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'''Hololive Alternative''' (ホロライブ・オルタナティブ), stylized as '''hololive Alternative''', '''HOLOLIVE ALTERNATIVE''', and '''HOLOLIVE △LTERN△TIVE''', is a multimedia project aimed at expanding the [[Hololive]] franchise. The project centers around the lives of Hololive characters outside of their livestreams.<ref>(Jan 24, 2022) Retrieved from https://youtu.be/EW68UJ_b3Yk?t=3319</ref> The project was announced in February 2021 alongside a 30 second teaser trailer featuring the song [[Dawn Blue]] by [[Mori Calliope]].<ref>(Feb. 17, 2021). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1362016055887978496</ref> A full-length trailer was released in May 2021.<ref name="fullTrailer">(May 21, 2021) Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RxlzJWWzdY</ref>
Another PV video is set to be released in Spring 2022.<ref name="announceOct"/><ref name="announceFeb">(Feb. 3, 2021). Retrieved from https://alt.hololive.tv/news/243/</ref>
== Characters ==
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In October 2021, a separate manga, "Underworld Academy Overload" was announced on the Hololive Alternative website.<ref name="announceOct"/>
Although the mangas were originally published via Twitter, in February 2022, it was announced that due to the number of pages in the mangas exceeding what can be published on Twitter at once, future mangas would be published via Holonometria. A manga reader is slated to be added by the end of February 2022.<ref name="announceFeb"/>
== Video Game ==
In October 2021, a "metaverse" videogame Holoearth was announced as one of the projects within Hololive Alternative.<ref name="announceOct">(Oct. 20, 2021). Retrieved from https://alt.hololive.tv/news/203/</ref><ref name="holoEar">(Oct. 20, 2021). https://alt.hololive.tv/news/208/</ref> A gameplay demo video was released on November 23, 2021.<ref>(Nov. 23, 2021). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V722bYH07P4</ref> The game is composed of 3 components: a sandbox game, a lobby system, and an avatar creation system.<ref name="holoEar"/>
A limited test of the lobby system on Windows is slated for mid-March 2022.<ref name="announceFeb"/>
== Websites ==
A lore website, Holonometria, was opened in June 2021.<ref>(Jun. 7, 2021). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/hololiveALT/status/1401841613697994761</ref> The website contains background information on the Hololive Alternative universe as well as short stories. A manga reader is slated to be added by the end of February 2022.<ref name="announceFeb"/>
== Media ==
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