Hiodoshi Ao

This is a Japanese name; the family name is Hiodoshi.

Hiodoshi Ao (火威青) was a Japanese-speaking Virtual YouTuber affiliated with hololive DEV_IS, a branch of hololive production. She debuted in 2023 as part of the unit ReGLOSS alongside Otonose Kanade, Ichijou Ririka, Juufuutei Raden and Todoroki Hajime.

可愛い女の子かと思った?じゃじゃーん!青くんでした。 (Thought I'm a cute girl? Ta-da! It's Ao-kun.)

Basic Details: Original Name: 火威青

Nickname(s): Ao-kun Kame-kun Aocchi Aokuyu

Debut Date: YouTube: 2023/09/09

Retirement Date: 2025/10/03

Character Designer: Illustration: Musshu (Main) Fajyobore (ReGLOSS Uniforms) Live2D: Wonimura[1]

Affiliation: hololive DEV_IS

Personal Details: Gender: Female

Age: 22 years old

Birthday: 27 February

Height: 173 cm (5'8") 171 cm (5'7") without shoes

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Fan Name: Dokusha

Emoji: 🖋️

Profile: A manga artist who loves solitude... or so the people around her think. She tries to play herself off as cool and aloof, but beyond the surface she is quite the otaku. She cares a lot about how she is perceived, which is why she is always dressed immaculately in public. How she is at home, though... is a Pandora's box.

Personality: Although she gives off a vibe that makes her look cool and handsome, Ao is actually a scaredy-cat on the inside, shrieking at the sight of scary things. She constantly calls her mother when she becomes too scared.

Appearance: She has short, dark hair that's sort of a mullet with blue-ish streaks/highlights tied back into a small ponytail and blue eyes. She wears a grey pinstripe suit over a black shirt with a gold chain.

History: Background: hololive DEV_IS was initially teased during the conclusion of hololive's SPLASH PARTY! Night concert with a short video on 27 August 2023. The teaser was also shared later that day on both hololive's Twitter account and hololive DEV_IS YouTube channel on 27 August 2023.[2] The channel itself was created on 21 August.

On 29 August 2023, following the YouTube channel released short videos of the members in a countdown leading to the project's reveal. Ao's teaser was the first featuring a solo member of the group.[3]

On 4 September, after finishing the countdown, hololive DEV_IS YouTube channel introduced the group ReGLOSS along with the music video "Shunkan Heartbeat", revealing the identities of all its members as well as their channels and social media accounts.[4] Ao also made her first tweet on this date.[5] Ao's teaser video from hololive DEV_IS channel was also uploaded to her personal channel, now fully displaying her face.[6]

Ao's YouTube channel was created on 21 July 2023, and her Twitter account was also created on this month.

On 7 September, hololive DEV_IS's YouTube channel uploaded another video this time showing ReGLOSS' members actual models and appearances outside of their unified group clothes.[7]

She debuted on 9 September 2023, and was the first member to debut.[8]

2023: On 10 September, Ao reached 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

On 17 September, she released her first solo cover song "Dokuzu" by NAKISO.

On 29 September, she celebrated her YouTube channel monetization and enabled Super Chat feature.[9]

On 10 October, Ao had her first collaboration cover along with ReGLOSS, the song "REALiZE" by LiSA.

On 20 October, Ao enabled her YouTube membership feature.[10]

On 13 November, she reached 200,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.[11]

2024: On 14 January, Ao reached 300,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel during a holo no Suika stream.[12][13]

On 24 March, during their half-year anniversary, ReGLOSS announced that they would get 3D models.[14]

On 12 April, Ao reached 400,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel during an endurance karaoke stream.[15]

On 14 August, she reached 500,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel, making her the 63rd hololive member and also the 3rd member in ReGLOSS to reach the milestone.[16][17]

On 10 September, during ReGLOSS first anniversary, they announced their first 3D live "Reach the Top", released their first group album "ReGLOSS" and their new original song "feelingradation."[18] hololive DEV_IS also opened membership feature on its YouTube channel.

On 28 September, during the "Reach the Top" 3D Live, ReGLOSS debuted their 3D models. Two different costumes were revealed, their group uniforms and later their default outfits.[19]

On 26 November, she reached 600,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel during a stream.[20]

2025: On 27 February, during her birthday, Ao released her first original song "Club Blue Fire."[21]

On 20 March, Ao announced that she would go on a hiatus to focus on her health because she was diagnosed with adjustment disorder.[22]

On 18 April, she reached 700,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

Retirement: On 3 October, COVER Corp released a statement on its Twitter account that Ao would be graduating on the same day. Her YouTube membership and exclusive content would close on 31 January 2026, fan letter would be accepted until 31 October 2025.[23][24] This was followed by a statement from Ao on her Twitter.[25]

On the day of the announcement, her YouTube channel reached 733,000 subscribers with over 106 million video views.

Events: From 10 - 13 and from 15 - 22 December 2023, Ao was invited to join the Vaultroom x Crazy Raccoon (VCR) GTA Season 2 event server, joining the pizzeria run by Arurandeisu, as pizzeria staff (known in English as the "Pizza Family").[26] Among the staff, she was best known for providing a special "Champagne Call" service for an extra fee. Her uniform color was blue. On 9 December 2024, SWEETS PARADISE announced a collaboration café with -ReGLOSS-, including limited menus and merchandise. The collaboration would be available from 4 February 2025 to 16 March 2025 at 3 SWEETS PARADISE stores in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.[27][28] From 2 December - 12 December 2024, Ao participated in the VCR GTA Season 3 event server.[29] Initially an entertainer who sung and danced to her own songs on the street, she aspired from the start to become a successful actress in-game. However, she temporarily became a small-time gangster following a "revelation from god," (server admin request) joining Tosaki Mimi, Yakumo Beni and Shirayuki Reid in the criminal group "Geki☆DAN" (激☆DAN); after a brief stint as a criminal, she left the group to work part-time at "22Hz♪," a bar run by Zuzu where she sang, danced and performed her signature "Champagne Call." It was at this point that she and Ano Miharu got invited by Aragami Oga to star in his original short film "-Nothing-".[30] On 11 December, this film starring Ao as main character, Miharu as her co-star and Oga providing narration, was shown to the server's entire playerbase in a screening at an in-game theater.[31]

Fans: Her fans are called "Dokusha"「読者」, which means "reader." It was decided during her debut stream. Her members are called "Ao no Hondana"「青の本棚」. The unofficial fan name is "Victim's Association." I.e. the fans are the Victims of Ao-kun's Ikemen approach.. (much to her chagrin.)

Relationships: "Pizza-ya" (ピザ屋, pizzeria), alongside Ichijou Ririka, Konkon Aria, Tooko, dtto., Meloco Kyoran, Reimu Endou, Arurandeisu and Maitake. Also known as "Pizza Family" or "Pizza Gang" in English. "MOMAS," alongside Sakura Miko, Hoshimachi Suisei, Nekomata Okayu, and Houshou Marine. "22Hz♪," alongside Zuzu, Tsumugi Kokage, Ano Miharu, Kuramochi Meruto, Sophia Valentine and Bonjour. "-Nothing- film crew" along with Ano Miharu (co-star) and Aragami Oga (director & narrator). Featured extras: Akipiyo, Amal 3rd, Arurandeisu, Kageyama Shien, Sakura Ritsuki, Takamiya Rion and Hinata Maru.

Trivia: Lore: "ChoVeryBad"「超VeryBad」, the live house where the members of ReGLOSS gather. This place used to be very vibrant and crowded, where performances took place almost every day.[32]

Likes and dislikes: She likes sea creatures that are not too big, blue and light blue colored things. Her hobbies include drawing, VRChat, collecting stationery, café meguri (café-search), and notebooks. Ao claims to love the idol band group Band Ja Naimon! MAXX NAKAYOSHI and her favorite member is Koishio Ringo. She has a skill that drives girls crazy. She dislikes whales and Baumkuchen.

Miscellaneous: Ao and other members reached 50,000 subscribers on their YouTube channels on 5 September (after one day of the announcement), but due to the YouTube's anti-bot algorithm on new channels, their subscriber count was reduced quite significantly.[33] Ao shares her character designer with Tsukishita Kaoru of HOLOSTARS.

External links: Media: Ao Ch. 火威青 ‐ ReGLOSS - YouTube channel Hiodoshi Ao's corporate profile on hololive.hololivepro.com @hiodoshiao - Twitter account

Hashtags: #青原稿中 - Stream #青ペン - Fan art #clip青 - Clips #青くん聞いたよ - Voice impressions #ぷち幸 - Merch Photos

Note: This character is above 18+

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