Ui Shigure (しぐれうい, ''Shigure Ui'') is a Japanese

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character designer and

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Career

Shigure was born in

Yokkaichi is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 310,259 in 142162 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokkaichi is located in north-central ...

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to ...

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. She is an art graduate. After working in a game development company, she began working as a freelance illustrator. In August 2018, she started designing the appearance for

Hololive Production is a virtual YouTuber agency owned by Japanese tech entertainment company Cover Corporation. In addition to acting as a multi-channel network, Hololive Production also handles merchandising especially in music production and concert organizati ...

's Virtual YouTuber Ōzora Subaru, who debuted in September the same year. Since then, she occasionally appears as a guest on Ōzora's

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. In May 2019, she began livestreaming as a virtual YouTuber, where she livestreams herself chatting to the audience, illustrating and playing video games. Shigure's 2022 song—" Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem", which was included in her debut solo album, ''The Rain Doesn't Stop Yet''—went viral online in September 2023 after the release of its music video. She has expressed her surprise at the sudden growth of her song and subsequently her channel.

Personal life

Shigure has said that from a young age, her mother influenced her to start drawing. She also cites

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Noizi Ito is a Japanese light novel and video game artist. She is employed by the H-game maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine. Unlike most romanized Japanese words and names, Noizi Ito's name uses the Kunrei-shiki romanization f ...

and

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as major influences on her work.

Notable work

Book illustrations

Standalone

*''Fushishisha to Ansatsusha no Desu Gēmu'' (不死者と暗殺者のデスゲーム製作活動) (Written by Kaede Asamiya, published by

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, ISBN 9784048939188) * ''Kanojo no L ~Usotsukitachi no Kōbōsen~'' (彼女のL〜嘘つきたちの攻防戦〜) (Written by Chie Sanda, published by

Famitsu Bunko is a light novel publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Enterbrain, a division of Kadokawa Future Publishing is the publishing arm of Kadokawa Corporation, publishing manga, novels, light novels, magazines, tabletop ...

, ISBN 9784047352308) *''JK Anken Suishinchyū!! ~Torihikisaki no Youkyū de Ojōsama Joshikō no Ryō ni Sumikomu ni Natta~'' (JK案件推進中!! 〜取引先の要求でお嬢様女子校の寮に住み込むことになった〜) (Written by Kazuki Fujimiya, published by

Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko Kadokawa may refer to: *Kadokawa Corporation, the holding company of the Kadokawa Group **Kadokawa Content Gate and Kadokawa Mobile, both former names for BookWalker **Kadokawa Future Publishing, a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation and the publi ...

, ISBN 9784041074664) * ''Kūru Bisho Kei Senpai ga Ie ni Tomatteike to Otomari o Yōkyūshitekimashita……'' (クール美女系先輩が家に泊まっていけとお泊まりを要求してきました……) (Written by Kano Shikihara, published by Earth Star Novels, ISBN 9784803012910) * ''101 Mētoru Hanareta Koi'' (101メートル離れた恋) (Written by Rei Komatsu, published by Kodansha Light Novel Bunko, ISBN 9784065164747) * ''Tensai Shōjo A to Kokuhakusuru Noberugēmu'' (天才少女Aと告白するノベルゲーム) (Written by Chie Sanda, published by Famitsu Bunko, ISBN 9784047358935)

Series

* ''Aoiro Noizu to Kirāchūn Wakeari JK to Hajimeru Dansō V Kei Bando'' (青色ノイズと〈やきもち〉キラーチューンワケありJKと始める男装V系バンド) (Written by Mukai Sōya, published by

MF Bunko J is a publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Media Factory. It was established in July 2002 and is a light novel label that is aimed at young adult males with a focus on visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a ...

) * ''

Osamake , abbreviated as , is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Shūichi Nimaru and illustrated by Ui Shigure. A manga adaptation with art by Ryō Itō has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga maga ...

'' (幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ) (Written by Shūichi Nimaru, published by

) * ''Kimi wa Boku no Kōkai'' (Written by Shimesaba, published by Dash X Bunko)

Anime

* ''BBK/BRNK The Gentle Giants of the Galaxy'' (Ep. 10, opening card illustrator) * ''

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai ''Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works have published twelve volumes since April 2014 under thei ...

'' (Anime adaptation announcement picture illustrator) * ''PROJECT MAPLUS Pure Mon no Monster'' (Yoshiki Machida, character designer) * ''WIXOSS DIVA (A) LIVE'' (Character designer) * ''Osamake'' (2021 anime, original illustrator, voice-cameo)

Manga

* ''Kankitsu Panchi!'' (かんきつパンチ!) (Published by ''Manga Time Kirara Miracle!'',

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Art collections

* ''Ame ni Kou'' (雨に恋う) (Published by Kenkōsha)

Character design

* Ōzora Subaru (Hololive Production Virtual YouTuber, character designer) * Shijimi Matsueshinjiko (

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, character designer)

Other

WIXOSS ''WIXOSS'' is a Japanese multimedia franchise produced as a collaboration between Tomy, Takara Tomy, J.C.Staff, and Warner Bros., Warner Entertainment Japan. The franchise revolves around the eponymous trading card game and follows girl ...

Trading Card Game (Card illustrator)

Discography

Appearances

* ''Numa ni Hamattekiitemita'' (April 5, 2021,

NHK Educational TV , abbreviated on-screen as NHK E, is the second television service of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). It is a sister service of NHK General TV, showing programs of a more educational, cultural or intellectual nature, periodically also sh ...

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References

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Twitter Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ...

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Pixiv is a Japanese online community for artists. It was first launched as a beta test on September 10, 2007, by Takahiro Kamitani and Takanori Katagiri. Pixiv Inc. is headquartered in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. As of April 2020, the site con ...

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