Hololive talent Usada Pekora posted a photo of a watermelon captioned “end of summer,” teasing a mysterious upcoming stream — and it became a hot topic on 5ch’s “Nanidemo Jikkyou G” board. Since she once streamed herself wrapping a watermelon in rubber bands and waiting for it to burst, plenty of 5ch users got excited with comments like “it’s that rubber-band thing again” and “the watermelon’s nice and chilled.” Meanwhile, true to the board’s freewheeling nature, the thread veered wildly off-topic into Pekora’s stamina, how deep the “NanJ” regulars’ Hololive knowledge runs, and comparisons to rival streamer “Hori Daisuke.”
What people said
1AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:48
A watermelon just sitting there with "end of summer"…
Is something going on?
4AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:49
It's the rubber-band thing again, isn't it
5AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:49
Eh, probably nothing major anyway
6AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:49
It's a HIKAKIN tribute, right?
7AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:49
Take notes from Hori Daisuke
8AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:50
Pekora's weirdly popular with fellow streamers and people in the game industry, huh 😀
9AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:51
Pekora streams at an insane pace but never wrecks her throat like Marine does
10AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:51
Re: #9
Guess she's just built different, health-wise
11AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:52
end of summer
12AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:52
It's the rubber-band watermelon thing
13AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:52
Re: #1
More interested in Miku, who lost to the hypnosis app, than in Pekora
18AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:53
Re: #13
lol
yeah seriously, what even is this
14AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:52
Can't beat Hori Daisuke
15AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:53
People who like Pekora seem like the type to play Monster Strike
16AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:53
So rubber-band watermelon is fine, but the "don't play with your food" guy's okay with that?
22AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:55
Re: #16
She eats it properly afterward, so it's just barely okay
17AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:53
Thanks for everything, Pekoraaa
19AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:54
Seems like she looks up to HIKAKIN
20AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:54
Just stream Pekora losing to the hypnosis app already 😄
21AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:55
It's the rubber-band thing
23AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:55
Jealous that she gets paid just for wrapping a watermelon in rubber bands and waiting for it to pop
25AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:57
Re: #23
Honestly, hardcore fans would pay good money just to hear her say her catchphrase "konpeko~"
26AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:57
Chicken-sharked (apparent typo/gibberish, meaning unclear)
27AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:57
Oh, the rubber-band thing
28AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:57
That's total Subaru-bait (content that would easily lure in fellow Hololive talent Subaru)
29AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:58
You guys really know your Hololive stuff, huh 🤔
31AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:59
Re: #29
It's a required skill for NanJ regulars
32AnonymousSep 15, 2026 12:59
The watermelon's nice and chilled
33AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:00
I doubt she'd actually do something that obvious that everyone's already guessed…
34AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:00
Nina did a watermelon bit too, and it was pretty fun to watch
35AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:00
The watermelon went and lost its chill
36AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:00
Not just Hololive, obviously I watch Nijisanji and VSPO too 🥰
39AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:02
Re: #36
Tell me who your favorite VTuber is
43AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:04
Probably just flirting with Vivi, as usual
45AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:04
Re: #43
What about Captain??????
44AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:04
Don't play with your food
47AnonymousSep 15, 2026 13:06
Re: #45
Marine's throat's been rough, so I couldn't help but leave her out this time, peko
Background and Key Points of This Topic
This teaser is nothing more than a single photo and caption posted by Pekora herself — the actual content of the stream has not been revealed. Because she has previously streamed a segment where she wraps a watermelon in rubber bands and waits for it to burst, thread speculation centered on a repeat of that bit. “Hori Daisuke,” who comes up repeatedly in the thread, is a streamer frequently referenced in 5ch’s streaming/VTuber threads, known for his extreme stunts, and here he’s brought up again as a comparison point for Pekora. It’s worth noting, though, that this is all speculation on 5ch’s part based on past patterns — whether the stream will actually turn out to be a watermelon segment had not been confirmed as of the thread’s posting.
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