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In this Japanese name, the surname is Usada.
Usada Pekora
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
OccupationVirtual YouTuber
Websitehololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents/usada-pekora//
YouTube information
Channel
Created byYuuki Hagure (character design)
Years active2019–present
Genres
  • Livestreaming
  • Singing
  • Gaming
Subscribers2.35 million[1]
Total views626.4 million[1]
NetworkHololive Production
100,000 subscribersyes
1,000,000 subscribersyes
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] In addition to being one of the most-watched members of Hololive, she is one of the most-watched female streamers.

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]

On August 11, 2023, she was added as a playable character in the Hololive fangame Idol Showdown.[12]

Discography

Singles

Release Date Title Singer
November 21, 2020 "Pekomiko Daisensou!!" Usada Pekora, Sakura Miko
December 18, 2020 "Hacha-Mecha Miracle" Usada Pekora, Oozora Subaru, Minato Aqua
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

  1. ^ a b "About Pekora Ch. 兎田ぺこら". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Usada Pekora | TALENT | hololive official website". hololive.hololivepro.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  3. ^ a b Perry, Kurt (2023-10-10). "All Hololive members: EN, JP, Holostars, DEV_IS". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  4. ^ rariemonn (2019-07-17). "Twitter". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Amos, Andrew (2022-12-19). "What is Hololive? The VTuber group breaking YouTube and the internet". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  7. ^ Gordon, Nicholas (2021-09-23). "Once an oddity of Japan's digital culture, VTubers are expanding worldwide". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  8. ^ Lee, Miles (2022). "[TECFIC] Beings: The Live Fiction of Virtual YouTubers". Mechademia. 15 (1): 233–251. ISSN 2152-6648.
  9. ^ Amos, Andrew (2022-06-14). "Hololive's Usada Pekora surprises fans with return stream one month after hiatus". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Perry, Kurt (2023-04-11). "Hololive's Pekora dominates as most watched female streamer across YouTube & Twitch". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  12. ^ "Usada Pekora Joining Hololive Fighting Game Idol Showdown". Siliconera. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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