‘hololive’ fans gathered in Downtown Brooklyn, and it was totally adorable

August 27, 2024 Mary Frost

Hundreds of fans of hololive gathered in Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday, Aug. 23, to cosplay, buy merch and celebrate the group’s concerts. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

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DOWNTOWN — Grown adults wearing stuffed dolls and dressed as mythical anime characters took over Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday, and it couldn’t have been more enchanting.

As part of anime weekend in New York City, hundreds of fans of ‘hololive’ gathered in the park to cosplay, buy merchandise and celebrate the group’s concerts at the Javits Center and Brooklyn’s Kings Theater during Anime NYC 2024.

The international crowd joined in numerous enthusiastic group shots. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

Hololive is a Virtual YouTuber (VTuber) collaborative that livestreams and creates Japanese pop culture content on platforms including YouTube and interacts with enthusiastic international fans on social media.

Anime was the theme of the day. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

The stars perform behind anime-style avatars, and on Saturday, fans came to Downtown Brooklyn dressed as their personal favorites. These included Nanashi Mumei, “The Guardian of Civilization,” and Ceres Fauna, “The Keeper of Nature.”

This man declares his love for the hololive character Ceres Fauna. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle

The “hololive STAGE World Tour ’24 Soar!” concert took place at Anime NYC 2024 on Friday, while the 15 members of hololive English performed in “Breaking Dimension,” at Kings Theater on Saturday and Sunday.