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Kotoka Torahime (虎姫 コトカ) was a female Japanese-English-language Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI EN's seventh wave "XSOLEIL", alongside Doppio Dropscythe, Zaion LanZa, Hex Haywire, Meloco Kyoran, and Ver Vermillion.
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What role does Kotoka Torahime play in the 'XSOLEIL' wave?
Kotoka Torahime plays a significant role in the 'XSOLEIL' wave as the Vice President of the Student Council at the XSOLEIL Institute of Infinity. She is recognized for her reliability and fashion sense. As a debut-mate with Zaion, Doppio Dropscythe, Hex Haywire, Meloco Kyoran, and Ver Vermillion, Kotoka holds the title "The Highest Infinity" and has the power of Dimensional Diffusion.
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What are some key characteristics of Kotoka Torahime's virtual persona?
Kotoka Torahime is a Japanese-English Virtual YouTuber from NIJISANJI EN's "XSOLEIL" group, debuting on December 10, 2022. She is known for her dynamic distribution style, using short YouTube videos and live chats. Her virtual persona features long, golden blonde hair, gold eyes, and a distinctive star-shaped hair clip. Represented by the emoji ⚡️💖, she embodies a vibrant and engaging personality, connecting with her audience across multiple social media platforms.
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How did Kotoka Torahime become part of NIJISANJI EN's 'XSOLEIL' wave?
Kotoka Torahime joined NIJISANJI EN's 'XSOLEIL' wave as a third-year student and Vice President of the Student Council at the XSOLEIL Institute of Infinity. Her debut was announced on December 5, 2022, with a special debut program on December 9-10, 2022.
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How does Kotoka Torahime engage with her audience as a Virtual YouTuber?
Kotoka Torahime engages with her audience by keeping her direct messages open and using a playful tsundere persona. She often compliments her chat before teasingly calling them 'Baka.' Despite her shy nature, she began making YouTube content for voice-over requests. Kotoka manages her audience size by filtering viewers and once deleted a channel that grew too large. Her interactions are marked by humor and her Kansai dialect, creating a unique presence as a Virtual YouTuber.
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Introduction video[]
【DEBUT STREAM】hi mane-san I'll think of something have a g【NIJISANJI EN - Kotoka Torahime - XSOLEIL】
Kotoka Torahime's introduction.
Profile[]
XSOLEIL Institute of Infinity 3rd Year.
Vice President of the Student Council who is as fashionable as she is dependable.
She specializes in glamouring as anyone she touches.[1]
Appearance[]
She has long, two toned blonde and pink hair with a side bun ponytail and light purple eyes. She has two crossed hairclips and a pink and black lightning bolt shaped hair accessory.
History[]
Background[]
On 5 December 2022, NIJISANJI EN announced the upcoming debut of its seventh wave "XSOLEIL", accompanied by a teaser of the Livers' designs and voices[2] as well as an announcement for a debut song "HOLD IT DOWN" produced by GRP.
Kotoka's YouTube channel was created 13 November 2022 and her Twitter account also created in the same month. Her first tweet and her first YouTube upload were posted on 5 December 2022.
2022[]
On 15 December, Kotoka announced that she became a YouTuber partner.[3]
On 17 December, Kotoka released her first solo cover song "G4L" by Giga, English lyrics by herself.
On 29 December, she reached 100,000 subscribers on YouTube channel during a 100K endurance stream.[4][5]
2023[]
On 14 January, during her first karaoke stream, Kotoka opened membership feature on her YouTube channel.[6]
On 22 June, Kotoka released an update to her model, improving the movements and adding some expressions.[7]
On 25 June, Kotoka reached 200,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel during an endurance stream. She is the third XSOLEIL member to do so.[8]
On 16 December, Kotoka reached 300,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel during a VCR GTA 2 stream.[9]
2024[]
On 18 February, Kotoka announced a break to heal her mental health.[10]
On 12 August, Kotoka announced her return from break. She held her return livestream on August 14 JST.[11]
On 8 September, Kotoka debuted her 2nd outfit.[12]
2025[]
On 19 May, Kotoka debuted her 3rd outfit. She can use her original hairstyle with this outfit.[13]
Retirement[]
On 22 May, Kotoka announced that she would be graduating on 28 May 2025. All content on her YouTube channel, except for full music covers, would be made private after her graduation as per her request.[14][15]
Discography[]
- Main page: Kotoka Torahime/Discography
| HOLD IT DOWN | as XSOLEIL | 07 December 2022 |
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Events[]
- From 13 to 21 December 2023, Kotoka participated in the Vaultroom x Crazy Raccoon (VCR) GTA Season 2 event server as a staff member of the "Cafe Mask" maid cafe at the suggestion of Shiina Yuika, and also later as a paramedic.
- On 25 December 2023, animate cafe announced a collaboration with NIJISANJI at its flagship Ikebukuro, Nagoya, Tennōji, Taipei Beimen, Hongdae, and Busan locations, featuring Kotoka Torahime, Mashiro Meme, Seraph Dazzlegarden, Yang Nari, Leos Vincent, and Shiina Yuika. The collaboration included limited food, dessert, and drink items themed based on the participating Livers, and various goods featuring original illustrations of the Livers in an RPG setting. The collaboration ran from 25 January to 25 February.[16][17][18]
Fans[]
- Her fanbase is called "Kotocats."[19]
Quotes[]
- "Just one touch, and you're mine." - Debut trailer[20]
Relationships[]
- "XSOLEIL" - Kotoka, Doppio Dropscythe, Zaion LanZa, Hex Haywire, Meloco Kyoran, and Ver Vermillion. They are debut-mates.
- Twitter hashtags: #XSOLEIL (Student Council)
- "New fACE Dragonz" - Kotoka, Maria Marionette, Fura Kanato, Shikinagi Akira, and Sophia Valentine. They are a team formed to compete in the 2nd NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom.
- "Cafe Mask" (カフェMASK) - Kotoka, Yozora Mel, Tokoyami Towa, Inuyama Tamaki, Minase Rio, Hizaki Gamma, Kinako (cafe manager), Arisaka and SqLA. Maid cafe staff from VCR GTA 2.
- "VCR GTA2 Kyuukyuu-tai" (VCR GTA2救急隊, VCR GTA 2 Paramedic team) - Kotoka, Yozora Mel, Yukoku Roberu, Aizawa Ema, Nachoneko, Syaruru, Wakio, Yucca, Hizuki Yui, Inuyama Tamaki, Kurumi Noah, HASESHIN, Shishiro Botan, Konkon Aria, Ratna Petit, Minase Rio, Hizaki Gamma, Maitake, LEON Daihyou and Natsuiro Matsuri.
Trivia[]
Name[]
- Her surname is a combination of "Tora"「虎」meaning "Tiger" and "Hime"「姫」meaning "Princess", which she describes as cute and strong.
Lore[]
- Her power is glamouring (shapeshift). She can transform into someone she touches by taking a picture of herself with the flash on.[21]
Likes and dislikes[]
- Her favorites are pineapple on pizza, sugar on tomatoes, maple syrup on hot dogs, french fries dipped in milkshakes, peanut butter on pickles, mangos with chili powder, and cute girls.
- She hates dieting, exercising, jumpscares, touching soggy things, tonkotsu ramen that does not stink enough.
Miscellaneous[]
- Similar to Yugo Asuma and Meloco Kyoran, Kotoka's native language is Japanese and confirmed living in Japan.
- Her NIJISANJI oshi is Hoshikawa Sara, who Kotoka put in her lore video as a easter egg.
- Her goals are to make many friends, earn enough money to move out of her current apartment, regularly upload song covers, become one of a key person connecting EN and JP creators, play games in different genres, make original songs and albums, collaborate with many VTubers and creators, challenge herself to introduce new project as NIJI Liver.
- Due to living in Japan, she often collabs with JP Livers. During an off-collab with Rindou Mikoto, she tried to play pranks while Mikoto cleaned her room, but was unable to rattle Mikoto.
- She stated that before she had pink and blonde hair she dyed her frequently and went through a lot of different hair colors - some of which being orange, black, blue and purple.
- She is well known for her bizarre cooking streams. She is known for using improvised kitchen tools, such as using a power drill to whip cream, or an umbrella to crush chicken bones and a vacuum cleaner to clean the excess powder.
- She has a perfect TOEIC score.[22]
External links[]
Media[]
- Kotoka Torahime's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website
- Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】 - YouTube channel
- @KotokaTorahime - Twitter account
- @kotokatorahime - Instagram account
- @kotokatorahime - TikTok account
- @kotokatorahime - Marshmallow account
Hashtags[]
- #KotokaTorahime - General
- #toratime - Stream/Clips
- #kotosmetic - Fan Art
- #kotoxrated - NSFW
- #kotokek - Memes
- #kotonails - Thumbnail
- #kotocats - Fans
Further reading[]
- Kotoka Torahime (虎姫コトカ) - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
References[]
- ↑ Katoka Torahime's Corporate Profile [Post]. (n.d.). nijisanji.jp.
- ↑ NIJISANJI EN Official [@NIJISANJI_World]. (2022, December 5). 【#XSOLEIL VTuber Debut Announcement】 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [@KotokaTorahime]. (2022, December 15). ….!!! I think we’re ✨MONETIZED✨ kotocats!!! (not me closing the tab for this notification thingy so having to edit Zaion’s to make it look like mine lul) [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】]. (2022, December 29). 【#にじARK No.6】100K ENDURANCE part 2 LEGGO!!!!!🦕【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime | XSOLEIL】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [@KotokaTorahime]. (2022, December 30). WE DID ITTTT!!!!!! Thank you so much for the 15ish hours of pure chaos and joy, I couldn’t have done it without you💖🥲🙏 楽しかったよー！ありがとうね😚✨ これからもよろ～💪 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】]. (2023, January 14). 【singing 歌枠】MY FIRST KARAOKE STREAM!!【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime | XSOLEIL】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】]. (2023, June 22). 【singing 歌枠】MY FIRST KARAOKE STREAM!!【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime | XSOLEIL】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】]. (2023, June 25). 【uwu voice endurance💀】200K SUBS OR CLEAR ONLY UP【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】]. (2023, December 16). 【VCR GTA 2】4日目！レスキューレスキューレスキューレスキュー💉Day4: MONEY MONEY MONEY!!【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [@KotokaTorahime]. (2024, February 18). Apologies for the silence. I saw a doctor recently, and what they diagnosed me with really proved to me that I need time to mentally heal. I’ll still upload songs since those are what keeps my mind off things, but streams will only happen when I’m well. Thanks for understanding. [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [@KotokaTorahime]. (2024, August 12). I'm back! ただいまギャル【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime】 [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】]. (2024, September 8). 【NEW OUTFIT | 新衣装】JP × EN =???? #kotofit【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】]. (2025, May 19). 【NEW OUTFIT | 新衣装】I'm sat. 🌴暑くなってきたし、いいすか【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】]. (2025, May 22). important announcement | 大切なお知らせ【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ NIJISANJI EN Official [@NIJISANJI_World]. (2025, May 22). 【Graduation Announcement】 We regret to inform you that the NIJISANJI EN Liver Kotoka Torahime will graduate on 28th May, 2025 JST. [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ アニメイトカフェ総合 [@animate_cafe]. (2023, December 25). 【 #にじさんじ 】 ■開催店舗：アニメイトカフェ池袋・名古屋・天王寺 ■開催期間：1/25～2/25 にじさんじコラボ開催決定！ テーマは『RPG』！描き下ろしイラストも登場です 詳細は後日公開予定、続報をお待ちください！ #にじさんじあーるぴーじー [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ 애니메이트카페 홍대점 [@animate_cafe_kor]. (2023, December 25). 【니지산지×애니메이트카페】🎉#니지산지 #콜라보카페 개최 결정!!🎉✨개최 기간✨1월 25일(목) ~ 2월 25일(일) [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ アニメイトカフェ台湾 [@animatecafe_tpe]. (2023, December 25). 【にじさんじ × アニメイトカフェ台北北門店】コラボ開催決定！開催期間は2024/1/25～2/25まで✨お楽しみに✨ [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ NIJISANJI EN [NIJISANJI EN Official]. (2022, December 11). 【Intro 2.5】guerilla chill【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime | XSOLEIL】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ NIJISANJI EN [NIJISANJI EN Official]. (2022, December 5). 【TEASER】'XSOLEIL' VTuber Debut (09-10 Dec) | Special Debut Program on 09-10 Dec | NIJISANJI EN [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Torahime, K. [Kotoka Torahime【NIJISANJI EN】]. (2022, December 10). 【DEBUT STREAM】your gyaru is here!!【NIJISANJI EN | Kotoka Torahime | XSOLEIL】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Nikkei Entertainment [@nikkei_ent]. (2024, August 2). 【9月号発売中!】ニッポン放送アナウンサー #吉田尚記 さんの“部下” #一翔剣 さんが注目の #VTuber に聞く「#VOV」。今回のゲストは #NIJISANJI_EN 所属の #虎姫コトカ さん。第１言語は日本語ながらTOEIC満点の多言語VTuberギャルです! [Tweet]. Twitter.