Rinkou Ashelia

Rinkou Ashelia (鈴香アシェリア), better known simply as Lia, is a female English Virtual YouTuber and a member of Phase-Connect, debuting as part of its first generation alongside Pipkin Pippa, Tenma Maemi, Fujikura Uruka, Hakushika Iori, Shisui Michiru and Utatane Nasa.

Profile
''A cheerful virus that lives rent free in the minds of many. Was once a renowned Phase World special agent turned criminal. Ashelia uploaded her conscious and personality to the Phase Network before she was taken out by her pursuers - or was this planned all along?''

Personality
On the surface, Lia can be described as a high energy denpa imouto. However, underneath that surface is a very introspective streamer who, at her core, just wants to make her company proud and do her best to keep her viewers entertained.

Lia is known for her signature chaos zatsudan, and she has an intangible quality to her that cannot really be explained. Her streams are extremely chat interactive, and have often been described by viewers as having the energy of a party and have an electric vibe to them. Lia very easily becomes hyper-fixated on new obsessions such as discovering a new anime, playing a new game, or being introduced to new Tumblr sexymen that cause her to be in heat.

While some may consider her style to be yabai at times, Lia walks the line with flair and panache, as only she can!

Appearance
Lia has long platinum blonde twintails that are accented with pink highlights. She has dazzling turquoise eyes, but tragically was born without a nose. As for her outfit and accessories, Lia wears pink arm sleeves, pink & yellow lightning bolt shaped earrings, and has her prized jellyfish keychain attached to her hip at all times.

Background
Lia made her debut 19 June 2021 on YouTube, becoming the very first Phase Connect member to debut for the company.

2021
On 21 August, her YouTube channel reached 10,000 subscribers.

2022
On 25 June, Lia revealed a complete character overhaul with a new model, hairstyle, and outfit.

On 15 August, her YouTube channel reached 40,000 subscribers.

2023
On 14 March, Lia released her very first solo song cover: a rendition of Takanashi Kiara's "Heart Challenger."

On 5 April, her YouTube channel reached 50,000 subscribers.

On 14 July, she revealed her 2.5 model brushup, which included new hair styles, fang, and expressions.

On 28 July, Lia interviewed renowned YouTuber ManlyBadassHero. This is noteworthy because this was his first ever interview in his 10+ year career as a content creator.

On 10 August, her YouTube channel reached 75,000 subscribers.

Events

 * On 10 March 2022, it was announced that Lia and many VTubers would appear as guests at the 1st annual "OffKai Expo" which would be held from 29 April to 1 May.
 * On 11 May 2023, Lia was announced as a participant at Anime Central's Celebrity Side Quest Table Top Games series, where she played Dungeons and Dragon's alongside such voice actresses as Faye Mata and Surena Marie.
 * It was announced on 26 May 2023 that Lia would be making her 3D chibi debut at OffKai Expo during wonders.ai's Wonderverse Community Stage presentation on 16 June 2023.
 * Lia, along with her genmate Hakushika Iori and kouhai Remilia Nephys, hosted and commentated Mahjong Soul's 2023 Mahjong Cup which was held on 20 August 2023.
 * On 3 November 2023, Lia appeared at Youmacon in Detroit, Michigan and hosted a panel alongside her Phase OriginS genmates.
 * Japanime Games announced on 5 November 2023 that Lia would be joining her genmates Pippa, Tenma, Uruka, Michiru, Nasa & Iori as characters in a new tabletop card game called "Oshi Push."

Likes and dislikes

 * Lia likes:
 * Freddy Fazbear
 * Tsumugi Aoba
 * Adachi Tohru
 * Thresh, the Chain Warden
 * Revali
 * Vash the Stampede
 * Il Dottore
 * Wheatley
 * Sans
 * Ignis Scientia
 * Bandit Heeler (Bluey's dad)
 * Knuckles
 * Sal from Wadanohara
 * Grovyle
 * Simon from Adventure Time
 * Her Fictional Older Brother
 * Jax
 * Honest John from Pinnochio/Twisted Wonderland (The really hot one)
 * Lia dislikes:
 * MatPat

Mascot and fans

 * Her fanbase has had many names over the years, including: AshLeague, Leaguemates, Masters, Operators, RinKult, and Liacons. With that being said, they will always affectionately be known as Lia Likers.
 * While Lia no longer has an official mascot, her fanbase adopted the autism creature meme as their own and have championed "Yippee!" as Lia's unofficial mascot.

Media

 * Lia Ch.【Phase Connect】 - YouTube Channel
 * AsheliaRinkou - Twitch channel
 * @rinkouashelia - Twitter Account

Twitter hashtags

 * #Rinkstart - Live stream
 * #Rinkaku - Fan Art
 * #Rinklip - Clips
 * #Ashelewd - NSFW