湊あくあ あくあーと 阿夸 凑あくあ
A former [[Virtual YouTuber]] and [[2nd generation (hololive)|2nd batch]] member of [[hololive]]. Marine-style [[maid]], turned [[cat girl]]. Designed by [[Gaou (Umaiyo Puyoman)|]].

On August 6, 2024, "she announced":[https://twitter.com/minatoaqua/status/1820781111074803737] that she would be graduating from hololive, with a graduation stream on August 28th.

She has [[purple eyes]] and [[long hair|long]], [[two-tone hair|two-tone]], [[purple hair]] with the [[colored inner hair|inner]] parts being [[blue hair|blue]] and [[streaked hair|streaks]] with [[blunt bangs]], [[sidelocks]] or [[fanged bangs]] and an [[ahoge]], her default hairstyle consists of a pair of [[twin braids|twin]] [[french braid|french braids]] that transition into a pair of [[twin drills|drill-shaped]] [[twintails]] tied with [[blue ribbon|blue]] [[hair ribbon|ribbons]].

h4. Costumes

h5. Official costumes with a model

* !post #3931939: [[minato aqua (1st costume)|Default]]
* !post #3859402: [[Minato Aqua (hololive Summer 2019)|Hololive Summer 2019]]
* !post #3871421: [[Minato Aqua (new Year)|New Year]]
* !post #4017055: [[Minato Aqua (Aqua Iro Super Dream)|AQUA IRO SUPER☆DREAM]]: 1st anniversary
* !post #4122196: [[Minato Aqua (sailor)|Sailor]]: Casual
* !post #5800699: [[minato aqua (aqua iro in wonder land)|Aqua iro in Wonder Land]]: 2nd Solo Live
* !post #6127549: [[Minato Aqua (school Uniform)|School uniform]]
* !post #8056055: [[Minato Aqua (8th costume)|8th costume]]

h5. Aquarium costumes

Her outfits from her original game [[Aquarium (visual novel)|]] designed by [[hanekoto]] and the Stay Blue Single (post #5580421) by [[riichu]].

* !post #5804096: Maid costume
* !post #7306083: Swimsuit
* !post #6243079: Casual costume
* !post #5589069: 'Stay Blue' costume
* !post #5589068: Child Aqua

h5. Azur Lane collab

Her [[Azur Lane]] collaboration costume is basically a [[one-piece swimsuit]] version of her default costume, sporting [[detached sleeves]] and white [[thighhighs]]. She also rides a submarine [[rigging|rig]] with her trademark "neeeeee" written on the aft sides of the rig in hiragana and romaji.

* !post #3699071: [[Azur Lane]] collaboration costume

h4. Units/groups

* [[Akukin Kensetsu]]
* [[Startend (hololive)|]]

h4. Related tags

* [[Aquarium (visual novel)|]]
* [[NEKO (Minato Aqua)|]]
* [[Usagi (Minato Aqua)|]]
* [[Komugi (Minato Aqua)|]] (real life pet cat)

h4. External links

* "YouTube channel":[https://www.youtube.com/@MinatoAqua]
* "Twitter":https://twitter.com/minatoaqua
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