MaHOROBA

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MaHOROBA (まほろば) is a Japanese independent Virtual YouTuber & content creator group, and also formerly a VTuber agency. The agency was owned and operated by PRISMO Inc. from 2020 to 2023, after which MaHOROBA continued operating as an indie group.

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Former Members (13) No longer affiliated

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2020

On 28 November, PRISMO Inc. launched MaHOROBA as a VTuber agency. The independent VTubers <a href="https://twitter.com/Nyako_Shofuku" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shofuku Nyako</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Mendako_Vtuber" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mendako-chan</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/_310_76_" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satou Namu</a> joined the agency as MaHOROBA's starting lineup of talents dubbed "Generation 0".

2021

On 19 February, <a href="https://twitter.com/AkariKureha" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kureha Akari</a> made her debut. On 20 February, <a href="/wiki/Nemori_Petty" data-wiki-target="Nemori Petty">Nemori Petty</a> made her debut. On 21 February, <a href="https://twitter.com/sakurametemari" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sakurame Temari</a> made her debut. On 3 July, <a href="https://twitter.com/NinaNatsuki" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Natsuki Nina</a> made her debut as the last member of MaHOROBA's Generation 1.

2022

On 26 March, <a href="https://twitter.com/Hanaguni_Anne" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hanaguni Anne</a> made her debut.

2023

On 6 May, <a href="https://twitter.com/Sorara_Pyon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sorara Pyon</a> made her debut. On 3 June, MaHOROBA announced that Kureha Akari would go into indefinite hiatus at the end of July, with her last stream scheduled on 30 June. On 30 June, Kureha Akari held her last stream before going into indefinite hiatus. On 6 August, MaHOROBA announced that Nemori Petty would go into indefinite hiatus at the end of August.

2024

On 21 January, <a href="/wiki/Oshitsuka_Myuna" data-wiki-target="Oshitsuka Myuna">Oshitsuka Myuna</a> made her debut, following an announcement by MaHOROBA the day before. On 7 July, Satou Namu announced in a stream that she was stopping her activities as a MaHOROBA VTuber talent and transferring to MaHOROBA Creators, where she will be working as a non-VTuber content creator, effective on 22 July. On 21 July, Satou Namu held her graduation stream, her last as a VTuber and on the next day changed her name on Twitter to "<a href="https://twitter.com/_541_76_" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Koyoi Namu</a>" (こよいなむ), as a MaHOROBA Creator. On 7 October, Sorara Pyon held her last stream before going into indefinite hiatus. On 12 October, <a href="https://twitter.com/SiraneIzu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shirane Izu</a> made her debut. On 14 December, Natsuki Nina announced that she was ending her VTuber activities, shifting to working as a video creator while also changing her name to "<a href="https://twitter.com/nachamachama" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nachama</a>" (なちゃま).

2025

On 15 February, Hanaguni Anne announced that she was retiring on 16 March. On 16 March, Hanaguni Anne held her graduation stream and retired. On 16 June, MaHOROBA announced that the independent VTubers <a href="https://twitter.com/Y_ghostDoll_" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wasurenagusa Yume</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/KurenaiBear" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kurenai Bear</a> have joined the group, with both also holding their own announcement streams. On 25 June, Nachama (formerly Natsuki Nina before her rebranding) returned to streaming as a VTuber and unprivated her archives. On 29 June, MaHOROBA announced Sakuraya Pyume's departure from the group. She continues her activities as an unaffiliated independent. On 2 July, Sorara Pyon returned to streaming, but as an unaffiliated independent VTuber. On the same day, she also officially announced her departure from the group. On 5 October, MaHOROBA announced that the independent VTuber <a href="https://twitter.com/_Coco_Mo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cocoa Moca</a> has joined the group. On 29 November, MaHOROBA announced that the independent VTubers <a href="https://twitter.com/shiorin_fps" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Uki Shiori</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Yutsuzu_Vtuber" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shunotsuchi Yutsuzu</a> have joined the group.

Transition into indie group

On 28 August, MaHOROBA announced that PRISMO Inc. was withdrawing from the VTuber business effective on 1 September 2023, upon which MaHOROBA will continue operations as an independent VTuber group, together with its remaining active members. However, the IP rights for Gen 1 members who went on hiatus remained with PRISMO Inc., so it will be difficult and unlikely for them to resume streaming under these identities. On 29 August, MaHOROBA announced the upcoming debuts of two new members: <a href="https://twitter.com/sakuraya_pyume" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sakuraya Pyume</a> as a new MaHOROBA VTuber, and <a href="https://twitter.com/YOMOHIRAAA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yomohira</a> as a member of the "MaHOROBA Creators", a non-VTuber content creator. On 1 September, Sakuraya Pyume made her debut. On 6 October, MaHOROBA announced that Sakurame Temari would go into indefinite hiatus starting on 30 October. In late November, Shofuku Nyako and Mendako-chan departed from the group and returned to being unaffiliated independent VTubers, starting in December. On 16 December, MaHOROBA staff member <a href="/wiki/Isumi_Sia" data-wiki-target="Isumi Sia">Isumi Sia</a> made her debut as one of the group's VTuber talents.

MaHOROBA Talents

VTuber members after MaHOROBA stopped being an agency. As an indie group, all members are considered independents.

MaHOROBA Creators

Other content creator members, they upload videos and typically stream infrequently with just a static model (i.e. a "pngtuber"). |-| MaHOROBA (2020 VTuber agency) =

Generation 0

Independent VTubers who joined as MaHOROBA's starting lineup of talents.

Generation 1

Four members who debuted in 2021.

Solo Debutants

Two members who debuted individually in 2022 and 2023.

Known staff

Former staff members from MaHOROBA's time as an agency.

Trivia

<ul><li>The name of the group comes from the ancient Japanese word "" that roughly means "a faraway, wonderful place".</li><li>Kureha Akari's design was specifically ordered by the president of PRISMO Inc., unlike the other members of Gen 1.</li><li><a href="/wiki/Isumi_Sia" data-wiki-target="Isumi Sia">Isumi Sia</a> is a former staff member and also the character designer for her junior <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Shirane_Izu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shirane Izu</a>.</li></ul>

Media

<ul><li><a href="https://mahoroba.world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MaHOROBA VTuberGroup | まほろば</a> - Official website</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MaHOROBA_World" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">まほろば MaHOROBA</a> - YouTube channel</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/mahoroba_vt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">まほろば</a> - Official Twitter account</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/mahoroba_day" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">まほろばの日常</a> - Staff Twitter account (inactive)</li></ul>

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Former Members (13) No longer affiliated

Hanaguni Anne

Isumi Sia

Kureha Akari

Kurenai Bear

Nachama

夏月ニナ / Natsuki Nina

Nemori Petty

Oshitsuka Myuna

Sakurame Temari

Satou Namu

招福にゃこ / Shofuku Nyako

Sirane Izu

Yume Wasurenagusa

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