Natsuiro Matsuri

Natsuiro Matsuri (Japanese: 夏色まつり) is a Japanese virtual YouTuber affiliated with Hololive Production, managed by Cover Corporation. She is a member of hololive Japan's 1st Generation and is known for chat streams, gaming and singing, as well as many appearances outside YouTube in games, television and animation.

Profile

Item	Detail
Debut	June 1, 2018 (YouTube)
Agency	Hololive Production (Cover Corporation)
Generation or unit	hololive Japan 1st Generation
Character designer	Haruki Minamura
3D model	Pompu-chou

Career

From May 2 to May 13, 2018, Cover held a VTuber audition for people with experience in live streaming and video uploading who wanted to try working as VTubers. When the audition opened, Cover published the character designs and names for the five open spots that later debuted as the 1st Generation. Natsuiro Matsuri was one of these characters. Artist Haruki Minamura drew her design, and Pompu-chou later created a 3D model of her.

Matsuri made her debut on Twitter on May 31, 2018, and held her debut stream on YouTube on June 1, 2018. Her 1st Generation groupmates are Akai Haato, Shirakami Fubuki and Aki Rosenthal. She released her first original song on June 20, 2020. In July 2020, a Nendoroid figure of Matsuri was announced. She has also taken part in hololive's music activities as a member of the Hololive Idol Project.

Activities

Streaming style

Matsuri's livestreams are mostly chat streams and gaming streams. She also sings and sometimes performs songs during her streams.

Music and works

"Kimi to Nagameru Natsu no Hana", her first original song (June 20, 2020)
Songs as a member of the Hololive Idol Project

Appearances outside YouTube

Drama: Watanukisan chi no (2020), playing Wakaki Haru
Program: bilibili Spring V Festival (March 22, 2020), streamed on bilibili and Niconico
Television: NHK Virtual Cultural Festival (August 14, 2020), on NHK General TV
Television animation: The Detective Is Already Dead (2021), as herself
Game: Dawn of the Breakers (2019), as herself
Game: Azur Lane (2019), as herself
Game: Groove Coaster: Wai Wai Party!!!! (2020), as a DLC character
Game: Brave Nine – Tactical RPG (2020), as Yurisea
Other: VTuber Chips 2 (2020), a product collaboration

Characteristics

Matsuri is one of the first talents Cover recruited through an open audition. Her character design and name were set before the audition began. As a 1st Generation member, she is one of the earliest members of the Japanese hololive branch. Besides streaming, she has appeared in a television drama, on broadcast and online television programs, and in a television anime. She has also appeared as a collaboration character in several mobile and rhythm games. Her merchandise includes a Nendoroid figure, and her music includes both solo releases and work with the Hololive Idol Project.