Aragami Oga

Aragami Oga (荒咬オウガ) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber endorsed by hololive's branch Holostars. He is a member of its third generation alongside Kageyama Shien, which was previously known as "TriNero" (トライネロ) prior to Tsukishita Kaoru's retirement. Oga and Shien then became known as "MaFia" (魔フィア).

Profile
Ex-military who had been fighting for around 5,000 years in a parallel world.

Had recently retired from service and was sightseeing in Japan when he was scouted by Shinove.

Was introduced to retro gaming and has been hooked ever since.

Personality
He was initially described by other members of TriNero as "very weird person". Despite his appearance, Oga is man of calm and gentle demeanor, speaking with a deep, soothing voice while treating fans very kindly which builds up a warm and calming atmosphere on his streams. He is trying to forge friendly relationships with his fans, being sad to notice that after his debut stream, many fans switched from -kun (くん) to -san (さん) honorifics while addressing him, making the comments feel a bit more distant.

Background
His Twitter account was created in 10 April 2020; he made his first tweet on 27 April, his YouTube channel was created on 8 April, and his debut stream was performed on 1 May 2020.

2020
On 22 July, he reached 20,000 subscribers.

On 9 September, he reached 30,000 subscribers.

On 27 September, he opened up his membership feature.

On 6 November, he reached 40,000 subscribers.

On 6 December, he reached 50,000 subscribers.

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

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

2021
On January 3, he revealed his new year's costume. On the same day, Holostars released their cover of Paintër by halyosy, making it Oga's first cover song.

On 5 January, he reached 60,000 subscribers.

On 17 January, he reached 70,000 subscribers.

On 15 February, he reached 80,000 subscribers.

On 13 March, he reached 90,000 subscribers.

On 21 April, he reached 100,000 subscribers, being the sixth Holostars to reach this milestone.

Discography

 * ''Main page: Aragami Oga/Discography

Events

 * On 10 October 2020, Oga was a part of Waku Waku! VTuber Hiroba Online Vol. 2 (わくわく！VTuberひろば おんらいん Vol.2) along with Kageyama Shien, Syukusei Batumaru and Boyacky from Yatterman Channel. Fellow Holostars member Rikka and, as well as Nanase Taku, Akiyama Rentarou from Himashokudo and Hanagasa Ilya were also part of the event.


 * On 26 October 2020, it was announced that Holostars goods would be sold at Animate Girls Festival Aozora Marche, held on November 7-8, 2020, and on 28 October, 2020, it was announced that Holostars would be participating in the event as guests. Oga 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.


 * On 28 January 2021, 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 25 June 2021 until 27 June 2021, all Holostars members participated in their 2nd anniversary event "Our Rally 2021", the event featured 3 Holostars in each day of the event, Oga participated on the 3rd 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.

Mascot and Fans

 * Oga's mascot is named "Chungami" (ちゅんがみ). It was spawned from a conversation with Shirakami Fubuki.
 * His fanbase is officially called "OMAEsan" (オマエさん) and are depicted as a rainbow colored character.

Relationships

 * Units and groups aside from TriNero and MaFia he is part of are:
 * "Kirakira Collab" (キラキラコラボ), along with Arurandeisu, Airani Iofifteen and Ayunda Risu.
 * "FOXDEMON", along with Shirakami Fubuki.
 * "Oumagadoki" (オウ魔ガ刻), along with Yukoku Roberu.
 * "HOLOFOI", along with Airani Iofifteen and Shirakami Fubuki.
 * "UniDemons", along with Airani Iofifteen and Deep Blizzard Miyuki.
 * "Ararandeisu" (アラランディス), along with Arurandeisu.
 * "TemMa" (天魔), along with Kishido Temma.

Trivia

 * In the first TriNero collab, Oga said that since he was new to streaming, he wasn't sure if it was okay to use assets he didn't own. So he drew his streaming background, the pixel art in the intro of his debut stream, and even the drinks shown in the collab stream.
 * He drew his, Ayunda Risu and Kageyama Shien's mascots. His YouTube membership's loyalty badges and emotes are also drawn by himself.
 * He shares his birthday with hololive ID member Ayunda Risu.
 * In 2021, they both released a duet of "DADDY! DADDY! DO!" on their channels, each featuring themselves as the main vocals for the song and the other as backing vocalist.
 * He suffers from motion sickness, triggered by rapid camera movements such as the ones in first person shooters and similar games, thus he avoids playing them.
 * His alcohol tolerance is very low. This was more noticeable on his first anniversary stream where he got tipsy after a single can of Horoyoi, a drink with only 3% alcohol.
 * At 192 cm (6'4") in height, Oga is the tallest hololive Production member.
 * He and Rikka are the only two left-handed members of Holostars.

Media

 * Oga Ch.荒咬オウガ - YouTube channel
 * Aragami Oga's corporate profile on hololive.tv (English)
 * Aragami Oga's corporate profile on hololive.tv (Japanese)
 * @aragamioga - Twitter account
 * @aragamioga - TwitCasting channel

Twitter hashtags

 * #荒咬オウガ - General
 * #アラライブ - Stream talk
 * #オウ画 - Fan art
 * #オウガ済ム - Fan art (NSFW)
 * #荒咬ドウガ - Video clips
 * #荒声 - Commentary on released voice dramas

Further readings

 * 荒咬オウガ - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 荒咬オウガ - Unofficial Holostars seesaawiki
 * 荒咬皇牙 - Moegirl Encyclopedia
 * Aragami Oga - Hololive Fan Wiki