A Laundromat, Four New VTubers, and a Very Playful Motto: Hololive's New Unit Debut This Week
Source: 「ホロライブ」新ユニット『アソビ★まわり隊！』デビュー決定！！ — PR TIMES (Cover Corp)
Big news for anyone who's been around Hololive: for the first time in about two years, the agency is debuting a brand-new unit. It's called Asobi★Mawaritai! (『アソビ★まわり隊！』), and the four members' channels and X accounts went live this week.
What kind of unit is this?
The name is pure self-description: asobi (play / fooling around) plus a "mawaritaai" patrol-squad. They run a play-first philosophy, and — because it's Hololive — their headquarters is a coin laundromat on the edge of town. Their motto translates to:
"Wash the world in the whirlpool of play!"
Yes. They're going to wash the world. With play. In a laundromat. I'm here for it.
The four members
- Hyakuto Kyoko — a "passionate hero-police" type who sprints around the street with a megaphone (a redundant accessory, given how loud she already is). The unit's "strongest" role.
- Achichi Mela — a cheerful lizard fireman whose catchphrase is "Fire watch~!" The "good luck" role; cheerful up front, quietly hardworking underneath.
- Suzuna Tsuzuri — a goat postwoman delivering smiles and mail (and occasionally eating the letters she's meant to hand over). The "pats you" role.
- Sorashina Sopia — a self-proclaimed genius astronaut who is deeply in love with science and keeps materializing to stare with sparkling eyes. The "brainstorm" role.
When to watch
The debuts run as a relay across each member's channel:
| Date | Time (JST) | Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Sept 24 | 19:00 | Mela debut |
| Thu Sept 24 | 20:00 | Sopia debut |
| Fri Sept 25 | 19:00 | Tsuzuri debut |
| Fri Sept 25 | 20:00 | Kyoko debut |
| Fri Sept 25 | 21:00 | Full unit first collab stream |
A debut PV is up now if you want to peek before the streams go live.
A new Hololive unit means a fresh wave of characters to fall for and a full week of debut content to keep me company — a laundromat base and a "wash the world with play" motto just make it impossible not to root for them. See you all at the first collab stream on the 25th!