Honma Himawari

Honma Himawari (本間ひまわり) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber and a member of NIJISANJI. Previously, she was a member of NIJISANJI Gamers' second batch along with Sasaki Saku and Yamiyono Moruru.

Profile
A high school sophomore who loves games and cats.

Personality
Himawari is bright, cheerful, and full of energy. She loves to have fun and always has a bright outlook and loves being a VTuber. Before becoming a VTuber however, she seemed to have serious self-esteem issues and trouble at school, leading to her missing a semester. Himawari admitted that becoming a VTuber turned her life around and that meeting everyone in NIJISANJI was one of the best things that ever happened to her and encourages people not to give up.

Himawari is part of the group known as the Dokuzuhonsha (どくずほんしゃ) with Kuzuha, Dola, and Yashiro Kizuku, which they role-playing as a family during collab streams with her being the elder sister. However, even outside the Dokuzuhonsha collab streams, Himawari is very close to Dola, often staying at her house and doing streams of just the two of them talking or playing games. Dola even lent her some of her pajamas when Himawari stayed overnight. She's also very close to Yashiro as well, who she refers to as 'Papa' and who helps her study.

Honma Himawari is famously air-headed and 'lacking in certain academic fields' (to put it kindly). In her earlier streams she would point at the screen, forgetting her audience couldn't actually see her, answered the door in nothing but a towel once, and thought the sun and the moon were the same thing (something that one of the COO's of the company that manages the NIJISANJI project, Iwanaga, commented on).

Background
Her Twitter account was opened on 25 June 2018 while her YouTube channel was created on 2 July although she did not start her activities on YouTube until her first stream which was live on 11 July 2018.

2018
On 14 July, Himawari reached 10,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 4 October, Himawari reached 50,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 13 December, Ichikara Inc. announced that NIJISANJI Gamers and NIJISANJI SEEDs would merge with NIJISANJI by the end of the month. As a result, Himawari is now officially affiliated with NIJISANJI.

2019
On 30 January, Himawari reached 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 26 March, Himawari reached 150,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 4 April, she announced that she would get her 3D model.

On 25 April, Himawari debuted her 3D model during a stream.

On 30 May, Himawari reached 200,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 25 August, Himawari reached 250,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 31 October, Himawari reached 300,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 26 December, Himawari reached 350,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

2020
On 18 March, Himawari reached 400,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 9 June, Himawari reached 450,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 23 August, Himawari reached 500,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 6 December, Himawari reached 550,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

2021
On 28 February, Himawari reached 600,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 13 August, Himawari reached 650,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 28 August, Himawari was tested positive for COVID-19. This was followed up by a video upload the following day where she announced that she had to recuperate at home.

On 9 September, Himawari returned to streaming after recovering from COVID-19.

2022
On 27 August, Himawari reached 700,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

Events

 * On 5 March 2020, she made an appearance in NIJISANJI's collaboration with Dawn of the Breakers as one of the characters along with Kuzuha, Dola and Yashiro Kizuku the members of Dokuzuhonsha.
 * On 30 September 2020, she participated in "VTuber Fall Guys Party" alongside Kuzuha, Suzuhara Lulu & Fuwa Minato with the team named "Kurumiwari" claimed 1st place, 37 points & won her 2 crowns in their final ranking.
 * On 27 February 2022, Himawari participated in the NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom event organized by Lauren Iroas and Naraka as team "Okuchi Pokan da" along with Makaino Ririmu, Kanda Shoichi, Nishizono Chigusa and Axia Krone.
 * On 18 March 2022, it was announced that she would team up with Makaino Ririmu and Yashiro Kizuku in Season 4 of (VTuber最協決定戦 Vtuber Saikyou Ketteisen) Apex Legend Tournament hosted by Shibuya HAL.

Relationships

 * "JuvveL" (read: Jewel) 2434 JuvveL Logo.jpeg 2434 JuvveL - Honma Himawari (Citrine).jpeg - Himawari (Citrine ), Tsukino Mito (Pink Diamond ), Yuuhi Riri (Aquamarine ), Rindou Mikoto (Amethyst ), and Naraka (Garnet ).
 * The five of them started the plan for the unit since 2020 but it was on hold until 14 July 2021 when they held their first stream together. They are the second NIJISANJI unit that has its own YouTube channel after ChroNoiR.
 * Tagline: "To become sparkling Idols like Jewel" (宝石のように輝くアイドルに)
 * Media: YouTube
 * Hashtags: #JuvveL - General tag
 * Discography:
 * 2021/07/07 - Atashi Ponkotsu Android (アタシポンコツアンドロイド) cover
 * 2021/07/29 - Shukipi (しゅきぴ) cover
 * "'DoKuzuHonSha" 「ド葛本社」- A NIJISANJI family consisting of - Himawari (older sister), Kuzuha (younger brother), Dola (mother) and Yashiro Kizuku (Father)
 * Hashtags: #どくずほんしゃ - general hashtag
 * "HonmaNaraYuShoShiro" 「ほんまならゆうしょうしろ」- Himawari, Naraka, Yuhi Riri, Kanda Shoichi, and Yukishiro Mahiro
 * The five of them formed a team to compete in the 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom

Trivia

 * Color: #FBE340
 * She has a pet cat that she as referenced a few times on stream.
 * Her weight has slowly increased throughout the years, first starting at 48 kg and is now currently at 55.1 kg. A joke popped up on 23 August 2019 suggesting that she was the Pokémon Ludicolo due to her similar weight and height. Upon discovering this theory, she was confused, but four days later ended a stream of Pokémon Platinum by putting a picture of Ludicolo where she would normally stand.
 * Himawari was the one that made the NIJISANJI ARK Server.

Media

 * Honma Himawari's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
 * 本間ひまわり - Himawari Honma - - YouTube channel
 * @honmahimawari - Twitter account
 * 本間ひまわり - OPENREC channel
 * 本間ひまわり - niconico channel
 * 本間ひまわり - Mirrativ channel
 * 本间向日葵Official - bilibili channel

Twitter hashtags

 * #ひまなま (since 2021/09) / #ひま生 - Stream talk
 * #ひまあーと - Fan art
 * #ひまわりに質問 - Q&A
 * #ひまぐま - Fans
 * #ほんひまボイス - Commentary on released voice dramas

Further readings

 * 本間ひまわり - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * 本間ひまわり - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 本間ひまわり - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * 本間ひまわり - Japanese Wikipedia
 * 혼마 히마와리 - Namu Wiki
 * 本间向日葵 - Moegirl Encyclopedia