Shiori Novella

Shiori Novella (Japanese: シオリ・ノヴェラ) is an English-speaking VTuber affiliated with hololive production, as a member of hololive English -Advent-. She is known for the concept of "The Archiver," a character who turns stories and memories into bookmarks.

Profile

Item	Detail
Debut	July 30, 2023 (JST)
Birthday	May 2
Height	163 cm
Agency	COVER Corporation (hololive production)
Generation or unit	hololive English -Advent- (third generation of hololive English; later called hololive -Advent-)
Fan name	Novelites
Stream tag	#ShiorinOnAir
Fan-art tag	#ShiorinSketch
Fan-fiction tag	#ShiorinStories
Character designer	KAYAHARA
Live2D modeler	FELUCCA

Career

Following the debut of hololive English second generation -Council-, hololive English opened a permanent English-language audition page on 30 December 2021. An update to that page in September 2022 prompted speculation about a third generation. According to the hololive Fandom wiki, her YouTube and X accounts were created on 11 May 2023 but remained empty at first.

On 25 July 2023 the hololive English channel revealed the five members of -Advent- and announced their upcoming debuts. COVER Corporation's announcement on 26 July 2023 introduced the group as the third set of hololive English talents. The group consisted of Shiori Novella, Koseki Bijou, Nerissa Ravencroft, Fuwawa Abyssgard and Mococo Abyssgard. Shiori was the first of the five to debut. Her solo debut stream took place on 29 July 2023 in US Pacific time (30 July in Japan), followed by a group debut stream the next day. Her channel opened memberships on 17 September 2023.

After the hololive branches were merged, her unit name changed from "hololive English -Advent-" to "hololive -Advent-," according to the Fandom wiki. The official talent page lists activities such as the -Advent- 3rd Anniversary 3D live, voice packs, and an original song by the unit.

Activities

Streaming style

The official agency description gives her concept as a figure driven by a thirst for knowledge. Her content includes gaming, free talk, vlogging, education and ASMR streams. Games she has streamed include Needy Streamer Overload, Earth Defense Force 5, Amanda the Adventurer and RPG Maker Rewind. The hololive wiki describes her streams as mostly cozy and relaxed, with occasional excitement over unexpected topics.

Music and works

Cover MV: "PONPONPON" (hololive English -Advent-)
Original song: "Spotlight" (hololive English -Advent-)
Animation and story content: the #ENreco "Recollection" animation and the ENigmatic Recollection series

Characteristics

According to the Fandom wiki, her backstory says her pursuit of forbidden knowledge led to imprisonment, which she treated as another story, and she escaped to continue her quest. Her design features a silver ponytail, a white ribbon and two-tone hair. The Fandom wiki also notes a speech pattern that mixes standard Japanese with Kansai dialect. The hololive wiki lists her personality as cheerful and kind-hearted, and says she often teases people close to her, particularly her fellow -Advent- members.