Amae Runa

Amae Runa (天江るな) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber associated with the independent VTuber group 天江家 (Amae Family), which includes Amae Runa and her older brother, Amae Hinata. Like her brother, Runa is also an illustrator and is the Mama of Kuroi and Ariyori.

Personality
Runa has a lively personality and is easily excitable, especially when playing games. She laughs and screams regularly during game, regardless of whether she wins or loses. Despite being friendly most of the time, Runa can get very competitive when playing games such as Mario Kart and Mahjong.

When she gets caught up in the heat of the moment, Runa and her viewers may begin taunting each other, without being insulting, despite her explicitly banning it in the rules of her streams.

Appearance
She has long, light brown hair done into pigtails with red ribbons strewn about with a red bow shaped hairband with a gold sun and moon accessory hanging on the corner.

Debut
Runa activated her YouTube account on 4 February, 2022, and began activities on Twitter in the same month. She uploaded her first video, an introduction video, on 2 March, 2022, and held her first live stream on the 5th of March.

2022
On 14 March, Runa debuted her second 2D costume.

On 5 April, Runa debuted her original song "Kuda Ama Routing".

On 3 July, Runa released a cover of "Ikiru (To Live)" by Mizuno Atsu.

On 17 October, Runa began selling her first merchandise on her booth page.

On 22 October, Runa's YouTube channel reached 5,000 subscribers.

On 18 December, Runa debuted her third 2D costume.

2023
On 13 February, 3D model designer, Omega, tweeted that they were working on a 3D model for Amae Runa.

On 5 March, Runa announced her 1st Anniversary merchandise and that she would be participating in the 2023 Spring M3

On 1 June, Runa officially announced her participation in the Virtual Goods Exhibition #33

On 3 August, Runa debuted her summer outfit in a stream

Trivia

 * Runa's name is a pun on the word 甘えるな, which means "don't behave like a spoiled child".
 * Runa's avatar includes a cat called Atami, whom is often shown hanging from the collar of her normal outfit.
 * Unlike many other Vtubers, Runa often has comments disabled after her streams

Media

 * 天江るな / Amae Runa - YouTube Channel
 * @AmaeRuna_v - Twitter Account
 * 天江るな - Fanbox
 * amaeke_vtuber - Joint TikTok Account
 * 天江るな - Booth page

Twitter hashtags

 * #天江るな - General
 * #るなちゅ〜ぶ - Stream Talk
 * #天絵るな - Fan Art
 * #切り取るな - Clips