Astel Leda

Astel Leda (アステル・レダ) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber hololive's branch Holostars. He is a member of its second generation, also known as "SunTempo" alongside Kishido Temma and Yukoku Roberu.

Personality
Although he is kind of self-indulgent and childish, this Mr. Handsome cares a lot about his friends. He does not remember much from his past, however he sometimes stares into the sky and smirks.

Background
His Twitter account and YouTube channel were both created on 9 October 2019, and his debut stream was performed on 7 December 2019.

2020
On 4 April, Astel released his first cover song, Kami no Manimani (At God's Mercy), in which he sang with Kanade Izuru.

On 5 August, he revealed his summer outfit.

Events
On 1 May, 2020, Astel, as well as Yukoku Roberu and Kishido Temma appeared on on Holocomi (ホロコミ), an online convention/event hosted by Shirakami Fubuki.

On 26 October, 2020, it was announced that Holostars goods would be sold at Animate Girls Festival Aozora Marche, held on November 7-8, 2020, and on 29 October, 2020, it was announced that Holostars would be participating in the event as guests. Astel is part of the "Virtual Clerk" (バーチャル店員) exhibition and "Chatting Fes" (おしゃべりフェス) exhibition in the event.

Mascot and Fans

 * His mascot is a jellyfish-like creature named Pocket Wifi.
 * His fanbase is officially called "Astellas" (アステラー).
 * When Astel ends the stream, fans say farewell by saying "otsukaleda" (おつかレダ).

Trivia

 * Units and groups other than SunTempo he is a part of are:
 * "Chibistars" (ちびすたーず) (officially translated as "Li'l Stars ) along with Kagami Kira and Kanade Izuru.
 * "Ashita Hana" (明日花), along with Hanasaki Miyabi.
 * "A Gumi" (あ組) along with Arurandeisu.
 * "Moon Radar" (ムーンレーダー), along with Tsukishita Kaoru.
 * He shares the same birthday as hololive member Tsunomaki Watame.
 * Astel is a big fan of Disney and would sometimes have singing streams in where he would sing Disney songs. However, when he does, the stream archive is deleted due to copyright issues.
 * He is able to stream for extended hours of time, such as up to 3-9 hours.
 * He once did a singing stream that lasted 10 hours. However, due to copyrighted content in the stream, the archive was deleted.
 * Astel entered Shibuya Hal's VTuber Apex Legends Tournament alongside Kanade Izuru and Kagami Kira, under their group name, Chibistars, in which they ended up ranking 5th out of 20. In addition, Astel ranked 4th out of all players in his kill counts, tied with Sato Asahi and Kanae. He also ranked 4th in the overall damage dealt.

Media

 * astel ch.アステル - YouTube channel
 * Astel Leda's corporate profile on hololive.tv (English)
 * Astel Leda's corporate profile on hololive.tv (Japanese)
 * @astelleda - Astel Leda's official Twitter account
 * 阿斯特尔瑞达Official - Astel Leda's official bilibili channel
 * @astelleda - Astel Leda's official TwitCasting channel

Twitter hashtags

 * #アステルレダ - General
 * #アステル生ダ - Stream talk
 * #アステラー - Fans
 * #アステル絵ダ - Fan art
 * #アステルエッだ - Fan art (NSFW)
 * #アステル聞ケタ - Commentary on released voice dramas

Further readings

 * アステル・レダ - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * アステル・レダ - Unofficial Holostars seesaawiki
 * 阿斯特尔·瑞达 - Moegirl Encylopedia
 * Astel Leda - English Hololive Fan Wiki