Kobo Kanaeru

Kobo Kanaeru

By WVR Editorial Team
October 29, 2026 5 Min Read
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At a glance

  • Name: Kobo Kanaeru (こぼ・かなえる)
  • Group: hololive Indonesia, third generation, part of the unit holoh3ro (written “hololive holoh3ro” on the official profile)
  • Debut stream: March 27, 2022
  • Birthday: December 12
  • Height: 150 cm
  • Fan name: Kobokerz
  • Character designer: Ponkan⑧
  • Main language: Indonesian (as a hololive Indonesia talent), with a Chinese-language self-introduction on bilibili
  • Main platform: YouTube

Kobo Kanaeru is one of the most visible members of hololive production outside Japan. She belongs to the Indonesian branch of the agency, which is run by COVER Corporation, and she has built an audience that reaches well beyond Indonesia: an international outlet described her as the most-subscribed VTuber in Indonesia and Southeast Asia at the time of its report, with roughly 2.76 million YouTube subscribers in March 2026. This page is a plain-language introduction for readers who are new to her.

Character

Kobo’s official tagline is “Bokobokobo Kobo Kanaeru at your service!” According to the official profile, she is a carefree girl who lives in the top room of a lighthouse and comes from a family of rain shamans. She has strong potential to control rain but does not enjoy doing it as a chore. To win back her “Rain Master” title, she is meant to keep the family rain-shaman business running, train every day, and adopt a virtual marketing strategy, which is the in-universe reason she became a VTuber. Her design was drawn by the illustrator Ponkan⑧.

A short note on terms: “debut stream” is the first livestream that hololive treats as a talent’s official start, and “generation” means the group of talents who were announced and debuted together. Kobo debuted with two others, Kaela Kovalskia and Vestia Zeta, as the third generation of hololive Indonesia.

What the content looks like

Kobo streams mostly on YouTube. The official profile page does not describe her genre mix in detail, so this page keeps to what can be seen in public sources: her official video list includes anniversary streams, concert-related content, and voice-pack releases sold through the hololive shop, and her original songs appear on both YouTube and music streaming services. Fans call themselves Kobokerz.

She also reaches Chinese-speaking viewers. A Taiwanese outlet reported that she started posting on bilibili with a self-introduction entirely in Chinese and held a limited livestream there that included a giveaway of tickets to Bilibili Macro Link, the platform’s annual offline event. The report does not state the year, so treat the date as unconfirmed.

Milestones

  • 2022-03-27: Debut stream, according to the official profile.
  • 2022-07-11: COVER announced that her YouTube channel passed 1 million subscribers, about three and a half months after debut.
  • 2023-10: The hololive Indonesia 3rd Generation 3D Showcase. Each of the three talents presented her 3D model in her own stream: Vestia Zeta on October 15, Kaela Kovalskia on October 20 and Kobo Kanaeru on October 27, all at 20:00 WIB (22:00 JST), followed by a joint “Mini 3D Live” on October 28.
  • 2023: She reached 2 million YouTube subscribers, with a countdown stream that included karaoke (exact date not given in the source).
  • 2024-04-02: Named one of five hololive Meet 2024 ambassadors alongside Shirakami Fubuki, Hakos Baelz, Minase Rio and Banzoin Hakka. She described it as her first time being an ambassador.
  • 2024-08 to 2024-09: A Honda BeAT giveaway in Indonesia that she announced; she met the six winners at a meetup on September 8, 2024, where a BeAT fan community with VTuber members was launched, and she starred in a Honda BeAT digital ad released on September 27, 2024.
  • 2026-03-27: Fourth debut anniversary, with a design-review stream, a new outfit reveal and a new original song.

Music

Kobo releases original songs, and she also performs in concerts. One source identifies her third original song, “Entah..Sebatas Video Call”, as released under holo-n, a joint label of hololive production and Universal Music. On her fourth anniversary, March 27, 2026, she released “First Love” (初恋, Hatsukoi), described by the source as her eighth original song. It was composed and written by Mosawo and arranged by Shimamo, and the music video credits include illustrator Otsukimi and director cappu. The same article names earlier titles such as “Mantra Hujan”, “Oh! Asmara”, “HELP!!”, “Mandi Biar Wangi ☆ Washa Washa!” and “Fond Memories”, though its own song count does not match the list, so the exact numbering should be checked on her channel. The article says the song premiered at 20:00 WIB, which is 22:00 JST.

2026 activity

  • March 27: Fourth anniversary celebrations, tied to the whole third generation’s fourth anniversary. The official video list includes titles tagged with the anniversary hashtags #holoh3ro4nniv and #Kobo4thAnniversary. The anniversary stream is embedded above.
  • hololive SUPER EXPO 2026 and hololive 7th fes.: The official cast page lists her on Day 1, performing on hololive STAGE 1 at Makuhari Messe. The page shows inconsistent year text for the dates, so check the official event site for the exact schedule.
  • November 27 to 29, 2026: The official announcement of hololive Meet at DreamHack Stockholm 2026 (Stockholmsmässan, Sweden) lists her among ten hololive talents for ticketed one-on-one Meet and Greet sessions, sold through DreamHack. This is hololive Meet’s first appearance in Sweden. The lineup is described as subject to last-minute changes, and schedule and ticket details were still to be announced.

Collaborations and related talents

Her closest ties are with her generation mates Kaela Kovalskia and Vestia Zeta, with whom she shares the holoh3ro unit and the 3D showcase. Outside hololive Indonesia, she shared the hololive Meet 2024 ambassador role with Shirakami Fubuki and Hakos Baelz. Readers following hololive’s overseas events may also like Mori Calliope and Nerissa Ravencroft, who are featured at the same DreamHack Stockholm event.

Where to start

  • Watch the embedded anniversary stream to get a feel for her humor and her relationship with her audience.
  • Read the official profile for the character setting, then look for her original songs, which have English subtitles on some videos according to one report.
  • If you do not speak Indonesian, try her music videos and clip channels first; auto-translated captions can help on streams.
  • Check the hololive shop for voice packs and birthday goods (the shop lists international shipping, but terms are not shown on the collection page).

Official links

FAQ

When is her birthday? The official profile lists December 12.

What time are her streams in Japan time? Her showcase and anniversary events were announced at 20:00 WIB (UTC+7), which equals 22:00 JST (UTC+9).

Can I meet her abroad? She is listed for hololive Meet at DreamHack Stockholm on November 27 to 29, 2026, with tickets sold through DreamHack; lineups can change.

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Sources

Profile

Original name
こぼ・かなえる
Agency
hololive production
Branch / generation
hololive Indonesia (3rd generation, holoh3ro)
Debut
2022-03
Birthday
December 12
Type
Genre
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Streaming language
Platform
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Status
(confirmed October 28, 2026)
Official links
Website · YouTube · X

Sources

Reviewed by WVR Inoue on October 29, 2026. See our editorial standards.

Thumbnail: 【Kobo 4th Anniversary】Princess? Mage? Knight? #Kobo4thAnniversary by Kobo Kanaeru Ch. hololive on YouTube. Shown via YouTube; all rights belong to their owners.

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