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Houshou Marine
Hololive Japanese VTuber From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Houshou Marine (宝鐘マリン, Hōshō Marin) (Japanese pronunciation: [ho̞ꜜːɕo̞ː maꜜɾiɴ]) is a Japanese virtual YouTuber affiliated with Hololive Production. She is part of Hololive Japan's 3rd Generation, "hololive Fantasy".[2] On 10 January 2024, she reached 3.01 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, making her the most-subscribed VTuber from Japan on YouTube, surpassing Kizuna AI; on May 5, 2025, she reached 4 million subscribers, becoming the second to do so after Gawr Gura from Hololive English. She is the most-subscribed active VTuber on YouTube worldwide, and the second most-subscribed overall after Gura in most metrics.[3]
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Houshou Marine debuted in 11 August 2019 as the last member of hololive Fantasy to debut, after Usada Pekora, Uruha Rushia, Shirogane Noel, and Shiranui Flare. Her official character bio states that she calls herself the Captain ("Senchou") of the Houshou Pirates, but she doesn't actually own a ship (hoping her career will raise funds for one)—meaning she is only a cosplayer.[4] Her Live2D avatar was designed by Akasa Ai[5] and rigged by Ilie Tou.[6]
Having her interest in VTubers piqued by Kaguya Luna, one of the early pioneers of VTubing, she started entertaining the thought of becoming a VTuber herself after becoming a fan of Nijisanji's Tsukino Mito. Marine cites Shirakami Fubuki and Minato Aqua as inspirations for her decision to audition for Hololive.[7]
Marine's streams often includes chatting, drawing, singing, and playing video games. Her chatting streams are noted for her fast-paced delivery and diverse repertoire of topics, which ranges from TV shows she watched as a child, Internet culture, otaku knowledge about anime and manga from the 90s and 00s, Internet memes, and so on. Despite her official age being 17, she is often treated and joked about as a mature woman by viewers because of the dated topics she frequently talks about.[7]
Noted for her skills as a digital artist, Marine sometimes draws on stream and posts her drawings on Twitter.[8] She also actively discusses topics such as browsing adult-oriented doujinshi magazines and talks at length about searching for images of that manner in her streams.[9]
In December 2023, Houshou Marine performed at the annual FNS Music Festival by Fuji TV, becoming the first VTuber to be invited onto the show.[10] She was invited onto the show again the next year.[11]
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Activity
Internet radio
Games
- World of Warships (2020)[15]
- Neptunia Virtual Stars (2020)
- Touhou Spell Bubble (2020)
- Rakugaki Kingdom (2021)
- Caravan Stories (2021)
- Aquarium (2022)[16]
- Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble (2022)
- Valkyrie Connect (2023)[17]
- Cubic Stars (2023)
- Truth of Beauty Witch -Marine's treasure ship- (2023)[18]
- White Cat Project (2024)
- Rift of the NecroDancer (2025)[19]
Film
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Japanese dub[20]
Live concerts
2020
- hololive 1st fes. Nonstop Story, January 24, Toyosu Pit[21][22][23]
- V×R GAME Nazotoki Valentine, February 7 – March 1, Lazona Kawasaki Plaza[24]
- Aeru! Hanaseru! VTuber Oshaberi Fes on Valentine, Hololive hen (会える！ 話せる！ VTuberおしゃべりフェス on バレンタイン ホロライブ編), February 16, 3331 Arts Chiyoda[25]
- VTuber Fes Japan @ Niconico Net Chōkaigi 2020 (ニコニコネット超会議2020), April 18–19, Niconico livestream[26]）
- VARK Presents. hololive Virtual LIVE series in VARK "Cinderella switch: Futari de miru Hololive" vol.1, September 27, VARK[27]
- hololive 2nd fes. Beyond the Stage STAGE2, December 21, paid online livestream[28]
2021
- hololive IDOL PROJECT 1st Live. "Bloom,", February 17, Tokyo Garden Theatre[29]
- Kuro-Obi Virtual Idol Power 2021, June 27, paid online livestream[30]
- Hololive Fantasy 1st Live Fan Fun Island, November 25, Tokyo Dome City Hall[31]
2022
- Hololive 3rd fes. Link Your Wish (1st Day), March 19, Makuhari Messe[32]
- Minato Aqua One Man Live 2022: Aqua Iro in Wonderland (湊あくあ ワンマンライブ2022「あくあ色 in わんだ〜☆らんど♪」), January 28, Toyosu Pit (Guest appearance)[33][34]
2023
- Hololive 4th fes. Our Bright Parade (2nd Day), March 19, Makuhari Messe[35]
- Hololive English 1st Concert – Connect the World, July 2, YouTube Theater (Guest appearance)[36]
- 1st Usada PekoLive -USAGI the MEGAMI!!-, December 6, Ariake Arena (Guest appearance)[37]
2024
- Hololive 5th fes. Capture the Moment (1st Day), March 16, Makuhari Messe
- hololive production x DreamHack Melbourne 2024: Down Under, April 27, Rod Laver Arena (Guest appearance)[38]
- hololive GAMERS fes. Cho-Cho-Cho-Cho GAMERS (hololive GAMERS fes. 超超超超ゲーマーズ), May 25, Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Guest appearance)[39]
- Houshou Marine 1st Live "Ahoy!! You're All Pirates ", December 7–8, K-Arena Yokohama[40]
2025
- Hololive 6th fes. Color Rise Harmony (2nd Day), March 9, Makuhari Messe
Books
- Houshou Marine Fanbook & Comic Anthology #TreasurePirate'sLog (宝鐘マリン ファンブック&コミックアンソロジー #お宝海賊日誌), published 2022, ISBN 9784049142075.[41]
- Shirogane Noel & Houshou Marine 1st Photo Book: Double Date (白銀ノエル＆宝鐘マリン 1st PHOTO BOOK ふたりデート), published 2023, ISBN 978-4299034335.[42]
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