Kumorin Ota is a female English-language VTuber who debuted on the 21st of July in 2021. She streams on Twitch and speaks mostly English, although she also speaks Japanese (conversationally). Kumorin is independently produced. Her 2.0 model is 2D, was designed by herself and TeekayEH, modeled by DJKona_, and rigged by bogiewogi. Kumorin's streams focus on gaming (RPG/Card Games/Min-Maxing), singing, and game show events. Currently her more popular type of stream, "The Weather Beeport", is on hiatus until further notice.
Personality[]
Kumorin Ota is a kind, caring person who tries to keep as much positivity in her streams as much as possible. She's welcoming for any and all who enters her streams so long as they abide by her rules. Kumorin's a very happy-go-lucky streamer who also has a competitive side when the need arises. Her main goal is to have fun and make the stream as much fun for any and all who watch! She cares for her Baebees and will talk to any of them who are having difficulties. Kumorin is a supportive person who offers her streams and Discord server as a 'Silver Lining' to help comfort them during stressful events. Kumorin's a smart woman who's got a mischievous side and likes to cause some chaos once in a while.
Appearance[]
Kumorin Ota 1.0 Debut Model
Kumorin Ota is a small weather faerie with blue-green wings and a cloud hat that floats behind her head. Her blonde hair is shoulder length with bangs, a cowlick and an amber gem at the top of her head. She has green eyes and thick eyebrows. Her main 1.0 outfit is a blue long-sleeve crop top and skirt combo, with honey dripping from the chest. She has a choker with a bee charm, and optional honey jewelry (glasses and earrings).
Kumorin's most recent 2.0 model features a more bright yellow-orange ensemble with a blue crop top, long flowy sleeves, and a removeable cropped yellow shirt. Her cowlick was changed to be larger, and her gem now sits without a headband. The skirt has been changed to resemble a lily (yuri in Japanese, referencing her favourite flowers), and changed to be yellow. Her wings have changed to be more Faerie-like, and her boots have changed to be go-go style with sun and moon imagery floating around it. Underneath the skirt, Kumorin has bee-striped panties attached to garters on her legs.
Kumorin Ota 2.0 Rainy Day Idol outfit
2.0 Rainy Day Idol outfit with Long Hair and Glasses
Kumorin's 2.0 model has multiple costumes, including her "Rainy-Day Idol" costume. This costume takes inspiration from the hydrangea flower, which blooms during rainy season in Japan. The costume features a maid-style idol costume in light blue, pink, and white. With the addition of this costume, Kumorin can sport longer hair as well as a ponytail with a rainbow ribbon inside, for after the rain comes a rainbow!
Debuting 21-July 2024, Kumorin Ota revealed her Sunburst Racing Queen outfit.
Kumorin's Sunburst Racing Queen outfit is based on the popular "Racing Queens" in Drag Racing. The colour palette features a more neon design that focuses on reds, cyans, and white. Her crop top has a sun shaped cutout in the center, showing cleavage and her small mole on the right breast with a gem in the center of the collar.
The mini skirt features the same, shiny vinyl material along side two more gems. The skirt has a long, flowing tail that shimmers as if it's holographic. Her platform toeless boots feature a sun shaped accessory in gold, and are coloured with a rainbow. Sunburst Kumorin has a full body tan, with a pattern of "HONEY HONEY" on her left calf. Both her fingernails and toenails are painted cyan.
As for accessories, both of her arms and thighs have golden ribbons. Her right wrist features a cloud bracelet with a small neon charm. With her signature ahoge, Kumorin has fashioned her hair with two buns which are secured with petal-looking elastics. Most notably, she can toggle a red and white flag with an alternate arm.
Sunburst Racing Queen Kumorin
Kumorin AC Happy Home Designer
Kumorin AC Comfy Sweater
Kumorin AC 1.0
Kumorin has multiple models that she can switch between to match the mood of the game she plays or event that she's playing. Models can also be switched between using channel points if viewers want a different look.
First, in the design of an Animal Crossing avatar illustrated and rigged by Pandreem , is the Animal Crossing Model. (Furthermore referred to as The AC model.) The AC model has 3 outfits: 1.0 model inspired, Comfy Sweater, and Happy Home Designer. The Animal Crossing model debuted on January 11th 2022. Viewers can redeem the Animal Crossing outfit via Channel Points and can alternate between the 3 outfits In addition, viewers can also toggle a fishing rod to show Kumorin's love for fishing in Animal Crossing!
Kumorin Ota Nesoberi Model
The second model is one designed like the popular plush brand "Nesoberi", illustrated and rigged by Melon. The Nesoberi model, dubbed "The Neso", debuted on November 27th 2022. This mischievous gremlin model can be switched to and from with her other models via Channel Points. On April Fools Day 2024, Kumorin held an hour long stream where the Nesoberi only repeated "The sun is gone". This is often referenced, and multiple emotes were made to reference the event. Kumorin's first merchandise launch featured "Kumorin's Theoretical Plushie", and viewers could buy a plush that was inspired by the Nesoberi model. This stock was very limited and is completely sold out!
"Kumorin's Theoretical Plushie" has a second version based on the 2.0 outfit, and was available as a preorder on July 23rd 2024. It released on November 10th 2024 and as time of writing is still available to purchase.
On 28-Nov 2024, KumorinOta's long awaited 500,000 Sun Drop "Surprise Me" redeem was claimed by DeMOTHerate. After much anticipation and waiting, Kumorin was finally able to reveal the chat mascot, DayBee. DayBee is a Text-to-Speech channel point redeem for chat to create all manners of chaos and fun. The DayBee's design is a honey drop covering a tiny cloud with bee wings. Topped with a white daisy and green leaf on its forehead, DayBee quickly became a welcomed addition to the stream's assets.
KumorinOta has an official website, where she has an online catalog for merchandise for anyone to purchase. The latest set includes:
- The NesoRin 2. Which is a new design of Kumorin's nesoberi but modeled after her 2.0 model.
- Included with the NesoRin 2 is a sticker sheet with various Kumorin and Bee emojis.
- A Kumo Knight Deskmat with a Grubbie Kumo acrylic stand. The art features a Kumorin Hollow Knight OC printed on a deskmat.
- KumorinOta Official Trading Cards. Featuring art from KumorinOta and Kazuma-san.
- With the 3 Year Anniversary Deluxe Set, Kumorin included a two-sided dakimakura featuring one safe for work art piece and a not safe for work art piece on the reverse. On the safe for work side, it features Kumorin in blue pajamas with white polka dots while holding a bee.
- For Kumorin's art streams, she occasionally does traditional art on various sized japanese shikishi boards.
- Shikishi boards are made from rice paper laminated to a hardwood backing with gold trim around the edges.
Kumorin Ota has received an official character reference sheet after working with DJ Kona_.
Official Kumorin Ota Character Reference Sheet! Revealed on 3-July 2024
History[]
Prior to debuting, Kumorin Ota released song covers on her YouTube. She then debuted as a VTuber on Twitch on 21 July 2021.
2021[]
On 1 August, only two weeks after starting streaming, she achieved Twitch Affiliate.
Relationships[]
Fans[]
Kumorin's fans are known as Baebees and can be found on her official discord server.
Trivia[]
- She has lived and worked in Japan since November 2021.
- Her first 1.0 model was changed two days after her debut stream, as underboob is not allowed to be shown on the Twitch platform. It was then changed to have honey drips covering the area.
- Her three sizes are a secret, but she alludes to her chest size as "F-aerie Sized"
- Kumorin passed her JLPT N3 test in January 2024. She can speak Japanese conversationally, and professionally if in regards to her work as a school teacher. To add, she will switch between both languages if people in her chat speak Japanese.
- She is studying business Japanese and conversational Indonesian currently.
- Kumorin's specialties are Concept Art, Graphic Design, and Design for Manufacturing. She created all of the designs for her stream's panels, announcement material, and merchandise manufacturing designs by herself!
- Kumorin originally wanted to become an astronaut, but since this wasn't possible she lives vicariously through her favourite manga, Space Brothers.
- Kumorin's favourite series is Love Live! School Idol Project, and frequently goes to concerts in Japan. Her oshimen are as follows: Nozomi Tojo, Ruby Kurosawa, Ai Miyashita, Sumire Heanna, and Sayaka Murano.
- Kumorin's mod, Kazuma-San, has been a longtime friend of Kumorin's.
- Her name is a play on words from the Japanese word "Kumori", which means "cloudy". Furthermore, if her name is shown in Japanese order, "Ota Kumorin", it looks like "Otaku Morin"・オタク茂林, meaning "A dense forest of Otaku/geeks", referencing her deep love of anime and Japanese idols. Furthermore, she uses kanji for her last name, Ota / 太田, which can mean "Thick fields". Many have taken this to reference "Huge tracts of Land" from Monthy Python and the Holy Grail.
- During Kumorin's Birthday Subeethon, she held a "Rate My Waifu" contest and got voted as "Top Tier Waifu" by chat.
External Links[]
Media[]
- KumorinOta - Twitch channel
- Kumorin Ota - YouTube channel
- KumorinOta - Twitter account
- Kumorinota.com - Official website
Statistics[]
- KumorinOta - TwitchTracker stats
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- Kumorin Ota - Social Blade YouTube stats
- Kumorin Ota - Playboard YouTube stats