Tsukino Mito

Tsukino Mito (月ノ美兎) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber and a member of NIJISANJI's first generation of Livers along with Yuki Chihiro, Elu, Higuchi Kaede, Shizuka Rin, Shibuya Hajime, Suzuya Aki, and Moira. A well-dressed and well-spoken 16-year-old high school "iinchou" (委員長, class president). Within the first generation, Mito forms the unit "JK-gumi" (JK組, high school girl gang) with Shizuka Rin and Higuchi Kaede.

Profile
Mito is a sophomore high school student. She has a personality nature while trying to be a serious class president. Even though she does her best, she slightly feels her efforts are in vain. She often wonders if she spoke too much after giving a speech and feel depressed afterward.

Personality
In stark contrast to her position as 'NIJISANJI Queen' and being the YouTuber that made NIJISANJI into the biggest VTuber company in Japan, Mito is far from what she may appear or her reputation might suggest. Despite her attempts to keep up appearances, the ridiculous "kusoge" (クソゲー low-end/crap games) that she plays on her streams, her strange movie choices, and the stories of silly things that she has done in her life often works against those attempts. She has an uncanny skill to take anything the wrong way and make it completely different (her Animal Crossing: New Horizons streams have become something of a soap opera with relationships, betrayal, and heartbreak). She also insists that people draw more lewd fanart and Ero Manga of her. Mito also has a surreal sense of humor that manifested primarily through her bizarre April Fool's Day video.

Background
On 11 January 2018, Ichikara Inc. announced that it was recruiting "Official Virtual Livers" to serve as representatives for its iPhoneX app, NIJISANJI. Tsukino Mito's YouTube channel was created on 1 February 2018, and her Twitter account also created in the same month. Her first tweet was made on 1 February 2018.

On 8 February 2018, Tsukino Mito uploaded her first YouTube video. Later that day, Mito streamed for the first time as part of a relay with the other Virtual Livers on Mirrativ. Unlike most Virtual YouTubers at the time, Mito was a 2D-only, face-only streamer using the NIJISANJI app.

2018
On 7 April, Mito held a 2-hour-long NicoNico-only stream (which was mirrored to YouTube by third parties) where she used 3D-capture technology to become a fully 3D virtual YouTube.

On 23 April, Mito showed off an alternate outfit during a Mitoraji stream to commemmorate reaching 50,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 16 July, Mito showed off another new outfit, a summer uniform, alongside Higuchi Kaede and Elu.

On 13 September, Ichikara Inc. announced that Mito's Live2D model would receive a "2.0" update, improving her degree of movement and expanding her range of expressions. She revealed her 2.0 model's capabilities on 25 September.

On 9 August, Mito reached 250,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 8 October, Mito showed off a fourth new outfit, consisting of autumn clothes.

On 26 October, Mito and the other members of JK-gumi revealed Halloween-themed outfits on Mito's channel.

On 20 November, Mito and the other members of JK-gumi revealed casual winter outfits on Higuchi Kaede's channel.

On 22 December, Mito and the other members of Jk-gumi revealed Christmas-themed outfits on Shizuka Rin's channel.

2019
On 1 January, Mito and Deron showed off New Year's themed outfits, with Mito's outfit consisting of a shrine maiden costume.

On 3 January, Mito reached 300,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 25 April, Mito revealed her ninth Live2D outfit, a spring-themed maid uniform.

On 25 May, Mito reached 350,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 29 August, Mito revealed an idol-themed outfit with a crown during a singing stream.

On 19 October, Mito reached 400,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

2020
On 2 Janaury, Mito revealed a 10-year-old version of herself as a new outfit. During the reveal stream, she traveled back in time and interacted with her 10-year-old self, creating a time paradox in which her chat influenced her to become a NIJISANJI Liver.

On 7 January, Mito reached 450,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 18 April, Mito reached 500,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 22 June, Mito reached 550,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 7 September, Mito reached 600,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 12 September, Mito revealed a new outfit, a kimono, during a scary stories stream.

On 24 September, Mito revealed a new idol-themed outfit. Unlike the idol costume she revealed in August 2019, this outfit used her school uniform as a base and featured a set of pink-and-black rabbit headphones.

On 7 October, Mito released her first single "Sore Yuke! Gakkyuu Iinchou" (それゆけ！学級委員長).

On 8 December, Mito reached 650,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

2021
On 10 February, Mito reached 700,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 14 April, Mito revealed her 3.0 model in a relay with the other members of JK-gumi, becoming the first Liver in NIJISANJI to receive a 3.0 brushup.

On 29 June, Mito reached 750,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 11 August, Mito released her first album entitled "Tsuki no Usagi wa Virtual no Yume wo Miru" (月の兎はヴァーチュアルの夢をみる, Moon's Rabbit Sees a Virtual Dream).

On 26 September, Mito revealed her new outfit, consisting of a white blouse with ruffled shoulders and sleeve cutouts, a black high-waisted skirt, a face mask, twintail hair drills, and a hairpin reading "Moon."

On 26 September, NIJISANJI official Twitter announced Ikkisei's first live concert "initial step in NIJISANJI" on 31 October 2021. Along with it, an original song "1 ∞ color" (read: Ichikara) would be released on 3 November 2021.

On 16 November, Mito performed her first live concert, "Tsukino Mito wa Hako no Naka" (月ノ美兎は箱の中, Tsukino Mito Inside the Box) at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo.

On 17 December, Mito reached 800,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

2022
On 14 February, Mito revealed a fantasy-themed outfit in a relay with the other members of JK-gumi.

On 24 August, Mito reached 900,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 12 December, Mito reached 1 million subscribers on her YouTube channel during a 1 million subscribers countdown stream. This achievement made her the second female NIJISANJI Liver to reach the milestone.

2023
On 3 January, Mito revealed her new outfit, an astronaut suit.

On 14 February, Mito opened her membership.

2019

 * On 12 January, she took part in Higuchi Kaede's first live event Kana-Dero at Zepp Osaka Bayside, along with others.

2021

 * On 31 October, Mito took part in "initial step in NIJISANJI" #is_NIJISANJI live event as Ikkisei along with her debut-mates.

2022

 * On 1 October, Mito performed in Day 1 of NIJISANJI 4th Anniversary LIVE "FANTASIA".

Greetings

 * Opening: "Kiritsu! Ki wo Tsuke! Konnichiwa, Tsukino Mito desu!" (起立！気をつけ！こんにちは、月ノ美兎です！, Stand! Pay attention! Hello, it's Tsukino Mito!)

Relationships

 * "JuvveL" (read: Jewel) 2434 JuvveL Logo.jpeg 2434 JuvveL - Tsukino Mito (Pink Diamond).jpeg - Mito (Pink Diamond ), Yuuhi Riri (Aquamarine ), Honma Himawari (Citrine ), Rindou Mikoto (Amethyst ), and Naraka (Garnet ).
 * The five of them started the plan for the unit since 2020 but it was on hold until 14 July 2021 when they held their first stream together. They are the second NIJISANJI unit that has its own YouTube channel after ChroNoiR.
 * Tagline: "To become sparkling Idols like Jewel" (宝石のように輝くアイドルに)
 * Media: YouTube
 * Hashtags: #JuvveL - General tag
 * Discography:
 * 2021/07/07 - Atashi Ponkotsu Android (アタシポンコツアンドロイド) cover
 * 2021/07/29 - Shukipi (しゅきぴ) cover


 * "Ikkisei" (一期生, 1st Generation) - NIJISANJI 1st generation debut-mates Mito, Yuuki Chihiro, Elu, Higuchi Kaede, Shizuka Rin, Shibuya Hajime, Suzuya Aki, and Moira.
 * "JK-gumi" (JK組/JoshiKousei組, High School Girls Group) - Mito, Higuchi Kaede, and Shizuka Rin.
 * "JKL" (JK-Eru) - Mito, Higuchi Kaede, Shizuka Rin, and Elu.

Trivia

 * Color: #E43F3B
 * She shares her character designer with Suzuka Utako.
 * Early on her career, one of her most funny moments was when she mistakenly played the BL game Stereotype Boys’ Love by Europe Kikaku by thinking it was just a kusoge typing game. Once the gay sex explicit scene appeared, she used her avatar to hide the screen and uttered her now famous catchphrase Watakushi de kakusanakya! (わたくしで隠さなきゃ！ Gotta hide it with myself!)
 * One of her first streams was done over a washing machine;
 * In other streams, she spoke about watching The Human Centipede movie.
 * She ate grass when she was a child and how clovers had a better taste than other shrubbery.
 * She once streamed herself taking a bath while fully clothed.
 * She enjoys collecting meaningless articles from the Line News app and uses them as the wallpaper on her mobile phone.
 * If she really enjoys a ride at an amusement park, she'll draw a map of the ride's layout. She once drew a map of Tokyo DisneySea's Indiana Jones Adventure.
 * She is knowledgeable about more obscure or questionable aspects of otaku subculture; in one video she had posted a copy of the Louise copypasta referring to herself; in a tweet she referred to reading Comic LO, a lolicon manga.
 * She was a guest on Japanese TV show Virtual Buzz Talk with KMNZ LIZ and LITA.
 * As of mid-2018 she is one of the most popular livestreamers; some streams attract tens of thousands of viewers, and Superchat donations have exceeded the equivalent of $20,000 USD in some streams.
 * Because of her stream on a washing machine, she partnered with the Japanese Chemical and cosmetics company Kao to advertise their brand of bleach called Wide Haiter EX. Kao offered a event for fans of Mito (as she appeared on the Moe-T Washer MK-1) and they received more than 1000 applications. Only 30 fans were chosen and they were able to interact with her and received a special T-shirt and a bottle of Wide Haiter EX.
 * In pachinko tournaments, her stream is presented as if she is asleep and dreaming about playing pachinko, since a high school student would be too young to play pachinko.

Nazono Mito

 * On 1 April 2019, Tsukino Mito went live with her April Fool's stream. It was previously teased on Twitter that a guest star would be appearing with her. The stream, however, was only 18 minutes long and no other Vtuber besides Mito appeared. Instead, right as the stream was starting, a video appeared through static on Mito's stream, revealing a bedroom and a figure dressed in a full Tsukino Mito cosplay (including a kigurumi mask and zentai bodysuit). The figure, later known as "Nazono Mito" (謎ノ美兎, lit. Mysterious Mito) by fans, proceeded to spend the entirety of the stream dancing, eating chicken, lunging at the camera and speaking to Mito through a Mito soundboard. The stream was made private right after it ended, (going along with the joke her stream was hijacked) although it was reuploaded later, gaining over 700,000 views. The stream and the bizarre character were very popular among fans, and perhaps because of that Nazo no Mito later appeared in Tsukino Mito's TV commercial on 31 December.
 * She made a reappearance on the April Fool's stream for 2020 in which she broke through dimensions and invaded Mito's virtual world. Two minutes of cut content that has nearly reached a million views were released days later.

Media

 * Tsukino Mito's corporate profile on the NIJISANJI Website
 * 月ノ美兎 - YouTube channel
 * 月ノ美兎 - NicoNico channel
 * 月ノ美兎 - Mirrativ channel
 * 月ノ美兎 - OPENREC.tv channel
 * @MitoTsukino - Twitter account
 * 月ノ美兎 - TwitCasting account
 * 月ノ美兎 - note account
 * Audio clips site


 * JuvveL - JuvveL YouTube channel

As Artist

 * 月ノ美兎 - LINE Music
 * 月ノ美兎 - Apple Music
 * 月ノ美兎 - Spotify
 * 月ノ美兎 - Amazon Music
 * 月ノ美兎 - Sony Music Shop
 * 月ノ美兎 - Recochoku
 * 月ノ美兎 - Mora
 * - Tsutaya
 * 月ノ美兎 - Amazon
 * 月ノ美兎 - Tower Records
 * 月ノ美兎 - HMV & Books Online
 * 月ノ美兎 - Rakuten

Twitter hashtags

 * 月ノ美兎 - General
 * #みとの生放送 - Stream talk
 * #みとあーと - Fan art
 * #mitoraji - Radio

Further readings

 * 月ノ美兎 - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * 月ノ美兎 - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * 月ノ美兎 - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 月ノ美兎 - Japanese Wikipedia
 * 月之美兔 - Moegirl Encyclopedia
 * 츠키노 미토 - Namu Wiki