Yumie Tsuchinoko

Yumie Tsuchinoko is an independent Vtuber best known for her extensive deep dives into Blue Archive and video game lore. She also streams a variety of games every week on her channel.

Profile
A cryptid snaketuber who burrowed up from underground to share her favorite things with everyone. When she's not streaming or making long-form videos, Yumie spends time with her mascot/alter-ego Chibinoko and her husband Bear.

Personality
Yumie's enthusiasm for her favorite games and anime has been called infectious by her viewers; sharing her favorite things is the reason why she made the channel, so she puts a lot of herself into her content. As a result, Yumie tends to make the type of content she'd like to watch as a viewer, so her videos and livestreams are often 2-4 hour long deep dives into video games and anime.

As a snake, Yumie has stated that she is frequently cold and wears lots of cozy sweaters to stay warm. Her husband Bear, on the other hand, radiates heat, and so both her and Chibinoko have a tendency to stick to him for warmth. Yumie often refers to herself as a bit of a boomer due to her age, and enjoys making slideshows to answer viewer questions.

As a viewer of many other content creators herself, Yumie has expressed her desire to make videos as accessible as possible by timestamping every video and making monthly schedules for people to see what's coming next on the channel. Between her full-time day job, content creation, and video gaming, Yumie has admitted she doesn't get much sleep, but she made the channel as a passion project and has really enjoyed making videos on the channel.

Appearance
As a cryptid VTuber, Yumie has a humanoid upper torso that ends in a long snake tail. Both her hair and tail are white with pink shading, and her bangs contain two red markings. These same red markings and coloration are found on her mascot Chibinoko, and both her and Chibinoko wear matching red knitted sweaters.

Yumie keeps most of her hair in a bun, but some of the hair has fallen out to form a thick strand that sways as she moves. One small fang is visible in her mouth, and her eyes are primarily red with orange and yellow accents.

Background
Yumie debuted in October 2022 on YouTube, where she made a pre-recorded 40 minute video] going over her lore, likes/dislikes, and plans for the channel. In this debut video, it was revealed that she had been working on her model since November 2021, creating the final version in July 2022. Yumie drew and rigged her own model, which she stated was quite the undertaking and not something she would recommend lightly. At the time of her debut, Yumie anticipated that she would only be able to post videos monthly due to her busy schedule, but she has since become more confident in her scheduling and now streams once a week.

2023
on 25 January, Yumie hit 1,000 subscribers after posting her first Lore Archive video.

on 25 March, She opened up membership on the channel and drew all the membership icons and emotes for her new members.

On 3 May, Yumie celebrated her birthday and the Tsuchinoko Festival with a special video to thank her fans for all their support.

On 11 May, Yumie hit 5,000 subscribers.

Mascots and Fans
Yumie's official mascot is Chibinoko, a neck-pillow sized tsuchinoko that wears a matching red sweater. Chibinoko is referred to as Yumie's other-half and personified conscience, and she spends most of her time sleeping, eating, and being warm now that she is on the surface.

Yumie's fans go by several different names, all of which are considered valid: Tsuchitomo is the formal name used when new members join, and SnekClub is the casual name for the fanbase.

Relationships
Yumie has been married to Bear for half a decade; the two of them play video games, TCG's, and watch anime together. Yumie has expressed that she is extremely jealous of Bear's height.

Lore
In Yumie's Lore section of her Debut, she is shown growing up underground] with Chibinoko, where she slowly discovers that there is an outside world that has been hidden from her. After digging her way out, she is finally able to get proper clothing, games, and food, much to her and Chibinoko's delight. She meets Bear on the surface and the two bond over anime and video games, eventually moving in together and getting married. The Lore video ends with Yumie setting up her desk for streaming and looking excited for her next adventure.

Likes

 * Eating Tasty Food (favorites include Beef Rendang, Makhani Curries, and Homemade Popcorn)
 * Drawing Illustrations (started out with pencil/oils, now primarily does digital)
 * Watching Anime (notable highlights include Sangatsu no Lion, Yuru Camp, Jojo's, Nichijou FMAB, HxH)
 * Reading Manga (notable highlights include Vagabond, Witch Hat Atelier, Yotsuba to, Spy x Family)
 * Gacha Games (specifically Blue Archive and Honkai Star Rail)
 * Cosmic Horror (Warhammer 40k, The White Vault, The Siltverses)
 * RPG's and Visual Novels (Monster Hunter, Cruel King and Great Hero, Persona 5, Scarlet Hollow)
 * Cozy Games (Stardew Valley, Story of Seasons, Animal Crossing)
 * Board Games (Gloomhaven, Spirit Island, Everdell)
 * TCG's (Magic the Gathering, Flesh and Blood, and LOR)

Dislikes

 * Being cold (causing her to wear sweaters year-round)
 * Being lactose intolerant (she describes this as a curse)
 * Idioms (growing up underground caused her idioms to get mixed up)

Memes

 * Yumie uses slideshows so frequently that her community has come to expect "Yumie PowerPoints" for a variety of streams
 * When Yumie was recording her Eden Treaty: Lore Archive video, she had to re-record multiple lines because loud motorcyclists kept driving by, leading to tremendous frustration during the editing process. As Yumie was explaining this live on stream, the motorcyclists returned to race by, leading her to proclaim that it was like they knew exactly when to disturb her recordings.
 * During Yumie's Donut County playthrough, the loading screen displayed the message "Have a Garbage Day," which has become a humorous, friendly greeting within her community
 * In Yumie's Tsuchinoko Festival video, she discovered that the Festival had a 1 million prize for capturing a tsuchinoko, which meant she could never visit the Festival for fear of being captured. Her community has spawned dozens of memes with Yumie superimposed on Monster Hunter Bounties and wanted posters for 1 million yen.

Media

 * Yumie Tsuchinoko - YouTube channel
 * @YumieTsuchinoko - Twitter account
 * Carrd

Twitter hashtags

 * #scribblenoko - Art Tag (Yumie has requested artists tag her in posts, since Twitter hashtags have been unstable)