Chiharu

Wakatsuki Chiharu (若月千春/Ruò yuè qiān chūn) is a female Chinese Virtual UP (bilibili content creator) affiliated with VirtuaReal, under VirtuaReal Project, as part of its ninth generation (aka 973) alongside Chaos, Kiyora and (unofficially) Prime Star.

Introduction

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Profile
"Dreams can light up your heart like the sun."

- Chiharu

A beautiful girl with the same nationality as Sherlock Holmes, Chiharu has always firmly believed herself to possess outstanding detective talent, even if her record of solved cases as the school’s detective club president is still 0 so far.

“It won’t take too long, I’ll definitely succeed in solving my first case.” Though she says this, what Chiharu still wants to do most is to find her older sister, who she lost touch with seventeen years ago since she left home because of a forbidden love affair. This was also her original motive for becoming a detective.

And so, one day as she was searching on the pavement with a magnifying glass for tiny clues that might be there, as she usually did, she keenly discovered VirtuaReal’s streamer recruitment ad hidden in a secret nook where the average person wouldn’t find it (on a street stall). Based on meticulous and careful reasoning, she believed that if she undertook livestream activities, there would be a high possibility of being seen by her sister. So then, she gladly went to VirtuaReal's headquarters and was successfully chosen.

But what this 17-year-old girl detective didn't know was the root reason she was selected for - definitely not because of that nonsense "keen observation," "painstaking meticulousness," or "ability to easily lead other people to find the right path", but her insight that even the corner cat can’t find… even if she is inviting everyone to nitpick her. We hope this optimistic and extroverted girl can bring those around her out of the dark recesses of their minds.

Background
On 19 July 2020, the upcoming Livers were teased with an image of their silhouettes on VirtuaReal's bilibili account.

On 20 July 2020, VirtuaReal officially announced their ninth generation of Virtual Livers, including Chiharu, in an article accompanied by their designs and profiles.

On 27 July 2020, Chiharu released her first video, featuring the models of the ninth wave.

On 29 July 2020, Chiharu released her self-introduction, the first video to feature both her model and voice.

On 31 July 2020, Chiharu was the last of the new VirtuaReal members to debut on stream.

2022
Chiharu had a Twitter account created in May. On 22 May, she made her first Tweet, a brief self-introduction.

On 23 May, Chiharu revealed her "long-awaited" second outfit that featured a white off shoulder sweater.

2023
On 24 March, Chiharu 3D debut

Fans

 * Chiharu's fan medal tag is "小春卷" (Little Spring Roll).

Relationships

 * "973" - Chiharu, Chaos and Kiyora. As Prime Star joined VirtuaReal Link around the same time as the ninth generation's debut, she was considered an unofficial member.
 * "QianJin" 「千金」- Chiharu and Jinxy

Identity

 * Color: #FFD49C
 * Species: Human
 * Place of origin: Virtual England /Virtual cherry blossom country
 * Special skill (as in her VirtuaReal profile): Everyone figure it out
 * Chiharu's full name can be translated literally as "as moon thousand spring".
 * Chiharu shares the same character designer with Kuzuha and Nagao Kei of the main NIJISANJI branch, and hololive's Yogiri. Because of this, she considered Yogiri her older sister.
 * The date of Chiharu's birthday has changed several times. As of 2021, her birthday is 14 October, but it was previously 9 September on debut and 4 November in 2020.

Likes and dislikes

 * Likes: Meat, gaming, singing, being nitpicked by everyone, detective media, Sherlock Holmes (she greatly admires)
 * Dislikes: Fish, raw egg, sweet spicy sauce, the dark
 * Specifically, it's not that she dislikes fish, but things that are inconvenient to eat. She likes eating fish if all the bones are taken out.

Miscellaneous

 * Chiharu bought a complete set of Sherlock Holmes books, which are still on her bookshelf. She'll read for five minutes whenever she can't sleep. She still hasn't finished the first book.
 * Chiharu has solved two cases... but they weren't solved by her. They involved helping someone to find their cat, which came home by itself, and helping someone find their key, which was in their pocket. Therefore, her success rate can be considered 10000%.
 * Chiharu's lucky number is 418803 on account of it being the product of 7, 77, and 777.

Media

 * Chiharu's corporate profile on the official VirtuaReal website
 * Chiharu's corporate profile on the official NIJISANJI website
 * 千春_Chiharu的个人空间 - bilibili channel
 * 千春_Chiharu的直播间 - bilibili live room
 * @若月千春_chiharu - Weibo account
 * 若月千春_chiharu - Weibo account (CN site)
 * @Chiharu_VR - Twitter account

Unofficial

 * 千春的地下侦探社 (Chiharu's Underground Detective Agency) - bilibili channel for 二次创作 (derivative works)

Bilibili Hashtags

 * #千报屋# - Fanart tag
 * #千千静听# - Tag for fan reviews of voice packs

Weibo Hashtags

 * #千报屋# - Fanart tag
 * #千千静听# - Tag for fan reviews of voice packs

Further Readings

 * 若月千春 - Moegirl Encyclopedia (CN)
 * 千春（チハル/Chiharu）- Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki (JP)
 * 치하루(인터넷 방송인) - Namu Wiki (KR)
 * Wakatsuki Chiharu - vTubie
 * Chiharu - Hololist