Capcom Announces New Monster Hunter Wilds x Hololive Collaboration
Capcom has announced a major new collaboration between Monster Hunter series and the popular VTuber group Hololive.
Focusing on the series’ latest title, Monster Hunter Wilds, and operating under the campaign title “Hololive and Palico,” the event features the talents of Hololive’s 5th Generation members (Yukihana Lamy, Momosuzu Nene, Shishiro Botan, and Omaru Polka) depicted in newly drawn illustrations alongside the game’s feline companions.
Capcom owned amusement facilities and the online crane game “Capcom Net Catcher (Cap Tore)” will begin offering exclusive prize merchandise based on this artwork, including items such as trading can badges, acrylic stands, and full-graphic T-shirts.
The full lineup of prize merchandise includes:
- Trading Can Badges (4 types)
- Acrylic Stand Keyholders (4 types)
- Window Flat Pouches (4 types)
- Muffler Towels (4 types)
- Acrylic Boards (4 types)
- Full Graphic T-Shirts (4 types)
- Square Cushions (4 types)
- Tapestries (4 types) [Exclusive to Cap Tore & Plaza Capcom Ikebukuro]
- Mouse Pads (4 types) [Exclusive to Cap Tore & Plaza Capcom Ikebukuro]
The Plaza Capcom Ikebukuro store will feature special decorations and life-size panels of the VTubers, with panels also installed at other direct Capcom locations.
To celebrate the launch, several promotional campaigns will be held, including a “500 Yen Coin Drop” event where players can receive random clear files (starting Jan 30) or multi-cloths (starting Feb 13) by inserting 500 yen into designated machines.
Following the arcade rollout, a collaboration café is scheduled to open at Capcom Café Ikebukuro and Umeda locations from February 20 to April 9, 2026.
The collaboration begins on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Capcom direct amusement facilities nationwide and the “Capcom Net Catcher Cap Tore” online service.
The associated café event will follow, accepting reservations now for its run starting February 20 at the Ikebukuro and Umeda locations.
Capcom has confirmed that further information regarding the partnership will be released sequentially under this “Hololive and Palico” campaign name.
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