Glossary

The following are a list of general terms and phrases often used within the Hololive and Virtual YouTuber communities.

Glossary

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8

• Multiple 8s indicate the sound of clapping (pachi pachi pachi) in Japanese.

A

AkaSupa

• Short for Red Super Chat. Aka (赤), being the Japanese for red. The most expensive tier for Super Chat are colored red on streams.

B

Bakage

• Bakage (バカゲー) means "silly game". These involve games played on streams that are purely nonsensical and silly.

Batsu game

• Batsu games (罰ゲーム) are a common element in Japanese variety shows. Meaning "punishment game", this takes place when a losing VTuber takes a challenge which is unpleasant to them. See also: Batsu game on Wikipedia.

G

Grass

• See Kusa.

Guerilla

• Streams that are not officially scheduled in advance. Viewers may not know about the stream happening until the moment they begin. Some VTubers often announce or decide if they will do a guerilla stream or not on their social media.

H

HoloGra

• Short for Holo no Graffiti.

I

Ikebo

• Ikebo (イケボ) is short for Ikemen voice (イケメンボイス) which means "a handsome guy's voice". Used often to describe a (female) VTuber speaking in their "handsome" male voice. Also a term used in the Utaite community.

K

Kusa

• Japanese for "grass" which is an internet slang roughly equivalent to "lol". Laughing is often expressed using "w", which stands for "wara" (笑) meaning laughter. Lots of wwwww in a row looks like grass.

L

L2D

• Animated 2D models that can track a person's movements and replicate them on screen. Most Virtual YouTubers use them for streaming. See also: Live2D on Wikipedia.

M

Mama

• Refers to the Virtual YouTuber's Character Designer/Illustrator. See also: Papa.

MMD

• Animated 3D models that can track a person's movements and replicate them on screen. Most Virtual YouTubers use them for streaming in their 3D forms. See also: MikuMikuDance on Wikipedia.

P

Papa

• Refers to the Virtual YouTuber's Character Designer/Illustrator. See also: Mama.

S

Seiso

• A VTuber meme, Seiso (清楚) is a term which can be translated as "wholesome". It refers to a character type defined by innocence, purity, and propriety. It is also used ironically to refer to a character who definitely does not have those qualities, or who tries and fails to act pure and wholesome. "Seiso" as a meme originated with Siro and is strongly associated with Tsukino Mito (in both cases, in ironic usage).

SupaCha

• YouTube's monetizing system for their streaming service, alongside Super Stickers and Memberships.

T

Taiki

• Taiki (待機) means "stand-by". Viewers use it on the stream's live chat to indicate when they are waiting before the scheduled stream begins.

Totsu machi

• Meaning "Call-in", Totsu machi (凸待ち) are streams where a VTuber waits for prearranged callers (usually other VTubers) to take turns having unscripted conversations with the host. The guests can potentially introduce subjects or questions that the host is unprepared for or are reluctant to discuss on-air, so totsu machi can be considered a form of batsu game from losing a competitive bet.

U

Utawaku

• Japanese for "Live singing", Utawaku (歌枠) are streams where a VTuber sings songs live through a track list that may or may not be completely predetermined. The singer may solicit viewer suggestions and may also fulfill viewer requests by briefly singing a capella for a few lines of the requested song.

V

VTuber

• An online entertainer or live streamer who is typically represented by a digital avatar generated by computer graphics such as Live2D. See also: Virtual YouTuber on Wikipedia.

Y

YAGOO

• Nickname of the COVER corp. CEO Motoaki Tanigo. The name YAGOO itself originated from one of Roboco's streams, where Oozora Subaru misspelled Tanigo as Yagoo.

Z

Zatsudan

• Meaning "Free talk", Zatsudan (雑談) is a segment of, or an entire stream, during which a VTuber casually talks about miscellaneous topics. This may involve viewer interactions and impromptu Question & Answer sessions, typically through the use of the Marshmallow site.