated	O
imagery	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Ensemble	B-Application
Girls	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
:	I-Application
Colorful	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Takt	B-Application
Op	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
