@Gustav - Quite a lot of managers were asking about Lagane (and he was part of several deals that just didn't quite get done), but i'm happier keeping him in the end and hopeful he'll work out nicely as one-two with Eriksson
@Abi - Tried to separate Eriksson and Lagane as best I could so hopefully we'll see the best of both. Hopkins is cool and strong training candidate next time round.
@Laurens - Thank you
@Caspi - I did think about doing a full prediction, but after too many years not looking at the broader game i'll wait a year before giving detailed opinions.
@Red - Expect NC's in the future to be varied as well, i've got 63 to pick from (not including retired members, not including mekPark, not including the rumored new Gen coming soon). Mio's kinda locked in though.
The Real Team Introduction: Part 2 - Onee-chan
猫又おかゆ
Nekomata Okayu
Mogu mogu! (Yummy yummy!)
It's all about the tail! I mean, back of the jersey! Say hello the obligatory stray cat, Nekomata Okayu. This purple cat stated her career streaming from her Grandma's house, and uses 'boku' pronouns (ostensibly masculine pronouns, but often used by more tomboy-esque girls). We translated mogu as yummy above, it's more onomatopoeia for chewing, but also stands in for yummy. Yeah, being a cat, Okayu loves to eat.
Okayu officially debuted in April 2019 as the third member of Gamers (after Fubuki & Mio, and just ahead of Inugami Korone), and has gone on to achieve over 2.1million subscribers on Youtube. She was the 11th Hololive member to pass this milestone. Okayu is from Aomori (right up at the northern end of Honshou, the main island of Japan) and has recently done some streams using her native fast-talking accent.
In February 2021 she released her debut single "Mogu Mogu YUMMY!" for her birthday, and releasing her first album "Poisonya Syndrome" in September 2022. May 2025 saw her release a second Album, "PERSONYA RESPECT", and frankly I can't say which is better - they are equally great listens. In fact Okayu has become famous for her chilled our vibes and soft voice, carving her niche inside hololive as an easygoing friend to all.
Except she is also, like an Onee-chan (older sister), primed to tease anyone at any moment, often with a heft dose of innuendo. This in-turn has lead to her being known as a 'harem protagonist' (this is less sexual than it sounds, trust me - but i'm not explaining the history of Japanese visual novel games here). Together with Korone she forms 'OkaKoro' one of the biggest duos in all of Hololive, and are sort of/sort of not canonically married (it's complicated).
Unsurprisingly she has her own pet cat, and is also a big Dragon Ball fan, like really big. Okayu is also flat out one of the very best gamers in Hololive, apt for a member of Gamers - she was a Top20 global ranked player in Mario Tennis for example.
