#32 LIVE 2D EXAMPLE

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.

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, Nekopara, Azur Lane,and Tsukino Mito [ja], a virtual avatar and YouTube celebrity from Nijisanji [ja]’s facial motion capture app.