Kimino Miya

Kimino Miya (キミノミヤ) is a female Japanese / English Virtual YouTuber, part of the Japanese Hanjo! Bilingual Vtuber Project by Chukyo TV Broadcasting Co and iDEACLOUD Inc. She is one of several Vtubers from XR Entertainment, a company run by the Chukyo TV Broadcasting Co and iDEACLOUD specializing in virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality entertainment.

She is often joined by Kokon, who is a fox-like animal on a flying cloud, and Ootsuta Eru, her younger sister VTuber.

Introduction Video
Miya's introduction.

Personality
She is lively and friendly, but a little fussy about money. She claims to be a "beckoning cat" (maneki-neko), not a regular cat, and sees bear and raccoon figurines as rivals. While beckoning, she says "hanjo, hanjo!"

Her partner, Kokon, is easy-going. He is carefree and careless with money. Producing Vtubers is his hobby.

A bilingual speaker, she introduces and promotes Japanese culture to the English-speaking world, focusing on Japanese subcultures such as anime. She does gaming, singing, and free talk streams. Her specialty is live streams and short videos about Japanese culture, language, cuisine, anime/manga, tourism, and events. She has Vtuber interview, event, and recommendation streams & videos, as well as Vsinger recommendation streams. She also does song covers.

2019
On March 19, 2019, it was announced that she would become the 1st Aichi Tourism Virtual Supporter.

On May 21st, 2019, she announced her participation in upd8.

In July 2019, Miya was a guest judge for JAPANESE DREAM =AX Audition=, a contest to find a voice talent for an English speaking role in the anime Shikizakura.

On September 13, 2019, she was one of eight Vtubers present at the Saturn Awards 2019, an American awards show for the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror genres, to promote Japanese virtual culture.

2020
She received a new casual outfit on December 25, 2020.

2021
On June 21, 2021, she announced that she would be retiring at the end of September 2021 to take on new challenges. In her announcement stream, she discussed a call she had about her future aspirations and, while her leaving was amicable, expressed a desire to work in a less limiting environment.

Mascots and Fans
Her fans are called the "Hanjo Squad".

Trivia

 * Her catch phrase is "Hanjo hanjo." The Japanese word hanjou (繁盛) means prosperity and is a term associated with beckoning cats. They are the origin of her design.
 * Because her English is so fluent, she is often mistaken for a native speaker and gets complimented for her Japanese skills. In her first live stream, she confirmed that she is in fact Japanese.
 * Many of her subscribers confuse her catch phrase with her name and call her "Hanjo."
 * Her favorite Japanese food is karaage (fried chicken).
 * She was born in Osu, Nagoya, Aichi prefecture.

Twitter hashtags

 * #キミノミヤ - General
 * #miyart - Fanart hashtag
 * #HANJOLIVE - Live