# Usada Pekora

Usada Pekora (兎田ぺこら) is a Japanese virtual YouTuber affiliated with Hololive Production. She is part of Hololive Japan's 3rd Generation, "hololive Fantasy." 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. Her Live2D model was designed and illustrated by Yuuki Hagure and rigged by rariemonn. In a 2020 interview, she stated that she was inspired to join Hololive by idol Momoko Tsugunaga of Berryz Kobo.

## Activity

Pekora's debut stream took place on 17 July 2019. Writing for Fortune, Nicholas Gordon described her as best known for streaming Japanese role-playing games and Minecraft prank content. 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.
In May 2022, she went on hiatus due to voice-related health concerns. She returned in June 2022.
In the 2022 video game Dragon Quest Treasures, there is a monster named Pekotte that is voiced by and based on her.
For the year of 2023, Pekora launched her promotional theme, the Human Rabbitality Project. 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. 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.
On 11 August 2023, she was added as a playable character in the Hololive fangame Idol Showdown.
According to streaming data analysis site Stream Charts, Pekora was the most watched female streamer of 2023 by watch hours.

## 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 | Non-album singles | 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 | Usagi the Megami!! | |
| "Zenjinrui Usagika Keikaku!" (全人類　兎化計画！) | 2 January 2023 | Cover Corp. | Digital Single | Usagi the Megami!! | |
| "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 | |
| 2024 | The Game Awards | Content Creator of the Year | Nominated | |