Virtual YouTuber Wiki
Virtual YouTuber Wiki
Virtual YouTuber Wiki
10,270
pages
in: Live2D, Debuted in 2022, 2D,
and 11 more

Amanogawa Shiina

Sign in to edit

         This is a Japanese name; the family name is Amanogawa.

Associated pages

Amanogawa Shiina (天ノ川 しいな) is a female English-language Virtual YouTuber and a member of Phase-Connect's second Generation "PhaseALIAS," alongside Remilia Nephys, Chisaka Airi, Himemiya Rie, Makina Erina, and Komachi Panko.

Introduction video[]

【DEBUT_STREAM】I_Am_Sew_Glad_To_Meet_You!_✂️✨_-phaseconnect_-phaseALiAS

【DEBUT STREAM】I Am Sew Glad To Meet You! ✂️✨ -phaseconnect -phaseALiAS

Shiina debut.

【_LORE_VIDEO_】Shiina's_Story

【 LORE VIDEO 】Shiina's Story

Shiina's Lore Video

Profile[]

A seamstress created by the gods to sew the stars into the night sky and create beauty for all who come after. She grew bored and lonely after eons of sewing. Having an affinity for observing mortals and their creativity, she decided to █████ █████ and perhaps learn new ways of creating and █████ while finding company to fill her lonely heart with joy and inspiration.[6]

Shiina is the celestial seamstress who sewed the stars into the night sky with the powers granted to her as the wielder of the celestial sewing scissors. Shiina is a shy but refined girl who has an earnest quality about her. Having been around for eons, Shiina has amassed an ungodly amount of knowledge making her hard to fool. On the flip side, she can be a bit grumpy at times due to her long life, and her personality dictates her putting in 120% into everything she does.

Personality[]

Shiina always talks in a formal way and uses lots of words to express her thoughts, but it doesn't prevent her from shouting insults whenever she gets angry. Under her evident taste for refined things and her usual calm, Shiina likes pulling out slightly shocking puns. Even if she knows she is supposed to control herself and keep her composure, Shiina can't help manifesting her most thirsty instincts over very seductive video game characters.

Otherwise, Shiina interacts a lot with her community and likes sharing about her personal experiences. Thus, Shiina encourages her viewers to improve their life to have a better opinion of themselves. She jokes sometimes about her lack of skill at video games, but still tries her best to make all her streams entertaining. Shiina considers herself as an old woman, which is why she allows being called "Meemaw".

Appearance[]

Shiina is a small girl with very long blond hair almost touching ground, which internal surface is a night sky filled with constellations. When Shiina moves, her hair let this sky scroll around and can reveal more constellations. A white ribbon and a scissors shaped pin decorate her head. Her eyes are deep blue.

Shiina sometimes shows her giant pair of scissors. Her outfit includes: a white shirt with transparent surmounted by long black ribbons, with an opening exposing partially her flat chest but tied with thin black belts in diagonal, a purple ribbon at her neck, black underwear she can cover with a short transparent veil, and long white high heel boots.

History[]

Background[]

Her Twitter account was created in December 2021. Her YouTube channel was created on 27 February 2022.

On 18 June 2022, during Phase-Connect's one year anniversary, they announced their new Generation labeled as "PhaseALIAS".[7] On 24 June 2022, Phase-Connect revealed PhaseALIAS's members and their debut schedule.[8] After the announcement, Shiina made her first tweet and uploaded her first video on YouTube channel.[9][10] On 5 July 2022, she released her first official cover song "CH4NGE" by Giga. On 7 July 2022, she announced her debut schedule.[11] On 9 July 2022, Shiina debuted, at the end of the stream, she revealed her second cover song "Comet" which would take place on 11 July.

2022[]

On 11 July, next day after her debut stream, Shiina's Twitter account was banned because a misunderstanding when the Twitter bot thought her cover song teaser video violated the Twitter rules.[12][13]

On 29 July, Shiina celebrated her YouTube channel monetization with an unarchived karaoke stream,[14] she also reached 10,000 subscribers during the stream.[15]

On 27 August, she opened membership feature on YouTube channel.[16]

On 16 December, Shiina's YouTube channel reached 20,000 subscribers.[17]

2023[]

On 11 January, she reached 30,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.[18]

On 2 March, Shiina reached 40,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 21 April, Shiina reached 50,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 29 June, Shiina reached 60,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.[19]

On 9 July, she reached 70,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 13 July, she reached 80,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 28 July, Shiina's YouTube channel reached 100,000 subscribers. She is the third member of Phase-Connect to hit this milestone.[20]

On 31 December, Phase-Connect revealed on their website 2D chibi models for their first generation members, all drawn by Shiina.

2024[]

On 2 January, Phase-Connect revealed on their website 2D chibi models for their second generation members, all drawn by Shiina.

On 5 January, Phase-Connect revealed on their website 2D chibi models for Phase Invaders, all drawn by Shiina.

On 14 January, she revealed her second outfit, in which she only wears red slippers and a crab hoodie with gloves shaped like pinchers.[21]

On 7 July, Shiina celebrated her birthday and revealed some new assets. Her mascot Dan Butter Cook got an upgrade. She can also display two additional haircuts on her first model: a long pony tail in her back, and long curls.[22]

2025[]

On 14 February, Shiina released her first original song, "ihopeudontforgetme".

On 22 September, Shiina reached 200,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 11 October, she revealed her 3rd outfit, a meme banana hoodie featuring new rigging and a toggle that reveals a yellow cocktail dress, with a persona known as 'Shiinana".[23]

On 14 December, she revealed her 4th outfit, that being a sailor one.[24]

Events[]

  • On 31 August 2022, Series Ai announced on Twitter that Shiina would be performing at "AiMatsuri III," which would be held from 24-25 September 2022.[25]

Mascot and fans[]

  • Her Mascots as of 2025 are a crab shaped cookie with the face of her plush, Little Bee called a "Crabee" and partially burnt cookie to represent the original "Buttercookies".[26]
  • Dan Butter Cook (DANish BUTTER COOKies), a circular cookie tin is the mascot that holds her fanbase of "Butter Cookies" .[27]
  • She has a Ditto transformed as a Muk (a Ditto Muk) holding a gray lint ball friend named "Bloobert". Bloobert was decided by a poll during a stream on YouTube after many tries. Many viewers mistakenly thought the poll was for naming the Ditto[13]
  • Her fanbase is called "Butter Cookies".
  • Some of her Butter Cookies are are designed as green crabs because their pinchers make think of Shiina's scissors.

Relationships[]

  • "Yellow star women" - alongside Kaneko Lumi.
  • "Project Orion" - alongside Kaneko Lumi and Jelly Hoshiumi. Their first original song "Lone Star" is released on Phase-Connect Music channel.
  • "A/SLUR" - alongside Chisaka Airi, Rinkou Ashelia, Fujikura Uruka, and Himemiya Rie. They don't have any group songs, but they like hanging out together.

Trivia[]

Lore[]

  • Her species is Celestial Seamstress.
  • Based on the story during her debut stream, after landing on Earth, Chisaka Airi found and brought her home because she mistook her for a 5 star character.[28]
  • Her ship is restored Celestial Ark called the "A.S.S. (Amanogawa Shiina Ship) Thousand Kani".

Likes and dislikes[]

  • She likes: singing, drawing, cooking, reading (BL, Fanfiction), stairmaster, and collecting lint to make big lint balls.
  • Her favorite food are: spicy food, watermelon, butter cookies, and ketchup (one of the great inventions).
  • She dislikes:, olives, mushrooms, black holes, Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones, loose threads on clothes and plushies, silverfish, Sakana's deadlines (the longest deadline that Sakana gave her was two weeks), and thinking.
  • Her favourite streamer in flesh used to be Moonmoon, on Twitch.
  • One of Shiina's favorite animals is crab.

Miscellaneous[]

  • Her first name "Amanogawa"「天の川」in Japanese means "Milky Way".
  • She can speak English and knows a bit of Japanese, Mandarin and French.
    • Chinese is her native language, but she moved to Canada and learned English before moving to the US. Shiina took to the habit at a young age of speaking formally.
  • Her goals are: get better at drawing, draw everyone in Phase-Connect, improve singing skills, write a song, inspire and encourage viewers to live a healthier lifestyle, get 3D model and perform live at a major event, voice acting role, and taste and determine the finest ketchup brand on the world.
  • Shiina shares her illustrator with Usada Pekora of hololive, Tsukiyoi Avi of Varium, Komori Met of VSPO!, Hananoki Maru of Uniraid!, as well as the independent VTuber Yuuki Sakuna.
  • Originally Shiina wanted to become crab VTuber but Sakana decided against it, citing it was because crabs weren't cute. Other identities that she was suppose to be included being a judge and a swam VTuber before eventually locking in on being a seamstress. Sakana did help in choosing Shiina's name as well.[29]
    • She did eventually get a crab hoodie outfit after reaching her 12.5k goal during her Donathon though.[30] And also had Sakana admit it was pretty cute through Superchat during its outfit debut.
    • Originally, her name was suppose to be called "Amakawa Shiina". She changed it to her current name as it looked prettier in Japanese.[31]
  • She confirmed that she types a bit slow, about 38 words per minute.[13]
  • She made her overlays and ending screen herself.[28]
  • She shows preference for mature men, more precisely what she calls "peepaw" type, like for example Geralt from The Witcher series.[32]
  • Shiina especially likes Ninomae Ina'nis, notably because thanks to her she awakened her passion for drawing that she lost in the past after a frustrating phase in her life.
  • She owns Sad Bee plushies, including 1 that has formed an emotional attachment to named "Little Bee" and carries around with her since 20 July, 2024.[33]
  • Slept through a Drive By Shooting as a child.[34]
  • She designed the original concept for her first model outfit and noted that the transparency effect on the front of her outfit did not have time to be corrected due to the model being delivered 15 days prior to debut[35]
  • Occasionally has to take blood pressure medication; sometimes because of H2oSakana.[36]
  • Has a work voice which is a lot lower register than her voice used typically on stream. However, she has used her work voice very seldomly on stream before.[37]
    • Originally, during pre-debut, there was discussion about which voice she should use and on her being Makina Erina if she used her "work voice". In the end, she decided it was more comfortable speaking with her current voice.[38]
  • Accidentally crashed H2oSakana's 2024 Mercedes Benz SUV into a boat.[39]
  • As of 2 October 2025, Shiina started ending her sentences with the word "cookie / kuki" as a bet with chat to see if it'll drive chat crazy before it drives herself crazy.[40]

External links[]

Media[]

Hashtags[]

Statistics[]

Phase-Connect logo (V T E)
Phase-01
Phase OriginS 		Rinkou Ashelia (⚡️🪼)Utatane Nasa (🛌 🌟)Pipkin Pippa (🔌🐰)Tenma Maemi (🍶🐺)Hakushika Iori (🍴🦌)Fujikura Uruka (🐻🎻)Shisui Michiru (🗝🔯)
Phase Invaders Kaneko Lumi (💫💥)Dizzy Dokuro (🐛🪢)Jelly Hoshiumi (🌠🎀)Ember Amane (❤️‍🔥🐈‍⬛)Clio Aite (📚⚔️)Mari Mari (🐟👑)Eepy Sleepy (🐸💤)
Retired Fuura Yuri (🌃❄️)
Phase-02
Phase ALiAS 		Komachi Panko (🎋🍭)Makina Erina (🐯⚙️)Amanogawa Shiina (✂️✨)Himemiya Rie (👑💌)Remilia Nephys (🖤 ❤️)Chisaka Airi (🐺🎖)
Phase-03
Phase Euphoria 		Runie Ruse (📜🖋)Muu Muyu (🐮⚗)Hikanari Hina (🌙🐣)Eimi Isami (🐹❤️‍🩹)
Retired Saya Sairroxs (🐲🔥) *
Phase-04
Phase Saga 		Nitya Nil (🐊🎀)Anya Nyabyss (🐈‍⬛🩹)Wilhelmina Frost (🗡️ ❄️)Sinon Sinfonia (🐚🫧)Malice Evermore (⏳👁️)Bibi Biscuit (🥄🍪)
Phase Kaleido Kannagi Loki (🌓)Kokoromo Memory (🍬🩷)Gram Pico (🤍🐕)Ayase Yuu (🕵️💎)Kaminari Clara (🍾 ⚡)

References[]

  1. ↑ Low Effort Clips. (2025, August 11). Shiina plays with bobs and takes off her shirt [Video]. YouTube.
  2. ↑ Yuuki Hagure [@yuukihagure]. (2022, July 9). I was in involved of character design and Live2D illustration for Phase-Connect Phase 2 Amanogawa Shiina ( @AmanogawaShiina ). ✂️✨ Thank you for your support! [Tweet]. Twitter.
  3. ↑ Beryl [blueberylpie]. (2024, January 15). 【お仕事】PhaseConnectの天ノ川しいなさん@AmanogawaShiinaのカニ衣装を仕立てさせていただきました！楽しかった！☺️ [Tweet]. Twitter.
  4. ↑ kingu PuppetWorks Ꭾฬ [kingu_ch]. (2025, December 16). I had the honor to design the outfit :3 [Tweet]. Twitter.
  5. ↑ Otozuki, T. [@otozuki_teru]. (2022, July 9). @Ookami_ciro & I rigged Shiina from Phase Connect #LIVE2D Model! ( @AmanogawaShiina ) @PhaseConnect 2期生のしいな様のモデリングを担当しました！ [Tweet]. Twitter.
  6. ↑ Phase Connect. (2022, June 24). Phase Connect 2nd phase debut trailer [Video]. YouTube.
  7. ↑ Pipkin Pippa Ch.【Phase Connect】. (2022, June 24). @Phase Connect's One Year Anniversary [Video]. YouTube.
  8. ↑ @PhaseConnect. (2022, June 24). 🔔[ANNOUNCEMENT]🔔 2nd Phase is finally here! @komachipanko @ErinaMakina @AmanogawaShiina @HimemiyaRie @Remilia_Nephys @ChisakaAiri Phase/ALiAS ⏲️Debut⏲️ July 9th 7:00 PM PDT July 10th 2:00 PM PDT #PhaseConnect [Tweet]. Twitter.
  9. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2022, June 24). https://twitter.com/AmanogawaShiina/status/1540423813698973696 [Tweet]. Twitter.
  10. ↑ Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2022, June 24). POV: You Tell a Tsundere That She Is Cute #shorts #phaseconnect #vtuber #phaseALiAS [Video]. YouTube.
  11. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2022, July 7). 【DEBUT✂️✨Our Meeting Seams Near! 】 [Tweet]. Twitter.
  12. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2022, July 11). After a series of unfortunate events. Twitter forgot to unlock my cell and I was still locked in jail for 6 hours after they said they resolved the issue. 😂 [Tweet]. Twitter.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2022, July 11). 【Marshmallow & Dono Reading + Free Chat】Get to Know Meemaw A Bit More!. [Video]. YouTube.
  14. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2022, July 29). 🎉YOUTUBE PARTNER & SUPERCHAT UNLOCKED!🎉 Thank you so much everyone for your support! I couldn't have done this without you! 😳💖 Today we will celebrate with my 1ST KARAOKE! It will be UNARCHIVED. [Tweet]. Twitter.
  15. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2022, July 29). Thank you guys so much from the bottom of my heart. 🥹 I can't tell you guys everything but before PC, I was at the lowest point in my life and I fought to not lose hope. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to be here and be able to be in front of you today. 1/2 [Tweet]. Twitter.
  16. ↑ Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2022, August 27). 【MEMBERSHIP OPEN CELEBRATION】Chatting & Karaoke! [Video]. YouTube.
  17. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2022, December 16). THANK YOU FOR 20k on YOUTUBE!!!!!✨✂️ Shower ASMR coming soon…. [Tweet]. Twitter.
  18. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2023, January 11). WHAT'S HAPPENING????????????? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Thank you! Thank you so much guys! ✂️✨❤️ [Tweet]. Twitter.
  19. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2023, June 29). WHAT IS HAPPENING GUYS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! [Tweet]. Twitter.
  20. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2023, July 28). I'm actually tearing up. Thank you all for this HUGE milestone! We have earned our Silver Play Button🥹❤️ Thank you so much Butter Cookies. I never thought I would be here so fast! [Tweet]. Twitter.
  21. ↑ Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2024, January 14). 1st NEW OUTFIT! The Rise of a Crustacean Sensation! Celebrating 130k+ Subs! [Video]. YouTube.
  22. ↑ Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2024, July 7). Happy Birthday Shiina! Making Strawberry Cream Cake to Celebrate! (+ New Hair & Assets!). [Video]. YouTube.
  23. ↑ Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2025, October 11). 🍌Going Shiinanas For You🍌[NEW OUTFIT] [Video]. YouTube.
  24. ↑ Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2025, December 14). ⚓✨Crabby Seamstress Sets Sail✨🦀 [NEW OUTFIT] [Video]. YouTube.
  25. ↑ Series Ai [@SeriesAi_Music]. (2022, August 31). Oh my goodness, could it be? Our THIRD @PhaseConnect vtuber guest at #AiMatsuri III.... @AmanogawaShiina ?! It is! Look forward to her performing at the hypest anisong event of the year and get your tickets below! [Tweet]. Twitter.
  26. ↑ Amanogawa ShiinaPhase Connect (2025 July 13). SHIINA'S OFFICIAL MASCOTS! [Tweet]. Twitter.
  27. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2022, July 9). I will officially introduce my mascot: Dan Butter Cook DANish BUTTER COOKies I created him after a very tough day.🍪 Enjoy [Tweet]. Twitter.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2022, July 9). 【DEBUT STREAM】I Am Sew Glad To Meet You! ✂️✨ #phaseconnect #phaseALiAS [Video]. YouTube.
  29. ↑ Phase Connect [Phase Connect]. (2025, June 21). 【ALiAS 3RD ANNIVERSARY】A Very Magical Celebration ⟡ ₊˚⊹ ࿔ [Video]. YouTube.
  30. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】]. (2023, May 13). Celebrating A HUGE Milestone with you! (Potential 1st Handcam?) [Video]. YouTube.
  31. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】]. (2025, April 19). Jesse. It's Time to COOK. [Stardew Valley] with @ChisakaAiri, @ErinaMakina, & @HimemiyaRie [Video]. YouTube.
  32. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】]. (2022, December 23). Vtuber Has Daddy Issues #shorts #vtuber #envtuber #phaseconnect [Video]. YouTube.
  33. ↑ https://youtu.be/jRCrEJjOg8k
  34. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】]. (2025, September 17). Eva-Snake-Ocelot Love Triangle [Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater] Part 4 [Video]. YouTube.
  35. ↑ Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2025 Nov 2) I'm not a Human, I'm Banana [No, I'm Not a Human] Part 1 (First Playthrough!) [Video]. Youtube.
  36. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2025, December 21). YOU ARE GIVING ME HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE YOU JUST EDITED THAT YOU ASSHOLE [Tweet]. Twitter.
  37. ↑ Amanogawa, S. [@AmanogawaShiina]. (2022, October 29). I have a confession to make...🥺 [Tweet]. Twitter.
  38. ↑ Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2022, October 30). 【Ace Combat 7】Shiina is Stuck on Mission 12 [Video]. YouTube.
  39. ↑ Shiina Ch. 天ノ川 しいな 【Phase Connect】. (2025, June 16). Telling You How I Destroyed Sakana's Wallet + Doodling [Video]. YouTube.
  40. ↑ Tatchee [Tatchee】]. (2025, October 30). Why Does Shiina Keep Saying "Cookie"?! [Video]. YouTube.
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.