# Inugami Korone (戌神ころね)
**Inugami Korone** (戌神ころね) is a Japanese virtual YouTuber (VTuber) affiliated with hololive production, a member of the hololive GAMERS unit who debuted on April 13, 2019 and streams gameplay, singing, and talk content on her YouTube channel, Korone Ch. 戌神ころね.[1](https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/inugami-korone/) • [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qap7HFEx_oM) Her official character profile describes her as a dog at a bakery in the city, watching the shop and playing games in her spare time, and her greeting is "ぉぁよ～！ゆびゆび～" (oayo, yubi yubi, a finger-finger catchphrase).[1](https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/inugami-korone/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Debut | First stream on April 13, 2019, as a member of hololive GAMERS[1](https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/inugami-korone/) • [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qap7HFEx_oM) |
| Character | A dog who keeps watch over a bakery in the city and plays games in her free time[1](https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/inugami-korone/) |
| Birthday / height | October 1; 156 cm[1](https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/inugami-korone/) |
| Character designer | FukaHire[1](https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/inugami-korone/) |
| Fan name | Koronesuki (ころねすきー); stream tag #生神もんざえもん, fan-art tag #できたてころね[1](https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/inugami-korone/) |
| Subscriber milestones | 1.55 million YouTube subscribers and 800,000 Twitter followers as of June 17, 2021; 3.7 million subscribers in a Q3 2023 industry ranking; about 2.3 million subscribers and 1.5 million Twitter followers per a recent tracker[3](https://files.microcms-assets.io/assets/6368857617454c2591b02acff18e76bb/743dc9b4ced54ff08d1ab3437de4d504/___20210618___VTuber________________________________________________________________________________________________________.pdf) • [4](https://5918623.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5918623/Stream%20Hatchet%20Reports/Q3%202023%20Report%20-%20Live%20Streaming%20Trends%20%281%29.pdf) • [5](https://bacharu.io/vtuber/inugami-korone) |
| Named game appearance | *Evil God Korone*, a Tsugunohi collaboration horror game released November 7, 2021[6](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1748610/Evil_God_Korone/) |
## Character and debut
The character concept places Korone as the watchdog of an urban bakery, gaming during quiet hours.[1](https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/inugami-korone/) Her name plays on the inugami, a dog spirit of [Japanese folklore](https://www.edgepedia.org/japanese-folklore); English-speaking fans use nicknames such as Korone, Doggo, and Doog.[7](https://uchuwiki.com/w/%E6%88%8C%E7%A5%9E%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%AD) • [5](https://bacharu.io/vtuber/inugami-korone)
Her first broadcast, titled "！！！！はじめまして！！！！" (Nice to meet you!!!!), went live on April 13, 2019 on the Korone Ch. 戌神ころね channel, and the video description introduced her as a member of hololive GAMERS alongside [Shirakami Fubuki](https://www.edgepedia.org/shirakami-fubuki), Nekomata Okayu, and Ookami Mio.[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qap7HFEx_oM) The debut stream had drawn over 900,000 views by the time of the source's capture.[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qap7HFEx_oM)
## Streaming style
**Retro games and endurance streams.** Korone centers her broadcasts on retro games, and her long endurance streams, in which she keeps attempting a game for many hours without giving up, have become a recognized part of hololive streaming culture.[8](https://kininaru-kiji.hatenablog.com/entry/2021/03/02/182236) • [7](https://uchuwiki.com/w/%E6%88%8C%E7%A5%9E%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%AD) Commentators credit her expressive reactions and distinctive intonation with making streams enjoyable even for viewers who do not understand Japanese.[8](https://kininaru-kiji.hatenablog.com/entry/2021/03/02/182236)
**Overseas audience.** Korone was among the hololive members whose overseas popularity grew earliest. A 2021 analysis attributed this to three factors: the accessibility of a dog motif, streams built around text-light action and retro games that are easy to follow without Japanese, and her use of simple English and English songs for overseas viewers.[8](https://kininaru-kiji.hatenablog.com/entry/2021/03/02/182236) English comments routinely fill her chat, and fans abroad have made her the subject of numerous memes.[7](https://uchuwiki.com/w/%E6%88%8C%E7%A5%9E%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%AD)
## OkaKoro and the GAMERS unit
Korone belongs to hololive GAMERS, the unit that also includes Shirakami Fubuki, Ookami Mio, and Nekomata Okayu.[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qap7HFEx_oM) Her pairing with Nekomata Okayu, known as "OkaKoro" (おかころ), is one of the most widely shared fan pairings in hololive; fan commentary treats the OkaKoro "marriage" material as a fan joke rather than a real couple.[9](https://wzz.co.jp/vtuber/article1552/)
## Growth and milestones
Korone's channel passed 1.55 million subscribers by June 17, 2021, when her Twitter following stood at 800,000.[3](https://files.microcms-assets.io/assets/6368857617454c2591b02acff18e76bb/743dc9b4ced54ff08d1ab3437de4d504/___20210618___VTuber________________________________________________________________________________________________________.pdf) A Q3 2023 Stream Hatchet report on top VTuber live-streaming creators listed her at 3.7 million YouTube subscribers.[4](https://5918623.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5918623/Stream%20Hatchet%20Reports/Q3%202023%20Report%20-%20Live%20Streaming%20Trends%20%281%29.pdf) A recent tracker lists her at about 2.3 million YouTube subscribers and 1.5 million Twitter followers.[5](https://bacharu.io/vtuber/inugami-korone)
## Games, music, and merchandise
Korone has been credited in several released games: *Evil God Korone* (2021), a horror collaboration with the Tsugunohi series in which the horror-game streamer appears as an evil goddess; *Wowowow Korone Box* (2021), tied to her original song "ころねの最凶天災わんだふぉーわーるど"; *Neptunia Virtual Stars* (2021); and *Megaton Musashi W: Wired* (2024) as a voice actor.[6](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1748610/Evil_God_Korone/) • [10](https://www.mobygames.com/person/1328030/inugami-korone/) *Evil God Korone* was developed by ImCyan and published by Vaka Game Magazine on November 7, 2021, and holds a Very Positive rating from 438 Steam user reviews, 94 percent positive.[6](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1748610/Evil_God_Korone/)
In June 2021, the figure brand spiritale, founded by Taito in August 2020, announced Korone's first 1/7 scale figure, with preorders opening June 25, 2021.[3](https://files.microcms-assets.io/assets/6368857617454c2591b02acff18e76bb/743dc9b4ced54ff08d1ab3437de4d504/___20210618___VTuber________________________________________________________________________________________________________.pdf) • [11](https://sculptors.jp/topics/2930) She also appears in the hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME as an SR holomen card, hBP03-065, in the Extra Booster Summer Hologram set.[12](https://hololive-official-cardgame.com/cardlist/?faq=&id=2648) On screen, she has appeared as herself in the hololive anime short series *Holo no Graffiti* since 2019.[13](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm12947959/)
## Reception
Fan and commentary sources describe Korone as combining a warm, easygoing manner with a stubborn persistence at games, and credit her retro-game streams with introducing older games to younger viewers.[7](https://uchuwiki.com/w/%E6%88%8C%E7%A5%9E%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%AD) Several later hololive members in the Indonesian and English branches have said that Korone was their entry point into hololive.[14](https://w.atwiki.jp/niconicomugen/pages/10604.html) Her 6th-anniversary 3D and puppet live stream in April 2025 drew over one million views.[15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASwjM25ax58)
## References
1. [戌神ころね Inugami Korone, hololive official talent page](https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/inugami-korone/)
2. [【#戌神ころね初配信】！！！！はじめまして！！！！【ホロライブ/新人Vtuber】, Korone Ch. 戌神ころね, YouTube, April 13, 2019](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qap7HFEx_oM)
3. [VTuberグループ「ホロライブ」所属タレント「戌神ころね」、1/7スケールフィギュア化決定 press release, June 2021](https://files.microcms-assets.io/assets/6368857617454c2591b02acff18e76bb/743dc9b4ced54ff08d1ab3437de4d504/___20210618___VTuber________________________________________________________________________________________________________.pdf)
4. [Stream Hatchet, Q3 2023 Live Streaming Trends Report](https://5918623.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5918623/Stream%20Hatchet%20Reports/Q3%202023%20Report%20-%20Live%20Streaming%20Trends%20%281%29.pdf)
5. [Inugami Korone, Bācharu VTuber profile tracker](https://bacharu.io/vtuber/inugami-korone)
6. [Evil God Korone, Steam store page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1748610/Evil_God_Korone/)
7. [戌神ころね, 宇宙wiki](https://uchuwiki.com/w/%E6%88%8C%E7%A5%9E%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%AD)
8. [なぜ、ホロライブの戌神ころねは海外ファンが多いのか？, 気になる記事, March 2, 2021](https://kininaru-kiji.hatenablog.com/entry/2021/03/02/182236)
9. [ホロライブの戌神ころねまとめ記事, VTuberナビ](https://wzz.co.jp/vtuber/article1552/)
10. [Inugami Korone, MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/person/1328030/inugami-korone/)
11. [Vからとびだせ！vol.4 フィギュア化から見る戌神ころね 企画チームスペシャルインタビュー, スカルプターズ・ラボ](https://sculptors.jp/topics/2930)
12. [戌神ころね カードリスト, hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME](https://hololive-official-cardgame.com/cardlist/?faq=&id=2648)
13. [Inugami Korone, IMDb](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm12947959/)
14. [戌神ころね, ニコニコMUGENwiki, atwiki](https://w.atwiki.jp/niconicomugen/pages/10604.html)
15. [【3D Live】戌神ころね6th記念★☆ 3D＆パペットライブ！？, YouTube, April 13, 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASwjM25ax58)
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