Natsuiro Matsuri

In this Japanese name, the surname is Natsuiro.

Natsuiro Matsuri
Natsuiro Matsuri as designed by Haruki Minamura
Personal information
BornJuly 22
NationalityJapanese
OccupationVirtual YouTuber
Websitehololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents/natsuiro-matsuri/
YouTube information
Channel
Created byHaruki Minamura (character design)
Years active2018–present
Genres
Subscribers1.43 million[1]
Total views174 million[1]
NetworkHololive Production
100,000 subscribers2019
1,000,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: Sept 4, 2024

Natsuiro Matsuri (夏色 まつり)[2] is a Japanese virtual YouTuber (VTuber)[3] affiliated with Hololive Production.[2] She is part of Hololive (Japan) 1st Generation alongside Akai Haato, Shirakami Fubuki and Aki Rosenthal. Matsuri debuted as a VTuber on June 1, 2018, and has since amassed over 1 million subscribers on YouTube.

Overview

From May 2 to 13, 2018, Cover, the management company of Hololive, held a VTuber audition to look for individuals who have experience in live streaming and video uploading and want to challenge themselves as VTubers.[4] The character designs and name of the five open spots that would later debut as Generation 1 were made public at the start of the audition.[4] The design of Natsuiro Matsuri was llustrated by artist Haruki Minamura,[5] and a 3D model by Pompu-chou was created later on.[6]

Natsuiro Matsuri made her Twitter debut on May 31 and streamed her YouTube debut on June 1.[7][8]

Activity

Matsuri started her livestreaming activities in June 2018. Her livestreams mainly consist of her chatting and playing games. She also sings, sometimes showing this off in her streams.[9]

On 27 August 2019, she reached 100,000 YouTube subscribers.[10]

Her first original song "Kimi to Nagameru Natsu no Hana" (君と眺める夏の花) was released on 20 June 2020.[11]

In July 2020, it was announced that a Matsuri Nendoroid figure would be produced.[12]

Appearances outside YouTube

Drama

TV programs

※ indicates Internet stream

  • bilibili Spring V Festival 赏樱会 (March 22, 2020, bilibili※・Niconico live streaming※)[14]
  • NHK Virtual cultural festival (August 14, 2020, NHK General TV)[15]

Television animation

Game

Other

  • VTuber chips 2 (2020) collaboration[22]

Discography

Singles

Title Release date Label Format Note
"Gimme Gimmi Virtual Saiko Star!!!! ("Gimme吟味virtuaる最高star!!!!) 25 February 2021 Sasakuration Digital Single Song by Sasakure.UK, co-sung with Hololive's Sakura Miko, Shirakami Fubuki and Houshou Marine
"HiHi High Tension!" (HiHiハイテンション！) 23 July 2021 Cover Corp. Digital Single
"Plasmagic Seasons!" 15 May 2021 Cover Corp. Digital Single Co-sung with Hololive's Yozora Mel, Shirakami Fubuki, Aki Rosenthal and Akai Haato
"Never Give Up Natsuiro Story!" (ネバギバ夏色ストーリー) 23 July 2022 Cover Corp. Digital Single
"Zettai Monarchy Carnival!" (ゼッタイ王政カーニバル！) 20 March 2023 Cover Corp. Digital Single
"Virtualove" (ばーちゃらぶ) 1 September 2023 Cover Corp. Digital Single

As part of Hololive Idol Project

Title Release date Label Format
"Shiny Smily Story" 16 September 2019 Cover Corp. Digital single
"Yumemiru Sora He" (夢見る空へ) 14 February 2020 Cover Corp. Digital single
"Shijoshugi Adtruck" (至上主義アドトラック) 6 January 2021 Cover Corp. Digital single
"Daily Diary" (でいり〜だいあり〜！) 21 January 2021 Cover Corp. Digital single
"Dreaming Days" 10 February 2021 Cover Corp. Digital single
"Asuiro Clear Sky" (あすいろClearSky) 18 February 2021 Cover Corp. Digital single
Bouquet 21 April 2021 Cover Corp. Album
"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

Albums

Release Date Album Song Note
IMAGINATION vol.3 December 23, 2020 "Kaze Fukeba Koi" (Cover)
"365 Nichi no Kamihikōki [ja]" (Cover) Co-sung with NoriPro's Inuyama Tamaki
"Ōgoe Diamond" (Cover) Co-sung with NoriPro's Inuyama Tamaki and Enomiya Milk, 774 Inc.'s Suou Patora and Souya Ichika, Nijisanji's Suzuka Utako and Suzuhara Lulu, and Hololive's Tsunomaki Watame

References

  1. ^ a b "About Matsuri Channel 夏色まつり". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "夏色まつり". hololive.tv. Cover Corp. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "美少女VTuber兎田ぺこら・さくらみこ・夏色まつり・赤井はあと 「hololive 1st fes.『ノンストップ・ストーリー』」ニコニコ公式生放送で有料配信決定を発表！｜ニコニコチャンネルのプレスリリース". PR TIMES. December 30, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "スマホでVTuberの「ホロライブ」がオーディション開催 異世界やケモミミなど5人の女性キャラを募集 – PANORA". PANORA. PANORAPRO. May 2, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "デザイン担当させて頂いた子に名前がつきました！夏色まつりちゃんです。オーディション応募お待ちしてます！". Twitter. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "ホロライブ所属、VTuber夏色まつりちゃんの3Dモデリングを担当しています！まつりちゃんをよろしくお願いします！". Twitter. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "スマホでVTuber「ホロライブ」のオーディション組5人が始動！ まずはTwitterから – PANORA". PANORA. PANORAPRO. June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Matsuri Channel 夏色まつり の初配信 – YouTube". YouTube. June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  9. ^ たまごまご (February 15, 2020). "ホロライブ｜歌って踊って超キュート♡ 冬のホロライブ祭り｜白上フブキ＆夏色まつり 1期生対談". 別冊 Junon 2D☆Star. VirtuaL 2. 主婦と生活社: 32–34. ISBN 978-4-391-64278-0.
  10. ^ @natsuiromatsuri (August 27, 2019). "10万人ありがとう..." [Thanks for 100,000...] (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Natsuiro, Matsuri (June 20, 2020). "君と眺める夏の花 / 夏色まつり【オリジナル曲】" [Kimi to Nagameru Natsu no Hana / Natsuiro Matsuri (Original song)] (in Japanese). Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "大人気VTuber・夏色まつりがねんどろいどシリーズからフィギュア化決定！" [Super popular VTuber Natsuiro Matsuri to be made into a Nendoroid Figurine!]. Dengeki Hobby. July 22, 2020. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "大空スバルや朝ノ瑠璃が参加 新生「四月一日さん家の」ボイスドラマが配信". MoguLive. October 16, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  14. ^ "bilibili、6時間特番「bilibili春のV祭り 赏樱会」を3/22日中同時配信 白上フブキや電脳少女シロら出演 | PANORA". PANORA. PANORAPRO. March 18, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "「ＮＨＫバーチャル文化祭」放送決定！ | NHKアニメワールド". NHK. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  16. ^ Choo Sum Lee (June 16, 2021). "hololive Virtual Youtubers Shirakami Fubuki, Natsuiro Matsuri To Appear in The Detective Is Already Dead anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  17. ^ Nico Lang (June 18, 2021). "VTuber erhalten Gastauftritte in "Detective Is Already Dead"" (in German). Anime2you.de. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  18. ^ "バーチャルYouTuberグループ『ホロライブ』×『暁のブレイカーズ』第2弾コラボイベント『EPIII』開催決定！『白上フブキ』に加え、『大神ミオ』『夏色まつり』が参戦！！". Aetas. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  19. ^ "『アズレン』×「ホロライブ」次の参戦者は可愛い女の子好き（通常運転）―清楚担当「夏色まつり」がSR駆逐艦として登場決定！". INSIDE. November 20, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  20. ^ @groove_coaster (September 24, 2020). "グルーブコースター公式の2020年9月23日のツイート" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "ホロライブ夏色まつり スマホRPGで竜騎士の娘の声優を担当". MoguLive. September 2, 2020.
  22. ^ "eStream、人気VTuber全35組のオリジナルカード付きチップス「VTuberチップス2」の発売を決定！". PR TIMES. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.