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BungoTaiga is an English-language Canadian VTuber who debuted on Twitch on 27 April 2020. Taiga is an independent streamer but is a member of the Twitch Team Virtual Streamers Worldwide.

Personality
Taiga has a quick tongue and a sharp wit. They seamlessly play games, interact with chat, and respond with a quick quip all while taking things in stride. They are lighthearted and dedicated even when frustrated from several creeper deaths in Minecraft.

They describe themself as bratty, affectionate, energetic, and athletic. Taiga has a habit of pranking friends or telling tall tales.

Taiga has a relaxed attitude to their own gender identity. Taiga's official reference sheet describes them as genderfluid. Other statements include "My gender is Taiga", "Gender is dumb just be cute", and "my pronouns are smol/pp". They have also described themselves as a femboy, a term often used for male-identifying people who adopt a feminine aesthetic.

Appearance
BungoTaiga is a furry-style anthropomorphic dog person with white fur, long white hair held back in a hairband, and a golden halo. They wear a red sleeveness turtleneck crop-top. Taiga has a bandage on their right cheek and nose. They wear a golden pawprint-shaped necklace. They wear off-cut shorts and red thigh-high socks with a snow pattern, and have furry white cuffs with the same golden dog paw symbol.

In their previous humanoid form, Taiga has long white hair and crystal blue eyes. They have a bandage over their nose. They often wear earmuffs, a dark red cutoff sweater, jean shorts, thigh high socks, and white boots.

Taiga often wears feminine clothing, and prefers winter styles. They wear earmuffs with most of their outfits.

Background
Taiga's Twitch channel was created on 4 October 2018. They made a small number of streams in 2018 and 2019.

Taiga revealed their character model on Twitter on 25 April 2020. They did not make any preparations for their debut stream until a few days before.

Taiga made their Twitch debut on 27 April 2020, revealing a 3D model. They streamed for 10 hours and 24 minutes to a peak of 147 viewers, beginning with a Jackbox stream and playing Minecraft for most of that time. Taiga was nervous before the stream, but was well-received and described it as a positive experience. They would later recommend to other VTubers to do a voice reveal before their debut.

2020
On 24 August, Taiga expressed interest in a Live2D model.

In 2020, Taiga spent the most hours playing Minecraft, Skyrim, Subnautica, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Just Chatting was their most popular event after Minecraft, a trend which would continue into 2021.

2021
On 27 February, Taiga announced a "2.0 debut" scheduled for their birthday on 28th May.

On 27 April, Taiga revealed a new Live2D fursona avatar during a one-year anniversary stream. The old humanoid avatar continued to appear in stream art such as loading screens and animations.

On 28 May, for their 1,000th birthday, Taiga revealed a new humanoid model created by _Pudizuu, featuring white eyelashes.

Quotes

 * "I'm not a VTuber. I'm gay."
 * "I'm an angel, I don't need condoms. God will protect me."
 * "Oh my goddo."
 * "Baaaaka."

Fans

 * Taiga's fans are known as the Stray Dogs. This is a reference to the manga Bungo Stray Dogs.
 * BungoTaiga has a fan Discord server known as Taiga's Snow Den.

Trivia

 * Taiga is a snow angel. Taiga's parents are a dogperson and a catperson who died and became angels.
 * Taiga's body is made out of snow. As a result, Taiga's species is highly resistant to physical injury.
 * Taiga claims to have been a prostitute in heaven.
 * Taiga's pee is holy and can cure disease.
 * Taiga's tears taste like maple syrup.
 * Taiga likes snow, bandages, and winter aesthetics. They are also a fan of burgers.
 * Taiga dislikes spicy food, milk, and being told what to do.
 * An official BungoTaiga dakimakura is on sale.
 * The name "Bungo" is a reference to manga Bungo Stray Dogs, and is used because the name Taiga alone is usually taken.
 * The bandaid on Taiga's face is from falling on their face while ice skating.
 * Taiga is a big fan of Yu-Gi-Oh and Mortal Kombat.
 * Taiga is a self-described degenerate.

Media

 * bungotaiga - Twitch Channel
 * @bungotaiga - Twitter account

Statistics

 * bungotaiga - TwitchTracker stats
 * bungotaiga - SullyGnome Twitch stats
 * bungotaiga - Social Blade Twitch stats