Shishiro Botan

*This is a Japanese name; the family name is Shishiro.*

**Shishiro Botan** (獅白ぼたん) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber associated with hololive, as part of its fifth generation of VTubers alongside Yukihana Lamy, Momosuzu Nene, Mano Aloe, and Omaru Polka.

## Introduction Video

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  Botan's introduction.

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## Personality

Botan's cool, mature appearance belies a cheerful and easygoing nature. She appears as very laid back during streams, even through intense gameplay and abrupt chaos. Botan cares deeply for her fellow Generation 5 hololive members, and sometimes acts as a leader for the group. She also has a bit of a mischievous streak—examples include dragging her friends into playing horror games and attempts to eat Tsunomaki Watame. Botan laughs often, even—maybe especially—when she encounters a challenge.

## History

### Background

She was introduced on hololive’s YouTube channel in a small introductory video along with the rest of the fifth gen on 6 August 2020. Her Twitter account was created in April 2020, she made her first tweet on 6 August. Her YouTube channel was created on 12 April, but she debuted on 14 August 2020 during a stream, also reaching 100,000 subscribers during that day.

### 2020

On 29 December, Hololive's Twitter announced 8 of the members, including Botan, will be receiving a New Year costume. Botan will be revealing her New Year costume on January 1, 2021, 16:30 JST.

### 2021

On 1 January, she debuted her second 2D costume, a new year kimono during a stream.

On 4 January, hololive's official Twitter account teased a future announcement regarding three of the four members of hololive fifth generation.

On 12 January, Botan announced that she would get her 3D model during a stream.

On 16 January, she debuted her 3D model during a stream with more than 100,000 live viewers. Botan also reached 600,000 subscribers shortly after.

On 3 March, she reached 700,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel during a singing stream.

On 23 May, she reached 800,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel during a Minecraft stream.

On 7 June, Botan, along with colleague and fellow first-person-shooter aficianado Minato Aqua, participated in a advertising campaign collaboration between Cover Corporation and Red Bull. Purchasers of a new limited-edition Red Bull product through Amazon received promotional stickers featuring Aqua and Botan. The promotion was initially announced to last as long as the product remained in stock through Amazon; it sold out the same day the collaboration was announced.
On 27 July, she reached 900,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel during a singing stream.

On 12 August, she announced on Twitter that she would debut her first original song "Lioness' Pride."

On 1 September, hololive's Japanese Twitter account announced that Botan and Lamy would receive their third 2D costumes.

On 2 September, Botan debuted her third 2D costume. In this costume Botan got a new hairstyle as her hair now reaches past her lower back in contrast to her usual hairstyle that just reaches below her shoulders. Botan wears a white blouse with a black corset, small black tight shorts, see-through stockings and black shoes. In another variant she just wears a black and gray top with a dog tag that includes her name, her birthday and her debut date. She can also wear a black vest over her blouse and a pair of night vision goggles on her eyes.

## Fans

* Her fanbase is officially called "Bodan" (ぼ団).

## Trivia

* Botan is a white lion girl.
* Her favorite manga includes Parasyte, Naniwa Kin'yūdō, and Naruto.
* She likes building PCs as a hobby and assembled the PC she uses for streams.
	+ Botan was the one who helped Takanashi Kiara with her PC when she had to relocate, disassembling her PC for shipping and advising her to "protect her GPU with her life" due to an ongoing GPU shortage at the time.
* She cannot drink alcohol for health reasons, and unlike Yukihana Lamy, Botan can't eat spicy food.
* Botan enjoys video games, with first-person shooters (FPS) among her favorite genres. In particular, she prefers modern military-themed shooters, such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Rainbow 6: Siege.
	+ When throwing grenades in FPS games, Botan often punctuates her throw with a calm or playful utterance of the mimetic *"poi"* (ぽい). Used as an interjection, *"poi"* suggests tossing an object lightly, easily or without paying much attention, e.g. a ball of wastepaper into a nearby trash bin.
	+ Botan is supposedly not very good at fighting games and racing games.
	+ Horror games seemingly don't scare her at all, especially if the player character has a gun.
		- This trait led in part to Botan's recurring "horror date" collaboration live streams with fellow fifth-generation hololive member Yukihana Lamy. Botan's indifference to most horror-game scares plays against Lamy's susceptibility to them, with Botan gently teasing Lamy throughout once Botan determines what about the game provokes the most energetic response from her partner.
* She has an interest in ancient Chinese history and can speak Mandarin Chinese on a basic level.
* She has some video editing skills, as demonstrated by the introduction in her debut stream, which was made by herself.
* She has a large Russian-speaking fanbase. This is possibly due to her outfit's resemblance to an Adidas tracksuit typically worn by *gopniks*.
* She is the fifteenth hololive member to join the official Hololive Subreddit as a moderator.
* She is known for “attracting” rainy weather in her Minecraft streams, leading to viewers calling her Rain Girl (Ameonna, a Japanese yōkai associated with raining).

## External Links

* Botan Ch.獅白ぼたん - YouTube channel
* Shishiro Botan's corporate profile on hololive.tv (EN)
* Shishiro Botan's corporate profile on hololive.tv (JP)
* @shishirobotan - Shishiro Botan's official Twitter account

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1. ↑  ttomarii (2020, August 6) 改めまして、ホロライブ５期生の獅白ぼたんちゃん(@shishirobotan)のイラスト担当させていただきました！どうぞ娘を愛してください、よろしくおねがいします！🥳ぱおん #ホロライブ [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/ttomarii/status/1291264414553792514
2. ↑ tou\_ilie (2020, August 14) ホロライブ5期生、獅白ぼたんさん(@shishirobotan)のLive2dモデルを担当させて頂きました！（イラストレーター：トマリ先生（@ttomarii）よろしくお願いいたします！ぱおん ↓初配信はこちら↓ https://youtu.be/oDtBQCVGRQM
#ほろふぁいぶ
#獅白ぼたん初配信 [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/tou\_ilie/status/1294250574175563781
3. ↑ yatsurugi\_mmd (2021, January 16) VTuberホロライブの獅白ぼたんさん（@shishirobotan）の3Dモデルを担当しました！ ということで、お祝い動画を作ってみました。 そして今、YouTubeでお披露目生放送中です!! https://youtu.be/tUJ0atwgQ48 ぜひ観に行ってください! #獅白ぼたん #獅白ぼたん3D #ししらーと [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/yatsurugi\_mmd/status/1350399214195392514
4. ↑ 【#ホロライブプロフィール帳​】みんなに描いてもらった！【ホロライブ/宝鐘マリン】 [Video File] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaaWr4RlKCo
5. ↑ [hololive ホロライブ - VTuber Group] (2020, August 6)【#ほろふぁいぶ】ホロライブ5期がデビュー！！本日よりTwitterにて活動開始！！[Video File] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/F76OBO9W7ZY
6. ↑ shishirobotan (2020, August 6) ぱおん [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/shishirobotan/status/1291208783645954048
7. ↑ Shishiro, B. [Botan Ch.獅白ぼたん] (2020, August 14) 【初配信】ホロライブ5期生、獅白ぼたん！【#ほろふぁいぶ】[Video File] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/oDtBQCVGRQM
8. ↑ 【🎍お知らせ🎍】 「ホロライブ」8名のお正月衣装が発表‼️ お披露目リレー配信は、2021年1月1日（金）13時より配信決定✨ [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/hololivetv/status/1343829512413319169 [Info:JPN] Retrieved from https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000332.000030268.html
9. ↑ Shishiro, B. [Botan Ch.獅白ぼたん] (2021, January 1) 【#ホロライブ正月衣装】お正月衣装で新年あけおめ🎍今年もたくさんよろしくね🎍【獅白ぼたん/ホロライブ】[Video File] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/qvmF2KxKZSQ?t=526
10. ↑ hololivetv (2021, January 4)【🎉お知らせ🎉】 3人に何かが起きる⁉ 「尾丸ポルカ」「獅白ぼたん」「雪花ラミィ」の重大告知を毎週解禁！ 初報は1月7日（木）予定✨ 🔽詳細はこちら🔽 https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000339.000030268.html #ホロライブ [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/hololivetv/status/1346306304931819520
11. ↑ Shishiro, B. [Botan Ch.獅白ぼたん] (2021, January 12) 【重大告知】どうやら重大ニュースがある模様です【獅白ぼたん/ホロライブ】[Video File] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/PxInJRcO9c4?t=2700
12. ↑ 【🎉お知らせ🎉】 「#獅白ぼたん」3Dお披露目配信の実施が決定いたしました!! 🔽詳細はこちら🔽 https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000341.000030268.html… #ホロライブ　#獅白ぼたん3D [Video File] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/hololivetv/status/1349191227447541761
13. ↑ Shishiro, B. [Botan Ch.獅白ぼたん] (2021, January 16)【#獅白ぼたん3D】獅白ぼたん3Dお披露目配信！―ミッションをクリアせよ―【ホロライブ】 [Video File] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/tUJ0atwgQ48
14. ↑ Shishiro, B. [Botan Ch.獅白ぼたん] (2021, March 3) 【70万人耐久】みんなも耐久！70万人まで頑張りたい歌枠 / 700K singing【獅白ぼたん/ホロライブ】[Video File] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/F5G4AcdL8kE
15. ↑ shishirobotan (2021, May 23) チャンネル80万人ありがとううううううううううううう！🌿#ぐうたらいぶ [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/shishirobotan/status/1396319824754528256
16. ↑ hololivetv (2021, June 7) 【🎉お知らせ🎉】「ホロライブ」所属の「#湊あくあ」と「#獅白ぼたん」が、『レッドブル・バーチャル・アンバサダー』に就任決定！
🔽詳細はこちら🔽 https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000431.000030268.html #レッドブル #ホロライブ [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/hololivetv/status/1402068343289352225
17. ↑ RedBullGamingJP (2021, June 7) ❤️💙💛
本日開始❗️ レッドブル・バーチャル・アンバサダー就任記念キャンペーン🎉 ❤️💙💛 🔽 Amazonで #レッドブル 購入
湊あくあと獅白ぼたんの全3種のステッカーを先着順で1枚🎁 さらに❗️抽選で5名様は実際に会えるチャンス✨ 👉https://win.gs/3cGvGXB
#翼をさずけらいおん♌ #翼をさずあくあ⚓ [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/RedBullGamingJP/status/1401916861919412225

shishirobotan. (2021, July 27)*.  チャンネル登録90万人ありがとうございます！いつも応援してくれてありがとう🌿100万人目指してがんばるぞい～！！Thank You 900k subs🎉* [Tweet]. Twitter.
19. ↑ shishirobotan. (2021, August 12)*.  8/14は20時から #獅白ぼたん一周年 記念3Dライブです！直前に19時45分からねぽらぼ動画投稿、21時15分（時間のびてｽﾏｰﾝ！）にオリ曲『Lioness’ Pride』のプレミア投稿があります！楽しんでもらえたら嬉しいです🌿* [Tweet]. Twitter.
20. ↑ hololivetv. (2021, September 1)*.  【🎉お知らせ🎉】 「#獅白ぼたん」「#雪花ラミィ」の新衣装お披露目リレー配信を、9月2日（木）の21時より本人のYouTubeチャンネルにて実施することが決定いたしました🥳🙌* [Tweet]. Twitter.
21. ↑ Shishiro, B. [Botan Ch.獅白ぼたん]. (2021, September 2)*.  【#獅白ぼたん新衣装】なんかいっぱい脱げるらしいょ…？【獅白ぼたん/ホロライブ】* [Video]. YouTube.
22. ↑ shishirobotan (2020, August 14) 🟢配信タグ：#ぐうたらいぶ
🟢ファンアートタグ：#ししらーと
🟢ファンネームタグ：#ぼ団
推しマークなんですが、マネちゃんの提案があったのでちょっとお待ち頂けると嬉しいです🙏

#獅白ぼたん初配信 #獅白ぼたん #ほろふぁいぶ [Tweet] Retrieved from https://twitter.com/shishirobotan/status/1294268177627545601
23. ↑ Shishiro, B. [Botan Ch.獅白ぼたん] (2021, February 25)【マイクラ】ししろフーズ社員寮の増築をするぞい【獅白ぼたん/ホロライブ】[Video File] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/zuPocCji06c?t=583