Akami Karubi

Akami Karubi (Japanese: 赤見かるび) is a Japanese female VTuber and streamer. She debuted as an independent creator in 2021 and became a content creator for the professional e-sports organization Crazy Raccoon in September 2024. She streams mainly on Twitch and is known for gaming streams, especially first-person shooters, and for her character as a meat-loving princess.

Profile

Item	Detail
Debut	November 28, 2021 (YouTube debut stream)
Birthday	January 29
Agency	Crazy Raccoon (since September 29, 2024; independent before that)
Nickname	Karubi-hime (かるび姫)
Height	154 cm
Hobby	Eating
Talents	Calligraphy, Othello
Character designer	Nachoneko (Amashiro Natsuki)
Live2D modeler	Shirasawa Kazane
Main platforms	Twitch, YouTube

Career

Akami Karubi's YouTube channel was created on April 4, 2021, and her X (formerly Twitter) account followed in October 2021. She announced her existence in a post on October 3, 2021, and held her YouTube debut stream on November 28, 2021. After her debut she did a question-and-answer stream. The first game she played on stream was Apex Legends.

She worked as an independent VTuber for nearly three years and built an audience mostly on Twitch. She often uploaded highlights of her Twitch streams, such as her birthday stream on January 29, 2024, to her YouTube channel.

On September 29, 2024, she announced that she had joined Crazy Raccoon as a content creator. She was the organization's first female member, and its official profile describes her as its only female member. On November 12, 2024, she premiered the music video for her original song "ABEKOBE." The song was the title track of her major-label debut single, released digitally on November 13, 2024. A Nendoroid figure of her was later made by Max Factory, with a planned release around December 2025.

Activities

Streaming style

Her streams focus on gaming and free talk. Besides Apex Legends, she has played Valorant, Ring Fit Adventure, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and God Field. Her Apex Legends streams have featured other streamers and players, including Kirschtorte Schwarzwerder, And Uge and Takazi. She has also played against VTubers such as Astel Leda and Laeria Hajime. She took part in a Valorant tournament with other creators, among them Delutaya and Naname. She is a close friend of Naname and calls her "Naname-chan."

Music and works

"ABEKOBE" (original song and major-label debut single, released digitally November 13, 2024)
Nendoroid Akami Karubi (figure by Max Factory)

Characteristics

Her official character is a princess from the "Land of Meat." Her stated age is a playful 22, a pun on the "nyan-nyan" sound, and her weight is given as "three slices of meat." Her name refers to karubi, a cut of beef used in Korean-style barbecue. Her Crazy Raccoon profile calls her a foodie who regularly reviews new burger releases. Her design has red hair in pigtails tied with two blue ribbons, a light-pink ahoge and light-pink highlights. She has red cat ears with black tips, and her cat-like eyes shift from pale yellow to light blue. Her designer, Nachoneko, also designed Gawr Gura and Naname Gokigen, and drew her channel emotes.