Pekomama
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Overview
Pekomama, sometimes written as Pekoramama, is a nickname for the "mother" of Hololive virtual YouTuber Usada Pekora, who sometimes perform with her. Although she was introduced in 2020, Pekomama gained popularity in 2024 after she "debuted" on Pekora's YouTube channel, inspiring memes and fan art.
Origin
On August 21st, 2020, Pekora started a livestream on her YouTube[6] channel. At the 15-minute mark, she promised to tell her mom in a livestream that she is a virtual YouTuber if her channel reached 1 million subscribers. The video received more than 286,000 views in three years (shown below).
On December 13th, 2020, Pekora started a livestream on her YouTube[1] channel, and at the 17-minute mark, Pekora's mom appeared, and Pekora admitted she's a virtual YouTuber. The video received more than 1.8 million views in three years (shown below, left). On July 17th, 2023, Pekora started an 11 hours livestream on her YouTube[2] channel. Roughly five and half hours in, her mom appeared for the second time with in a PNG format. In the video, Pekora and her mom cook lunch together. The video received more than 1.8 million views in one year (shown below, right).
Spread
On April 1st, 2024, Pekomama "debuted" on Pekora's YouTube[3] channel as a part of the channel's April Fools' content. In the video, she introduced herself, chatted with viewers, and answered fan questions. The video received more than 2.1 million views in three days (shown below).
Over the following several days, Pekomama grew popular with various memes and fan art of her. For example, on April 1st, 2024, Twitter / X[4] user @keenbiscuit uploaded Pekomama fan art, depicting her gaining more fans than Pekora herself. The post received more than 7,400 reposts and 47,000 likes in two days (shown below, left). On the next day, Twitter / X[5] user @Rakugaki_Shiro uploaded Pekomama fan art by using The Casting Couch as a reference. The post received more than 5,000 reposts and 47,000 likes in one day (shown below, right).
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External References
[1] YouTube – 【カミングアウト】ママにVtuberやってるって言う！ぺこ！【ホロライブ/兎田ぺこら】
[2] YouTube – 【＃ぺこーら24】兎田ぺこら24時間ぶっ通し生配信🥕2枠目【ホロライブ/兎田ぺこら】
[3] YouTube – 【初配信】こんにちは！ぺこらマミーです♪【ママライブ/ぺこらママ】
[4] Twitter / X – queen of PEKOLAND
[5] Twitter / X – Pekomama debut ❤️
[6] YouTube – 【バニーの日】みんなで60万になるところ見届けようぺこおおおおおおお！！！【ホロライブ/兎田ぺこら】
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