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Usada Pekora's debut stream took place on July 17, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amos |first=Andrew |date=2022-12-19 |title=What is Hololive? The VTuber group breaking YouTube and the internet |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/hololive-vtuber-group-breaking-youtube-internet-1513829/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> Writing for [[Fortune (magazine)|''Fortune'']], Nicholas Gordon described her as best known for streaming [[Japanese role-playing game|Japanese role-playing games]], ''[[Minecraft]]'' prank content, and her friendship with fellow Hololive member Moona Hoshinova.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Nicholas |date=2021-09-23 |title=Once an oddity of Japan’s digital culture, VTubers are expanding worldwide |url=https://fortune.com/2021/09/23/virtual-youtuber-vtubers-japan-streaming-hololive-nijisanji-vshojo/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref> On December 13, 2020, in celebration of reaching 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers, she streamed herself revealing her job as a virtual YouTuber to her mother.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lee |first=Miles |date=2022 |title=[TECFIC] Beings: The Live Fiction of Virtual YouTubers |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/23/article/873030 |journal=Mechademia |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=233–251 |issn=2152-6648}}</ref> |
Usada Pekora's debut stream took place on July 17, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amos |first=Andrew |date=2022-12-19 |title=What is Hololive? The VTuber group breaking YouTube and the internet |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/hololive-vtuber-group-breaking-youtube-internet-1513829/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> Writing for [[Fortune (magazine)|''Fortune'']], Nicholas Gordon described her as best known for streaming [[Japanese role-playing game|Japanese role-playing games]], ''[[Minecraft]]'' prank content, and her friendship with fellow Hololive member Moona Hoshinova.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Nicholas |date=2021-09-23 |title=Once an oddity of Japan’s digital culture, VTubers are expanding worldwide |url=https://fortune.com/2021/09/23/virtual-youtuber-vtubers-japan-streaming-hololive-nijisanji-vshojo/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref> On December 13, 2020, in celebration of reaching 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers, she streamed herself revealing her job as a virtual YouTuber to her mother.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lee |first=Miles |date=2022 |title=[TECFIC] Beings: The Live Fiction of Virtual YouTubers |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/23/article/873030 |journal=Mechademia |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=233–251 |issn=2152-6648}}</ref> |
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In May 2022, she went on hiatus due to voice-related health concerns. She returned in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amos |first=Andrew |date=2022-06-14 |title=Hololive’s Usada Pekora surprises fans with return stream one month after hiatus |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/hololive-usada-pekora-surprise-return-stream-hiatus-1847202/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> |
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In Q3 2022, Usada Pekora was one of the top-10 most-watched female gaming livestreamers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pellot |first=Emerald |date=2022-08-03 |title=Out of the 100 top gaming streamers, only 1 is female, according to new report |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/top-gaming-streamers/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=In The Know |language=en-US}}</ref> In Q1 2023, she was the most watched female streamer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Kurt |date=2023-04-11 |title=Hololive’s Pekora dominates as most watched female streamer across YouTube & Twitch |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/hololives-pekora-dominates-as-most-watched-female-streamer-across-youtube-twitch-2110261/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> |
In Q3 2022, Usada Pekora was one of the top-10 most-watched female gaming livestreamers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pellot |first=Emerald |date=2022-08-03 |title=Out of the 100 top gaming streamers, only 1 is female, according to new report |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/top-gaming-streamers/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=In The Know |language=en-US}}</ref> In Q1 2023, she was the most watched female streamer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Kurt |date=2023-04-11 |title=Hololive’s Pekora dominates as most watched female streamer across YouTube & Twitch |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/hololives-pekora-dominates-as-most-watched-female-streamer-across-youtube-twitch-2110261/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> |
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||
| Occupation | Virtual YouTuber | |||||||||
| Website | hololive | |||||||||
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| Created by | Yuuki Hagure (character design) | |||||||||
| Years active | 2019–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.35 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 626.4 million[1] | |||||||||
| Network | Hololive Production | |||||||||
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Last updated: November 8, 2023 | ||||||||||
Usada Pekora (兎田ぺこら) is a Japanese virtual YouTuber affiliated with Hololive Production.[2] She is part of Hololive Japan's 3rd Generation, "hololive Fantasy."[3]
Overview
Usada Pekora is one of the five original members of "hololive Fantasy," Hololive's 3rd generation of streamers, alongside Uruha Rushia, Houshou Marine, Shiranui Flare, and Shirogane Noel.[3] Her Live2D model was designed and illustrated by Yuuki Hagure and rigged by rariemonn.[4] In a 2020 interview, she stated that she was inspired to join Hololive by idol Momoko Tsugunaga of Berryz Kobo.[5]
Activity
Usada Pekora's debut stream took place on July 17, 2019.[6] Writing for Fortune, Nicholas Gordon described her as best known for streaming Japanese role-playing games, Minecraft prank content, and her friendship with fellow Hololive member Moona Hoshinova.[7] On December 13, 2020, in celebration of reaching 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers, she streamed herself revealing her job as a virtual YouTuber to her mother.[8]
In May 2022, she went on hiatus due to voice-related health concerns. She returned in June 2022.[9]
In Q3 2022, Usada Pekora was one of the top-10 most-watched female gaming livestreamers.[10] In Q1 2023, she was the most watched female streamer.[11]
Discography
Songs featured in
Singles
| Release Date | Title | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2020 | "Pekomiko Daisensou!!" | Usada Pekora, Sakura Miko |
| January 13, 2021 | "Pekorandombrain" | Usada Pekora |
| January 13, 2022 | "Iiwake Bunny" | Usada Pekora |
| July 18, 2022 | "Rarararabbit" | Usada Pekora |
| January 2, 2023 | "Zenjinrui Usagika Keikaku!" | Usada Pekora |
| January 27, 2023 | "Mosh Race" | Usada Pekora, Sakura Miko |
| October 30, 2023 | "Saikyo Megami†Usa Pekora" | Usada Pekora |
References
- ^ a b "About Pekora Ch. 兎田ぺこら". YouTube.
- ^ "Usada Pekora | TALENT | hololive official website". hololive.hololivepro.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ a b Perry, Kurt (2023-10-10). "All Hololive members: EN, JP, Holostars, DEV_IS". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ rariemonn (2019-07-17). "Twitter". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "ホロライブ第3期生、自由奔放なウサ耳の女の子・兎田ぺこらが今後の展望を語るぺこ！「次の目標はTV番組出演ぺこ！」【インタビュー】". 超！アニメディア (in Japanese). 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Amos, Andrew (2022-12-19). "What is Hololive? The VTuber group breaking YouTube and the internet". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Gordon, Nicholas (2021-09-23). "Once an oddity of Japan's digital culture, VTubers are expanding worldwide". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Lee, Miles (2022). "[TECFIC] Beings: The Live Fiction of Virtual YouTubers". Mechademia. 15 (1): 233–251. ISSN 2152-6648.
- ^ Amos, Andrew (2022-06-14). "Hololive's Usada Pekora surprises fans with return stream one month after hiatus". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Pellot, Emerald (2022-08-03). "Out of the 100 top gaming streamers, only 1 is female, according to new report". In The Know. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Perry, Kurt (2023-04-11). "Hololive's Pekora dominates as most watched female streamer across YouTube & Twitch". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-11-09.