Mochi Hiyoko

Mochi Hiyoko (もちひよこ) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber who debuted on 5 January 2018 and the founder member of MochiPro.

Personality
Mochi Hiyoko is a self-proclaimed "little girl in the second cycle of rebirth". She is mature for her appearance, so she is sometimes called "Mochihiyo-sensei" with respect, but she prefers to be called "Mochihiyo-chan" in a friendly way. She herself is very fond of little girls; when she watched the Yuki Chihiro's first video on Twitter, she had lost her mind at how cute it was.

In 2018, Hiyoko often uploaded short videos using physics simulations, but recently she has mainly been broadcasting live streams and creating music videos. She plays a variety of games and especially prefers puzzle games like "Baba Is You".

Hiyoko is also a skilled 3D modeler. She created 3D models for Kaminari Ai and Boyacky (Yatterman Channel), and Yuki Chihiro (Nijisanji), not to mention her own body. In July 2019 she founded an independent VTuber production, MochiPro, and she has been creating 3D models of every member's body and costumes.

Background
Her YouTube channel was opened on 2 January 2018, and she debuted with a video on 5 January 2018. The first video was also uploaded to nicovideo on the same day.

2018
On 1 April, she announced that she would be an adult woman instead of a little girl (as an April Fool's Day joke). This adult woman model has appeared in several livestreams since then.

On 9 April, she announced that she joins the VTuber agency ENTUM. She was one of the founding members, along with Mirai Akari, Nekomiya Hinata, Yomemi and Todoki Uka.

On 8 November, she collaborated with Hoshizaki Tia, Saeki Yahiro, and Ponpoko, and two days later on 10 November, the unit was named Te-Te-Train (てぇてぇトレイン).

On 17 November, she announced that she had created 3D models for Kaminari Ai and Boyacky of the Yatterman Channel.

2019
On 5 January, she revealed her idol costume on the 1st aniversary livestream. During the livestream, her first music video of "愛言葉Ⅲ" was uploaded.

On 9 January, Virtual-san wa Miteiru, the animated series which she appeared in went on the air.

On 9 May, she anounced that she created a 3D model of Tomochin, who appears in the TV drama "Digital Tattoo". The drama went on the air on 18 May.

On 26 July, she announced that she established an independent VTuber production, MochiPro. Next day on 27 July, she did a livestream explaining MochiPro, and then founding members Kamino Tane and Ouma Yuu uploaded their first videos.

On 27 August, Yuki Chihiro revealed her 3D model, and anounced that the model was created by Mochi Hiyoko. Mochi Hiyoko appeared in the revealing stream as guest, and she talked about the model making on her own livestream that night.

On 16 December, it was announced that ENTUM, the VTuber agency that Mochi Hiyoko belonged to, would be ending its supports at the end of the year.

2020
On 21 February, she anounced that two new members, Coconoe Conono and Amemachi Watage, will debuet from MochiPro. They did their debuet stream the next day.

On 6 July, Mochi Hiyoko and Ponpoko's original song "雨に唄えば" has been announced. The song was uploaded to YouTube on 30 July, and it was also included on the compilation album "VirtuaREAL.02", which was released on August 15.

On 27 July, she announced a collaboration with one-piece brand "Favorite" to create original loungewear.

On 31 August, she announced that her small figure created with 3D printer would be released. It was on sale for a limited time from September 1 to 30.

Fans

 * Her fanbase is officially called "Hiyoko-gumi" (ひよこぐみ). "*-gumi" follows the way classes are named in Japanese kindergartens.

Trivia

 * The name "Hiyoko" means "chick". The reason she named herself that is because she is a beginer YouTuber, she is small, she is cute, and she is dressed in yellow.
 * She is an avid Disney fan and loves Minnie. She went to Disneyland in Florida in the summer of 2019.
 * She is very adept at 3D modeling, and likes to design cute young girls.
 * In addition to her standard early-teen girl model, she has a very attractive "onee-chan" (big sister) model where her age appears to be in the twenties, that is used for cabaret-like videos. In a Twitter poll where she asked fans which of the models' swimsuit picture they liked better, 70% said the young girl.
 * She founded her own VTuber agency called MochiPro

Media

 * もちひよこ - Youtube channel
 * もちひよこのアトリエ - Secondary Youtube channel
 * @mochi8hiyoko - Official Twitter account
 * @mochi8hiyoko8no - Secondary Twitter account
 * Hiyoko's profile on the fficial MochiPro website

Twitter hashtags

 * #もちひよこ - General
 * #もちひよ生放送 - Stream talk
 * #もちひよあーと - Fan art

Further readings

 * もちひよこ - Unofficial MochiPro Wiki
 * もちひよこ - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * もちひよこ - Pixiv Encyclopedia