Takanashi Kiara (小鳥遊キアラ)

Takanashi Kiara (小鳥遊キアラ)

By WVR Editorial Team Inoue
October 25, 2026 4 Min Read
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Takanashi Kiara (小鳥遊キアラ) is a hololive English VTuber who presents as a phoenix idol with the dream of owning a fast-food chain. She debuted on September 12, 2020 as part of the first generation of hololive English, hololive -Myth-, and has grown into one of the branch’s largest channels. She streams in English, Japanese and German, releases original music and, in 2026, headlined her first non-group concert in Los Angeles.

At a glance

  • Agency: hololive production, English-language branch (hololive production on this site)
  • Unit: hololive English -Myth-
  • Debut: September 12, 2020 (debut stream)
  • Birthday: July 6
  • Height: 165 cm
  • Illustrator: huke
  • Fan name: KFP (“Kiara Fried Phoenix”)
  • Stream tags: #kfp and #キアライブ; fan art: #artsofashes and #絵ニックス
  • Languages: English, Japanese and German

Character

The official hololive profile calls Kiara an idol whose dream is to own a fast-food chain, and stresses that she is “a phoenix, not a chicken or turkey”. She works hard, the profile says, because she is reborn from her ashes. The phoenix theme runs through her fan name, her hashtags and her debut single “Hinotori” (firebird). The embedded video is the official video for her first album Point of View, released on August 30, 2023.

Background

According to Wikipedia, Kiara was born in Austria and her native language is German, and she is also fluent in Japanese from earlier time spent in Japan. She had planned a working-holiday year in Japan in 2020, but the pandemic disrupted that plan; she then auditioned for hololive’s new English branch and has described it as feeling like destiny. She has said she discovered VTubers through Shirakami Fubuki’s channel. Wikipedia also records a short scare in December 2020, when her YouTube channel was briefly terminated and restored the same day.

What the content looks like

Wikipedia describes her output as mainly video games, with karaoke and chatting streams as well. She also hosts Holotalk, a talk show where she interviews other hololive talents, and which has also been used to give graduating VTubers a last word. Because she streams in three languages, her audience spans English-speaking, Japanese and German-speaking fans.

Milestones

  • September 12, 2020: debut with hololive English -Myth-.
  • November 26, 2020: first single “Hinotori”.
  • May 30, 2021: reached 1 million subscribers, the last of the Myth members to do so.
  • July 2021: named a brand ambassador for Bandai Namco’s Tales of Arise.
  • August 30, 2023: first album Point of View, released through COVER Corp.
  • 2023 and 2024: applied to represent Germany at Eurovision; she was rejected in 2023 with “Do U”, and made a second attempt in 2024, according to Wikipedia.
  • August 2024: performed at the “Breaking Dimensions” concert at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.
  • 2024: won Miss Vtuber at The Vtuber Awards.
  • February 8, 2026: released her second album Vogelfrei.
  • March 27 and 28, 2026: headlined the Drawn to Dawn concert with Ninomae Ina’nis.
  • Subscribers: Wikipedia’s infobox lists about 1.63 million subscribers and 319 million views, without a date.

Music

Her official profile lists singles such as “Hinotori”, “Perfume”, “Tasty”, “Mirage”, “Chimera”, “Glow in the Dark” and “Freaky Deaky Love”, plus the albums Point of View and Vogelfrei. Point of View contains ten tracks, including “Pineapple”, “Love Rush”, “The Great Wanderer”, “Heart Challenger” and “DO U”. Wikipedia reports that the album peaked at No. 44 on the Japan Digital Albums chart and that Vogelfrei peaked at No. 54 on a Japanese sales chart. She has also released “Fire N Ice” with Mori Calliope and “Glow in the Dark” with La+ Darknesss, and she appears on group releases such as “Seishun Archive” with the hololive idol project.

2026 activity

Drawn to Dawn took place on March 27 and 28, 2026 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. hololive calls it the first overseas solo concert for Kiara and Ina’nis, six years after their debuts. Doors opened at 6:30 pm PDT, the stream began at 7:30 pm and the show at 8:00 pm. In-person tickets ranged from $95 to $160, while streaming tickets sold through SPWN and Streaming+ cost 6,500 yen per day or 12,000 yen for both days. A highlighted moment on day one was Kiara opening with “Hinotori”, and day two featured a new track listed as “EGO”, according to hololive’s event report. The concert was later shown in the UK at Hyper Japan on July 25 and 26, 2026, with standard admission at £25.

Collaborations and related talents

Her closest creative partners on this site are fellow Myth member Ninomae Ina’nis and Mori Calliope. Wikipedia also lists game and brand tie-ins with Valkyrie Connect, HoloCure, World of Warships and Earth Defense Force 6, and convention appearances including Anime NYC in August 2024, Kami-Con in February 2025 and DreamHack Atlanta in October 2025.

Where to start

  • Watch the Point of View video above for a sample of her singing.
  • Look up the Drawn to Dawn report for the concert details.
  • Try a Holotalk episode to hear how she interviews other talents.

FAQ

Does she stream in more than one language? Yes. Wikipedia says she streams in English, Japanese and German.

Can I watch her concerts from outside Japan? Recent concerts were sold as paid streams in yen, and Drawn to Dawn also reached the UK as a delayed screening.

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Profile

Original name
小鳥遊キアラ
Agency
hololive production
Branch / generation
hololive English -Myth-
Debut
2020-09
Birthday
July 6
Type
Genre
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Character concept
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Streaming language
Platform
Status
(confirmed October 24, 2026)
Official links
Website · YouTube · X

Sources

Reviewed by WVR Inoue on October 24, 2026. See our editorial standards.

Thumbnail: Takanashi Kiara 1st Album 「Point of View」 ALBUM TEASER by Takanashi Kiara Ch. hololive on YouTube. Shown via YouTube; all rights belong to their owners.

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