Usada Pekora
Usada Pekora as designed by Yuuki Hagure
Personal information
BornJanuary 12
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
Subscribers2.37 million[1]
Total views636.8 million[1]
NetworkHololive Production
100,000 subscribers2019
1,000,000 subscribers2020
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.

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]

According to streaming data analysis site Stream Charts, Pekora was the most watched female streamer of 2023 by watch hours.[13]

Discography

Albums

Title Release date Label Format
Usagi the Megami!! (うさぎ the Megami!!) 27 November 2023 Cover Corp. CD, streaming

Singles

Title Release date Label Format Album Note
"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
"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
Yoake no Uta (夜明けのうた) 6 September 2023 Universal Music CD, streaming

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2023 The Vtuber Awards VTuber of the Year Nominated [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Pekora Ch. 兎田ぺこら". YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Usada Pekora | TALENT | hololive official website". hololive.hololivepro.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  3. 1 2 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.
  13. ↑ Murko, Dmytro (December 2023). "Most Popular Female Streamers in 2023". Stream Charts. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  14. ↑ "Nominees". The Vtuber Awards. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
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