Kurumi Noah

Kurumi Noah (胡桃のあ) is a female Japanese Virtual Youtuber. She is the first member of Iris Black Games under the Virtual eSports Project, debuting before Tachibana Hinano and Kisaragi Ren.

Personality
Noah is a tomboyish VTuber who laughs a lot and cries a lot, and her innocent voice and personality make everyone around her smile. She has a high level of ambition and is always trying to improve her game. She refers to herself with the pronoun "boku" which is typically only used by young boys.

Appearance
Noah's original design has appearance of a gothic-style vampire. Similar to the characteristics of vampires she has two fangs. She doesn't have pale skin like a vampire but has soft white skin like a normal human with light green eyes. She also has short blonde hair with a space bun hairstyle.

She wears a polka dot hair tie with a pink ribbon and with two different hair clips added to her bangs. On each ear there are earrings, on the right ear she wears one earring while in the left ear she wears one earring with two piercings above her ear. She wears a necklace with a crown decoration.

Noah wears a white shirt with different sleeve lengths. She also wears short jeans/hot pants of different lengths. Like a typical vampire, she has a cloak. All over her clothes there are golden love-themed decorations. On her fingers she has black nail polish. On the feet she wears black boots with heels, with bats on the back and thorns on the front. She also has a love tattoo on her right thigh. In every appearance Noah is seen carrying her favorite teddy bear.

Background
Noah's Twitter account was created on January 2020, while her first tweet was sent on 7 February. Her YouTube channel was created on 1 February and her debut stream was on 14 March.

2020
On 24 April, almost one month after debut, Noah's YouTube channel got monetized.

On 24 May, Noah got her new 2D outfit after her channel reached 5000 subscribers.

On 8 August, Noah did a celebration stream after her channel reached 8000 subscribers.

On 28 August, Noah released her first cover song "Front memory".

On 11 September, Noah's channel reached 30,000 subscribers.

On 30 October, Noah released her second cover song "Happy Halloween" a duet with Sumire.

2021
On 12 February, one day before her birthday Noah released her third cover song "Hide-and-Seek".

On 13 February, Noah did her first birthday stream.

On 18 February, Noah's channel reached 100,000 subscribers.

On 18 June, while doing an Apex Legends stream collab with Sumire, Noah's channel reached 165,000 subscribers.

On 20 August, she revealed a redesigned outfit done by magako.

2022
On 23 February, Noah became the most subscribed VSPO! member, surpassing Ichinose Uruha, who had previously held the highest subscriber count since the formal establishment of the agency.

On 9 June, VSPO! announced that Noah's activities would be suspended for 2 weeks following the controversy regarding a now-deleted tweet on 1 June, when she expressed frustration over a DM to her Twitter account, which sparked an uproar from some of her audience.

2020

 * On 25 April, she participated in the Shooting Festival Splatoon 2 as team "Splatoon Kindergarten" along with Kaga Nazuna, Kogara Toto and Kamiya Neco. The team won 1st place.
 * On 2 August, she participated in the Apex Legends VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Season 1 as "Team GG" along with Kaga Sumire and Ichinose Uruha). The team took 4th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 30 May, she participated in the 2nd VTuber Splatoon 2 Tournament as team "Gorilla God Happy along" along with Kaga Nazuna, Miria Sakuragi and Kuon Ran. The team took 5th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 29 August, she participated in the 1st Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "Chiipokkuru" (ちーぽっくる) along with Yuuki Chihiro and Kinako. The team took 5th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 19 September, she participated in the 3rd Vtuber Splatoon 2 Tournament as a team "Aim is power" along with Kogara Toto, Kaga Nazuna, and Hanabusa Lisa. The team won 3rd place.
 * On 24 October, she participated in Intel PC Fes 2020 in a collaboration between VSPO! and Galleria. VSPO! members were joined by Shibuya Hal and Virtual Gorilla to form four Apex Legends teams that held simultaneous 12-hours endurance streams, with the challenge to get 10 Champions within that time frame. Noah's team consisting of BobSappAim and Kinako.
 * On 1 November, she participated in the 2nd Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "Bonobo" (ボノボ) along with BobSappAim and Bosna. The team took 5th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 27 Desember, she participated in the 3rd Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "See-through Scope" (透け透けスコープ Suke-suke Scope) along with Virtual Gorilla and DustelBox with Yuno as coach. The team took 14th place in the overall ranking.

2021

 * On 24 January, she participated in Apex Legends VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Season 2 as team "bamboozle" along with Shirakami Fubuki and Roboco. The team took 13th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 14 March, she participated in the 4th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "OKM Strategy" (OKM大作戦 OKM Daisakusen) along with Amatsuki and Takuya 'Kamataku' Hyon with Shura Moji and AlphaAzur as coach. The team took 14th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 10 April, she participated in the Apex Festival as team "Shinken Seminar" (神犬ゼミ Shinken Zemi) along with Amatsuki and Limone-sensei. The team took 16th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 15 May, she participated in the 5th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "Ultimate Accelerant" (アルソック Arusokku) along with AlphaAzur and Sou. The team took 7th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 16 May, she participated in the Apex Legends Savage Club Cup as team "I can't think of anything" (​何も思い浮かばない Nanimo Omoi Ukabanai) along with BobSappAim and Shiromanta (mangaka). The team took 6th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 28 May, she participated in the PUBG VCC Custom 1 as Team 4 along with Yakumo Beni, Shirayuki Reid, and Tonakai Hendy.
 * On 5 June, she participated in the 1st Valorant Crazy Racoon Cup as team "Hironto" (ヒロント) along with Rion, Shaka, Kyouichiro, mittiii and Jasper). The team won 2nd place.
 * On 13 June, she participated in the 1st Apex Legends Restart Games Festival as a team "I Want to Rescue Shirayuki Reid" (白雪レイドを救いたい Shirayuki Reid wo Sukuitai) along with Shirayuki Reid and Nun Bora. The team took 5th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 15 June, she participated in the PUBG VCC Custom 2 as Team 8 along with Tosaki Mimi, Masanori, and Fisker.
 * On 26 June, she participated in the Apex Legends Kagayaki Cup 1 as team "I Want to Rescue Shirayuki Reid" (白雪レイドを救いたい Shirayuki Reid wo Sukuitai) along with Shirayuki Reid and Astel Leda who replaced Nun Bora due to her break). The team won 1st place.
 * On 27 June, she participated in the Apex Festival Spin-off as Group B along with Kaga Sumire, Tachibana Hinano, Shirayuki Reid, Kyouichiro, TIE Ru, Gatilmo, Kurokishi, Kurimaru, and Onzōshi. Her team members drafted from Group C and E are Utai Meika and shu3321. The team took 17th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 3 July, she participated in the Apex Legends Reignite Cup as team Iris Black Games along with Tachibana Hinano and Kisaragi Ren). The team took 18th place in the overall ranking.
 * On 23 July, she participated in the 6th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup as team "KurumiZederChizu" (くるみぜだぁちーず​) along with Nishizono Chigusa and Zeder. The team took 4th place in overall ranking
 * On 22 August, she participated in Apex Legends VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Season 3 as team Pastel Sour (ぱすてるさわー Pasuteru Sawa-) along with Tokoyami Towa and Ars Almal, and Uruca as coach. The team took 10th place in overall rank.
 * On 28 August, she participated in Apex Festival Summer Campaign (えぺまつり夏の陣 Apex Matsuri Natsu no Jin) as team "NoaRuTV" (のあRuTV) along with TIE Ru and KouichiTV.
 * On 30 August, she participated in Battle Field V BFJ Streamer Cup as Team A's Squad Dog along with Kisaragi Ren, Tosaki Mimi, and Ichinose Uruha.
 * On 4 September, she participated in ABEMA presents VALORANT VICTORY CHALLENGE as Team A along with Jasper, Natsushiro Takaaki (ZETA Division), SHAKA (DeToNator),and Obo (ZETA Division). The team placed 2nd in overall ranking.
 * On 10 September, she participated in Rainbow Six Siege R6 Royal Flush as leader of team "VSPO! Siege Club" (ぶいすぽっ！シージ部 VSPO! Siege-bu) along with Kaga Nazuna, Ichinose Uruha, Tachibana Hinano, and Kaminari Qpi; with Wokka (Crazy Raccoon) as their coach. The team took 3rd place in overall ranking.
 * On 14 September, she participated in 2nd VCC Apex organised by VAULTROOM as Team 9 along with Mondo (Crazy Raccoon) and Ichinose Uruha. The team won 1st place in overall ranking.
 * On 23 September, Noah, along with the other VSpo members, participated in VSpo! Autumn Surprise Test ~Get out from the academic ability Bronze lobby~ (ぶいすぽっ！秋の抜き打ちテスト～抜け出せ学力ブロンズ帯～) hosted by Kisaragi Ren, Ichinose Uruha, and Shirayuki Reid as the special guest. Noah ended up in 9th place.
 * On 27 November, Noah, along with the other VSpo members, participated in VSpo! Final Battle to Decide the Remote Bistro Queen (リモートビストロクイーン決定戦) hosted by Kisaragi Ren and Shirayuki Reid, with Tonakaito Hendy as the remote chef.

2022

 * On 18 March, it was announced that she would team up with Reimu Endou and Ex Albio in Season 4 of Vtuber Most Cooperative Tournament (VTuber最協決定戦/Vtuber Saikyou Ketteisen) Apex Legend Tournament hosted by Shibuya HAL.

2023

 * On 15 April, Noah's team Meepuru Nattsu Baniidayo (めーぷるなっつばにーだよ) which consists of Higuchi Kaede, Tosaki Mimi, and coach Mikodayo, won first place in Season 5 of Vtuber Most Cooperative Tournament (VTuber最協決定戦/Vtuber Saikyou Ketteisen) Apex Legend Tournament hosted by Shibuya HAL.
 * On 12 May, Noah had a 3D model unveiling relay stream along with Hanabusa Lisa and Kaga Sumire.
 * On 21 May, Noah got drafted into Mikodayo's team along with Zer0 for Season 3 of Apex Matsuri Gaiden. Her team won second place.

Quotes

 * "わき汗が凄い"(Waki ase ga sugoi, Armpit sweat is too much)
 * "私ね、(会話の)キャッチボールできないんよね. ドッチボール. 相手が落としたら勝ち"(Watashi ne,(kaiwa no) kyatchibōru dekinai n yo ne. Dotchibōru. Aite ga otoshitara kachi, I can't play catch (in conversation). Dodgeball. Win if the opponent drops)
 * "まぁね、こんなに大きかったらね、女の子だよね. ………ね、すーちゃん"(Ma~a ne, kon'nani ōkikattara ne, on'nanokoda yo ne.……… Ne, su ̄-chan, Well, if it were this big, it would be a girl. ……… Hey, Su-chan)
 * "くしゃみ助かる"(Kushami tasukaru, Helps sneeze)
 * "Vtuber好きな人ってやっぱみんな鼓膜のストックあるんだね. のあもあるんだよね"(Vtuber sukinahito tte yappa min'na komaku no sutokku aru nda ne. No a mo aru nda yo ne, Everyone who likes Vtuber has a stock of eardrums. There is also that)
 * "わかったか. これが取れ高って言うんだ"(Wakatta ka. Kore ga tore taka tte iu nda, Did you understand? This is said to be high)
 * "あさるのやめらんねぇ"(Asaru no yame ran nē, I can't stop tomorrow)
 * "浮気してみろ、(家族総出で)家行くぞ"(Uwaki shite miro,(kazoku sōde de)-ka ikuzo, Cheating, I'm going home (with the whole family))
 * "僕は、パッションでなんとかする"(Boku wa, passhon de nantoka suru, I manage with passion)

Mascot & Fans

 * Noah's Mascot name was "ロロ"(Roro)
 * Roro's food was Gonzales (Toto's mascot name).
 * Roro's ribbon has the same color as Noah's nails.
 * Roro has the freedom to do whatever it likes while Noah sleeps.
 * Roro produced the BGM that was used for Noah's debut stream.
 * Noah's fans are called "963fam".
 * More passionate fans and Tier 2 channel members are called "963xoxo".

Trivia

 * She is the type of person who hates losing and cries in front of the screen because it's embarrassing.
 * She has habit of being an impatient eater and will cancel her order right away if it takes a long time.
 * She said her family plays Apex Legends too.
 * She easily believed a lie that her friend told her during April Fools because it felt real.
 * She once went to get a souvenir at her destination, but she didn't pay attention to the display case and missed it.
 * Favorite things
 * Games : PUBG, Apex Legends, Dead by Daylight, Splatoon and more.
 * Manga : Demon Slayer, Chaisaw Man, The Promised Neverland, Liverleaf, and more gore manga.
 * Foods : Japanese food, Imakenpi, Dumplings, Sushi, shellfish (especially redfish, mussels, scallops), salmon, Hamachi, Bonito, Kazunoko, Sujiko
 * Vocalist : LiSA, Ringo Shiina, Tokyo Change, Sayu, Mami, Zutomayo, BIN, Aimer, Kujira, Official Hige Dandism.
 * Singer  : DAZBEE, Yama, Cans (KANKAN), Rei Shirase, Majiko.
 * Future Bass songs, thick-bottomed heels and sneakers, singing, cosplay.
 * Video of handling fish because she can't handle fish.
 * Watching movies, because she can forget the content immediately.
 * Fragrance from FrancFranc's furniture.
 * Something she's not good at
 * Lightning, ASMR, Horror, entering the water (like at a beach or pool).
 * Refraining from buying new products.
 * Kikurage (Wood Ear Mushrooms), because when she was a child, she ate a lot of it.

Equipment & Game Setting
 Some of the equipment listed may not be up to date.* 


 * Gaming PC
 * CPU         : I9-7940X
 * Graphic card : GTX 1080 Ti
 * Memory      : 32GB RAM
 * Peripherals
 * Monitor         : BenQ 24inch 144hz
 * Keyboard        : Razer BlackWidow Lite JP
 * Mouse           : Logitech G pro wireless
 * Mouse pad       : Logitech G 240T
 * Capture board   : AVerMedia C878
 * Audio interface : Yamaha AG03
 * Headphones      : Iphone genuine earphone
 * Microphone      : Shure SM58-LCE
 * Microphone Stand : Roycel
 * WebCamera       : Logicool C920r
 * Gaming Console
 * PlayStation 4
 * Apex Setting
 * DPI               : 800
 * InGame sensitivity : 1.7
 * Turn distance     : about 15cm

Media

 * 胡桃のあ - YouTube Channel
 * 胡桃のあ - Mildom Channel
 * 胡桃のあ - Twitcasting Channel
 * 胡桃のあ - Twitch Channel
 * @n0ah_kurumi - Twitter Account
 * Noah Kurumi - Marshmallow Account
 * Lupinusvg - Official Booth

Twitter Hashtags

 * #胡桃のあ - Main hashtag
 * #963art - Fanart hashtag
 * #963fam - Fans hashtag
 * #なまのくるみ - Stream hashtag
 * #963memo - Memo hashtag

Further readings

 * 胡桃のあ - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 胡桃诺娅 - Moegirl Encyclopedia
 * Official Japan Website
 * Official English Website