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.

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Personality
Despite his seemingly whimsical attitude, Astel is an incredibly hard worker who strives to bring hope and smiles to his fans, putting in much thought in the things he plans out. In turn, despite occasional bouts of exasperation, the Astellas view him as a strong, determined person who takes no compromises when pursuing his dreams.

He does have a rather mischievous side, from inciting a 'fight' between his viewers during a singing stream to his shenanigans in group collabs. But he has always made it clear that he deeply loves HOLOSTARS and their fans.

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) by rerulili, in which he sang with Kanade Izuru.

On 30 June, he reached 10,000 subscribers

On 5 August, he revealed his summer costume.

On 14 September, he reached 20,000 subscribers

On 9 November, he reached 30,000 subscribers

On his first debut anniversary, Astel released his first solo cover song, One more time,One more chance by Yamazoki Masayoshi.

On 10 December, he reached 40,000 subscribers

On 25 December, it was announced that all the HOLOSTARS members would receive new costumes on 3 January, 2021, commemorating New Year's.

2021
On January 3, he revealed his new year's costume, which was modelled by 瀬白しぐれ.

On 15 January, he reached 50,000 subscribers.

On 9 February, he reached 60,000 subscribers.

On 21 February, in his stream celebrating 50,000 subscribers, he revealed a new variant of his new year's costume, which had a new hairstyle. On the same day, he reached 70,000 subscribers.

On 8 March, he reached 80,000 subscribers.

On 27 March, he reached 90,000 subscribers.

On 14 April, he reached 100,000 subscribers, being the fifth HOLOSTARS to reach this milestone.

On 13 July, hololive's Japanese Twitter account announced that every HOLOSTARS member would get 2.0 version of their 2D model.

On 23 August, he announced the 2.0 update to his Live 2D model with singing relay along with Kanade Izuru and Rikka who also got their models updated.

On 6 December, he announced the debut stream of his 3D model on Twitter, set for 7 December.

2022
On 22 May, he reached 200,000 subscribers, being the third HOLOSTARS to reach this milestone.

On 30 August, HOLOSTARS revealed an original voice drama titled, "Highschool Holography" to include all of the nine HOLOSTARS members along with featuring all four UPROAR!! members as guests. The drama cd will be released into two parts with the first part to release on November 5, 2022 and the second part to be announced at a later date.

On 21 September, it was announced that in celebration of the upcoming HOLOSTARS 2nd ACT 3D live concert, 3 new original unit songs would be released.

On 27 November, he revealed his autumn/winter outfit designed by his original illustrator Nakamura Eight and modelled by FELUCCA.

Discography

 * Main page: Astel Leda/Discography

2020

 * On 1 May, 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 2 August, Astel entered Shibuya Hal's VTuber Apex Legends Tournament alongside Kanade Izuru and Kagami Kira, under their group name "Chibistars". In the final rankings, they ranked 5th place. 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.
 * On 26 October, 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.

2021

 * On 24 January, Astel entered and was Captain in Shibuya Hal's Vtuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament #2. He had chosen fellow HOLOSTARS members Kanade Izuru and Arurandeisu as his teammates forming their team, "RAGGGGGU!!!" (ラッッッッグ!!!). In the final rankings, they ranked 5th place.
 * On 28 January, it was announced that "Net Talking Festival", an HOLOSTARS exclusive event, will be held on 14 February where fans can have a one-on-one chat with any of the HOLOSTARS members for 3 minutes, talking about their daily feelings of gratitude to an important person.
 * On 23 February, In an invitation to a friendly exhibition called the RAGE PARTY 2021 - Apex Legends Best Trio Championship (powered by SHARP), Astel participated with fellow HOLOSTARS members; Kanade Izuru and Arurandeisu as "Team HOLOSTARS". In the final rankings, Team HOLOSTARS ranked 3rd.
 * On 20 May, Astel participated on the 23rd edition of Apex Legends tournament Shibuya Hal Custom series along Utai Meika and Kanade Izuru as the team "A.I.M." In the final rankings, they ranked 3rd place.
 * On 27 May, Astel participated on the 24th edition of Apex Legends tournament Shibuya Hal Custom series along Bosna and Seto Miyako as the team "VTuber to Gorilla" In the final rankings, they ranked 3rd place.
 * On 22 June, Astel participated on the Apex Legends tournament KAGAYAKI Cup. He entered with Shirayuki Reid and Kurumi Noah, replacing Nun Bora on the team. In the final rankings, the team ranked 1st and Astel was declared MVP by his teammates.
 * From 25 until 27 June, all HOLOSTARS members participated in their 2nd anniversary event "Our Rally 2021", the event featured 3 HOLOSTARS in each day of the event, Astel participated on the 1st day. On the final day of the event, an original song Just Follow Stars was released on the official HOLOSTARS channel featuring all members singing.
 * On 3 July, Astel participated on the Apex Legends tournament Reignite Cup as the team "Ryoute ni V" along Bosna and Nagao Kei. In the final rankings, the team ranked 16th place.
 * On 15 July, Astel participated on the 31st edition of Apex Legends tournament Shibuya Hal Custom series along Bosna and Takatsuki Ritsu as the team "Ryote ni V2" In the final rankings, they ranked 2nd place.
 * On 23 July, Astel participated on the sixth edition of the Apex Legends tournament Crazy Raccoon series along with K4sen and Hanjyou. In the final rankings, the team ranked 20th place.
 * On 24 July, Astel participated on the Apex Legends tournament Cypher Cup Festival as the team "HOLOSTARS" along Kishido Temma and Kanade Izuru. In the final rankings, the team ranked 7th place and they did not advance to the Grand Final.
 * On 22 August, Astel participated on the Apex Legends tournament Vtuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament #3 series as the team "ARCStars" along with Roboco-san and Yuzuki Choco. In the final rankings, the team ranked 13th place.
 * On 28 August, Penguin Parade announced a collaboration with HOLOSTARS.
 * On 9 October, Astel participated on the seventh edition of the Apex Legends tournament Crazy Raccoon series as the team "ChinChinWin" along with Kawase and DJ Foy. In the final rankings, the team ranked 13th place.
 * On 15 October, HOLOSTARS' Twitter account announced that HOLOSTARS would participate in "Animate Girls Festival 2021."
 * On 13 November, Astel participated on the Apex Legends tournament Mildom 2nd Anniversary Apex Legends Cup team "I Want 150,000 Yen" along with CLAY and RAN. They took 14th place in overall ranking.
 * On 1 November, it was announced there will be a collaboration between King of Prism and HOLOSTARS for a limited time.
 * On 26 December, Astel, along with the rest of the HOLOSTARS members, performed at their first 3D live, HOLOSTARS 1st ACT: JOURNEY to FIND STARS.

2022

 * On 1 February, it was announced there would be a collaboration between HOLOSTARS and CONVERSE TOKYO starting February 4th until February 13th.
 * On 17 March, it was announced there would be a collaboration between HOLOSTARS and FamilyMart.
 * On 4 April, it was announced HOLOSTARS and UPROAR!! will be having a meet and talk event on May 22, 2022 held in Ikebukuro harevutai with a time limit of 2 minutes per person and attendance will be determined by lottery.
 * On 17 April, Astel participated on the 4th edition of Shibuya HAL's Vtuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament series as the team "Magi DE Maggie" along with Ryugasaki Rene and Tenjin Kotone. In the final rankings, the team ranked 8th place. In the tournament, Astel was restricted to only using Mad Maggie for the entire tourmnament in exchange to reducing his 10pts to 9pts.
 * On 24 April, HOLOSTARS announced an event HOLOSTARS 3RISE SUPER FAN MEETING ～FLAGSHIP～ in celebration of it's 3rd anniversary to be held on June 26, 2022 in the venue of Ikebukuro harevutai.
 * On 25 April, it was announced there would be collaboration between HOLOSTARS and Don Quijote starting on May 3, 2022.
 * On 26 June, multiple announcements were made; collaboration with Bandai Gashapon starting on June 27, 2022 to July 24, 2022, HOLOSTARS' 3rd original song "Find It" was revealed and released on midnight of June 27, 2022 , HOLOSTARS' 1st album "Follow Us" goes on sale on August 31, 2022 along with the blu-ray of their first 3D live concert "HOLOSTARS 1st ACT: JOURNEY to FIND STARS" and a second 3D live concert "HOLOSTARS 2nd Act: GREAT VOYAGE to UNIVERSE" to be held on October 20, 2022.
 * On 1 July, HOLOSTARS announced they will be taking part in "Animate Girls Festival 2022".
 * On 27 July, it was announced that HOLOSTARS and UPROAR!! will be participating as ambassadors in support of the spicy foods event, Gekikara Yabai, to be held in Akihabara starting on August 3rd, 2022. Event merch will also be available but only locally.
 * On 1 September, DAM, one of Japan's notable karaoke system, announced a collaboration with HOLOSTARS for a limited time through the entire month of September with a possibility to win prizes. On the same day, a video was uploaded to their official Youtube channel featuring Hanasaki Miyabi, Arurandeisu and Aragami Oga making an announcement regarding the collaboration.
 * On 3 October, it was announced that HOLOSTARS members will appear on the Nihon Television Vtuber NEWS program for 10 weeks to report the latest vtuber news. The broadcast will be on the Nihon Television channel program "news every" at 16:00JST on Mondays.
 * On 20 October, after the performance of HOLOSTARS 2nd Act: GREAT VOYAGE to UNIVERSE, multiple announcements where made. A blu-ray of HOLOSTARS 2nd Act will be released on Feburary 22, 2023 and depending on which store the blu-ray is ordered from, exclusive bonus items will differ. HOLOSTARS will have an apparel collaboration with KANGOL REWARD and the first designs will be for UPROAR!! meanwhile other designs will be revealed at a later date. For a limited time, HOLOSTARS 2nd ACT: GREAT VOYAGE to UNIVERSE will be distributed through MiruHaco by JOYSOUND starting on November 19th with more information to be announced on November 4th. All four members of UPROAR!! will be getting their 3D models with more details to be announced later. Arurandeisu will be having a new appearance with more details coming soon. Lastly, a new project has been announced with more details on a later another date.
 * On 28 November, hololive Production announced that HOLOSTARS will have a Christmas 2022 campaign which will include the following events to take place; a web advent calendar, a collaboration with Cake.jp which is an online cake delivery service to feature 13 original cakes for HOLOSTARS and UPROAR!! members, Christmas voice packs and more.

2023

 * On 21 January, Astel participated on the [tenth edition of the Apex Legends tournament Crazy Raccoon series along with Nekota Tsuna and MOTHER3. In the final rankings, the team ranked 4th place.

Mascot and Fans

 * His mascot is named Poruneu (ポルネウ). It is a jellyfish-like creature that acts as a Wi-Fi router.
 * His fanbase is officially called "Astellas" (アステラー).
 * His membership tiers are called Meteor★Ticket (流星★ちけっと) and Supernova★Express Ticket (超新星★特急ちけっと).
 * When Astel ends the stream, fans say farewell by saying "otsukaleda" (おつかレダ).

Relationships

 * 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.
 * "AsuIzu" (アスイヅ), along with Kanade Izuru.
 * "AsuHana" (明日花), along with Hanasaki Miyabi.
 * "A Gumi" (あ組), along with Arurandeisu.
 * "AsteRoid," along with Rikka.
 * "AstMa," along with Kishido Temma.
 * "RAGGGGGU!!!" (ラッッッッグ!!!) for the tournament VTuber Apex Legends Tournament Season 2, along with Kanade Izuru and Arurandeisu. However, on the event "RAGE PARTY 2021", they called themselves "Team HOLOSTARS".
 * "Team HOLOSTARS" also consisted of Kanade Izuru and Kishido Temma for the tournament Cypher Cup Festival.
 * "Moon Radar" (ムーンレーダー), along with Tsukishita Kaoru.
 * "Astellie", along with Kureiji Ollie.
 * "Zombilien", along with Kureiji Ollie and Airani Iofifteen.
 * "A.I.M." for the tournament Shibuya Hal Custom #23, along with Utai Meika and Kanade Izuru.
 * "Vtuber to Gorilla" (Vtuberとゴリラ) for the tournament Shibuya Hal Custom #24, along with Seto Miyako and Bosna.
 * "Shirayuki Reid wo Tsukuitai" (白雪レイドを救いたい) for the tournament KAGAYAKI Cup, along with Shirayuki Reid and Kurumi Noah.
 * "Ryoute ni V" (両手にV) for the tournament Reignite Cup, along Bosna and Nagao Kei.
 * "Ryoute ni V2" (両手にV) for the tournament Shibuya Hal Custom #31, along Bosna and Takatsuki Ritsu.
 * "ARCStars" for the 3rd edition of the tournament VTubers Most Cooperatitive Tournament, along with Roboco-san and Yuzuki Choco.
 * "Magi DE Maggie" (MDM) for the 4th edition of the tournament VTubers Most Cooperatitive Tournament, along with Ryugasaki Rene and Tenjin Kotone.

Likes and dislikes

 * 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.

Miscellaneous

 * He shares the same birthday as hololive member Tsunomaki Watame.
 * His seaweed nickname actually came from former 1st generation HOLOSTARS member Yakushiji Suzaku.
 * Astel has shared that even when he's not streaming he likes to drop by fellow HOLOSTARS streams and even watch the archives if he can't make it to the live streams.
 * Astel was one of the few members that were scouted.
 * Astel holds a black belt in karate.
 * He is able to stream for extended hours of time, such as up to 6-12 hours.
 * He once did a singing stream that lasted 24 hours. However, the stream was unarchived due to copyrighted content in the stream, as well as the fact that only streams under 12 hours can be archived.
 * Astel reached Master rank in Apex on the 15th of March 2021, while accompanied by Kanade Izuru and Utai Meika. This rank was only achieved by 0.20% of players in season 8.
 * At 158 cm (5'2") in height, Astel is currently the shortest HOLOSTARS member.
 * Through multiple streams Astel has revealed before that in real life he is actually even shorter than his vtuber avatar.
 * Astel has said before that he would like Arurandeisu as his big brother.
 * Astel played a horror game and was very scared to continue so he had paused to call for support. After a few minutes of not picking up, Astel decided to continue the game to only have Aruran call back. Astel jokingly cried for help without letting Aruran know what he was getting into. Aruran unknowingly agreed to help as Astel shared his screen to reveal he was playing a horror game. During the rest of the stream, Aruran kept Astel accompanied making sure he was okay among all the jump scares they came across.
 * Astel became infamous for his Mad Maggie in VTubers Most Competitive Tournament #4 due to his very accurate and effective use of her tactical ability Riot Drill, earning the hatred and respect of many of the participants and viewers of the tournament.
 * One of his objectives for the tournament was using the ability on every team participating in it, to which he had success to the point of even drilling himself.
 * Astel had the objective of having a cover duet with all original HOLOSTARS members. With the release of AsteRoid's Gunjou Sanka cover on 2022 April, 29th, he completed his objective.

Media

 * astel ch.アステル - YouTube channel
 * Astel Leda's corporate corporate profile on holostars.hololivepro.com
 * @astelleda - Twitter account
 * 阿斯特尔瑞达Official - bilibili channel
 * @astelleda - TwitCasting channel

Twitter hashtags

 * #アステルレダ - General
 * #アステル生ダ - Stream talk
 * #アステルレポート - Talk about Anything
 * #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
 * #アステルコード - Everything lore-related
 * #絵ニマる - STAR AnimaLs Art Tag
 * #STAR船員達の思惑 - Hajimari no Kioku (murder mystery game) feedback and thoughts
 * #nefelomakion  #アステル絵ダ - Fan Art of humanoid forms of Astel's crew

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