KeikoKup

Linnea Kataja, known online as KeikoKup is an American freelance illustrator and YouTuber who currently resides in Japan. In 2021, she debuted as a VTuber.
==Content==
KeikoKup's first videos were speedpaints of her drawing manga slides and she would also make educational videos and drawing tips for her viewers. She would stream her art process and when she debuted as VTuber, she made videos offering tips and advice to her viewers on how to become one. She also frequently uploads shorts.
==Collaborations==
She has played Gartic Phone with many other unicorn VTubers, including Fuwako Yuni and Pegasus Witch.https://twitter.com/ChromaMagicae/status/1492046976631775232/photo/1
She is also a fan of YouTuber Sydsnap and rapper DEMONDICE and was elated when they followed her on Twitter.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1560095868145238017/photo/1
== Design ==
She illustrated her own VTuber model.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1500964121512226821/photo/1
== Contributions ==
=== VTubers ===
==== Independent ====
* sickly_momo - character designerhttps://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1361774566964617216/photo/1
=== Manga ===
*Zero Hero - panelshttps://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1572198324454961154/photo/2 
=== Games ===
*Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim - character art, cover arthttps://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1281655993596862464/photo/1
== Works ==
* A Maid Story
*Goodbye White Bunny 
*Rockrom
* Pink Lemon Drop
* Idol Royale
*Noisz Starlight
== Twitter hashtags ==
* #keikolive - Live
* #keikart - Fan art
* #kupclips - Clips
==Partnerships==
On October 25 2019, she appeared at Play NYC.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1187805721951461376/photo/2
==Personal life==
She was born and raised in New York City.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1217200371304751105/photo/1https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1506793335964508167 She is half Finnish, and as a child, went on trips to Finland to visit her family.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1280212631022960641https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1164331619605520385https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1487088383751077889https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1323806059799207936 She graduated with a BFA in Cartooning from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. In 2019, Kataja moved to Tokyo, Japan.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1128723545335455745 
Many of her works have won awards, such as A Maid Story winning honors in Shueisha's Ribon magazine in their January 2019 Comic Grand Prix or Idol Royale winning Honorable Mention in MangaCat's Manga Olympics competition.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1577854913048039424/photo/2https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1565298861949587456/photo/1 Currently a freelance illustrator, she aims to be a published comic artist.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1590229791235788800/photo/1
Linnea is 5'3.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1293965563107082240
==Trivia==
*Regardng VTubers:
**Linnea is a fan of hololive VTubers Marine Houshou, Coco Kiryu, Fubuki Shirakami, Aloe Mano, Ina'nis Ninomae, Calliope Mori and Korone Inugami, having drawn fan art of the latter four.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1351946120667287552/photo/1https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1282070483001921536/photo/1https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1300473037712748544/photo/1 She also likes Ironmouse, Artemis, Pikamee Amano, Serotina and Miki Fuzuki.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1315684772614754309/photo/1
**She has called Korone her favourite VTuber.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1319125529421807618
**According to her Spotify Wrapped 2022, her most replayed song was Hope in the Dark - Luxiem.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1598575746297257987/photo/1 She has also drawn fan art of Mysta Rias.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1483811845651709952
*She speaks English and Japanese, and can even write in kanji. Her Japanese is self-taught, having studied it for 10 years, and she even translates her own manga.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1134535514965647360https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1575450961279324162 She also has some knowledge of Finnish.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1345764301177384960
*She uses Clip Studio Paint to draw.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1562598945012199424https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1478868832567635968
*Ironically, despite being a published author, as a child, she was once told by a teacher to "Americanize" her illustrations or she won't find workhttps://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1562067079511285762. 
*Regarding anime:
**Her favourite anime is Perfect Blue.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1298816945823928320 She also likes 5 centimetres per summer, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Your Name and most movies by Mamoru Hosoda and Makoto Shinkai.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1294755464631275522Wikitubia Interview, Q6: What are your favourite films?
**She is a fan of shoujo anime, such as Love Live!.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1564220563564146689https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1338185912358989828 She is also a huge fan of the works of Kyoto animation.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1151911950319833089/photo/1
**Growing up, her favourite anime was the magical girl anime Shugo Chara.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1250509094663983110 She has also revealed that she holds Tokyo Mew Mew and Sugar Sugar Rune dear to her heart as she grew up on them.Wikitubia Interview, Q4: What are your favourite anime/manga? Tokyo Mew Mew was also the first manga she ever collected.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1503469891499794440
**She is also a fan of shonen, such as Tokyo Revengers and Attack on Titan.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1448147562821738498https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1025172666628489216/photo/1
**She is a fan of The Moomins, as she used to watch its anime adaptation on her trips to Finland as a child.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1487088383751077889
*Regarding games:
**Her favourite RPG horror game is Forest of Drizzling Rain.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1022232433331187712/photo/1 
**However, she also likes Needy Girl Overdose, citing it as a big influence on her work, stating "I want to create work similar to it that combines cute girls with psychological horror."Wikitubia interview, Q5: What are your favourite video games?
*Her favourite Japanese word is 芸術 (pronounced: "gay jutsu").https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1376393360106217472
*Her favourite cat breed is British Shorthair.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1341925594045575171/photo/1
*Her favourite colour combination is pink and black.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1079574161318658048
*She dislikes seafood.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1305961742611230721/photo/1
*On October 29, 2022, Linnea went to her first maid cafe in Japan.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1586158875300233216/photo/1
*She hates A.I. art and thinks it is ugly.https://twitter.com/KeikoKup/status/1583052479474073602
==Interview==
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==References==
Category:Anime YouTubers
Category:Art YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2017