Live2D

Live2D is a technique of generating animated 2D graphics, usually anime-style characters, using layered, continuous parts based on a single illustration, without the need of animating frame-by-frame or creating a 3D model.[1] Live2D is also the name of an eponymous animation software series employing the technique and the software' developer company, created by Japanese programmer Tetsuya Nakajo.[2]

Live2D
Developer(s)Tetsuya Nakajo
PlatformMicrosoft Windows, macOS
Websitewww.live2d.com/ 

The software, and its underlying technique, enable users to animate their illustration by providing an illustration prepared in layered parts that constitute the original illustration, such as its eyes, mouth and arms, and stitch the parts on a skeleton to generate animation. The Live2D Ltd. provides the software and SDKs under commercial licenses and for free.

Live2D has been used in a wide variety of video games, visual novels, virtual YouTuber shows, and other software. Well known examples includes FaceRig,[3][4] Nekopara,[5] Azur Lane,[6] and Tsukino Mito,[7] a virtual avatar and YouTube celebrity from Nijisanji's facial motion capture app.

Software
  • Live2D Cubism
  • Live2D Euclid

Works using Live2D

Visual novels

Mobile games

Console games

PC games

Software

Some software programs are able to create animated avatars by combining the Live2D system with real-time motion capture, including:

References
  1. "What is Live2D?". Live2D. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  2. "Profile | Live2D". www.live2d.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  3. "FaceRig Live2D Module on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  4. "FaceRig + Live2D Module | Live2D". Live2D. Archived from the original on 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  5. "Meet The Catgirls Of Sekai Project's Visual Novel NEKOPARA Vol. 1 - Siliconera". Siliconera. 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  6. Siegal, Jacob (2018-08-25). "The 8 best free iPhone games of the week". BGR. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  7. "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.
  8. "(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.
  9. "MAGIA RECORD | Live2D". Live2D. Archived from the original on 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  10. "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.
  11. "Despite the Censored Petting Mini-Game, Fire Emblem Fates Still Uses Live2D Assets". NicheGamer.com. 2016-02-05.
  12. 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.


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