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{{Nihongo|'''Usada Pekora'''|兎田ぺこら}} is a Japanese [[virtual YouTuber]] affiliated with [[Hololive Production]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Usada Pekora {{!}} TALENT {{!}} hololive official website |url=https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents/usada-pekora/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=hololive.hololivepro.com |language=en}}</ref> She is part of Hololive Japan's 3rd Generation, "hololive Fantasy."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Kurt |date=2023-10-10 |title=All Hololive members: EN, JP, Holostars, DEV_IS |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/all-hololive-members-en-jp-holostars-more-2206968/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> In addition to being one of the most-watched members of Hololive, she is one of the most-watched female streamers. |
{{Nihongo|'''Usada Pekora'''|兎田ぺこら}} is a Japanese [[virtual YouTuber]] affiliated with [[Hololive Production]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Usada Pekora {{!}} TALENT {{!}} hololive official website |url=https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents/usada-pekora/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=hololive.hololivepro.com |language=en}}</ref> She is part of Hololive Japan's 3rd Generation, "hololive Fantasy."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Kurt |date=2023-10-10 |title=All Hololive members: EN, JP, Holostars, DEV_IS |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/all-hololive-members-en-jp-holostars-more-2206968/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> In addition to being one of the most-watched members of Hololive, she is one of the most-watched female streamers. For 2023, she is the most watched female streamer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Variable staff |title=VTubers dominate list of most-watched female streamers in 2023 |url=https://variablemag.com/culture/vtubers-dominate-list-of-most-watched-female-streamers-for-2023/ |website=Variablemag |publisher=Variable |access-date=2024-04-18 |date=2024-01-04}}</ref> |
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== Overview == |
== Overview == |
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![]() Usada Pekora as designed by Yuuki Hagure | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
Born | January 12 | |||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||
Occupation | Virtual YouTuber | |||||||||
Website | hololive | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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Created by | Yuuki Hagure (character design) | |||||||||
Years active | 2019–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 2.42 million[1] | |||||||||
Total views | 668.7 million[1] | |||||||||
Network | Hololive Production | |||||||||
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Last updated: November 27, 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. For 2023, she is the most watched female streamer.[4]
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.[5] In a 2020 interview, she stated that she was inspired to join Hololive by idol Momoko Tsugunaga of Berryz Kobo.[6]
Activity
Usada Pekora's debut stream took place on July 17, 2019.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
In May 2022, she went on hiatus due to voice-related health concerns. She returned in June 2022.[10]
In Q3 2022, Usada Pekora was one of the top-10 most-watched female gaming livestreamers.[11] In Q1 2023, she was the most-watched female streamer.[12]
On August 11, 2023, she was added as a playable character in the Hololive fangame Idol Showdown.[13]
In Dragon Quest Treasures there is a Killing Machine monster named Pekotte that is voiced and based on her. She can be unlocked by enter the code PEK in the gift code menu.[14]
According to streaming data analysis site Stream Charts, Pekora was the most watched female streamer of 2023 by watch hours.[15]
Discography
Albums
Title | Release date | Label | Format |
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Usagi the Megami!! (うさぎ the Megami!!) | 27 November 2023 | Cover Corp. | CD, streaming |
Singles
Title | Release date | Label | Format | Album | Note |
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"Pekomiko Daisenso!!" (ぺこみこ大戦争!!) | 21 November 2020 | Marvelous Inc. | Digital Single | Non-album singles | Song by REDALiCE co-sung with Hololive's Sakura Miko |
Hacha-Mecha Miracle (Hacha-Mecha ミラクル) | 18 December 2020 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | Co-sung with Hololive's Minato Aqua and Oozora Subaru | |
"Pekorandombrain!" (ぺこらんだむぶれいん!) | 13 January 2021 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | Usagi the Megami!! | |
"Interact Fantasia" (いんたらくとふぁんたじあ) | 22 November 2021 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | Non-album singles | Co-sung with Hololive's Uruha Rushia, Shiranui Flare, Shirogane Noel and Houshou Marine |
"Alibi Bunny" (いいわけバニー) | 13 January 2022 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | Usagi the Megami!! | |
"RaRaRa Rabbit!!" (ララララビット!!) | 18 July 2022 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | ||
"Zenjinrui Usagika Keikaku!" (全人類 兎化計画!) | 2 January 2023 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | ||
"Mosh Race" (モッシュレース) | 27 January 2023 | VIA/Toy's Factory | Digital Single | Holo*27 Originals Vol. 1 | Produced by Deco*27, co-sung with Hololive's Sakura Miko |
Dodekambitious | 29 September 2023 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | Non-album singles | Co-sung with Hololive's Oozora Subaru, Sakura Miko and Nekomata Okayu |
"Saikyo Megami†Usa Pekora" (最強女神†ウーサペコラ) | 30 October 2023 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | Usagi the Megami!! | |
Bridal Dream (ブライダルドリーム) | 16 December 2023 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | Holohoneygaoka High School -Originals- | Produced by HoneyWorks, co-sung with Hololive's Houshou Marine |
As part of Hololive Idol Project
Title | Release date | Label | Format |
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"Dreaming Days" | 10 February 2021 | Cover Corp. | Digital single |
Bouquet | 21 April 2021 | Cover Corp. | Album |
"Prism Melody" | 13 March 2022 | Cover Corp. | Digital single |
"Tonde K! Hololive Summer" (飛んでK!ホロライブサマー) | 19 August 2022 | Cover Corp. | Digital single |
"Holomen Ondo" (ホロメン音頭) | 22 August 2022 | Cover Corp. | Digital single |
Hololive Summer 2022 (ホロライブ・サマー2022) | 1 September 2022 | Cover Corp. | Digital EP |
As part of Blue Journey
Title | Release date | Label | Format |
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Yoake no Uta (夜明けのうた) | 6 September 2023 | Universal Music | CD, streaming |
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | The Vtuber Awards | VTuber of the Year | Nominated | [16] |
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.
- ^ Variable staff (2024-01-04). "VTubers dominate list of most-watched female streamers in 2023". Variablemag. Variable. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Usada Pekora Joining Hololive Fighting Game Idol Showdown". Siliconera. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "Dragon Quest Treasures Adds Usada Pekora Original Monster - QooApp News". 6 December 2022.
- ^ Murko, Dmytro (December 2023). "Most Popular Female Streamers in 2023". Stream Charts. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Nominees". The Vtuber Awards. Retrieved 2023-12-28.