Minon

Minon is independent Japanese VTuber. Her content includes gaming and singing streams. She also does occasional cover songs.

Profile
Hey! It's Minon 💎

I want to sing a lot and bring everyone smiles!

Personality
Minon has a sweet and kind personality, taking her time to read almost all comments and even translate english ones. She loves to sing and also plays the piano.

Background
Her channel was created on 25 May 2020. Her first video was published on 27 May 2020.

2020
On 27 May, she posted her first debut cover on YouTube.

On 2 September, she did a live game stream for the first time. Her first game stream was Fall Guys.

2021
On 6 February, she did her first VR Live on VARK.

On 13 February, she did a 100 song endurance stream.

On 8 May, she celebrated 3.4k subscribers on YouTube by exploring Google Street View.

On 16 May, she posted her first original song, "ツヅミグサ" (Tsuzumigusa).

On 27 May, she celebrated her 1st anniversary.

On 8 July, she announced her first original song album "No Sound", which includes her second original song, "PAN・PAN・PARTY NIGHT" and "ツヅミグサ".

On 17 July, she tried Arknights for the first time.

On 1 August, she celebrated 4k subscribers.

On 16 October, she returned to streaming after taking a break due to vaccine.

On 1 November, she started to audition for VTuber Fes 2021, an annual concert event that features indie and commercial vtubers where only 10 indie VTuber finalists will be chosen for the final round to join the event. On November 17, the final results came in and Minon came in at 11th place.

On 19 November, she celebrated 5k subscribers.

On 27 Novermber, she celebrated her 1.5th anniversary by drunk singing.

On 11 December, she celebrated 6k subscribers.

On 23 December, she announced that she will start to stream on Twitch as well.

2022
On 17 January, she opened subscriptions for her Twitch channel.

On 20 January, she posted her 3rd original song "セカンダリー" (Secondary).

Fans

 * Her fanbase has multiple names:
 * Kanashii Boys
 * Sakana Boys
 * Banaknights
 * Minna pan

Trivia

 * She is commonly associated with:
 * Banana - it might be a reference to Minions, a similar title to Minon's name.
 * Shampoo - drinking shampoo is an inside joke within Minon's fan community.
 * Pizza cookie - during one of her cooking streams, she made a "pizza" that seemingly looks like a bunch of cookies with tomato paste, cheese, bananas, and a leaf on top. Her fans tease her that it's a cookie, not a pizza.
 * Ponkotsu - due to her being a bit of an airhead sometimes, she is called "ponkotsu" occasionally.
 * Pettan - she is usually teased by her fans as "pettan" or flat-chested. Whenever her fans tease her, she usually mutes her music and switches into her yandere mode, zooming into the camera and intimidating the chat. Her 2D model does look a bit flat, but her 3D model does not.
 * Flying Air Dogeza
 * Atama Dekai - her second 2D model has a large forehead which leads to her fans teasing her about it.
 * Secret stream - she usually has "secret streams" where after she shows the end screen, she comes back and continues to stream for an extended time.
 * Konminon/Oyasuminon - her stream greeting.
 * Gorinon - chat teasing Minon being a gorilla because of her love for bananas.
 * Her fans some time call her "Baachan" [ばあちゃん] because of her way of speech.
 * Her favorite dish is Nanakusa Gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge).
 * She has a 3D model, but only uses the full body version on special events.
 * She would like to travel to the US and Italy.
 * She often uses a voice to text translator called "Translator-kun" on her streams to help connect with her overseas fans.
 * She gained popularity after she tried playing the game Arknights and got clipped for her cute and funny gameplays.
 * She has played indie games like Undertale, Momodora and Minecraft, as well as mainstream games such as Apex.

Media

 * み音* Minon CH - YouTube channel
 * minon_vtuber - Twitch channel
 * @MInon_V - Twitter account
 * @minon_v - Marshmallow account

Twitter hashtags

 * #みのんLIVE - Livestreams
 * #ミノンアート - Art