Shibuya Hal

Shibuya Hal (Japanese: 渋谷ハル) is a male Japanese VTuber who debuted as an independent creator in 2018. He is now a co-founder, manager and Generation 0 talent of the agency Neo-Porte. He is best known for his Apex Legends and PUBG streams and for organizing the VTuber Most Cooperative Tournament, a series of competitions for VTubers.

Profile

Item	Detail
Debut	May 6, 2018
Birthday	July 7
Agency	Neo-Porte (formerly independent; formerly upd8)
Generation or unit	Neo-Porte Generation 0
Other affiliations	TSM (streamer), Knot Not Rank (founder)
Fan-art tag	#ハルアート
Character designer	KSUWABE (illustration), halfsode (3D model)
Language	Japanese

Career

Shibuya Hal created his YouTube channel on April 17, 2018 and debuted on May 6, 2018 as an independent VTuber. His character is a "virtual convenience store clerk." In his early period he mainly streamed PUBG. Later in 2018 he organized a PUBG tournament for VTubers, and its main event was held on July 21, 2018. The event drew participants from both agencies and independent creators and became the start of his long-running tournament series. Another edition took place on June 2, 2019 together with the Nagoya VTuber Festival.

On May 31, 2019, he announced that he had joined upd8, a VTuber support project. He stayed with it until the project shut down on December 31, 2020. He created a Twitch channel on October 14, 2019. From December 27, 2019 to July 5, 2020 he competed as a pro gamer in the Apex Legends division of Handmade Potion. During that time he earned a spot at an Apex Legends world championship event. In 2020 he also founded Knot Not Rank (KNR), a group of VTubers and game streamers.

After upd8 closed, he worked independently again until October 2021. On October 23, 2021, during his own stream, he announced a new VTuber agency called "merise." He founded it with Shirayuki Reid and received support from CR Ojiji of the esports team Crazy Raccoon and from the utaite singers Mafumafu and Soraru. Within the agency he oversees the talents' general streaming activities. On February 27, 2022, merise was renamed Neo-Porte, and Shibuya Hal held his debut stream as a Generation 0 member on March 28, 2022. On April 26, 2022, the North American esports organization TSM confirmed that it had signed him as a streamer and gave him an updated model in a TSM jersey. Red Bull has also described him as the first VTuber Red Bull player. Neo-Porte became part of Brave Group in 2025.

Activities

Streaming style

His content consists mainly of live streams and videos of FPS games, especially Apex Legends and PUBG. During his first stream he described himself as someone who loves games and is strong at them. Besides playing, he regularly plans and hosts the VTuber Most Cooperative Tournament for Apex Legends. VTubers from many agencies and independent creators compete in teams, and he has served as organizer and commentator. He also takes part in large streamer events and multiplayer servers. He streams mainly on YouTube and Twitch.

Music and works

"Kaerimichi no Iro": ending theme of the TV anime "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting" (Kumichō Musume to Sewagakari), aired July 2022. It was his first CD release, issued under Pony Canyon.
"City Lights": digital single released in 2024.

Characteristics

Shibuya Hal's character is a convenience store clerk, and the upd8 profile called him the "world's strongest convenience store clerk." His early outfit referred to a convenience store chain. He received a new outfit when his channel reached 10,000 subscribers, which fans described as a "job change." Common nicknames include "ShibuHaru" and "Haru-kun." Coverage of him usually highlights three roles: tournament organizer, former competitive player, and agency executive who also works as a talent.