Usada Pekora
Japanese virtual YouTuber
Usada Pekora (兎田ぺこら) is a Japanese virtual YouTuber affiliated with Hololive Production. She is part of Hololive Japan's 3rd Generation, "hololive Fantasy." 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. Her Live2D model, featuring rabbit ears, blue hair, and carrot hair ornaments, was designed and illustrated by Yuuki Hagure and rigged by rariemonn. In a 2020 interview, she stated that she was inspired to join Hololive by idol Momoko Tsugunaga of Berryz Kobo.
Activity
Pekora's debut stream took place on 17 July 2019. Writing for Fortune, Nicholas Gordon described her as best known for streaming Japanese role-playing games and Minecraft prank content. On 13 December 2020, in celebration of reaching 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers, she streamed herself revealing her job as a virtual YouTuber to her mother.
In May 2022, she went on hiatus due to voice-related health concerns. She returned in June 2022.
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