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REM Kanashibari is a female English-language Virtual YouTuber affiliated with the VTuber agency V4Mirai. She is a member of the 3rd Generation "Lunalia" alongside Dr.NOVA(e), Alias Anono and Yumi the Witch. She debuted on 6 April.

Introduction video[]

【DEBUT_STREAM】I_sleep.【REM_Kanashibari_-_V4Mirai_-_ENVtuber】-2

【DEBUT STREAM】I sleep.【REM Kanashibari - V4Mirai - ENVtuber】-2

REM's introduction.

Profile[]

REM has a pillow full of dreams, despite being a dream eating sleep paralysis demon! Stumbling her way through the human world, REM dreams to sing and share her voice with everyone in it! Enjoy her comfy company as she overcomes her greatest challenge yet - getting out of bed.

Personality[]

she have a relaxing and funny personality she have some amazing ideas and remember she a sleep alot

Appearance[]

REM has long dark blue hair that has lighter undertones with a hime cut in the front and a small pigtail on the right of her head. She has blue eyes with demon eye slits, a marking under her left eye, pointy ears with blue metallic earrings, and two blue Z shaped hair clips on the left of her bangs. She has a blue and white striped sleeping cap on her head with a yellow moon on its end. A little friend (named Honk) lies under her cap.

History[]

Background[]

On 24 March 2024 REM made her first tweet, along with a teaser for her model.

On 28 March, REM posted her debut teaser.

She debuted on 6 April 2024.

2024[]

On 3 August, REM debuted her 3D model.[1]

2025[]

On 13 September, Rem debuted her 2.0 outfit[2]

On 2 November, she hosted her first event, the concert "Sleepover Stage", during which she sang along 24 VTuber guests.[3] At the end of it, she released her first original song "Stay with Me."

Mascots and fans[]

  • REM's fans are called "Remmies".
  • The unofficial fan name of "Remmies" was "Remroïds" (the reason it was not chosen was, apparently based on REM, to difficult to spell)
  • Her mascot (who lives in her hair and eats dandruff) is called honk.
    • Little fact: Honk has a gradient blue bottom

Relationships[]

Trivia[]

  • REM is British.
  • REM is a sleep paralysis demon whoms diet consist of human dreams (preferably ones without melatonin in them), as well as her ability to sing humans to sleep.
  • REM's personality type is INFJ.
  • REM has admitted to being controlled by her mascot/companion, Honk.

Identity[]

  • Sleep paralysis demon of V4Mirai.
  • Born to nap, forced to yap.
  • Frequently engages in trauma dumping.
  • BBL enthusiast.
  • British.
  • REM's father does not drink or smoke.

Likes and dislikes[]

  • She likes opossums, soup (budae jigae), vampires, spicy samyang fire noodles, iced coffee and iced beverages, unbranded chocolate, her childhood pillow, people with pretty or unique voices, Baja Blast, and ring donuts.
  • She loves pigs in blankets, jacket potatoes (but it makes her sleepy).
  • She dislikes grocery shopping, talking to strangers, going outside, the UK, Tesco meal deals, loud sounds, filled donuts, eating vegetables, eating saussage rolls, chiken pasta pots, beer (but would like to be able to like it), to touch grass and skeletons.
  • She doesn't like scary horror movies.[4]
  • The animes she likes are Code Geass, Jojo's Bizzare Adventure, D.Gray Man, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, K Project, Vampire Princess Miyu, Attack on Titan, Kaguya-sama Love is War, Howl's Moving Castle, SPY X FAMILY, Bungou Stray Dogs, and The Apothecary Diaries.
    • The animes she deems as "guilty pleasures" are Vampire Knight/vampire animes, My Happy Marriage, Shoujo/reverse harem, The Irregular at Magic High School, Re: Zero, animes with OP main characters, Akatsuki no Yona, Say I Love You, Wotakoi, and Darker Than Black.
  • The games she likes are Otome games (i.e Amnesia, Hakuouki), Neir Automata, League of Legends URF, Fortnite (sometimes...), and Roblox Paintball.
    • She wants to play Baldur's Gate 3 one day for the "sexy vampire man".
    • She used to play League of Legends but is very bad at it (it was good times that she might regret a bit).[5]
  • She is the eldest daughter of her family[6], she has a little brother who (at the time of the reference video) is in university[7].
  • Her father doesn't drink or smoke[7]

Character origins[]

  • REM's character's idea may have been inspired by her real-life sleep paralysis demon.[8]
    • She claims that her demon (which is a woman) is way less pretty than her model.
    • Unlike in the game Silent Still (the activity for the stream in when she discussed this), she has to wait out her sleep paralysis and does not know a way to escape it.
    • Her sleep paralysis demon always tries to drag her out of bed.
  • REM is the acronym for "rapid eye movement", the phase of sleep during which most dreams occur.[9]
  • Kanashibari is Japanese for "sleep paralysis" (though it literally means "bound up with metal").[10]

Backstory[]

  • She lives in the country side with 15 siblings.[11]
    • She is the oldest of the lot, but it is a very strong labour force.
    • She finds that being the oldest puts a lot of pressure on her, but she is used to it.
    • She finds that 16 kids is quite a lot of children.
    • However, based of the reference stream, we only know the name of 2:
      • Ram
        • is Rem's twin sister
        • is a little bit of tsudere
        • is shy but means well
        • likes the colour pink
        • has pink hair
        • is studying stem (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)[12]
      • Rom
  • She uses the words papa and mama to refer to her parents.
    • Her parents are:
      • farmers
      • doing well
      • have a very strong relationship
    • She:
      • misses them
      • hasn't seen them in a long time
      • writes letters to keep in touch with them
  • She has to work very hard (as a maid, an air hostess, etc.) in order to support her family.
  • She appears to like Subaru, but he seems to like another girl; Rem feels like she's in a friendzone with him.

Hobbies[]

  • Napping + girlrotting
  • Doomscrolling on TikTok
  • Singing
  • Karaoke
  • "Starting new hobbies and not finishing them because I didn't become REALLY GOOD AT IT immediately I was a gifted and talented kid idk now I am an anime girl"

Goals[]

  • Get better at singing!
  • Make lots of covers!
  • Work with cool producers and artists
  • Learn to write songs... maybe?
  • Make the eepiest merch EVER!
    • Pyjama set / sleeping eye mask / slippers / bedding set / candle and candle holder (or LED desk light)
  • Billboard feature?
  • Sing for an anime OP or ED or OST
  • Get an anime figurine
  • Ultimate goal: Leave something behind I can be proud of and look back to one day~

Miscellaneous[]

External links[]

Media[]

Hashtags[]

V4 (V T E)
Crystalis Serina Maiko (🏹🦋)
Retired Abi Kadabura (💪🪄)
Petalight Mono Monet (💭🎨)Yae Yugiri (🎴☁️)
Retired Biscotti (🏁🐎)Kou Mariya (💒)
Lunalia Alias Anono (👻🎭)Dr.NOVA(e) (🔩🧪)REM Kanashibari (😈💤)
Retired Yumi the Witch (⚗️🩸)
Voltail Poma Pon (📣🎀)Lyko Lianna (🔌🪫)Rara Rocora (🕹🐾)Terra 404 (🚩⚠️)
AuraRain Serina Maiko (🐟🦋)Komo Dokueki (🎥🦎)Ao Wuwu (🙌)Paige Terner (🤓📑🔖)

References[]

  1. ↑ Kanashibari, R. [REM Kanashibari Ch.【V4Mirai】]. (2024, August 3). 【3D DEBUT】I LOVE MY 3D CHUNGUS LIFE 😈💤 #REMIn3D【REM Kanashibari | V4Mirai | VTuber】 [Video]. YouTube.
  2. ↑ Kanashibari, R. [REM Kanashibari Ch.【V4Mirai】]. (2025, September 13). 【NEW OUTFIT DEBUT】2.0 REM Is Here... [Video]. YouTube.
  3. ↑ Kanashibari, R. [REM Kanashibari Ch.【V4Mirai】]. (2025, November 2). 【COLLAB CONCERT】REM'S Sleepover Stage ➡️ 20+ VTuber Guests! #SleepoverStage [Video]. YouTube.
  4. ↑ Rem movie night [Shaun Of The Dead] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKS9a1ldGz8 last few minutes of the stream. Reference: she doesn't like horror movies
  5. ↑ reference for the league of legends info: https://www.youtube.com/live/BgdUPRCej6s?si=7iM1LA5B4IuDe-K0 Timestamp: 1h23:10 to 1h23:50 Info about that she regrets it a bit: 1h38:00 to 1h52:00
  6. ↑ Members only, REMBassy meeting: https://www.youtube.com/live/QAv9c38u43U?si=MaZ_Wazv97VAT2Zg timestamp she is the oldest of her familly: 10:16 to 10:30
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 XBOX mic stream: it comes with unoooooo: https://www.youtube.com/live/BgdUPRCej6s?si=mv_QI7gae51inbm0 info about her brother: 1:02:50 to 1:03:10 info about her father: 28:20 to 28:27
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/live/AwQEQrSDUYE?si=YmB8UCyKP69iYQEN&t=480
  9. ↑ https://www.sleepfoundation.org/stages-of-sleep/rem-sleep
  10. ↑ yokai.com/kanashibari
  11. ↑ This is the reference for the siblings info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7mVhbaRglo The siblings: 25:42 The twin info: 30:44 The info on ram: 30:48 to 31:18 Ram studying stem: 31:48 Rem being the oldest: 25:48 Rem having a lot of pressure because oldest: 28:10 to 28:22 Rem having to work: 25:54 Parents being farmers: 26:00 Rem finding that 16 children is quite a lot: 30:00 to 30:16 The parent info (papa, mama, that she misses them, that she hasn't seen them in a long time, that she writes letters to them): 26:34 to 26:50 Her parents doing well and having a strong relationship: 29:18 to 29:34 Rem liking Subaru: 30:04 to 30:36
  12. ↑ The meaning of stem: https://www.weareteachers.com/what-is-stem/
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