About
Nyanners is the YouTube handle of a voice actress best known for narrating various excerpts from popular anime and manga, as well as singing covers of pop songs in the high-pitched voice of a female anime character.
Online History
On April 7th, 2011, the Nyanners[1] YouTube channel was launched with a video titled “Stapler San,” in which Nyanners provides voiceover narration of a page from the hentai manga comic Ecchi Beam (shown below, left). On June 17th, Nyanners launched the NyannersVA[2] channel for “bloggy videos and other random fun stuff.” On February 21st, 2012, Nyanners posted a parody of the 1993 Japanese song “PonPonPon” titled PomfPomfPomf (shown below, right). In three years, the video accumulated more than 2.1 million views and 12,900 comments.
On January 18th, 2014, Nyanners uploaded an ASMR parody video in which she roleplays an anime dating sim character (shown below, left). On March 22nd, Nyanners uploaded a comedy video titled “Nyanners can only do 1 voice? Think again,” in which she defends herself against critics who claim she can only perform one type of character (shown below).
Rap Covers
On December 22nd, 2012, the Nyanners uploaded a cover of the 2003 hip hop song “Tipsy” by J-Kwon to the NyannersVA channel (shown below). In two years, the video garnered upwards of 1.7 million views and 4,500 comments.
On September 10th, 2014, Nyanners uploaded a cover of the 2012 rap song “I Am Your Leader” by Nicki Minaj (shown below, left). On October 8th, Nyanners posted a cover of the 2014 rap song “Anaconda” by Minaj (shown below, right).
Social Media Feeds
In April 2012, the @nyannerz[5] Twitter feed was created. On July 30th, a Facebook[4] page titled “Nyanners” was launched. In the next three years, the Facebook page gained over 19,200 likes and the Twitter feed received more than 5,000 followers. On April 3rd, 2013, Nyannerz launched a Tumblr[6] blog. In 2014, Nyanners launched a Patreon page for donations to support her videos. On September 1st, she created the NyAnswers Tumblr[8] blog to respond to questions from fans. On October 1st, Nyanners created then NyannerChan Instagram[3] feed.
