[February 2026] VRChat Avatar Trend Report on Booth

A data-driven look back at VRChat avatars released on Booth in February 2026 — the ten that picked up the most likes, plus taste, appearance, and pricing trends pulled from the full release pool. Cute stayed at the top, but male, otokonoko (femboy), and kemono shota avatars pushed into the top ranks alongside it. Long hair overtook short hair as the most common appearance trait, and four fully-free releases joined the lineup — together the month looks noticeably broader in player options than January.

📊 About the data　Snapshot date: 2026-04-18 / Scope: 29 avatars with 300+ likes published between 2026-02-01 and 2026-02-28

The 10 avatars that stood out

Ranked by like count as of April 2026. For each entry I pull notes from the creator's product page to highlight details beyond what the summary card shows.

#1: Luchika / こよりLabo

Black short hair, sharp golden eyes, animal ears — a cool / sporty-leaning avatar in a yellow top with a black hoodie. This one pulled away from the rest of the pack in February with a very clear lead on likes.

Shape key depth is the headline: over 700 shape keys (MMD-compatible included, 30 for the base body) and 21 preset expressions. Shrink shape keys prevent clipping when swapping outfits, an action menu lets you lock expressions, and in-world switches for outfits and brightness are set up from the start — it just works once you put it on.

Worth highlighting: Luchika shares a base body with other Koyori Labo models (Cielly, Minami). Outfits and modifications you already have from earlier avatars by this creator drop straight into this one. Players who build their wardrobe around a single creator will feel that connection. AFK objects ship bundled, and the Performance Rank lands at Very Poor (in line with other avatars at this shape-key scale).

#2: Baku / AugmentedDolls

Black hair, blue eyes, tall build — a male avatar with a dark, mode-leaning direction. A new release from AugmentedDolls — the creator behind the popular KALNE avatar — with a monotone coat, gloves, and chains landing on the mature end of the spectrum.

Toolchain support is clean and modern: VCC / VRCSDK 3.10.1+ / Modular Avatar / lilToon 2.3.2, matching current VRChat avatar workflow defaults. On top of that, Mochi Fitter profile supported, with shoulder-area conversion accuracy improved in a later update. Outfit-ecosystem integration is clearly a design goal from day one.

Outfit swapping is handled through a baku_kisekae prefab with on/off animations, plus a separate toggle animation for the gloves. The avatar is also set up to preview via PolygonLoading in fitting worlds, so you can check the feel before buying. A male avatar landing in the #2 slot is one of February's more notable shifts.

#3: Caprilina / Midoya

Silver short hair, pale purple eyes, a fallen-angel motif with a pastel randoseru (Japanese school backpack) strapped on. The aesthetic sits near jirai-kei and "angel scene," and it's a natural fit if that's the direction you're chasing.

Expression depth is solid — 476 face shape keys + 141 body shape keys, including lip sync, eye tracking, and MMD. VRCSDK Avatar 3.0 / Humanoid / full-body tracking supported, and a Mochi Fitter profile ships bundled for free. PCVR-focused with no Quest support. Polygon count lands at △173,485, with a lighter △70,955 modification prefab available.

Textures are provided as PSD for heavy customization. The credits list even includes PV producers and testers, which hints at the scale of the release team behind it.

#4: EPBOPO / かなﾘぁさんち

A chibi robot avatar with bunny-ear-shaped parts glowing orange and a long articulated tail. A new release from Kanalia — the creator behind the popular HAOLAN avatar — part of the Mamefrenz shared-base series, with Kameyama, Ani-kun, and Mememoland credited as collaborators for base, setup, and design respectively.

The technical standout is dual-platform support: 56,672 polygons for PC, 14,215 for Mobile. PC sits at Poor rank, Mobile at Medium — one of the rarer avatars this month that Quest-standalone friends can actually use directly. Modular Avatar compatible, Avatars 3.0 set up, and the .blend source file (3.6) ships alongside the FBX and textures.

Because it uses the Mamefrenz shared base, compatible outfits from the series drop in directly. The creator is also upfront that non-base parts like the face and tail aren't guaranteed to be compatible — the kind of honest note that keeps expectations aligned.

#5: Komoe / VRMirage

Fluffy long silver hair, a bunny head accessory, chibi proportions — yume-kawaii through and through. At ¥1,999, it's the cheapest entry in February's top 10 by a wide margin and fills the "easy to try" slot.

Toolchain is comprehensive — Unity Humanoid / Modular Avatar / Avatar PhysBone / Lip Sync / Eye Tracking / Full-body Tracking / VRCSDK 3.0 — and on top of that, VRM support. It transfers to Warudo or general VTuber workflows without extra conversion. 134 shape keys (ARKit included).

The bundled extras are what make this one stand out: Warudo pendulum physics presets, wallpaper-grade animation videos, pose and photo files are all included. It's less "just a base avatar" and more "everything you need to actually use this character." Materials (72) and textures (55) run on the high side, so heavy modification or optimization will take some prep.

#6: Niwatoriko / みどりの森°　MIDORI NO MORI°

A chicken-inspired girl avatar with white long hair and large blue eyes. The fantasy / ethereal direction makes it instantly recognizable alongside more conventional designs.

Expression shape keys total over 270: 200 for face expressions + 52 ARKit + 50 MMD + 20 body + 8 outfit. Hand signs are set up as 14 × 3 sets, giving a lot of headroom for expression variety. A Contact-based head-pat gimmick is also included.

What matters most here is Quest compatibility — PC at 54,258 polygons, Quest at 13,625, both rated Medium. Character-driven avatars that also ship a full Quest variant are relatively uncommon, and that makes this one an easy recommend when Quest-only friends are involved. Desktop, VR, 6-point full-body, and Quest are all verified as working.

#7: Tigria / てぃむ屋

A tiger-boy kemono shota avatar. Black-and-orange stripes, an eyepatch, a bell, and paw pads — the mischievous-boy personality reads immediately from the thumbnail.

Character design is by Kemorate, with 3D modeling by Timal (Timuya) — a two-person collaboration. 85 face shape keys plus 25 body shape keys, with 7 preset expressions mapped to the left hand. Setup is practical rather than flashy, but everything you need is there.

SDK3.0 only, PhysBone supported, full-body tracking supported. No Quest support, material count of 9, Performance Rank at Very Poor. If you've been hunting for a new kemono-shota option in VRChat, this is a clear entry point.

#8: Mebashiba / MEBA-Fish

A Shiba Inu rendered as an avatar — poke-worthy cheeks, a slightly clumsy-looking body shape, a tail-wagging reaction when petted. A mascot-style avatar designed to be approachable in-world.

Four color variations ship with the base, and it's set up against Modular Avatar (1.15.1+) and lilToon (2.3.2+). Polygon count is 15,214 for the body + 6,048 for the outfit, rated Medium. On the trade-off side: no Quest, no MMD, no Android — PC VRChat only, and the creator is upfront about it.

"Tsurugi 3D asset" is the recommended outfit-change pipeline, and over 15 additional outfits / items are already on sale separately (¥0–¥600). Even for a mascot-style avatar, an outfit ecosystem is already spinning up around this one.

#9: Dinah / yuufyu.booth.pm

Brown long hair with a half-updo, flower ornament, an elegant ojou-sama-leaning avatar. Launched with a release-period discount at ¥5,000 (regular ¥6,000).

Spec-wise this one is densely packed for its tier: 454 shape keys (MMD, VRChat lip sync, ARKit standard), face tracking with both ARKit-standard and Perfect Sync, Mochi Fitter profile support (forward conversion only), Modular Avatar support, 6-point full-body tracking, 96,263 polygons, 20 material slots, 26 PhysBone components.

If serious face tracking is part of your setup, Dinah is probably the strongest fit from February's top 10. Standing, crouching, and AFK animations are bundled — streaming and photography workflows are clearly anticipated.

#10: Meteo / MITUBAのクローバー

Black hair over one eye, semi-long cut, half-lidded expression — an otokonoko (femboy) avatar. Monotone outfit, androgynous silhouette, leaning into the delicate end of the spectrum.

Total shape key count hits 571 (18 for lip sync + eye tracking, 425 for face expressions, 37 for face-shape tuning, 29 for MMD, 49 for face tracking), with 21 preset expression animations mapped in. Polygon count sits at 75,544.

The base body uses +Head, the shared-base ecosystem, with the neck tuned slightly thinner than the standard +Head for the otokonoko silhouette. Modular Avatar 1.15.1, lilToon 2.3.2, Unity Humanoid, PhysBone, lip sync, full-body tracking, and VRCSDK 3.0 are all supported. A fitting world is also provided.

Trends across February 2026

Stepping back from the ranking: here's what the full set of 29 avatars released in February reveals as a group.

Metric	Value
Total releases	29
Avg likes	1,151.2
Median likes	650
Avg price	¥4,593
Median price	¥5,000

Median likes at 650 against an average of 1,151. Compared to January (avg 2,183, median 607), the average dropped noticeably while the median ticked up — less of a "one or two dominant releases pulling the average up" shape, more of a consistently strong middle. That said, Luchika at #1 did clear 8,145 likes alone, so the full picture reads as one breakout leader sitting on top of a thicker middle layer.

Tastes: cute holds #1, with dark and cool right behind

"Cute" came in first at 9 (about 31% of the month), with "dark" at 6, "cool" at 5, and "yume-kawaii," "gothic," and "simple" tied at 3. The dark / mysterious / cool cluster from January stayed strong into February as a second wave. What did change: cute's share dropped from 14/31 (~45%) in January to 9/29 (~31%) in February — still #1, but a meaningful shift in the direction of taste diversity.

A release that embodies the gothic / yami-kawaii direction also appeared — white medium hair, X markings, sick-cute aesthetic:

Appearance: long hair reclaims #1, silver hair stays strong

Long hair at 9, silver hair at 8, short hair at 7, black hair at 6. January was led by short hair — February flipped that, with long hair back on top. Silver hair has now ranked highly two months running, which makes it look less like a coincidence and more like the go-to color for new avatar releases.

In the silver-hair × wings × ethereal direction, an angel / boy-doll themed avatar also surfaced:

Cat ears at 5, twin tails / purple eyes / brown hair all at 3 — more appearance variety than January had. On the cat-ears + long-hair + Chinese-inspired direction, this release also showed up:

Outfit types: frills lead, monotone is visible

Frills at 3, and shirt, blouse, bodysuit, and maid outfit tied at 2. Unlike January where school uniforms dominated, February's outfits fragmented across more categories. Frills at the top ties into the yume-kawaii and jirai-kei directions — a jirai-kei avatar with black twin tails and a pink frilly outfit showed up in that cluster:

On the other side, male / otokonoko avatars like Baku and Meteo brought monotone outfits into the top ranks, so the color-tone spread across February was wider than January's.

Pricing: over half at ¥5,000+, four free releases appear

Fifteen avatars at ¥5,000+ — over half the month. Extending to ¥3,000+ covers 22 (roughly 76%), nearly identical to January's shape. Median sits at ¥5,000, matching January exactly.

The standout shift in February: four fully-free releases appeared (January had zero). Pulling one example from the free bracket — a fan-art fox mascot avatar based on the "Chou Kaguyahime!" IP:

On the high end, a public-security-witch avatar priced at ¥24,000 also joined the lineup — so the price range stretched in both directions compared to January:

Wrap-up

To summarize February: cute held the #1 taste slot, but the character-type spread widened significantly — male, otokonoko, kemono shota, and mascot avatars all broke into the top ranks. Baku at #2, Tigria at #7, and Meteo at #10, combined with free releases and a ¥24,000 high-end entry, means February had an entry point for a wider range of players than January did.

The other shift worth flagging: ecosystem connectivity has diversified. January read as "Mochi Fitter is the outfit-compatibility standard." February still has Mochi Fitter represented (Baku, Caprilina, Dinah), but it's joined by Koyori Labo's shared base (Luchika), the Mamefrenz shared base (EPBOPO), and the +Head shared base (Meteo) — creator-specific shared-base ecosystems are running in parallel, visible right in the top 10.

A single standout at #1 (Luchika) with noticeably broader diversity behind it — that's February 2026 in one line.

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About the data

• Snapshot date: 2026-04-18
• Scope: avatars published between 2026-02-01 and 2026-02-28 (29 total)
• Ranking: by like count at snapshot time, descending
• Inclusion threshold: VRCFinder's DB only ingests products that have reached 300 likes or more. Products below that threshold as of 2026-04-18 are not part of this aggregation
• Note: every number and ranking in this article is frozen at the snapshot date above. Later shifts aren't reflected here, so current values may differ