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| data8 = Motoaki Tanigo ([[Wikipedia:President (corporate title)|President]] & [[Wikipedia:Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br />Ikko Fukuda ([[Wikipedia:Director (business)|Director]] & [[Wikipedia:Chief technology officer|CTO]])<br />Kimiyuki Suda (Outside Director)<br />Tatsuo Tsutsumi (Outside Director)
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| data10 = [https://cover-corp.com/ cover-corp.com]
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'''COVER corporation''' (カバー株式会社) or '''COVER corp.''', is the parent company of [[Hololive Production]]. It was founded by [[YAGOO|Motoaki Tanigo]] on June 13, 2016.
Its focus is on the development of VR and AR applications/software and Virtual Youtubers.
[[File:Cover corp - Official Organization Map.png|thumb|Official Company Map graphic illustrating the branches under Cover Corp<ref>(Sep. 05, 2023) Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi1XDNLdjpw</ref>]]
== Internal Departments ==
According to a note published on November 16, 2022, Cover has 8 internal departments which are in charge of various aspects of the content production and promotion for [[Hololive Production]].<ref> (Nov. 18, 2022) Retrieved from https://note.com/cover_corp/n/nd14caef1e1c0 </ref> A brief breakdown of each department can be found
=== Distribution and content (live streaming) business ===
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=== 3D distribution business ===
This department focuses on the development of 3D environments and assets for COVER and Hololive. This department operates with relative autonomy from COVER, and has
=== MD (merchandising) business ===
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== History ==
{{See also|Hololive Production/History}}
=== 2016 ===
Cover Corp is established on June 13.<ref name="CompanyInfo">https://cover-corp.com/en/company</ref>
=== 2017 ===
Release of Ping Pong League, a virtual reality table tennis game, on Steam.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/495520/Ping_Pong_League/</ref></br>
[[Tokino Sora]] debuts on September 7th on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niconico Niconico] to 13 viewers.<ref>https://www.moguravr.com/vtuber-tokino-sora/</ref> <ref>https://www.moguravr.com/tokyo-xr-startups-interview/</ref>
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[[Hololive English -Council-]] debuts. <br>
[[Hololive 6th Generation]] debuts. <br>
=== 2022 ===
The third HoloFes live is held, [[Link Your Wish]], alongside the first [[Hololive Super Expo]].<br>
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[[Hololive English]] becomes [[Hololive Production English]]. This branch now oversees [[Holostars English]] and [[Hololive English]]. It is overseen by [[Hololive Production | Hololive Production Japan]].
=== 2023 ===
The fourth [[HoloFes]], [[Our Bright Parade]], is held alongside the second [[Hololive Super Expo]] and the first [[Holo*27]] collaboration album.<br>
The first [[hololive 5th Generation|Hololive 5th Gen]] concert, [[Twinkle 4 You]], the first overseas concert comprised mainly of [[Hololive English]] talents, [[Connect the World]], and a second original music project, [[Blue Journey]] were all announced at the end of the SuperExpo. <br>
Cover launched an initial offering listing on the [[Wikipedia:Tokyo Stock Exchange|Tokyo Stock Exchange]]<ref>(Mar. 27, 2023) Retrieved from https://twitter.com/achan_UGA/status/1640261311031549953 </ref>. <br>
Cover also announced the completion of their [[Cover Corp Studio|multimedia studio]] which housed a second [[w:Motion Capture|Mocap]] studio, featuring over 200 high-end motion capture cameras, a chroma-key studio, and recording studio, totaling at a cost of 1.2bn Yen.<ref>(May. 22, 2023) Retrieved from https://note.com/cover_corp/n/nefc047ddc6ee </ref>
[[Hololive English -Advent-]] debuts.<br>
A new branch called [[Hololive DEV IS|Hololive DEV_IS]] is created along with the debut of [[ReGLOSS]].<br>
=== History timeline graphic ===
[[File:Cover corp - Branches Timeline Map.png|
== Media ==
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* [[Wikipedia:Hololive Production|Hololive Production]] - Wikipedia
* [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/カバー_(企業) カバー (企業)] - Wikipedia (Japanese)
* [https://cover-corp.com/ir/news/230327_5253_COVER_Materials_for_Growth_Opportunities_and_Strategies.pdf Materials for Growth (2023 TYO Initial Offering)]
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