Ookami Mio

Ookami Mio (Japanese: 大神ミオ) is a Japanese VTuber and singer affiliated with Cover Corporation's hololive Production agency, where she is a member of Hololive Gamers. She is known for relaxed gaming streams, tarot reading streams, her weekly morning talk stream, and a music career that includes an album that topped the Oricon Albums Chart.

Profile

Item	Detail
Debut	December 7, 2018
Birthday (setting)	August 20
Agency	Hololive Production (Cover Corporation)
Generation or unit	Hololive Gamers
Character type (setting)	Wolf girl (kemonomimi) often seen around shrines
Fan name	Mio-fam (short for Mio Family)
Character designer	Izumi Sai

Career

Ookami Mio's debut was announced on December 6, 2018, as part of the newly formed Hololive Gamers unit. At the time the unit had only two members: Ookami and 1st Generation member Shirakami Fubuki. Ookami was the first member to debut specifically for the unit, and she held her debut stream the next day. Hololive Gamers later added Nekomata Okayu and Inugami Korone. Her 3D model debuted on June 16, 2019.

On July 30, 2020, Capcom issued copyright strikes against her gameplay streams of Ghost Trick. In response, Cover Corporation took down every Hololive talent's gameplay videos that had been streamed without permission from the copyright holders. The company apologized for the mismanagement behind the infringement and the mass deletion of videos, and it promised to stream only games it had permission for. Ookami's activities were paused while this was resolved.

According to her character setting, Ookami comes from Mount Akagi in Gunma Prefecture. In November 2023, Gunma governor Ichita Yamamoto announced a collaboration with her at a regular press conference. The project was a series of promotional videos about the prefecture, including one where she meets the governor and the prefectural mascot Gunma-chan. The Mainichi Shimbun pointed to the unusually high view counts of the press conference and the videos as evidence of how popular VTubers are.

In April 2024, Ookami announced a hiatus for health reasons. The following month, Cover announced that she would not take part in Hololive Gamers Fes or Music Verse Fes. She returned to activity on June 30, 2024.

Activities

Streaming style

As a member of Hololive Gamers, Ookami mainly streams games. Takubou of Dengeki Online singled out her habit of reading in-game text aloud and her relaxed commentary. She has streamed Pocket Card Jockey several times. Every Monday morning she hosts AsaMio, a recurring stream where she shares updates and talks with viewers. She also holds tarot reading streams.

Besides Hololive Gamers, she belongs to several subgroups: AyaFubuMi with Shirakami Fubuki and Nakiri Ayame, FAMS with Shirakami Fubuki, Nakiri Ayame and Oozora Subaru, and RosaMiA with AZKi and Aki Rosenthal.

Music and works

"Howling" (August 2021): her first original song, which reached No. 21 on the Billboard Japan Top Download Songs chart.
Night Walk (2023): her first album, with music by artists including Deco*27, Shota Horie and Minako Kawae, plus a song she co-wrote and co-composed.
My Sparkle (August 2025): her second album, themed around travel, with contributions from Bocchi Boromaru, Nagi Yanagi, Teniwoha and ZAQ. It debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart and later reached No. 1 on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart.
Our Sparkle (September 10, 2025): her first solo concert, held at Pia Arena MM, with guest appearances by Shirakami Fubuki, Sakura Miko and Oozora Subaru.
Group releases: she has released songs with AyaFubuMi, RosaMiA and Hololive Idol Project.

In 2025, Ookami peaked at No. 67 on the Billboard Japan Artist 100.

Characteristics

Ookami Mio's character is a wolf girl with animal ears who is often found around shrines, and her tarot streams fit this mystical image. Her profile names Mount Akagi in Gunma Prefecture as her home, which led to her official collaboration with the prefecture. Her fans are called Mio-fam, short for Mio Family. Her travel-themed second album was inspired by her own enthusiasm for traveling.