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Dsvonj{{Nihongo|'''Gawr Gura'''|がうる・ぐら}} is a [[virtual YouTuber]] affiliateddgbnjop with [[Hololive Production|Hololive English]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/akdj3z/the-vtuber-industry-corporatization-labor-and-kawaii|title=The Vtuber Industry: Corporatization, Labor, and Kawaii|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=2020-12-22|accessdate=2022-05-31|archive-date=2022-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531221328/https://www.vice.com/en/article/akdj3z/the-vtuber-industry-corporatization-labor-and-kawaii}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.sg/who-irys-meet-new-virtual-youtuber-hololive-58949|title=Who is IRYS? Meet New Virtual YouTuber of Hololive|website=[[International Business Times]]|date=2021-07-19|accessdate=2022-05-31|archive-date=2022-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531232318/https://www.ibtimes.sg/who-irys-meet-new-virtual-youtuber-hololive-58949}}</ref> She is a member of '''Hololive English – Myth''' (stylized as '''HoloMyth'''), alongside {{Nihongo|Takanashi Kiara {{small|{{bracket|[[:ja:小鳥遊キアラ|ja]]}}}}|小鳥遊キアラ}}, [[Mori Calliope]],<ref>Previously named 森美声 in Japanese with the same pronunciation. Officially renamed on 1 September 2021 per {{Cite web|title=弊社「ホロライブEnglish」所属タレント「森美声（もり・かりおぺ）」芸名変更のお知らせ|url=https://hololive.hololivepro.com/news/20210901-02/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=hololive.hololivepro.com|language=ja|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007104428/https://hololive.hololivepro.com/news/20210901-02/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Nihongo|Ninomae Ina'nis {{small|{{bracket|[[:ja:一伊那尓栖|ja]]}}}}|一伊那尓栖}}, and {{Nihongo|Watson Amelia {{small|{{bracket|[[:ja:ワトソン・アメリア (バーチャルYouTuber)|ja]]}}}}|ワトソン・アメリア}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TALENT(myth) {{!}} hololive official website |url=https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=hololive.hololivepro.com |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426204408/https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents |url-status=live }}</ref> She debuted on ,sverhojSeptember 13, 2020, and has since become the most subscribed virtual YouTuber, amassing over 4 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/new-vtuber-gawr-gura-is-taking-a-bite-out-of-youtube/|title=New VTuber Gawr Gura is Taking a Bite out of YouTube|author=Kara Dennison|website=[[Otaku USA Magazine]]|date=2020-11-22|accessdate=2022-03-16|archive-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316080833/https://otakuusamagazine.com/new-vtuber-gawr-gura-is-taking-a-bite-out-of-youtube/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="a1">{{cite web|url=https://animecorner.me/gawr-gura-breaks-3-million-subscriber-milestone/|title=Gawr Gura Breaks 3 Million Subscriber Milestone|author=Kimberly Dakis|website=Anime Corner|date=2021-07-07|accessdate=2020-03-16|archive-date=December 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204081442/https://animecorner.me/gawr-gura-breaks-3-million-subscriber-milestone/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Newgent |first=Sean |date=2020-10-27 |title=The rise of Vtubers: The wave of the future or a flash in the pan? |url=https://www.kgun9.com/entertainment/the-rise-of-vtubers-the-wave-of-the-future-or-a-flash-in-the-pan |work=[[KGUN-TV|KGUN 9]] |access-date=2022-03-16 |archive-date=February 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208205221/https://www.kgun9.com/entertainment/the-rise-of-vtubers-the-wave-of-the-future-or-a-flash-in-the-pan |url-status=live }}</ref> Her [[livestream]]s focus on entertainmentsfglnj
 
, and primarily consist of [[Let's Play]]s, [[karaoke]], and chats with the audience. Gura is often called "Same-chan"srovp in Japan, ''same'' (サメ) meaning [[shark]].<ref>{{cite news|access-date=November 5, 2020|archive-date=2021-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422122256/https://panora.tokyo/archives/11617|date=October 8, 2020|publisher=[[PANORA]]|title=「サメちゃん」ことHololive EN・Gawr Guraのチャンネル登録者が急増 ついに「四天王超え」のトップ10内に|url=https://panora.tokyo/archives/11617|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Career==
[[Cover Corporation]] announced auditions for English speakers from April 23 to May 24, 2020, following the global success of its Japanese VTuber lineup.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1253249150533029888|user=hololive_En|title=<nowiki>[Grand announcements] #hololiveaudition #holoEN #hololive English speaking VTuber Audition begins NOW! Apply now! AND with that being said, the English version of our homepage has also been released! Please take a look!</nowiki>}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2020-04-23 |title=VTuber Auditions |url=https://en.hololive.tv/audition |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426101243/https://en.hololive.tv/audition |archive-date=2020-04-26 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=[[Hololive Production]]}}</ref> The design of Gawr Gura was illustrated by Amashiro Natsuki,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-15|language=vi|title=甘城なつき/ Nachoneko💤 (@amsrntk3) / Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/amsrntk3/status/1303659200547975169|url-status=live|website=Twitter|archive-date=March 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329004805/https://twitter.com/amsrntk3/status/1303659200547975169}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=新見直 |date=2020-09-09 |title=「ホロライブEnglish」誕生 ホロライブ初の英語圏向けVTuberグループ |url=https://kai-you.net/article/78048 |publisher=[[KAI-YOU]] |accessdate=2020-09-27 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509053637/https://kai-you.net/article/78048 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the original modeling was done by Shin Umiushi.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-15|language=ja|title=深海潮 (@Shin_umiushi_O) / Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/shin_umiushi_o/status/1304907477293572096|url-status=live|website=Twitter|archive-date=September 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912221933/https://twitter.com/Shin_umiushi_O/status/1304907477293572096}}</ref>
 
Gura's Twitter activities first began on September 9, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=株式会社イン��レス |date=2021-01-18 |title=ホロライブENのVTuber「Gawr Gura」、チャンネル登録200万人突破 「スカイリム」実況配信で達成。デビュー4カ月でVTuber世界2位に |url=https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1300821.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119032050/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1300821.html |archive-date=2021-01-19 |work=GAME Watch |language=ja |accessdate=2021-02-08 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her first YouTube livestream was broadcast at 6&nbsp;am JST on September 13,<ref name="Anime News Network">{{Cite web |date=2020-09-10 |title=VTuber Group Hololive English is Set to Debut |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-09-10/vtuber-group-hololive-english-is-set-to-debut/.163871 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |accessdate=2020-09-27 |archive-date=September 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912005937/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-09-10/vtuber-group-hololive-english-is-set-to-debut/.163871 |url-status=live }}</ref> to a viewership of approximately 45,000 people; the [[Video on demand|VOD]] gained over dgofnkj800,000 views in the span of three days.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=D'Anastasio |first=Cecilia |date=2020-11-15 |title=Anime Avatars Are Going Mainstream on Twitch |magazine=[[Wired (Magazine)|WIRED]] |url=https://www.wired.com/story/vtube-streaming-twitch-pokimane/ |accessdate=2022-03-16 |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307210435/https://www.wired.com/story/vtube-streaming-twitch-pokimane/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 28, "Gawr Gura" was listed in the [[Niconico]] Japanese Internet Pop 100 as one of the top 100 most popular search terms of that year on Niconico and [[Pixiv]], ranking 99th.<ref>{{Cite web |title=「ネット流行語100」2020 ニコニコ大百科×ピクシブ百科事典 |url=https://site.nicovideo.jp/2020nettrend100/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218165741/https://site.nicovideo.jp/2020nettrend100/ |archive-date=2020-12-18 |accessdate=2020-11-28 |publisher=[[Dwango (company){{!}}Dwango]]}}</ref>
 
Her channel reached 1 million subscribers on October 22, 2020,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-date=2020-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103210510/https://panora.tokyo/archives/12350|publisher=PANORA|title=【速報】「サメちゃん」ことホロライブEnglish・Gawr Gura、ついに登録者100万人を突破 VTuber史上最速＆3人目|date=October 22, 2020 |url=https://panora.tokyo/archives/12350|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="a2">{{cite web |author=Miles Thomas |date=2020-10-22 |title=VTuber Gawr Gura Hits Milestone of 1 Million Subscribers on YouTube |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/10/22-1/vtuber-gawr-gura-hits-milestone-of-1-million-subscribers-on-youtube |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |accessdate=2022-03-16 |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217022434/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/10/22-1/vtuber-gawr-gura-hits-milestone-of-1-million-subscribers-on-youtube |url-status=live }}</ref> which was the fastest growth of any VTuber channel. She is the third vbdpjln overall to reach 1 million, behind [[Kizuna AI]] and {{ill|Kaguya Luna|jp|輝夜月}}.<ref name=":0" /> On January 18, her channel subscribers surpassed 2 million, making her the second VTuber to reach this milestone, second only to Kizuna AI,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-18 |title=ホロライブENのVTuber「Gawr Gura」、チャンネル登録200万人突破 |url=https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1300/821/amp.index.html |publisher=GAME Watch |accessdate=2021-04-24 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324180426/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1300821.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2021-01-17 |title=VTuber Gawr Gura Swims Past 2 Million Subscribers on YouTube |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/01/17-1/vtuber-gawr-gura-swims-past-2-million-subscribers-on-youtube |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |accessdate=2022-03-16 |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217022445/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/01/17-1/vtuber-gawr-gura-swims-past-2-million-subscribers-on-youtube |url-status=live }}</ref> and she celebrated with a karaoke stream on January 23.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[2MILLON PARTY]HOLOLIVE KARAOKE!!gurats2M |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTwHCC4stu8&t=3148s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130010052/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTwHCC4stu8&t=3148s |archive-date=2021-01-30 |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2021-01-23 |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 7, her first outfit reveal stream reached a peak of 194,280 simultaneous viewers,<ref>{{Cite web |title=新衣裝發布 |date=April 30, 2021 |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000407.000030268.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628174335/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000407.000030268.html |archive-date=2021-06-28 |language=ja |accessdate=2021-05-07 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=[NEW OUTFIT REVEAL]Gawr Gura | website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=QdG2fpj1ybk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514143729/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=QdG2fpj1ybk |archive-date=2021-05-14 |accessdate=2021-05-07 |url-status=live}}</ref> breaking the VTuber record previously held by Sakura Miko (about 145,000).<ref>{{Cite web |author=亞小安 |title=貓鯊魅力難擋，噶嗚·古拉新衣直播同時觀看人數打破Vtuber歷史記錄 |url=https://www.4gamers.com.tw/news/detail/47855/gawr-gura-new-clothes-live-breaks-the-historical-record-of-the-number-of-simultaneous-viewers-of-vtuber |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515170249/https://www.4gamers.com.tw/news/detail/47855/gawr-gura-new-clothes-live-breaks-the-historical-record-of-the-number-of-simultaneous-viewers-of-vtuber |archive-date=2021-05-15 |access-date=2021-05-10 |work=4Gamers 官方網站 |language=zh-Hant |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Daryl Harding |date=2021-05-07 |title=Gawr Gura's New Outfit Reveal Nets Largest VTuber Stream Ever |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/05/07/gawr-guras-new-outfit-reveal-nets-largest-vtuber-stream-ever |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |accessdate=2022-03-16 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316080833/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/05/07/gawr-guras-new-outfit-reveal-nets-largest-vtuber-stream-ever |url-status=live }}</ref> Her first original song, "REFLECT", was released on June 21, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gawr |first=Gura |date=21 June 2021 |title=[ORIGINAL] REFLECT – Gawr Gura |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGgEFoI9MhE |via=YouTube |accessdate=2022-03-15 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316070116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGgEFoI9MhE |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=Gawr Gura 'Reflect' Music Video Released |url=https://www.siliconera.com/gawr-gura-reflect-music-video-released-includes-lyrics/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329041801/https://www.siliconera.com/gawr-gura-reflect-music-video-released-includes-lyrics/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 30, 5:01&nbsp;a.m. (UTC+0), she reached 2.97&nbsp;million subscribers on July 1, surpassing [[Kizuna AI]] as the most subscribed VTuber on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |author=Daryl Harding |date=2021-07-01 |title=Gawr Gura Swims Past Kizuna AI to Be the Most Subscribed VTuber Ever |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/07/01-1/gawr-gura-swims-past-kizuna-ai-to-be-the-most-subscribed-vtuber-ever |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |accessdate=2022-03-16 |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701092112/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/07/01-1/gawr-gura-swims-past-kizuna-ai-to-be-the-most-subscribed-vtuber-ever |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Daryl |title=Gawr Gura Swims Past Kizuna AI to Be the Most Subscribed VTuber Ever |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/07/01-1/gawr-gura-swims-past-kizuna-ai-to-be-the-most-subscribed-vtuber-ever |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Crunchyroll |language=en-us |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701092112/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/07/01-1/gawr-gura-swims-past-kizuna-ai-to-be-the-most-subscribed-vtuber-ever |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=【速報】サメちゃんこと VTuber がうる・ぐら (Gawr Gura) キズナアイのチャンネル登録者数を速報値で上回る |date=June 30, 2021 |url=https://p2y.jp/vtuber-gawr-gura-overtaken-kizuna-ai-youtube-subscribers-with-a-bulletin-value/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630050831/https://p2y.jp/vtuber-gawr-gura-overtaken-kizuna-ai-youtube-subscribers-with-a-bulletin-value/ |archive-date=2021-06-30 |language=ja |accessdate=2021-06-30 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=古拉訂閱數超越絆愛成全球第一，Vtuber歷史寫下新里程碑 |url=https://www.4gamers.com.tw/news/detail/48751/the-number-of-gura-subscriptions-surpasses-kizuna-ai |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701025037/https://www.4gamers.com.tw/news/detail/48751/the-number-of-gura-subscriptions-surpasses-kizuna-ai |archive-date=2021-07-01 |language=zh-tw |accessdate=2021-07-01 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-03 |title=Gawr Gura Has Surpassed Kizuna Ai in YouTube Subscribers |url=https://www.siliconera.com/gawr-gura-has-surpassed-kizuna-ai-in-youtube-subscribers/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329041801/https://www.siliconera.com/gawr-gura-has-surpassed-kizuna-ai-in-youtube-subscribers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 4, she became the first virtual YouTuber to reach 3 million subscribers, and subsequently 4&nbsp;million subscribers on June 16, 2022.<ref name="a1" /><ref>{{cite web |date=2021-07-05 |title=Gawr Gura of hololive English is first Vtuber to reach 3 million subscribers for single channel |url=https://grapee.jp/en/177573 |website=grapee Japan |accessdate=2022-03-16 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928022652/https://grapee.jp/en/177573 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=hololive EN「鯊鯊」達成 300 萬訂閱！名副其實的頂尖掠食者 |date=July 4, 2021 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/gawr-gura-300-084426369.html |access-date=2021-07-04 |publisher=Yahoo新聞 |language=zh-tw |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619212713/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/gawr-gura-300-084426369.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On July 3, 2021, it was announced that a Gawr Gura [[Nendoroid]] figure would be produced,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lada |first=Jenna |date=2021-07-03 |title=Gawr Gura and Mori Calliope Among Hololive Vtuber Figures Announced |work=[[Siliconera]] |url=https://www.siliconera.com/gawr-gura-and-mori-calliope-among-hololive-vtuber-figures-announced/ |accessdate=2022-03-16 |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110104731/https://www.siliconera.com/gawr-gura-and-mori-calliope-among-hololive-vtuber-figures-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1411438365652705281|user=GoodSmile_US|title=Attention shrimps, Nendoroid Gawr Gura from hololive production splashes onto the scene! She is currently in production. More details, including a preorder window are coming soon so stay tuned for more! #hololive #goodsmile}}</ref> and on August 6, pre-orders for the figure were opened.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AAAA🦈黏土人噶嗚·古拉開放預訂 |url=https://www.4gamers.com.tw/news/detail/49370/nendoroid-gawr-gura |language=zh-tw |accessdate=2021-08-06 |archive-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604050050/https://www.4gamers.com.tw/news/detail/49370/nendoroid-gawr-gura |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 18, 2022, following her 3D debut live performance at [[Makuhari Messe]], it was announced that the life-sized figure and 1/7-scale figure of Gura, which were both displayed at the expo, would be auctioned for charity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life-Sized Gawr Gura Figure To Be Sold at Charity Auction |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-03-22/life-sized-gawr-gura-figure-to-be-sold-at-charity-auction/.183824 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Anime News Network |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329053833/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-03-22/life-sized-gawr-gura-figure-to-be-sold-at-charity-auction/.183824 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Agonoy |first=Jay |date=2022-03-26 |title=VTuber News Round-Up: Week of March 20, 2022 |url=https://animecorner.me/vtuber-news-round-up-week-of-march-20-2022/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Anime Corner |language=en-us |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329041801/https://animecorner.me/vtuber-news-round-up-week-of-march-20-2022/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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