Shiranui Flare

 (不知火フレア) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber. She is a part of the third generation of hololive members called hololive Fantasy (ホロライブファンタジー) alongside Usada Pekora, Uruha Rushia, Shirogane Noel, and Houshou Marine.

Background
Her Twitter account was opened on 25 July 2019 while her YouTube channel was created on 26 July. She debuted with her introduction stream on 7 August.

2020
On 1 January she published on her Twitter account, that she would get her second 2D costume, a kimono in celebration of the new year, this costume was later revealed that day during a stream.

On 19 January hololive's Twitter account published a tweet mentioning that Houshou Marine, Hoshimachi Suisei and Shiranui Flare would participate in a stream previous to hololive's 1st fest Nonstop Story. The next day, in the same stream, it was revealed that the three of them would get their 3D model debut in said event, but that they would have a YouTube debut later. In Flare's case, her stream was scheduled for March.

On 24 January, she appeared in her 3D model for the first time at hololive's 1st fest Nonstop Story with both her standard and idol outfits.

On 25 March, during a karaoke stream, she announced that her 3D model would debut on YouTube on 29 March. This was later reconfirmed in her Twitter account.

On 28 March, hololive's Twitter account informed that Flare's 3D debut on YouTube would be postponed until further notice due to goverment recommendations. (This was due to a rising number of covid - 19 cases in Japan urging people to stay in doors). Flare later stated that she is fine.

Mascot and Fans

 * She has a mascot, a fairy-like panda creature named "Kintsuba" (きんつば).
 * Her fanbase is officially called "Elfriend" (エルフレンド).

Trivia

 * She shares the same Character Designer with Arurandeisu of Holostars, Makaino Ririmu of Nijisanji, and Ushio Tia of Re:AcT.