Emiru

American streamer and cosplayer (born 1998)

  • Twitch streamer
  • Cosplayer
Organizations
  • Cloud9 (2020–2022)
  • One True King (2022 – present)
Twitch informationChannel
  • Emiru
Years active2016 – presentGenres
  • Gaming
  • Cosplaying
  • Reacting
  • IRL
Games
  • League of Legends
  • Dark Souls
  • Elden Ring
  • Super Mario 64
Followers1.6 millionAssociated actsMizkif · Valkyrae · Pokimane · Sodapoppin
YouTube information
Channel
  • Emiru
Years active2016 – presentGenres
  • Podcasting
  • Cosplay
  • Gaming
  • Reaction
Subscribers1.1 million[1]Total views395.8 million[1]
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers2021
1,000,000 subscribers2024
Last updated: July 25, 2024

Emily Schunk (born January 3, 1998), known professionally as Emiru, is an American Twitch streamer and cosplayer.

She is best known for her live streams on Twitch, where she broadcasts video game content, most notably in League of Legends early in her career, which transitioned to variety and cosplays. Her account has garnered more than 1,500,000 followers as of July 25, 2024. She is a co-owner of and a content creator for the gaming organization One True King.[2]

Career

Emiru started streaming on Twitch in late 2015 while she was still in high school, playing League of Legends. She later became known for this along with her cosplays.[3][4] She credits her friend for suggesting her to start streaming her League of Legends gameplay on Twitch emphasizing the potential for large donations.[5]

On August 28, 2020, it was announced that Emiru had joined the esports organization Cloud9 as a content creator.[6][7]

On January 2, 2022, it was announced that Emiru had joined gaming organization One True King as a content creator, resulting in the end of her contract with Cloud9.[2][8] After her signing with One True King, she started to switch her content from League of Legends to variety.[9] On January 31, 2023, Emiru was announced as a new co-owner of the organization.[10][11]

On August 7, 2022, Emiru reached one million followers on Twitch.[12]

On January 31, 2023, it was announced that Emiru would be hosting a new weekly podcast entitled Steak & Eggs Podcast along with fellow One True King members Asmongold and Tectone, with Episode 1 released on February 17, 2023.[13][14]

Emiru is represented by agency Ader Gaming.[15]

Personal life

Emiru was born in Wichita, Kansas,[16] on January 3, 1998.[16][17] She moved to Austin, Texas, in October 2021.

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best League of Legends Streamer Nominated [18]
12th Streamy Awards Breakout Streamer Nominated [19]
2023 13th Streamy Awards Streamer of the Year Nominated [20]
Variety Streamer Nominated [20]
2024 The Streamer Awards Sapphire Award Nominated [21]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Emiru". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "Emiru Joins OTK as Its Newest Content Creator". GlobeNewswire (Press release). January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Emiru – Streams List and Statistics". TwitchTracker. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Tsiaoussidis, Alex (November 17, 2022). "Emiru claims multiple Twitch stars joked about 'grooming' her when she was in high school". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Shaukat, Rahman (February 26, 2023). "Emiru and Asmongold Open Up About Their Motivations for Starting Twitch Streaming Careers". Game Rant. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  6. ^ Nomis, John (August 28, 2020). "Cloud9 Welcomes Emiru as Streamer and Content Creator". Cloud9. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Soba, Carly (August 29, 2020). "Emiru joins Cloud9 as its newest content creator". Daily Esports. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  8. ^ technology; Education, Communication (January 3, 2022). "Emiru joins OTK streamer network as a content creator". InvenGlobal. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "Emiru on League of Legends: "You don't really see that more fun, lighthearted side of League anymore"". InvenGlobal. June 27, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Miceli, Max (January 31, 2023). "One True King promotes Emiru to owner with appropriately hilarious announcement". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  11. ^ @OTKnetwork (January 31, 2023). "It's been a long time coming... Welcome @emiru as new co-owner of OTK" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Tsiaoussidis, Alex (August 8, 2022). "OTK queen Emiru hits a huge streaming milestone on Twitch". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  13. ^ "Gaming podcasts are achieving high scores thanks to Patreon". Tubefilter. May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  14. ^ @OTKnetwork (January 31, 2023). "Introducing @steakandeggs Our brand new podcast all about gaming, anime, pop culture and a whole lot more! Hosted by: @Asmongold @emiru @Tectone New episodes every Friday starting Feb 17th!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Ader Gaming". Ader Gaming. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  16. ^ a b Saha, Srijita (November 7, 2021). "Did Emiru and Dyrus Break up? Relationship between the two Twitch Streamers". OtakuKart. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  17. ^ Emiru [@emiru] (January 3, 2020). "it's my birthday" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  19. ^ Escandon, Rosa (November 1, 2022). "YouTube's Streamy Awards Announce 2022 Noms". Forbes.
  20. ^ a b "13th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (February 18, 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  • Emiru on Twitch
  • Cloud9 bio Archived August 17, 2022, at the Wayback Machine