Ui Shigure

The native form of this personal name is Shigure Ui. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Ui Shigure
Ui Shigure VTuber Avatar
Born
Yokkaichi, Japan
Occupations
Notable work
Height149 cm (4 ft 11 in)[1]
Websiteしぐれどき
Ui Shigure
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Illustrator
  • virtual YouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
Genre(s)Livestreaming
Chatting
Let's Play
Drawing
Subscribers1.99 million[2]
Total views300.1 million[2]
NetworkIndependent
Associated actsŌzora Subaru
100,000 subscribers2020
1,000,000 subscribers2023
Last updated: 6 October 2024

Ui Shigure (しぐれうい, Shigure Ui) is a Japanese illustrator, manga artist, light novel character designer and VTuber.[3][4]

Career

Shigure was born in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan.[5] She is an art graduate.[5]

After working in a game development company, she began working as a freelance illustrator.[3]

In August 2018, she started designing the appearance for Hololive Production's Virtual YouTuber Oozora Subaru,[4] who debuted in September the same year.[6] Since then, she occasionally appears as a guest on Hololive member livestreams, particularly with Subaru and Miko.[3] In May 2019, she began livestreaming as a virtual YouTuber, where she livestreams herself chatting to the audience, illustrating and playing video games.[4]

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.[7]

Personal life

Shigure has said that from a young age, her mother influenced her to start drawing.[4] She also cites Arina Tanemura, Noizi Ito and Cocoa Fujiwara as major influences on her work.[4]

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 Dengeki Bunko, 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, 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, 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 <Yakimochi> 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)
  • Osamake (幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ) (Written by Shūichi Nimaru, published by Dengeki Bunko)
  • Kimi wa Boku no Kōkai (Written by Shimesaba, published by Dash X Bunko)

Anime

Manga

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

Art collections

  • Ame ni Kou (雨に恋う) (Published by Kenkōsha)

Character design

  • Oozora Subaru (Hololive Production Virtual YouTuber, character designer)[4]
  • Shijimi Matsueshinjiko (Onsen Musume, character designer)[13]
  • Sendo Yuuhi (Virtual eSports Project Virtual YouTuber, character designer)[14]

Other

  • WIXOSS Trading Card Game (Card illustrator)

Discography

Release Date Title Stock-keeping unit number Tracks Notes
24 March 2021 SPOTLIGHT vol.1 SNCL-42


D1M09: メランコリック／しぐれうい
D2M07: 奏（かなで）／カグラナナ×しぐれうい

2nd disc solo/collaborative album
25 January 2022 SPOTLIGHT Vol.2 SNCL-59


D1M02:「夕立のりぼん」／しぐれうい
D2M07:「Fantastic future」／潤羽るしあ×しぐれうい

2nd disc solo/collaborative album
25 May 2022 まだ雨はやまない - The rain doesn't stop yet. SNCL-66


M-01: シンカケイスケッチ
M-02: もうそう♡えくすぷれす
M-03: 放課後マーメイド
M-04: 寝・逃・げでリセット!
M-05: インドア系ならトラックメイカー
M-06: 粛聖!!ロリ神レクイエム☆
M-07: ルル
M-08: 夕立のりぼん
M-09: 花ざかりWeekend✿
M-10: プラチナジェット
M-11: rainy lady
M-12: Pris-Magic!
M-13: シンカケイスケッチ (Instrumental)
M-14: 放課後マーメイド (Instrumental)
M-15: 粛聖!!ロリ神レクイエム☆ (Instrumental)
M-16: rainy lady (Instrumental)
M-17: Pris-Magic! (Instrumental)

1st solo disc
11 September 2024 fiction UPCH-20678


01. ハッピーヒプノシズム
02. うい麦畑でつかまえて
03. ひっひっふー
04. 微炭酸SWIMMER
05. Paint it delight!
06. 二人模様
07. ういこうせん
08. あいしてやまない
09. 勝手に生きましょ

2nd solo disc

Appearances

References

  1. ^ "Shigure's Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "About しぐれうい". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b c "イラストレーターのウラバナ！". Too. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "しぐれうい インタビュー". TOPPA!!. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "鈴鹿市立図書館イベント「鏡の国のアリス × 鈴鹿市立図書館」の開催について" (PDF). 鈴鹿市. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Oozora Subaru". hololive production. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ Kitagawa (30 September 2023). しぐれうい「粛聖!! ロリ神レクイエム☆」はなぜ中毒者を生むのか　その計算と特異な主従関係. Kai-you. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ しぐれうい [@ui_shig] (3 December 2016). "本日22:00〜TOKYO MXなどで放送のブブキ・ブランキ22話のオープニングカードを描かせていただきました！…" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 June 2020 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Special". TVアニメ「青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない」公式サイト. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  10. ^ "CHARACTER キャラクター". PROJECT MAPLUS ピュアモンのモンスターラボ 特設サイト. エディア. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  11. ^ "TVアニメ「WIXOSS」新シリーズが2020年に放送、キャラ＆ストーリー刷新". コミックナタリー. ナターシャ. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Announcement". Twitter. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  13. ^ "新キャラクター「松江しんじ湖しじみ（まつえしんじこしじみ）」を追加！". 温泉むすめ公式サイト. エンバウンド. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  14. ^ Tan, Melvyn. "Shigure Ui Designs New VSPO! VTuber Sendo Yuuhi". Anime Trending. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  15. ^ 日本放送協会, 「美 少年・金指一世&くれまぐ登場! 10代トレンドまるわかり」 - 沼にハマってきいてみた (in Japanese), retrieved 27 May 2021