Ranchu Kotobuki
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Profile of Ranchu Kotobuki, an active VTuber (RIONECTION). Previously part of Soyokaze. Gender: Female. Region: Japan. Streams primarily in japanese. Posts content to YouTube, X (Twitter), TikTok. Counts 5.7K followers on Twitter across their channels. Streams cover gaming. Common descriptors: goldfish. Active since 2021/05/21. Character work: illustrator by 221; live2d rigger by teltelhousi; 3d modeler by corocoma. Character design: Ranchu has a calico white & red-orange hair with dark blue highlights on the red-orange portions. In-character history: Her main YouTube channel was created on 30 March 2021. Trivia: As of 21 April 2026, Ranchu Kotobuki's main channel had 15,700 YouTube subscribers. Ranchu stands at 155cm, character age She can legally drink alcohol. Character birthday: 3 March. Signature emoji: 🏮🎀. Available media: an introduction video, a 8-image gallery. Wiki cross-references connect them to susuki-rei. Fanbase known as Ran Team (らんちぃむ). Also known as らんちぅ寿希, らんちぅ 寿希, らんちぅ寿希🏮🎀東京2/28、大阪4/18リアルイベント参加.
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Appearance
Ranchu has a calico white & red-orange hair with dark blue highlights on the red-orange portions. Her eyes have blue irises. As a goldfish girl, her calico hair color is reminiscent of certain goldfish colors.
Background
Her main YouTube channel was created on 30 March 2021. Her Twitter account was created in March 2021.
On 25 April 2021, she posted her debut trailer. This was followed on 10 May by her debut video.
Fans
- Her fans are called "Ran Team" (らんちぃむ).
Likes and dislikes
- Likes: karaoke, movies, traditional Japanese entertainment (e.g. ) ** Favorite food: steak , avocado, Japanese rare (no-bake) cheesecake
Miscellaneous
- As of 21 April 2026, Ranchu Kotobuki's main channel had 15,700 YouTube subscribers.
Lore
She was a goldfish who transformed into a human on the day of the summer festival.
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I'm Ranchu Kotobuki, an anime song VSinger who turns the gloom in her heart into blazing hot, emotional singing.
Ranchu Kotobuki is a goldfish girl VTuber who does a variety of content such as games, singing and free talk. One day during a summer festival, she transformed into her human form.
2021
On 21 May, at 9PM JST, Ranchu held her debut livestream.
2022
On 3 March, Ranchu celebrated her birthday in 3D and announced an upcoming new outfit.
On 21 May, she celebrated her 1st anniversary.
2023
On 22 May, Ranchu celebrated her 2nd anniversary.
In October, she gained a massive boost in YouTube subscribers, going from just over 5,000 at the end of September to 13,000 at the end of October.
2024
On 10 February, Ranchu held her first 3D Live (concert) stream.
On 21 May, she celebrated her 3rd anniversary and debuted a new outfit. The design is a more modern look consisting of an oversized open blue jacket over a skimpy white top, paired with hot pants and a blue cap.
2025
On 28 January, Ranchu applied for jig.jp's VTuber Touryumon public audition program as its 15th applicant, receiving an overall evaluation of 🪭🪭 (2 out of 5: did not pass) from the judges. Had she passed, she would have been allowed to join their "VTuber Touryumon BOX" agency.
On 21 May, she celebrated her 4th anniversary and debuted a new outfit. The design is pro-wrestling themed, featuring a crown on her head, a black eyepatch and most notably, a championship belt on her waist, while holding a black flag with the words "Kotobuki Teikoku" (寿希帝国, Kotobuki Empire).
In September, she joined the TikTok-focused VTuber agency Soyokaze, with her re-debut stream on TikTok scheduled for 12 September.
On 14 November, she received an "Exemplary Maid" award from the agency for her performance in their "Soyokaze Maid Week" event, where she came in 2nd place with 250,193 maid points, ahead of Susuki Rei at 128,144 points and behind Sasuga Yana at 326,839 points.
2026
On 11 January, Soyokaze announced Ranchu's departure from the agency. She confirms the announcement, and expressed regret that she wasn't able to hold an agency graduation stream, continuing as an independent VTuber afterward.
On 3 March, she signed up to become an affiliate of RIOT MUSIC's RIONECTION production support group. She has not joined RIOT MUSIC or become a corporate VTuber with this, as RIONECTION is not an agency.
Identity
- She is a goldfish girl. * Her birthday on 3 March is known as "Goldfish Day" (金魚の日) in Japan. * Ranchu (らんちぅ) is not a normal Japanese name, and also not her family name given that it is written in hiragana (Japanese family names are always written in kanji). It is a reference to the goldfish variety. * It's unclear whether Kotobuki (寿希) is her family name. ** Her full name Ranchu Kotobuki (らんちぅ寿希) is written in a way that suggests it is a stage name (it's not in the traditional East Asian family name-first name order).
Media
- らんちぅ寿希TV - YouTube channel
- らんちぅ寿希Live - YouTube channel (VSinger, Covers)
- 切り抜き金魚【らんちぅ寿希切り抜きCh】 - YouTube channel (Clips)
- @ranchukotobuki - Twitter account
- @redknifeRT - Twitter account (RP and TikTok-related secondary account)
- @ranchukotobuki - TikTok account
- らんちぅ寿希🏮🎀／Vtuber - Pixiv FANBOX account
- らんちぅ寿希🏮🎀@Vtuber - BOOTH store
- らんちぅ寿希（Ranchu Kotobuki） - Lit.Link directory