Tadano Rei

Tadano Rei (ただのれゐ) is an independent female Japanese Virtual YouTuber. Her identity is a Miko Angel, which drives the look and feel of her character design. When her channel debuted in 2018, her videos were limited to only pre-recorded commentaries while playing video games. She has since evolved multiple times into her current form, where she streams an ever-changing repertoire of content on a daily basis.

Personality
Cheery, high-energy, and always eager to present. Tadano Rei goes in full-swing during her streams, often trying to entertain viewers by actively responding to their messages and trying her best at video games. She usually streams in a cute, treble voice in standard Japanese throughout most of her streams and videos, but is able to switch registers for dramatic effect. It is not uncommon for Rei to use a rougher voice to emphasize a point, or lapse into Kansai-ben when speaking off-the-cuff. A voice actress with many talents, Rei often shows off her impressions of Kirby, Toad, Pikachu, Togepi, and more characters and archetypes.

Rei started her Vtuber journey to give back to society, as she always had kind people in her life. This is evident in her burning passion to bring smiles to and create energy for her viewers. She explicitly wants to be a bridge that connects Japan with the world, and incorporates both Japanese and English in her streams to that effect. She is a very endearing figure to her fans, always expresses gratitude towards her viewers for dropping by to watch her streams, and constantly promises to keep working hard.

Her undying love for all things Dragon Ball is well-known and comes up frequently in streams. She is also very fond of cats, often making cat-like noises as an attempt to entertain her fans.

She dislikes lewd topics, and actively ask her fans to avoid the subject.

Appearance
Tadano Rei's appearance has evolved multiple times since her initial debut. In her 7th and current form, she is 155cm (5'1") tall, donning a frilly Miko outfit with sleeves that resemble a jacket. Her long hair is vibrant raspberry, which gets darker at the edges. Her eyes share the same color scheme. On her back are a pair of white angelic wings, which harken to her lore as a Miko Angel. She wears a black heart mark under her left eye and a wing hairpin decorated with 2 roses. She often transforms into a cat girl.



Background and 1st, 2nd forms
On 15 November 2018, Tadano Rei created her YouTube channel using her 1st form's design focusing on gameplay commentary videos and the occasional livestream of gameplay content. On 11 December, she added her 2nd form to the collection, although it was already shown in an earlier tweet. These first two forms were poorly drawn paper cutouts of characters with shocked facial expressions, and used primarily in video thumbnails and channel assets. She gained a modicum amount of success in her career as a Vtuber, attracting a few hundred viewers to her channel and building a steady viewership.

2019 and 3rd, 4th, 5th forms
In March 2019, she rebranded her channel's profile picture from the paper cutout forms to a drawing of a young Rei. This 3rd form was the first time she showcased the heart mark under her left eye -- which is an identifying trait she keeps to this day. Her 4th form was shown on the first episode of "Tadano Radio" on 14 April and shows the new Rei tearing up over the death of the old Rei. She officially debuted her 5th form and first Vtuber model on the 14 May episode of "Tadano Radio" in celebration of reaching 200 subscribers on her channel. In her 5th form, Rei uses a 3D model and wears a modest Miko outfit decorated with flower patterns.

On 5 July, she celebrated her achievement of reaching 700 subscribers by releasing a music video showcasing a new outfit she had received 2 days prior. Compared to the previous outfit, this new outfit added touches of blue and had a stronger floral theme.

On 27 August, as part of her celebration stream commemorating 7.5 years of activity, Rei donned a third outfit themed around a medieval bar maid.

2020
Around late-2020, she also received yet another uniform, featuring a devilish styled-dress with her angelic wings painted black. She promptly used this outfit on a Q&A video.

2021
On the 15th of January, she announced a Crowdfunding project in an attempt to get a new model that is rigged in 2D, as all her previous iterations since her debut as a Vtuber had been a 3D model. The crowdfunding had since ended after achieving the goal of 300,000¥, with an additional 64,000¥ by the end of the campaign.

Around the April of 2021, Tadano Rei officially reached 5,000 subscribers, and celebrated it with an endurance stream. By the end of the stream, she had reached 10k subscribers.

On the 11th of October, the official debut date of her Live2D model was announced and set to be on the 14th of November,

On the 14th of November, after significant teasing of previews of her Live2D model, plus a promotional campaign, Tadano Rei's latest Live2D model debuted.

2022
On the 10th of March, Tadano Rei had officially reached 20,000 subscribers.

Discography
A number of original songs have been released on YouTube by Rei.

Fans
Rei's fans are known as Rei-yans. This was established in reference to the Saiyan race in the Dragon Ball universe.