Akai Haato (赤井はあと), also known as Haachama (はあちゃま), is a Japanese virtual YouTuber (VTuber) affiliated with Hololive Production.
[3] She is part of Hololive (Japan) 1st Generation alongside Natsuiro Matsuri, Shirakami Fubuki, and Aki Rosenthal.
[5] The character designs and name of the five open spots that would later debut as Generation 1 were made public at the start of the audition.
Outside of livestreaming, Haato uploads short comedy skits, memes, and cooking videos on her YouTube channel.
On 27 September 2020, Haato, alongside Hololive (Japan) 4th Generation member Kiryu Coco were suspended from all livestreaming and Twitter activities for three weeks following controversy when the two displayed Taiwan as a sovereign state when disclosing their YouTube channel's analytics, which sparked criticism from their Mainland Chinese audience.