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Tachibana Hinano (橘ひなの) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber. She is a member of Iris Black Games, an Esport team under the Virtual eSports Project, debuting after Kurumi Noah and before Kisaragi Ren.
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What is Tachibana Hinano's role in the Iris Black Games Esport team?
As a member of the Iris Black Games Esport team under the Virtual eSports Project, Tachibana Hinano competes in various esports tournaments. She made her debut following Kurumi Noah and preceding Kisaragi Ren. Her participation includes competitions like the Apex Legends Reignite Cup and the 6th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup, alongside her team.
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What is Tachibana Hinano known for in the Virtual eSports Project?
Tachibana Hinano, a Japanese Virtual YouTuber, is a prominent member of the Iris Black Games Esport team under the Virtual eSports Project. She made her YouTube debut on 14th August 2020. Hinano is renowned for her gaming prowess, especially in Apex Legends, earning her the title of the top player within the Virtual eSports Project. She has also competed in various gaming tournaments, including the Rainbow Six Siege Streamer Cup 1 and the Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup.
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What are some of Tachibana Hinano's favorite activities?
Tachibana Hinano's favorite activities include singing, watching anime, sleeping, drinking black tea, and browsing YouTube. She enjoys anime series like ODDTAXI, STEINS;GATE, and Erased. Her preferred games are mahjong, fighting games, and Minesweeper. Hinano also appreciates movies and manga such as SPY×FAMILY and Tokyo Revengers.
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How does Tachibana Hinano describe herself?
Hinano, a self-proclaimed nerdy beauty, is passionate about video games and singing. She exhibits a cheerful, bullish personality, balanced by a kind, maternal nature. Compliments tend to fluster her, leading to snappy responses. Despite her generally calm demeanor, she can be playful and is somewhat absent-minded. As a total otaku, she can't resist discussing her interests at length.
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Introduction Video[]
【ぶいすぽっ！-IBG】お ま た せ 。初配信【橘ひなの-Vtuber】
Hinano's introduction.
Profile[]
She loves gaming and singing, but gets in her feelings a bit too often. An overwhelmingly strong Apex Legends player, the best in VSPO!.
Personality[]
Hinano is a self-proclaimed nerdy beautiful girl who loves playing video games and singing. While most of the time she is shown to have a rather bullish and cheerful personality, she also has a kind and maternal side to her. Hinano is the type of person who can't handle compliments well; she gets flustered easily and usually reacts by snapping at the one who complimented her for "making fun of her".
She has a bit of complex about her own voice, which is one of the reasons why she made her singing streams to be members-only after one week. Although she is one of the best VSPO's APEX players, she seems to be feeling insecure about her own skills and often downplays herself.
Appearance[]
Hinano's original design is the embodiment of a sweet that takes shape in human form. She has two-tone colored hair like a cake with two different sides. On her left side (right side from viewer's POV) the hair is brown: the embodiment of the sweetness of chocolate on one side of the cake. On her right side (left side from viewer's POV) the hair is pink: the embodiment of the strawberry flavor like the one side of the cake. The combination of the two makes the appearance of Hinano stand out with incomparable sweetness. The blue color in her eyes like blueberries on a cake adds to the beauty.
She wears a ribbon that is the opposite color of her hair. On the brown side she wears a pink ribbon, on the pink side she wears a brown ribbon. These ribbons perfectly complement her hair.
For her original design, Hinano wears a Jirai kei-style (landmine girl) outfit, but closer to "ryousangata" (量産型, mass produced) girls' wear,[1] consisting of a white blouse with a brown bijou ribbon and brown lace-up ribbons on the sleeves, and a brown suspender skirt with plaid detailing. At the bottom the skirt, there are two white ribbon decorations at the waist with the addition of pink bunny ribbon decoration and pink heart ribbon. On her legs she wears flat round shoes with black ribbon decoration.
History[]
Background[]
Hinano's Twitter account was created on June 2020, while her first tweet was made on 11 August. Her YouTube channel was created on 4 August and her debut stream was on 14 August.
2020[]
On 28 August, Hinano did a 100 kills endurance Apex stream to celebrate her channel reaching 5000 subscribers.
On 11 September, Hinano's channel got monetized and her channel also reached 6000 subscribers.
On 11 November, Hinano celebrated her first birthday stream.
On 23 December, Hinano released her first cover song: supercell's Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki.
On 30 December, Hinano streamed her 10,000 subscribers celebration by watching her debut video.
2021[]
On 27 February, Hinano did a celebration stream after her channel reached 20,000 subscribers.
On 7 March, she was a guest on the ALGS Winter Circuit #4 - APAC North, which was streamed on Mildom.
On 27 March, she did her first outfit reveal stream: she unveiled her second 2D costume (counting the original).[2] The theme is military dress.
On 4 May, she released her second cover song: supercell's Sayonara Memories.
On 7 May, she did another 100 kills endurance Apex stream to celebrate her channel reaching 50,000 subscribers.
On 12 June, she did a free talk while waiting for her channel to reach 100,000 subscribers, and then sang Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki and ファンサ after reaching it.
On 2 July, she released her third cover song: Kairiki Bear's Darling Dance.
On 14 August, she did a singing stream to celebrate her 1-year debut anniversary. Her channel reached 150,000 subscribers during the stream.
On 15 August, she called her friends to both celebrate her 1-year debut anniversary and promote her self-designed goods (a T-shirt with ひなーのトロールなの on it). The friends she called were Kaga Nazuna, Hanabusa Lisa, Asumi Sena, Gill, Rader, Uruca, Kawase, Seto Miyako, Yakumo Beni, Kogara Toto, Komori Met, and Kamito.
On 16 August, she released her fourth cover song: mikitoP's Shoujo Rei.
On 28 September, she did an endurance APEX ranking stream to reach Master rank with various people, such as Tosaki Mimi, Kamito, and Virtual Gorilla. She finally reached Master in the very last match just before the rank got locked.
On 17 October, her first song cover, supercell's Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki, reached 1 million views.
On 8 November, her channel reached 200,000 subscribers.
On 11 November, she released her fifth cover song: ryo (supercell) & Hatsune Miku's World is Mine and did a birthday stream + first ever call-ins. Her concurrent viewers peaked at 20,488 during this stream.
On 12 December, her second song cover, kairiki bear's Darling Dance cover reached 1 million views.
On 24 December, VSPO! as a whole (except for the 2 new members) released a song cover of halyosy's Blessing in commemoration of VSPO! members' combined two million YouTube subscribers.
2022[]
On 11 January, Hinano's Twitter main account reached 200,000 followers.
On 23 January, her YouTube channel reached 250,000 subscribers.
On 28 February, she started a twitch channel.
On 6 March, she was featured in Animate Times' article, along with Kamito.
On 8 March, her World is Mine cover reached 1 million views.
On 11 March, she did an outfit reveal stream, unveiling her third 2D costume.[3] The theme is hiphop streetwear.
On 23 March, her Sayonara Memories cover reached 1 million views.
On 24 March, her YouTube channel reached 300,000 subscribers.
On 14 August, she released her sixth cover called Love Words IV.
On 24 December, she released her seventh cover called I Want A Love So Hot It Melts Ski Slopes.
2023[]
On 22 February, Hinano released her eighth cover called Lavie.
On 23 February, she did an outfit reveal stream, unveiling her new fourth 2D costume.[4] The theme is evening dress.
On 9 June, she made her 3D debut after Kaga Nazuna and Kogara Toto.
On 14 August, she had her first solo 3D live for her 3rd Anniversary.
On 1 September, she debuted her new "remake" model, a renewal of her original first 2D costume with enhanced details and improved rigging.[5]
2024[]
On 27 August, Hinano did an outfit reveal stream, unveiling her fifth 2D costume.[6] The theme is sleepwear.
On 24 September, she was revealed to be a member of the new 5-member unit from "ahamo", which consists of VTubers from hololive, NIJISANJI and VSPO!. They will release an original song on 7th October 2024.
2025[]
On 12 March, Hinano debuted the "remake" model of her second 2D costume (military dress uniform),[7] featuring new costume options like an overcloak and improved rigging by Nachiku.[8]
Events[]
2021[]
- On 23 February, Hinano participated in the Rainbow Six Siege Rainbow Six Streamer Cup 1 as a member of team "VSPO! Siege Club" along with Kaga Nazuna, Kogara Toto, Asumi Sena and Kaminari Qpi. The team took 3rd place in overall ranking.[9]
- On 2 May, Hinano participated in the 2nd Apex Legends Washu Cup as team "Otaku Daipan Coach" (オタク台パンコーチ, Otaku Desk slam Coach) along with Kamito and Dexyuku (Fennel). The team lost in the qualifying round.[10]
- On 15 May, Hinano participated in the 5th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup (CR Cup 5) as team "Iwate Kenritsu Pokkii Nougyou Koukou" (岩手県立ポッキー農業高校, Iwate Prefectural Pocky Agricultural High School) or "Pokkinou" for short, along with Rader and SPYGEA. The team took 13th place in the overall ranking.[11]
- On 16 May, Hinano participated in the Apex Legends Savage Club Cup as team "VSPO?" (ぶいすぽっ？) along with Hanabusa Lisa and Kamito. The team took 4th place in the overall ranking.[12]
- On 19 June, Hinano participated in the Apex Legends VISC Tournament 2021 Summer as team "Otaku no Shin'yuu" (オタクの親友 My Otaku Best Friend) along with Kamito and Tonakaito "Hendy". The team took 16th place in the overall ranking.[13]
- On 26 June, Hinano participated in the Apex Legends Kagayaki Cup as team "Shakkin Sanjuu-man" (借金30万, 300k in debt) along with Virtual Gorilla and Tenkai Tsukasa. The team took 8th place in the overall ranking.[14] Notably, her team won one match where she beat Mondo (pro player from esports team Crazy Raccoon) in a 1 on 1 to win the match.[15]
- On 27 June, Hinano participated in the Apex Festival Gaiden and placed in draft Group B along with Kaga Sumire, Kurumi Noah, Shirayuki Reid, Kyouichiro, TIE Ru, Gatilmo, Kurokishi, Kurimaru, and Onzoushi. Her team members drafted from Group C and E are And Uge and Kazami Kuku. The team took 9th place in the overall ranking. Hinano also received the Best Leading Heroine award.[16]
- On 3 July, Hinano participated in the Apex Legends Reignite Cup (RIG Cup 1) as team "Iris Black Games" along with Kurumi Noah and Kisaragi Ren. The team took 18th place in the overall ranking.[17]
- On 23 July, Hinano participated in the 6th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup (CR Cup 6) as team "Yumejoshi Manji Kai" (夢女子卍會) along with Naraka and Kawase. The team took 6th place in the overall ranking.[18]
- On 22 August, Hinano participated in Shibuya HAL's Apex Legends VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Season 3 (VSaikyou 3) as team "Getsumen Chakuriku" (月面着陸, Moon Landing) along with Asumi Sena, and Kisaragi Ren; with Dexyuku (Fennel) and Kamito as their coaches. The team took 6th place in the overall ranking. Hinano also ranked 7th for the most kill and 8th for the most damage dealt.[19] Note: "Cooperatitive" is a portmanteau of "cooperative" and "competitive".
- "Getsumen Chakuriku" also got 12th place in the "Apex Musume Legend Derby" relay race event held on the night before the VSaikyou 3 main tournament.[20]
- On 10 September, Hinano participated in the Rainbow Six Siege R6 Royal Flush tournament as team "VSPO! Siege Club" (ぶいすぽっ！シージ部 VSPO! Siege-bu) along with Kurumi Noah (leader), Kaga Nazuna, Ichinose Uruha, and Kaminari Qpi; with Wokka (Crazy Raccoon) as their coach.[21] The team took 3rd place in the overall ranking.[22]
- On 19 September, Hinano participated in Autumn Minecraft Premium Stage ~Big Gathering of Game Streamers~ (秋のマイクラ プレミアム ステージ 〜ゲームストリーマー大集合！〜) as Team A along with Kaga Sumire, Kaga Nazuna, Kaminari Qpi, Hanabusa Lisa, and Tosaki Mimi. The team took 1st place in overall ranking by winning all three stages: "Snowboard Racing", "Archer Strike", and "Survival House", with Hinano getting the most points during "Snowboard Racing" stage because she placed 1st in all three racing courses.[23]
- On 23 September, Hinano, along with the other VSPO! members, participated in the VSPO! Gekilow (ぶいすぽ激ロー) game show: VSPO! Autumn Surprise Test ~Get out from the academic ability Bronze lobby~ (ぶいすぽっ！秋の抜き打ちテスト～抜け出せ学力ブロンズ帯～) hosted by Kisaragi Ren, Ichinose Uruha, and Shirayuki Reid as the special guest. Hinano ended up in 4th place, after Manager 3, Kaminari Qpi, and Tosaki Mimi.
- On 9 October, Hinano participated in 7th Apex Legends Crazy Raccoon Cup (CR Cup 7) as team "Futan ni Omou na" (負担に思うな, Do not feel burdened) along with Zeder (CR) and Nishizono Chigusa. The team took 10th place in overall ranking.[24]
- On 11 November, Hinano participated in ShibuHal Custom 1st Year Anniversary Apex Event as team "OreApo Ikka" (おれあぽ一家, OreApo Family) along with Kamito and Kaga Nazuna. They got 2nd place in Match 2.[25]
- On 13 November, Hinano participated in Apex Matsuri Gaiden 2: General Frost. She got drafted into Team Koyanagi along with Ichinose Uruha. The team took 16th place in overall ranking.
- On 26 November, Hinano participated in Valorant Girls' Party as Team B along with Ichinose Uruha, Komori Met, Kaminari Qpi, and Yakumo Beni. The team placed 1st in the overall ranking.
- On 27 November, Hinano, along with the other VSPO! members, participated in the VSPO! Gekilow (ぶいすぽ激ロー) game show: "Final Battle to Decide the Remote Bistro Queen" (リモートビストロクイーン決定戦) hosted by Kisaragi Ren and Shirayuki Reid, with Tonakaito Hendy as the remote chef. Hinano was crowned as the MVP of the Remote Bistro Queen.
- On 12 December, Hinano participated in the VSPO x LoL: Wild Rift event as Team Uruha along with Ichinose Uruha, Tosaki Mimi, Kisaragi Ren, and Hanabusa Lisa. Team Uruha won all three games and was crowned the champion.
- On 25 December, Hinano participated in the CR Apex Festival. Differing from the usual Apex tournament format, all teams except for team HIKAKIN are shuffled each round, and any player who defeats HIKAKIN will receive a 1 million JPY prize. She placed 22nd in the overall ranking out of 57 (team HIKAKIN's 3 players are not counted in the lobby of 60 players).[26]
2022[]
- On 16 January, Hinano participated in CR Cup Vol. 8 (CR Cup 8) as team "Blackberry" along with Tokoyami Towa and Mondo (CR). Her team was able to get a champion on the 6th round, which shot them up to the 10th place in the overall ranking.[27]
- On 25 January, VSPO held a God Field Tournament. Hinano was able to make it to the quarter-finals after defeating Shinomiya Runa, but ultimately got beaten by Tosaki Mimi.
- On 30 January, Hinano participated in CR Cup Rainbow Six Siege as Team A, along with Kuzuha, Kamito, Kaga Sumire, Darumaisgod (CR) and Kenki as the team coach. In the end, Team A won the cup.[28]
- On 5 February, Hinano participated in RIG Cup #4 as Team "Makasetakoyaki Makaserori" (まかせたこやき まかセロリ) along with rpr (SCARZ) and Kamito. The team placed 13th in the overall ranking.[29]
- On 23 February, Hinano participated in Apex Festival #3 as Team "Ichigo Pantsu" (いちごパンツ Strawberry Panties) along with Kaga Nazuna and And Uge. They placed 9th in the overall ranking.[30]
- On 26 February, Hinano participated in Rainbow Six Siege Royal Flush (2022) as team "Watapuri" (わたぷりっ) along with Kaga Nazuna, Kurumi Noah, Tokoyami Towa, and Uruca (CR) with Melton as team coach. They ended up 2nd place in the overall ranking.[31]
- On 17 April, Hinano participated in VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Season 4 (VSaikyou 4) as team "Hana no Miyako" (花の都, Flower Capital) along with Seto Miyako and Kaga Nazuna. They took 12th place in the overall ranking.[32]
- "Hana no Miyako" also got 4th place in the "Apex Musume Legend Derby #2" relay race event held on the night before the VSaikyou 4 main tournament.[33]
- On 21 April, Hinano participated in and was the main subject of the VSPO! Gekilow (ぶいすぽ激ロー) game show: "Tachibana Hinano Ou Ketteisen" edition (橘ひなの王決定戦, Tachibana Hinano King Championship)[34] hosted by MC Kisaragi Ren, that decided which of the four contestants — VSPO! members Kurumi Noah, Shinomiya Runa and guest contestants Komori Met (from 774 inc./VApArt) and Kamito (Independent) — knew Hinano the best.[35] The winner was Kamito, with 17 points.[36]
- From 9 May until 12 May, Hinano participated in RUST Streamer VS Streamer event as Team C (which was then named "Mori no Ongakutai" (森の音楽隊, Forest Music Corps) along with Yuki Chihiro, Ichinose Uruha, Komori Met, Mondo (CR), and Uruca (CR).
- On 15 May, Hinano participated in the Apex Festival Spin-off Super tournament, where she got drafted into BobSappAim's team along with MatsuTasu. They placed 12th in the overall ranking.[37]
- On 4 June, Hinano was slated to participate in the CR Cup 9 Apex tournament along with along with Kamito and Hanabusa Lisa as team "Hikari no Senshi" (ひかりの戦士, Warrior of Light).[38] Unfortunately, the Apex tournament was ultimately cancelled due to a bugged lobby and major instability issues in the game, preventing the event from being held properly.
- From 30 - 31 July, Hinano participated in the CR Cup 3 VALORANT tournament as part of the team Fuwafuwa Pancake (ふわふわぱんけぇき, Fluffy Pancake) along with Shinomiya Runa, Akarin, Shibuya HAL and Darumaisgod. Her team got 6th place.[40]
- On 18 September, Hinano participated in the Crazy Raccoon Cup Vol. 9.5 (replacing the cancelled CR Cup 9) Apex tournament, reforming team "Hikari no Senshi" (ひかりの戦士, Warrior of Light) along with Kamito and Hanabusa Lisa. They placed 10th in the overall ranking.[41]
- From 12 - 13 November, she participated in the CR Cup 4 VALORANT tournament as part of the team Kumakuma★Paradise (くまくま★ぱらだいす) along with Kamito, Kurumi Noah, Cpt and uruca. Her team got 1st place, winning the tournament.[42]
2023[]
- On 15 April, Hinano entered Season 5 of VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament (VSaikyou 5) with Uzuki Kou, Watarai Hibari, and coach Mondo as KaChouGyuuGetsu (花鳥牛月, Flower, Bird, Cow, Moon). They placed 16th in the overall ranking.[43]
- On 21 May, Hinano participated in the Apex Festival Spin-off Super 3 tournament, where she got drafted into Pinotr's team along with JoJoOji. They placed 7th in the overall ranking.[44]
- On 12 June, Hinano along with Nazuna and Toto had a 3D collaboration stream on VSPO! official youtube channel where they all sang 3 songs solo and 2 songs as a trio.
- From 15 - 16 July, Hinano participated in the CR Cup 5 VALORANT tournament as part of the team Gimu Pick! (ぎむぴっく！, Obligatory Pick!) along with Kamito, Yoru Yoichi, Mondo and VanilLa. Her team got 6th place.[45]
- In July, she participated in the first Vaultroom x Crazy Raccoon (VCR) GTA event server, joining as a paramedic.
- On 28 - 29 October, Hinano participated in the CR Cup 6 VALORANT tournament as part of team Sugar Smokers together with Amaki Pururu, Shirayuki Reid, kinako and Hendy. Her team got 2nd place.[46]
- On 19 November, Hinano participated in the VSaikyou VALORANT Act1 tournament as part of the team VCure 6 GOGO (Vきゅあ6GOGO) along with Kaga Nazuna, Itoi Toi, Shirayuki Reid, and Kanade Izuru. Her team got 6th place.[47]
- From 10 - 22 December, she participated in the VCR GTA Season 2 event server, joining as a mechanic, much later becoming the manager of a dog cafe and on the penultimate day, joined the gang "Beginner's Luck".
2024[]
- On 5 April, Hinano participated in SCARZ CUP Apex Legends Vol. 3 with Pinotr and Cheeky as her teammates. They won all trio battle-royale rounds and ranked 1st in the overall ranking.
- On 4 July, Hinano participated in the CR Cup 8 VALORANT tournament as part of team CluSPO! Combo-nation (くらすぽっ! コンボネーション) together with Hanabusa Lisa, Kurumi Noah, Akarin and Clutch_Fi. Her team got 2nd place.[48]
- On 24 August, Hinano participated in the Apex Legends VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament Season 6 (VSaikyou 6) along with Hanabusa Lisa and Tsumugi Kokage as team "Kokage ni Saku Hanabana" (こかげに咲くはなばな, Flowers Blooming in the Shade). The team got 7th place in the overall ranking.[49]
- From 2 - 12 December, she participated in the VCR GTA Season 3 event server. She formed the gang "Snake Bite" as its boss.[50]
- On 31 December, the anime MV for her collaboration with Kaga Sumire, Kaga Nazuna, Kogara Toto, and Kurumi Noah for their original song "Shining Phrase!" was shown during VSPO!'s 2024 year-end live countdown event stream.[51]
2025[]
- On 22 March, Hinano participated in the 2025 "VSPO! SHOWDOWN powered by RAGE" event, a 2-day multi-game e-sports event featuring all of VSPO!'s talents arranged into teams to compete against rival teams composed of various e-sports streamers and professionals, in games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Alliance of Valiant Arms, Street Fighter 6, VALORANT and League of Legends. The event was held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena and streamed live on Abema (paid) and YouTube (free portion). Hinano (team leader) competed in the AVA portion of the event on Day 1, together with Tosaki Mimi, Yakumo Beni, Komori Met and Tsumugi Kokage, along with Kamito (coach). They faced a rival team composed of SHAKA (team leader), Kyouichirou, Fanta, Dasoku and Zerost. The VSPO! team won.[52]
Fans[]
- Hinano's fans and members are called "Hinana" (ひななー, a reference from her name Hinano). The members were originally called "Hinano no Kareshi" (ひなのの彼氏, Hinano's Boyfriend), but the name was changed to Hinana starting from late May 2021.[53][54]
Relationships[]
- Iris Black Games (IBG) - Hinano, Kurumi Noah and Kisaragi Ren. Debut group.
- "OreApo" (おれあぽ, Oreo and Apollo) - Hinano and Kamito.
- The nickname Apollo was given to Hinano and Oreo was given to Kamito because of the similarity of their two-tone hair colors to the sweets Oreo and Apollo chocolate.
- They often collab playing Apex Legends' Ranked Match and even participate in tournaments.
- They often play games together off-stream, sometimes uploading clips of it on Twitter.
- They reached Master rank together in Apex Legends Season 8 and Season 9.
- They were interviewed by Animate Times together about their streaming experience and their friendship (read the article here)
- They celebrated OreApo 1st anniversary on 5 March 2022.
- "OreApo Ikka" (おれあぽ一家, OreApo Family) - Hinano, Kamito and Kaga Nazuna.
- A family offshoot of OreApo with Hinano (mother), Kamito (father) and Nazuna (daughter).
- Initially formed for the ShibuHAL Custom 1st Anniversary Apex Event, this is mainly an Apex trios squad.
- "Geinin Ryoudan" (芸人旅団, Comedian Brigade) - Hinano, Kamito, Hanabusa Lisa, Hendy, Virtual Gorilla, Guilty, Shirayuki Reid, Kurumi Noah, Nun Bora, and Kanae.
- This group of friends started with Valheim but now also play VALORANT, 7 Days to Die and Minecraft together. While Noah, Bora, and Kanae do not play together as much as the others, they are still in the group. Met has also joined the group and played Ark and Minecraft together in their private server.
- "Kitanai Warai San Kyoudai" (汚笑い三兄妹, The Three Crude Laughter Siblings) - Hinano, Lisa, and Hendy
- The name is a reference to how all three of them have loud, contagious and crude laughter.
- "Hikari no Senshi" (ひかりの戦士, Warrior of Light) - Hinano, Kamito and Hanabusa Lisa.
- Initially formed for the SAVAGE Club Cup tournament in 2021 under the name "VSPO?" (ぶいすぽっ？) which was only used one time.
- Reformed for Crazy Raccoon Cup 9 under this name and is a recurring trio squad for Apex Legends.
- "Otaku Daipan Coach" (オタク台パンコーチ, Otaku Desk Slam Coach) - Hinano, Kamito and dexyuku (Duke).
- Initially formed in 2021 for the Washu Cup tournament qualifiers and since then has become a recurring Apex Legends ranking squad.
- Daipan in the name is a reference to Hinano's tendency to slam her desk when in frustrating situations.
- "Hanabana" (はなばな) - Hinano and Hanabusa Lisa.
- They have a radio talk show on Youtube called Hanabana Radio.
- HQR - Hinano, Kaminari Qpi and Hanabusa Lisa.
- This is their Apex Legends clan. The three of them were coached together in Apex by professional player LEIA early in their careers.
- "Hana no Miyako" (花の都, Flower Capital) - Hinano, Kaga Nazuna and Seto Miyako.
- BLACKBERRY - Hinano, Tokoyami Towa and Mondo.
- "Kokage ni Saku Hanabana" (こかげに咲くはなばな, Flowers Blooming in the Shade) - Hinano, Hanabusa Lisa and Tsumugi Kokage.
- "Kumakuma★Paradise" (くまくま★ぱらだいす) - Hinano, Kamito, Kurumi Noah, Cpt and uruca. CR Cup 4 VALO team, they won the tournament.
- Sugar Smokers - Hinano, Amaki Pururu, Shirayuki Reid, kinako and Hendy.
- "VCure 6 GOGO" (Vきゅあ6GOGO) - Hinano, Kaga Nazuna, Itoi Toi, Shirayuki Reid, and Kanade Izuru.
- OTBN - Hinano, Ichinose Uruha and Yakumo Beni.
- The name is a reference to the colloquial term "Otsubone" (お局), meaning "a senior office lady who supervises her juniors in a domineering fashion" - all three are veteran VTubers with at least 11 juniors that were hired after them.
- Team ahamo - Amamiya Kokoro, Tachibana Hinano, Ars Almal, Natsuiro Matsuri and Omaru Polka.
- A collaborative VTuber unit formed in 2024 featuring members from three popular VTuber agencies VSPO!, hololive, and NIJISANJI. This unit is part of Japanese telecom NTT Docomo's "GIGA MASH PROJECT." They will release a variety of content including songs, music videos, livestreams and manga with the goal of promoting NTT Docomo's ahamo plan.[55]
- Snake Bite - Hinano, Kamito, Hanabusa Lisa, Ichinose Uruha, Nekomugi Tororo, Hendy, Mondo, Rader (Radao), SPYGEA and Raijin.
- This was a VCR GTA 3 gang, with Hinano as the gang boss.
- Hinano Familia - Hinano, Makaino Ririmu, Akami Karubi, Clutch, Vdk, Yoh, Wakiwo, and Rassya.
- This was a VCR Rust team. They won 3rd place for the most scraps in the server.
- "Ka Chou Gyuu Getsu" (花鳥牛月) - Hinano, Watarai Hibari, Uzuki Kou, and Mondo.
- This was a VSaikyo S5 team. They placed 16th in the overall ranking.
Quotes[]
- "Iraira shite kita" (イライラしてきた, I became frustrated)
- "Kenka suru?" (喧嘩する？, Are you picking a fight?)
- "Iya ni nattekichatta" (いやになってきちゃった, I got sick of this)
- "Mouuuuu!!!" (も゛っ゛！！！) (when exasperated)
- "Hinano troll nano" (ひなのトロールなの, Hinano is trolling) ("troll" in this context is JP slang that means "made a big mistake")
- "Honma sunmahen" (ほんますんまへん, I'm really sorry)
- "Baka ni shiteru?" (バカにしてる？, Are you making fun of me?)
- "Omae saa..." (お前さぁ。。。, Look here, you...) (when someone is being cheeky and she's annoyed)
Trivia[]
- Hinano shares her character designer TAYA with Isumi Sia from Mahoroba, Inumori Yomogi from LoVVebox, as well as the independent VTubers Tomomo Mimiko, Benikaba Sakura, Hinotori Mera and Mori no Kinoko.
Preferences[]
- Favorite things : Video games, singing.
- Anime : Gintama, Attack on Titan, Shokugeki no Soma, Tokyo Ghoul, Violet Evergarden, Hunter x Hunter, Nagi no Asukara, Tokyo Revengers, D.Gray-man and more.
- Dislikes : Infidelity, Being left on read.
- She loves to sing, she almost always does weekly singing streams since her debut and has since released 13 cover songs on YouTube.
- Ten of her cover songs have over 1 million views, with her cover of Darling Dance being the most popular at over 6 million.
- Although her singing streams are a little quirky, her singing ability is outstanding.
- She is good at songs that are a bit nostalgic due to her mother's influence.
- She forbids clips to be made from her singing streams, because she sets them to be member-only content after 1 week of free viewing.
- Her drink of choice is Monster Energy (original flavor), she drinks one or more a day to fuel her long game streams.
- Her favorite food is omelette rice.
- She hates onions.
Miscellaneous[]
- She describes herself as a "menhera" (possessive) shut-in otaku, and this was previously reflected in her Twitter main account's description (before it was changed in late February 2022) and her sub account handle: hinano__otaku.
- She reached Apex Predator rank in Apex Season 2 before debut, this is confirmed on her bio on VSPO's website.
- She's only counted as Master rank in tournaments because it was before debut and before the Predator-Master split in Apex Season 4.
- She is a great cook.
- She has a younger brother who didn't know about her life as a VTuber until he came across her Kagayaki Cup video. Her brother is also good at playing FPS games and has reached Master rank in Counter Strike. Her brother calls Hinano "ねね" (nene, an intimate way of calling older sister).
- She has experience working part-time in Lawson, in a casino, and in a hostess club.
- She was nicknamed Apollo (chocolate) by fans when they suggested names for her collaboration partnership with Kamito. Her name is derived from her two-tone pink and brown hair in the same way Kamito is nicknamed Oreo for his two-tone black and white hair.
- She has low alcohol tolerance and gets drunk easily. According to VSPO members, when Hinano is drunk, she becomes affectionate and spoiled.
- Hinano was the one who decided who gets to sing which parts in VSPO's cover of Blessing.
- Hinano was featured in Kurumi Noah's Mela! cover along with Kamito, Hendy, and Hanabusa Lisa.
- Her stream's OP song was made by a fan in 2021, titled "Hirefuse☆Otaku-domo! ~Kimi no kokoro ni fuhou shinnyuu de gozaru yo~" (ひれ伏せ☆オタク共！〜君の心に不法侵入でござるよ〜, Bow down, otaku! Trespass into your heart, I shall![56]) which was inspired from a marshmallow from another fan. Originally sung by Hatsune Miku, with a later version having Hinano herself singing the vocals.
- This was composed very early into Hinano's career, which caused some parts to later become inaccurate: the lyrics mention Hinano being a "virtual idol", that she has "menhera power" and she only drinks Kahlúa; she doesn't consider herself a virtual idol, she is now more tsundere than menhera, and she drinks Monster rather than Kahlúa.
- She can imitate the high-pitched voice of her kouhai Yumeno Akari, which has led to some pranks on more than one occasion.
Equipment & Game Setting[]
Some of the equipment listed may not be up to date.*
- Gaming PC
- CPU : I7-9700
- Graphic Card : RTX 2070 Super
- Memory : 32GB RAM
- Peripherals
- Monitor : iiyama ProLite GB2488HSU 144hz
- Keyboard : Varmilo 113 Sakura JIS Keyboard Silver axis
- Mouse : Logitech G Pro (Wired)
- Mouse pad : ZOWIE G-SR-SE red
- Capture board : AVerMedia C878
- Audio interface : Yamaha AG03
- Headphones : Iphone genuine earphone
- Microphone : Shure SM58-LCE
- Microphone Stand : Roycel
- WebCamera : Logicool C920r
- Apex Setting
- DPI : 800
- In-game sensitivity : 1.5
- Turn distance : about 17cm
Live Chat Etiquette[]
- Common VTuber chat etiquette is summarised here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
- Please do not mention the names of other streamers not involved in the stream (exception if Hinano talks about them first).
- Please do not mention her or her collab partners' names in unrelated streams of other people.
- Please do not spam comments.
- Please avoid inappropriate remarks, expressions or words that are offensive to public order and morals.
- Do not be "carrier pigeons" (viewers who bring messages and comments from other streams).
- Do not "stream snipe" (deliberately joining her games while watching her stream to gain an unfair advantage).
External Links[]
Media[]
- 橘ひなの / Hinano Tachibana - YouTube Channel
- 橘ひなの - TwitCasting Channel
- hinanotachiba7 - Twitch Channel
- @hinano_tachiba7 - Twitter Account
- @hinano__otaku - Twitter Sub-Account
- Hinano Tachibana - Marshmallow Account
- Lupinusvg - Official Booth
Hashtags[]
- #橘ひなの - Main hashtag
- #ひなのの絵なの - Fan art hashtag
- #ひななー - Fans hashtag
- #ひなのとたちばなし - Delivery hashtag
- #ねえねえひなの - Egosurfing hashtag
- #ひなのくりっぷ - Twitter clip hashtag
- #ひなじゅ～る - Schedule hashtag
- #歌ってひなの - Song request hashtag
Further Readings[]
- Official Japan Website
- Official English Website
- 橘 ひなの - Unofficial VSPO! wiki
- 橘ひなの, おれあぽ - Pixiv Encyclopedia
- 橘雏乃 - Moegirl Encyclopedia
Statistics[]
- Tachibana Hinano - Social Blade YouTube stats
- Tachibana Hinano - Playboard YouTube stats
- hinanotachiba7 - TwitchTracker stats
- hinanotachiba7 - SullyGnome Twitch stats
- hinanotachiba7 - Social Blade Twitch stats
 (V T E)
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|---|---|
| Lupinus Virtual Games | Kaga Nazuna (🍣)Kaga Sumire (👾)Kogara Toto (🔫🐥)Ichinose Uruha (🌠) |
| Iris Black Games | Kurumi Noah (🧸👑)Tachibana Hinano (🍫💘)Kisaragi Ren (⏰) |
| Cattleya Regina Games | Tosaki Mimi (🐰🍭)Asumi Sena (🗝♠︎)Hanabusa Lisa (💐) |
| Solo Debutants | Kaminari Qpi (🌩)Yakumo Beni (💄💚)Aizawa Ema (🥞💫)Shinomiya Runa (☪️🐾)Nekota Tsuna (🍒✨)Shiranami Ramune (🐻❄️🏖)Komori Met (🪐)Yumeno Akari (🍼)Yano Kuromu (🦴)Tsumugi Kokage (📘💧)Sendo Yuuhi (🫠)Choya Hanabi (🦋🎆)Amayui Moka (🕹🔖) |
| VSPO! English | Remia Aotsuki (🔋🔭)Arya Kuroha (♦️🔪)Jira Jisaki (⛰️)Narin Mikure (🌃🌷)Riko Solari (👩🚀💜) |
| VSPO! China | Kohari AyaShirasaki TsuyuriPafiSen IkuikuHinata Haru |
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