Gawr Gura

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Behold the cutest shark that Youtube has ever spawned:

Gawr Gura! ♥♥♥

 

Gawr Gura belongs to a new wave of Virtual Youtubers (VTubers) operating under the Hololive brand. Gawr belongs the English branch, also known as HoloEN or Hololive-EN. They debuted in September 2020 and have become wildly popular in a very short time.

 

Current HoloEN is populated by five VTubers: Gura, Ina, Kiara, Calli and Amelia. Of all them, Gura is undoubtedly the most popular, and also the cutest ( ^_^). She alone accumulates more than 1M subscribers.

 

Unlike many first generation VTubers, HoloEN relies completely in livestreaming, mostly devoted to popular content like gaming or singing, as well as the interactions (collabs) with other Hololive characters. Use of 2.5D avatar animation is also characteristic of Hololive, with character designs provided by Pixiv top artists. In fact, Kiara’s papa is Huke, whose works I absolutely love.

 

Like “real 3D” idol business, the world of Hololive’s VTubers is a deep rabbit hole. An ecosystem spawning dozens of characters among multiple local branches, all of them intertwined by social networks and interaction with their fandom base. The mastermind behind this project is Motoaki Tanigo, better known as Yagoo.

 

While Vtubers may not be everyone’s cup of tea, they are certainly a fascinating phenomenon.

 

As usual, this chibi is built in MikeVd’s signature style. Credits to him! 😊😊😊

 

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