Usada Pekora

In this Japanese name, the surname is Usada.
Usada Pekora
Usada Pekora as designed by Yuuki Hagure
Personal information
Born12 January
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
Subscribers2.6 million[1]
Total views789 million[1]
NetworkHololive Production
100,000 subscribers2019
1,000,000 subscribers2020
Last updated: 4 Sept, 2024

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

Pekora's debut stream took place on 17 July 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 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.[8]

In May 2022, she went on hiatus due to voice-related health concerns. She returned in June 2022.[9]

In Q3 2022, Pekora was one of the top-10 most-watched female gaming livestreamers.[10] In Q1 2023, she was the most-watched female streamer.[11]

For the year of 2023, Pekora launched her promotional theme, the Human Rabbitality Project.[12] Nicknamed the Rabbit Plan, this was to coincide with the Year of the Rabbit. The project began with an announcement stream followed by her single, Zenjinrui Usagika Keikaku!. The project included a number of products and marketing collaborations, notably with Milky and Bandai.[13] A life size figure of Pekora was even produced. The project was topped off with her first solo live concert: 1st Usada PekoLive -USAGI the MEGAMI!!- in the Ariake Arena.[14]

On 11 August 2023, she was added as a playable character in the Hololive fangame Idol Showdown.[15]

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.[16]

According to streaming data analysis site Stream Charts, Pekora was the most watched female streamer of 2023 by watch hours.[17]

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 [18]
2024 The Game Awards Content Creator of the Year Nominated [19]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Pekora Ch. 兎田ぺこら". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Usada Pekora | TALENT | hololive official website". hololive.hololivepro.com. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b Perry, Kurt (10 October 2023). "All Hololive members: EN, JP, Holostars, DEV_IS". Dexerto. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ rariemonn (17 July 2019). "Twitter". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  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). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ^ Amos, Andrew (19 December 2022). "What is Hololive? The VTuber group breaking YouTube and the internet". Dexerto. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  7. ^ Gordon, Nicholas (23 September 2021). "Once an oddity of Japan's digital culture, VTubers are expanding worldwide". Fortune. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  8. ^ Lee, Miles (2022). "[TECFIC] Beings: The Live Fiction of Virtual YouTubers". Mechademia. 15 (1): 233–251. ISSN 2152-6648.
  9. ^ Amos, Andrew (14 June 2022). "Hololive's Usada Pekora surprises fans with return stream one month after hiatus". Dexerto. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  10. ^ Pellot, Emerald (3 August 2022). "Out of the 100 top gaming streamers, only 1 is female, according to new report". In The Know. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  11. ^ Perry, Kurt (11 April 2023). "Hololive's Pekora dominates as most watched female streamer across YouTube & Twitch". Dexerto. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  12. ^ Tolentino, Josh (3 January 2023). "Hololive Pekora Figure is Life-Size for Year of the Rabbit". Siliconera. Siloconera. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  13. ^ Liu, Stephanie (17 July 2023). "Bandai Will Release Usada Pekora Tamagotchi". Siliconera. Siliconera. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Usada Pekora Announces Her Very First Solo Live Concert". hololive TODAY. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Usada Pekora Joining Hololive Fighting Game Idol Showdown". Siliconera. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Dragon Quest Treasures Adds Usada Pekora Original Monster - QooApp News". 6 December 2022.
  17. ^ Murko, Dmytro (December 2023). "Most Popular Female Streamers in 2023". Stream Charts. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Nominees". The Vtuber Awards. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Content Creator of the Year". thegameawards.com. The Game Awards. Retrieved 18 November 2024.