VTuber, which has been delivering for a month despite having an intractable disease, has exceeded 1 million followers on Twitch



Ironmouse , who works as a virtual YouTuber (VTuber) on Twitch, a live game distribution platform, reached 1 million followers on Twitch in February 2022. The Washington Post of the American daily newspaper is interviewing Mr. Ironmouse.

How Twitch Vtuber Ironmouse became a star --The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/04/20/twitch-ironmouse-vtuber-subathon-interview/

Ironmouse is a VTuber belonging to VShojo, a VTuber office from the United States, 'The devil queen who has been called by many names since ancient times and is sometimes called by the name of Satan. A devil girl who has escaped from her mission, she says, 'I love the Internet, music, nerd culture, cute things, and nasty things in the human world,' and has been conducting distribution activities since 2017. Ironmouse also loves Japanese anime, manga, and special effects programs, and sometimes sings Japanese songs and anime theme songs in distribution. The following is a movie of Ironmouse singing KING , a Japanese vocaloid song.

[MV] King --Ironmouse (Cover) --YouTube


As of November 2020, when Ironmouse belonged to VShojo, Twitch had about 230,000 followers, but the distribution will be extended every time Twitch's paid subscribers are added on February 4, 2022. With the long-term project 'Subathon', we raised awareness and achieved 1 million Twitch followers at the end of February 2022 while continuing to deliver almost non-stop.



Ironmouse's soul, or performer, is a Puerto Rican woman suffering from an intractable disease called unclassifiable immunodeficiency. Since he is born with an abnormality in the immune system, he is very susceptible to infectious diseases, and he is often forced to sleep or inhale oxygen while being isolated from other people.



'I started broadcasting because my dream of becoming a professional opera singer was shattered by my illness and I was lonely and wanted to do something,' Ironmouse told The Washington Post. I was nervous about showing my face on the camera. '

At that time, Mr. Ironmouse learned about the activities of Mr. Kizuna AI, who is known as a pioneer in the Japanese VTuber industry, and decided to work as a VTuber himself. 'I thought in my head,'I'm a girl using anime avatars on the internet.' But when I learned about VTuber, I started to think that I was also VTuber. I made a persona called Ironmouse, and she's me, but she's a little bigger than me, like a coat. '



It seems that Subathon itself was a project that I wanted to do for many years, but due to health problems of Mr. Ironmouse, it seems that delivery could only be continued for several hours in a row. Puerto Rico, where Ironmouse lives, did not have sufficient medical insurance and could not receive treatment that could be recovered until Subathon became possible, so it was very difficult to perform Subathon. However, it seems that he is now able to earn income from his usual distribution activities and receive sufficient treatment.

First of all, Ironmouse said that he delivered 7 hours on his birthday. It is quite unusual for Ironmouse to deliver for 7 hours in a row. In addition, he succeeded in delivering charity for 11 hours, and Ironmouse thought, 'Maybe we can continue delivering for more than a day.'

After that, Subathon was postponed once because he got sick, but it started in February 2022. Mr. Ironmouse thought that 'even if you do your best, it will be limited to 2 to 3 days', but as a result, we were able to deliver continuously for a month.

During Subathon, Ironmouse was sometimes asked by viewers, 'Isn't it strange that it's always being delivered?' However, Ironmouse said, 'Subathon was the only time I didn't feel lonely because I always felt like someone was there. I didn't feel the most lonely ever.'



Also, it seems that there were viewers who were worried because they knew about Ironmouse's body during the distribution, but Ironmouse was grateful for the comments he was worried about, but at the same time he disliked such comments. 'I wanted you to treat me like a normal person. I didn't want to think that he was just trying to be sympathetic or poor,' Ironmouse said.

'After all, we're just broadcasting. Some people don't use cameras. Some people use images. Some people become VTubers. I'm just a TV anime. I just wanted to be like the pink-haired devil that comes out. Whether you're wearing a costume or not, you're all human beings. We're all trying to have a good time. I want you to know at the end of the day that you're just a human on the Internet. That's important. '



By working as a VTuber on a regular basis, Ironmouse says, she has become able to face herself more than ever before. 'When you get sick, many people forget who they are and in the process they lose track of themselves. I lived like a zombie, but my delivery activities gradually helped me. I feel like I've regained some and found myself. I don't feel like a zombie anymore. I feel more alive. '

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